Park Cho-rong Biography

Park Cho-rong (born March 3, 1991), better known mononymously as Chorong, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actress. She is best known as the leader of the South Korean girl group Apink.

Early life

Park Cho-rong was born in Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea on March 3, 1991. She is a middle child, having an older and a younger sister. As a daughter of a Hapkido master and academy owner, Park was trained in the said martial art for eight years. She trained from her first year in elementary school until her third year of junior high; she is a holder of a 3rd degree black belt. During her school days, Park had attended Byungsul Kindergarten, Bukang Elementary School, Bukang Middle High School, and Choongbook High School.

Park auditioned for JYP Entertainment fifth official audition in 2009 where she successfully made it to the final round. However, she was eventually eliminated and would later join Cube Entertainment as a trainee.

Career

2011-present: Apink

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In February 2011, Park was announced as the second member and the leader of Apink. Prior to the announcement, she appeared at the end of Beast's "Shock" Japanese version music video. Before her debut with Apink, Park, together with the rest of the Apink members, took part in the filming of Apink News which was the group's pre-debut reality show. On April 19, 2011, Apink released their first single "Mollayo" and on April 21, Park debuted as a member of Apink on Mnet's M! Countdown performing their songs "Mollayo", and "Wishlist" which were included on their debut EP Seven Springs of Apink.

2011-present: Acting career

Park started her acting career by appearing on the 2010 sitcom All My Love playing a character named Chorong, following the departure of Brown Eyed Girls' Gain. She then made a cameo appearance on Reply 1997 as the teenage version of Lee Il-Hwa, the mother of the lead role Sung Shi-won (played by Jung Eun-ji) along with her fellow Apink member Yoon Bo-mi. Park had her first leading role in the romantic comedy Plus Nine Boys as Han Soo-ah, a popular but mysterious high-school girl; a character opposite to BtoB's Yook Sungjae's character.

Songwriting

Out of all the Apink members, Park has the most experience as a songwriter. She started by penning their first fansong "April 19th" for the group's first anniversary. According to Park, she wrote "April 19th" while thinking of the fans and their first stage performances, while for the other songs, it was about experiences their age group could relate to.

Songs written

Year	Song	Album	Notes
2012	"April 19"	Une Anne	Music by Kim Jin-Hwan; Initially released as a fansong for the first anniversary of debut.
2014	"Love Story"	Pink Blossom	Music by Kim Jin-Hwan
	"So Long"		Music by Master Key
	"Wanna Be"	Pink Luv	Music by Son Young-jin and Big Sancho
2015	"Deja Vu"	Pink Memory	Music and Arrangement by Choi Yong-chan
2016	"The Wave"	Pink Revolution (album)	Music by Kim Jin-Hwan; Released as a fansong for fifth anniversary debut
	"To. Us"		Music by Kim Jin-Hwan; Released as a song for members
	"Cliche"	Dear	Co-written with Naeun

Filmography

Television dramas

Year	Title	Role	Network
2010	All My Love	Cho-rong (ep.125-210)	MBC
2012	Reply 1997	Lee Il-hwa (young / ep.9)	tvN
2014	Plus Nine Boys	Han Soo-ah / Bong-sook	tvN

Variety shows and reality shows

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2011	Apink News	TrendE
	Birth Of A Family	KBS2
	Apink News 2	TrendE
	Oh My School	KBS2
	Idol Star Athletics Championship	MBC
2012	Apink News 3	TrendE
	Weekly Idol	MBC Every 1	Episode 44, with Apink
	Idol Star Athletics Championship	MBC
2013	Idol Star Athletics Championship	MBC
	Weekly Idol	MBC Every 1	Episode 104, with Apink
	2 Days & 1 Night (Season 2)	KBS	Episode 82, with Apink
	Hello Counselor	KBS	Episode 136, with Eunji
2014	After School Club	Arirang	Episode 57, with Apink
	Running Man	SBS	Episode 197, with Apink
	Idol Star Athletics Championship	MBC
	Weekly Idol	MBC Every 1	Episodes 142, with Apink
	Apink's Showtime	MBC Every 1	with Apink
	Beatles Code 3D	Mnet	Episode 17, with Naeun, Namjoo and Hayoung
	Weekly Idol	MBC Every 1	Episodes 175, with Apink
	After School Club	Arirang	Episode 127, with Apink
2015	Weekly Idol	MBC Every 1	Episodes 192 and 193, with Apink Weekly Idol in Saipan Special in honor of MBC Media Plus 14th Anniversary.
	Weekly Idol	MBC Every 1	Episode 208, with Apink
	2 Days & 1 Night (Season 3)	KBS	Episode 405 and 407, with Apink
	Slim Pack Lunch	SBS
	Cool Kiz on the Block	KBS2	Episode 130
2016	Get it Beauty	OnStyle	Episode 4
	Apink's Extreme Adventure	V-live
	Hello Counselor	KBS	Episode 293, with Namjoo
	Weekly Idol	MBC Every 1	Episode 271, with Apink
	Star Show 360	MBC Every 1	with Apink
2017	Girl Group Battle	KBS	with Apink
	One Night Food Trip (Season 2)	O'live & tvN	Cast member