{{Short description|South Korean singer (born 2000)}} {{Family name hatnote|Choi|lang=Korean}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Soobin | image = Choi Soo-bin at a Dior event in 2025 02.jpg | caption = Soobin in April 2025 | birth_name = Choi Soo-bin | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|12|05}} | birth_place = Ansan, South Korea | other_names = | alma_mater = Global Cyber University | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}} | years_active = {{Start date|2019}}–present | module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | genre = K-pop | instrument = Vocals | label = Big Hit | current_member_of = Tomorrow X Together }} | module2 = {{Infobox Korean name/auto|child=yes|headercolor=transparent | hangul = %최수빈 | hanja = }} | signature = Soobin signature.png }}
'''Choi Soo-bin''' ({{Korean|최수빈}}; born December 5, 2000), known mononymously as '''Soobin''', is a South Korean singer and songwriter. He is the leader of the South Korean boy band Tomorrow X Together, formed by Big Hit Entertainment in 2019.
==Early life and education== Choi Soo-bin was born on December 5, 2000, in Sangnok District, Ansan, South Korea.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Munson |first=Olivia |date=May 9, 2023 |title=Meet Tomorrow X Together: A guide to the group's members, tour, awards and more |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/05/09/tomorrow-x-together-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-k-pop-group/70200030007/ |access-date=July 5, 2025 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Veloso |first=Lea |date=2023-01-01 |title=TOMORROW X TOGETHER Are K-Pop’s ‘It Boys’—An Intro to All 5 of TXT’s Members & How They Were Discovered |url=https://stylecaster.com/entertainment/music/1348757/txt-members/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=StyleCaster |language=en-US}}</ref> He is the youngest of three children, with an older brother and sister.<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web |last=Bell|first=Crystal|date=August 23, 2021 |title=There's Nothing Holding TXT's Soobin Back|url=https://www.papermag.com/txt-soobin#rebelltitem18|access-date=August 25, 2025 |website=PAPER Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>
Soobin briefly attended Ansan High School before dropping out to focus on his training as an idol trainee.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-28 |title=TXT SOOBIN Visits His High School to See His Old Homeroom Teacher |url=https://sbsstar.net/article/N1006913412/txt-soobin-visits-his-high-school-to-see-his-old-homeroom-teacher |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=sbsstar.net |language=en}}</ref> After passing the High School Graduation Equivalency Examination, he enrolled in Global Cyber University in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Redacción EC |date=2022-01-30 |title=Tomorrow X Together: Conoce qué estudiaron los miembros de TXT |url=https://elcomercio.pe/luces/musica/tomorrowxtogether-conoce-que-estudiaron-los-miembros-de-txt-yeonjun-beomgyu-taehyun-soobin-hueningkai-idol-moa-tdex-noticia/#google_vignette |access-date=2025-10-19 |work=El Comercio |language=es-PE |issn=1605-3052}}</ref>
==Career== ===2019–present: Debut with Tomorrow X Together and solo activities=== thumb|upright=1|Soobin in March 2019Soobin was the second member of Tomorrow X Together to be revealed, having undergone three years of training with Big Hit Entertainment.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Herman |first=Tamar |date=2019-02-25 |title=Everything We Know About Big Hit Entertainment's Tomorrow X Together |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tomorrow-x-together-everything-we-know-8493668/ |access-date=2024-12-21 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-06 |title=VIDEO: TXT SOOBIN & TAEHYUN Reveal How They Ended Up at Big Hit Entertainment |url=https://sbsstar.net/article/N1005427067/video-txt-soobin-taehyun-reveal-how-they-ended-up-at-big-hit-entertainment |access-date=2025-10-20 |website=sbsstar.net |language=en}}</ref> He debuted with the group on March 4, 2019, with the release of the extended play (EP), ''The Dream Chapter: Star''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Herman |first=Tamar |date=7 February 2019 |title=TOMORROW X TOGETHER Announces First Album 'The Dream Chapter: STAR' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tomorrow-x-together-first-album-the-dream-chapter-star-8497031/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224054147/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8497031/tomorrow-x-together-first-album-the-dream-chapter-star |archive-date=24 February 2019 |access-date=27 February 2019 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> The EP peaked at number one on the Gaon Album Chart and the ''Billboard'' World Albums Chart.