Cha Eun-woo

Cha Eun-woo
Cha in June 2020
Born
Lee Dong-min

(1997-03-30) March 30, 1997 (age 26)
Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
EducationSungkyunkwan University
Alma materHanlim Multi Art School
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2014–present
LabelsFantagio
Member ofAstro
WebsiteOfficial website
Korean name
Hangul
이동민
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Dong-min
McCune–ReischauerYi Tongmin
Stage name
Hangul
차은우
Hanja
Revised RomanizationCha Eun-u
McCune–ReischauerCh'a Ŭnu
Signature
Signature of Cha

Lee Dong-min (Korean이동민; born March 30, 1997), known professionally as Cha Eun-woo (차은우), is a South Korean singer and actor under the label Fantagio. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Astro.

Early life

Cha was born on March 30, 1997, in Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. He attended Suri Middle School and Suri High School before graduating from Hanlim Multi Art School in 2016. He studied at Sungkyunkwan University, majoring in performing arts in the theater department.

Career

2013–2015: Career beginnings

Cha debuted as an actor in 2014 with a minor role in the film My Brilliant Life. Due to his impact in the film, Cha as the rookie actor Lee Dong-min, was selected as model for Korean cosmetics brand Shara Shara. He was the fourth trainee to be officially introduced with the Fantagio iTeen Photo Test Cut. In August 2015, Cha, along with the other members of Astro, participated in the web-drama To Be Continued.

2016–2022: Debut with Astro, solo activities and rising popularity

Cha for Marie Claire Korea in 2020

Astro debuted on February 23, 2016, with the EP 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 a host of Show! Music Core alongside Kim Sae-ron, Lee Soo-min and Xiyeon from 2016 to 2018. In 2016, he also starred in the web drama My Romantic Some Recipe.

In 2017, Cha was cast in the KBS2 drama Hit the Top and starred in the web drama Sweet Revenge. Cha was announced as a host of MBC Gayo Daejejeon from 2017 to 2019.

In 2018, Cha starred in the web drama Top Management. He was later cast in the JTBC romantic comedy series Gangnam Beauty, his first leading role on television. He saw a rise in popularity after the series aired and was included in GQ Korea's "Men of the Year".

In 2019, Cha starred in the historical drama Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung alongside Shin Se-kyung. He played the role of a royal prince who became a romance novelist, and won the Excellence Award for an Actor and Best Couple Award with Shin at the MBC Drama Awards. In December, he 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 April 2020, Cha joined SBS television show Master in the House as a fixed cast member. At the 2020 SBS Entertainment Awards, he won the Rookie Award for his role on the show. In December 2020, he starred in the tvN coming-of-age romance drama True Beauty based on the webtoon of the same name, playing a high school student alongside Moon Ga-young.

In June 2021, he left Master in the House. In November 2021, Cha released "Don't Cry, My Love", a ballad song featuring a piano performance, for the official soundtrack of the comic Under The Oak Tree.

In 2022, Cha recorded "Focus on Me" for the soundtrack of the Kakao webtoon The Villainess Is a Marionette, released on February 22. He then played the role of a Navy officer in Hwang In-ho's urban terror action film Decibel which was released in November 2022. Later that year he starred in TVING drama Island alongside Kim Nam-gil, Lee Da-hee and Sung Joon, playing the role of an exorcist priest. On December 30, Fantagio released an official statement stating that Cha had decided to renew his contract with the agency.

2023–present: Solo debut and focus on solo career

In 2023, Cha starred in the webtoon-based fantasy romance drama A Good Day to Be a Dog. On June 1, Cha was confirmed for Wonderful World led by veteran actress Kim Nam-joo with premiere scheduled for the first half of 2024. On October 18, Cha released the remake of "Jealousy", which was originally sung by Yoo Seung-beom, for the official soundtrack of the drama A Good Day To Be A Dog. On October 27, Cha became the first artist to receive the Global Icon Award on MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2023, a special award given to honor the achievements of global activities as an artist. On December 8, according to Fantagio, Cha will be having his first ever fan concert "Mystery Elevator" in 2024.

In 2024, Cha will embark on the Just One 10 Minutes "Mystery Elevator", his first solo fan concert. It begins on February 17 in South Korea, and includes visits to Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Japan, Singapore, and Indonesia. On January 9, Fantagio confirms Cha will debut as soloist and is preparing for his solo album to be released by the first half of 2024. Cha will perform all the songs included in his album for the first time at the Seoul fan concert. Cha plans to work hard in various fields including music, performances, and dramas this year. On February 15, Cha extended play "Entity" was released, containing the lead single "Stay". The music video features him and American actress India Eisley. On February 19, the music video of the EP, "Where Am I" was released.

Other ventures

Fashion and endorsements

In February 2021, Cha became Penshoppe's international ambassador. In March, he was selected as the brand model for Noona Holdak Chicken. In May, Cha was chosen as a new model for clothing brand O'Neill. In July, Cha became a brand ambassador for Burberry. Cha was then chosen as Konvy's first presenter, as well as a model for Mackiss Company's Now We Are soju and the health functional food Perilla in the Eyes. In August, Cha was selected as a model for Samhwa Foods, and the new muse of Dashu Perfume.

