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Lee Dong-min (born March 30, 1997), better known by his stage name Cha Eunwoo (차은우), is a South Korean singer, model, and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Astro.
Early life[]
Cha Eun-woo was born on March 30, 1997, in Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province.
Cha Eun-woo attended Suri Middle School, then Suri High School. Cha Eun-woo graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School in 2016. He is currently attending Sungkyunkwan University, majoring in performing arts.
Career[]
2013–15: Career beginnings[]
Cha debuted as an actor with a minor role in the film My Brilliant Life.
Cha was the 4th trainee to be officially introduced with Fantagio iTeen's Photo Test Cut. In 2013, he participated in "Mr.Pizza's iTeen Audition Promotional Model" with Moonbin. In 2014, he appeared in KBS 9AM/PM News' "Hallyu Star & Gangnam Style: Trainee Interview" with Moonbin, Rocky, and JinJin. He was also the face of the Korean cosmetics company "Shara Shara" from 2014 to 2015.
In August 2015, Cha along with the other members of his group participated in the web drama To Be Continued.
2016–present: Debut with Astro, solo activities and rising popularity[]
Astro debuted on February 23, 2016 with the mini album Spring Up. In August, Cha participated in the Chuseok special variety show, Replies That Make Us Flutter. In September, he participated in another Chuseok pilot program, Boomshakalaka.
Cha was announced as the MC of the show Show! Music Core alongside Kim Sae-ron and Lee Soo-min, which he hosted from 2016 to 2018. The same year, he starred in the web drama My Romantic Some Recipe.
In 2017, Cha was cast in the KBS2 drama Hit the Top. The same year, he starred in the web drama Sweet Revenge.
In 2018, Cha starred in the web drama Top Management. The same year, Cha was cast in the JTBC romantic comedy series My ID is Gangnam Beauty, his first leading role on television. Cha saw a rise in popularity after the series aired, and was included in GQ Korea's 'Men of the Year'.
In 2019, Cha was cast in the historical drama Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung alongside Shin Se Kyung.
On July 2019, it was announced the Cha Eun-woo will be having his first fan meeting across Asia titled, "Just One 10 Minute" in October. In December 2019, Cha Eun-woo was announced as a cast member of the new variety show, Handsome Tigers, alongside Joy, Lee Sang-yoon, Yoo Seon-ho, and Seo Jang-hoon. In the K-pop Radar Year-End Chart, Cha Eun-woo was named as "2019 Hot Instagrammer - Male".
In April 2020, Cha joined Master in the House as a fixed cast member.
Personal Life[]
Discography[]
| Year | Song Title | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | "Rainbow Falling" | My ID is Gangnam Beauty OST | |
| "Get Myself With You" | S.O.U.L | as part of S.O.U.L | |
| "Gravity" | |||
| "Sugar Cane" | |||
| "Me In" | |||
| "Together" | Top Management OST | ||
| 2019 | "Please Remember" | Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung OST |
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | My Brilliant Life | Healthy Ah-reum | Cameo |
Television series[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Best Hit | MJ | KBS2 |
| 2018 | My ID is Gangnam Beauty | Do Kyung-seok | JTBC |
| 2019 | Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung | Prince Dowon Yi Rim / Maehwa | MBC |
Web series[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | To Be Continued | Himself | MBC Every1 |
| 2016 | My Romantic Some Recipe | Himself | Naver TV Cast |
| 2017 | Sweet Revenge | Himself | Oksusu TV |
| 2018 | Top Management | Yeon-woo | Youtube Red |
| 2019 | Soul Plate | Raviel | Naver TVCast |
Variety show[]
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Law of the Jungle in New Caledonia | Cast member | SBS |
| 2018 | Dead If Shot | Naver | |
| 2019 | Super Hearer | tvN | |
| 2020 | Handsome Tigers | SBS | |
| Master in the House | SBS |
Hosting[]
| Year | Title | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–2018 | Show! Music Core | MBC |
| 2017 | MBC Gayo Daejejeon | |
| 2018 |
Music videos[]
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | You're The Reason | Urban Zakapa |
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 16th MBC Entertainment Awards | Rookie Award in Music / Talk Show – Male | Show! Music Core | Nominated |
| 2017 | 9th MTN Broadcast Advertising Festival | CF Male Star Award | N/A | Won |
| 17th MBC Entertainment Awards | Rookie Award in Show / Sitcom – Male | Show! Music Core | Nominated | |
| 2018 | 11th Korea Drama Awards | Best New Actor | My ID is Gangnam Beauty | Won |
| Hallyu Star Award | ||||
| 3rd Indonesian Television Awards | Special Award – Person of the Year | N/A | ||
| 3rd Asia Artist Awards | Rising Star Award | My ID is Gangnam Beauty | ||
| Yahoo Asia Buzz Awards | Most Searched Rookie Actor | |||
| Korea First Brand Awards | Male Idol-Actor Award | |||
| Male Commercial Model Award | N/A | |||
| 2019 | 1st iQIyI Entertainment Awards | Most Charming Actor | My ID is Gangnam Beauty |
Trivia[]
- He has a little brother who is studying in China.
- Eunwoo did two special stages: one with Day6's YoungK, N.Flying's Jaehyun, Super Junior-M's Henry, and B.I.G's Benji, where they sang "Love Yourself" by Justin Bieber and he played the piano; and the other with VIXX's Hyuk, Monsta X's Hyungwon, Halo's Ooon, and UP10TION's Wooshin, where they sang "Man Man Ha Ni" by U-KISS.
- According to JinJin, Eunwoo and him are the best English speakers among Astro.
- He loves wearing tank tops when the weather's good, especially during the summertime.
- He is considered the smartest member.
- He likes to eat at night.
- He is the biggest eater in the group. His favorite food is meat.
- His favorite color is blue.
- His favorite soccer team is Real Madrid.
- His hobbies are watching movies, swimming, listening to music, and playing the piano.
- His role models are actor and singer Seo Kang Jun (5urprise) and EXO.
- He's close to Seventeen's Mingyu and 5urprise's Seo Kang Jun.
- He's in a group chat with GOT7's Bambam and Yugyeom, BTS's Jungkook, Seventeen's The8, Mingyu, and DK, and NCT's Jaehyun.
- If he weren't a singer, he would be a teacher, a doctor, or a news anchor.
- In the new dorm, Eunwoo has a room for himself.
- When asked what he's bad at, he said he thinks he's bad at relationships.
- Cha Eunwoo's ideal type is a girl that's curious, wise, and intelligent.
- If Eunwoo was a girl, he would date JinJin.