Baro (singer)

Baro
Baro performing at the Yongsan I-Park Mall in 2013
Background information
Birth name	Cha Sun-woo
Born	(1992-09-05) September 5, 1992 Gwangju, South Korea
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, Lyricist, actor
Instruments	Rapping
Years active	2011–present
Labels	WM Entertainment
Associated acts	B1A4
Website	b1a4.com

Cha Sun-woo (Hangul: 차선우; Hanja: 車善玗; born September 5, 1992), better known by his stage name Baro, is a South Korean singer, rapper, and actor. He is the main rapper of South Korean boy group B1A4. He made a debut on the stage of MBC Show! Music Core on April 23, 2011. He has been part of six Korean mini albums, two Korean studio albums, and two Japanese studio albums. In 2014 Baro received critical acclaim for his role in the drama God's Gift - 14 Days in which he portrayed a teenage boy with the mental capacity of a 6-year old.^[1][2]

Early life

Baro was born in Gwangju, South Korea with one younger sister who is four years younger than he is. When Baro was a middle schooler, his father's business did not work out bringing difficult times for Baro and his family.^[3]

When Baro was a trainee, he asked TVXQ's Yunho for an autograph and Yunho wrote "Let’s meet on stage in the future!" Two years later, Baro saw Yunho on his debut day and Yunho remembered him which moved Baro deeply.^[4]

Career

Pre-debut

Baro was first discovered by a company representative who came across his photo posted on his friend's homepage on social network service Cyworld. At his audition, Baro sang Sumi Jo's "Once I Leave" and Sung Si-kyung's "The Road to Me", in addition to rapping and beatboxing.^[5] Baro then began training for at least 2 years.

B1A4

After years of training, Baro joined as the main rapper of B1A4. On April 11, 2011, WM Entertainment revealed Baro as the second member to be revealed after releasing the news of B1A4 along with Jinyoung's picture. Gongchan, Sandeul and CNU were also revealed in the next few days.^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

On April 20, 2011, B1A4 released their debut Track "OK" and mini album "Let's Fly", making their debut on April 23, 2011 on MBC Show! Music Core.^[11]

After their debut, B1A4 was invited to star in MTV's reality show Match Up with Block B.^[12] As one of the projects for the show, B1A4 filmed a music video for "Only Learned The Bad Things (못된 것만 배워서)."^[13]

Controversy

When appearing on Please Take Care of My Refrigerator (for the July 4) episode, it was noted that Baro had displayed some attitude controversy where he was deemed to be 'too picky' with foods that was served to him and was displaying a condescending attitude to the staffs and celebrities around him. ^[14][15]

WM Entertainment has since apologised for Baro's actions during the show.^[16][17]

Personal life

On June 5, 2013, while preparing for their follow up single "Starlight's Song", Baro strained his ankle ligament where, initially, the group was going to adjust its promotional tour depending on Baro's recovery. However, because Baro's recovery took longer than they had expected, so the "What's Going On" tour ended earlier than planned.^[18]

Discography

Filmography

Film

TV series

Music videos

Variety show appearances

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Baro on Twitter