CHUNG HA
청하
Gen 3 Solo · Female Debuted 2017 Active
A singer who placed 4th on Mnet's Produce 101, promoted with the project girl group I.O.I, then debuted as a soloist in 2017. She established herself as a female solo artist with dance performances she choreographs herself.
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Basic info
- Debut
- June 7, 2017 · Debut song Why Don't You Know
- Debut agency
- MNH Entertainment
- Birthday
- February 9, 1996
- Years active
- 2017–
- Fandom
- Byulharang별하랑
- Generation
- 3rd Gen (2012–2017)
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She grew up going back and forth between Dallas, Texas, and Korea, so she speaks both English and Korean. After training at JYP Entertainment, she moved to MNH Entertainment and competed on 《프로듀스 101》 in 2016.
After finishing I.O.I activities, made her solo debut in June 2017 with the 1st mini album 《Hands on Me》. Drawing on her dance training, she has steadily presented performance-driven dance pop.
In January 2019 she earned her first music show win since debut with the single 'Gotta Go', and won again later that year with 'Snapping'. Her first full album, 《Querencia》 (2021), won Best K-pop Album at the Korean Music Awards.
After the contract with MNH ended in 2023, moved to Jay Park's label MORE VISION. Released the 5th mini album 《Alivio》 in 2025 and the singles 'Save Me' and 'México' in 2026.
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Signature songs
- 2017 Why Don't You Know YouTube Spotify
- 2018 Roller Coaster YouTube Spotify
- 2019 벌써 12시 (Gotta Go) YouTube Spotify
- 2019 Snapping YouTube Spotify
- 2020 Stay Tonight YouTube Spotify
Links go to each service's search results. Lyrics are not included for copyright reasons.
Key releases
- 2017.06 Hands on Me1st mini album
Solo debut album, title track 'Why Don't You Know' - 2018.01 Offset2nd mini album
Title track 'Roller Coaster' - 2018.07 Blooming Blue3rd mini album
Title track 'Love U' - 2019.01 벌써 12시Single
First music show winning song - 2019.06 Flourishing4th mini album
Title track 'Snapping' - 2021.02 Querencia1st studio album
Title track 'Bicycle' - 2022.07 Bare&Rare Pt.12nd studio album, Pt.1
Title track 'Sparkling' - 2025.02 Alivio5th mini album
Title track 'STRESS'
Major awards
- Best New Artist, 2018 Seoul Music Awards
- Best Dance Performance Solo, 2018 MAMA
- Top 10 & Dance category, 2019 Melon Music Awards
- Bonsang, 2020 Seoul Music Awards
- Best K-pop Album, 2022 Korean Music Awards (《Querencia》)
Key records and stories
- Real name Kim Chan-mi, born in 1996.
- First debuted in 2016 as a member of I.O.I, then began a solo career with the first EP 《Hands on Me》 after the group disbanded.
- The exclusive contract with MORE VISION, the agency since October 2023, ended on September 21, 2026.
- Took part in creating the choreography for the I.O.I unit song 'Whatta Man.'
- Her English name from her time in the US is Annie.
- Served as DJ of KBS Cool FM's 《볼륨을 높여요》 (Volume Up) for a year starting in October 2023.
- In 2018 she sang 'Wow Thing' with Seulgi, Soyeon and SinB for the SM STATION X 0 project.