Cao Lu

Cao Lu
Cao Lu
	Cao Lu in April 2016
Born	August 30, 1987 (age 37); Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China
Occupations	Singer; actress; television personality;
Years active	2004–2005; 2012–present;
	Musical career
Genres	Dance-pop; K-pop; R&B;
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Kakao M
Member of	Fiestar
Chinese name
Chinese	曹璐
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Cáo Lù
Korean name
Hangul	차오루

Cao Lu (Chinese: 曹璐; born August 30, 1987) is a Chinese singer, actress, and television personality.^[1] She was a member of the South Korean girl group Fiestar until her group's disbandment in 2018 and regrouped in August 22, 2024.

Early life

Cao Lu was born in Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China on August 30, 1987. She is an ethnic Miao.^[2] Cao Lu studied at Chung-Ang University in South Korea.^[3]

Career

2004: Solo career

Lu made her solo debut in China under the name Lu Lu. She released her extended play "Cat(貓咪)" in 2004.^[4]

2012–2018: Debut with Fiestar, solo activities and group disbandment

Cao Lu made her debut as a member of South Korean girl group Fiestar under LOEN Entertainment label on August 31, 2012, with their first single "Vista".

In February 2016, Cao Lu was cast in MBC's Real Men for the female soldier edition.^[5] In the same month, she was confirmed to cast in We Got Married along with comedian Jo Se-ho as a couple,^[6]^[7] which she departed from in September 2016.^[8]

In 2017, Cao Lu collaborated with Yerin and Kisum on the single "Spring Again".^[9]

On May 15, 2018, Fave Entertainment announced that Fiestar would be disbanded due to the expiration of the other members' contracts on April 30, 2018. Cao Lu's contract expired a month later on May 31,^[10] and on June 1, it was confirmed that she left the company after deciding not to renew her contract.^[11]

2018–present: New agencies

In September 2018, Lu signed with IOK Company.^[12]

In March 2021, EE-Media announced on Weibo that Cao Lu had joined its ranks.^[13] In August 22, 2024, Fiestar announced to make comeback to celebrate their 12th anniversary debut and Lu will restart group activities with Fiestar after 6 years.

Discography

EP

Cat(貓咪) (2004)

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role
2016	The Sound of Your Heart	Chinese Actress (Cameo)
2017	Missing Nine	Cai Ming

Variety show

Year	Title	Notes
2016	Real Men Season 2 – Female Edition 4	Cast member
	King of Mask Singer	Contestant as "Don't Compel to Me, Korean Trip" (episode 87)
	We Got Married	Cast member (paired with Jo Se-ho)
	Uncontrollably Acting	Cast member
	Video Star	Main host
2017	Strong Girls	Fixed Cast Member
2017	Oppa Thinking	Intern (Episode 10–25)
2018	Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend	Contestant (episode 357)
2019	Training Korean	Cast member, student

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2005	China Central Television's Chinese Music Top 10	Newcomer Award	Cat	Won
2017	2016 MBC Entertainment Awards	Female Excellence Award in a Variety Show	We Got Married	Nominated
		Best Couple Award		Nominated
		Popularity Award		Won

References

^ "China's Cao Lu makes her mark on Korean TV". The Korea Times. February 25, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
^ Jung, Bong-0 (December 17, 2015). "차오루 "난 中 묘족"…묘족은 어떤 민족?" [Cao lu says "I'm Miao". What is an ethnic miao?]. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved February 26, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "묘족 소녀 차오루의 10년 한국 적응기(인터뷰①)". star.mt.co.kr/ (in Korean). December 24, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
^ "장나라， 이번엔 합류 대사?".
^ "MBC 측 "공현주·이채영·나나·차오루, '진사' 여군특집 출연"(공식입장)".
^ "'우결' 측 "차오루 가상남편 조세호? 방송으로 확인부탁"(공식입장)". February 25, 2016.
^ "MBC 측 "'우결' 차오루 외 명확히 확정된 바 없어" (공식입장)". February 25, 2016.
^ "차오루측 "'우결' 6개월만 하차..2주 전 마지막 녹화"".
^ "차오루X키썸X예린, '왜 또 봄이야' M/V 콘셉트 미리보기" (in Korean). The Korea Economic Daily. March 15, 2017. Archived from the original on December 24, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "[공식입장] 피에스타 측 "차오루 제외 4人 계약만료"…사실상 해산".
^ "차오루, 새 소속사 찾았다..이영자와 한솥밥(공식)". September 7, 2018.
^ "차오루, 아이오케이컴퍼니 전속계약…이영자·김숙과 한솥밥 :: 네이버 TV연예". M.entertain.naver.com. September 19, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ "#曹璐加入天娱传媒#". Weibo.com. March 17, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

External links

Cao Lu on Instagram
Cao Lu on Twitter
Cao Lu on Weibo (in Chinese)

[1] "China's Cao Lu makes her mark on Korean TV". The Korea Times. February 25, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.

[2] Jung, Bong-0 (December 17, 2015). "차오루 "난 中 묘족"…묘족은 어떤 민족?" [Cao lu says "I'm Miao". What is an ethnic miao?]. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved February 26, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[3] "묘족 소녀 차오루의 10년 한국 적응기(인터뷰①)". star.mt.co.kr/ (in Korean). December 24, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2021.

[4] "장나라， 이번엔 합류 대사?".

[5] "MBC 측 "공현주·이채영·나나·차오루, '진사' 여군특집 출연"(공식입장)".

[6] "'우결' 측 "차오루 가상남편 조세호? 방송으로 확인부탁"(공식입장)". February 25, 2016.

[7] "MBC 측 "'우결' 차오루 외 명확히 확정된 바 없어" (공식입장)". February 25, 2016.

[8] "차오루측 "'우결' 6개월만 하차..2주 전 마지막 녹화"".

[9] "차오루X키썸X예린, '왜 또 봄이야' M/V 콘셉트 미리보기" (in Korean). The Korea Economic Daily. March 15, 2017. Archived from the original on December 24, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[10] "[공식입장] 피에스타 측 "차오루 제외 4人 계약만료"…사실상 해산".

[11] "차오루, 새 소속사 찾았다..이영자와 한솥밥(공식)". September 7, 2018.

[12] "차오루, 아이오케이컴퍼니 전속계약…이영자·김숙과 한솥밥 :: 네이버 TV연예". M.entertain.naver.com. September 19, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.

[13] "#曹璐加入天娱传媒#". Weibo.com. March 17, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

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