Cha Ni

Cha Ni promoting Sequence (2024)

**Kang Chan-hee** (강찬희, カン・チャニ), also known as **Cha Ni** (찬희, チャニ), is a South Korean actor, singer, rapper and performer. He's a main dancer, rapper and sub-vocalist on SF9.

## Biography

Kang Chan-hee was born on January 17, 2000 in Seo-gu, Daejeon, South Korea. He has a younger brother named Kang Suk-hee and his mother is named Park Seol-hee.

Prior to joining the entertainment industry, he first appeared in the music video of the song "Balloons" by group TVXQ! when he was 7 years old. In 2009, he debuted as an actor as part of the TV drama *Queen Seondeok*.

## Profile

* **Name:** Kang Chan-hee (강찬희, カン・チャニ)
* **Stage Name:** Cha Ni (찬희, チャニ)
* **Birth date:** January 17, 2000 (age 24)
* **Blood type:** A
* **Birth place:** Seo-gu, Daejeon, South Korea
* **Height:** 177cm
* **Education:**
	+ Daejeon Dunwon Elementary School
	+ Sanghyeon Middle School
	+ School of Performing Arts Seoul, Department of Stage Arts (graduated)
* **Position:** Main dancer, rapper, sub-vocalist
* **Favorite Color:** Red
* **Hobbies:** sleeping, playing the piano, drawing
* **Representative Emoji:** 😇 (smiling face with halo, representing an angel)

## Works

### Cinema/Television

Movies
* [2016] Familyhood
* [2017] The King's Case Note
* [2019] The First Issue
* [2021] White Day
* [2021] Sseol

Dramas
* [2009] Queen Seondeok
* [2010] Three Brothers
* [2011] Listen to My Heart
* [2011-2012] Garden of Heaven
* [2012] The Innocent Man
* [2012] To the Beautiful You
* [2013] The Queen's Classroom
* [2015] Splendid Politics
* [2016] Signal
* [2016] Click Your Heart
* [2018-2019] Sky Castle
* [2019] Love In Your Taste
* [2020] Once Again (episodes 59-66, 68)
* [2020] True Beauty (episodes 1, 4-5)
* [2021] Must You Go?
* [2021] Imitation
* [2021] Jinx

TV Shows
* [2019] Show! Music Core - MC

TV Shows Appearances
* [2007] Star King
* [2010] Star King
* [2011] SectionTV Entertainment
* [2013] Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend
* [2018] Leaving the Nest Season 3
* [2018] The Team Chef
* [2019] Entertainment Weekly
* [2019] Happy Together
* [2019] Idol Room
* [2019] Everyone's Kitchen
* [2019] Comedy Big League
* [2019] The Hungry
* [2019] Gag Concert
* [2019] Wednesday Food Talk

### Music

Music Video Appearances
* [2006] TVXQ! - "Balloons"
* [2011] Annyeongbada - "Byeol Bichi Naerinda"

## Trivia

* The group's youngest member, the "maknae".
* He's a former Fantagio trainee.
* He has a very close friendship with ASTRO member Rocky, as they were trainees together at Fantagio.
* He's also friends with actress Kim Sae-ron, and with his partners as MC of Show! Music Core: Stray Kids member Hyunjin and former gugudan member Mina, and with ASTRO member Cha Eun Woo. He used to be childhood friends with ASTRO member Moon Bin and iKON member Chan.
* In the group, he's very close with members Ro Woon and Hwi Young.
* He's also very known for his character on the TV drama *Sky Castle*, as the drama had very well ratings.
* He's the smallest member of the group.
* He became a trainee since he was in primary 4.
* He has been a trainee for 7 years.
* He sleeps a lot.
* He's not very good with memorizing anything related with numbers.
* He can play the piano and violin.
* He can't eat spicy food and hates mushrooms.
* He isn't good with scary movies.
* His role model is SHINee member Taemin. Cha Ni met him during his debut activities and sent Taemin an autographed copy of "Feeling Sensation" single and took photos with him.
* He's the bravest member on the group.
* He can reach the highest note in the group.
* He wants to appear in a fried chicken commercial since he really loves chicken.
* He won an art prize when he was younger.
* On SF9, he's part of the Rapper line with Young Bin, Zu Ho and Hwi Young, and on the "jjaljjoleei" (짤쫄이) line with Tae Yang and Hwi Young.
* He started an Instagram account on October 24, 2019, being the third member of having a personal social media account.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The English romanization of his first name is Chan-hee, but for easier pronunciation it was simplified to Cha Ni.
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdTVb64pfMs
3. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B3\_kF20HqBl/