Chuu (singer)

South Korean pop singer, born 1999

Kim Ji-woo (Korean: 김지우; born October 20, 1999), known professionally as Chuu (Korean: 츄), is a South Korean singer and television personality. She is a former member of the girl group Loona.

Chuu
김지우
PronunciationGim ji-u
Born
Kim Ji-woo

(1999-10-20) October 20, 1999 (age 25)
OccupationSinger
Years active2017-present

Early life

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Chuu was born on October 20, 1999. She is the oldest of three children, with two younger brothers. When she auditioned for Blockberry Creative she sang "Halo" by Beyoncé.[1]

Career

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Chuu was revealed as the tenth member of Loona on December 14, 2017. On December 28 she released her self-titled single album with "Heart Attack" as the lead song. Chuu promoted as a member of Loona until November 25, 2022 when Blockberry Creative announced she was removed from the group.

Career after Loona

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Chuu continued her personal activities and filming.

On April 7, Chuu became the first artist to sign with a new company called ATRP.[2]

Television career

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Chuu appeared in the web drama Dating Class as Han Eun-sol in May 10, 2019.[3][4]

In March 2020, Chuu competed in King of Mask Singer as contestant "Spring Girl".

Personal life

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Bullying accusations

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During a wave of bullying accusations against other K-pop stars, Chuu was one of the people accused of school bullying in February 2021. The accuser later apologised and said the accusations were false after Blockberry Creative announced they would take legal action against the accuser.

Filmography

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  • Chuu Can Do It (2020-present)

References

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  1. Park, Hee-ah (April 1, 2019). "스포트라이트│이달의 소녀 츄 ② "'복면가왕' 멜로디 편곡을 3분 만에 끝냈어요."". IZE (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 22, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  2. "Chuu Signs With New Agency". Soompi. 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  3. Jeong, Hee-yeon (May 2, 2019). "웹드라마 '필수연애교양' 10일 첫 공개…강의로 연애 배웠어요" [Web drama 'Essential Love Culture' will be released for the first time on the 10th. I learned how to date in class.]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  4. Jang, Woo-young (May 8, 2019). "이달의 소녀 츄, 웹드라마 '필수연애교양' 여주인공 발탁..첫 연기 도전 [공식]" [LOONA Chuu has chosen as the heroine of the web drama "Essential Love Culture. First acting challenge [Official]]. Chosun (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021.