Kim Chae-yeon (singer)

Kim Chae-yeon (Korean: 김채연; born December 4, 2004), better known mononymously as Chaeyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is currently a member of TripleS, a girl group under Modhaus. She is also a former member of the South Korean group CutieL and Busters as the vocalist. Kim began her acting career in 2008 in a South Korean film, Scandal Makers.

Kim Chae-yeon
Born (2004-12-04) December 4, 2004
Seoul, South Korea
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active2008–present
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels
  • Marbling E&M Inc.
  • JTG
  • YK Media Plus
  • Modhaus
Member ofTripleS
Formerly of
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Chae-yeon
McCune–ReischauerKim Ch'aeyŏn

Early life

Kim Chae-yeon was born on December 4, 2004.[1] Kim found a strong interest in the entertainment industry since 10 years old. She was scouted by a child model street casting agent when she was in second grade of elementary school, around 7 or 8 years old. Her parents were initially doubtful but encouraged her to give it a try. After seeing herself on television, she decided she wanted to be a celebrity. She initially wanted to be a day-care teacher or a racing player.[2]

Career

2010–2020: Early career beginnings, CutieL, debut with Busters

Kim began her acting career in 2008 in a supporting role in a South Korean film, Scandal Makers.[3]

In 2014, Chaeyeon became a member of the children's group 'CutieL' as a 2nd generation member. In 2017, all 2nd generation members departed from the group.

She was announced to be a member of Busters when they were formed to promote Monstergram's upcoming TV series Idol Rangers Power Busters.[4] She made her debut with the group's single album Dream On on November 27, 2017,[5]

In 2018, she auditioned to become the new MC of 'Tok! Tok! Boni Hani', she passed the first and final auditions and was selected as the official MC of the show.[2]

In 2020, Chaeyeon didn't participate in the Busters' Paeonia promotion cycle due to conflicting schedules caused by her MC position on 'Boni Hani'.[6][7] On August 6, 2020, Chaeyeon left the group to continue acting and other activities.[8]

On July 21, 2021, Chaeyeon signed an exclusive contract with YK Media Plus, also effectively changing her stage name into her real name for promotional purposes.[9]

2022–present: TripleS

On June 16, 2022, Chaeyeon was reported that Chaeyeon would be re-debuting as a member of TripleS.[10] On June 22, 2022, Chaeyeon was introduced as the fourth member of TripleS.[11]

In July 2022, Chaeyeon sung the original sound track for the animation series Armored Saurus Season 2.[12] On September 16, 2022 tripleS announced they would be debuting their first two sub-units, with the members being voted by fans. On September 22, Chae-yeon became the third member announced as a member of the sub-unit +(KR)ystal Eyes.

On February 13, 2023, Chaeyeon, alongside other first ten revealed members of TripleS, released the group' debut EP, Assemble, with the title track "Rising".[13] Following with the debut of +(KR)ystal Eyes on May 4, 2023 with their mini album, 'Aesthetic'.[14]

On April 20, TripleS announced their third and fourth sub-units, Chae-yeon was announced as the second member of EVOLution on April 23.[15][16]

Endorsements

Chaeyeon has appeared in commercials for PENGTALK, Perfect Score Math Plus, Knights Chronicles and GS25. In 2019, She collaborated with Academy Sciences, launching a toy product called 'Creating a Creator' for children who want to be a one-man creator.[17]

Discography

Soundtrack appearances

List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"MilkT Time" 2019 MilkT OST
"We are the One" 2022 Armored Saurus: Season 2 OST

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008 Scandal Makers Kindergartner Guest role [3]
2014 Tazza: The Hidden Card Mountain path girl [18]
2016 The World of Us Taeyeon Supporting role [18][19]
Split Heejin (young) Guest role [18]
2017 A Day Hee-joo Supporting role [18]
Oh! My God Returns Han-ah [19]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Hur Jun, The Original Story Butchers Daughter Guest role [2]
Ugly Alert [19]
The Queen's Classroom [19]
2018 Love Alert Seo Eun-byeol [20]
2019 My Youtube Diary Hera / Queen Hera Supporting role [21]
2021 Armored Saurus Joo Hee [22]

Hosting

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Cooking Class Host Ep.145 - 192 [23]
K-Pop Model Contest with Jung Ming-yu [24]
2019-2021 Talk! Talk! Boni Hani Ep.3766 - 4313 [25]
2021 Quiz Monster with Haha [26]
2022 Dream Center Study Room Ep.3 - 8, with Gong Yu-bin [27]

References

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  2. Cho, Seong-woo (July 10, 2019). “팬들과 함께 성장하는 엔터테이너가 되고 싶어요” [“I want to become an entertainer who grows with fans”]. Skye Daily. Retrieved May 25, 2023 via Naver.
  3. Jeon, Jae-kyoung (January 19, 2023). 트리플에스 김채연, '학폭 누명' 벗었다…"친구 거짓 주장" [Triple S' Kim Chae-yeon took off 'School Violence Fraud'..."Friend's false claim."]. Newsis. Retrieved May 17, 2023 via Naver.
  4. Yoon, Jun-pil (November 23, 2017). 신인 아이돌 버스터즈, 오는 27일 데뷔…'내꿈꿔' 티저 공개 [New idol Busters debuts on the 27th...The teaser for "Dream of Me" is revealed.]. TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved June 12, 2018.
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