Im Do-hwa
Chanmi | |
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김찬미 | |
Born | Kim Chan-mi June 19, 1996 Gumi, South Korea |
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Musical career | |
Genres | K-pop |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | FNC |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gim Chanmi |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ch'anmi |
Kim Chan-mi (born June 19, 1996), simply known as Chanmi, is a South Korean singer, actress. She is best known for her work as a member of the South Korean girl group AOA.
Biography
Chanmi was born on June 19, 1996, in Gumi, South Korea.[1] She was enrolled into dancing school at a young age, and performed on the streets of Gumi. She and her three siblings were raised by her mother after her parents divorced when she was in elementary school. Her mother ran a hair salon so Chanmi decided to become an idol to help her mother's financial situation.[2] She was recruited by FNC Entertainment and became an FNC trainee during middle school.[3]
Career
Career with AOA and AOA Cream
On July 30, 2012, Chanmi made her debut as a member of AOA on Mnet's M! Countdown with their debut single album, Angels' Story and the title track "Elvis".[4] AOA has released four EPs and ten singles in total.[5]
Chanmi is also part of sub-unit AOA Cream together with Yuna and Hyejeong. The sub-unit released their first teaser on February 1, 2016.[6] The music video teaser for title track "I'm Jelly Baby" was released on February 4, 2016.[7] AOA Cream released their title track together with the MV on February 12, 2016.[8]
As soloist and actress
Chanmi has participated in multiple solo competitions and has been recognized for her dancing and fitness skills. She made it into the final round of MBC Music's Idol Dance Battle D-Style in 2014, and performed in both a solo dance stage and a joint dance stage in MBC's DMC Festival in 2015.[9][10] She also competed in KBS's Muscle Queen Project in 2016.[11]
The singer made her debut as an actress with her first lead role in the web drama What's Up With These Kids? as Geum Hye Ra. She acted alongside VIXX members N and Hongbin. The drama was aired on November 16, 2016.[12]
In March 2017, it was revealed that Chanmi is going to star in an idol actor survival variety show called I Am An Actor. The first episode was aired in April.[13] At the conclusion of the show, Chanmi placed first and won a role in an upcoming film entitled Lookism.[14]
In 2019, Chanmi together with Shin Hye-jeong and Seo Yu-na will take part in Lifetime's reality program AOA DaSaDanang Heart Attack Danang where the members will travel to Danang, Vietnam for an adventure.[15]
In June 2019, Chanmi was cast in web drama Love Formula 11M as Ji-yoon.[16] In November 2019 she was cast in MBC's new pilot variety show House of Sharing. The show will be broadcast in early December.[17]
Discography
Year | Title | Song | Duration | Artist |
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2019 | Love Formula 11M OST | "One More Chance" | 03:49 | with Yoon San-ha |
Filmography
Dramas
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Click Your Heart | Cameo as herself | Web drama |
Entertainer | Cameo as herself | ||
What's Up With These Kids?[18] | Geum Hye-ra | Web drama | |
2017 | My Father Is Strange | Cameo as herself | |
2018 | Sky Castle | Cameo as herself | Ep. 3–4[19] |
2019 | Love Formula 11M | Ji-yoon | Web drama |
2020 | The Genome Romance | Jang Heung-mi | Web drama |
AI Her | Joo-ri | drama | |
Office Today, Romance Tomorrow | Kang Hye-mi | Web drama | |
2021 | '국가의 탄생' (The Birth of a Nation) | main role | Web drama |
Variety shows
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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2014 | Idol Dance Battle D-Style | Contestant | MBC Music | |
2016 | Muscle Queen | Contestant | KBS | |
2017 | I Am An Actor | Contestant | K-Star | 1st place |
Haha Land | Panel | MBC | [20] | |
Magic Control | Panel | TVChosun | ||
2018 | Magic Control | Panel | TVChosun | Lunar New Year Special |
I want to see the bookcase | Panel | MBN | ||
2019 | Let's Meet at the Shop | Host | DongA TV | |
House of Sharing | Regular guest | MBC | Pilot | |
2020 | King of Mask Singer | Contestant | MBC | 2nd Round |
Idol League 2 | MC | Star K | [21] | |
Hey Doggies, Meow U Doing? | Regular guest | SBS |
References
- ^ fncent.com. "FNC Entertainment".
- ^ "Documentary on Chanmi's mother". Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ^ "AOA's Chanmi tears up talking about the difficult decision she had to make - allkpop.com".
- ^ "FNC's new girl group, AOA, reveals first group photo + more on the mysterious Y - allkpop.com".
- ^ AOA discography
- ^ "Sub-unit AOA Cream drops first sweet teaser images - allkpop.com".
- ^ ilmare42 (February 1, 2016). "Updated: AOA Cream Drops Sweet and Flirty Teaser Images for Debut, Reveals Title Track".
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ ilmare42 (February 11, 2016). "AOA Cream Debuts With "I'm Jelly Baby" MV".
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ MBCkpop (September 5, 2015). "[HOT] Chanmi of AOA – coming of age ceremony, 찬미 of AOA – 성인식, DMC Festival 2015" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Performances From The 2015 DMC Festival: K-ICT K-Pop Super Concert – Kpopfans".
- ^ harmonicar (January 18, 2016). "KBS's "Muscle Queen" Casts a Slew of Celebrities".
- ^ "빅스 엔·홍빈, 웹드라마 '얘네들 머니?' 주연 발탁". September 21, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ^ (in Korean) 단독 "우승자는 드라마 출연"…싸이더스iHQ, 연기돌 서바이벌 론칭]
- ^ 28, DY_Kim June; 2017 (June 28, 2017). "Idol Earns Chance To Appear in Upcoming Film By Winning Acting Competition Show". Soompi. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
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has numeric name (help) - ^ (in Korean) 'AOA 크림' 유나-혜정-찬미, 라이프타임 신규 웹예능 출연 확정
- ^ (in Korean) AOA 찬미, 웹드 '사랑공식 11M' 캐스팅 확정…여주인공 '지윤' 낙점
- ^ (in Korean) '공유의 집' 박명수X노홍철X김준수X박하나XAOA 찬미, 5人 출연진 완전체 공개
- ^ "AOA 찬미, 웹드라마로 연기자 데뷔..빅스와 호흡". September 21, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ^ (in Korean) AOA 찬미, ‘SKY 캐슬’ 특별출연…익살스러운 에피소드로 열연 ‘기대’
- ^ (in Korean) MBC, 新동물프로 '하하랜드' 론칭..노홍철·유진 MC
- ^ (in Korean) 도합 20년차..틴탑 니엘·AOA 찬미, '아이돌리그 2' MC 발탁
External links
- AOA (group) members
- 1996 births
- Living people
- FNC Entertainment artists
- K-pop singers
- South Korean female idols
- South Korean female pop singers
- South Korean television actresses
- South Korean television personalities
- South Korean dance musicians
- Japanese-language singers of South Korea
- Mandarin-language singers of South Korea
- King of Mask Singer contestants