Chowon

Chowon Profile

• Birth Name: 한초원 (Han Chowon)
• Stage Name: Chowon
• Nationality: South Korean
• Date of Birth: 2002.09.16
• Zodiac Sign: Virgo
• Chinese Zodiac: Horse
• Height: 168 cm (5’51”)
• Weight: 50 kg (110.2 lbs)
• Blood Type: O
• Personal Social Media: N/A

Chowon Facts & TMI

• Chowon was born and grew up in Seoul.
• Her family consists of mother, father, and a younger brother.
• Chowon is the main vocalist of LIGHTSUM.
• She is a Catholic.
• Her baptismal name is Sophia.
• She graduated from the Department of Practical Music at Hanlim Arts School.
• She is assumed to join Cube in 2016.
• In 2018 she joined the Mnet audition program ‘Produce 48’ as the only contestant from Cube.
• She ranked 13th at the final round of ‘Produce 48’ and failed to make it to the debuting group.
• After the prosecution investigated the ‘Produce 101’ series voting manipulation scandal, it was revealed that Chowon actually ranked 6th at the final round.
• In 2020, she appeared in several teenage dramas such as ‘Bad Guys’ and KBS1 TV’s ‘Turtle Channel’.
• When she was a middle schooler, she appeared in a news coverage in MBC News.
• On September 17, 2017, Cube Tree revealed her photos and initial through Instagram.
• After her appearance in ‘Produce 48’ Chowon laid low and maintained a mysterious image that made fans filing protests towards the agency, Cube Entertainment.
• Many fans had assumed that she had left Cube, but then the agency announced the debut of Han Chowon as a member of LIGHTSUM.
• Her graduation photos were uploaded on Hanlim Arts School’s official Instagram account.
• It will be her debut in three years after joining ‘Produce 48’ in 2018.
• During her appearance in ‘Produce 48’ she surprised many viewers, because unlike her seemingly fierce appearance, she is actually very soft, cute, and has a lot of aegyo.
• Because of the gap of her image and real personality, she was nicknamed “반전갑” (romanized: banjeongab) meaning “someone with opposite personality (as one looked)”.
• Her nicknames are Banjongab, Kkulsil-i, Class President, Black Pearl, Cube’s Future, etc.
• She is dubbed as the all-rounder of the group as she also has great skills in rap and dance.