South Korean singer, actor, and model

Cha Eun-woo

Lee Dong-min, known professionally as Cha Eun-woo (Korean: 차은우, Korean pronunciation: [t͡ɕʰa ɯn u]), is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Astro, and debuted as a solo artist with the extended play (EP) Entity in 2024. Cha made his acting debut in the film My Brilliant Life (2014) and gained widespread recognition through his lead roles in television series such as Gangnam Beauty (2018), Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung (2019), and True Beauty (2020–2021), the latter contributing significantly to his international popularity as part of the Korean Wave. He has since starred in Island (2022–2023), A Good Day to Be a Dog (2023–2024), and Wonderful World (2024), and the film The First Ride (2025).

Born

1997

March 30

Died

Living

Era

1990s

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1997 Born

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1296 Edward I sacks Berwick-upon-Tweed, during armed conflict between Scotland and England.
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The world in 1997

When Cha arrived

april 1 Comet Hale–Bopp is seen passing at perihelion.
april 13 Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament.
april 14 Pai Hsiao-yen, daughter of Taiwanese artiste Pai Bing-bing, is kidnapped on her way to school, preceding her murder.
april 29 The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories.

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Arike Ogunbowale 1997– American basketball player Asa Butterfield 1997– English actor Ashleigh Gardner 1997– Australian cricketer Brittany Broski 1997– American comedian and singer Daniel Sprong 1997– Dutch ice hockey player Duncan Scott 1997– Scottish swimmer Greyson Chance 1997– American musician Holly Taylor 1997– Canadian-American actress Keira Walsh 1997– English footballer

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