What is "so-young"

So-young is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 45 hanja with the reading " so" and 34 hanja with the reading " young" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

People with this name include:

Actresses and musicians

• Ahn So-young (born 1959), South Korean actress
• Ko So-young (born 1972), South Korean actress
• Soyoung Yoon (born 1984), South Korean violinist
• Yoo So-young (born 1986), South Korean singer, former member of After School
• Kim So-young, stage name Fat Cat (singer) (born 1990), South Korean singer

Sportspeople

• Chung So-young (born 1967), South Korean badminton player
• Kim So-young (born 1992), South Korean badminton player
• Lee So-young (volleyball) (born 1994), South Korean volleyball player

Visual artists

• So Yong Kim (born 1968), South Korean-born American filmmaker
• Soi Park (born Park So-young, 1971), South Korean photographer
• Lee So-young (artist) (born 1973), South Korean manhwa artist