Ashley

최빛나 (Eng: Choi Bitna, also known as Ashley) is the second vocalist and the leader of LADIES' CODE.

Biography

She was born in Incheon, South Korea on November 9th, 1991, but moved to Queens, New York when she was young.^[2][3] She’s fluent in both Korean and English, but also knows basic Japanese and Spanish. Prior to her debut, she was best known for her k-pop dance covers on her YouTube channel “ashleych0i”, which she started in 2007.^[4] Before joining Polaris, she was a trainee at Cube Entertainment.^[5]

Music career

• Bad Girl era
• Pretty Pretty era
• So Wonderful era
• KISS KISS era
• MYST3RY era
• STRANG3R era

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In late November 2016, it was announced that Ashley would be a DJ on Arirang's K-Poppin' radio show, along with DJ Isak (Isak N Jiyeon). She was on the show until mid-March 2017.

Starting in early February 2017, Ashley was an MC on Arirang's Stylecast show, along with Alexander (U-KISS). Her final episode as an MC was released in late June.

Ashley was once again a radio DJ starting in August 2017 for Double Date on tbs eFM. She co-hosts the show along with Kevin Oh.

Trivia

• Her cousin chose her and her brother's English names when they moved to America.^[6]
• She has a younger brother named Tyler.^[7][8]
• She has a dog named Kiwi.^[9]
• Ashley has loved Sailor Moon ever since she was young and has an extensive collection of merchandise.^[10]
• Ashley shared a dorm room with Sojung before the group debuted. She then shared her room with EunB and Rise, but now has her own room.^[11][12][8]
• She also really loves sweet potatoes.^[13]
• At the Jamsil Baseball Stadium on April 1st, 2014, LADIES' CODE performed before the beginning of the LG Twins baseball game. The girls wore jerseys with their names on the back along with a number. Ashley's number was 11.
• She has four known tattoos:^[14]
  • a small cross on the inside of her right wrist
  • a peace sign on the inside of her left wrist
  • a mandorla behind her left ear
  • an unknown design on the back of her neck

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Official Profile
2. ↑ Koreaboo - "13 Heartwarming Questions Answered by Ladies Code in Past Interviews"
3. ↑ Famous Birthdays
4. ↑ YouTube - ashleych0i
5. ↑ iHeartRadio - "INTERVIEW: Ladies' Code Talks About Life Beyond ‘The Rain'"
6. ↑ @LC__Ashley on Twitter
7. ↑ @ashleybchoi on Instagram
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} V LIVE - LADIES` CODE "MYST3RY한 3주년 집들이"
9. ↑ @LC__Ashley on Twitter
10. ↑ YouTube - POPS IN SEOUL-Ladies′ Code (Kiss Kiss) 레이디스코드 (KISS KISS)
11. ↑ Koreaboo - 13 Heartwarming Questions Answered By Ladies Code In Past Interviews
12. ↑ YouTube - LADIES'CODE리얼리티 EP #01
13. ↑ V LIVE - 레이디스 코드 한강 등장↗↗ 두둥💕 8:08
14. ↑ Imgur - Ashley Tattoos