ASTRO Cha Eunwoo Complete Profile, Facts, and TMI

Cha Eunwoo Profile

Birth Name: 이동민 (Lee Dongmin)
Stage Name: Cha Eunwoo
Nationality: South Korean
Date of Birth: 1997.03.30
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Height: 183 cm (6’00”)
Weight: 59 kg (154.3 lbs)
Blood Type: B
Personal Social Media: Instagram, Weibo

Cha Eunwoo Facts & TMI

Eunwoo was born in Seongnam and grew up in Gunpo City, Gyeonggi-do.
His family consists of mother (born 1973), father, and an older brother (Lee Donghwi, born 1999).
He is the center and sub vocalist of ASTRO.
He is extremely famous for his handsome look, “his face” even coined the term ‘face genius’.
He debuted through a movie called ‘My Brilliant Life’ in 2014.
Eunwoo graduated from Hanlim Arts School (Broadcasting and Entertainment Department).
He is currently majoring in the Acting and Theater Department of Sungkyunkwan University.
His birth name Dongmin was given by his grandfather.
He studied languages for 3 months in the Philippines when he was a kid.
His English name is Felix.
He likes soccer and basketball, he was a Gunpo representative when he was an elementary school student.
He is also known as a smart student during his school days, even ranked third in the whole school.
He was always famous for his good looks even from his pre-debut era.
He was the student president back in his school days.
He received a casting offer from Fantagio when he was in the third grade of middle school.
Just like other ASTRO members, he was part of i-Teen prior to his debut.
His trainee period is 4 years.
He created a buzz for being ‘that handsome student’ when he appeared in the quiz program ‘Star Golden Bell: Hanlim Arts School Episode’.
Before his official debut, he became a commercial model for a cosmetic brand.
When asked what is his favorite body part, he chose eyes.
He can speak English and Chinese.
He gets scared easily.
He often got the penalty or punishment when playing games with ASTRO members.
He has a lot of celebrity friends, some of them are GFriend’s Yerin (she was a trainee at Fantagio), all SEVENTEEN members (especially Seungkwan, Dokyeom, The8, Mingyu, and Wonwoo), 97 Liner Friends (BTS’ Jungkook, NCT’s Jaehyun, GOT7’s Yugyeom and BamBam, as well as SEVENTEEN’s 97 liners), BTS’ Jimin, PENTAGON’s Kino (schoolmate at Hanlim Arts School), SF9’s Chani (former Fantagio trainee), iKON’s Jung Chanwoo (former Fantagio trainee), labelmate Seo Kangjoon and Lee Taehwan, as well as actor Jung Haein and Lee Jongsuk.
He sang several OST for dramas that he starred in, such as ‘Rainbow Falling’ OST of ‘My ID is Gangnam Beauty’; ‘Remember Me’ OST of ‘Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryeong’; ‘Love So Fine’ OSt of ‘True Beauty’.
He modeled for more than 30 brands throughout his career, including Lotte World, LG U+, Samsung Card.
He guest-starred in tons of variety programs such as ‘Law of The Jungle in New Caledonia’, ‘King of Masked Singer’ (as a panelist), ‘Happy Together 3’, ‘Problematic Men’, ‘Hello Counselor’, ‘Oppa Thinking’, ‘My Little Television’, ‘Crime Scene’, ‘Master Key’, ‘Radio Star’, ‘Knowing Bros’, ‘Let’s Eat Dinner Together’, ‘Baek Jongwon’s Alley Restaurant’, etc.
He was cast as a fixed member of SBS variety show ‘All The Butlers’ in April 2020.
He acted in MVs such as Hello Venus’ ‘Mysterious’, Urban Zakapa’s ‘You Are the Reason’, and Lee Jin Ah’s ‘Dreamy Alarm’.
As of December 2020, Eunwoo had more than 25 magazine pictorials for Grazia Korea, Nylon, ELLE, GQ Korea, Singles, Harper’s Bazaar, Dazed & Confused, Marie Claire, Esquire, Vogue, 1st LOOK, etc.
He was nominated for the rookie award in the variety show category for his appearance on ‘All the Butlers’ at SBS Entertainment Awards 2020.
His hobbies are finding delicious restaurants, watching movies, listening to music, going on a date with his mom, etc.
Among his favorite foods is pizza.
He likes to go traveling.
He enjoys games that use logic such as sudoku.
He hates spicy foods, breaking appointments, and discrimination.
His motto is “you need to be thankful for what you already have to be happy”.
Cha Eunwoo is an INFJ.
His role models are TVXQ, BEAST, and Infinite (he especially likes the song ‘Can U Smile’ by Infinite).
He said that he wants to make an appearance on MBC variety show ‘Real Man’.
He shared that he starved himself when dieting.
He often talks in his sleep.
He chose his thick thigh and big buttocks as his complexes because they would trouble him when he’s wearing tight jeans.
He was cast twice for a webtoon adaptation drama: ‘My ID is Gangnam Beauty’ and ‘True Beauty’.
He attended Sungkyunkwan University entrance ceremony in 2019.
The members often play pranks on him because he is very ticklish.
He has 16.9 million followers on Instagram.
His shoe size is 270 mm.
His nicknames are Guy Who Comes Out Straight of a Comic Book, Face Genius, EongDongMin (Eongdeong + Dongmin, eongdong or 엉동 means butt, refers to his self-claimed big buttocks), Eunu, Nunu, That Guy in White Tee, Young Master Eunwoo, Roha’s Guard, Cha Star, etc.
Among his favorite movies are ‘Rain Man’ and ‘Basketball Diaries’.
He is very well-organized and likes to plan things beforehand.
He shared a room with Moonbin.
He mentioned actors Gong Yoo, Lee Jungjae, and Jo Insung as the persons he looked up to.
His ideal type is a wise girl who likes him for who he is.
He said that he wants to make another appearance on variety show ‘Law of the Jungle’.