Im Do-hwa

Im Do-hwa
Im Do-hwa
	Im in January 2018
Born	Kim Chan-mi; June 19, 1996 (age 28); Gumi, South Korea
Occupations	Singer; actress;
	Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2012–present
Labels	FNC
Member of	AOA; AOA Cream;
Korean name
Hangul	임도화
Hanja	林到婲
Revised Romanization	Im Do-hwa
McCune–Reischauer	Im Dohwa
Birth name
Hangul	김찬미
Hanja	金澯美
Revised Romanization	Gim Chan-mi
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Ch'anmi

Im Do-hwa^[1] (Korean: 임도화, née Kim Chan-mi (김찬미); born June 19, 1996), previously known mononymously as Chanmi (Korean: 찬미), is a South Korean singer, dancer, and actress. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group AOA.

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Biography

Im was born on June 19, 1996, in Gumi, South Korea.^[2] She was enrolled into dancing school at a young age, and performed on the streets of Gumi. She and her two sisters, Kyung-mi and Hye-mi, were raised by their mother after their parents divorced when Im was in elementary school. Her mother ran a hair salon so she decided to become an idol to help her mother's financial situation.^[3]^{[non-primary source needed]} She was recruited by FNC Entertainment and became an FNC trainee during middle school.^[4]^{[non-primary source needed]}

Career

Career with AOA and AOA Cream

On July 30, 2012, Im, made her debut as a member of AOA on Mnet's M! Countdown with their debut single album, Angels' Story and the title track "Elvis".^[5]^{[non-primary source needed]} AOA has released four EPs and ten singles in total.^[6]

Im is also part of sub-unit AOA Cream together with Yuna and Hyejeong. The sub-unit released their first teaser on February 1, 2016.^[7]^{[unreliable source?]} The music video teaser for title track "I'm Jelly Baby" was released on February 4, 2016.^[8]^{[non-primary source needed]} AOA Cream released their title track together with the MV on February 12, 2016.^[9]^{[non-primary source needed]}

As soloist and actress

Im has participated in multiple solo competitions and has been recognized for her dancing and fitness skills. She made it into the final round of MBC Music's Idol Dance Battle D-Style in 2014, and performed in both a solo dance stage and a joint dance stage in MBC's DMC Festival in 2015.^[10]^{[non-primary source needed]} She also competed in KBS's Muscle Queen Project in 2016.^[11]

The singer made her debut as an actress with her first lead role in the web drama What's Up With These Kids? as Geum Hyera. She acted alongside VIXX members N and Hongbin. The drama was aired on November 16, 2016.^[12]

In March 2017, it was revealed that Im was going to star in an idol actor survival variety show called I Am An Actor. The first episode was aired in April 2017.^[13] At the conclusion of the show, Im placed first and won a role in an upcoming film entitled Lookism.^[14]

In 2019, Im, together with former AOA members Yuna and Hyejeong took part in Lifetime's reality program AOA DaSaDanang Heart Attack Danang where the members traveled to Danang, Vietnam for an adventure.^[15] In June 2019, Im was cast in web drama Love Formula 11M as Jiyoon.^[16] In November 2019 she was cast in MBC's new pilot variety show House of Sharing. The show began in broadcast in early December 2019.^[17]

On June 29, 2021, Im was confirmed to co-star alongside VIXX's Hyuk in the upcoming rom-com movie A Different Girl.^[18]

Im participated in the virtual reality competitive show Girls Reverse.^[19] which aired on January 2, 2023. She was eliminated in the preliminary vocal round.^[20] On May 27, 2023, Im was revealed to be a contestant on the reality competitive show Queendom Puzzle.^[21] On 16 August 2023, Im was eliminated in the final episode, finishing 14th overall with 229,076 points.^[22]

On May 22, 2024, Dohwa announced through her personal social media that she had left FNC Entertainment following the expiration of her contract.^[23]

Personal life

On April 25, 2022, she changed her last name from Kim to Im, following her mother's surname.^[24]

Following her appearance as Im Do-hwa on Girls Reverse, Im announced that she now wishes to use the name Do-hwa for all her future activities, and that she was looking forward to pursuing an acting career.^[1]

Discography

Singles

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Title	Year	Peak positions	Album
Title	Year	KOR ^[25]	Album
Soundtrack appearances
"One More Chance" (with Sanha)	2019	—	Love Formula 11M OST
"We all love under the moonlight" (우리는 모두 달빛 아래 사랑을 하네)	2022	—	Refresh 2022 OST
"I like it now" (지금이 좋아)		—
"To you slowly" (그대에게 천천히) (with KCM)		—
Compilation appearances
"A midsummer night's sweetness" (한 여름밤의 꿀) (with Kim Hye-mi)	2022	—	DNA Singer - Fantastic Family Round 6
"Hopeless Romantic" (사랑이라 믿었던 것들은) (with Fye, Juri & Jiwoo)	2023	—	Queendom Puzzle ALL-ROUNDER BATTLE 1
"Overwater" (with Miru, Fye, Soojin, Seoyeon & Jiwoo)		—	Queendom Puzzle ALL-ROUNDER BATTLE 2
"i DGA (i DONT GIVE A)" (with Yuki, Hwiseo, Yeeun, Fye, Yeoreum & Elly)		—	Queendom Puzzle SEMI FINAL
"Last Piece" (with Hwiseo, Yeoreum, Yeeun, Elly, Jiwoo & Juri)		—	Queendom Puzzle FINAL
"Start Over" (시작)	2024	—	A song that catches my ear Part.09

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