Son Chae-young (; born April 23, 1999), known mononymously as Chaeyoung, is a South Korean rapper and singer. She is a member of the South Korean girl group
Twice
Twice (; Japanese: トゥワイス, Hepburn: ''To~uwaisu''; commonly stylized as TWICE) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of nine members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaey ...
, formed by
JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment Corporation () is a South Korean multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate founded in 1997 by J. Y. Park. It is one of the largest entertainment companies in South Korea, and operates as a record label, tale ...
.
Early life
Chaeyoung was born in
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
,
South Korea
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on April 23, 1999.
[ She took interest in performing arts from a young age and used to model for a children's magazine.] Chaeyoung decided she wanted to become a singer before joining JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment Corporation () is a South Korean multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate founded in 1997 by J. Y. Park. It is one of the largest entertainment companies in South Korea, and operates as a record label, tale ...
and took dance lessons for over one year.
Career
2015–present: ''Sixteen'', Twice, and solo activities
Chaeyoung participated in the reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...
competition '' Sixteen'' in 2015. Ranking sixth place out of the nine debut spots, she went on to join the newly formed girl group Twice
Twice (; Japanese: トゥワイス, Hepburn: ''To~uwaisu''; commonly stylized as TWICE) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of nine members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaey ...
as one of its rappers and singers. On October 20, 2015, Twice officially debuted with the release of their first extended play (EP) ''The Story Begins
''The Story Begins'' is the debut extended play by South Korean girl group Twice. It was released by JYP Entertainment on October 20, 2015, through KT Music. It features six tracks, including the lead single, "Like Ooh-Ahh", which was composed ...
''.
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
Park Jin-young (Hangul: 박진영; born December 13, 1971), also known by his stage names J. Y. Park and The Asiansoul or the initials JYP, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, record executive, and reality television show ju ...
's "Precious Love" as part of their 2016 EP '' Page Two.'' 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. She also designed the limited edition cover of ''Page Two'' and three different pairs of SPRIS shoes. As a soloist, Chaeyoung released a cover of "Alone" by Cheeze.
On Oct 22, 2021, Chaeyoung released a cover of “Off My Face" by Justin Bieber
Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...
as part of the Melody Project series.
Personal life
Chaeyoung attended Hanlim Multi Art School
Hanlim Multi Art School ( ko, 한림연예예술고등학교) is an arts high school located in Songpa District in Seoul, South Korea.
History
Hanlim School was founded on 3 March 1962, with Lee Hyeon-man being appointed school principal. In 20 ...
with fellow Twice member Tzuyu
Chou Tzu-yu ( zh, 周子瑜}; , born 14 June 1999), known mononymously as Tzuyu (, ), is a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese singer based in South Korea. She is the only Taiwanese member of the girl group Twice, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2015. ...
, graduating in 2019. 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.
She is Catholic
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and her baptismal name
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is Catarina (or Katarina).
Discography
Songwriting credits
All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association
The Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) is a South Korean non-profit copyright collective for musical works, administering public performance and broadcasting rights, and mechanical recording and reproduction rights. Founded in 1964, it i ...
's database unless stated otherwise.
Filmography
Television shows
Hosting
References
External links
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1999 births
Living people
People from Seoul
Singers from Seoul
Rappers from Seoul
Twice (group) members
K-pop singers
JYP Entertainment artists
South Korean women rappers
South Korean women record producers
South Korean women pop singers
Japanese-language singers of South Korea
South Korean child singers
South Korean female idols
Hanlim Multi Art School alumni
21st-century South Korean women singers
South Korean hip hop record producers
English-language singers from South Korea
South Korean Roman Catholics