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Choi Chanhee · 뉴

Birthday

April 26, 1998

Zodiac

Taurus

Chinese Zodiac

Tiger

Height

178 cm

Position

Vocalist

Nationality

South Korean

MBTI

INFP

Blood Type

B

Hometown

Jeonju, South Korea

Solo Debut

December 5, 2017

Fandom

THE B

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Introduction

Choi Chan-hee, popularly known as New, is a South Korean singer. He made his official debut on December 6, 2017, as the main vocalist of the boy group The Boyz. On August 6, 2026, it was announced that The Boyz will continue as a nine-member group under a new label, without New.

On August 27, 2026, it was announced that that New had parted ways with ONE HUNDRED after terminating his exclusive contract and returning his signing bonus.

🏷️ IST Entertainment (2021–2024) · Cre.ker Entertainment (2017–2021) · ONE HUNDRED (2024–2026)

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Fun Facts

  • His childhood dream was to become a vampire.
  • According to New, the members always come back to the dorm late at night and get to sleep around 4 a.m. KST. This is because after practising, they either play games or just do nothing and make a fuss in the dorm.
  • New’s shoe size is 250cm.
  • New is in charge of cooking in the dorm.
  • His favorite colors are blue, black, white and brown.
  • New has a superstition where he believes he will do better if he wears any grey underwear.
  • New likes mint choco but not choco mint. (Vlive.)
  • New said that if he were a girl he would date Younghoon as he may look cold but he’s actually nice.
  • New's favorite cartoon character is Patrick Star from Spongebob Squarepants.
  • New has a cross tattoo on his left pinky.