Profile TXT Soobin: A Charming Leader of the 4th Generation K-pop (2024 Updated)
As the leader of TXT, Soobin is a core member of the group who wows fans and the world alike with his immense charms.
Who is Soobin?
Soobin, whose full name is Choi Soobin, was born on December 5, 2000. He is a member of the famous K-pop boy group TXT, and is the group’s leader.
Soobin’s Biography
- Birth Name: Choi Soobin
- Stage Name: Soobin
- Date of Birth: December 5, 2000
- Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
- Nationality: Korean
- Instagram: @page.soobin
Soobin’s Basic Info
Soobin was born in Sangnok-gu, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. He is known to have a 6-year-older brother and a 10-year-older sister.
He attended Ansan High School after graduating from Kyongsu Middle School, but ended up dropping out to focus on his training.
Soobin’s Career
On January 13, 2019, Soobin was introduced as the 2nd member of TXT after his teaser video was published on YouTube.
The group debuted on March 4, 2019 with their first mini album “The Dream Chapter: STAR”.
Soobin is known to have participated in the writing and composing of various TXT songs.
On July 20, 2020, Soobin was announced to be the new MC of the South Korean music show “Music Bank” alongside Oh My Girl member Arin. He held this position until October 2021.
Additional facts about Soobin
Soobin had a hedgehog pet named Odi, who he started raising in 2021. However, Odi passed away in 2023.
Soobin has a rather unique representative animal – the praying mantis. His solo fandom name, named by the idol himself after being asked by fans, is SOOBRANGDAN.
Due to his love for bread, Soobin struggles with diets. He is known to have BTS’s Jin as his favorite BTS member.
Controversies
Made in Abyss: In 2023, TXT’s Soobin, alongside many other K-pop idols like NCT’s Taeyong, SEVENTEEN’s Woozi, ATEEZ’s Mingi, and more, came underfire for watching/recommending the Japanese animation “Made in Abyss”, which contain a lot of problematic and dark elements. However, fans of “Made in Abyss” and many netizens defended the idols, saying that the work is of a dark fantasy genre, the problematic elements are painted in a bad light, and that people need to differentiate between fiction and reality
Video call with RIIZE’s Seunghan: In 2023, a video said to be of RIIZE’s Seunghan and TXT’s Soobin was published on SNS platform X, drawing attention. In the video, Seunghan allegedly dissed another idol (who may or may not be Soobin himself) and made comments about LE SSERAFIM’s Eunchae, drawing criticism. Meanwhile, the alleged Soobin responded by revealing the image of his foot making a “middle finger”. In the end, Seunghan had to take an indefinite hiatus as various accusations about him boiled over. Some netizens criticized Soobin, but most simply find him funny in an interaction with a friend.
