I. Introduction
Baro (바로) is a South Korean singer, rapper and actor currently under HODU&U Entertainment. He is a member and the main rapper of the boy group B1A4.
II. Career
Baro debuted as a member of B1A4 on April 21, 2011. He was the second member to be revealed.
In 2014 Baro portrayed a teenager in the drama God's Gift: 14 Days which gathered critical acclaim.
III. Personal Life
Military service
Baro enlisted on July 30, 2019 as an active duty soldier. He was discharged on February 21, 2021.
IV. Discography
OSTs
- "Prison Playbook OST Part.7" ("No Problem") (with CNU) (2018)
V. Filmography
Films
- Seven Dwarfs (2014)
Dramas
- Reply 1994 (tvN, 2013)
- God's Gift: 14 Days (SBS, 2014)
- Persevere, Goo Hae Ra (Mnet, 2015)
- Angry Mom (MBC, 2015)
- Loss: Time: Life (Naver TVCast, 2015)
- The Master of Revenge (KBS2, 2016)
- Manhole (KBS2, 2017)
- Less than Evil (MBC, 2018–2019)
- Level Up (MBN, 2019)
- Melting Me Softly (JTBC, 2019)
VI. Trivia
– Baro has a younger sister (Cha YoonJi/ I)
– If B1A4 were a family, he and Sandeul would be the older siblings.
– Baro’s younger sister I/Cha Yoonji is a soloist who debuted under WM Entertainment in 2017.
– He’s good at beatboxing.
– Sometimes when he tries to act cool, it comes out wrong and he ends up looking cute instead.
– He’s the vitamin of the group.
– Baro is afraid of heights.
– He says that the hardest part about living in a dorm for him was the commute to school. The dormitory was about a two-hour drive from school, and it was difficult for him to wake up early in order to get ready.
– If he doesn’t wear his caps he loses his confidence.
– He acted in several dramas: “Reply 1994” (2013), “God’s Gift – 14 Days” (2014), “Persevere, Goo Hae-Ra” (2015 – cameo), “Angry Mom” (2015), “The Master of Revenge” (2016), “Manhole” (2017), “Less than Evil” (2018-2019), “Level Up” (2019), “Melting Me Softly” (2019)
– He acted in the movie “Close Your Eyes” (2017).
– On June 30 2018, it was announced that Baro didn’t renew his contract with WM Ent.
– On July 16 2018, Baro has signed under HODU&U Entertainment for acting.
– On November 16 2018, WM Ent. announced that B1A4 will continue as 3 members, but expressed hope that in the future there might be the possibility for B1A4 to promote again as a 5 member-band.