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Circle Album Chart – Week 10, 2019 |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=10&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |access-date=July 4, 2025 |website=Circle Chart |language=ko}}</ref><ref name="BB200">{{cite magazine |title=Tomorrow X Together Debuts at No. 1 on Emerging Artists, World Albums & World Digital Song Sales Charts |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/tomorrow-x-together-debuts-number-1-emerging-artists-world-albums-world-digital-song-sales-charts/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315032242/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8502123/tomorrow-x-together-debuts-number-1-emerging-artists-world-albums-world-digital-song-sales-charts |archive-date=March 15, 2019 |access-date=July 4, 2025 |magazine=billboard}}</ref>
On July 20, 2020, it was announced that Soobin would join ''Music Bank'' as the new host, alongside Arin of Oh My Girl.<ref name="music-bank2">{{cite web |author=Kim Min-ji |date=July 20, 2020 |title='뮤직뱅크' 측 "오마이걸 아린·투바투 수빈 새 MC 확정...24일 첫 진행"[공식입장] |trans-title='Music Bank' side "Oh My Girl Arin, Tubatu Subin's new MCs confirmed...First on the 24th" [Official position] |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001178021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001133115/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001178021 |archive-date=October 1, 2021 |access-date=October 1, 2021 |work=X-sports News |language=ko |via=Naver}}</ref> In recognition of their on-screen chemistry, they received the 'Best Couple Award' at the 2020 KBS Entertainment Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |title='뮤직뱅크' NCT 127, 이무진 꺾고 1위…수빈x아린 마지막 인사(종합) |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/609/0000494115 |access-date=2025-10-20 |website=m.entertain.naver.com |language=ko}}</ref> Soobin also served as a backstage host for the 2020 KBS Song Festival, co-hosting with Arin.<ref name="auto5">{{cite web |date=December 18, 2020 |title=Interview with 2B2U & 9800 (2020 KBS Song Festival) I KBS WORLD TV 201218 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2ZxD4gjWkI |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223180130/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2ZxD4gjWkI |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |access-date=December 23, 2021 |publisher=KBS WORLD TV}}</ref> He returned in the same role for the 2021 KBS Song Festival, joined by Arin, Jang Won-young, and Sunghoon of Enhypen.<ref name="auto22">{{cite web |date=December 17, 2021 |title=Backstage Interview - ENHYPEN, TOMORROW X TOGETHER (2021 KBS Song Festival) I KBS WORLD TV 211217 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNtUtC3-kI0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220052738/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=tNtUtC3-kI0 |archive-date=December 20, 2021 |access-date=December 20, 2021 |publisher=KBS WORLD TV}}</ref>
In November 2024, Soobin began hosting ''My Faves' Fave,'' a web variety show on the Pixid YouTube channel where K-pop idols and other guests present their favorite things.<ref name="auto42">{{cite web |date=November 8, 2024 |title=TXT 수빈, '최애의 최애'로 첫 단독 MC 도전 |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/018/0005880649 |access-date=November 26, 2024 |work=Edaily |via=Naver|language=ko}}</ref> The show was renewed for a second season in April 2025.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeHIMaVMwmw |title=[ENG/JPN] 죽어도 자기 최애를 자랑하겠다는 사람들의 모임(feat. 대량 스포를 곁들인…) {{!}} TXT(투모로우바이투게더) 수빈 {{!}} 최애의 최애 |date=2025-04-03 |last=Pixid |access-date=2025-10-22 |via=YouTube}}</ref> On June 5, 2025, it was announced that Soobin would host the 34th Seoul Music Awards, alongside Kang Seung-yoon and Miyeon of I-dle.<ref>{{Cite web |title=아이들 미연·위너 강승윤·투바투 수빈, '서울가요대상' MC 확정 |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/311/0001874870 |access-date=2025-10-20 |website=m.entertain.naver.com |language=ko}}</ref> Later in 2025, he was cast as a co-host for the observational dating reality show ''Noona Is a Woman to Me'', which premiered on KBS2 on October 27.<ref>{{Cite web |last=조선비즈 |date=2025-10-21 |title=KBS 새 연애 예능 어땠길래…한혜진 "미친 프로그램, 시청자 감당 가능?" 경악 ('누난 내게 여자야') |url=https://biz.chosun.com/entertainment/enter_general/2025/10/21/2DGLJTTUFYMLZILDCKTAWOUC4A/ |access-date=2025-11-03 |website=조선비즈 |language=ko}}</ref>
==Other ventures==
