Biography
Son Chae-young (Hangul: 손채영; born in April 23, 1999), better known by her mononym CHAEYOUNG (Hangul: 채영), is a South Korean singer, rapper, and songwriter. She is the main rapper and one of the sub-vocalists of the girl group TWICE (Hangul: 트와이스).
After a successful audition to JYP Entertainment which took place on June 6, 2012, CHAEYOUNG appeared in the music videos of GOT7's song, "Stop Stop It" in 2014 and MISS A's "Only You" in 2015. CHAEYOUNG trained for nearly three years before becoming a contestant on the 2015 show, SIXTEEN, where she was announced as a member of TWICE in the finale.
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Before officially debuting as a soloist, CHAEYOUNG released covers of "Alone" by CHEEZE, "Off My Face" by Justin Bieber, and "Weatherman" by Eddie Benjamin. CHAEYOUNG also released "Switch to me (duet with JYP)" as a fun cover with fellow member DAHYUN. All of these covers are part of the Melody Project series made by JYPE.
On June 10, 2025, according to Joynews24, a known Korean news outlet, and an interview with Laura Sirikul from Forbes, JYPE confirmed that CHAEYOUNG will debut as a soloist in latter half of the year, being the fourth TWICE member to do so since NAYEON's debut in 2022 with "IM NAYEON", JIHYO's debut in 2023 with "ZONE", and TZUYU's debut in 2024 with "abouTZU". On August 7, 2025, TWICE’s official X account shared a behind-the-scenes teaser featuring CHAEYOUNG in the studio, along with the album’s release date. One month later, CHAEYOUNG's first album "LIL FANTASY vol.1" was released on September 12, 2025 along with the title track "SHOOT (Firecracker)".
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.