Chuu (singer)

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In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Chuu
Chuu in May 2019
Chuu in May 2019
Background information
Birth nameKim Ji-woo
Born (1999-10-20) October 20, 1999 (age 21)
Cheongju, North Chungcheong, South Korea
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • television personality
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • keyboards[1]
Years active
  • 2015–present
LabelsBlockberry Creative
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Ji-u
McCune–ReischauerKim Chi-u
Stage name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationChyu
McCune–ReischauerChyu

Kim Ji-woo (Korean: 김지우; Hanja: 金智雨; born October 20, 1999), known professionally as Chuu (Korean: 츄), is a South Korean singer and television personality. She is a member of the girl group Loona and its sub-unit, Loona yyxy, both formed by Blockberry Creative.

Early life[]

Chuu was born on October 20, 1999 in Cheongju, North Chungcheong, South Korea. She is the eldest of three children, with two younger brothers. As Chuu grew up, she had always wanted to be a singer. She would often attend recitals of her mother, who trained vocal music. She has sung "Halo" by Beyoncé at the entertainment agency's audition.[2] Her stage name "Chuu" is derived from saying her given name quickly.[3] As a child, Chuu did taekwondo and earned a third-degree black belt while attending Cheongju's Saet-byul Elementary school (Korean: 샛별초등학교) and San-nam Middle school (Korean: 산남중학교).[4][5]

Career[]

Loona[]

Main article: Loona
Chuu performing as the member of Loona yyxy in Inkigayo mini fanmeeting on June 10, 2018.

On December 14, 2017, Chuu was revealed as the tenth member of the Korean idol girl group Loona. As part of the group's pre-debut release strategy, on December 28, she released her self-titled single album with "Heart Attack" as its title track.[6] Chuu reached number 8 on the Gaon Album Chart.[7] She was introduced as part of Loona's third sub-unit Loona yyxy. The sub-unit includes members Yves, Gowon and Olivia Hye,[8] and their EP, Beauty & the Beat, released May 30, 2018,[9] reached number 4 on the Gaon Album Chart.[10]

Loona officially debuted as a full ensemble with the pre-release digital single, "Favorite" on August 7, 2018.[11] On August 20, the group released their debut EP, [+ +] with "Hi High" as its lead single.[12] As of June 2021, the group has released four EPs, all of which charted on Gaon.

In February 2018, she and her Loona groupmate Kim Lip graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School.[13]

Television career[]

On May 10, 2019, Chuu made her acting debut and starred in the web drama Dating Class as Han Eun-sol.[14][15] In July to September, she co-hosted the second season of the variety show Insane Quiz Show with MJ of Astro and Illhoon of BtoB. The show brings in two celebrity guests each episode and have them partake with them in various challenges.[16][17]

In January 2020, Chuu appeared at MBC's 2020 Lunar New Year Idol Star Championships. However, MBC was inundated with criticism because it was discovered that a male staff pulled her hair.[18][19][20]

In March 2020, Chuu competed in King of Mask Singer under the name "Spring Girl", a character who dressed in a spring outfit with flowers in her hair and a flat paper mask that covers her eyes and mouth. She was eliminated in the second of the two days of competition.[21] In December, she co-starred in Running Girls, a Mnet show where five K-pop idols form a running team and try out different running courses in Korea. The other idols include Hani (EXID), Sunmi (Wonder Girls), Chungha (I.O.I), and YooA (Oh My Girl).[22]

In March 2021, Chuu was a regular panelist in the Channel A show Steel Troops where she comments on teams from Korea's armed forces competing against each other.[23] She appeared as a model for a television commercial of Dong-a Otsuka's Pocari Sweat.[24] She also appeared in a television commercial of Samsung Galaxy Store in May 2021[25] and South Korean chicken brand "Chicken Maru".[26] She participated in the reality documentary show Law of the Jungle for the episodes titled "Spring Special in Jeju".[27] Chuu's imitation of rockfish when she appeared on the show also became a topic of conversation.[28]

Other ventures[]

In addition to singing and participating in television shows, Chuu hosts her own web series on YouTube called Chuu Can Do It where she spreads awareness about the need to protect the earth through environmentally friendly practices.[3][29] Chuu hosted Hauteur, a web series that was made in collaboration with Lotte Department Store to help promote their store among generation Z.[30]

Bullying allegations[]

In the wake of a wave of bullying accusations against various stars of the K-pop industry, Chuu was one of the people who were accused of school bullying in February 2021. However, the accuser apologized for the false claims, as they turned out to be groundless after her agency's Blockberry Creative announced that they would be taking legal action against the accuser.[31][32]

Discography[]

See also: Loona discography

Singles[]

Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Album
KOR
[33] 		US
World
[34]
"We Wanna Be Adults"[a] (어른이 되고 싶어) 2015 — — Princess Pring OST
"Spring Flower" (봄꽃) 2020 — 5 Memorials OST
"Hello" (좋아서 그래)
(with Lee Hyeop) 		2021 —[A] 25 Fling at Convenience Store OST
"Loving U" (좋아서 좋아해) —[B] — Revolutionary Sisters OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography[]

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes Refs.
2017 Part-Time Idol Student in front of the agency Extra (Episode 5)
2019 Dating Class Han Eun-sol Main role, web series for TvN D [14][15]
2019 Insane Quiz Show Season 2 Co-host with MJ and Illhoon [16][17]
2020 Running Girls Cast member with Hani, Sunmi, YooA and Chungha [22]
2020 King of Mask Singer Spring Girl Contestant for 124th Generation Mask King (Eps. 247-248) [21]
2021 Steel Troops Panelist [23]
2021 Law of the Jungle Cast member "Spring Special in Jeju" (Eps. 446-448) [27]
2021 Family Register Mate Host [37]

Awards and nominations[]

Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s)/work(s) Result Ref.
APAN Music Awards 2020 Idol Champ Entertainer – Woman Chuu Won [38]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Credited as Kim Ji-woo.
  1. ^ "Hello" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 112 on the Gaon Download chart.[35]
  2. ^ "Loving U" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 163 on the Gaon Download chart.[36]

References[]

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