Chaeyeon (singer)

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Chaeyeon
Chaeryeong (sister)
Musical career
Genres
Years active
  • 2013–2015
  • 2018–present
Labels
Formerly ofIz*One
WebsiteOfficial website
Korean name
Hangul
이채연
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Chae-yeon
McCune–ReischauerYi Ch'ae-yŏn
Signature

Lee Chae-yeon (

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.[1] Chaeyeon made her solo debut with the extended play Hush Rush
on October 12, 2022.

Early life

Chaeyeon was born on January 11, 2000, in Yongin, South Korea.[2] She attended Seocheon High School and graduated in February 2020.[citation needed] She has two younger sisters, Chaeryeong of Itzy and Lee Chae-min.[3]

Career

2013–2017: K-pop Star 3 and Sixteen

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.[4][5]

Then in 2015, she participated in Mnet's reality survival show Sixteen, which eventually determined the members of girl group Twice.[6] 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]

2018–2021: Produce 48, debut with Iz*One, and solo activities

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.[7][8][9]

On April 29, 2021, Iz*One disbanded after the group's contract expired.[10] 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.[11] The crew was eliminated on the 6th episode.[12] 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.[13]

On December 13, 2021, Lee acted alongside Kang Chan-hee in a short promotional video for Busan Tourism Organization.[14]

2022–present: Debut with Hush Rush, and Over the Moon

On September 15, 2022, WM Entertainment confirmed that Chaeyeon would be making her solo debut in October.[15][16] 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".[17][18]

On March 21, 2023, it was announced that Chaeyeon would be releasing her second extended play titled Over the Moon on April 12.[19] 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.[20] On Circle Digital Chart, "Knock" debuted at number 197 and peaked at number 26.[21][22] On April 24, it was announced that Chaeyeon would be a contestant on the Mnet reality competition show Queendom Puzzle.[23] However on May 19, it was announced that Chaeyeon would be leaving the show prior to its airdate.[24] 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".[25]

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures
Title Details Peak chart
positions
Sales
KOR
[26]
Hush Rush 10
Over the Moon
  • Released: April 12, 2023
  • Label: WM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. "Intro: Line by Line"
  2. "Knock"
  3. "I Don't Wanna Know"
  4. "Don't Be a Jerk"
  5. "Like a Star"
9

Single albums

List of single albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures
Title Details Peak chart
positions
Sales
KOR
[26]
The Move: Street
  • Released: September 6, 2023
  • Label: WM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. "Intro: Shangri-La"
  2. "Let's Dance"
  3. "Cave"
11

Singles

List of singles, showing year released, chart positions, and album name
Title Year Peak chart
positions
Album
KOR
[22]
KOR
Songs

[30]
"Hush Rush" 2022 [b] 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.

Songwriting credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[32]

List of songs, showing year released,
artist name, and name of the album
Title Year Artist Album Notes
"With*One" 2020 Iz*One Oneiric Diary As lyricist
"Like a Star" 2023 Herself Over the Moon

Videography

Music videos

Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Hush Rush" 2022 Yoo Sung-kyun
(SUNNYVISUAL)
[33]
"Knock" 2023 Kim Young-jo, Yoo Seung-woo
(Naive)
[34]
"Let's Dance" [35]

Music video appearances

Year Title Artist Ref.
2015 "Only You" Miss A [citation needed]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Bread, Love and Dreams Elementary Schoolgirl Extra [citation needed]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013–2014 K-pop Star 3 Herself Contestant [36]
2015 Sixteen [37]
2018 Produce 48 [38]
2021 Street Woman Fighter [11]
2022 The Travelog Cast member [39]
2023
Queendom Puzzle
Contestant (withdrew) [23]

Web shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Adola Travel Agency: Cheat-ing Trip Cast member Season 1 and 3 [13]
Get It Beauty K-BOX Main host with E-Tion [40]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s) / Work(s) Result Ref.
MAMA Awards 2023 Album of the Year Over the Moon Longlisted [41]
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

Notes

  1. ^ a b As a member of Iz*One only.
  2. ^ "Hush Rush" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but appeared at number 33 on the component Download chart.[31]

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