Chaeyoung

Son Chae-young (Korean: 손채영; Hanja: 孫彩瑛; born April 23, 1999), known mononymously as Chaeyoung (Korean: 채영), is a South Korean rapper, singer, and songwriter. She is a member of Twice, a K-pop girl group formed by JYP Entertainment.

For people with the given name, see Chae-young.
This is a Korean name; the family name is Son.
Chaeyoung
Chaeyoung at the Gaon Chart Music Awards in January 2019
Background information
Birth nameSon Chae-young
Born (1999-04-23) April 23, 1999
Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSon Chae-yeong
McCune–ReischauerSon Ch'aeyŏng

Early life

Chaeyoung was born in Seoul, South Korea on April 23, 1999.[1][2][3] Chaeyoung took at interest in performing arts from a young age and started off as a model for a children's magazine.[1] Before joining JYP Entertainment she had decided she wanted to become a singer and took dance lessons for over a year.[1]

Career
Main articles: Sixteen (TV series) and Twice (group)

Chaeyoung was 14 years old when she first auditioned to join JYP Entertainment as a trainee and joined after passing two rounds of auditions.[1] She started off as a singer but started to train as a rapper shortly after commencing her training.[1] Before debuting with Twice, she appeared in music videos by Got7 and Miss A.[4][5] Chaeyoung participated in the reality television competition Sixteen in 2015.[6][7] As one of nine successful participants, she went on to join the newly-formed girl group Twice.[6] On October 20, 2015, Twice officially debuted with the release of their first extended play The Story Begins.[8] In addition to her singing for the group, Chaeyoung is known for being one of Twice's rappers, along with fellow group member Dahyun.[1][4][5][6] Since her debut, Chaeyoung has written multiple songs for Twice and covered "Alone" by Cheeze as a solo project.[1]

Personal life

Chaeyoung attended Hanlim Multi Art School with fellow Twice member Tzuyu, and graduated in 2019.[9][10]

Discography
Main article: Twice discography
Songwriting credits
Year Song Album Artist Notes Ref.
2016 "Precious Love" Page Two Twice Co-written with J.Y. Park [11]
2017 "Eyes, Eyes, Eyes" Signal Co-written with Jihyo [12][13][14]
"Missing U" Twicetagram Co-written with Earattack and Dahyun [1][12]
"Don't Give Up" [1][12]
2018 "Sweet Talker" What Is Love? Co-written with Jeongyeon [12][15]
"Young & Wild" Yes or Yes Co-written with Kim Hyun-yoo (Flying Lab) [1][12][16]
2019 "Strawberry" Fancy You Co-written with Kim Eun-su [1][12][17]
"21:29" Feel Special Co-written with all Twice members [12][17][18]
"How U Doin'" &Twice Co-written with Risa Horie and co-composed with Frants [19][20]
2020 "Sweet Summer Day" More & More Co-written with Jeongyeon [12][21][22]

Filmography

Television shows
Year Title Network Role
2015 Sixteen Mnet Contestant

Event hosting
Year Title Partner(s) Network Ref.
2016 Suwon K-pop Super Concert Kim Hee-chul, Zhou Mi, Momo SBS MTV [23]

References
  1. Lau, Jack (May 16, 2020). "Chaeyoung of Twice: the singer, dancer, rapper, artist and poet who doesn't act like an idol and wants to inspire others". South China Morning Post. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  2. "TWICE: la historia de Chaeyoung, la 'Strawberry Princess' del K-pop". La República. April 22, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  3. "채영 :: 네이버 인물검색". Naver. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  4. Robidoux, Brandy (December 14, 2019). "Who Is TWICE's Chaeyoung? This Triple Threat Has Too Much Talent". Elite Daily. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  5. Pratiwi, Yunia (December 15, 2019). "Chaeyoung TWICE, Maknae yang Jago Ngerap dan Gambar". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  6. Moon, Kat (September 20, 2019). "Everything to Know About K-Pop Group Twice". Time. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  7. Won, Ho-jung (April 29, 2015). "'Sixteen' compete for spot in JYP's next girl group". The Korea Herald. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  8. Kim, Yu-jin (October 20, 2015). "TWICE unveils debut album 'The Story Begins'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  9. "K-pop girlband TWICE members Tzuyu and Chaeyoung celebrate high school graduation". South China Morning Post. February 14, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  10. Ko, Dong-hwan (February 13, 2019). "TWICE stars' high school graduation beats ordinary ceremony". The Korea Times. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  11. "소중한 사랑". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  12. "KOMCA – 10020132 (채영)". KOMCA. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  13. Melendez, Monique (June 30, 2017). "Twice Talks Global Success & What's Next for the Girl Group". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  14. Benjamin, Jeff (March 1, 2020). "Jihyo of Twice: the courageous lead singer who's a source of strength for her bandmates". South China Morning Post. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  15. Benjamin, Jeff (May 6, 2020). "Twice members: Jeongyeon, the K-pop girl band's humble lead singer – her human touch always shines through and she puts family and bandmates first". South China Morning Post. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  16. "트와이스 채영 "표현하고 싶은 걸 표현할 수 있는 게 자유라고 생각해요."". GQ Korea (in Korean). August 20, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  17. Frances, Lai. "Asia's Top-Selling Girl Group Twice Reflect On Their Bond, Fourth Anniversary". PopCrush. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  18. Herman, Tamar. "Twice 'Feel Special' On Inspiring New Single and EP: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  19. "「How u doin'」 TWICE". UtaTen (in Japanese). Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  20. "TWICE、日本2ndアルバム『&TWICE』発売 チェヨンが初の作詞作曲に参加した楽曲も". Real Sound｜リアルサウンド (in Japanese). Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  21. Hong, Dam-young (June 1, 2020). "Twice sings deep longing for love in 'More & More'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  22. Moon, Kat (June 4, 2020). "The 4 Biggest Takeaways From TWICE's New Album MORE & MORE". Time. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  23. "I.O.I·트와이스·여자친구 등 출격…수원 K팝 슈퍼콘서트, 걸그룹 대축제". SBS Entertainment News (in Korean). June 14, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
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