Park Cho-rong

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.

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.

Park Cho-rong
Park in July 2020
Born (1991-03-03) March 3, 1991
Cheongju, North Chungcheong, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2011–present
LabelsIST
Associated actsApink
Korean name
Hangul
박초롱
Revised RomanizationBak Cho-rong
McCune–ReischauerPak Ch'o-rong

Early life

Park Cho-rong was born in Cheongju, 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 master and academy owner, Park was trained in the said martial art for eight years.[1] She trained from her first year in elementary school until her third year of junior high; she is a holder of a 3rd degree black belt.[2][3] 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 fifth official audition in 2009 where she successfully made it to the final round.[4] However, she was eventually eliminated and after that she joined Cube Entertainment as a trainee.

Career

2011–present: Apink
Main article: Apink

In February 2011, Park was announced as the second member and leader of Apink. Prior to the announcement, she appeared at the end of Beast's "Shock" Japanese version music video.[5] 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.[6] On April 19, 2011, Apink released its first single "Mollayo" and on April 21, Park debuted as a member of Apink on Mnet's M! Countdown performing their songs "Mollayo", and "Wishlist" which were included on their debut EP Seven Springs of Apink.[7]

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' Gain.[8][9] She then made a cameo appearance on Reply 1997 as the teenage version of Lee Il-Hwa, the mother of the lead role Sung Shi-won (played by Jung Eun-ji) along with her fellow Apink member Yoon Bo-mi.[10] Park had her first leading role in the romantic comedy Plus Nine Boys as Han Soo-ah, a popular but mysterious high-school girl; a character opposite to BtoB's Yook Sungjae's character.[11] In 2017, she starred on Naver TV Cast's webdrama Special Law of Romance alongside Kim Min-kyu and VIXX's Hyuk.[12]

Songwriting
Park performing with Apink in October 2013

Out of all the Apink members, Park has the most experience as a songwriter. She started by penning their first fansong "April 19th" for the group's first anniversary.[13][14] According to Park, she wrote "April 19th" while thinking of the fans and their first stage performances, while for the other songs, it was about experiences their age group could relate to.[15]

Songs written
Year Song Album Notes
2012 "April 19" Une Année Music by Kim Jin-Hwan; initially released as a fansong for the first anniversary of debut.
2014 "Love Story" Pink Blossom Music by Kim Jin-Hwan
"So Long" Music by Master Key
"Wanna Be" Pink Luv Music by Son Young-jin and Big Sancho
2015 "Deja Vu" Pink Memory Music and Arrangement by Choi Yong-chan
2016 "The Wave" Pink Revolution Music by Kim Jin-Hwan; released as a fansong for fifth anniversary debut[16]
"To. Us" Music by Kim Jin-Hwan; released as a song for members
"Cliche" Dear Co-written with Naeun
2017 "Eyes" Pink Up Music by Command Freaks, Sophiya, Shikata
2018 "Miracle" Miracle Co-written with LOOGONE, BEOMxNANG and 제이미; produced by Eunji with LOOGONE, BEOMxNANG and 제이미
2018 "Don't Be Silly" One & Six Co-written with Luvssong; produced by Hide[17]
2019 "Enough" Percent Music by 617 Music[18]
2020 "Moment" Look Music by BOOMBASTIC[19]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Road Family Yuri Main role

Television dramas
Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2010All My LoveMBCCho-rong (Episode 125–210)
2012Reply 1997tvNLee Il-hwa (young) Episode 9[20]
2014Plus Nine BoysHan Soo-ah / Bong-sook [21]
2017Special Law of RomanceNaver TV CastSeo Ji-hye [22]
2018A Poem a DaytvNKang Mi-ae Cameo

Variety and reality shows
Year Title Network Role Ref.
2013 2 Days 1 Night KBS Apink
2016 Extreme Adventures Naver Vapp Park Chorong
2017 One Night Food Trip (Season 2) O'live & tvN Cast member [23]
Finding X-PINK Naver Vapp Ch+ Park Chorong
2017–2018 Put Your Hands Up
2019 Everybody Ready
Trend With Me (Season 2) KBS Joy MC
2021 Style Me Lifetime Host [24]

References
  1. "8 K-Pop Idols You Didn't Know Were Previously Athletes". Soompi. September 20, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. "A Pink's Chorong flaunts her advanced hapkido skills". Allkpop. November 10, 2015. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  3. 편집국 (May 24, 2011). "에이핑크│My name is…1텐아시아 | 텐아시아". TenAsia. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  4. "Netizens discover A Pink's Chorong's JYP Entertainment audition video". Allkpop. April 28, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  5. Kim, Yoon-mi (July 14, 2011). "A Pink shows seven pastel colors". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  6. "APink News". apink.hyundaimedia.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  7. "A Pink releases debut EP, "Seven Springs of Apink"". Allkpop. April 18, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  8. "» All My Love » Korean Drama". www.koreandrama.org. October 8, 2010. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  9. "A Pink's Chorong cast for "All My Love" | allkpop.com". Allkpop. May 17, 2011. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  10. Hong, Grace Danbi (August 22, 2012). "KPOP NEWS – 'Reply 1997' has 18 Cameo Appearances in One Night | Mwave". mwave.interest.me. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  11. Jung, Yeawon (August 25, 2014). "KPOP NEWS – A Pink's Park Cho Rong Thanks Jung Eun Ji for Acting Advice | Mwave". mwave.interest.me. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  12. "VIXX's Hyuk, A Pink's Chorong, and more pose for B-cuts in 'Special Law of Romance' | Allkpop". October 19, 2017. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  13. "A-Pink releases their 'one year anniversary' song, "April 19th" | allkpop.com". Allkpop. April 19, 2012. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  14. Won, Ho-jung (August 24, 2015). "[Herald Review] Apink take fans to their 'Pink Island'". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  15. Joo, Edwin (April 4, 2016). "[Exclusive] Short & Sweet Interview with APINK in Singapore". KoreanUpdates.com. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  16. "A Pink thank their fans on their 5th anniversary with 'Wave' | allkpop.com". Allkpop. April 18, 2016. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  17. "ONE & SIX – EP by Apink". Genius. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  18. "Apink – Enough" – via genius.com.
  19. "Moment / Apink". Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020 – via owldb.net.
  20. "'Reply 1997' has 18 Cameo Appearances in One Night". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  21. "Plus Nine Boys (Drama – 2014)". Hancinema. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  22. "VIXX's Hyuk And Apink's Chorong Confirmed To Star In New Web Drama". Soompi. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  23. Jie, Ye-eun (January 30, 2017). "[V Report Plus] Ilhoon, Chorong go on food trip to Europe". Kpop Herald. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  24. Park Eun-hye (August 31, 2021). "이지훈♥'아야네, 뷰티예능 '스타일미' MC 발탁…김소은X고은아X초롱과 호흡(공식)" [‘Lee Ji-hoon ♥’ Ayane, beauty entertainment ‘Style Me’ MC selected… Kim So-eun X Go Eun-ah X Chorong and Breathing (Official)]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved August 31, 2021 – via Naver.
  1. Despite leaving IST Ent. in 2021, Naeun is still an active member of Apink.
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