Park Cho-rong (born March 3, 1991), better known mononymously as Chorong, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actress. She is best known as the leader of the South Korean girl group
Apink
Apink ( ko, 에이핑크, ja, エーピンク) is a South Korean girl group formed by IST Entertainment (formerly Play M Entertainment, A Cube Entertainment, and Plan A Entertainment). The group debuted on April 19, 2011, with the extended play ...
.
Early life
Park Cho-rong was born in
Cheongju
Cheongju () is the capital and largest List of cities in South Korea, city of North Chungcheong Province in South Korea.
History
Cheongju has been an important provincial town since ancient times. In the Cheongju Mountains, specifically in the ...
, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea on March 3, 1991. She is a middle child, having an older and a younger sister. As a daughter of a
Hapkido
Hapkido ( , , also spelled ''hap ki do'' or ''hapki-do''; from Korean 합기도 ''hapgido'' ) is a hybrid Korean martial art. It is a form of self-defense that employs joint locks, grappling, throwing techniques, kicks, punches, and other stri ...
master and academy owner, Park was trained in the said martial art for eight years. She trained from her first year in elementary school until her third year of junior high; she is a holder of a third degree
black belt. During her school days, Park had attended Byungsul Kindergarten, Bukang Elementary School, Bukang Middle High School, and Choongbook High School.
Park auditioned for
JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment Corporation () is a South Korean multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate founded in 1997 by J. Y. Park. It is one of the largest entertainment companies in South Korea, and operates as a record label, tale ...
fifth official audition in 2009 where she successfully made it to the final round. However, she was eventually eliminated and after that she joined
Cube Entertainment
Cube Entertainment Inc. () is a South Korean entertainment company. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company, and music publishing house. Cube are known for h ...
as a trainee.
Career
2011–present: Apink
In February 2011, Park was announced as the second member and leader of
Apink
Apink ( ko, 에이핑크, ja, エーピンク) is a South Korean girl group formed by IST Entertainment (formerly Play M Entertainment, A Cube Entertainment, and Plan A Entertainment). The group debuted on April 19, 2011, with the extended play ...
. Prior to the announcement, she appeared at the end of
Beast's "
Shock
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" Japanese version music video. Before her debut with Apink, Park, together with the rest of the Apink members, took part in the filming of ''Apink News'' which was the group's pre-debut reality show. On April 19, 2011, Apink released its first single "Mollayo" and on April 21, Park debuted as a member of Apink on
Mnet
M-Net (an abbreviation of Electronic Media Network) is a South African pay television channel established by Naspers in 1986. The channel broadcasts both local and international programming, including general entertainment, children's series, ...
's
M! Countdown
''M Countdown'' () is a South Korean music program broadcast by Mnet. The show features appearances by popular music artists who also perform live on stage. It is broadcast from CJ E&M Center Studio in Sangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul.
Bro ...
performing their songs "Mollayo", and "Wishlist" which were included on their debut EP ''
Seven Springs of Apink
''Seven Springs of Apink'' is the debut extended play by the girl group Apink
Apink ( ko, 에이핑크, ja, エーピンク) is a South Korean girl group formed by IST Entertainment (formerly Play M Entertainment, A Cube Entertainment, and Pl ...
''.
2011–present: Acting career
Park started her acting career by appearing on the 2010 sitcom ''
All My Love'' playing a character named Chorong, following the departure of
Brown Eyed Girls
The Brown Eyed Girls (; ) is a South Korean girl group. The group is composed of four members: JeA, Miryo, Narsha, and Gain. They debuted as an R&B/ballad vocal group with "Come Closer (다가와서)" in 2006.
They rose to popularity in 2008 ...
'
Gain
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. She then made a cameo appearance on ''
Reply 1997
''Reply 1997'' () is a 2012 South Korean television series that centers on the lives of six friends in Busan, as the timeline moves back and forth between their past as 18-year-old high schoolers in 1997 and their present as 33-year-olds at thei ...
'' as the teenage version of Lee Il-Hwa, the mother of the lead role Sung Shi-won (played by
Jung Eun-ji
Jung Eun-ji (born Jeong Hye-rim, on August 18, 1993), better known mononymously as Eunji, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actress, radio DJ, musical actress, and voice actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group ...
) along with her fellow Apink member Yoon Bo-mi. Park had her first leading role in the romantic comedy ''
Plus Nine Boys
''Plus Nine Boys'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Kim Young-kwang, Yook Sung-jae, Oh Jung-se and Choi Ro-woon. It aired on tvN from August 29 to October 11, 2014 on Fridays and Saturdays at 20:50 for 14 episodes.
The romant ...
'' as Han Soo-ah, a popular but mysterious high-school girl; a character opposite to
BtoB
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BtoB ( ; ; acronym for Born to Beat; often stylized as BTOB) is a South Korean boy band formed in 2012 by Cube Entertainment. The group consists of Seo Eun-kwang, Lee Min-hyuk, Lee Chang-sub, Im Hyun-sik, Peniel Shin and Yook Sung-jae. Or ...
's
Yook Sungjae
Yook Sung-jae (; born ), also known mononymously as Sungjae, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, host and entertainer. He is a member of the boy group BtoB and its sub-group, BtoB Blue. Aside from his group's activities, Yook has acted ...
's character. In 2017, she starred on
Naver TV Cast's web drama ''Special Law of Romance'' alongside Kim Min-kyu and
VIXX
VIXX ( ko, 빅스 pronounced "vicks"; acronym for "voice, visual, value in excelsis") is a South Korean boy band formed by Jellyfish Entertainment through the 2012 reality show ''MyDOL''. Originally a sextet, the group is presently composed of fi ...
's
Hyuk
Hyuk, also spelled Hyeok, or Hyok, is a Korean masculine given name, an element in two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 12 hanja with the reading "''hyuk''" on the South Kor ...
.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Web series
Television shows
Web shows
References
External links
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1991 births
Living people
21st-century South Korean actresses
Apink members
Japanese-language singers of South Korea
K-pop singers
People from North Chungcheong Province
South Korean dance musicians
South Korean women pop singers
South Korean female idols
South Korean singer-songwriters
South Korean television actresses
IST Entertainment artists
21st-century South Korean singers
21st-century South Korean women singers
People from Cheongju
South Korean women singer-songwriters
South Korean hapkido practitioners