Im Do-hwa

Im Do-hwa (, née Kim Chan-mi (); born June 19, 1996), and previously known as mononymously as Chanmi (), is a South Korean singer, dancer, and actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group AOA.

Biography

Im was born on June 19, 1996, in Gumi, South Korea. She was enrolled into dancing school at a young age, and performed on the streets of Gumi. She and her two sisters, Kyung-mi and Hye-mi, were raised by their mother after their parents divorced when Im was in elementary school. Her mother ran a hair salon so she decided to become an idol to help her mother's financial situation. She was recruited by FNC Entertainment and became an FNC trainee during middle school.

Career

Career with AOA and AOA Cream

On July 30, 2012, Im, made her debut as a member of AOA on Mnet's '' M! Countdown'' with their debut single album, ''Angels' Story'' and the title track "Elvis". AOA has released four EPs and ten singles in total.

Im is also part of sub-unit AOA Cream together with Yuna and Hyejeong. The sub-unit released their first teaser on February 1, 2016. The music video teaser for title track "I'm Jelly Baby" was released on February 4, 2016. AOA Cream released their title track together with the MV on February 12, 2016.

As soloist and actress

Im has participated in multiple solo competitions and has been recognized for her dancing and fitness skills. She made it into the final round of MBC Music's ''Idol Dance Battle D-Style'' in 2014, and performed in both a solo dance stage and a joint dance stage in MBC's DMC Festival in 2015. She also competed in KBS's ''Muscle Queen Project'' in 2016.

The singer made her debut as an actress with her first lead role in the web drama ''What's Up With These Kids?'' as Geum Hyera. She acted alongside VIXX members N and Hongbin. The drama was aired on November 16, 2016.

In March 2017, it was revealed that Im was going to star in an idol actor survival variety show called ''I Am An Actor''. The first episode was aired in April 2017. At the conclusion of the show, Im placed first and won a role in an upcoming film entitled ''Lookism.''

In 2019, Im, together with former AOA members Yuna and Hyejeong took part in Lifetime's reality program ''AOA DaSaDanang Heart Attack Danang'' where the members traveled to Danang, Vietnam for an adventure. In June 2019, Im was cast in web drama ''Love Formula 11M'' as Jiyoon. In November 2019 she was cast in MBC's new pilot variety show ''House of Sharing''. The show began in broadcast in early December 2019.

On June 29, 2021, Im was confirmed to co-star alongside VIXX's Hyuk in the upcoming rom-com movie ''A Different Girl''.

Im participated in the virtual reality competitive show ''Girls Reverse''. which aired on January 2, 2023. She was eliminated in the preliminary vocal round. On May 27, 2023, Im was revealed to be a contestant on the reality competitive show '' Queendom Puzzle''. On 16 August 2023, Im was eliminated in the final episode, finishing 14th overall with 229,076 points.

Personal life

On April 25, 2022, she changed her last name from Kim to Im, following her mother's surname.

Following her appearance, as Im Do-hwa on ''Girls Reverse'', Im announced that she now wishes to use the name Do-hwa for all her future activities, and that she was looking forward to pursuing an acting career.

Discography

Singles

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Variety shows

Web shows

Theater

References

External links

Lim Do-hwa
at FNC Entertainment
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AOA (group) members
1996 births
Living people
People from Gumi, North Gyeongsang
Actors from North Gyeongsang Province
Musicians from North Gyeongsang Province
FNC Entertainment artists
Queendom Puzzle contestants
K-pop singers
South Korean female idols
South Korean women pop singers
South Korean film actresses
South Korean television actresses
South Korean web series actresses
South Korean television personalities
South Korean dance musicians
Japanese-language singers of South Korea
Mandarin-language singers of South Korea
21st-century South Korean actresses
21st-century South Korean women singers