Kim Chanmi (singer)

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.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Chanmi
김찬미
Chanmi in January 2018
Born
Kim Chan-mi

(1996-06-19) June 19, 1996
Gumi, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
  • Actress
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2012–present
LabelsFNC
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Chanmi
McCune–ReischauerKim Ch'anmi

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
Main article: AOA (band)

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
Main article: AOA discography
Year Title Song Duration Artist
2019Love Formula 11M OST"One More Chance"03:49with Yoon San-ha

Filmography

Dramas
Year Title Role Notes
2016Click Your HeartCameo as herselfWeb drama
EntertainerCameo as herself
What's Up With These Kids?[18]Geum Hye-raWeb drama
2017My Father Is StrangeCameo as herself
2018Sky CastleCameo as herselfEp. 3–4[19]
2019Love Formula 11MJi-yoonWeb drama
2020The Genome RomanceJang Heung-miWeb drama
AI HerJoo-ridrama
Office Today, Romance TomorrowKang Hye-miWeb drama
2021'국가의 탄생' (The Birth of a Nation)main roleWeb drama

Variety shows
Year Title Role Network Notes
2014Idol Dance Battle D-StyleContestantMBC Music
2016Muscle QueenContestantKBS
2017I Am An ActorContestantK-Star1st place
Haha LandPanelMBC[20]
Magic ControlPanelTVChosun
2018Magic ControlPanelTVChosunLunar New Year Special
I want to see the bookcasePanelMBN
2019Let's Meet at the ShopHostDongA TV
House of SharingRegular guestMBCPilot
2020King of Mask SingerContestantMBC2nd Round
Idol League 2MCStar K[21]
Hey Doggies, Meow U Doing?Regular guestSBS

References
  1. fncent.com. "FNC Entertainment".
  2. "Documentary on Chanmi's mother". Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  3. "AOA's Chanmi tears up talking about the difficult decision she had to make - allkpop.com".
  4. "FNC's new girl group, AOA, reveals first group photo + more on the mysterious Y - allkpop.com".
  5. AOA discography
  6. "Sub-unit AOA Cream drops first sweet teaser images - allkpop.com".
  7. ilmare42 (February 1, 2016). "Updated: AOA Cream Drops Sweet and Flirty Teaser Images for Debut, Reveals Title Track".
  8. ilmare42 (February 11, 2016). "AOA Cream Debuts With "I'm Jelly Baby" MV".
  9. MBCkpop (September 5, 2015). "[HOT] Chanmi of AOA – coming of age ceremony, 찬미 of AOA – 성인식, DMC Festival 2015" – via YouTube.
  10. "Performances From The 2015 DMC Festival: K-ICT K-Pop Super Concert – Kpopfans".
  11. harmonicar (January 18, 2016). "KBS's "Muscle Queen" Casts a Slew of Celebrities".
  12. "빅스 엔·홍빈, 웹드라마 '얘네들 머니?' 주연 발탁". September 21, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  13. (in Korean) 단독 "우승자는 드라마 출연"…싸이더스iHQ, 연기돌 서바이벌 론칭]
  14. 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.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. (in Korean) 'AOA 크림' 유나-혜정-찬미, 라이프타임 신규 웹예능 출연 확정
  16. (in Korean) AOA 찬미, 웹드 '사랑공식 11M' 캐스팅 확정…여주인공 '지윤' 낙점
  17. (in Korean) '공유의 집' 박명수X노홍철X김준수X박하나XAOA 찬미, 5人 출연진 완전체 공개
  18. "AOA 찬미, 웹드라마로 연기자 데뷔..빅스와 호흡". September 21, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  19. (in Korean) AOA 찬미, ‘SKY 캐슬’ 특별출연…익살스러운 에피소드로 열연 ‘기대’
  20. (in Korean) MBC, 新동물프로 '하하랜드' 론칭..노홍철·유진 MC
  21. (in Korean) 도합 20년차..틴탑 니엘·AOA 찬미, '아이돌리그 2' MC 발탁
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