Biography
Who is Cha Eun-woo?
Early life and real name
Cha Eun-woo was born as Lee Dong-min on March 30, 1997, in Gunpo, South Korea. His stage name was given by his agency and consists of the hanja characters Eun meaning silver and Woo meaning excellence. He has a younger brother. During his childhood, Cha aspired to become a doctor, prosecutor, or police officer.
He attended Nungnae Elementary School, Suri Middle School, and Suri High School. In November 2015, he was accepted into Sungkyunkwan University through early admission in the department of acting. He graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School in February 2016, specializing in broadcasting and entertainment within the acting department. He later graduated from Sungkyunkwan University with a major in performing arts in the theater department.
How Cha became famous
Cha was discovered by a talent scout at a school festival and signed with Fantagio during his first year of high school to pursue acting. He was also offered a place in the company's idol trainee program, where he began training alongside his acting activities. In 2014, while still a trainee under his real name, he appeared in a KBS news report on the K-pop training system. That same year, he made his acting debut with a minor role in the film My Brilliant Life.
His appearance in the film generated early public interest, leading to the creation of an online fan cafe dedicated to him. Due to the positive response, the rookie actor was selected as the brand model for the Korean cosmetics Shara Shara. He was the fourth trainee to be officially introduced with the Fantagio i-Teen Photo Test Cut. In August 2015, Cha was cast as the lead in the web drama To Be Continued with Kim Sae-ron.
Career highlights
In 2016, Cha appeared on the quiz show Challenge Golden Bell and revealed that he was preparing to debut with Astro. He debuted in Astro on February 23 with the EP Spring Up. Cha was announced as a host of Show! Music Core from 2016 to 2018. In 2018, Cha starred in the JTBC romantic comedy series Gangnam Beauty, his first leading role on television. Following the series, Cha was named one of GQ Korea's Men of the Year in 2018.
In 2019, Cha starred in the historical drama Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung alongside Shin Se-kyung and won the Excellence Award for an Actor at the MBC Drama Awards. In December 2020, he starred in the tvN coming-of-age romance drama True Beauty based on the webtoon of the same name, playing a high school student alongside Moon Ga-young. In February 2024, his extended play Entity was released, containing the lead single Stay.
Birthday and age
Cha Eun-woo was born on March 30, 1997, which makes Cha 29 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aries sign. Cha shares the date with 68 other famous people.
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