In January 2022, Cha became the muse for the hair styling brand Dashu. The next two months, he became as a new brand ambassador for Ms Glow, and Mister Potato. In April 2022, Cha modeled for contemporary men's clothing brand Liberclassy. In June, Cha became a brand ambassador for Dior Beauty, announced after attending Jean-Michel Othoniel's exhibition. In December, there was a post announcing Cha became a brand ambassador for Dior.

In January 2023, Cha became a regional brand ambassador for Skechers, this partnership covers seven key Asia-Pacific markets for Skechers: Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. In February, Cha and actress Han So-hee were selected as CF models together for global clothing brand Giordano. Cha launches the global campaign 2023 New Liens collection Liens Evidence, featuring a bridge that connects two people who express different emotions. that can be experienced in important moments of life with Chaumet's unique artistic sense. In March, Cha became a brand ambassador for Est Cola. Cha became a brand ambassador for Dunkin' Philippines. In May, Cha has been appointed as honorary ambassador for the '2023–2024 Visit Korea Year', participated in the launching ceremony of the 'K-Tourism Cooperation Group' along with First Lady Kim Keon-hee and Chairperson Lee Boo-jin. In June, Cha has been selected as a brand model for Subway and plans to continue various activities starting with the "Eat Fresh, Feel Good" campaign video that will be sent to major Asian countries including Korea next month. In July, Cha became a global brand ambassador for Dior Beauty. In August, Cha has been selected as a brand model for Chung Jungwon Home:ings. Cha has been selected as the new brand ambassador for outdoor brand The North Face. In October, Cha has been selected as the new brand ambassador for Ricola. Cha is also announced as the face of the insurance company Hanwha Life.

In January 2024, Cha became a brand ambassador for Cornetto in Southeast Asia. In February, Cha has been selected as the new brand ambassador for Milo Thailand.

Philanthropy

In April 2019, Cha donated 10 million to help support the victims of the Sokcho Fire. In February 2020, It was revealed that Cha had donated ₩30 million to help those affected by COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.

In June 2022, Cha participated as a special audio guide for the art exhibit of Sir Michael Craig-Martin & even donated some proceeds for cancer patients at the national cancer center. In November 2022, it was announced that Cha will hold a photo exhibition at the end of the year and will donate all profits to help the underprivileged.

In July 2023, Cha donated 10 million for the Ice Bucket Challenge campaign, receiving a challenge from actor Lee Jung-jae and he nominated Yoon San-ha, Moon Ga-young and Park Gyu-young to join the campaign.

Impact and influence

In November 2018, Cha was included as one of GQ Korea's Men of the Year. In 2019, he ranked seventh—with 44,178,474 points—in the Most Accumulated Points On Male Idol Brand Reputation.[unreliable source?] In the K-pop Radar Year-End Chart of 2019, Cha was named as the male "Hot Instagrammer".

In April 2021, Cha placed 17th on Forbes Korea Power Celebrity and sixth in the SNS category. In April 2022, after Cha was selected to represent contemporary men's clothing brand Liberclassy, traffic to the company's mall increased by 806% in the first week of April from the previous week, and the brand also saw an increase in social media engagement. An official from Liberclassy said, "The Cha Eunwoo effect was seen as more than 70 million won in sales generated for pre-application alone".

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and sales
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
Entity
Track listing
  1. "U&I (너와 단둘이)
  2. Fu*king Great Time
  3. Stay
  4. Where Am I
  5. You're the Best
  6. Memories
TBA

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
US World
As lead artist
"First Love" 2022 Drive to the Starry Road
"Stay" 2024 TBA Entity
Soundtrack appearances
"Rainbow Falling" 2018 Gangnam Beauty OST. Part 7
"Together" Top Management OST
"Please Remember" (기억해줘요) 2019 Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung OST Part 6
"Love So Fine" 2021 165 13 True Beauty OST Part 8
"Don't Cry, My Love" Under the Oak Tree OST
"Focus On Me" 2022 The Villainess Is a Marionette OST
"Love Sailing" (항해) Decibel OST
"Jealousy" (질투) 2023 A Good Day to Be a Dog OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Songwriting credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.

Title Year Artist Album Lyricist Composer
"You & Me (Thanks Aroha)" 2017 Astro Winter Dream Yes No
"By Your Side" (너의 뒤에서) 2018 Rise Up Yes No
"Together" Himself Top Management OST Yes No
"Merry-Go-Round (Christmas Edition)" Astro Non-album single Yes No
"Merry-Go-Round" 2019 All Light Yes No
"No, I Don't.." (아니 그래) 2020 Non-album single Yes No
"After Midnight" 2021 Switch On Yes No
"Don't Worry" Yes Yes
"First Love" 2022 Himself Drive to the Starry Road Yes No
"Stay" 2024 Entity Yes No
"Fu*king Great Time" Yes No
"Where Am I" Yes No
"U&I" (너와단둘이) Yes No
"You're The Best" Yes No
"Memories" Yes No

