Lee Chae-yeon (singer, born 2000)

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In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Chaeyeon
Chaeyeon arriving at Music Bank in July 2024.
Lee in July 2024
Born
Lee Chae-yeon

11 January 2000 (aged 26)
Yongin-si, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
  • dancer
RelativesChaeryeong (sister)
Musical career
Genres
Years active
  • 2018–present
Labels
  • WM
  • Off The Record
  • EMI
WebsiteOfficial website
Korean name
Hangul이채연
Hanja李蔡姸
Revised RomanizationI Chaeyeon
McCune–ReischauerI Ch'aeyŏn
Signature
Chaeyeon20000111.jpg

Lee Chae-yeon (Hangul: 이채연; born January 11, 2000) is a South Korean singer and dancer. She was a member of the girl group Iz*One, and started her solo career in 2022 with her first EP, Hush Rush.

Early life

Lee Chae-yeon was born on January 11, 2000, in Yongin, South Korea.[1] She is the older sister of Chaeryeong, who is a member of Itzy.[2]

Career

2013–2017: K-pop Star 3 and Sixteen

In 2013, Lee was a contestant on the TV show K-pop Star with her sister. Both were praised for their dancing skills and later became trainees at JYP Entertainment.[3][4] In 2015, she joined the survival show Sixteen, which chose the members for girl group Twice.[5] After she was eliminated, she left JYP Entertainment to join WM Entertainment.

2018–2021: Produce 48 and Iz*One

Main page: Iz*One

In June 2018, Lee joined the show Produce 48 and became a member of the new group Iz*One. The group started with their first EP, Color*Iz, and the song "La Vie en Rose". They won many awards for new artists, which included the Golden Disc Awards and Seoul Music Awards.

In 2021, Iz*One ended after their contract finished. After that, Lee joined the dance show Street Woman Fighter.

2022–present: Solo songs

Lee began her solo career in 2022 with the EP Hush Rush.[6][7] In 2023, she released her second EP, Over the Moon, which included the song "Knock".[8] Later that year, she released her first single album, The Move: Street, featuring the song "Let's Dance". In 2024, Lee released her third EP, Showdown, with the song "Don't".[9] In 2025, Lee acted for the first time in the KBS1 show Let's Dance.[10]

Music

For Lee's songs with Iz*One, see Iz*One's music

EPs

  • Hush Rush (2022)
  • Over the Moon (2023)
  • Showdown (2024)

Single albums

  • The Move: Street (2023)

Soundtrack appearances

  • "Here I Stay" (2025), from Fresh Romance
  • "Just You" (2025), from Fresh Romance
  • "Dumb" (2025), from Namju Search

References

  1. ↑ No Title (in ko)Naver People Search. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  2. ↑ 아이즈원 채연-있지 채령, 'K팝 스타' 출연 당시 채채자매...막내 동생도 있어? (in ko). 톱스타뉴스 (August 16, 2019). Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ Lee, Yu-Jin (September 1, 2018) (in ko). 이채연, 케이팝스타3→식스틴→프로듀스48 '아이즈원'.. 3번 만에 드디어 데뷔. http://www.kookje.co.kr/mobile/view.asp?gbn=v&code=0500&key=20180901.99099000012. Retrieved December 22, 2020. 
  4. ↑ Yoon, Sang-geun (December 1, 2013) (in ko). 'K팝★3' 타고난 댄서 자매 등장..심사위원 극찬. https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2013120116364600965. Retrieved December 22, 2020. 
  5. ↑ Choi, Dong-soo (May 20, 2015) (in ko). '식스틴' 채령, 언니 채연 탈락에 눈물 '펑펑'...채연 "발전하고 싶다". http://ent.joseilbo.com/htmls/258527.html#0A2d3. Retrieved February 15, 2021. 
  6. ↑ 아이즈원 출신 이채연, 10월 솔로 데뷔(공식). Naver (September 15, 2022). Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  7. ↑ [Today's K-pop Ive to officially debut in Japan next month]. The Korea Herald. September 20, 2022. https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220920000679. Retrieved December 4, 2022. 
  8. ↑ Template:Cite Instagram
  9. ↑ 뉴스 : 네이버 TV연예. m.entertain.naver.com. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  10. ↑ Jeong, Tae-yoon. 이채연, 첫 지상파 드라마 주연…"청소년 장애이해교육 돕는다" (in ko). Dispatch (April 15, 2025).

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