Im Do-hwa | |
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Born | Kim Chan-mi June 19, 1996
Gumi, South Korea |
Occupations |
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Musical career | |
Genres | K-pop |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | FNC |
Member of | |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 임도화 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Im Do-hwa |
McCune–Reischauer | Im Dohwa |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 김찬미 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gim Chan-mi |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ch'anmi |
Im Do-hwa [1] ( Korean: 임도화, née Kim Chan-mi (김찬미); born June 19, 1996), previously known mononymously as Chanmi ( Korean: 찬미), is a South Korean singer, dancer, and actress. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group AOA.
Im was born on June 19, 1996, in Gumi, South Korea. [2] She was enrolled into dancing school at a young age, and performed on the streets of Gumi. She and her two sisters, Kyung-mi and Hye-mi, were raised by their mother after their parents divorced when Im was in elementary school. Her mother ran a hair salon so she decided to become an idol to help her mother's financial situation. [3][ non-primary source needed] She was recruited by FNC Entertainment and became an FNC trainee during middle school. [4][ non-primary source needed]
On July 30, 2012, Im, 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". [5][ non-primary source needed] AOA has released four EPs and ten singles in total. [6]
Im is also part of sub-unit AOA Cream together with Yuna and Hyejeong. The sub-unit released their first teaser on February 1, 2016. [7][ unreliable source?] The music video teaser for title track "I'm Jelly Baby" was released on February 4, 2016. [8][ non-primary source needed] AOA Cream released their title track together with the MV on February 12, 2016. [9][ non-primary source needed]
Im 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's Idol 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. [10][ non-primary source needed] She also competed in KBS's Muscle Queen Project in 2016. [11]
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 Hyera. She acted alongside VIXX members N and Hongbin. The drama was aired on November 16, 2016. [12]
In March 2017, it was revealed that Im was going to star in an idol actor survival variety show called I Am An Actor. The first episode was aired in April 2017. [13] At the conclusion of the show, Im placed first and won a role in an upcoming film entitled Lookism. [14]
In 2019, Im, together with former AOA members Yuna and Hyejeong took part in Lifetime's reality program AOA DaSaDanang Heart Attack Danang where the members traveled to Danang, Vietnam for an adventure. [15] In June 2019, Im was cast in web drama Love Formula 11M as Jiyoon. [16] In November 2019 she was cast in MBC's new pilot variety show House of Sharing. The show began in broadcast in early December 2019. [17]
On June 29, 2021, Im was confirmed to co-star alongside VIXX's Hyuk in the upcoming rom-com movie A Different Girl. [18]
Im participated in the virtual reality competitive show Girls Reverse. [19] which aired on January 2, 2023. She was eliminated in the preliminary vocal round. [20] On May 27, 2023, Im was revealed to be a contestant on the reality competitive show Queendom Puzzle. [21] On 16 August 2023, Im was eliminated in the final episode, finishing 14th overall with 229,076 points. [22]
On May 22, 2024, Dohwa announced through her personal social media that she had left FNC Entertainment following the expiration of her contract. [23]
On April 25, 2022, she changed her last name from Kim to Im, following her mother's surname. [24]
Following her appearance as Im Do-hwa on Girls Reverse, Im announced that she now wishes to use the name Do-hwa for all her future activities, and that she was looking forward to pursuing an acting career. [1]
Title | Year | Peak positions | Album |
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KOR [25] | |||
Soundtrack appearances | |||
"One More Chance" (with Sanha) |
2019 | — | Love Formula 11M OST |
"We all love under the moonlight" (우리는 모두 달빛 아래 사랑을 하네) |
2022 | — | Refresh 2022 OST |
"I like it now" (지금이 좋아) | — | ||
"To you slowly" (그대에게 천천히) (with KCM) |
— | ||
Compilation appearances | |||
"A midsummer night's sweetness" (한 여름밤의 꿀) (with Kim Hye-mi) |
2022 | — | DNA Singer - Fantastic Family Round 6 |
"Hopeless Romantic" (사랑이라 믿었던 것들은) (with Fye, Juri & Jiwoo) |
2023 | — | Queendom Puzzle ALL-ROUNDER BATTLE 1 |
"Overwater" (with Miru, Fye, Soojin, Seoyeon & Jiwoo) |
— | Queendom Puzzle ALL-ROUNDER BATTLE 2 | |
"i DGA (i DONT GIVE A)" (with Yuki, Hwiseo, Yeeun, Fye, Yeoreum & Elly) |
