Kriesha Chu

Kriesha Ziskind Teo Tiu (born December 20, 1998), better known by her stage name Kriesha Chu (Korean: 크리샤 츄), is a Filipino-American singer based in South Korea.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Teo and the surname or paternal family name is Tiu (Chu as stage surname).

Kriesha Chu
크리샤 츄
Chu in 2018.
Born	Kriesha Ziskind Teo Tiu (1998-12-20) December 20, 1998 (age 25) Makati, Philippines
Occupations	Singer actress
Musical career
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Urban Works Media Star Music New Way Company
Korean name
Hangul	크리샤 츄
Revised Romanization	Keurisya Chyu
McCune–Reischauer	K'ŭrisya Ch'yu
Signature

Life and career

Early life

Tiu was born on December 20, 1998, in Makati, Philippines to Filipino parents of Chinese heritage^[1] who relocated from Cebu to Manila. At the age of 2, Tiu migrated with her family to San Francisco.^[2] She then got scouted by her current company, Urban Works Entertainment.

She speaks English, Cebuano, Tagalog and Korean, and holds both Filipino and US citizenships.

2016–2017: K-pop Star 6: The Last Chance and Kriesha Chu 1st Single Album

In 2016, Chu entered K-pop Star 6: The Last Chance. She was eliminated on the seventh episode,^[3] but was brought back as a wild card contestant.^[4] She became a member of Kwins, which consists of Kim So-hee and Kim Hye-rim, where they finished as runners-up of the competition.^[5] After K-pop Star 6 ended, Chu released her first single album on May 24, 2017.^[6]

2018–present: Dream of Paradise and soundtrack appearances

On January 3, 2018, she released her first mini-album, Dream of Paradise, along with the title track "Like Paradise". The lead single is composed by the harmony team of Pentagon's Hui and Flow Blow. "Sunset Dream" is composed by Denis Seo, Sophia Pae, and Chu herself. She also contributed as a lyricist for both Korean and English versions. "Falling Star" is a collaboration project by Chu and Kim Min-ju, an Urban Works Entertainment trainee who later became a member of the Korean-Japanese project girl group Iz*One. This is her first highlight project unit with a fellow company trainee entitled Project Diary. In September, Chu also made an appearance as the leading girl in the music video of Hoya's single, "Baby U".

In April 2019, she contributed to the Welcome to Waikiki 2 OST with "Delight".^[7] Chu later contributed to the Home for Summer OST with "A Thousand Days' Love" in August 2019.^[8] In October 2019, she debuted as an actress through the web series Spunk, wherein she portrayed Ari.^[9] In the same month, Chu formally released "I Want to See You Tomorrow" for the My Sweet Melody OST, whose music video initially premiered in March 2019.^[10]

On January 24, 2020, she starred in the music video of "Count to Three Like a Habit" by KCM.^[11] Chu is set to star in the web series Live with a Ghost.^[12] She has been attempting to expand her career into China.^[13]

On 4 October 2023, it was announced that she had signed with New Way Company.^[14]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		KOR [15]
Dream of Paradise	Released: January 3, 2018 Label: Urban Works Entertainment, CJ E&M Music Formats: CD, digital download Track listing "Like Paradise" (featuring Flow Blow) "Sunset Dream" (Korean version) "Sunset Dream" (English version) "Falling Star" (featuring Kim Min-ju)	70

Single albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		KOR [16]
Kriesha Chu 1st Single Album	Released: May 24, 2017 Label: Urban Works Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download Track listing "I Want You" (featuring Yong Jun-hyung) "Trouble"	35

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"Trouble"	2017	Kriesha Chu 1st Single Album
"Like Paradise"	2018	Dream of Paradise
"I Want To See You Again"	2019	I Want To See You Again
"올레길 (지집아이)"	2020	올레길

