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My Take
Cha Eun-woo is usually introduced by his face, which I think undersells him badly. The visual label can be a trap in K-pop — it invites the world to stop looking deeper — yet he keeps stacking up credentials that have nothing to do with bone structure: Astro member, lead actor, host, and since his 2024 solo debut with Entity, an artist standing on his own. What interests me is the discipline underneath; Lee Dong-min the diligent student existed long before Cha Eun-woo the idol did. He treats beauty as an entry ticket rather than a career plan, and that mindset is why I expect his acting years to outlast his idol ones.
Overview
Lee Dong-min (Korean: 이동민; born March 30, 1997), known professionally as Cha Eun-woo (Korean: 차은우, Korean pronunciation: [t͡ɕʰa ɯn u]), is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Astro, and debuted as a solo artist with the extended play (EP) Entity in 2024.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Cha Eun-woo
- Name (Japanese)
- チャウヌ
- Reading
- ちゃうぬ
- Born
- March 30, 1997 (age 29)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Ox
- Origin
- Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / actor / dancer / presenter / model
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Sungkyunkwan University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.