Im Do-hwa
Chanmi | |
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김찬미 | |
![]() Chanmi in November 2017 | |
Born | Kim Chan-mi June 19, 1996 |
Occupation | Singer |
Musical career | |
Genres | K-pop |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | FNC Entertainment |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gim Chanmi |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ch'anmi |
Kim Chan-mi (born June 19, 1996), better known as simply Chanmi, is a South Korean idol singer. She is best known as being the main dancer of the South Korean girl group AOA under FNC Entertainment.
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
AOA
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]
Solo career
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]
Discography
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?[15] | Geum Hye-ra | Web drama | |
2017 | My Father Is Strange | Cameo as herself |
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 | [16] |
References
- ^ fncent.com. "FNC Entertainment".
- ^ "Documentary on Chanmi's mother". Retrieved 9 September 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 (1 February 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 (11 February 2016). "AOA Cream Debuts With "I'm Jelly Baby" MV".
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ MBCkpop (5 September 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 (18 January 2016). "KBS's "Muscle Queen" Casts a Slew of Celebrities".
- ^ "빅스 엔·홍빈, 웹드라마 '얘네들 머니?' 주연 발탁". Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ^ Template:Ko icon 단독 "우승자는 드라마 출연"…싸이더스iHQ, 연기돌 서바이벌 론칭]
- ^ 28, DY_Kim June; 2017 (2017-06-28). "Idol Earns Chance To Appear In Upcoming Film By Winning Acting Competition Show". Soompi. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
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- ^ Template:Ko icon MBC, 新동물프로 '하하랜드' 론칭..노홍철·유진 MC
External links
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