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR
"Wings" (날개) (with Jeon Min-ju)[17]	2017	—	K-Pop Star Season 6 Top 10
"Crazy in Love"		—	K-Pop Star Season 6 Top 8
"Say You Love Me" (좋아한다 말해) (with Samuel)[18]		—	Pink Pink OST
"Delight"	2019	—	Welcome to Waikiki 2 OST
"A Thousand Days' Love" (천일의 사랑)		—[upper-alpha 1]	Home for Summer OST
"I Want to See You Tomorrow" (내일도 보고싶어)		—	My Sweet Melody OST

Filmography

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2019	Spunk	Kang Ari	[9]
2020	Live with a Ghost	Yeon Su-ji	[12]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016–2017	K-pop Star 6: The Last Chance	Contestant	Runner-up	[5]
2017	Eodi Road	Herself
	We Are Also National Athletes	Participant
2018	Sketchbook of Youheeyeul Episode 402	Herself
	King of Mask Singer	Contestant	Credited as "Gumiho"

Radio programs

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2017	Double Date	DJ	[citation needed]

Music video appearances

Year	Title	Artist	Ref.
2020	Count to Three Like a Habit	KCM	[11]

Footnotes

1. "A Thousand Days' Love" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 17 on the Gaon BGM Chart.^[19]

References

1. Korea, Buhay (August 3, 2017). "Kriesha Chu could be the first Filipino-American K-pop idol". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
2. "After School Club ep. 304". Arirang. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
3. Hicap, Jonathan (January 4, 2017). "Fil-Am Kriesha Tiu eliminated from 'K-pop Star' show". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
4. Antonio, Psylocke (January 12, 2017). "CHRISHA CHOO RETURNS TO THE K-POP STAR 6 STAGE VIA UNANIMOUS WILD CARD DECISION".
5. "Boyfriend wins 1st place, Kriesha Tiu's KWINs runner-up on 'K-pop Star 6' grand finals". Manila Bulletin. April 14, 2017. Archived from the original on January 28, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
6. "Kriesha Chu debuts with high-energy album 'Trouble'". The Korea Herald. May 25, 2017.
7. OSEN (April 8, 2019). "크리샤 츄, '와이키키2' OST 세 번째 주자 나선다..오늘 'Delight' 공개". mosen.mt.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved June 27, 2019.
8. "크리샤 츄, '여름아 부탁해' OST '천일의 사랑' 11일 음원 발표". wowtv.co.kr (in Korean). August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
9. "크리샤 츄·김 티모테오 주연 웹드라마 'SPUNK' 첫 에피소드 공개". kjdaily.com (in Korean). October 11, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
10. "크리샤 츄, 태국서 인기 끈 '내일도 보고싶어' 정식 발매". tvdaily.co.kr. October 30, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
11. "크리샤츄, KCM 신곡 "버릇처럼 셋을 센다" MV 참여". 서울경제 (in Korean). January 20, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
12. Lee Cheong-won (November 21, 2019). "크리샤 츄, '귀신과 산다' 캐스팅...가수 이어 연기까지" [Kriesha Chu, cast in 'Living with Ghosts'... From singer to acting]. 시사포커스 (in Korean).
13. "Singer Kriesha Chu denies having plastic surgery". The Korea Times. January 17, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
14. "'K팝스타6' 준우승 크리샤, 김남희와 한식구..소속사 새 둥지[공식]" ['K-Pop Star 6' runner-up Krisha, Kim Nam-hee and Han Family.. New nest at agency [Official]]. Star News (in Korean). Yoon Sang-geun. October 4, 2023.
15. "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart.

    • "Dream of Paradise charting".
16. "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart.

    • "Kriesha Chu 1st Single Album charting".
17. "'K팝스타6' 크리샤 츄, '심쿵'한 첫 등장-아쉬웠던 준우…데뷔 초읽기?" (in Korean). Kookje.
18. "코미카 웹툰 '분홍분홍해' OST 선봬" (in Korean). The Games. December 27, 2017.
19. 2019년 33주차 BGM Chart [Week 33 of 2019 BGM Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 8, 2019.

External links

• Media related to Kriesha Chu at Wikimedia Commons