=== Endorsements === In August 2025, Soobin was named youth ambassador for the cosmetics brand Into You.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTKOREA |date=2025-08-14 |title=TXT Soobin appointed as Youth Ambassador for cosmetics brand INTO YOU Asia-Pacific Region |url=https://www.ptkorea.com/477623/ |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=PTKOREA |language=en-US}}</ref> Two months later, on October 1, he was announced as a brand ambassador for the South Korean fashion label Covernat.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TXT 수빈, 커버낫 새 얼굴로 합류 |url=http://www.tinnews.co.kr/29525 |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=TIN 뉴스}}</ref> As a member of Tomorrow X Together, he has also represented global luxury brands such as Dior.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richford |first=Rhonda |date=2023-08-10 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Dior Names K-pop Group Tomorrow X Together Brand Ambassadors |url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/dior-names-k-pop-group-txt-tomorrow-x-together-brand-ambassadors-1235764935/ |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=WWD |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Philanthropy === On January 29, 2024, it was reported that Soobin had donated ₩100 million (US$74,760) to the Seoul Metropolitan Children's Hospital. ₩20 million of the total was designated specifically for the medical treatment of children with severe and urgent health conditions, while the remaining ₩80 million was allocated to improving the hospital's facilities and environment.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tomorrow X Together's Soobin gives children's hospital 100 million won: Report|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-02-05/entertainment/kpop/Tomorrow-X-Togethers-Soobin-gives-childrens-hospital-100-million-won/1974365|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|last=Kim|first=Ju-yeon|date=5 February 2024|access-date=13 January 2025}}</ref>
==Personal life== ===Health===
On November 19, 2024, Big Hit Music announced that Soobin would temporarily suspend his activities due to health concerns. The company stated that he had been experiencing extreme fatigue and was advised by medical professionals to take time off for rest and recovery.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 20, 2024 |title=TXT Leader Soobin Announces Temporary Hiatus, Citing Health Reasons |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/txt-leader-soobin-announces-temporary-hiatus-citing-health-reasons |access-date=December 6, 2024 |website=Teen Vogue}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=November 20, 2024 |title=Soobin of Tomorrow X Together to take time off due to health issues |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-11-20/entertainment/kpop/Soobin-of-Tomorrow-X-Together-to-take-time-off-due-to-health-issues/2181865 |access-date=December 6, 2024 |work=Korea JoongAng Daily}}</ref>
==Discography== {{For|Soobin's discography with Tomorrow X Together|Tomorrow X Together discography}}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%" | KOR<br /><ref>{{cite web |title=Digital Chart 2026 Weeks 12 |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=12&hitYear=2026&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |website=Circle Chart |access-date=26 March 2026}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "Rekindling Memories" ({{lang|ko|기억속 켜진불}}) | 2026 | 164 | ''Still Shining OST'' |}
===Other charted songs=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%" | KOR<br /><ref>{{cite web |title=Digital Chart 2025 Weeks 30 |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=30&hitYear=2025&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |website=Circle Chart |access-date=31 July 2025}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "Sunday Driver"{{efn|name=TXT solos|credited to Tomorrow X Together, but the track is a solo by Soobin}} | 2025 | 101 | ''The Star Chapter: Together'' |}
===Songwriting credits=== All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |title=Songs Registered Under SOOBIN (10025085) |url=https://www.komca.or.kr/srch2/srch_01_popup_mem_right.jsp?S_MB_CD=10025085 |access-date=September 15, 2024 |website=Korea Music Copyright Association |language=ko}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ List of songs, showing year released, artist name, and name of the album ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Artist ! scope="col" | Album ! scope="col" | Composer ! scope="col" | Lyricist |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2020 | "Maze in the Mirror" | style="text-align:center" rowspan="14" | Tomorrow X Together | ''The Dream Chapter: