Jung Chanwoo

This is a Korean name; the family name is Jung.
Chanwoo
Native name 정찬우
Birth name Jung Chanwoo
Also known as Chanwoo
Born January 26, 1998
South Korea
Genres Hip hop, K-pop
Occupation(s) Singer,Actor
Years active 2005–present
Labels YG Entertainment
Associated acts iKON
Jung Chanwoo
Hangul 정찬우
Revised Romanization Jeong Chanu
McCune–Reischauer Chŏng Ch'anu

Jung Chanwoo (Korean: 정찬우; born on January 26, 1998 in South Korea), is a South Korean actor and a member of the upcoming YG Entertainment group iKON.

Life and career

Pre-debut

In 2006 Chanwoo was featured in TVXQ's "Balloons" music video as the young counterpart of Max Changmin.[1]

2008-2013: Becoming a child actor

He first became an actor in 2008 in the movie "Lost and Found" and Korean drama The Great King Sejong. He is well known for playing the child counterpart of actor Lee Minho in the Boys Over Flowers series and The Heirs.[2]

2014: Mix & Match and being confirmed as the 6th member of iKON

In late 2014, YG announced that the trainees comprising "Team B," a group which had participated in a previous reality show, would be competing in the reality survival show "MIX & MATCH" for spots in a new idol group, called "iKON." The show premiered on September 11.[3] While trainees B.I, Bobby, and Jinhwan were confirmed for three of the seven spots in the group, the remaining three members of Team B competed with three new trainees, one of whom was Chanwoo, for the four remaining places in the team.

On October 31, after voting totals were compiled from SNS, Facebook and the messaging app LINE, the confirmed line-up began to be announced. Chanwoo was officially confirmed to be a member of iKON on November 5, 2014. The group is expected to officially debut sometime in 2015. [4]

Discography

Filmography

Television drama

Year Title Original Title Role Network
2008 The Great King Sejong 대왕세종 Prince Yang-Nyung (young) KBS2
2009 Cain and Abel 카인과 아벨 Lee Seon-Woo (young) SBS
2009 Boys Over Flowers 꽃보다 남자 Gu Jun-pyo (young) KBS2
2009 The Slingshot 남자 이야기 Do Jae-myeong (young) KBS2
2009 Heading to the ground 맨땅에 헤딩 Cha Bong-gun (young) MBC
2013 The Heirs 왕관을 쓰려는 자, 그 무게를 견뎌라 – 상속자들 Kim Tan (young) SBS

Film

Year Title Original Title Role Distributor
2008 Lost and Found 달금한 거짓말 Park Dong-shik (young) CJ Entertainment
2012 Gabi 가비 Illichi (young) Cinema Service

Reality shows and appearances

Year Network Title Remarks
2014 Mnet Mix and Match[5] Voted iKON's 6th member

References

  1. ↑ "YG新人グループiKONチョン・チャヌ、過去東方神起「風船」のMVに出演". KpopStarz. November 7, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ "YG Trainee Jung Chan Woo in ‘Mix & Match’ Previously Acted as Young Lee Min Ho". Mwave. September 12, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  3. ↑ "YG "WIN B팀 데뷔 서바이벌 '믹스 앤 매치'…오는 9월11일 첫 방송"" (in Korean). Sports Today. August 22, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  4. ↑ "MIX & MATCH – iKON ANNOUNCEMENT SCHEDULE". Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  5. ↑ "YG "WIN B팀 데뷔 서바이벌 '믹스 앤 매치'…오는 9월11일 첫 방송"" (in Korean). Sports Today. August 22, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014.