Английская Википедия:Chuu

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Kim Ji-woo (Шаблон:Korean, Шаблон:IPA-ko; born October 20, 1999), known professionally by the mononym Chuu (Шаблон:Korean), is a South Korean singer and television personality. She is a former member of the girl group Loona and its sub-unit, yyxy.

Early life

Kim Ji-woo was born on October 20, 1999, in Cheongju, North Chungcheong, South Korea. She is the eldest of three children, with two younger brothers. For her audition she sang "Halo" by Beyoncé. Her stage name "Chuu" is derived from saying her given name quickly. She graduated from Cheongju's Saet-byul Elementary school (Шаблон:Korean) and San-nam Middle school (Шаблон:Korean).

Career

Loona

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Chuu performing as a 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. Chuu reached number 8 on the Gaon Album Chart. She was introduced as part of Loona's third sub-unit Loona yyxy. The sub-unit includes members Yves, Gowon and HyeJu, and their EP, Beauty & the Beat, was released on May 30, 2018, reached number 4 on the Gaon Album Chart. She officially debuted with the whole group on August 20 with the EP [+ +], which peaked at number 2 on the Gaon Album Chart.

Removal from Loona

On November 25, 2022, Blockberry Creative announced on the official fancafe that Chuu had been expelled from Loona, citing "reports of abuse of power, such as Chuu's abusive language towards our staff." Chuu was then caught up in rumors of power abuse, transfer, and bullying within her company. Blockberry Creative refused to reveal evidence concerning the rumors of power abuse to the public, and facing critism and sceptism from fans, with some industry professionals who had previously worked with Chuu questioning the allegations made against her.

At the end of 2021, she filed an application for a provisional injunction against her agency, Blockberry Creative, to suspend the exclusive contract. It was also reported that the April 2022, she had founded her own company, with herself as the CEO.Шаблон:Update inline

Television career

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

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.

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. 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 South Korea.

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. She appeared as a model for a television commercial of Dong-a Otsuka's Pocari Sweat. She also appeared in a television commercial of Samsung Galaxy Store in May 2021, South Korean chicken brand "Chicken Maru", mobile RTS game "Warpath", and BC Card. She participated in the reality documentary show Law of the Jungle for the episodes titled "Spring Special in Jeju".

Musical career

On June 27, 2022, Chuu released the single "Lullaby" with B.I as a collaboration with Dingo Music. On August 11, it was announced that Chuu would release "One and Half", a remake of the 1994 track by Two Two, on September 4. On October 16, Chuu released a remake of the 1999 Park Hye-kyung's song "Confession" as the theme song of the 2022 film Similar. On December 5, 2022, Chuu released "Dear My Winter" with South Korean R&B singer George as part of Lotte Shopping's "Songs for You" series.

On February 23, 2023, Chuu released "Let's Love" with Kim Yo-han, which is part of Project Restless.

In April 2023, Chuu signed an exclusive contract with a new entertainment company, ATRP. On September 18, 2023, ATRP announced that Chuu would be making her debut as a solo artist on October 18, with her first extended play Howl and the lead single of the same name.

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. In 2021, Chuu hosted Hauteur, a web series that was made in collaboration with Lotte Department Store to help promote their store among generation Z.

Philanthropy

On December 28, 2022, Chuu announced through her YouTube channel that all proceeds from the merchandise sold at the Jiwoo store were donated to the Korea Music Power Plant to improve the welfare of musicians.

Personal life

In February 2018, Chuu graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School alongside her Loona groupmate Kim Lip.

In the wake of a wave of bullying allegations against various stars in the K-pop industry, Chuu was one of the people accused of bullying at school in February 2021. However, the accuser apologized for the false claims as they were found to be unfounded after Blockberry Creative announced that they would be taking legal action against the accuser.

