Gongchan

Gong Chan-sik (born August 14, 1993), better known by his stage name Gongchan ( 공찬 ), is a South Korean singer and actor. He is the youngest member of the South Korean boy band B1A4, formed under the label WM Entertainment in the year 2011.

In this Korean name, the family name is Gong.
Gongchan
Gongchan at WFMF concert in September 2016
Born
Gong Chan-sik

(1993-08-14) August 14, 1993
Suncheon, South Korea
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2011–present
LabelsWM
Member ofB1A4
Korean name
Hangul
공찬식
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGong Chan-sik
McCune–ReischauerKong Ch'an-sik

Career

Pre-debut

Gongchan was discovered on Cyworld as a result of his winning of an "Eoljjang Challenge" when he was in middle school. He was also a runner-up in a cross-dressing contest, where he danced to a song by soloist Ivy. He then underwent a training period of two years.[1]

B1A4

After years of training, Gongchan joined as a vocalist and the youngest member of B1A4. On April 11, 2011, WM Entertainment revealed Gongchan as the third member after releasing the news of B1A4 along with Jinyoung and Baro's pictures. Sandeul and CNU were revealed in the next two days.[2][3][4][5][6]

On April 20, 2011, B1A4 released their debut Track "OK" and mini album "Let's Fly", making their debut on April 23, 2011 on MBC Show! Music Core.[7]

After their debut, B1A4 was invited to star in MTV's reality show Match Up with Block B.[8] As one of the projects for the show, B1A4 filmed a music video for "Only Learned Bad Things" (못된 것만 배워서).[9]

A Song For You

In 2015, Gongchan became one of the new MCs on the fourth season of KBS A Song For You. He appeared alongside two other MC's f(x)'s Amber and Kangin.[10]

I Need Romance

It was announced in early 2017 that Gongchan would star as the first main character for the new mobile game, I Need Romance, developed by Take One Company.[11] The game, a first-person virtual reality simulation dating game, has Gongchan in the role of Eun Sehyun, a top-idol and leader of the boy group Don't Touch for 5 years who is known as the representative 'chic-idol'. He interacts with the user, who plays the opposing main character.


Acting Debut

Gongchan made his acting debut with main role of Park Sung Jun in the web drama "Delicious Love" in 2015. In the year 2023, he also acted in his first BL drama "Unintentional Love Story", which is based on the webtoon with same name, along with his main co-star Cha Seo Won who played his romantic interest.[12]

Personal life

Gongchan was confirmed by WM to be exempted from mandatory military service due to health reasons.[13]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role
2020 Mr. Boss Hyun Joon

Television
Year Title Role Network
2020 Lonely Enough To Love Jung Hoon MBC Every 1

Web series
Year Title Role Ref.
2015 Delicious Love Park Sung-Jun
2019 Travel Through Romance Season 1.5 Heo Joon
To My Name Yoo Jae-Ha
2021 Mokkoji Kitchen Moo-Young [14]
2023 Unintentional Love Story Ji Won-Young [15]
My Best Boyfriend X My Best Boyfriend Cha Eun-hwan [16]

Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2017 I Need Romance Eun Se-hyun Main character
Virtual online dating simulation game

Variety shows
Year Title Network Notes
2015Global Request Show: A Song For You 4KBS WorldHost
2018 Begin A Game MBC Host
2019 Beauty Room JTBC4 Host
Wanna Play? GG Channel A Host

(ep.7-present)

References
  1. "지방돌 비원에이포(B1A4) "친근함으로 무장했어요"(인터뷰)". 네이트뉴스.
  2. "Upcoming boyband 'B1A4' introduced through webtoon series". allkpop.com.
  3. "B1A4 reveals second member, Baro!". allkpop.com.
  4. "B1A4 reveals third member, Gongchan!". allkpop.com.
  5. "B1A4 reveals their fourth member, Sandeul!". allkpop.com.
  6. "B1A4 reveals their final member, CNU!". allkpop.com.
  7. "B1A4 reveals MV for debut title track, "OK" + mini album". allkpop.com.
  8. "Block B & B1A4 to hold a battle of charms on MTV's new reality show, "Match Up"". allkpop.com.
  9. "Block B and B1A4 to release new MVs through MTV". allkpop.com.
  10. "KBSWORLD -Program info". Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
  11. "B1A4's Gongchan to appear as virtual boyfriend in 'I Need Romance'". ASZ News. January 27, 2017.
  12. "B1A4's Gongchan Dishes On His BL Drama "Unintentional Love Story," Working With Co-Star Cha Seo Won, And More". Soompi. 28 March 2023.
  13. Yoon, Seongyeol (March 13, 2023). "B1A4 신우, 現소속사와 재계약..12년 의리→산들·공찬은?" [CNU of B1A4 renews contract with his current agency...12 years of loyalty → What about Sandeul and Gongchan?]. MoneyToday (in Korean). Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  14. Cho Eun-mi (August 27, 2021). "B1A4 공찬, 웹드라마 '모꼬지 키친' 남주인공 출연 확정..한식당 셰프 役[공식]" [B1A4 Gongchan confirmed to appear as the male lead in web drama 'Mokkoji Kitchen'..Chef of Korean restaurant [Official]]. Herald POP (in Korean). Retrieved August 27, 2021 – via Naver.
  15. Jeong Hee-yeon (June 28, 2022). "차서원♥공찬 BL 드라마 '비의도적 연애담' 주연 호흡 [공식]" [Cha Seo-won ♥ Gong-chan's BL drama 'Unintentional Love Story' starring breathing [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Naver.
  16. Kim, No-eul (July 7, 2023). "B1A4 공찬, 까칠 냉미남 변신..웹드 '내짝남X날짝남' 출연[공식]" [B1A4's Gongchan, a tough, cold-hearted man...Webed's 'NaeTaNamXNaeTaNam' cast [Official]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved July 10, 2023 – via Naver.
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