— | Queendom Puzzle SEMI FINAL | |
"Last Piece" (with Hwiseo, Yeoreum, Yeeun, Elly, Jiwoo & Juri) |
— | Queendom Puzzle FINAL | |
"Start Over" (시작) | 2024 | — | A song that catches my ear Part.09 |
This section of a
biography of a living person needs additional
citations for
verification. (May 2023) |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2021 | A Different Girl | Ji-yeon | [26] [27] |
2022 | Refresh | Hyun-joo | [28] |
2023 | Love My Scent | Ah-yeong | [ citation needed] |
TBA | Changhon: Night of Salvation | Su-ah | [29] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Entertainer | Herself | Cameo | |
2017 | My Father Is Strange | |||
2018 | Sky Castle | Cameo (Ep. 3–4) | [30] | |
2020 | AI Her | Joo-ri | Miniseries | [31] |
2021 | The Second Husband | Herself | Cameo (Ep. 5) | |
2023 | Brain Works | Virtual human | Cameo (Ep. 8) | [32] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Click Your Heart | Herself | Cameo | |
What's Up With These Kids? | Geum Hye-ra | [33] | ||
2019 | Love Formula 11M | Ji-yoon | [34] | |
2019–2020 | The Genome Romance | Jang Heung-mi | [35] | |
2020 | Office Today, Romance Tomorrow | Kang Hye-mi | ||
2021 | The Birth of a Nation | Kwak So-yeon | [36] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Idol Dance Battle D-Style | Contestant | ||
2016 | Muscle Queen | Contestant | ||
2017 | I Am An Actor | Contestant | 1st place | |
Haha Land | Panel | [37] | ||
Magic Control | Panel | |||
2018 | Magic Control | Panel | Lunar New Year Special | |
I want to see the bookcase | Panel | |||
2019 | Let's Meet at the Shop | Host | ||
2020 | King of Mask Singer | Contestant | 2nd Round | |
Idol League 2 | MC | |||
2021 | It's okay because we're family | Panel | ||
2022 | 써클 하우스 (Circle House) | Guest | Ep.10 | |
You Quiz on the Block (Season 3) | Guest's Companion | Ep.157 | ||
DNA Singer - Fantastic Family | Contestant's Companion | Ep.12 | ||
2023 | Girls Reverse | Contestant | Eliminated in preliminary round | |
Queendom Puzzle | Contestant | Eliminated in final episode | [38] | |
King of Mask Singer | Panel Judge |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2022 | A Blessed Life | Host | [39] |
Girl Reverse | Contestant | [40] |
Year | English title | Korean title | Role | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Why did you come to my house | 우리집에 왜 왔니 | Seo Jae-hee | [41] |
2024 | The Killer Is Coming | 킬러가 온다 | Ban Hana (반하나) | [ citation needed] |
Im Do-hwa | |
---|---|
Born | Kim Chan-mi June 19, 1996
Gumi, South Korea |
Occupations |
|
Musical career | |
Genres | K-pop |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | FNC |
Member of | |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 임도화 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Im Do-hwa |
McCune–Reischauer | Im Dohwa |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 김찬미 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gim Chan-mi |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ch'anmi |
Im Do-hwa [1] ( Korean: 임도화, née Kim Chan-mi (김찬미); born June 19, 1996), previously known mononymously as Chanmi ( Korean: 찬미), is a South Korean singer, dancer, and actress. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group AOA.
Im was born on June 19, 1996, in Gumi, South Korea. [2] She was enrolled into dancing school at a young age, and performed on the streets of Gumi. She and her two sisters, Kyung-mi and Hye-mi, were raised by their mother after their parents divorced when Im was in elementary school. Her mother ran a hair salon so she decided to become an idol to help her mother's financial situation. [3][ non-primary source needed] She was recruited by FNC Entertainment and became an FNC trainee during middle school. [4][ non-primary source needed]
On July 30, 2012, Im, 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". [5][ non-primary source needed] AOA has released four EPs and ten singles in total. [6]
Im is also part of sub-unit AOA Cream together with Yuna and Hyejeong. The sub-unit released their first teaser on February 1, 2016. [7][ unreliable source?] The music video teaser for title track "I'm Jelly Baby" was released on February 4, 2016. [8][ non-primary source needed] AOA Cream released their title track together with the MV on February 12, 2016. [9][ non-primary source needed]
Im 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's Idol 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. [10][ non-primary source needed] She also competed in KBS's Muscle Queen Project in 2016. [11]
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 Hyera. She acted alongside VIXX members N and Hongbin. The drama was aired on November 16, 2016. [12]
