40 Fun Facts About Chungha

Chungha spent eight years of her childhood in which Texas city before returning to South Korea to sing?

Dallas was home for eight years, which is why Chungha speaks both English and Korean.

Chungha finished fourth on which Mnet survival show to win a place in the eleven-member girl group I.O.I?

Produce 101 gathered 101 trainees from 46 agencies, and viewers voted Chungha into fourth place and the final line-up.

Why was Chungha's first studio album Querencia pushed back from January to February 2021?

She caught COVID-19 in December 2020 without showing symptoms, so the album waited until February 15 while she recovered.

In the music video for Chungha's Latin pop single Play, she plays a matador facing what instead of a bull?

A red sports car takes the bull's place while Chungha waves a red cloth and dances with her crew.

Why did only Chungha, Lim Na-young and Kim Se-jeong film I.O.I's 2016 advert for the distiller HiteJinro?

The rest were underage under South Korea's drinking laws, so eight members sat out the alcohol campaign.

NME likened Chungha's album Querencia to Future Nostalgia, the second album by which British pop star?

Dua Lipa's record was the yardstick, though NME said Querencia trades 70s mirrorball sounds for a globe-trotting mix of influences.

Which 2017 debut EP by Chungha has five songs, including the lead track Why Don't You Know?

Hands on Me got its title because the word hand gave Chungha a warm feeling and recalled fans choosing her for I.O.I.

The title of Chungha's album Querencia, a word for a place of rest and strength, comes from which language?

Spanish supplied the word, which Chungha said describes wherever a person is most authentically themselves.

Chungha fronted a 2019 Korean summer campaign for which soft drink brand alongside actor Jang Ki-yong?

Sprite made Chungha its Korean model in May 2019, and a year later she recorded the promotional single Be Yourself for the brand.

To cut plastic use, Chungha's album Querencia sold its regular CDs in what instead of jewel cases?

Paper envelopes replaced the usual cases, and lamination was trimmed everywhere except the photo cards fans collect.

Which rapper, a Show Me the Money 6 runner-up, features on Chungha's debut single Why Don't You Know?

Nucksal had debuted in 2009 in the duo Future Heaven and built his name in South Korea's underground hip hop scene.

Chungha's debut single Why Don't You Know, released in June 2017, is described as which dance genre?

Tropical house sets the title track apart from the electro-swing jam and the gentle piano ballad that sit beside it on the EP.

The title of Chungha's debut single Why Don't You Know hints at which theme of the song?

Unrequited love is the subject of the breezy summer single that launched her solo career in June 2017.

Which NCT member joined Chungha on Show! Music Core to perform new rap verses for Why Don't You Know?

Taeyong brought new rap lyrics to the stage during the music-programme promotions for her solo debut.

Which pre-debut ballad did Chungha release in April 2017 about the emptiness she felt after I.O.I disbanded?

Week came out on April 21 as a promotional single with its own music video, and was later included on her first EP.

Chungha's choreography was chosen over other teams' routines for which 2016 I.O.I sub-unit single?

Whatta Man reached number two on South Korea's digital chart, with Chungha among the seven members who promoted it.

Which song written with the duo Black Eyed Pilseung was the lead single of Chungha's second EP, Offset?

Roller Coaster likens the highs and lows of a romance to the ride, over electropop with alt-R&B touches and groovy strings.

The Korean title of Chungha's 2019 hit Gotta Go translates literally as which phrase about the time?

Already 12 O'Clock is the literal meaning, and the choreography echoes it with hand moves that mimic a clock striking midnight.

Chungha's single Gotta Go won her a first music programme trophy on which broadcast in January 2019?

Show Champion handed over the trophy on January 9, the first of seven music programme wins for the song.

Chungha debuted as a soloist under which agency, founded in 2014 by a former talent manager?

MNH Entertainment sent her to a survival show as a trainee, and she stayed with the company until her contract expired in April 2023.

