Chuu

Kim Ji-woo (, born October 20, 1999), known professionally as Chuu , is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group Loona and its sub-unit, yyxy.

Early life Kim Ji-woo was born on October 20, 1999, in Cheongju, South Korea. She is the eldest of three children and has two younger brothers. For her audition, she sang "Halo" by Beyoncé. Her stage name "Chuu" is derived from saying her given name quickly. She graduated from and .

Career 2017–2020: Debut with Loona and solo activities

On December 14, 2017, Chuu was revealed as the tenth member of the Korean idol girl group Loona. As part of the group's pre-debut release strategy, on December 28, she released her self-titled single album with "Heart Attack" as its title track. Chuu reached number 8 on the Gaon Album Chart. She was introduced as part of Loona's third sub-unit Loona yyxy. The sub-unit includes members Yves, Gowon, and HyeJu, and their EP, Beauty & the Beat, was released on May 30, 2018 and reached number 4 on the Gaon Album Chart. She officially debuted with the entire group on August 20 with the EP [+ +], which peaked at number 2 on the Gaon Album Chart.

In 2019, Chuu, alongside with member Yves, went viral with a tweet after a fan of the group made a hoax tweet of the two women being lesbian Korean billionaires.

On May 10, 2019, Chuu made her acting debut and starred in the web drama Dating Class as Han Eun-sol. In July to September, she co-hosted the second season of the variety show Insane Quiz Show with MJ of Astro and Il-hoon of BtoB. The show brings in two celebrity guests each episode and has them partake in various challenges with the hosts. In March 2020, Chuu competed in King of Mask Singer under the name "Spring Girl", a character who dressed in a spring outfit with flowers in her hair and a flat paper mask that covers her eyes and mouth. She was eliminated in the second of the two days of competition. Chuu also hosted Hauteur, a web series that was made in collaboration with Lotte Department Store to help promote their store among generation Z. In March 2021, Chuu was a regular panelist in the Channel A show Steel Troops where she comments on teams from Korea's armed forces competing against each other. She also appeared in a television commercial of Samsung Galaxy Store in May 2021, South Korean chicken brand "Chicken Maru", mobile RTS game "Warpath", and BC Card. She participated in the reality documentary show Law of the Jungle for the episodes titled "Spring Special in Jeju".

On June 27, 2022, Chuu released the single "Lullaby" with B.I as a collaboration with Dingo Music. On August 11, it was announced that Chuu would release "One and Half", a remake of the 1994 track by Two Two, on September 4. On October 16, Chuu released a remake of the 1999 Park Hye-kyung song "Confession" as the theme song of the 2022 film Similar. On November 25, Blockberry Creative announced on the official fancafe that Chuu had been expelled from Loona, citing "reports of abuse of power, such as Chuu's abusive language towards our staff." Chuu was then caught up in rumors of power abuse, transfer, and bullying within her company. Blockberry Creative refused to reveal evidence concerning the rumors of power abuse to the public, facing criticism and skepticism from fans, with some industry professionals who had previously worked with Chuu questioning the allegations made against her. On December 5, Chuu released "Dear My Winter" with South Korean R&B singer George as part of Lotte Shopping's "Songs for You" series.

2023–present: Solo debut with Howl and ATRP departure

On February 23, 2023, Chuu released "Let's Love" with Kim Yo-han, which is part of Project Restless. In April 2023, Chuu signed an exclusive contract with a new entertainment company, ATRP. thumb Chuu during the "Strawberry Rush" fan-con in Tacoma in July 2024On February 13, 2024, Chuu released a digital single "Chocolate", with an English-language version of the song being released the next day. On May 22, ATRP confirmed Chuu was filming a music video in Australia for her second album, to be released in June. On May 29, it was officially announced that Chuu would be releasing her second extended play Strawberry Rush on June 25. The music video for the lead single of the same name was released together with the album. On August 2, it was announced that Chuu would be returning to acting in the fantasy romance drama My Girlfriend Is the Man!, based on webtoon of the same name.

On March 28, 2025, ATRP announced that Chuu's third extended play Only Cry in the Rain would be released on April 21. On December 15, it was announced that Chuu would release her first studio album XO, My Cyberlove in January, with the lead single of the same name. A music video for the title track was released alongside the album on January 7. On May 7, singer Hanhae and comedian Moon Se-yoon released the song "Airplane" featuring Chuu, a cover of the song originally by the band Turtles.

On April 28, 2026, Lezhin Entertainment announced that Chuu would be starring in a webtoon based short-form drama Wild Eyes. Chuu released the single "Rule", featuring Heize, on July 2. On July 10, ATRP announced that Chuu's exclusive contract has been terminated.

Philanthropy On December 28, 2022, Chuu announced through her YouTube channel that all proceeds from the merchandise sold at the Jiwoo store were donated to the Korea Music Power Plant to improve the welfare of musicians.

Personal life In February 2018, Chuu graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School alongside her Loona groupmate Kim Lip.

In February 2021, in the wake of a wave of bullying allegations against various stars in the K-pop industry, Chuu was falsely accused of bullying when she was in school. The accuser apologized for the false claims and Blockberry Creative announced that they would be taking legal action against them.

