Chaeyoung

For people with the given name, see Chae-young.

In this Korean name, the family name is Son .

Chaeyoung
Chaeyoung in March 2024
Born	Son Chae-young (1999-04-23) April 23, 1999 (age 25) Seoul, South Korea
Occupations	Rapper singer
Musical career
Genres	K-pop J-pop
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2015–present
Labels	JYP Warner Japan Republic
Member of	Twice JYP Nation
Korean name
Hangul	손채영
Hanja	孫 彩 瑛
Revised Romanization	Son Chae-yeong
McCune–Reischauer	Son Ch'aeyŏng
Signature

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

Life and career

Early life and pre-debut activities

Chaeyoung was born in Seoul, South Korea on April 23, 1999. ^{[1] [2] [3]} She took interest in performing arts from a young age and used to model for a children's magazine. ^[1] Chaeyoung decided she wanted to become a singer before joining JYP Entertainment and took dance lessons for over one year. ^[1] At age 13, she passed the auditions and ended up joining the company. Later in 2014 and 2015, she appeared in the music videos for both Got7's "Stop Stop It" and Miss A's "Only You". ^[4]

2015– present: Sixteen, Twice and solo activities

Main articles: Sixteen (TV program) and Twice

Chaeyoung attending the Gaon Chart Music Awards on January 23, 2019

Chaeyoung participated in the reality television competition Sixteen in 2015. ^{[5] [6]} Ranking sixth place out of the nine debut spots, she went on to join the newly formed girl group Twice as one of its rappers and singers. ^[5] On October 20, 2015, Twice officially debuted with the release of their first extended play (EP) The Story Begins . ^{[7] [1] [4] [8] [5]}

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's "Precious Love" as part of their 2016 EP Page Two. ^[9] 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. ^[10] She also designed the limited edition cover of Page Two ^[11] and three different pairs of SPRIS shoes. ^[4]

As a soloist, Chaeyoung released covers of "Alone" by Cheeze ^[1] and "Off My Face" by Justin Bieber as part of the Melody Project series. ^[12] In 2022, she began learning to play the guitar in anticipation of a potential solo debut. ^[13] She then performed an unreleased solo track titled "My Guitar" on Twice's Ready to Be World Tour. ^[14] In October 2023, Chaeyoung collaborated with pop duo Coco & Clair Clair on a remix of their song "Pop Star". ^[15]

Endorsements

In September 2023, Chaeyoung was selected as a Japanese brand ambassador for Italian fashion house Etro. ^[16] In November, she was chosen as the brand muse for Japanese cosmetics brand CipiCipi. ^[17]

Personal life

Chaeyoung attended Hanlim Multi Art School with fellow bandmate Tzuyu, graduating in 2019. ^{[18] [19]} In 2020, Chaeyoung's personal phone number was leaked on social media; JYP Entertainment released a statement about the incident, and she responded directly on Twice's Instagram page. ^{[20] [21] [22]}

She is Catholic and her baptismal name is Catarina (or Katarina). ^{[23] [24]}

T-shirt controversies

On March 18, 2023, Chaeyoung appeared wearing a shirt with imagery of QAnon, an American far-right conspiracy theory movement, during a promotion of "Set Me Free" on MBC's Show! Music Core . ^{[25] [26]} The crop top showed a large Q in American-flag print with the words "We Go All" below it, a prominent slogan of the conspiracy theory group. ^[27] Three days later, on March 21, the singer posted a picture on Instagram in which she was wearing a T-shirt with Nazi imagery. ^[28] The T-shirt specifically featured an image of Sid Vicious, bassist of the Sex Pistols, wearing a tilted right-facing swastika identical to the one used by Nazi Germany. ^[29] Chaeyoung subsequently removed the Instagram post and issued an apology. ^{[30] [31]} In the apology, she wrote, "I didn't correctly recognise the meaning of the tilted swastika in the t-shirt I wore." ^[32] Chaeyoung's label, JYP Entertainment, also issued an apology with regard to her Instagram post taking responsibility "for not thoroughly reviewing it from the label side." ^[33] The apologies by Chaeyoung and her label did not address the QAnon shirt. ^{[34] [35]}

Discography

For Chaeyoung's discography with Twice, see Twice discography.

Singles

List of singles, showing year released, and album name

Title	Year	Album
"Pop Star" (Chaeyoung remix) (with Coco & Clair Clair)	2023	Sexy (Deluxe Edition)

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, showing year released, selected chart positions and name of the album

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		NZ Hot [36]	US World [37]
"I'll Show You" (with Jihyo, Nayeon, Sana, Bekuh Boom and Annika Wells as K/DA)	2020	38	10	All Out
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released and name of the album

Title	Year	Album
"Daring Woman" (당돌한 여자) (with Jihyo, Nayeon and Tzuyu)	2015	Two Yoo Project – Sugar Man Pt. 11

Songwriting credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise. ^[38]

List of songs, showing year released, artist name, and name of the album

Title	Year	Artist	Album	Lyricist	Composer	Ref.
"Precious Love" (소중한 사랑)	2016	Twice	Page Two			[39]
"Eye, Eye, Eyes"	2017		Signal			—
"Missing U"			Twicetagram
"Don't Give Up" (힘내!)
"Sweet Talker"	2018		What Is Love?
"Young & Wild"			Yes or Yes
"Strawberry"	2019		Fancy You
"21:29"			Feel Special
"How U Doin'"			&Twice
"Sweet Summer Day"	2020		More & More
"Handle It"			Eyes Wide Open
"The Feels" (Korean ver.)	2021		Formula of Love: O+T=<3
"Celebrate"	2022		Celebrate
"Basics"			Between 1&2
"My Guitar" (내기타)	2023	Herself	N/A
"Pop Star" (Chaeyoung remix)		Coco & Clair Clair and Chaeyoung	Sexy (Deluxe Edition)
"Rush"	2024	Twice	With You-th

Filmography

For Chaeyoung's filmography with Twice, see Twice § Filmography.

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015	Sixteen	Contestant	Finished 6th place	[6]
2019	Battle Trip	Cast	with Tzuyu and Dahyun, Ep. 141-142	[40]

Hosting

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2016	Suwon K-pop Super Concert	with Kim Hee-chul, Zhou Mi and Momo	[41]

Bibliography

Photobooks

Title	Release date	Publisher	Ref.
Yes, I am Chaeyoung.	February 20, 2023	JYP Entertainment	[42]

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External links

• Media related to Chaeyoung at Wikimedia Commons