Before her debut agency, Chungha auditioned for YG and trained at which other K-pop company?

JYP Entertainment had her as a trainee, and she has said money worries once nearly made her give up dance classes.

Chungha, who had danced for years before debuting, earned her dance degree at which South Korean institution?

Sejong University is where she majored in dance, having trained for three years before her debut.

Black Eyed Pilseung, the duo behind Chungha's Gotta Go, also produced Cheer Up and TT for which girl group?

Twice owes Like Ooh-Ahh, Likey and Fancy to the same pair, Rado and Choi Kyu-sung, who formed the duo in 2014.

Which Latin-inspired pop song was the lead single of Chungha's 2019 EP Flourishing?

Snapping is about the uneasy end of a relationship, with a snap of the fingers clearing the mind for a new day.

For the first teaser image of her 2019 EP Flourishing, Chungha showed off which new look?

Blonde hair was a first for her and signalled a more mature concept, on a record where she also rapped for the first time.

Which Puerto Rican rapper joins Chungha on Demente, a reggaeton-flavoured track from her album Querencia?

Guaynaa, who broke through with the hit Rebota, made Demente what was billed as the first Latin and K-pop collaboration by a female Korean soloist.

Which Dutch DJ and producer teamed up with Chungha for the 2020 house single Dream of You?

R3hab was teased only as an unnamed collaborator until four days before the single came out.

What is the name of Chungha's official fandom, which also titles a ballad on her album Querencia?

Byulharang lends its name to a ballad whose title carries two dates: her debut with I.O.I and her solo debut a year later.

Which Ambition Musik rapper features on Chungha's 2020 Latin pop single Play?

Changmo's verse strings together the titles of Chungha's earlier singles, opening with Remedy, the 2019 track she guested on for him.

Chungha signed in October 2023 with More Vision, a label founded by which rapper and former AOMG chief?

Jay Park launched More Vision in March 2022, and Chungha's first release there was Eenie Meenie in 2024.

Chungha's 2020 duet Bad Boy was recorded with Christopher, a pop singer from which European country?

Denmark's Christopher released the duet with her on September 23, 2020, as a stand-alone single outside her albums.

Which veteran K-pop soloist featured Chungha on Why Don't We, the lead single of his 2021 EP?

Rain put the collaboration at the front of a five-track set released that March, his first EP in three years.

Chungha's 2019 song At the End was recorded for which tvN fantasy drama starring the singer IU?

Hotel del Luna casts its lead as the owner of a hotel that caters only to ghosts, and Chungha's track joined the soundtrack that August.

Chungha's 2025 mini album Alivio includes a duet with which former Wonder Girls member turned soloist?

Sunmi joined her on one of the eight tracks of Alivio, which arrived alongside the lead single Stress.

Hongjoong, the rapper who features on Chungha's 2024 single Eenie Meenie, belongs to which boy band?

Ateez member Hongjoong guests on the title song of a digital single album that also carries the B-side I'm Ready.

Chungha's 2022 release Bare & Rare was announced as which kind of project, though only part one appeared?

A double album was the plan, but the second half never materialised before Chungha left her label in 2023.

In 2016 Chungha joined which Mnet dance contest that pairs K-pop idols with professional dance teams?

Hit the Stage was hosted by Jun Hyun-moo and Lee Soo-geun, and Chungha was named a new cast member that July.

Which actor and singer hosted the Mnet survival show that put Chungha into the girl group I.O.I?

Jang Keun-suk presented the series and, in the finale on April 1, 2016, announced the new group's name on air.

Chungha's 2021 single Killing Me compares the monotony and helplessness of life to which enclosed place?

A tunnel is the image, and the lyrics, which Chungha co-wrote, speak of the light at its end.

Chungha's first endorsement, in 2017, was a campaign with W Korea for which sportswear brand?

Nike paired her with singer Amber Liu and dancer May J Lee for the Nike x W Korea campaign.