Soloist Profiles

Chuu - KKOTI

Stage name: Chuu [99'liner]
Birth name: Kim Jiwoo
Nationality: South Korean
Years active: 2023 - present
Entertainment: ATRP

– She debuted December 27, 2017 under LOONA with the song "Heart Attack".

– Her color is peach and her animal is an penguin.

– Chuu and Kim Lip were close friends before LOONA because they went to school together.

– She is friends with JooE from Momoland, Yeri from Red Velvet and Bang Suji (a Polaris trainee).

– The song she falls asleep to is "Upon your Existence, Ophelia" by Lucia.

– She is very girly and feminine.

– Chuu prefers skirts over pants.

– She hates rainy weather.

– She's always wanted to debut in a girl group.

– Chuu loves macaroons and mint chocolate.

– She has two younger brothers.

– Chuu auditioned for JYP but she didn't get in.

– She was a part of FNC Academy.

– People think Chuu looks like Gugudan's Mina and like Naeun from April.

– A lot of international fans say that Chuu looks like a female version of Lee Daehwi (AB6IX, Wanna One).

– Chuu was a trainee for 1 month.

– She thinks her charming point is her bubbliness.

– Chuu is known among the LOONA members in Korea for her aegyo.

– According to the members, Chuu & Yves take the most selfies in Yyxy.

– Chuu likes to eat shrimp sushi.

– Chuu does not like Yaja Time.

– Chuu comes from a musical family, her mom sings classical music.

– Chuu's mom didn't like the idea of her being an idol because she knew how hard singing was.

– Chuu's dad always supported her, so that was the reason why Chuu kept going.

– Her dad buys like 50 albums for every release.

– Chuu writes in her diary twice a day, and usually before bed.

– She had a big fanbase pre-debut due to her Instagram.

– Chuu watched a lot of sitcoms like "Unstoppable High Kick" when she was younger.

– She used to have an Instagram until she was confirmed as a LOONA member, then she deleted it.

– Chuu trended 4th on Naver, 2-3 days before the release of her song.

– Pre-debut, Chuu wrote her own song, called 지우 노래, which simply means Kim Jiwoo's Song.

– Chuu is classmate with lots of idols (Red Velvet's Yeri, Kim Lip, Astro's Rocky, WJSN's Yeonjung, Momoland's Jooe).

– Chuu's favorite artists are Dean, MeloMance, Ariana Grande, and Paul Kim.

– Chuu, Yves, Go Won and Olivia Hye shared a room in the dorm.

– Chuu was once locked outside of the dorm for 20 minutes since the other girls couldn't hear her from inside, and Chuu had lost/forgot her key.

– One time in Budapest, the other members left Chuu in the toilet and she went chasing them while they were in their van.

– Chuu and Yves met each other first in an academy. Yves thought that Chuu was a timid and shy kid at the time and she asked for Chuu's phone number. They became friends and did a cameo at a web series.

– According to Chuu, her idol is Yves.

– On November 25, 2022, it was announced that Chuu was removed from LOONA.