Kwon Soon Young, known professionally as Hoshi, is a South Korean singer, dancer, choreographer, and member of SEVENTEEN (세븐틴). He graduated from Maseok High School and is enrolled in the K-pop program at Hanyang University.

He became a trainee under Pledis Entertainment (플레디스 엔터테인먼트) in 2011 and frequently appeared in "Seventeen TV", a reality series documenting the process of being a trainee and getting ready to debut as an idol.

He made his debut in May 2015 as the group's performance team leader, main dancer, lead vocalist and sub-rapper with their first mini-album, "17 Carat". The group is managed by Pledis but is self-produced, as all members are involved in songwriting, production, composing and choreographing. They have gained a large fanbase both domestically and internationally due to their signature music and elaborate performances and choreographies.

He is part of the sub-units SVT LEADERS alongside Woozi and S.Coups, and PERFORMANCE TEAM alongside Jun, The8 and Dino. They debuted in May 2015, releasing record tracks as unit songs for group albums and mixtapes. He is also part of the sub-unit BSS (부석순) with DK and Seungkwan, debuting in March 2018 with their first single album, "Just Do It".

In March 2025, he debuted as part of the duo HOSHI x WOOZI (호시 x우지), with their first album, "BEAM".

He enlisted for his mandatory military service on September 16, 2025 and was discharged on March 15, 2027.

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