Gongchan
Gongchan | |
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| 공찬식 | |
 Gongchan at WFMF concert in September 2016 | |
| Born | Gong Chan-sik August 14, 1993 Suncheon, South Korea |
| Other names | Gongchan |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | WM Entertainment |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 공찬식 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gong Chan-sik |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kong Ch'an-sik |
Gong Chan-sik (born August 14, 1993), better known by his stage name Gongchan, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy group B1A4.
Career
Pre-debut
Gongchan was discovered on Cyworld as a result of his winning of an "Eoljjang Challenge" when he was in middle school. He was also a runner-up of a cross-dressing contest, where he danced to a song by soloist Ivy. He then underwent a training period of two years.[1]
B1A4
After years of training, Gongchan joined as the vocalist and youngest of B1A4. On April 11, 2011, WM Entertainment revealed Gongchan as the third member to be revealed after releasing the news of B1A4 along with Jinyoung and Baro's pictures. Sandeul and CNU were revealed the next two day.[2][3][4][5][6]
On April 20, 2011, B1A4 released their debut Track "OK" and mini album "Let's Fly", making their debut on April 23, 2011 on MBC Show! Music Core.[7]
After their debut, B1A4 was invited to star in MTV's reality show Match Up with Block B.[8] As one of the projects for the show, B1A4 filmed a music video for "Only Learnt The Bad Things (못된 것만 배워서)."[9]
A Song For You
In 2015, Gongchan became a new MC on the fourth season of KBS A Song For You. He has appeared along with two other MC's f(x)'s Amber and Kangin.[10]
I Need Romance
It was announced in early 2017 that Gongchan would star as the first main character for the new mobile game, I Need Romance, developed by Take One Company.[11] The game, a first-person virtual reality simulation dating game, has Gongchan in the role of Eun Sehyun, a top-idol and leader of the boy group Don't Touch for 5 years who is known as the representative 'chic-idol' who interacts with the user, who plays the opposing main character.
Filmography
Dramas
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2015 | Delicious Love | Park Sung-jun | Lead role Web-drama |
Video Games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2017 | I Need Romance | Eun Se-hyun | Main character Virtual online dating simulation game |
Variety shows appearances
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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| 2012 | Special: B1A4's Selca Diary | SBS MTV | Regular with B1A4 |
| Wide Entertainment News - B1A4's Sesame Player | Mnet | Guest | |
| B1A4's Hello Baby Season 6 | KBS | Regular with B1A4 | |
| 2014 | B1A4's One Fine Day | MBC Music | Regular with B1A4 |
| 2015 | Global Request Show: A Song For You 4 | KBS World | Host |
| 2016 | Celebrity Bromance | MBig TV | Cast with Hongbin (VIXX), Season 11, Episode 48-51 |
References
- ^ "지방돌 비원에이포(B1A4) "친근함으로 무장했어요"(인터뷰)". 네이트뉴스.
- ^ "Upcoming boyband 'B1A4' introduced through webtoon series". allkpop.com.
- ^ "B1A4 reveals second member, Baro!". allkpop.com.
- ^ "B1A4 reveals third member, Gongchan!". allkpop.com.
- ^ "B1A4 reveals their fourth member, Sandeul!". allkpop.com.
- ^ "B1A4 reveals their final member, CNU!". allkpop.com.
- ^ "B1A4 reveals MV for debut title track, "OK" + mini album". allkpop.com.
- ^ "Block B & B1A4 to hold a battle of charms on MTV's new reality show, "Match Up"". allkpop.com.
- ^ "Block B and B1A4 to release new MVs through MTV". allkpop.com.
- ^ http://kbsworld.kbs.co.kr/programs/program_view.php?no=&lang=en&search_tag=a%20song%20for%20you&genre=&pg_seq=944
- ^ http://www.asiastarz.com/articles/22341/20170127/b1a4-s-gongchan-virtual-boyfriend-need-romance.htm
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