On the May 18 episode, Sooyoung revealed, "I actually debuted in Japan first. Not a lot of people know but there was a popular Japanese audition program titled Asayan's�'Korea Japan Ultra Idol Duo Audition' similar to 'K-Pop Star' and 'Superstar K'."�

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She continued, "During the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, they were holding an audition for a South Korea/Japan idol group and I was selected. Out of the 15,000 contestants, I was the one to debut. I promoted for more than 3 years (as a member of Route ?)."

Check out Sooyoung as a member of�Route ? below.