Chorong (Apink)

Park Cho Rong, better known by her stage name Chorong, is a South Korean idol singer and actress. She is the leader of South Korean girl group “A Pink”, under IST Entertainment. Park auditioned for JYP Entertainment in 2009 and made it to the finals. Prior to debuting as an A Pink member in 2011, Chorong was first introduced to the public through the Japanese version of Beast’s Shock music video. She debuted as A Pink leader on April 19, 2011. Chorong debuted as a lyricist with a song titled “April 19th”. The song was dedicated to A Pink fans as a gift to celebrate the group’s first anniversary. Chorong made her acting debut in 2011 on MBC’s “All My Love”, a South Korean sitcom. Her father owns a Hapkido center, and she learned Hapkido for eight years, earning a third degree black belt.