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, showing selected details, chart positions, and sales figures

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR
Howl	Released: October 18, 2023 Label: ATRP Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	3	KOR: 49,545

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released, chart positions, and name of the album

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR
"Lullaby" (Шаблон:Lang) Шаблон:Small	2022	—Шаблон:Efn	rowspan="2" Шаблон:Non-album singles
"One and a Half" (Шаблон:Lang)		87
"Howl"	2023	—Шаблон:Efn	Howl
"Chocolate"	2024	Шаблон:TBA	Шаблон:Non-album single
Шаблон:Small

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, showing year released and name of the album

Title	Year	Album
"World Is One 2021" Шаблон:Small	2021	rowspan="3" Шаблон:N/A
"Starlight" Шаблон:Small
"Dear My Winter" Шаблон:Small	2022
"Let's Love" (Шаблон:Lang) Шаблон:Small	2023	Project Restless
"Our Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days" (Шаблон:Lang)		Шаблон:N/A
"I Like You" (Шаблон:Lang)		[THE SEASONS Vol II. 10] ᐸAKMU's Long day Long nightᐳ ReːWake x CHUU
"A Beautiful Farewell" (Шаблон:Lang)	2023	I am Re:Born #1

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		KOR	US World
"We Wanna Be Adults"Шаблон:Efn-ua (Шаблон:Lang)	2015	—	—	Princess Pring OST
"Spring Flower" (Шаблон:Lang)	2020	—Шаблон:Efn	5	Memorials OST
"Hello" (Шаблон:Lang) Шаблон:Small	2021	—Шаблон:Efn-ua	25	Fling at Convenience Store OST
"Loving U" (Шаблон:Lang)		—Шаблон:Efn-ua	—	Revolutionary Sisters OST
"Brunch" (Шаблон:Lang)	2022	—Шаблон:Efn-ua	—	Daily JoJo OST
"Confession" (Шаблон:Lang)		—Шаблон:Efn-ua	—	Ditto OST
"Fox Rain" (Шаблон:Lang)	2024	174	—	The Moon During the Day Webtoon OST
Шаблон:Small

Compilation appearances

List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released, and name of the album

Title	Year	Album
"Beautiful Landscape" (Шаблон:Lang) (with Kim Mi-sun)	2022	DNA Singer – Fantastic Family Round 7
"Arari" (Шаблон:Lang) Шаблон:Small		Life Reset Re-Debut Show – A Star Is Born (Episode 3)
"Back in Time" (Шаблон:Lang) Шаблон:Small

Videography

Music videos

Title	Year	Director(s)	Шаблон:Abbr
"World Is One"	2021	rowspan="2" Шаблон:Unknown
"One and a Half"	2022
"Underwater"	2023	Yoo Sungkyun (SUNNYVISUAL)
"Howl"
"Hitchhiker"

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Шаблон:Abbr
2017	Part-Time Idol	Student in front of the agency	Extra (Episode 5)	Шаблон:Citation needed

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Шаблон:Abbr
2019	Dating Class	Han Eun-sol	Main cast

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Шаблон:Abbr
2020	Running Girls	Cast member	With Hani, Sunmi, YooA and Chungha
	King of Mask Singer	Contestant	As Spring Girl (Episode 247–248)
2021	Steel Troops	Panelist	Season 1
	Law of the Jungle – Spring Special in Jeju	Cast member	Episode 446–448
	Family Register Mate	Co-host
	Wild Idol	Panelist
2022	Mystery Duet
	Stage Up	Host
	The Dreamers		with Ha Seok-jin, Jang Dong-seon and Kim Yun-hee
2022–2023	Mr. Trot	Master	Season 2

Web shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Шаблон:Abbr
2019	Insane Quiz Show Season 2	Co-host	With MJ and Illhoon
2020–present	Chuu Can Do It	Host	Produced by DIA TV
2022	Terrace On		with Leeteuk and Lee Won-il
	If you like it, it will ring!		with Jinyoung, Lee Eun-ji and Hong Seok-cheon

Tours

Howl in USA

Date	City	Country	Venue	Шаблон:Abbr
December 3, 2023	Los Angeles	United States	The Orpheum Theatre
December 5, 2023	Oakland		Paramount Theatre
December 7, 2023	Denver		Fillmore Auditorium
December 11, 2023	Washington, D.C.		MGM National Harbor
December 13, 2023	New York		Kings Theatre
December 15, 2023	Atlanta		Coca-Cola Roxy
December 17, 2023	Dallas		Music Hall at Fair Park

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Шаблон:Abbr
APAN Music Awards	2020	Idol Champ Entertainer – Female	Chuu	Шаблон:Won
Blue Dragon Series Awards	2023	Best New Female Entertainer	Love Alarm Clap! Clap! Clap!	Шаблон:Nom
Brand of the Year Awards	2021	Entertainer Idol of the Year (Female)	Chuu	Шаблон:Nom

See also

• List of one-word stage names

External links

• Шаблон:Commons category-inline