Chuu
김지우- Name
- Kim Ji-woo
- Born
- 20 October 1999
Released her first full-length album, XO, My Cyberlove, eight years after her LOONA debut.
Their story
A new start at ATRP
Chuu had spent five years in LOONA when Blockberry Creative announced in November 2022 that she was no longer part of the group. In April 2023 she signed with ATRP, and in October she held a media showcase in Seoul and released Howl, her first solo mini album, with five songs. The title track begins with her voice on its own, a cappella, before a heavy bass line and a loud chorus take over. She called it a song of comfort you can shout out to the world.
Taking it on the road
The album sold more than 57,000 copies in its first week. Two months later she flew to America for Howl in USA, seven shows that ran from Los Angeles to Dallas in December 2023. Back home she kept the releases light: "Chocolate" arrived just before Valentine's Day 2024, with an English version a day later, and that summer Strawberry Rush cast her as a quirky heroine trying to talk to life on other planets.
Rain and signals
The tone changed in April 2025. Only Cry in the Rain is a softer synth-pop record, and the title song tells young listeners it is fine to be honest about sadness or anger on a grey day. Then, in January 2026, came her first full-length album, XO, My Cyberlove. Its nine tracks follow a love story carried by digital signals, in a world where the real and the virtual blur, and the title song leans on warm synths with an 80s feel.
Where she is now
In July 2026 she released "Rule", an indie pop song with strings and a guest verse from Heize, about walking your own path whatever others think. It came out through Dreamus Company rather than her agency. Eight days later ATRP announced that her exclusive contract had ended after talks about her future, with both sides wishing each other well. No new agency had been announced by the end of October 2026.