Chungha/ Kim Chan Mi (ex. I.O.I)
Chungha, whose real name is Kim Chan-mi, is a South Korean singer, dancer, and songwriter. She was born on February 9, 1996, in South Korea. Chungha first gained fame as a member of the project girl group I.O.I, which was formed through the reality show "Produce 101" in 2016.
After the disbandment of I.O.I in 2017, Chungha debuted as a solo artist. She signed with MNH Entertainment and released her first solo single, "Why Don't You Know," in 2017. Since then, Chungha has achieved great success as a soloist, known for her powerful vocals and exceptional dancing skills. She has released several hit songs, including "Gotta Go," "Snapping," and "Stay Tonight."
Chungha has also ventured into acting and appeared in various television shows and variety programs. She has received numerous awards and accolades for her contributions to the music industry, establishing herself as one of the leading female soloists in South Korea.
It's worth noting that Chungha's birth name is Kim Chan-mi, but she uses Chungha as her stage name to avoid confusion with another artist named Kim Chan-mi.
Chungha Official Accounts:
Instagram: @chungha_official
Twitter: @CHUNGHA_MNHent
Twitter (Japan): @chungha_japan
Facebook: 청하 (CHUNG HA)
Fan Cafe: MNH-Chungha
V Live: CHUNG HA
Youtube: CHUNG HA_Official
TikTok: @official_chungha
Stage Name: Chungha (청하)
Birth Name: Kim Chan Mi (김찬미)
English Name: Annie Kim
Birthday: February 9th, 1996
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Pig
Nationality: South Korean
Height: 161 cm (5’3”)
Weight: 44 kg (97 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Agency:
88rising (2020–present, US)
MNH Entertainment (2016–2023, South Korea)
2016: Produce 101 and I.O.I
From January to April, she participated in Mnet's reality survival show, Produce 101 as a trainee representing MNH Entertainment. She finished in 4th place, thus becoming member of the girl group I.O.I. The group debuted on May 4, with the mini album Chrysalis.
2017: "Week" and Hands on Me
Following the disbandment of I.O.I, on January 29, MNH announced on March 15 that she would debut as a solo artist. On April 12, a preview film for her pre-release single titled "Week" was released, and in April 21, the music video.
On June 7, she officially debuted with the mini album Hands on Me and its title track, "Why Don't You Know". On the same day, she held her showcase.
2018: Offset and Blooming Blue
On January 17, she released her second mini album, titled Offset, along with the title track "Roller Coaster". In music shows, she promoted the track "Offset" as well. Five months later, on July 18, 2018, she released her third mini album, titled Blooming Blue.
2019: "Gotta Go", Flourishing
On January 2, she released her first single album, titled "Gotta Go".
Main article: Planned I.O.I reunion
On June 24, her fourth mini album Flourishing was released with "Snapping" as its title track. "Chica" was also used during promotions.
2020: Collaboration and project singles, "Stay Tonight", "Play", upcoming studio album and delay
On January 21, Chung Ha and Paul Kim released the collaboration single "Loveship".
On February 29, she released the single "Everybody Has" as the second release of MNH's 2020 music project New.wav.
On April 17, a timetable was revealed for Chung Ha's first pre-release single for her upcoming first full-length album. The single titled "Stay Tonight" was released on April 27.
On May 30, Chung Ha released the single "My Friend" as part of a collaboration for Zion.T's reality show Song Farm!.
On June 9, the single "Be Yourself" was released as part of New.wav and in collaboration with Sprite.
On July 6, "Play" was released as the second pre-release single.
On November 18, three teaser videos were released with the caption "COMING SOON" for November, December, and January. The following day, teaser images were released announcing the release of "Dream of You" and "X" on November 27 and December 10, respectively. It was also confirmed that Chung Ha would be releasing her first full-length album, Querencia on January 4, 2021.
On November 27, her collaboration single "Dream of You", with DJ and producer R3HAB, was released as her third pre-release single.
On December 9, MNH announced that the release of her upcoming fourth pre-release single and first album would be postponed following her positive COVID-19 diagnosis on the 7th.
2021: "X" Querencia and "Killing Me"
On January 11, the new release dates for the pre-release single and first album were revealed.
Her fourth pre-release single, "X", was released on January 19 and her first album Querencia, on February 15.
On November 29, she released the special single "Killing Me".
2022: Bare&Rare
On June 27, a scheduler was posted which revealed that Chung Ha will be releasing part 1 of her second studio album, Bare&Rare, on July 11.
2023: Departure from MNH Entertainment
On January 30, Sports World reported that Chung Ha will be leaving MNH Entertainment in March following her contract expiration.
