Kwon Chae-won

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Kwon Chae-won
DIA Eunchae.jpg
Eunchae in November 2017
Born
Kwon Chae-won

(1999-05-26) May 26, 1999 (age 25)
Seoul, South Korea
Education Hanlim Multi Art School
Occupation
  • Singer
Musical career
Genres K-pop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2016–present
Member of
Korean name
Hangul
권채원
Revised Romanization Gwon Chaewon
McCune–Reischauer Kwŏn Ch'aewŏn

Kwon Chae-won (born May 26, 1999), previously known as Eunchae, is a South Korean singer. She is a member of girl group DIA. Apart from her group's activities, Chaewon has also starred in Tooniverse's first web drama The Shining Nara, which has gained popularity with over 10 million views in the first month on YouTube.

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Early life and education

Eunchae was born on May 26, 1999 in Seoul, South Korea. She attended Hanlim Multi Art School. On February 9, 2018, she graduated from with a major in Arts. [1] [ non-primary source needed ]

Career

Pre-debut

Eunchae was a trainee of Ensoul Entertainment, where she was slated to debut with girl group Project A along with fellow members Yebin and Jenny.

2016–present: Debut with DIA and solo activities

On March 6, 2016, MBK Entertainment announced its plans to add a new member after the departure of Seunghee. [2] She made her debut with DIA's first mini-album Happy Ending was released on June 14, 2016, along with the music video for lead single "On the Road" on the same day. [3] Eunchae wrote her solo song "Remember", a track from DIA's first extended play Happy Ending, which was released on June 14, 2016.

In 2017, Eunchae debuted as an actress with a main role in the web drama The Shining Nara. [4] In 2018, she also starred in the web drama Do Dream. [5] and has appeared in web series To. Jenny [6]

In 2022, Eunchae was cast in the web drama Cherry Blossoms After Winter. [7] In late 2022, DIA left PocketDol Studio as the members did not renew their contracts, The group has not officially disbanded but is on indefinite hiatus. [8]

In 2023, Eunchae participate as a contestant in SBS survival show Universe Ticket under her real name Kwon Chae-won. [9] She was eventually eliminated in the episode 5. [10]

In 2024, Kwon will be having her first fan meeting "2024 KWON CHAEWON FANMEETING : BLOOMING DAY" on March 9.Her fanmeet featured Hyeonju of Unis and Yona (A Universe Ticket Contestant ( [11]

Discography

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionAlbum
KOR
[12]
"Remember" (기억할게요)2016 Happy Ending

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2018 To. Jenny Member of CocoaCameo [13]
2020 Homemade Love Story HerselfCameo (Ep. 1) [14]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2016Happy EndingHerself
2017The Shining NaraBit Na [15]
2018Do DreamJung Shi-yeon [16]
2022Cherry Blossoms After WinterKim Se-ri [17]

Variety shows

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2019 V-1 Contestant [18] [19]
2023 Universe Ticket ContestantSurvival show [20]

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