Chaeyoung

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Chaeyoung
Chaeyoung in red shirt at Gaon Music Awards in January 2019
Chaeyoung in January 2019
Background information
Birth nameSon Chae-young
Born (1999-04-23) April 23, 1999 (age 22)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSon Chae-yeong
McCune–ReischauerSon Ch'aeyŏng
Signature
Signature of Chaeyoung

Son Chae-young (Korean: 손채영; born April 23, 1999), known mononymously as Chaeyoung, is a South Korean rapper and singer. She is a member of Twice, a K-pop girl group formed by JYP Entertainment.

Early life[]

Chaeyoung was born in Seoul, South Korea on April 23, 1999.[1][2][3] Chaeyoung took interest in performing arts from a young age and started off as a model for a children's magazine.[1] Before joining JYP Entertainment she had decided she wanted to become a singer and took dance lessons for over a year.[1]

Career[]

Main articles: Sixteen (TV series) and Twice

Pre-debut[]

Chaeyoung was 14 years old when she first auditioned to join JYP Entertainment as a trainee and joined after passing two rounds of auditions.[1] She started off as a singer but started to train as a rapper shortly after commencing her training.[1] Before debuting with Twice, she appeared in music videos by Got7 and Miss A.[4][5]

2015–present: Sixteen, Twice, and solo activities[]

Chaeyoung participated in the reality television competition Sixteen in 2015.[6][7] As one of nine successful participants, she went on to join the newly formed girl group Twice.[6] On October 20, 2015, Twice officially debuted with the release of their first extended play The Story Begins.[8] In addition to her singing for the group, Chaeyoung is known for being one of Twice's rappers, along with fellow group members Dahyun and Momo.[1][4][5][6] Chaeyoung became the first member to receive writing credits when she wrote the rap verse for Twice's version of J. Y. Park's Precious Love, as part of their 2016 release Page Two.[9] Ever since then, Chaeyoung has contributed to the lyrics of multiple songs for Twice. Chaeyoung also covered "Alone" by Cheeze as a solo project.[1] In Twice's second Japanese studio album &Twice, Chaeyoung took part in composing the track "How U Doin'" alongside Frants, making her the first member to do so.[10] She also designed the group's limited edition Page Two album cover[11] and also designed three different pairs of SPRIS shoes.[4]

Personal life[]

Chaeyoung attended Hanlim Multi Art School with fellow Twice member Tzuyu, and graduated in 2019.[12][13] In 2020, Chaeyoung's personal phone number was leaked on social media; JYP Entertainment released a statement about the incident, and Chaeyoung responded directly on Twice's Instagram page.[14][15][16]

Discography[]

Main article: Twice discography

Composition credits[]

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[17]

List of songs, showing year released, artist name, and name of the album
Title Year Artist Album Composer Lyricist Ref.
"Precious Love" 2016 Twice Page Two No Yes [18]
"Eyes, Eyes, Eyes" 2017 Signal No Yes N/A
"Missing U" Twicetagram No Yes
"Don't Give Up" No Yes
"Sweet Talker" 2018 What Is Love? No Yes
"Young & Wild" Yes or Yes No Yes
"Strawberry" 2019 Fancy You No Yes
"21:29" Feel Special No Yes
"How U Doin'" &Twice Yes Yes
"Sweet Summer Day" 2020 More & More No Yes
"Handle It" Eyes Wide Open No Yes

Filmography[]

Television shows[]

Year Title Network Role Ref.
2015 Sixteen Mnet Contestant [7]

Hosting[]

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2016 Suwon K-pop Super Concert SBS MTV With Kim Hee-chul, Zhou Mi and Momo [19]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Lau, Jack (May 16, 2020). "Chaeyoung of Twice: the singer, dancer, rapper, artist and poet who doesn't act like an idol and wants to inspire others". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "TWICE: la historia de Chaeyoung, la 'Strawberry Princess' del K-pop". La República. April 22, 2020. Archived from the original on April 23, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "채영 :: 네이버 인물검색". Naver. Archived from the original on June 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Robidoux, Brandy (December 14, 2019). "Who Is TWICE's Chaeyoung? This Triple Threat Has Too Much Talent". Elite Daily. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Pratiwi, Yunia (December 15, 2019). "Chaeyoung TWICE, Maknae yang Jago Ngerap dan Gambar". Tempo (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on March 29, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c Moon, Kat (September 20, 2019). "Everything to Know About K-Pop Group Twice". Time. Archived from the original on September 21, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Won, Ho-jung (April 29, 2015). "'Sixteen' compete for spot in JYP's next girl group". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  8. ^ Kim, Yu-jin (October 20, 2015). "TWICE unveils debut album 'The Story Begins'". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  9. ^ Park, Joo-yeon (April 11, 2016). "트와이스, 박지윤 명곡 '소중한 사랑' 리메이크..18년 만에 재탄생". Hankyung (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 2, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  10. ^ "TWICE JAPAN 2nd ALBUM 『&TWICE』 Track List". Twitter. October 7, 2019. Archived from the original on April 12, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  11. ^ "트와이스 트랙리스트 공개, 타이틀곡 'CHEER UP'부터 박지윤 리메이크곡까지". Newsen. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  12. ^ "K-pop girlband TWICE members Tzuyu and Chaeyoung celebrate high school graduation". South China Morning Post. February 14, 2019. Archived from the original on February 17, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  13. ^ Ko, Dong-hwan (February 13, 2019). "TWICE stars' high school graduation beats ordinary ceremony". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on November 28, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  14. ^ Choi, Ji-won (January 27, 2020). "Twice's Chaeyoung hits out at infamous stalker". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on May 14, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  15. ^ 김은애 (January 26, 2020). "JYP 측 "트와이스 채영 휴대폰번호 유출 및 무단연락, 즉시 고소·고발 조치"[전문]". OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 24, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  16. ^ "TWICE: Chaeyoung responde a acosador que filtró su información personal". La República. January 26, 2020. Archived from the original on March 29, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  17. ^ "Songs Registered Under CHAEYOUNG (10020132)". Korea Music Copyright Association (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 30, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  18. ^ "소중한 사랑" [Precious Love]. Melon (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  19. ^ "I.O.I·트와이스·여자친구 등 출격…수원 K팝 슈퍼콘서트, 걸그룹 대축제". SBS Entertainment News (in Korean). June 14, 2016. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

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