Chansung

This is a Korean name; the family name is Hwang.

Hwang Chansung 황찬성 黃燦盛
Background information
Born	February 11, 1990 (1990-02-11) (age 21) Seoul, South Korea[1]
Occupations	Singer,[1] Rapper,[1] Actor
Years active	2008–present
Associated acts	2PM 2AM

Hwang Chansung (Hangul: 황찬성, born February 11, 1990),^[1] generally known as Chansung, is a member of the Korean boy band 2PM, where he is a South Korean idol singer and rapper.

Early life

Chansung was born in Seoul, South Korea, where he still resides. Chansung was educated at Korean Art High School and Howon University.

Predebut

Before becoming a singer in 2PM, Chansung was a television actor having played roles in MBC's 2006 comedy "Unstoppable High Kick" and then in KBS2's 2008 drama "Jungle Fish." It was also during this time, in 2006, that he auditioned for, and was named, one of the dozen finalists (including his future bandmates Junho and Taecyeon) to compete in the show "Superstar Survival".

Music career

Main article: 2PM

In 2008, he took part in Mnet's Hot Blood Men^[2] which follows the extreme training of 13 trainees in order to become a member of the boy band One Day. One Day spawned two boy bands, 2AM and 2PM, of which the latter one Chansung became a member of. Six months after Hot Blood was aired on TV, 2PM debuted with their first single "10점 만점에 10점" ("10 Points out of 10 Points")^[3] from their first EP Hottest Time of the Day, but it wasn't until their second EP 2:00PM Time For Change which skyrocketed their success in the Korean music industry. So far, 2PM has released two studio albums and three EPs.

Personal life

Chansung stands 184 centimetres (6.04 ft) tall and weighs 165 pounds (75 kg). He speaks Korean, Japanese and English. Chansung is a trained martial artist, having achieved high levels in Taekwondo and Kumdo. His hobbies are listening to music, gaming and working out. Chansung is a Buddhist.

Tone-deaf

"I’ve never dreamed of becoming a celebrity. Naturally, singer or actor’s occupations are respectable, but being tone-deaf, having no sense of rhythm or dancing skills I didn’t even dare to think about it. Compared to my older brother who excels in his studies (currently enrolled at Yonsei University), I didn’t really have much interest in studying, and the only thing I was good at was taekwondo and kendo."

- Hwang Chansung, Men’s Health (May 2010)[2]

Jeonggam

Jeonggam, or sometimes, Jeonggamie is Chansung's cat. Jeonggam has become almost as popular as Chansung himself, having appeared on 2PM's YouTube channel, and in numerous tweets and pictures.

Television

Year	Title	Role
2006	MBC Unstoppable High Kick	Hwang Chan Sung
2006	SBS Superstar Survival	Himself
2008	KBS2 Jungle Fish	Park Young Sam
2008	Mnet Hot Blood	Himself
2008	MBC Idol Army Season 3	Himself
2009	Mnet 2PM Wild Bunny	Himself
2011	KBS2 Dream High	- cameo
2011	SBS 2PM Show	Himself
2011	TBS Kaito Royale	Jack

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} (Korean)[1] 2pm.jype.com.
2. ^ (Korean) iamkoream.com.
3. ^ (Korean) media.paran.com. Retrieved 2011-01-08.

External links

• 2PM Homepage
• 2PM YouTube Channel
• DC Inside 2pm Gallery
• Chansung's twitter
• Chansung's me2day
• 2PMChansung's weibo

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