Park Choa

Choa
Choa at a fansigning event in June 2014
Native name	박초아
Born	Park Cho-a March 6, 1990 Incheon, South Korea
Occupation	Singer actress
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Years active	2012–present
Labels	FNC Entertainment CJ E&M
Associated acts	AOA

Park Choa
Hangul	박초아
Hanja	朴草娥
Revised Romanization	Bak Cho-a
McCune–Reischauer	Pak Ch'oa

Park Cho-a (born March 6, 1990), better known as simply Choa, is a South Korean idol singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the girl group AOA, which debuted in 2012 under FNC Entertainment. She has been an MC in the variety show We Got Married since March 2015.

Biography

Choa was born on March 6, 1990, in Incheon, South Korea.^[1] She wanted to major in music at university but her conservative father wanted her to get a normal job, so she enrolled in Aviation Business Administration in Inha Technical College. Her first step in becoming an idol was when she met Juniel and was told by her about FNC's auditions for their girl group, AOA.^[2] At first, her parents opposed her dream of becoming a singer but later gave her the permission after they realised that she might inherit musical talent from her mother who majored in piano. She has also played guitar for 3 years.

Career

AOA

On July 30, 2012, Choa made her debut as a member of AOA on Mnet's M! Countdown with the song "Elvis" from their debut single album, Angels' Story.^[3]

Solo career

On June 12, 2013, it was announced that Choa would play the female lead, Gabriella, in the musical High School Musical. Her agency, FNC Entertainment, revealed photos of Choa practising the duet song, "Start of Something New". Choa said that she wanted to portray Gabriella as sincerely as she could. The musical ran from July 2 to September 1 at Seoul's Blue Square Samsung Card Hall.^[4]

On March 16, 2014, Choa released a solo OST for TV Chosun's TV series Bride of the Century.^[5]

Choa appeared as a new cast member on MBC's variety show "My Little Television".^[6] She later left the show on May 19, 2015.^[7]

Choa also became a new model for sports brand NBA's 2015 S/S, the first few pictures released were colourful and sporty.^[8]

On March 25, 2015, it was revealed that Choa will be one of the permanent MCs for MBC's We Got Married.^[9][10]

On June 6, 2015, she became a new model for 'Alba Heaven' with Yoo Byung-jae.^[11]

On 22 July 2015, it was revealed that Choa will collaborate with Primary and Iron for Primary's new single 2-3 's song "Don't Be Shy".^[12] The song and the full music video starring Choa was released on July 24, 2015.^[13]

Her music video teaser named "Flame" for her solo debut was released on December 14.^[14] The song was later released on December 17, 2015.

Discography

Soundtrack appearances and solo performances

Year	Title	Song	Duration	Artist
2014	Bride of the Century OST	"Words I Have Yet to Say"	04:26	Solo
2015	2	"Don't Be Shy"	03:27	Duet Primary
	One Dream One Song	"One K"	04:52	Various Artists
	Too Yoo Project - Sugar Man	"I Guess"	03:48	Solo

Singles

Year	Title	Peak positions	Sales	Album
		KOR Gaon [15]
2015	"Don't Be Shy" (with Primary)	10	KOR (DL): 474,006+	2
	"2015 That May Be So (Piano By Yu Hee Yeol)"	26	KOR (DL): 84,692+	Two Yoo Project - Sugar Man Part.3
	"Flame"	25	KOR (DL): 165,936+	Flame (Digital Single)

Filmography

Reality shows

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2013	Cheongdam-dong 111	Herself	tvN	Lead role[16]
2015	One Fine Day	Herself	MBC Music	Lead role[17]

Variety shows

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2013	Idol Drawing Competition	Contestant	MBC Every 1
2014	Hello Counselor	Guest	KBS	[18]
	2 Days & 1 Night	Special Guest	KBS2	Season 3 Episode 28 (with Jimin & Seolhyun)
2015	My Little Television	Regular Guest	MBC
	Car Center	Regular Guest
	We Got Married	MC
	Running Man	Guest	SBS	Episode 244[19]
	Hello Counselor	Guest	KBS	with Mina
	King of Mask Singer	Contestant	MBC	[20]
	Weekly Idol	Guest	MBC Every 1	Ep. 204 with AOA

Musical theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	High School Musical	Gabriella Montez	Lead role

Music video appearances

Year	Music video	Artist	Role
2015	"Don't Be Shy"	Primary	Lead role

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2015	MBC Entertainment Awards	New Star of the Year[21]	We Got Married	Won

References

1. "AOA Profile on FNC Official Website".
2. "Juniel Talks About How She Helped AOA's Choa Make Her Debut on "A Song for You"". Soompi. 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
3. Park HyunMin (September 2, 2012). "[Interview Part I] AOA Lands on Earth on Angel Wings and Guitars". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
4. F.T. Island's Jaejin and AoA's ChoA on the set of 'High School Musical'
5. ChoA lends her beautiful voice to 'Bride of the Century'
6. AOA’s Choa Says She Lost Many Male Viewers When She Shared Makeup Tips
7. AOA’s Choa opts out of “My Little Television” and is replaced by EXID’s Hani and more
8. Big Bang's Taeyang and AOA's ChoA turn heads looking fabulously sporty chic for 'NBA'
9. (Korean) AOA 초아, '우결' 홍진영 빈자리 채운다..'귀요미 입담'
10. AOA’s Choa to Replace Hong Jin Young As “We Got Married” Studio Panel
11. AOA's ChoA and Yoo Byung Jae are way too enthusiastic for work in 'Alba Heaven' CF
12. (Korean) 프라이머리 24일 신보 발표, AOA초아-팔로알토-마마무 화사 콜라보
13. Primary drops a frightening yet intriguing MV for 'Don't Be Shy' ft. AOA's ChoA and Iron!
14. "AOA's Choa Releases Teaser Video for Solo Project "Flame""
15. "Gaon Chart Search" (in Korean). Gaon Chart.
16. "FT Island and CN Blue to Appear in a FNC Reality Drama". MWAVE. 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
17. AOA plan getaway to Hainan for their first travel reality appearance on 'One Fine Day'!
18. AOA’s Choa shows off her cat-like aegyo on KBS “Hello Counselor”
19. Next Episode of “Running Man” to Feature Jessi, AOA’s Choa, Kim Yuri, and More
20. (Korean) '복면가왕' 단풍, 정체는 無언급 AOA 초아 '충격'
21. AOA's ChoA, Red Velvet's Joy, and Kwak Si Yang get the 'New Star Award' at '2015 MBC Entertainment Awards'

External links

• Media related to Park Choa at Wikimedia Commons