CNU (singer)

CNU, real name Shin Dong-woo, is one of those K-pop members I file under steady rather than flashy. As part of B1A4 he helped define a wave of self-producing idol groups, and the fact that he writes and composes earns extra respect from me, because that is rarer than fans assume. His acting turn in the KBS sitcom Sent from Heaven shows the usual idol-to-screen pipeline, but a Hanyang University background hints at someone thinking past the stage. I always gravitate to the group members who quietly build skills, and CNU reads like exactly that type.

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Name (English)

CNU (singer)

Name (Japanese)

シヌゥ

Reading

しぬぅ

Born

June 16, 1991 (age 35)

Origin

Cheongju, North Chungcheong, South Korea

Occupation

singer / actor / rapper / songwriter

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Goat

University

Hanyang University

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/realcnu/
• Xhttps://x.com/B1A4_CNU
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNU%20(singer)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%8C%E3%82%A5
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11255149

Tags

• North Chungcheong
• singer
• actor
• rapper

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.