Things you should know about Cha Eun-woo’s life and his family before his debut as an idol!
Cha Eun-woo now has many fans and also his career is getting brighter because of the hard work he does from time to time. His appearances in every K-drama also successfully stole the attention of many people. On the other hand, his career as a K-pop idol and also a member of ASTRO who is still active is also one of the big achievements that he can achieve to this day. Many compliments have come to Cha Eun-woo because he is certainly a very multitalented idol, right?
In this article, we invite you to get to know Cha Eun-woo better from his pre-debut life to finding out information about his family and brother who surprisingly has a good-looking visual just like him. Are you curious? Without waiting any longer, let’s find out more in this article below!
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Cha Eun-woo’s Pre-Debut and Early Life
It is said that Cha Eun-woo was popular during his school days because he was good-looking and studied well. His school days were also revealed when he appeared on tvN’s Problematic Man. He served as the former principal of the elementary school and the class president in middle school.
In a variety show where the actor Lee Su-ho from True Beauty was a guest star, Cha Eun-woo revealed that he was a star at his school since he was in elementary school. His report card shows a series of high scores. Cha Eun-woo even lived in the Philippines to study English!
So clearly, he is the ideal son-in-law of mothers. The man whose real name is Lee Dong-min has also been ranked in the top 3 as the best student while still in school. Cha Eun-woo also has good writing skills, is excellent at solving problems, and knows how to program and run robots. Perfect, right?!
It doesn’t stop there, Cha Eun-woo was also the school president when he was in sixth grade and also the class president for a whole year! Another fun fact, Eun-woo also said that when he was still in school, he actually had bad eyesight. This made him always have to wear glasses or contact lenses.
Besides Cha Eun-woo who also has good academic abilities and was a leader when he was in school, the man who was born on March 30, 1997, was also a member of the basketball club and soccer captain during junior high school. If you imagine who will cheer Cha Eun-woo on the soccer and basketball fields, then that’s the imagination that relates the most when Cha Eun-woo used to be a member of the basketball club!
For the next level of education, Cha Eun-woo was accepted as one of the students for a prestigious Korean campus, which is Sungkyunkwan University, the oldest campus in South Korea. The visual of the boy group ASTRO is now listed in the Acting and Arts department. If you feel familiar with the campus, this is the alma mater campus of actor Song Joong-ki!
It seems that the production team of True Beauty really chose the right man to play Lee Su-ho’s character because Cha Eun-woo has proven to be the perfect male character that usually only exists in comics. Do you agree with it?
ASTRO’s Cha Eun-woo once said that he was not popular at school. Yet it seemed he was lying or simply demeaning himself. We all know that Cha Eun-woo has been handsome since he was young. However, in a previous interview, the 1997-born idol and actor said that he was not popular with female friends during his school days.
Cha Eun-woo was born Lee Dong-min in Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province. He attended Suri Middle School then Suri High School. Cha Eun-woo graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School in 2016. He officially debuted as a member of ASTRO on February 23, 2016.
In fact, Cha Eun-woo was so handsome that his female friends at school couldn’t stop talking about him. Several netizens who attended the same school shared what he was like when he was a student.
They said, “He’s so handsome that the teachers wanted to take pictures with him. The teachers purposely made him run errands to see him because he’s good at sports and studies.”
Another said, “Everyone fell silent when he appeared in the cafeteria. Everyone was busy looking at his handsome face.”
Many netizens are not surprised that Cha Eun-woo was popular since he was in school. Some claimed to be jealous of the people who went to the same place as the star of the drama My ID Is Gangnam Beauty.
“You guys are lucky to go to the same school as Eun-woo,” commented netizens. “Eun-woo is the only one who doesn’t know that he’s popular!” added another netizen. “The visuals are really no joke,” said another. “Is he lying or being humble? Hahaha,” concluded another.
One of the roles from the K-drama ‘SKY Castle’ series, Park Yoo-na, turns out to have been in the same school as ASTRO’s Cha Eun-woo. In an interview after the SKY Castle series ended its broadcast, Park Yoo-na shared her experience going to school at the same place as an idol singer like Cha Eun-woo.
According to Park Yoo-na, Cha Eun-woo was one of the popular students. Meanwhile, even though she has also been a trainee since high school, her popularity was not as high as Cha Eun-woo.