In March 2017, it was revealed that Im was going to star in an idol actor survival variety show called I Am An Actor. The first episode was aired in April 2017. [13] At the conclusion of the show, Im placed first and won a role in an upcoming film entitled Lookism. [14]
In 2019, Im, together with former AOA members Yuna and Hyejeong took part in Lifetime's reality program AOA DaSaDanang Heart Attack Danang where the members traveled to Danang, Vietnam for an adventure. [15] In June 2019, Im was cast in web drama Love Formula 11M as Jiyoon. [16] In November 2019 she was cast in MBC's new pilot variety show House of Sharing. The show began in broadcast in early December 2019. [17]
On June 29, 2021, Im was confirmed to co-star alongside VIXX's Hyuk in the upcoming rom-com movie A Different Girl. [18]
Im participated in the virtual reality competitive show Girls Reverse. [19] which aired on January 2, 2023. She was eliminated in the preliminary vocal round. [20] On May 27, 2023, Im was revealed to be a contestant on the reality competitive show Queendom Puzzle. [21] On 16 August 2023, Im was eliminated in the final episode, finishing 14th overall with 229,076 points. [22]
On May 22, 2024, Dohwa announced through her personal social media that she had left FNC Entertainment following the expiration of her contract. [23]
On April 25, 2022, she changed her last name from Kim to Im, following her mother's surname. [24]
Following her appearance as Im Do-hwa on Girls Reverse, Im announced that she now wishes to use the name Do-hwa for all her future activities, and that she was looking forward to pursuing an acting career. [1]
Title | Year | Peak positions | Album |
---|---|---|---|
KOR [25] | |||
Soundtrack appearances | |||
"One More Chance" (with Sanha) |
2019 | — | Love Formula 11M OST |
"We all love under the moonlight" (우리는 모두 달빛 아래 사랑을 하네) |
2022 | — | Refresh 2022 OST |
"I like it now" (지금이 좋아) | — | ||
"To you slowly" (그대에게 천천히) (with KCM) |
— | ||
Compilation appearances | |||
"A midsummer night's sweetness" (한 여름밤의 꿀) (with Kim Hye-mi) |
2022 | — | DNA Singer - Fantastic Family Round 6 |
"Hopeless Romantic" (사랑이라 믿었던 것들은) (with Fye, Juri & Jiwoo) |
2023 | — | Queendom Puzzle ALL-ROUNDER BATTLE 1 |
"Overwater" (with Miru, Fye, Soojin, Seoyeon & Jiwoo) |
— | Queendom Puzzle ALL-ROUNDER BATTLE 2 | |
"i DGA (i DONT GIVE A)" (with Yuki, Hwiseo, Yeeun, Fye, Yeoreum & Elly) |
— | Queendom Puzzle SEMI FINAL | |
"Last Piece" (with Hwiseo, Yeoreum, Yeeun, Elly, Jiwoo & Juri) |
— | Queendom Puzzle FINAL | |
"Start Over" (시작) | 2024 | — | A song that catches my ear Part.09 |
This section of a
biography of a living person needs additional
citations for
verification. (May 2023) |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2021 | A Different Girl | Ji-yeon | [26] [27] |
2022 | Refresh | Hyun-joo | [28] |
2023 | Love My Scent | Ah-yeong | [ citation needed] |
TBA | Changhon: Night of Salvation | Su-ah | [29] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Entertainer | Herself | Cameo | |
2017 | My Father Is Strange | |||
2018 | Sky Castle | Cameo (Ep. 3–4) | [30] | |
2020 | AI Her | Joo-ri | Miniseries | [31] |
2021 | The Second Husband | Herself | Cameo (Ep. 5) | |
2023 | Brain Works | Virtual human | Cameo (Ep. 8) | [32] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Click Your Heart | Herself | Cameo | |
What's Up With These Kids? | Geum Hye-ra | [33] | ||
2019 | Love Formula 11M | Ji-yoon | [34] | |
2019–2020 | The Genome Romance | Jang Heung-mi | [35] | |
2020 | Office Today, Romance Tomorrow | Kang Hye-mi | ||
2021 | The Birth of a Nation | Kwak So-yeon | [36] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Idol Dance Battle D-Style | Contestant | ||
2016 | Muscle Queen | Contestant | ||
2017 | I Am An Actor | Contestant | 1st place | |
Haha Land | Panel | [37] | ||
Magic Control | Panel | |||
2018 | Magic Control | Panel | Lunar New Year Special | |
I want to see the bookcase | Panel | |||
2019 | Let's Meet at the Shop | Host | ||
2020 | King of Mask Singer | Contestant | 2nd Round | |
Idol League 2 | MC | |||
2021 | It's okay because we're family | Panel | ||
2022 | 써클 하우스 (Circle House) | Guest | Ep.10 | |
You Quiz on the Block (Season 3) | Guest's Companion | Ep.157 | ||
DNA Singer - Fantastic Family | Contestant's Companion | Ep.12 | ||
2023 | Girls Reverse | Contestant | Eliminated in preliminary round | |
Queendom Puzzle | Contestant | Eliminated in final episode | [38] | |
King of Mask Singer | Panel Judge |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2022 | A Blessed Life | Host | [39] |
Girl Reverse | Contestant | [40] |
Year | English title | Korean title | Role | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Why did you come to my house | 우리집에 왜 왔니 | Seo Jae-hee | [41] |
2024 | The Killer Is Coming | 킬러가 온다 | Ban Hana (반하나) | [ citation needed] |