Videography

Music videos

Title Year Director(s) Length Ref.
"Stay" 2024 Sky (Sunny Visual) 4:21
"Where Am I" 4:11

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 My Brilliant Life healthy Ah-reum Cameo
2022 Decibel Jeon Tae-ryong

Television series

Year Title Role Ref.
2017 Hit the Top MJ
2018 Gangnam Beauty Do Kyung-seok
2019 Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung Yi Rim (Prince Dowon) / Maehwa
2020–2021 True Beauty Lee Su-ho
2023–2024 A Good Day to Be a Dog Jin Seo-won
2024 Wonderful World Kwon Seon-yul

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 To Be Continued Himself
2016 My Romantic Some Recipe
2017 Sweet Revenge
2018 Top Management Woo Yeon-woo
2019 Soul Plate Angel Raviel
2022–2023 Island John / Yohan / Kang Chan-hyuk Part 1–2

Television shows

Year Title Role Ref.
2016 Law of the Jungle in New Caledonia Cast member
2020 Handsome Tigers
2020–2021 Master in the House

Web show

Year Title Role Ref.
2018 Dead If Shot Cast member

Hosting

Year Title Notes Ref.
2016–2018 Show! Music Core with Kim Sae-ron, Lee Soo-min and Xiyeon
2017 MBC Gayo Daejejeon with Suho and YoonA
2018 Dream Concert with Yoon Shi-yoon and Seol In-ah
MBC Gayo Daejejeon with Noh Hong Chul, Minho and YoonA
2019 with Jang Sung-kyu and YoonA
2020 Dream Concert with Eunhyuk and Lia
KBS Song Festival with Jung Yun-ho and Shin Ye-eun
SBS Entertainment Awards with Shin Dong-yup and Lee Seung-gi
2021 Dream Concert with Leeteuk and Kim Do-yeon
Seoul International Drama Awards with Park Eun-bin
KBS Song Festival with Kim Seol-hyun and Rowoon
2022 SBS Gayo Daejeon with Key and An Yu-jin
2024 38th Golden Disc Awards with Sung Si-kyung

Music video appearances

Year Song Title Artist Ref.
2017 "Mysterious" Hello Venus
2018 "You're the Reason" Urban Zakapa
"As I wished"
2020 "Dreamy Alarm" Lee Jin-ah
2022 "1番好きな人にサヨナラを言おう" Astro

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 Ref.
APAN Music Awards 2020 Entertainer of the Year – Male Cha Eun-woo Nominated
APAN Star Awards 2023 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Island Nominated
Asia Artist Awards 2018 Rising Star Award Gangnam Beauty Won
2021 Popularity Award - Actor Cha Eun-woo Nominated
Emotive Award - Actor True Beauty Won
2022 Popularity Award - Actor Cha Eun-woo Nominated
Blue Dragon Series Awards 2023 Best New Actor Island Nominated
Popularity Star Award Cha Eun-woo Won
Brand Customer Loyalty Awards 2021 Best Male Idol-Actor Won
2023 Best Male Idol-Actor Won
Brand of the Year Awards 2021 Male Actor of the Year (Idol) Won
2023 Male Actor of the Year (Idol) Won
HallyuTalk Awards 2023 Star of the Year Award Won
Indonesian Television Awards 2018 Special Award – Person of the Year Cha Eun-woo Won
iQiyi Entertainment Awards 2019 Most Charming Actor Gangnam Beauty Won
Korea Drama Awards 2018 Best New Actor Won
Hallyu Star Award Won
Korea First Brand Awards 2019 Best Male Idol-Actor Award Won
Male Commercial Model Award Cha Eun-woo Won
2024 Best Male Idol-Actor Award (Vietnam) A Good Day to Be a Dog Won
MBC Drama Awards 2019 Excellence Award for an Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung Won
Best Couple Award (with Shin Se-kyung) Won
2023 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries A Good Day to Be a Dog Nominated
Best Couple Award (with Park Gyu-young) Nominated
MBC Entertainment Awards 2016 Rookie Award in Music / Talk Show – Male Show! Music Core Nominated
2017 Rookie Award in Show / Sitcom – Male Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2023 Global Icon Award Cha Eun-woo Won
MTN Broadcast Advertising Festival 2017 CF Male Star Award Cha Eun-woo Won
Newsis K-EXPO Cultural Awards 2020 Seoul Tourism Organization CEO Award Cha Eun-woo Won
SBS Entertainment Awards 2020 Rookie Award Master in the House Won
Tonton Anugerah Drama Sangat 2023 Popularity Award - K-Drama Actor Cha Eun-woo Won
Yahoo! Asia Buzz Awards 2018 Most Searched Rookie Actor Gangnam Beauty Won

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Forbes 2021 Korea Power Celebrity 40 17th
2023 30 Under 30 5th
Gallup Korea 2023 Gallup Korea's Actor of the Year 11th
JoyNews24 2023 Entertainment Industry Power People Placed
Star News 2023 Best Idol-Actor of the Year 4th [unreliable source?]

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