Chaeyoung
South Korean singer (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Son Chae-young (Korean: 손채영; born April 23, 1999), known mononymously as Chaeyoung, is a South Korean singer and rapper. She is a member of the girl group Twice, formed by JYP Entertainment.
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| Born | Son Chae-young April 23, 1999 Seoul, South Korea |
| Alma mater | Hanlim Multi Art School |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2015–present |
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| Hangul | 손채영 |
| Hanja | 孫彩瑛 |
| Revised Romanization | Son Chaeyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Son Ch'aeyŏng |
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Life and career
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Early life and pre-debut activities
Chaeyoung was born in Seoul, South Korea on April 23, 1999.[1][2] She took interest in the performing arts from a young age and used to model for a children's magazine.[1] Chaeyoung decided she wanted to become a singer before joining JYP Entertainment and took dance lessons for over one year.[1] At age 13, she passed the auditions and ended up joining the company. As a trainee, she appeared in the music videos for Got7's "Stop Stop It" (2014) and Miss A's "Only You" (2015).[3][unreliable source?]
2015–present: Sixteen, Twice and solo activities
Chaeyoung participated in the reality television competition Sixteen in 2015.[4][5] Ranking sixth place out of the nine debut spots, she went on to join the newly formed girl group Twice as one of its rappers and singers.[4] On October 20, 2015, Twice officially debuted with the release of their first extended play (EP) The Story Begins.[6][1][4][7]
Chaeyoung became the first member of the group to receive writing credits when she wrote a rap verse for Twice's version of J. Y. Park's "Precious Love" as part of their 2016 EP Page Two.[8] Since then, Chaeyoung has participated in writing lyrics for multiple songs by Twice. For the group's second Japanese studio album &Twice, on the track "How U Doin'", Chaeyoung took part in composing for the first time, making her the first member to do so.[9] She also designed the limited edition cover of Page Two[10] and three different pairs of Spris shoes.[11]
As a soloist, Chaeyoung released covers of "Alone" by Cheeze,[1] "Off My Face" by Justin Bieber,[12] and "Weatherman" by Eddie Benjamin as part of the Melody Project series.[13] In 2022, she began learning to play the guitar in anticipation of a potential solo debut.[14] She then performed an unreleased solo track titled "My Guitar" on Twice's Ready to Be World Tour.[15] In October 2023, Chaeyoung collaborated with pop duo Coco & Clair Clair on a remix of their song "Pop Star".[16]
Endorsements
In September 2023, Chaeyoung was selected as a brand ambassador for Italian fashion house Etro in Japan.[17] In November, she was chosen as the brand muse for Japanese cosmetics brand CipiCipi.[18]
Personal life
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Chaeyoung attended Hanlim Multi Art School with fellow bandmate Tzuyu, graduating in 2019.[19][20] In 2020, Chaeyoung's personal phone number was leaked on social media; JYP Entertainment released a statement about the incident, and she responded directly on Twice's Instagram page.[21][22][23]
On April 5, 2024, JYP Entertainment confirmed that Chaeyoung is in a relationship with rapper Zion.T.[24]
She is Catholic and her baptismal name is Catarina (or Katarina).[25][26]
T-shirt controversies
On March 18, 2023, Chaeyoung appeared wearing a shirt with imagery of QAnon, an American far-right conspiracy theory movement, during a promotion of "Set Me Free" on MBC's Show! Music Core.[27][28] The crop top showed a large Q in American-flag print with the words "We Go All" below it, a prominent slogan of the conspiracy theory group.[29] Three days later, on March 21, the singer posted a picture on Instagram in which she was wearing a T-shirt with Nazi imagery.[30] The T-shirt specifically featured an image of Sid Vicious, bassist of the Sex Pistols, wearing a tilted right-facing swastika identical to the one used by Nazi Germany.[31] Chaeyoung subsequently removed the Instagram post and issued an apology.[32][33] In the apology, she wrote, "I didn't correctly recognise the meaning of the tilted swastika in the t-shirt I wore."[34] Chaeyoung's label, JYP Entertainment, also issued an apology with regard to her Instagram post taking responsibility "for not thoroughly reviewing it from the label side."[35] The apologies by Chaeyoung and her label did not address the QAnon shirt.[36][37]
Discography
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Pop Star" (Chaeyoung remix) (with Coco & Clair Clair) |
2023 | Sexy (Deluxe Edition) |
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| "I'll Show You" (with Jihyo, Nayeon, Sana, Bekuh Boom and Annika Wells as K/DA) |
2020 | 38 | 10 | All Out | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory | |||||
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Daring Woman" (당돌한 여자) (with Jihyo, Nayeon and Tzuyu) |
2015 | Two Yoo Project – Sugar Man Pt. 11 |
Songwriting credits
All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[40]
| Title | Year | Artist | Album | Lyricist | Composer | Ref. |
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| "Precious Love" (소중한 사랑) | 2016 | Twice | Page Two |  |
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| "Eye, Eye, Eyes" | 2017 | Signal | |
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| "Missing U" | Twicetagram | |
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| "Don't Give Up" (힘내!) | |
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| "Sweet Talker" | 2018 | What Is Love? | |
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| "Young & Wild" | Yes or Yes | |
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| "Strawberry" | 2019 | Fancy You | |
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| "21:29" | Feel Special | |
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| "How U Doin'" | &Twice | |
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| "Sweet Summer Day" | 2020 | More & More | |
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| "Handle It" | Eyes Wide Open | |
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| "The Feels" (Korean ver.) | 2021 | Formula of Love: O+T=<3 | |
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| "Celebrate" | 2022 | Celebrate | |
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| "Basics" | Between 1&2 | |
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| "My Guitar" (내기타) | 2023 | Herself | N/A | |
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| "Pop Star" (Chaeyoung remix) | Coco & Clair Clair and Chaeyoung | Sexy (Deluxe Edition) | |
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| "Rush" | 2024 | Twice | With You-th | |
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Filmography
Television shows
Hosting
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2016 | Suwon K-pop Super Concert | with Kim Hee-chul, Zhou Mi and Momo | [43] |
Bibliography
Photobooks
| Title | Release date | Publisher | Ref. |
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| Yes, I am Chaeyoung. | February 20, 2023 | JYP Entertainment | [44] |
| Once More | July 18, 2024 | Hearst | [45][46] |
References
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