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| Birth Name: | Shin Dong-woo | ||||||||||
| Alias: | CNU | ||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 16 June 1991 | ||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Cheongju, North Chungcheong, South Korea | ||||||||||
| Education: | Hanyang University | ||||||||||
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Shin Dong-woo (born June 16, 1991), better known by his stage name CNU, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, composer and actor. He is best known for being a member of the South Korean boy group B1A4. In 2012, he appeared in the KBS sitcom Sent from Heaven.
Shin Dong-woo was born on June 16, 1991, in Cheongju, North Chungcheong, South Korea. He studied at Bongmyung High School. In his adolescence, he formed a rock band with his friend Jooyoung. He later studied at Hanyang University in the Department of Theater and Film.
CNU was revealed as a member of idol quintet B1A4 on April 15, 2011, where he served as a vocalist and rapper.[1] The group debuted six days later with their debut mini album Let's Fly and lead single "OK".[2] Since then, CNU has participated in B1A4's four studio albums and six EPs.
In May 2022, CNU's agency confirmed that CNU's solo fan meeting '2022 B1A4 BANA - HAPPY CNU DAY' was held on June 12, 2022.[3]
See also: B1A4 discography.
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [4] | ||||
| "The Way to Find Love" | 2016 | — | Cinderella with Four Knights OST | |
| scope=row | "No Problem" (괜찮아; Gwaenchanha) (with Baro) | 2018 | — | Prison Playbook OST |
| scope=row | "Fly Away" | 2022 | — | Ghost Doctor OST |
| "Heigh-Ho"[5] | — | Find the 1st Prize OST | ||
| Year | Song | Album | Lyrics | Music | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credited | With | Credited | With | |||
| 2011 | "Wonderful Tonight" | It B1A4 | Jinyoung & Baro | rowspan="6" | ||
| "Beautiful Target" | Baro & Urihyeong-gwa Naedongsaeng | |||||
| 2012 | "Wonderful Tonight" (Unplugged Remix) | Ignition | Jinyoung & Baro | |||
| "Beautiful Target" | 1 | Baro, Urihyeong-gwa Naedongsaeng & Shoko Fujibayashi | ||||
| 2013 | "Good Love" | What's Happening? | Jinyoung & Baro | |||
| 2014 | "Amazing" | Who Am I | Baro | |||
| "Feel with Music"[6] | Go Hyung-suk | Jooyoung & Go Hyung-suk | ||||
| "Seoul" | Baro | Go Hyung-suk | ||||
| "Drive" | Solo Day | Baro | Jooyoung & Cheeze | |||
| 2015 | "Love Is Magic"[7] | Sweet Girl | Baro | ZigZag Note | ||
| "Let's Be Happy" | Baro | Choi Myeong-hwan | ||||
| 2016 | "Somebody to Love"[8] | 3 | Baro, Meg.Me | Choi Myeong-hwan | ||
| "Nightmare"[9] | Good Timing | Baro | Gureum | |||
| "Sparkling" | Baro | RWAM | ||||
| "To My Star" | Baro | Gureum | ||||
| 2017 | "Love You Love You"[10] | 4 | UNO Blaqlo | RWAM | ||
| "Blue Moon" | SoichiroK | RWAM | ||||
| "Thank You Hate You" | Narumi Yamamoto | Choi Myeong-hwan | ||||
| "Call Me"[11] | Rollin' | Baro | Choi Myeong-hwan | |||
| 2018 | "Mommy Mommy" | Aerumade | RWAM, Kurt, Haru | RWAM, Kurt | ||
| "Maze" (迷路) | 5 | Haru | Choi Myeong-hwan | |||
| "Every Time" | Baro, Dew | Choi Myeong-hwan | ||||
| 2019 | "A Day of Love" | — | Kwak Woo-ram | |||
| "사선 (斜線) (Oblique Line)" | One Fine Day | — | RWAM, Houdini | |||
| 2020 | "Like a Movie" (영화처럼) | Origine | RWAM | RWAM, Lee Hansol | ||
| "What Is Love?" (오렌지색 하늘은 무슨 맛일까?) | RWAM | RWAM | ||||
| "Diving" | RWAM | Sandeul, RWAM | ||||
| "Zero Gravity" (CNU solo) (feat. Bibi) (무중력) | — | Houdini | ||||
| "Wind" (바람) | — | RWAM | ||||
| "Let's Fly" (나르샤) | — | Houdini, RWAM | ||||
| "Tonight" | — | RWAM | ||||
| "For BANA" (더 뜨겁게 사랑할 여름에 만나요) | Sandeul, Gongchan, RWAM | Sandeul, RWAM, Jeong Wangi | ||||
| 2024 | "Rewind" | Connect | RWAM | RWAM, Lee Hansol | ||
| "Back to You" (시간을 지나 마주한 너) | RWAM | RWAM | ||||
| "Pause" | RWAM | RWAM | ||||
| "Still in My Heart" (이별은 없는 거야) | Sandeul, Gongchan | Sandeul, Team Columbus | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sent from Heaven | Shin-woo | ||
| 2018 | Ms. Ma, Nemesis | Bae Do-hwan | [12] | |
| 2022 | O'PENing – Find the 1st Prize | Kim Hyun-woo | one act-drama; Season 5 | [13] |
| 2013 | Frozen | Shin Bora | First Single Album “꽁꽁” |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Chess | Anatoly Karpov | ||
| 2016 | The Three Musketeers | d'Artagnan | ||
| 2017 | Hamlet | Hamlet | ||
| 2021 | Gwangju | Park Han Su |