Lee Chae-yeon (Korean: 이채연; born January 11, 2000), known mononymously as 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. Chaeyeon made her solo debut with the extended play Hush Rush on October 12, 2022.
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Born | Lee Chae-yeon January 11, 2000 Yongin-si, South Korea |
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Relatives | Chaeryeong (sister) |
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Formerly of | Iz*One |
Website | Official website |
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Hangul | 이채연 |
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Revised Romanization | I Chae-yeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Yi Ch'ae-yŏn |
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Chaeyeon was born on January 11, 2000, in Yongin, South Korea. She attended Seocheon High School and graduated in February 2020.[citation needed] She has two younger sisters, Chaeryeong of Itzy and Lee Chae-min.
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.
Then in 2015, she participated in Mnet's reality survival show Sixteen, which eventually determined the members of girl group Twice. 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]
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.
On April 29, 2021, Iz*One disbanded after the group's contract expired. 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. The crew was eliminated on the 6th episode. 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.
On December 13, 2021, Lee acted alongside Kang Chan-hee in a short promotional video for Busan Tourism Organization.
On September 15, 2022, WM Entertainment confirmed that Chaeyeon would be making her solo debut in October. On September 21, a teaser was posted announcing her debut extended play, Hush Rush, which was released on October 12, 2022. Along with an accompanying music video and three additional songs: "Same but Different", "Danny" and "Aquamarine".
On March 21, 2023, it was announced that Chaeyeon would be releasing her second extended play titled Over the Moon on April 12. Despite a slow start, "Knock," the lead single off of Over the Moon, achieved a remarkable rise on South Korean music charts. The single debuted at number 521 on Melon Daily Chart before rising to number 50 on May 2, nearly a month after the single's release, at which time it also entered the Melon Real-time Chart at number 17. On Circle Digital Chart, "Knock" debuted at number 197 and peaked at number 26. On April 24, it was announced that Chaeyeon would be a contestant on the Mnet reality competition show Queendom Puzzle. However on May 19, it was announced that Chaeyeon would be leaving the show prior to its airdate. She went on to appear in the episodes that she had filmed prior to her withdrawal. On September 6, Chaeyeon released her first single album titled The Move: Street, with the lead single "Let's Dance".
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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Hush Rush |
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Over the Moon |
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The Move: Street |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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"Hush Rush" | 2022 | — | — | Hush Rush |
"Knock" | 2023 | 26 | 13 | Over the Moon |
"Let's Dance" | — | — | The Move: Street | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that region. |
All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.
Title | Year | Artist | Album | Notes |
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"With*One" | 2020 | Iz*One | Oneiric Diary | As lyricist |
"Like a Star" | 2023 | Herself | Over the Moon |
Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
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"Hush Rush" | 2022 | Yoo Sung-kyun (SUNNYVISUAL) | |
"Knock" | 2023 | Kim Young-jo, Yoo Seung-woo (Naive) | |
"Let's Dance" |
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2015 | "Only You" | Miss A | [citation needed] |
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2010 | Bread, Love and Dreams | Elementary Schoolgirl | Extra | [citation needed] |
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2013–2014 | K-pop Star 3 | Herself | Contestant | |
2015 | Sixteen | |||
2018 | Produce 48 | |||
2021 | Street Woman Fighter | |||
2022 | The Travelog | Cast member | ||
2023 | Queendom Puzzle | Contestant (withdrew) |
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2021 | Adola Travel Agency: Cheat-ing Trip | Cast member | Season 1 and 3 | |
Get It Beauty K-BOX | Main host | with E-Tion |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s) / Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
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MAMA Awards | 2023 | Album of the Year | Over the Moon | Longlisted | |
Artist of the Year | Lee Chae-yeon | Longlisted | |||
Best Dance Performance – Female Solo | "Knock" | Nominated | |||
Song of the Year | "Knock" | Longlisted | |||
Best Female Artist | Lee Chae-yeon | Nominated | |||
Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 | Lee Chae-yeon | Nominated |
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