1. Huh Chan-mi, known mononymously as Chanmi, is a South Korean singer.
18 Facts About Huh Chan-mi
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Huh Chan-mi initially trained to become a tenth member of Girls' Generation, however due to the limited-nine member line-up she did not make the final cut of the group because she was too young, and only in seventh grade.
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Huh Chan-mi went to Anyang School of Arts and graduated in 2011.
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Huh Chan-mi was part of the latter, along with the remaining three female Coed School members and a new member Eunkyo.
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The group released two promotional videos for singles "Lip Stains" and "Your Words" in which Huh Chan-mi was the protagonist along with bandmate Lee Soomi and singer Jay Park.
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At the time, Huh Chan-mi wrote on Twitter that she was in the process of looking for another agency.
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Huh Chan-mi joined Pledis Entertainment as a trainee for a brief period of time in 2013.
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Huh Chan-mi performed in one of the Like Seventeen concert shows on Seventeen TV along with other Pledis trainees.
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In 2016, Huh Chan-mi joined the Mnet survival show Produce 101 to compete against 101 other female K-pop trainees.
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Huh Chan-mi placed in the "A" category after her first evaluation and made it into the final 35 contestants, thus being able to record a song for release.
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Huh Chan-mi did not take part in the show as she was to debut in a different girlgroup.
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Huh Chan-mi was eliminated from Mix Nine in the 13th episode with her final rank being 20th place.
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In February 2019, Huh Chan-mi graduated from Dongduk Women's University after seven years, majoring in practical music.
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In January 2020, Huh Chan-mi signed a contract with FirstOne Entertainment and started a personal YouTube channel, under her new romanized stage name Huh Chan-mi Chan Mi.
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Huh Chan-mi's first video was a cover of "Senorita" by Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes, which was popular in South Korea.
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The song was reported to be about how Huh Chan-mi had to overcome difficulties and grow in the entertainment industry while hiding her unhappiness.
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In December 2020, Huh Chan-mi confirmed to participate in the second season of Miss Trot, a trot survival show.
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In February 2023, Huh Chan-mi announced through her SNS account that her contract with FirstOne had expired.