Cha Eun woo

Biography

Lee Dong-min (born March 30, 1997), known professionally as Cha Eun-woo (차은우), is a South Korean singer and actor under the label Fantagio. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Astro.

Cha Eun-woo was born on March 30, 1997, in the city of Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province. He attended Suri Middle School and Suri High School before graduating from Hanlim Multi Art School in 2016. He studied at Sungkyunkwan University, majoring in performing arts in the theater department.

Cha debuted as an actor in 2014 with a minor role in the film My Brilliant Life. He was the fourth trainee to be officially introduced to the Fantagio iTeen Photo Test Cut. In August 2015, Cha, along with the other members of Astro, participated in the web drama To Be Continued.

Astro debuted on February 23, 2016, with the EP Spring Up. In August, Cha participated in the Chuseok special variety show, Replies That Make Us Flutter. In September, he participated in another Chuseok pilot program, Boomshakalaka.

In 2017, Cha was cast in the KBS2 drama Hit the Top and starred in the web drama Sweet Revenge. Cha was announced as a host of MBC Gayo Daejejeon from 2017 to 2019.

In 2018, Cha starred in the web drama Top Management. He was later cast in the JTBC romantic comedy series Gangnam Beauty, his first leading role on television. He saw a rise in popularity after the series aired and was included in GQ Korea's "Men of the Year".

In June 2021, he left Master in the House. In November 2021, Cha released "Don't Cry, My Love", a ballad song featuring a piano performance, for the official soundtrack of the comic Under The Oak Tree.

In 2023, Cha is set to star in the webtoon-based fantasy romance drama A Good Day to Be a Dog. On June 1, Cha was confirmed for Wonderful World led by veteran actress Kim Nam-joo with the premiere scheduled for the first half of 2024. 

On October 18, Cha released the remake of "Jealousy", which was originally sung by Yoo Seung-boom, for the official soundtrack of the drama A Good Day To Be A Dog. 

On October 27, Cha became the first Asian artist to receive the Global Icon Award on MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2023, a special award given to honor the achievements of global activities as an artist.

On December 8, according to Fantagio, Cha will be having his first-ever fan concert "Mystery Elevator" in 2024.