Eternity'' | {{ya}} | {{ya}} |- | "Sweat" | {{Non-album single}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} |- | "Ghosting" | ''Minisode1: Blue Hour'' | {{ya}} | {{ya}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2021 | "Ice Cream" | ''The Chaos Chapter: Freeze'' | {{ya}} | {{ya}} |- | "MOA Diary" | ''The Chaos Chapter: Fight or Escape'' | {{ya}} | {{ya}} |- | "Sweet Dreams" | {{Non-album single}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2023 | "Happy Fools" {{small|(feat. Coi Leray)}} | ''The Name Chapter: Temptation'' | {{ya}} | {{ya}} |- | "Blue Spring" | rowspan="2" | ''The Name Chapter: Freefall'' | {{ya}} | {{ya}} |- | "Dreamer" | {{ya}} | {{ya}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="5" | 2024 | "Quarter Life" | rowspan="2" | ''Minisode 3: Tomorrow'' | {{ya}} | {{ya}} |- | "Miracle" | {{ya}} | {{ya}} |- | "Open Always Wins" | {{Non-album single}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} |- | "Heaven" | rowspan="2" | ''The Star Chapter: Sanctuary'' | {{ya}} | {{ya}} |- | "Resist (Not Gonna Run Away)" | {{ya}} | {{ya}} |- |}
==Filmography== {{For|Soobin's filmography with Tomorrow X Together|Tomorrow X Together#Filmography}} ===Web shows=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" | 2024 | ''My Bias' Bias'' | Host | | <ref name="auto4">{{cite web |date=November 8, 2024 |title=TXT 수빈, '최애의 최애'로 첫 단독 MC 도전 |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/018/0005880649 |access-date=November 26, 2024 |work=Edaily |language=ko}}</ref> |- |}
===Hosting=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" | 2020–2021 | ''Music Bank'' | Co-host | rowspan="2" | with Arin | style="text-align:center" | <ref name="music-bank">{{cite web |author=Kim Min-ji |date=July 20, 2020 |title='뮤직뱅크' 측 "오마이걸 아린·투바투 수빈 새 MC 확정...24일 첫 진행"[공식입장] |trans-title='Music Bank' side "Oh My Girl Arin, Tubatu Subin's new MCs confirmed...First on the 24th" [Official position] |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001178021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001133115/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001178021 |archive-date=October 1, 2021 |access-date=October 1, 2021 |work=X-sports News |language=ko |via=Naver}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 2020 | ''2020 KBS Song Festival'' | rowspan="2" | Backstage MC | style="text-align:center" | <ref name="auto">{{cite web |date=December 18, 2020 |title=Interview with 2B2U & 9800 (2020 KBS Song Festival) I KBS WORLD TV 201218 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2ZxD4gjWkI |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223180130/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2ZxD4gjWkI |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |access-date=December 23, 2021 |publisher=KBS WORLD TV}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 2021 | ''2021 KBS Song Festival'' | with Arin, Jang Won-young, and Sunghoon | style="text-align:center" | <ref name="auto2">{{cite web |date=December 17, 2021 |title=Backstage Interview - ENHYPEN, TOMORROW X TOGETHER (2021 KBS Song Festival) I KBS WORLD TV 211217 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNtUtC3-kI0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220052738/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=tNtUtC3-kI0 |archive-date=December 20, 2021 |access-date=December 20, 2021 |publisher=KBS WORLD TV}}</ref> |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |+ Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination ! scope="col" | Award ceremony ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Nominee(s) / Work(s) ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | KBS Entertainment Awards | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 2020 | Best Couple Award | ''Music Bank'' {{small|(with Arin)}} <br /> | {{won}} | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite news|title=2020 KBS 연예대상' 최앙락 팽현숙·수빈 아린·윤주만 김예린 베스트커플상 수상|url=https://www.anewsa.com/detail.php?number=2313098&thread=07|website=anewsa|language=ko|author=Jeon Woo-young|date=December 24, 2020|access-date=December 24, 2020|archive-date=February 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202171144/https://www.anewsa.com/detail.php?number=2313098&thread=07|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Rookie Award in Show/Variety Category | ''Music Bank'' | {{nom}} |- |}
==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Choi Soo-bin|Soobin}}
{{Tomorrow X Together}}
Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:Tomorrow X Together members Category:K-pop singers Category:People from Ansan Category:Musicians from Gyeonggi Province Category:21st-century South Korean male singers Category:Hybe artists