Kim Chan-mi, simply known as Chanmi, is a South Korean singer. She is best known for her work as a member of the South Korean girl groupAOA.
Biography
Chanmi was born on June 19, 1996, in Gumi, South Korea. She was enrolled into dancing school at a young age, and performed on the streets of Gumi. She and her three siblings were raised by her mother after her parents divorced when she was in elementary school. Her mother ran a hair salon so Chanmi decided to become an idol to help her mother's financial situation. She was recruited by FNC Entertainment and became an FNC trainee during middle school.
On July 30, 2012, Chanmi made her debut as a member of AOA on Mnet's M! Countdown with their debut single album, Angels' Story and the title track "Elvis". AOA has released four EPs and ten singles in total. Chanmi is also part of sub-unit AOA Cream together with Yuna and Hyejeong. The sub-unit released their first teaser on February 1, 2016. The music video teaser for title track "I'm Jelly Baby" was released on February 4, 2016. AOA Cream released their title track together with the MV on February 12, 2016.
As soloist and actress
Chanmi has participated in multiple solo competitions and has been recognized for her dancing and fitness skills. She made it into the final round of MBC Music'sIdol Dance Battle D-Style in 2014, and performed in both a solo dance stage and a joint dance stage in MBC's DMC Festival in 2015. She also competed in KBS's Muscle Queen Project in 2016. The singer made her debut as an actress with her first lead role in the web drama What's Up With These Kids? as Geum Hye Ra. She acted alongside VIXX members N and Hongbin. The drama was aired on November 16, 2016. In March 2017, it was revealed that Chanmi is going to star in an idol actor survival variety show called I Am An Actor. The first episode was aired in April. At the conclusion of the show, Chanmi placed first and won a role in an upcoming film entitled Lookism. In 2019, Chanmi together with Shin Hye-jeong and Seo Yu-na will take part in Lifetime's reality programAOA DaSaDanang Heart Attack Danang where the members will travel to Danang, Vietnam for an adventure. In June 2019, Chanmi was cast in web drama Love Formula 11M as Ji-yoon. In November 2019 she was cast in MBC's new pilot variety show House of Sharing. The show will be broadcast in early December.
