Park Cho-a

This is a Korean name; the family name is Park.
Park Cho-a

Choa at a fansigning event in June 2014
Native name 박초아
Born Park Cho-a
(1990-03-06) March 6, 1990
Incheon, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress

Musical career

Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active 2012–present
Labels
Associated acts
Park Cho-a
Hangul 박초아
Hanja 朴草娥
Revised Romanization Bak Cho-a
McCune–Reischauer Pak Ch'oa

Park Cho-a (born March 6, 1990), better known by the mononym Choa, is a South Korean idol singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the girl group AOA, which debuted in 2012 under FNC Entertainment. She has been an MC in the variety show We Got Married since March 2015.

Biography

Choa was born on March 6, 1990, in Incheon, South Korea.[1] She wanted to major in music at university but her conservative father wanted her to get a normal job, so she enrolled in Aviation Business Administration in Inha Technical College. Her first step in becoming an idol was when she met Juniel and was told by her about FNC's auditions for their girl group, AOA.[2] At first, her parents opposed her dream of becoming a singer but later gave her the permission after they realised that she might inherit musical talent from her mother who majored in piano. She has also played guitar for 3 years.

Career

AOA

Main article: AOA (band)

On July 30, 2012, Choa made her debut as a member of AOA on Mnet's M! Countdown with the song "Elvis" from their debut single album, Angels' Story.[3]

Solo career

On June 12, 2013, it was announced that Choa would play the female lead, Gabriella, in the musical High School Musical. Her agency, FNC Entertainment, revealed photos of Choa practising the duet song, "Start of Something New". Choa said that she wanted to portray Gabriella as sincerely as she could. The musical ran from July 2 to September 1 at Seoul's Blue Square Samsung Card Hall.[4]

On March 16, 2014, Choa released a solo OST for TV Chosun's TV series Bride of the Century.[5]

Choa appeared as a new cast member on MBC's variety show "My Little Television".[6] She later left the show on May 19, 2015.[7]

Choa also became a new model for sports brand NBA's 2015 S/S, the first few pictures released were colourful and sporty.[8]

On March 25, 2015, it was revealed that Choa will be one of the permanent MCs for MBC's We Got Married.[9][10]

On June 6, 2015, she became a new model for 'Alba Heaven' with Yoo Byung-jae.[11]

On 22 July 2015, it was revealed that Choa will collaborate with Primary and Iron for Primary's new single 2-3 's song "Don't Be Shy".[12] The song and the full music video starring Choa was released on July 24, 2015.[13]

Her music video teaser named "Flame" for her solo debut was released on December 14.[14] The song was later released on December 17, 2015.

In October 2016, Choa was confirmed to be the MCs of JTBC new variety show 'Sing For You', first broadcast will be on December 3, 2016.[15]

Discography

Main article: AOA discography

Soundtrack appearances and solo performances

Year Title Song Duration Artist
2014 Bride of the Century OST "Words I Have Yet to Say" 04:26 Solo
2015 2 "Don't Be Shy" 03:27 Duet Primary
One Dream One Song "One K" 04:52 Various Artists
Two Yoo Project - Sugar Man "I Guess" 03:48 Solo

Singles

Year Title Peak positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
[16]
2015 "Don't Be Shy" (with Primary) 10
  • KOR (DL): 532,717+[17]
 2
"2015 That May Be So (Piano By Yu Hee Yeol)" 26
  • KOR (DL): 84,692+
Two Yoo Project - Sugar Man Part.3
"Flame" 25
  • KOR (DL): 165,936+
Flame (Digital Single)

Filmography

Reality shows

Year Title Role Network Notes
2013 Cheongdam-dong 111 Herself tvN [18]
2015 Open-Up AOA! Herself Naver
One Fine Day Herself MBC Music [19]
2016 Channel AOA Herself OnStyle

Variety shows

Year Title Role Network Notes
2013 Idol Drawing Competition Contestant MBC Every 1
2014 Hello Counselor Guest KBS [20]
2 Days & 1 Night Special Guest KBS2 Season 3 Episode 28 (with Jimin & Seolhyun)
Weekly Idol Guest MBC Every 1 Ep. 154 with AOA
2015 My Little Television Regular Guest MBC
Car Center Regular Guest
We Got Married MC
Running Man Guest SBS Episode 244[21]
Hello Counselor Guest KBS with Mina
King of Mask Singer Contestant MBC [22]
Weekly Idol Guest MBC Every 1 Ep. 204 with AOA
2016 Girl Who Leapt Charts Regular MC KBS Joy [23]
Sing For You Regular MC JTBC

Music video appearances

Year Music video Artist Role
2015 "Don't Be Shy" Primary Lead role

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2015 MBC Entertainment Awards New Star of the Year[24] We Got Married Won

References

  1. ↑ "AOA Profile on FNC Official Website".
  2. ↑ "Juniel Talks About How She Helped AOA's Choa Make Her Debut on "A Song for You"". Soompi. 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  3. ↑ Park HyunMin (September 2, 2012). "[Interview Part I] AOA Lands on Earth on Angel Wings and Guitars". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ F.T. Island's Jaejin and AoA's ChoA on the set of 'High School Musical'
  5. ↑ ChoA lends her beautiful voice to 'Bride of the Century'
  6. ↑ AOA’s Choa Says She Lost Many Male Viewers When She Shared Makeup Tips
  7. ↑ AOA’s Choa opts out of “My Little Television” and is replaced by EXID’s Hani and more
  8. ↑ Big Bang's Taeyang and AOA's ChoA turn heads looking fabulously sporty chic for 'NBA'
  9. ↑ (Korean) AOA 초아, '우결' 홍진영 빈자리 채운다..'귀요미 입담'
  10. ↑ AOA’s Choa to Replace Hong Jin Young As “We Got Married” Studio Panel
  11. ↑ AOA's ChoA and Yoo Byung Jae are way too enthusiastic for work in 'Alba Heaven' CF
  12. ↑ (Korean) 프라이머리 24일 신보 발표, AOA초아-팔로알토-마마무 화사 콜라보
  13. ↑ Primary drops a frightening yet intriguing MV for 'Don't Be Shy' ft. AOA's ChoA and Iron!
  14. ↑ "AOA's Choa Releases Teaser Video for Solo Project "Flame""
  15. ↑ (Korean) 홍경민·문희준·유재환·AOA 초아, JTBC 新 음악예능 ‘싱포유’ MC 낙점(공식)
  16. ↑ "Gaon Chart Search" (in Korean). Gaon Chart.
  17. ↑
  18. ↑ "FT Island and CN Blue to Appear in a FNC Reality Drama". MWAVE. 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
  19. ↑ AOA plan getaway to Hainan for their first travel reality appearance on 'One Fine Day'!
  20. ↑ AOA’s Choa shows off her cat-like aegyo on KBS “Hello Counselor”
  21. ↑ Next Episode of “Running Man” to Feature Jessi, AOA’s Choa, Kim Yuri, and More
  22. ↑ (Korean) '복면가왕' 단풍, 정체는 無언급 AOA 초아 '충격'
  23. ↑ (Korean) AOA 초아, 이상민 '아재 탈출' 프로젝트 실시 (차트를달리는소녀)
  24. ↑ AOA's ChoA, Red Velvet's Joy, and Kwak Si Yang get the 'New Star Award' at '2015 MBC Entertainment Awards'
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