Cha Eun-woo


Lee Dong-min, professionally known as Cha Eun-woo , is a South Korean singer, actor, and model under the label of Fantagio. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Astro.

Early life

Cha Eun-woo was born on March 30, 1997, in Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province.
Cha attended Suri Middle School, then Suri High School. He graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School in 2016. He is currently attending Sungkyunkwan University, majoring in performing arts.

Career

2013–15: Career beginnings

Cha debuted as an actor with a minor role in the film My Brilliant Life.
In August 2015, Cha along with the other members of his group participated in the web-drama To Be Continued.

2016–present: Debut with Astro, solo activities and rising popularity

Astro debuted on February 23, 2016 with the mini album Spring Up. In August, Cha participated in the Chuseok special variety show, Replies That Make Us Flutter. In September, he participated in another Chuseok pilot program, Boomshakalaka.
Cha was announced as the MC of the show Show! Music Core alongside Kim Sae-ron and Lee Soo-min, which he hosted from 2016 to 2018. The same year, he starred in the web drama My Romantic Some Recipe.
In 2017, Cha was cast in the KBS2 drama Hit the Top. The same year, he starred in the web drama Sweet Revenge.
In 2018, Cha starred in the web drama Top Management. The same year, Cha was cast in the JTBC romantic comedy series Gangnam Beauty, his first leading role on television. Cha saw a rise in popularity after the series aired, and was included in GQ Korea's ‘Men of the Year’.
In 2019, Cha starred in the historical drama Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung alongside Shin Se-kyung. In 2019 MBC Drama awards, Cha Eun-woo won Excellence Award for an Actor and Best Couple Award with Shin Se-Kyung.
On July 2019, it was announced the Cha Eun-woo will be having his first fan meeting across Asia titled, "Just One 10 Minute" in October. In December 2019, Cha Eun-woo was announced as a cast member of the new variety show, Handsome Tigers, alongside Joy, Lee Sang-yoon, Yoo Seon-ho, and Seo Jang-hoon. In the K-pop Radar Year-End Chart, Cha Eun-woo was named as "2019 Hot Instagrammer - Male".
In April 2020, Cha joined Master in the House as a fixed cast member.

Impact

In 2018, He was included in GQ Korea's ‘Men of the Year’.
In 2019, Eun-woo was ranked as the 7th with 44,178,474 points Most Accumulated Points On Male Idol Brand Reputation.In the K-pop Radar Year-End Chart, Cha Eun-woo was named as "2019 Hot Instagrammer - Male".

Discography

Soundtrack appearances

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Variety show

Hosting

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2016MBC Entertainment AwardsRookie Award in Music / Talk Show – MaleShow! Music Core
20179th MTN Broadcast Advertising FestivalCF Male Star Award
2017MBC Entertainment AwardsRookie Award in Show / Sitcom – MaleShow! Music Core
201811th Korea Drama AwardsBest New ActorGangnam Beauty
201811th Korea Drama AwardsHallyu Star AwardGangnam Beauty
20183rd Indonesian Television AwardsSpecial Award – Person of the Year
20183rd Asia Artist AwardsRising Star AwardGangnam Beauty
2018Yahoo Asia Buzz AwardsMost Searched Rookie ActorGangnam Beauty
2018Korea First Brand AwardsMale Idol-Actor AwardGangnam Beauty
2018Korea First Brand AwardsMale Commercial Model Award
201914th Annual Soompi AwardsBreakout ActorGangnam Beauty
201914th Annual Soompi AwardsBest Idol ActorGangnam Beauty
201914th Annual Soompi AwardsBest Couple Award with Im Soo-hyangGangnam Beauty
20191st iQiyi Entertainment AwardsMost Charming ActorGangnam Beauty
2019MBC Drama AwardsExcellence Award for an Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday DramaRookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung
2019MBC Drama AwardsBest Couple Award with Shin Se-kyungRookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung