Gongchan | |
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 Gongchan at WFMF concert in September 2016 | |
| Born | Gong Chan-sik August 14, 1993 Suncheon, South Korea |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | WM |
| Member of | B1A4 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 공찬식 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gong Chan-sik |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kong Ch'an-sik |
Gong Chan-sik (Korean: 공찬식; born August 14, 1993), better known by his stage name Gongchan (공찬), is a South Korean singer and actor. He is the youngest member of the South Korean boy band B1A4, formed under the label WM Entertainment in the year 2011.
Gongchan was discovered on the website Cyworld as a result of his winning of an "Eoljjang Challenge" when he was in middle school. He was also a runner-up in a cross-dressing contest, where he danced to a song by soloist Ivy. He then underwent a training period of two years.[1]
After years of training, Gongchan joined as a vocalist and the youngest member of B1A4. On April 11, 2011, WM Entertainment revealed Gongchan as the third member after releasing the news of B1A4 along with Jinyoung and Baro's pictures. Sandeul and CNU were revealed in the next two days.[2][3][4][5][6]
On April 20, 2011, B1A4 released their debut Track "OK" and mini album "Let's Fly", making their debut on April 23, 2011 on MBC Show! Music Core.[7]
After their debut, B1A4 was invited to star in MTV's reality show Match Up with Block B.[8] As one of the projects for the show, B1A4 filmed a music video for "Only Learned Bad Things" (못된 것만 배워서).[9]
In 2015, Gongchan became one of the new MCs on the fourth season of KBS A Song For You. He appeared alongside two other MC's f(x)'s Amber and Kangin.[10]
It was announced in early 2017 that Gongchan would star as the first main character for the new mobile game, I Need Romance, developed by Take One Company.[11] The game, a first-person virtual reality simulation dating game, has Gongchan in the role of Eun Sehyun, a top-idol and leader of the boy group Don't Touch for 5 years who is known as the representative 'chic-idol'. He interacts with the user, who plays the opposing main character.
Acting Debut
Gongchan made his acting debut with main role of Park Sung Jun in the web drama "Delicious Love" in 2015. In the year 2023, he also acted in his first BL drama "Unintentional Love Story", which is based on the webtoon with same name, along with his main co-star Cha Seo Won who played his romantic interest.[12]
Gongchan was confirmed by WM to be exempted from mandatory military service due to health reasons.[13]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mr. Boss | Hyun Joon |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Lonely Enough To Love | Jung Hoon |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Delicious Love | Park Sung-Jun | |
| 2019 | Travel Through Romance Season 1.5 | Heo Joon | |
| To My Name | Yoo Jae-Ha | ||
| 2021 | Mokkoji Kitchen | Moo-Young | [14] |
| 2023 | Unintentional Love Story | Ji Won-Young | [15] |
| My Best Boyfriend X My Best Boyfriend | Cha Eun-hwan | [16] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | I Need Romance | Eun Se-hyun | Main character Virtual online dating simulation game |
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Global Request Show: A Song For You 4 | KBS World | Host |
| 2018 | Begin A Game | MBC | Host |
| 2019 | Beauty Room | JTBC4 | Host |
| Wanna Play? GG | Channel A | Host
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