Meet Chung Ha, Korean Singer Who Brought K-pop And Latin Music Together

South Korean singer Chung Ha recently dropped a new single titled Demente in collaboration with Puerto Rican rapper Guaynaa.

The K-pop idol showed off her language skills in the Spanish track from her debut studio album, Querencia.

In the original version of Demente, from her long-awaited album that dropped last month, the K-pop superstar sang in Korean and Spanish. The lead single of the 25-year-old singer's latest album Bicycle with the music video was released on the same day.

Here are 10 things to know about the K-pop soloist Chung Ha:

• Chung Ha, who was born in South Korea as Kim Chan-mi, has lived in Dallas, Texas for 7 years under her English name Annie Kim.
• She appeared on Mnet’s Produce 101 under the agency MNH Entertainment, which was a newly established agency, and was named as the very first artist from the company. 
• The K-pop star auditioned for YG Entertainment and was a JYP Entertainment trainee before joining her agency. 
• Following her Mnet appearance, she became a member of the resulting girl group I.O.I. Later in 2017, the group dissolved but Chung Ha debuted as a solo artist.  
• The Korean artist specialises in Waacking, a part of the street dance genre. She showed off her skills in Mnet’s Hit The Stage. 
• Chung Ha managed to collaborate with one of her favourite artists, HwaSa, a member of the Korean girl group Mamamoo. 
• She has also made a cameo appearance in a Korean drama, Entourage, along with groupmate Lim Na-young.
• In 2017, she released the first episode of her own reality show, Chungha's Free Month, on YouTube and NaverTV.
• The following year, Chung Ha became the ambassador for the Seoul International Architecture Film Festival along with a few other K-pop idols.
• Chung Ha's single Gotta Go ranked number three on Billboard’s 25 Best K-pop Songs of 2019.