Yoon Chae-kyung

In this Korean name, the family name is Yoon.

Yoon Chae-kyung (Korean: 윤채경; born July 7, 1996), is a South Korean actress and singer. Yoon began her career with debuted as a member of Puretty under DSP in Japan during 2012 and the group later disbanded in January 2014. Following the disbandment, Yoon appeared as a contestant in the 2014 Kara's reality show for searching a new member Kara Project. She also appeared in the reality show Produce 101 and later in the mockumentary series The God of Music 2 which she became a member of project group C.I.V.A and also joined the fan-made group of Produce 101, I.B.I both respectively in 2016. Yoon later was added as a member of the DSP girl group April in 2017 and participated in group activities until their disbandment in 2022.

Yoon Chae-kyung
Yoon in April 2018
Born	(1996-07-07) July 7, 1996 (age 28) Incheon, South Korea
Alma mater	Hanlim Multi Art School
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	2012–2014 2016–present
Agent	Management A.M.9
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2012–2014 2016–2022
Labels	DSP
Formerly of	Puretty CIVA I.B.I April
Korean name
Hangul	윤채경
Hanja	尹彩暻
Revised Romanization	Yun Chae-gyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Yun Ch'aekyŏng

Early life

Yoon Chae-kyung was born on July 7, 1996, in Incheon and grew up in Siheung. She graduated from Eungye Middle School and Hanlim Multi Art School.^[1]

Career

2012–14: Puretty and Kara Project

Main articles: Puretty and Kara Project

On September 5, 2012, Chaekyung debuted in the girl group Puretty, which was a South Korean group based in Japan. They were planning to debut in South Korea as well.^[2] Puretty had their first performance at the 2012 Tokyo Toy Show and sang the song "Check it Love"^[3] which is the theme song for the anime Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future.^[4] The group disbanded in January 2014 without making their Korean debut.^[5]

In mid-2014, Yoon participated in Kara Project, a reality show to competed become new members of the girl group Kara.^[6]

2016: Produce 101, C.I.V.A and I.B.I

Main articles: Produce 101 and I.B.I

In early 2016, Yoon represented DSP Media on Produce 101, a show where the final 11 contestants formed the girl group I.O.I. In the final episode, she was ranked in 16th place. On May 1, she released a digital single in collaboration with April's Chaewon titled "Clock" (Korean: 시계).^[7]

Chae-kyung on January 16, 2017.

In July 2016, she was cast as a trainee in Mnet's mockumentary series The God of Music 2 with a few other Produce 101 contestants and later formed the project girl group, C.I.V.A, which released the song "Why" featuring Miryo.^[8]

In August 2016, she joined LOEN Entertainment's project group IBI. The group released the digital single "Molae Molae" (Korean: 몰래몰래) on August 18.^[9] On November 11, it was revealed that she would be joining April, following the departure of one of its members.^[10]

2017–present: April and acting career

Main article: April (group)

Yoon debuted as a member of April with their third EP Prelude on January 4, 2017^[11][12][13] The group officially disbanded on January 28, 2022.^[14]

In February 2022, Yoon was confirmed as being cast on web-drama Calming Signal, played role of Cha Do-hee.^[15]

On April 22, 2022, Yoon decided to end her contract with DSP Media.^[16] Later on April 25, 2022, Yoon signed a contract with Management A.M.9.^[17]

In November 2023, Yoon starred in the KBS historical drama Korea-Khitan War with played the character Queen Wonhwa.^[18]

Discography

For Yoon's work with Puretty, I.B.I and April, see Puretty § Discography, I.B.I § Discography, and April discography.

Collaborations

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
		KOR
"Clock" (시계) (with Chaewon of April)	2016	—[upper-alpha 1]	KOR: 10,343[19]	Non-album singles
"Lovesome" (우리 꼭 사귀는 것 같잖아요) (with Voisper)	2019	—	N/A
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Album
"Yellow" (with Nam Tae-hyun, Giant Pink, Kanto)	2018	Non-album singles
"Happy Now" (with Kim Il-joong)	2021

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2023	In Dream	Seo Yoon-kyeong	[20]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2023–2024	Korea–Khitan War	Queen Wonhwa	[21]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2021	Time to Be Together 1:11	Song Yeo-wool	[22]
2022	Calming Signal	Cha Do-hee	[23]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	Kara Project	Contestant		[6]
2016	Produce 101			[7]
	The God of Music 2	Cast member		[8]
	Plan Man		Episode 7–9	[24]
	We Will Eat Well
2017	Law of the Jungle		Episode 283–287	[25]
2020	Top 10 Student	Panel
	People of Trot	Vice manager
2021	Jury 24	Cast member

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2021–2022	Accompanying - Life is a picnic	Angel in the underworld	[26]

Notes

1. "Clock" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 166 on the Gaon Download Chart.^[19]

