Chaeyeon (singer)

Lee Chae-yeon (Korean이채연; born January 11, 2000), better known as the name Chaeyeon, is a South Korean singer, dancer, rapper and songwriter. She is known as the former member of the South Korean–Japanese girl group Iz*One after placing 12th place on Mnet's girl group survival show Produce 48.[1] Chaeyeon made her solo debut with the extended play Hush Rush on October 12, 2022.

Chaeyeon
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Chaeyeon in October 2022
Born
Lee Chae-yeon

(2000-01-11) January 11, 2000 (age 23)
Yongin-si, South Korea
Occupations
  • Singer
  • dancer
RelativesChaeryeong (sister)
Musical career
Genres
Years active2018–present
Labels
Formerly ofIz*One
WebsiteOfficial website
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Chae-yeon
McCune–ReischauerYi Ch'ae-yŏn
Signature
Chaeyeon20000111.jpg

Early lifeEdit

Chaeyeon was born on January 11, 2000, in Yongin, South Korea.[2] She attended Seocheon High School and graduated in February 2020.[citation needed] She has two younger sisters, Chaeryeong of Itzy and Chaemin.[citation needed]

CareerEdit

2013–2017: K-pop Star 3 and SixteenEdit

Chaeyeon appeared for the first time on television along with her younger sister, Chaeryeong, during the 3rd season of K-pop Star. Both she and her sister were eliminated from the show, however, they were able to join JYP Entertainment as trainees.[3][4]

Then in 2015, she participated in Mnet's reality survival show Sixteen, which eventually determined the members of girl group Twice.[5] She was eliminated in the 3rd episode of Sixteen and was unable to debut. Sometime after being eliminated from Sixteen, she eventually left JYP and joined WM Entertainment.[citation needed]

2018–2021: Produce 48, debut with Iz*One, and solo activitiesEdit

From June 15 to August 31, 2018, Lee represented WM Entertainment on reality girl group survival show Produce 48.

She eventually ranked 12th place and debuted with Iz*One. The group's debut extended play (EP) Color*Iz was released on October 29, 2018, with "La Vie en Rose" serving as its lead single.[6][7][8]

On April 29, 2021, Iz*One disbanded after the group's contract expired.[9] On July 11, 2021, it was announced that she would be participating in the reality TV show Street Woman Fighter as one of the Want dance crew members.[10][unreliable source?][11] The crew was eliminated on the 6th episode.[12] In September, it was announced Lee and former Iz*One members Jo Yu-ri and Kang Hye-won would-be hosts in a new web show titled Adola Travel Agency: Cheat-ing Trip.[citation needed]

On December 13, 2021, Lee acted alongside Kang Chan-hee in a short promotional video for Busan Tourism Organization.[13]

2022: Debut with Hush Rush, and Over the MoonEdit

On September 15, 2022, WM Entertainment confirmed that Chaeyeon would be making her solo debut in October.[14][15] On September 21, a teaser was posted announcing her debut extended play, Hush Rush, which was released on October 12, 2022. Along with the an accompanying music video and three additional songs: "Same but Different", "Danny" and "Aquamarine".[16][17]

On March 21, 2023, it was announced that Chaeyeon would be releasing her second extended play titled Over the Moon on April 12.[18]

DiscographyEdit

Extended playsEdit

List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures
Title Details Peak chart
positions
Sales
KOR
[19]
Hush Rush 10
Over the Moon
  • Released: April 12, 2023
  • Label: WM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
To be released

SinglesEdit

List of singles, showing year released, chart positions, and album name
Title Year Peak chart
positions
Album
KOR
DL

[20]
"Hush Rush" 2022 33 Hush Rush

Composition creditsEdit

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[21]

List of songs, showing year released, artist name, and name of the album
Title Year Artist Album Notes
"With*One" 2020 Iz*One Oneiric Diary As lyricist

FilmographyEdit

Television seriesEdit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Bread, Love and Dreams Elementary Schoolgirl extra [citation needed]

Television showsEdit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013–2014 K-pop Star 3 Herself Contestant [22]
2015 Sixteen [23]
2018 Produce 48 [24]
2021 Street Woman Fighter [25]
2022 The Travelog Cast Member [26]

Web showsEdit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Adola Travel Agency: Cheat-ing Trip Cast Member Season 1 and 3 [27]
Get It Beauty K-BOX Main host with E-Tion [28]

Music videos appearancesEdit

Year Title Artist Ref.
2015 "Only You" Miss A [citation needed]

NotesEdit

  1. ^ a b As a member of Iz*One only.

ReferencesEdit

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  2. ^ 이채연 프로필 (in Korean). Naver People Search. Archived from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
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  11. ^ 원트로 돌아온 아이돌 '이채연'의 새로운 변신! on YouTube
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  19. ^ a b "Circle Album Chart – 2022 October". Circle Chart. October 1–31, 2022. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  20. ^ "Download Chart 2022 Weeks 42". Circle Chart. October 9–15, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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