Discography

Studio albums + List of studio albums, showing selected details, chart positions, and sales figures Title Details Peak chart positions Sales KOR

Extended plays + List of extended plays, showing selected details, chart positions, and sales figures Title Details Peak chart positions Sales KOR Howl Released: October 18, 2023 Label: ATRP, KT Genie Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 3 KOR: 49,545 Strawberry Rush Released: June 25, 2024 Label: ATRP, KT Genie Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 12 KOR: 55,902 Only Cry in the Rain Released: April 21, 2025 Label: ATRP, KT Genie Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 15 KOR: 32,642

Singles As lead artist

As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, showing year released, chart positions, and name of the album Title Year Peak chart positions Album KOR "BBB" 2025 152 Moosa "Airplane" 2026 29

Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, showing year released and name of the album Title Year Album "World Is One 2021" 2021 "Starlight" "Dear My Winter" 2022 "Let's Love" 2023 Project Restless "Our Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days" "I Like You" [THE SEASONS Vol II. 10] ᐸAKMU's Long day Long nightᐳ ReːWake x CHUU "A Beautiful Farewell" I am Re:Born #1

Soundtrack appearances + List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released, chart positions, and name of the album Title Year Peak chartpositions Album KOR USWorld "We Wanna Be Adults" 2015 — — Princess Pring OST "Spring Flower" 2020 — 5 Memorials OST "Hello" 2021 — 25 Fling at Convenience Store OST "Loving U" — — Revolutionary Sisters OST "Brunch" 2022 — — Daily JoJo OST "Confession" — — Ditto OST "Fox Rain" 2024 174 — The Moon During the Day Webtoon OST "Loveholic" 2025 — — Just For Meeting You OST "Star" — — My Girlfriend Is the Man! OST "Cutie Pie" — — Maru Is a Puppy OST

Compilation appearances + List of compilation appearances, showing year released, and name of the album Title Year Album "Beautiful Landscape" 2022 DNA Singer – Fantastic Family Round 7 "Arari" Life Reset Re-Debut Show – A Star Is Born (Episode 3) "Back in Time"

Other charted songs + List of other charted songs, showing year released, chart positions, and name of the album Title Year Peak chart positions Album KOR "Underwater" 2023 98 Howl "My Palace" 128 "Aliens" 129 "Hitchhiker" 137 "Honeybee" 2024 99 Strawberry Rush "Daydreamer" 105 "Lucid Dream" 108 "Back in Town" 2025 127 Only Cry in the Rain "Kiss a Kitty" 136 "Je T'aime" 135 "No More" 141 "Canary" 2026 94 XO, My Cyberlove "Cocktail Dress" 88 "Limoncello" 106 "Teeny Tiny Heart" 91 "Love Potion" 108 "Heart Tea Bag" 109 "Hide & Seek" 100 "Loving You!" 99

Songwriting credits All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association. Title Year Artist Album "Lullaby" 2022 B.I featuring Chuu

Videography

Music videos Title Year Director(s) "World Is One" 2021 Kim In-tae (AFF Studio), Im Woo-sung (AFF Studio), Luke Im "One and a Half" 2022 Lee Yoo-young, Lee Jae-hyeon(SNP Film) "Underwater" 2023 Yoo Sungkyun(Sunny Visual) "Howl" "Honeybee" Sunny Visual "Pink Cloud" Annie Chung "Only Cry in the Rain" 2025 Sunny Visual "Back in Town" "Canary" "Rule" Kim Hyeonsu(Chameleon Media)

Filmography

Television series Year Title Role 2025 My Girlfriend Is the Man! Kang Min-joo

Web series Year Title Role Notes 2019 Dating Class Han Eun-sol King of Mask Singer Contestant As Spring Girl (Episode 247–248) 2021 Steel Troops Panelist Season 1 & 3 Law of the Jungle – Spring Special in Jeju Cast member Episode 446–448 Family Register Mate Co-host Wild Idol Panelist 2022 Mystery Duet Stage Up Host The Dreamers with Ha Seok-jin, Jang Dong-seon and Kim Yun-hee 2022–2023 Mr. Trot Master Season 2 2025 When Our Kids Fall in Love Co-host

Web shows Year Title Role Notes 2019 Insane Quiz Show Season 2 Co-host with MJ and Illhoon 2020–present Chuu Can Do It Host Produced by DIA TV 2022 Terrace On with Leeteuk and Lee Won-il If you like it, it will ring! with Jinyoung, Lee Eun-ji and Hong Seok-cheon 2023 Star of Star Girls Cast member with Song Yuqi and Billlie's Tsuki

Concerts and tours Howl in USA Date City Country Venue December 3, 2023 Los Angeles United States The Orpheum Theatre December 5, 2023 Oakland Paramount Theatre December 7, 2023 Denver Fillmore Auditorium December 11, 2023 Washington, D.C. MGM National Harbor December 13, 2023 New York Kings Theatre December 15, 2023 Atlanta Coca-Cola Roxy December 17, 2023 Dallas Music Hall at Fair Park

Strawberry Rush in Americas Date City Country Venue July 17, 2024 Los Angeles United States The Orpheum Theatre July 19, 2024 San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts July 21, 2024 Tacoma Pantages Theater July 24, 2024 Phoenix The Van Buren July 26, 2024 Dallas House of Blues July 28, 2024 New Orleans The Fillmore July 31, 2024 Detroit The Fillmore August 3, 2024 Indianapolis Egyptian Room at Old National Centre August 5, 2024 New York The Town Hall August 7, 2024 Santiago Chile Teatro Cupula August 10, 2024 São Paulo Brazil Studio Stage August 13, 2024 Mexico City Mexico Foro Puebla

Awards and nominations

+ Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result APAN Music Awards 2020 Idol Champ Entertainer – Female Chuu Blue Dragon Series Awards 2023 Best New Female Entertainer Love Alarm Clap! Clap! Clap! Brand of the Year Awards 2021 Entertainer Idol of the Year (Female) Chuu Universal Superstar Awards 2024 Universal Style Wannabe