Park Cho-rong
Park Cho-rong, 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 Cheongju, 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 holds a third degree black belt. During her school days, Park attended Byungsul Kindergarten, Bukang Elementary School, Bukang Middle High School, and Choongbook High School.Park auditioned for JYP Entertainment's fifth official audition in 2009 where she successfully made it to the final round. However, she was eventually eliminated, and afterwards, joined Cube Entertainment as a trainee before transferring to A Cube Entertainment, formerly an independent label under Cube Entertainment now known as IST Entertainment.
Career
2011–present: Apink
In February 2011, Park was announced as the second member and 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 its 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.On April 28, 2023, IST Entertainment announced that Park did not renew her contract with the company but will still be part of the group. On the same day, Park signed an exclusive contract with Choi Creative Lab.
On July 2, 2024, Park released her first digital single "모르시나요".