Im Do-hwa
Chanmi | |
|---|---|
| 김찬미 | |
_Ellesse_Fansign_160408.jpg) Chanmi at Ellesse Fansign on 8 April , 2016 | |
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Gim Chanmi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ch'anmi |
Template:Contains Korean text 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 is set to make 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 will act alongside VIXX members N and Hongbin. The drama will air on November 16.[12]
Discography
Filmography
Dramas
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Click Your Heart | Cameo as herself | Web Drama |
| Entertainer | Cameo as herself | ||
| What’s Up With These Kids?[13] | Geum Hye-ra | Web drama |
Reality shows
| Year | Channel | Title | Member(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | tvN | Cheongdam-dong 111 | All | FNC Entertainment reality show |
| 2015 | Naver | Open-up! AOA | All | AOA reality show |
| MBC Every 1 | AOA – One Fine Day | All | AOA reality show | |
| 2016 | OnStyle | Channel AOA | All | AOA reality show |
Variety shows
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Idol Dance Battle D-Style | Contestant | MBC Music | |
| Weekly Idol | Guest | MBC Every 1 | Ep. 154 with AOA | |
| A Song For You 3 | Guest | KBS | Ep. 5 with AOA | |
| 2015 | Weekly Idol | Guest | MBC Every 1 | Ep. 204 with AOA |
| A Song For You 4 | Guest | KBS | Ep. 2 with AOA | |
| A Song For You 4 | Guest | KBS | Ep. 20 with AOA | |
| 2016 | Muscle Queen | Contestant | KBS | |
| Weekly Idol | Guest | MBC Every 1 | Ep. 239 with AOA Cream members | |
| Weekly Idol | Guest | MBC Every 1 | Ep. 251 with AOA | |
| Hello Counselor | Guest | KBS | with Hyejeong | |
| Happy Together | Guest | KBS | Ep. 450 with Seolhyun |
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".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ ilmare42 (11 February 2016). "AOA Cream Debuts With "I'm Jelly Baby" MV".
{{cite web}}: 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.
- ^ "AOA 찬미, 웹드라마로 연기자 데뷔..빅스와 호흡". Retrieved 2016-09-25.
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