“I have known Cha Eun-woo for a long time. Even since he was still undergoing his trainee days he has been known (at school) for his good looks,” Park Yoo-na said. “I knew him, but he didn’t know me. I just told him [after becoming an artist], ‘I also study at Hanlim Multi Art School’,” continued Park Yoo-na.
Park Yoo-na understands that Cha Eun-woo doesn’t know her because the number of students at their school is not small, and they are separated in different majors. “I majored in dance and he majored in broadcasting and entertainment. My school is quite big with 40 students in each class, so it’s not easy to get to know all the students,” explained Park Yoo-na.
Cha Eun-woo with His Family
Cha Eun-woo did not reveal too much about his closeness to his family, but it is certain that Cha Eun-woo is a good child and always wants to make his parents and his younger brother proud. Cha Eun-woo has a father and mother who were born in 1973 and a younger brother, Lee Dong-hwi, who was born in 1999. His father is a theatre actor, while his mother holds a college degree and works as an accountant.
Cha Eun-woo’s popularity has skyrocketed since joining Fantagio’s boy band ASTRO. He later also became a talented young actor through the Korean drama Gangnam Beauty. His career in acting has accelerated after successfully bringing Lee Su-ho’s character in the K-drama titled True Beauty to life. Not only are his acting skills cool but the visuals of the man born in 1997 are also very stunning.
Cha Eun-woo’s Handsome Brother, Lee Dong-hwi!
Cha Eun-woo always looks charming at every opportunity. It turns out that Cha Eun-woo’s good looks were passed down in his family. He has a younger brother named Lee Dong-hwi. Although rarely exposed, Lee Dong-hwi is said to have good looks like his brother. This was revealed by one of his fellow ASTRO group mates.
Rocky, the main dancer of the group, once mentioned Cha Eun-woo’s brother while doing a live broadcast with Aroha (ASTRO’s fans). “Cha Eun-woo’s brother is the same age as me, but when I saw him in person, I was very surprised,” said the K-pop idol.
The man whose real name is Park Min-hyuk then described the details of Cha Eun-woo’s brother’s face. According to Rocky, he has a very handsome and masculine face. “His face is very small, and his nose is very beautiful. More than that, he is very tall. His younger brother is very masculine. They are both handsome,” he said.
Rocky had previously met Lee Dong-hwi. However, he met Cha Eun-woo’s brother for the first time when they had a concert in Japan. At that time, he admitted that he could only be flabbergasted. “Wow… There seems to be something in their DNA. If he (Dong-hwi) becomes a trainee, he will surely be successful as an idol,” said Rocky.
Despite receiving a lot of praise from the members, Cha Eun-woo didn’t feel that his younger brother was handsome. He actually judged Lee Dong-hwi as having a cute face. “He’s cute,” Eun-woo said on the Handsome Tigers show.
Often praised as handsome and making the public curious, the figure of Cha Eun-woo’s brother is still rarely exposed. As a K-pop idol, Cha Eun-woo doesn’t like to indulge in his personal life.
Not only having handsome visuals but Lee Dong-hwi is also no less talented than his brother. Even Cha Eun-woo mentioned his younger brother was more talented. “Compared to me, he has more talent. His face is also smaller than mine. He went to school in Shanghai, China, as a student,” Cha Eun-woo said.
In addition, the star of the Korean drama Hit the Top also mentioned that Lee Dong-hwi often asked him to get acquainted with the girl group members. “He once asked me to bring a girl group member to visit his house, but I refused and told him to do his own thing,” said the ASTRO member who is also really close with Weki Meki’s Do-yeon, Cha Eun-woo.
Until today, there are no official pictures showing the face of Cha Eun-woo’s brother, Lee Dong-hwi. But, there are some pictures that were circulated, and many people wonder if the man in them is Lee Dong-hwi who is the younger brother of Cha Eun-woo.
Well, that is all for the information about Cha Eun-woo’s pre-debut life and family until we can get to know more about Cha Eun-woo’s younger brother, Lee Dong-hwi! What do you think about Cha Eun-woo’s life and his family? Do you think he grew up in a good family or not? If you like this article, don’t forget to share it on your social media and wait for another interesting upcoming article from KPOPLOVE!
