Park Cho-rong
Park in white dress and smiling for the camera in July 2020
Park in July 2020
Born (1991-03-03) March 3, 1991 (age 32)
Cheongju, North Chungcheong, South Korea
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2011–present
Labels
  • IST
  • Choi Creative Lab
Member ofApink
Korean name
Hangul
박초롱
Hanja
朴초롱
Revised RomanizationBak Cho-rong
McCune–ReischauerPak Ch'o-rong

Park Cho-rong (Korean: 박초롱; 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.

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 third degree black belt.[2][3] During her school days, Park 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 web drama Special Law of Romance alongside Kim Min-kyu and VIXX's Hyuk.[12]

On April 28, 2023, IST Entertainment announced that Park did not renew her contract with the company but will still be part of the group.[13] On the same day, Park signed an exclusive contract with Choi Creative Lab.[14]

Filmography

Film

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

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 All My Love Cho-rong Cameo (Episode 125–210)
2012 Reply 1997 Lee Il-hwa (young) Cameo (Episode 9) [15]
2014 Plus Nine Boys Han Soo-ah / Bong-sook [16]
2018 A Poem a Day Kang Mi-ae Cameo

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Special Law of Romance Seo Ji-hye [17]
2022 I Want to Hurt Shin Ha-yeon Audio drama [18]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 One Night Food Trip Cast member Season 2 [19]
2019 Trend With Me Host
2021 Style Me [20]
2022 Season 3 [21]

Web shows

Year Title Role Ref.
2016 Extreme Adventures Host
2017 Finding X-PINK
2017–2018 Put Your Hands Up
2019 Everybody Ready

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. ^ Lee, Tae-soo (April 28, 2023). 에이핑크, 정은지만 남고 소속사 IST 떠난다…"팀 활동 유지" [Apink, Jung Eun-ji will leave the agency IST... "Keeping the Team Active"]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Naver.
  14. ^ Lee, Nam-kyung (April 28, 2023). 박초롱·윤보미·김남주·오하영 전속계약, 초이크리에이티브랩과 체결 “앞으로도 에이핑크”(전문)[공식] [Cho-rong Park, Bo-mi Yoon, Nam-joo Kim, and Ha-young Oh signed exclusive contracts with Choi Creative Lab.]. MBN Star (in Korean). Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  15. ^ "'Reply 1997' has 18 Cameo Appearances in One Night". CJ E&M enewsWorld. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  16. ^ "Plus Nine Boys (Drama – 2014)". Hancinema. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  17. ^ "VIXX's Hyuk And Apink's Chorong Confirmed To Star In New Web Drama". Soompi. August 11, 2017. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  18. ^ Kim Soo-jin (May 19, 2022). "박초롱, 오디오 드라마 '아파도 하고 싶은' 출연" [Park Chorong to appear in the audio drama 'Even if it hurts] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved May 19, 2022 – via Naver.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ Park Eun-hae (March 30, 2022). "박초롱, '스타일미 시즌3' MC…내달 17일 첫 방송" [Park Chorong, 'Style Me Season 3' MC... First broadcast on the 17th of next month] (in Korean). NEWSIS. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Naver.

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