References

1. "한림예고 연예인 한림연예예술고등학교 출신 졸업생 재학생 총정리". r-pin.tistory.com (in Korean). August 11, 2020.
2. Kpopconcerts (June 20, 2012). "DSP Media Reveal New Girl Group Puretty". K-Pop Concerts. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
3. "PURETTY promotes their debut song "Cheki?Love" at the Tokyo Toy Show". tokyohive. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
4. Bark, J. (June 20, 2012). "DSP Media's New Girl Group "PURETTY" Catches the Attention of the Japanese Media!". Soompi. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
5. "긴 방황 끝에 컨셉로 '여신' 소리 듣는 아이돌". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). July 20, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
6. Jun, Su-mi (May 12, 2014). 카라 소속사 "새 멤버 영입 결정, 영입 인원수 미정" [Kara's agency "Decision to recruit new members, number of recruits undecided"]. eNews24. CJ E&M. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
7. Choo, Young-jun (July 25, 2016). '프로듀스101' 출신 윤채경, 젤리 광고모델 발탁 [Yoon Chae-kyung, from 'Produce 101', was selected as a jelly advertisement model]. Nate (in Korean). Retrieved August 20, 2016.
8. Cho, He-jin (June 28, 2016). "New Girl Group CIVA Confirmed to Debut in July". Mnet. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
9. '데뷔' I.B.I 김소희, "'프듀' 생각나서 눈물 날 뻔" 벅찬 소감 ['Debut' I.B.I Kim So-hee, "I almost cried when I thought of 'Produce 101'"]. Naver (in Korean). MyDaily. August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
10. DSP 측 "윤채경, 에이프릴 합류..새 음반 준비中" [DSP side "Yoon Chae-kyung joins April... preparing for a new album"] (in Korean). Retrieved November 11, 2016 – via Naver.
11. Lim, Jeong-yeo (December 21, 2016). "April to return with new members". Kpop Herald. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
12. Lee, Bora (December 21, 2016). "April to Release First Album as 6 Member Group". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
13. Min, Susan (January 3, 2017). "[Video] April Releases Teaser Video for ′April Story′". Mwave. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
14. Lee, Seung-rok (January 28, 2022). [전문] 에이프릴, 전격 해체 발표 [[Full text] April announces disbandment] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Naver.
15. https://m.breaknews.com/871709
16. Oh, Yoon-ju (April 22, 2022). [전문] 에이프릴 출신 윤채경, 소속사 떠난다 [[Special] April's Yoon Chae-kyung leaves the agency] (in Korean). Sports Khan. Retrieved April 22, 2022 – via Naver.
17. Kim, Ha-young (April 25, 2022). 에이프릴 출신 윤채경, 에이엠나인과 전속계약...윤균상과 한솥밥[공식] [Yoon Chae-kyung from April, signed an exclusive contract with A.M.9... Yun Gyun-sang and Hansotbap [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Naver.
18. https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/117/0003789136
19. 2016년 23주차 Download Chart [Week 23 of 2016 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). May 29 – June 4, 2016. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
20. Jeong Hee-yeon (March 4, 2022). "서효림-오지호-김승수-윤채경, 영화 '인드림' 캐스팅 [공식]" [Seo Hyo-rim - Oh Ji-ho - Kim Seung-soo - Yoon Chae-kyung, cast in the movie 'Indream' [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved March 4, 2022 – via Naver.
21. Lee, Seung-rok (November 20, 2023). "아무도 몰랐다"...'고려 거란 전쟁' 저 女배우, 걸그룹 에이프릴 출신 윤채경이었네? [MD픽](종합) ["No one knew"...'Goryeo–Khitan War' That female actress was Yoon Chae-kyung from the girl group April? [MD Pick] (Comprehensive)] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved November 26, 2023 – via Naver.
22. Kim So-yeon (February 15, 2021). "윤채경 캐스팅, '1시 11분 너에게 가는 시간'서 첫 연기" [Yoon Chae-kyung cast, her first acting role in '1:11 Time to You']. 매일경제 (in Korean).
23. Ahn Ha-na (February 14, 2022). "윤채경 출연확정, '카밍시그널 멍냥멍냥'서 작가 지망생으로 출연" [Yoon Chae-kyung confirmed to appear, appeared as an aspiring writer in 'Calming Signal] (in Korean). MBN. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Naver.
24. "'프로듀스 101' 주역 '플랜맨' 출동…제아-황인선-윤채경, 태국行" ['Produce 101' main cast 'Plan Man' dispatched...JeA-Hwang-In seon Yoon-Chae kyung, heading to Thailand]. Aju News (in Korean). Jeong Jin-yeong. July 9, 2016.
25. Lee Kyung-ho (August 16, 2017). "추성훈·재현·채경 등, 김병만 없이 '정글' 선발대 출국". Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
26. Jeon Hyo-jin (November 12, 2021). "윤채경, 첫 연극 도전...'동행-인생은 소풍' 출연" [Yoon Chae-kyung, first play challenge... Appeared in 'Accompanying - Life is a picnic'] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved November 16, 2021 – via Naver.

External links

• Yoon Chae-kyung at HanCinema