Park Cho-rong (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 Apink ( ko, 에이핑크, ja, エーピンク) is a South Korean girl group formed by IST Entertainment (formerly Play M Entertainment, A Cube Entertainment, and Plan A Entertainment). The group debuted on April 19, 2011, with the extended play ...

Early life

Park Cho-rong was born in

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, 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 Hapkido ( , , also spelled ''hap ki do'' or ''hapki-do''; from Korean 합기도 ''hapgido'' ) is a hybrid Korean martial art. It is a form of self-defense that employs joint locks, grappling, throwing techniques, kicks, punches, and other s ...

master and academy owner, Park was trained in the said martial art for eight years. 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. During her school days, Park had attended Byungsul Kindergarten, Bukang Elementary School, Bukang Middle High School, and Choongbook High School. Park auditioned for

JYP Entertainment JYP Entertainment Corporation () is a South Korean multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate founded in 1997 by J. Y. Park. It is one of the largest entertainment companies in South Korea, and operates as a record label, tale ...

fifth official audition in 2009 where she successfully made it to the final round. However, she was eventually eliminated and after that she joined

Cube Entertainment Cube Entertainment Inc. () is a South Korean entertainment company. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company, and music publishing house. Cube are known for h ...

as a trainee.

Career

2011–present: Apink

In February 2011, Park was announced as the second member and leader of

. Prior to the announcement, she appeared at the end of Beast's "

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" Japanese version music video. 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. 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 ''M Countdown'' () is a South Korean music program broadcast by Mnet. The show features appearances by popular music artists who also perform live on stage. It is broadcast from CJ E&M Center Studio in Sangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul. B ...

performing their songs "Mollayo", and "Wishlist" which were included on their debut EP ''

Seven Springs of Apink ''Seven Springs of Apink'' is the debut extended play by the girl group A girl group is a music act featuring several female singers who generally harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States ...

''.

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. She then made a cameo appearance on ''

Reply 1997 ''Reply 1997'' () is a 2012 South Korean television series that centers on the lives of six friends in Busan, as the timeline moves back and forth between their past as 18-year-old high schoolers in 1997 and their present as 33-year-olds at thei ...

'' as the teenage version of Lee Il-Hwa, the mother of the lead role Sung Shi-won (played by

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) along with her fellow Apink member Yoon Bo-mi. Park had her first leading role in the romantic comedy ''

Plus Nine Boys ''Plus Nine Boys'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Kim Young-kwang, Yook Sung-jae, Oh Jung-se and Choi Ro-woon. It aired on tvN from August 29 to October 11, 2014 on Fridays and Saturdays at 20:50 for 14 episodes. The romant ...

'' as Han Soo-ah, a popular but mysterious high-school girl; a character opposite to BtoB's Yook Sungjae's character. In 2017, she starred on Naver TV Cast's web drama ''Special Law of Romance'' alongside Kim Min-kyu and

VIXX VIXX ( ko, 빅스 pronounced "vicks"; acronym for "voice, visual, value in excelsis") is a South Korean boy band formed by Jellyfish Entertainment through the 2012 reality show ''MyDOL''. Originally a sextet, the group is presently composed of f ...

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Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Television shows

Web shows

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Park, Cho-rong 1991 births Living people 21st-century South Korean actresses Apink members Japanese-language singers of South Korea K-pop singers People from North Chungcheong Province South Korean dance musicians South Korean women pop singers South Korean female idols South Korean singer-songwriters South Korean television actresses IST Entertainment artists 21st-century South Korean singers 21st-century South Korean women singers People from Cheongju South Korean women singer-songwriters South Korean hapkido practitioners