Kim Chae-yeon (singer)

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Kim Chae-yeon
Kim in March 2023
Born (2004-12-04) December 4, 2004 (age 19)
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
김채연
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Chae-yeon
McCune–ReischauerKim Ch'aeyŏn

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.

Early life[edit]

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[edit]

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

Main article: Busters (group)

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

For Kim's works with Busters and TripleS, see Busters discography and TripleS (group) § Discography.
List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Album
KOR
"MilkT Time" 2019 — MilkT OST
"We are the One" 2022 — Armored Saurus: Season 2 OST

Filmography[edit]

For Kim's works with Busters, see Busters (group) § Filmography.

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008 Scandal Makers Bang Ah-ran Guest role [3]
2014 Tazza: The Hidden Card Kang Ah-yoon [18]
July 7 Weaver Girl Main Role [19]
2016 The World of Us Kim Taeyeon Supporting role [18][20]
Split Joo Heejin (young) Guest role [18]
2017 A Day Kim Hee-joo Supporting role [18]
Oh! My God Returns Jin Han-ah [20]
A Day When I Don't Want To Go To School Kim Se-yeon Guest Role [21]
2023 Armored Saurus: Invasion of the Mechanical Dinosaur Empire Joo-hee Supporting Role

Television series[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Hur Jun, The Original Story Butchers Daughter Guest role [2]
Ugly Alert Gong Jin-joo's friend [20]
The Queen's Classroom Ma Yeo-jin (young) [20]
2015 Eollim
2015 Madame Antoine: The Love Therapist Seo Yeon-hee (young) Supporting role
2018 Love Alert Seo Eun-byeol [22]
2019 My Youtube Diary Hera / Queen Hera [23]
2021 Armored Saurus Joo Hee [24]
2022 Armored Saurus: Season 2

Hosting[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Cooking Class Host Ep.145 - 192 [25]
K-Pop Model Contest with Jung Min-gyu [26]
2019-2021 Talk! Talk! Boni Hani Ep.3766 - 4313 [27]
2021 Quiz Monster with Haha [28]
2022 Dream Center Study Room Ep.3 - 8, with Gong Yu-bin [29]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ a b c 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.
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  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.
  5. ^ Kim, Hyeon-sik (November 27, 2017). 5인조 걸그룹 버스터즈, 데뷔 싱글 '내꿈꿔' 발매 [Five-member girl group Busters, released debut single 'Dream of Me'.]. No Cut News (in Korean). Retrieved May 17, 2023.
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  14. ^ "크리스탈 아이즈의 Y2K 감성…'체리 톡' 뮤비 티저 깜짝 오픈" [+(KR)ystal Eyes' Y2K sensibility... 'Cherry Talk' MV Teaser Surprise Opening] (in Korean). MK.
  15. ^ "트리플에스(tripleS), 세 번째 유닛명 에볼루션·러블루션…해외 투어 예고" [tripleS, the third unit's name is Evolution and LOVElution... Overseas tour notice] (in Korean). TopStarNews.
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  21. ^ 학교 가기 싫은 날 [A day when I don't want to go to school]. Indie Ground. 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
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  25. ^ Cho, Seong-woo (April 27, 2018). 몬스터그램 ‘케이팝 모델 콘테스트’ 개최 [Busters Chaeyeon was selected as the MC for SBS's "Delicious Class."]. Herald Business (in Korean). Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Naver.
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  28. ^ Oh, Ji-won (May 21, 2021). SBS 새 퀴즈쇼 '퀴즈몬' 론칭, 하하·채연·이윤아 MC 낙점 [SBS's new quiz show 'Quizmon' was launched, and Haha, Chaeyeon, and Lee Yoon-ah were selected as MCs.]. YTN (in Korean). Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Naver.
  29. ^ Yoo, Jeong-min (November 29, 2022). tripleS 김채연·공유빈, '드림센터 스터디룸' 첫 고정 MC [tripleS Kim Chae-yeon and Gong Yoo-bin, the first regular MC of the 'Dream Center Study Room']. iMBC Entertainment (in Korean). Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Naver.

External links[edit]

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