On March 29, 2023, it was announced that Chung Ha's contract with MNH Entertainment will conclude on April 29 after deciding not to renew. Additionally, the agency revealed that "due to internal circumstances", they would not be releasing the second part of her second full-length before her departure. On April 29, Chung Ha shared a handwritten letter to her fans following the expiration of her contract, and stated that she would still be releasing Part 2 of her second full-length album if the opportunity arises.
Health
On December 7, 2020, it was announced that Chung Ha tested positive for the COVID-19 disease after attending the same sports center as a person with the virus, where she has been seeking rehabilitative training for her injuries including her shoulder muscles. She preemptively got tested before receiving any notification from the quarantine authorities, due to her many upcoming promotional schedules were.
After being tested, she halted all of her activities and immediately entered self-quarantine, taking the necessary measures instructed by health authorities. On the same day, Chung Ha used her Daum Café account to tell fans that she tried her best to protect herself, that she is currently taking care of herself and that she will return as soon as possible to promote healthily. She also asked fans to protect themselves.
On December 9, 2020, MHN announced that Chung Ha's upcoming pre-release single and first studio album would be delayed to focus on her recovery.
Korean
Studio albums
Querencia (2021)
Bare&Rare[Notes 1] (2022)
Mini albums
Hands on Me (2017)
Offset (2018)
Blooming Blue (2018)
Flourishing (2019)
Single albums
"Gotta Go" (2019)
"Play" (2020)
Special singles
"Killing Me" (2021)
Digital singles
"Week" (2017)
"Everybody Has" (2020)
"Stay Tonight" (2020)
"My Friend" (2020)
"Be Yourself" (2020)
"X" (2021)
Collaborations
"Flower, Wind and You" (with Huihyeon, Yoojung & Somi) (2016)
"Rainy Day" (with Wheesung & Taeil) (2018)
"Wow Thing" (with SinB, Seulgi & Soyeon) (2018)
"Whatcha Doin'" (with Yesung) (2018)
"Run" (with Grizzly) (2019)
"Fast" (with Mommy Son) (2019)
"Loveship" (with Paul Kim) (2020)
"My Lips Like Warm Coffee" (with Colde) (2021)
Features
Heehyun - "There Is No Time" (2017)
Samuel - "With U" (2017)
Hanhae - "Gather at the Lobby" (with Dynamic Duo & Muzie) (2017)
Babylon - "LaLaLa" (2017)
GroovyRoom - "My Paradise" (with VINXEN) (2018)
Wheesung - "Rainy Day Remix" (with Taeil) (2018)
Ravi - "Live" (2019)
Changmo - "Remedy" (2019)
Max - "Lie" (2020)
Rain - "Why Don't We" (2021)
JUNNY - "Color Me" (2022)
Lee Chanhyuk - "Goodbye, Stay Well" (2022)
OSTs
"Oh My Geum Bi OST Part.6" ("Snow In This Year" with HALO) (2016)
"Oh My Geum Bi OST Part.9" ("Snow In This Year" [Special ver.] with Heo Jung Eun, Hwang Ji Ah, Ooon) (2016)
"Strong Woman Do Bong Soon OST Part.4" ("Pit a Pat") (2017)
"Love Pub OST Part.3" ("How About You") (2018)
"Where Stars Land OST Part.1" ("It's You") (2018)
"Hotel Del Luna OST Part.6" ("At The End of It") (2019)
"Dr. Romantic 2 OST Part.8" ("My Love")(2020)
"Record of Youth OST Part.2" ("You're In My Soul") (2020)
"One The Woman OST Part.3" ("Someday") (2021)
"Seoul Check-in OST Part.4" ("My Own") (2022)
"Bloody Heart OST Part.4" ("A Star in the Dawn") (2022)
English
Collaborations
"These Nights" (with Rich Brian) (2019)
"Bad Boy" (with Christopher) (2020)
"Dream of You" (with R3HAB) (2020)
"When I Get Old" (with Christopher) (2022)
Spanish
Collaborations
"Demente (Spanish Ver.)" (with Guaynaa) (2021)
Television shows
Entourage (tvN, 2016) - cameo (ep. 1)
Idol Drama Operation Team (KBS, 2017) - cameo (eps. 5, 6)
Web series
YG Future Strategy Office (Netflix, 2018) - cameo (ep. 4)
Love Pub (Playlist, 2018) - guest (ep. 10)
Top Management (YouTube Premium, 2018) - guest (ep. 14)
Reality shows
Produce 101 (Mnet, 2016) - contestant
Hit the Stage (Mnet, 2016) - contestant
Produce 48 (Mnet, 2018) - special MC (ep. 5)
Variety shows
Ah! Sunday - A Running Miracle (EBS, 2017) - MC
Please Take Care of My Vanity (Fashion, 2017-2018) - MC
Real Life Men and Women (MBN, 2018) - MC
Everyone's Kitchen (Olive, 2019) - guest (ep. 11)
Running Girls (Mnet, 2020) - regular member
Music Universe K-909 (JTBC, 2022) - guest (ep. 1)
Music video appearances
PENTAGON - "Pretty Pretty"
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Chungha Facts:
– She was born in South Korea.
