On Tuesday, June 20, media outlets reported that Park Seo Joon is allegedly in a relationship with singer and YouTuber xooos. In response, Park Seo Joon’s agency Awesome ENT stated, "It is difficult to confirm facts related to our artist’s personal life. We’re sorry. Please kindly understand." xooos’s agency WAVY similarly commented, "It is difficult to confirm."
Rumors continued to circulate after netizens discovered that designer Oleg Moscal had uploaded a now-deleted photo of the actor and xooos last year in London, reportedly captioning it, "My best friends (And my sweet girls)."
Park Seo Joon recently commented on the dating rumors surrounding him and xooos during the June 21 press conference for his upcoming film Concrete Utopia. "I’m grateful for the attention, but in my case, I tend to feel greatly burdened by opening up my private life [to the public], and since this is a personal matter, I think it will be difficult for me to particularly comment."
Although both agencies (and celebrities) have yet to confirm or deny the relationship, netizens are curious to learn more about the singer-YouTuber.
Here Are 7 Things You Need To Know About Xooos
1. Xooos isn't her real name.
Xooos, real name Kim Soo Yeon, was born in 1994, making her 29 years old.
2. She is an actress.
She made her acting debut in the 2015 KBS2 drama The Producers (which starred Kim Soo Hyun, IU, Cha Tae Hyun, and Gong Hyo Jin!). Xooos was one of the members of Pinky4, the girl group that IU’s diva character was a part of. She also had a role in MBC's 2018 K-drama Risky Romance, and the web drama Youth Tarot.
3. She is also a singer.
On January 3, 2017, under the stage name INA, she made her solo music debut with the release of her first digital single "Rainbow." She followed up with a second digital single, "Love Doll," on June 10, 2017.
On December 28, 2022, Xooos signed under the agency wavy. She released her first single under the agency, titled "Naked," on January 12, 2023. The multi-hyphenate dropped her first EP titled Made In Heart in May 2023.
4. She competed in a survival show.
As Kim Soo Yeon, she participated in the survival reality show MIXNINE from October to December 2017, but was eliminated in episode 7.
5. She has her own YouTube channel.
Under the name Xooos, she uploaded her first cover video on YouTube in June 2019. 138 videos later, she now has a following of 1.55M subscribers.
Her most viewed video is a cover of Charlie Puth's "Light Switch" with 35 million views. Her channel grew so popular that international acts like The Weeknd acknowledged her skills on social media (he tweeted her cover of his song "Out of Time")!
6. She has appeared in a couple of music videos.
See if you can spot Xooos in god's 2014 "Saturday Night" MV, or M.C the Max's 2020 "Bloom" MV.
7. She is a cat person.
Xooos only has 45 posts on her Instagram account, and one of them features an adorable feline.
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