Park Su-bin (Korean박수빈; born February 12, 1994),[1] better known as Subin or Dalsooobin, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and television host. She made her debut in 2011 as a member of the South Korean girl group Dal Shabet.[2] She made her solo debut in 2016.[3]

Park Su-bin
박수빈
Park in May 2016
Born
Park Su-bin

(1994-02-12) February 12, 1994 (age 30)
Gwangju, South Korea
Alma materKonkuk University
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • television host
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2011–present
Labels
Korean name
Hangul
박수빈
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBak Su-bin
McCune–ReischauerPak Supin

Early life and education

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Park was born on February 12, 1994, in Gwangju. She is currently majoring in Theatre at Konkuk University.[4]

Career

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2011–15: Career beginnings

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Park made her debut through the release of Supa Dupa Diva with Dal Shabet on January 3, 2011.[5] Promotions for "Supa Dupa Diva" began on January 6, 2011, on Mnet's M! Countdown.

Along with her fellow Dal Shabet members, Park made a cameo in the hit KBS' series Dream High as a student of Kirin High School.[6] Park and Dal Shabet also later appeared in the movie Wonderful Radio as the fictional girl group "Corby Girls".[7] She joined the cast of Koreana Jones on March 28, 2011, and participated in eight episodes.[8] Along with fellow Dal Shabet member Serri, Park participated in the OST for the OCN series God's Quiz 2. The track, titled Turn Your Head, was released on June 23, 2011.[9] She was a co-MC on KBS2's TV program Poker Face Season 2, which premiered on July 13, 2011. The show ran until September 7, 2011, and had ten episodes.[10]

In 2012, Park became a temporary MC for eight episodes of SBS MTV's Studio C with Mighty Mouth.[11] She later joined the cast of MBC's Music Storage with Yang Hee-eun, Horan, and ZE:A's Junyoung. The show ran for ten episodes from October 13, 2012, to December 1, 2012.[12]

Park became the host of the MBC program Music Talk Talk Ma Bling in January 2013.[13] The show ran for 117 episodes, with the final episode airing on July 12, 2013.[14] During the program's run, Park was cast in the seven-episode tvN mini-series Find the Fake.[15] On December 25, 2013, Park made a cameo appearance in the SBS' series My Love from the Star.[16]

Park composed and co-wrote the song Just Pass By with BtoB's Jung Il-hoon. The track is Park's first solo and was included on Dal Shabet's seventh EP, B.B.B, which was released on January 8, 2014.[17]

On May 2, 2014, Park became a cast member of the second season of MBC Every 1's 9 to 6, a program which involved celebrities seeking employment in jobs outside of the entertainment industry.[18] The broadcast of the program experienced multiple interruptions and delays due to the Sewol tragedy and Park being involved in a car accident.[19][20]

Park produced Dal Shabet's eighth EP, Joker is Alive, which was released on April 15, 2015, also contributing as co-writer for all tracks.[21]

2016–present: Solo debut

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Park debuted as a soloist with the single album Flower in May 2016, featuring the tracks "Hate" and "Flower". Both songs were written and produced by herself.[3] She followed this up with the release of her first EP, Our Love, on June 20.

Park lent her vocals to all four songs released as part of the soundtrack for variety show "I Am a Movie Director, Too" where she was also a cast member on the show.[citation needed]

On December 28, 2016 she released another digital single Moon, Pt. 1, consisting of two tracks, "Swing" and "Moon". Following the release, Park release her second EP, Circle's Dream, on February 23, 2017. The EP contains four tracks, including double title track "Circle's Dream" and "Strawberry", along with "Swing" and "Moon", which previously release as a part of the digital single Moon, Pt. 1.

In December 2017, Park's contract with Happy Face Entertainment expired and she subsequently left the label. Her future with Dal Shabet remains in discussion.[22]

In February 2018, it was reported that she had signed a contract with KeyEast.[23] She release the digital single "Katchup" as her new stage name Dalsooobin.[citation needed]

On July 26, 2022, it was announced that Dal Soobin will be making a comeback with the single "Hookah", which she wrote, arranged and produced by Dal Soobin. The track will be released on July 28.[24]

Discography

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Extended plays

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  • Our Love (2016)
  • Circle's Dream (2017)

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[25]
"Hate" (미워) 2016 Our Love
"Our Love" (이 곳)
"Moon" () Circle's Dream
"Circle's Dream" (동그라미의 꿈) 2017
"Strawberry"
"Katchup" 2019 Non-album single
"DIVE" 2020 Disappearing and Alive
"Eyes Like Snow" (눈 닮은 눈) 2021 Eyes Like Snow
"HOOKAH" (우훅)[A] 2022 337
"TANAKA SAN" (다나카상) 2023 Soobin Shortform-Suform Project
"Extra" (엑스트라) 2024 Extra
"MUCK" () Muck
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Collaborations

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  • Norwegian Wood ft. DALsooobin - Architecture 101 (2019)
  • Hyemin ft. DALsooobin - Goosebumps (2024)

Soundtrack appearances

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Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[25]
"Turn Your Head"
with Serri
2011 Quiz of God 2 OST
"Only Tell Me" 2014 Love & Secret OST
"Dream"
with Eddy Kim
2016 I Am a Movie Director, Too OST
"Update" (UP데이트)
with ATO
"Walkie-Talkie" (워키토키)
"I Love You Even Though I Hate You" (미워도 사랑하니까)
(as Lady First with Park Bo-ram)
King of Mask Singer Episode 59
"Parasol" (파라솔) 2017 Idol Drama Operation Team OST
"Winter Fantasy"
with Raina, Sera, Gayoung, Soyul (Crayon Pop), Nada & Jung Yujin (The Ark)
2020 Miss Back Part.5
"Finale"
with Raina, Sera, Gayoung, Soyul (Crayon Pop), Nada & Jung Yujin (The Ark)
2021 Miss Back Part.9
"We Are The One"
with Raina, Sera, Gayoung, Soyul (Crayon Pop), Nada & Jung Yujin (The Ark)
"Sign" Miss Back Part.10
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Wonderful Radio Corby Girl Cameo

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Dream High Baek-hee's Kirin student Cameo with Dalshabet members
2019 Shady Mom-in-Law Jin Ae Young Support Role

Television show

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Koreana Jones Cast 8 episodes
Poker Face Season 2 Host 10 episodes
2012 Studio C 8 episodes
Music Storage 10 episodes
2013 Music Talk Talk Ma Bling 117 episodes
Find the Fake Cast 7 episodes
2014 9 to 6 Season 2 Cast 10 episodes
2015 King of Mask Singer Contestant 1 episode
2020 Miss Back Regular member
2021 Good.R.Sam Host [26]
2022 Running Full Course Cast Member pilot program [27]
2023 Beauty & Booty Host Season 8 [28]

Web shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Plan Man: Season 3 Regular member 17 episodes
2021 Camping Middle School Cast Member Camping Car YouTube [29]

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
SBS Drama Awards 2019 Best New Actress Shady Mom-in-Law Nominated [30]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Hooka BEST Remix" album was released on August 12, 2022.

References

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