Chu (real name: Kim Ji-woo, born on October 20, 1999) is a South Korean singer and broadcaster, and was a member of the girl group Loona from 2018 to 2022.
Earlier on November 25, BBC announced Chuu’s removal from the 9-member group, citing “violent language and misuse of power” towards a staff member as the reason behind this decision.
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Early Life
He was born on October 20, 1999 in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do. She dreamed of becoming a singer since she was a child, as her mother majored in her vocal music.
After graduating from elementary and middle school in Cheongju, she went on to Practical Music Department at Hanlim Entertainment Arts High School in Seoul as an aspiring singer. completed and graduated in 2018.
Before her debut, she was also famous on Instagram, but her account was deleted after her debut.
She wanted to become a vocalist because she loved listening to and singing, and when she entered high school, she had never thought about an idol career. Due to the influence of her friends in her high school, she belatedly discovered the charm of her stage and started her idol aspiring life at a relatively late age.
In 2015, before she debuted as a singer as a member of Loona, she sang “I Want to Become an Adult”, an insert song for the animation Princess Pring broadcast on KBS.
In addition, he worked as a trainee at Dream Vocal Practical Music Academy and FNC Academy.
Celebrity Activities
On January 14, 2017, she was revealed as the 10th member of Loona, and debuted on the 28th of the same month with her single album “Chuu”. Chuu’s symbol animal is a penguin, and her symbol fruit is a strawberry.
On April 27, 2018, she organized a 4-member unit yyxy with Yves, Gowon, and Olivia Hye of the same group and released a mini album, and on the 30th of the following month, the mini album “Beauty & the beat” was released.
In December 2019, she appeared at the MBC Idol Star Athletics Championships. Here, when it became known that one of her broadcasting staff members had pulled Chuu’s hair, accusations flooded MBC.
At the end of 2020, she opened a YouTube channel aimed at protecting the environment, “Protect Chu”, and began broadcasting videos in January 2021. Also, since 2021, she has also been a regular performer on the YouTube channel “Auther” opened at Lotte Department Store.
Since 2021, she has been selected as the 31st image model for Dong-A Otsuka Pocari Sweat and successfully filmed her first solo TV commercial. Since then, she has appeared in commercials for Samsung Electronics Galaxy Store, Chicken Maru, Gyeonggi Tourism Organization, and War Pass.
On November 25, 2022, Blockberry Creative side removed and released Chu from her agency and group Loona. It was revealed that her abuse of power-related reports, such as her abusive language towards her staff, turned out to be true, and the company representative apologized to the staff and took responsibility for them.
Controversy
In February 2021, there was a controversy over school violence, but the revealer left an apology in the online community a day after the revelation, saying that his claim was false. In the apology letter, he said, “I didn’t get along very well with Kim Ji-woo when I was in school, and it seems that my memories have been dramatized and changed as time passed.”
Removal from Loona
In November 2022, Loona’s agency, Blockberry Creative, announced on the official fancafe that Chuu will be expelled from Loona, explaining that “there were reports of abuse of power, such as Chuu’s abusive language towards our staff, and the investigation has revealed the fact, and the company representative is apologizing and comforting the staff.” Chuu has recently been caught up in rumors of power abuse, transfer, and bullying within her company. At the end of last year, she filed an application for a provisional injunction against her agency, Blockberry Creative, to suspend the exclusive contract. It was also reported that last April she founded her own company, with herself as the CEO.
Edited from Wikipedia
