Gongchan

This is a Korean name; the family name is Gong.
Gongchan
Background information
Birth name Gong Chan-sik
Born (1993-08-14) August 14, 1993
Suncheon, South Korea
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-pop
Occupation(s) Singer, Actor
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2011–present
Labels WM Entertainment
Associated acts B1A4
Website

b1a4.com

Gongchan on Twitter
Korean name
Hangul 공찬식
Hanja 孔燦植
Revised Romanization Gong Chan-sik
McCune–Reischauer Kong Ch'an-sik

Gong Chan-sik (Hangul: 공찬식; hanja: 孔燦植; born August 14, 1993), better known by his stage name Gongchan, is a South Korean idol and the youngest of boy band B1A4. He made a debut on the stage of MBC Show! Music Core on April 23, 2011. He has been part of six Korean mini albums, two Korean studio albums, and two Japanese studio albums.

Career

Pre-debut

Gongchan was discovered on Cyworld as a result of his winning of an "Eoljjang Challenge" when he was in middle school. He was also a runner-up of a cross-dressing contest, where he danced to a song by soloist Ivy. He then underwent a training period of two years.[1]

B1A4

Main article: B1A4

After years of training, Gongchan joined as the vocalist and youngest of B1A4. On April 11, 2011, WM Entertainment revealed Gongchan as the third member to be revealed after releasing the news of B1A4 along with Jinyoung and Baro's pictures. Sandeul and CNU were revealed the next two day.[2][3][4][5][6]

On April 20, 2011, B1A4 released their debut Track "OK" and mini album "Let's Fly", making their debut on April 23, 2011 on MBC Show! Music Core.[7]

After their debut, B1A4 was invited to star in MTV's reality show Match Up with Block B.[8] As one of the projects for the show, B1A4 filmed a music video for "Only Learnt The Bad Things (못된 것만 배워서)."[9]

A Song For You

In 2015, Gongchan became a new MC on the fourth season of KBS A Song For You. He has appeared along with two other MC's f(x)'s Amber and Kangin.[10]

Filmography

Dramas

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Tasty Love Sung-jun Lead Role

Web Drama

Music Videos

Year Song title Artist Reference
2014 "Piano Man" MAMAMOO [11]

Variety shows appearances

References

  1. ↑ "지방돌 비원에이포(B1A4) "친근함으로 무장했어요"(인터뷰)". 네이트뉴스.
  2. ↑ "Upcoming boyband 'B1A4' introduced through webtoon series". allkpop.com.
  3. ↑ "B1A4 reveals second member, Baro!". allkpop.com.
  4. ↑ "B1A4 reveals third member, Gongchan!". allkpop.com.
  5. ↑ "B1A4 reveals their fourth member, Sandeul!". allkpop.com.
  6. ↑ "B1A4 reveals their final member, CNU!". allkpop.com.
  7. ↑ "B1A4 reveals MV for debut title track, "OK" + mini album". allkpop.com.
  8. ↑ "Block B & B1A4 to hold a battle of charms on MTV's new reality show, "Match Up"". allkpop.com.
  9. ↑ "Block B and B1A4 to release new MVs through MTV". allkpop.com.
  10. ↑ http://kbsworld.kbs.co.kr/programs/program_view.php?no=&lang=en&search_tag=a%20song%20for%20you&genre=&pg_seq=944
  11. ↑ "MAMAMOO return to impress with MV for 'Piano Man' featuring appearance by B1A4's Gongchan". allkpop.com.

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