Kwon Soon-young (; born June 15, 1996), known by his stage name Hoshi (), is a South Korean singer and dancer. Managed by Pledis Entertainment, he is a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen, the leader of its performance team and part of its subunits BSS and Hoshi X Woozi. Hoshi made his solo debut with "Spider" on April 2, 2021.
Kwon Soon-young was born on June 15, 1996, in Namyangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea. Hoshi attended Maseok High School.
Hoshi joined Pledis Entertainment in late 2012, where he received training for the next four years. In 2013, he appeared on Seventeen TV, an online reality show that introduced Pledis' trainees and showed potential members of the boy group Seventeen before their official debut. The show was broadcast periodically on Ustream, where the trainees showed themselves training, singing, creating choreographies, and playing games. The online show, titled Like Seventeen, also included participation in concerts.
In 2015, Hoshi debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group Seventeen with the extended play 17 Carat on May 29. Alongside members Seungkwan and DK, Hoshi formed a subunit of Seventeen, BSS or BooSeokSoon, a common nickname for the three members. The group released their debut single "Just Do It" on March 21, 2018.
On April 2, 2021, Hoshi released his first solo song, "Spider". Hoshi participated in the overall production process of the song, including lyrics and performance. In 2023, Hoshi and his bandmate Joshua were cast in TVING's reality show Bro and Marble in Dubai alongside Yoo Yeon-seok, Lee Dong-hwi, Kyuhyun, Jee Seok-jin, Jo Se-ho and Lee Seung-gi.
On February 19, 2025, Pledis Entertainment announced that Hoshi would be debuting in a sub-unit with Woozi as Hoshi X Woozi with the release of a single album titled Beam on March 10. On his 29th birthday later that year, he released "I Want You Back". He later released two more digital singles "Take a Shot" and "Fallen Superstar" on September 16, the enlistment day of his mandatory military service, and November 11, respectively. In March 2026, Hoshi released the track "Honey, Baby".
Hoshi has been appointed by various brands to endorse their products. In July 2023, Hoshi was selected to be the Japan ambassador for South Korean vegan skincare brand d'Alba before being promoted to be its Asia Global ambassador in May the following year. In October 2023, he was announced to be the first brand ambassador for the South Korean household kimchi brand Jongga. To promote the brand, Jongga sponsored a kimchi-inspired Vogue Korea fashion pictorial which depicted Hoshi in various themes of red. Similarly, Hoshi was later featured on the July 2024 digital cover of the South Korean magazine High Cut, which presented the theme of "Hoshi's secret space filled with joy", alluding to his real-life fondness of kimchi.
In August 2024, Hoshi and Seventeen member S.Coups became the brand ambassadors of NARS Korea, beginning the ambassadorship with a cover pictorial on Allure Korea September issue. In January 2025, they were selected as the models for the brand's limited edition NARS Amor Collection. In March 2025, Hoshi partnered with Nongshim Kellogg's to release the limited edition Kellogg's Hoshi Collaboration Pack. Physically available in five versions, the collaboration comprises an assortment of snacks selected by Hoshi and features the original character Soontoni, whose name combines Hoshi's real name, Kwon Soonyoung, with Tony the Tiger, the brand's Corn Frost mascot.
On January 19, 2023, Hoshi made his first appearance at Paris Fashion Week when he attended the Alexandre Mattiussi Menswear Fall/Winter 2023-2024 show by French luxury fashion house AMI Paris. After attending the Fall 2024 show by luxury denim brand Diesel in Milan, Hoshi was announced as its APAC brand ambassador in July 2024.
In March 2020, it was known that Hoshi personally donated million (US$42,694) to the Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association. The donation will be used to purchase quarantine supplies for the underprivileged affected by COVID-19 and to support medical staff and volunteers. In April 2020, Hoshi's father Kwon Hyuk-doo visited on his behalf the administrative welfare center in Hwado-dong, Namyangju, and delivered million worth of eco-friendly sterilized water to the Gyeonggi Community Chest of Korea. On October 29, 2020, Maseok High School in Gyeonggi Province announced that Hoshi had donated â©23.1 million in scholarships for enrolled students in need.
According to the Gyeonggi Northern Social Welfare Community Chest, Hoshi donated million to the Namyangju Welfare Foundation on June 10, 2021, and joined the Honor Society, a club of high-value donors of love. Hoshi's donation was held to commemorate his 26th birthday and he joined the sponsorship activities after hearing that more and more neighbors were in need of help in the community. The amount will be used for underprivileged people such as abused children, single-parent families, disabled people and more, through care centers in Namyangju.
In December 2021, Hoshi received a plaque of appreciation from Namyangju City for his contribution to revitalizing the donation culture. "I sincerely thank Hoshi, a donation angel who does not forget the community and spreads good influence through various methods and continuous donations," said Choi Dae-jip, head of the Hwado Sudong Administrative Welfare Center, who delivered a plaque of appreciation on behalf of Namyangju Mayor Cho Kwang-han.
All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association unless stated otherwise.