– She lived in Dallas, Texas for 7/8 years.
– She has a younger brother (that was born in 2001) but nothing is known about him other than Chungha attended his graduation in 2017.
– She attended Dallas International School.
– Her nickname is “Alcohol”.
– She is the name of an alcoholic drink brand. (SNL Korea 7 – May 7, 2016)
– She first auditioned for YG Entertainment.
– She is a former JYP trainee.
– Trainee Period: 3 years 3 months
– She said her dance training period was in total about 6-7 years.
– Education: Sejong University.
– Her hobby is watching movies alone.
– She can speak Korean and English.
– Specialty: choreography, dancing
– Chungha is brave as seen on their show where they go to many abandoned/haunted places.
– She has a dog named Bambi. (Weekly Idol)
– She said that her manager is more like a sister than a manager. (Weekly Idol)
– She doesn’t have an actual skincare routine, she just drinks lots of water, sleeps enough and eats healthy.
– Her favorite snack: Flamin’ Hot Cheetos.
– She loves eating, her favorite foods are tteokbokki and tangsuyuk.
– Her favorite tv show is Animal Farm.
– When she was asked who her best friend is/are, she said the I.O.I members.
– She’s friends with DIA‘s Huihyeon (former participant of Produce 101).
– She is close to Stray Kids’ Bang Chan (they trained together before she left JYP).
– Her role model is Lee Hyori. (Weekly Idol)
– She would drink coffee during the day and tea at night, she doesn’t have a favorite between them.
– One superpower she would like to have is teleportation.
– She’s not good at sports and she’s scared of ball games.
– She does pilates.
– She’s not good at Maths.
– Her favorite numbers are 2, 3, 7, 8 and 9.
– Her favorite Korean word is ‘괜찮아’ (‘ it’s okay’) and her favorite English word is ‘So what?’
– Nicknames: Worry Doll, Grandma.
– Her favorite seasons are autumn and winter.
– She’s not good at cooking.
– To relieve stress she eats something sweet.
– She’s an honest person.
– She has lots of worries.
– She finds herself pretty when she has good skin.
– She doesn’t find herself pretty when she’s sweaty.
– She likes the lavender scent.
– She watches videos when she can’t sleep.
– If she earns lots of money, she will help her mother, travel and donate some.
– One of her favorite songs is ‘No Tears Left To Cry’ by Ariana Grande.
– Her pick in Produce48 are: Lee Haneun (because she’s a trainee from her company) and Park Haeyoon (who is her best friend).
– She would like to collaborate with Paul Kim and with Camila Cabello.
– To relax she spends time with her mother and her dog Bambi.
– She appeared in Pentagon’s “Pretty Pretty” MV.
– She was in Yesung’s “Whatcha Doin?”.
– She sang “Pit A Pat”, Strong Woman Do Bong Soon OST.
– She debuted as a solo artist with “Week”.
– She appeared on Hit the Stage and finished in 7th place.
– She had a collaboration with Samuel for “With U”.
– During her appearance on “Hit the Stage” she confessed that she almost quit dancing due to financial issues.
– She was a participant of Produce 101 and finished on rank 4, which allowed her to become part of the popular girl group I.O.I (which only promoted for 10 months).
– She got popular on Produce 101 for dancing freestyle so well.
– She said that for her, I.O.I represents “Always an inner experience”.
– In January 2017 she was selected as a host for EBS’ “Ah! Sunday – A Running Miracle”.
– On April 21, 2017 Chung Ha released her pre-debut single titled “Week”.
– On June 7, 2017 she released her debut EP, “Hands on Me”, with the lead track “Why Don’t You Know”.
– On November 8, 2017 it was announced that she started filming for her own reality show called ‘Chung Ha’s Free Month’.
– As of August 2018, Chung Ha was chosen as new Korean Shiseido ambassador.
– She was an MC in Produce 48 episode 5 for a segment called “Dancing Queen” together with Somi.
– She is part of SM Station X girl group project: Seulgi x SinB x Chungha x Soyeon.
– She made an appearance in the K-Drama “Top Management” as herself.
– On March 29, 2023, it was announced that Chung Ha left MNH Entertainment.
– Chungha’s ideal type: “Someone who laughs a lot; Someone who has a lot of love and care; Someone who expresses their emotions well; Someone who I’m attracted to.”
(source)
CHUNG HA 청하 'Sparkling' Official Music Video
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