Chaein (채인) is a rapper, singer-songwriter and member of the group “PURPLE KISS” that debuted on March 15, 2021 with mini album “Into Violet” under RBW Entertainment.
Stage Name: Chaein (채인)
Birth Name: Lee Chae Young (이채영)
Occupation: Singer, Rapper, Songwriter, Producer
Birthday: December 5, 2002
Age 21 (in May 2024)
Active Years: 13
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 160 cm (5’3″)
Weight: na
Nationality: Korean
Blood Type: O
Chaein Facts:
Early Life
– Chaein is from Busan, South Korea.
– She participated in Kpop Star 10 when she was only ten years old.
– During her childhood, Chaein was a student of Def Dance Company.
– She appeared in the SBS reality show “Star King” in 2009 when she was six years old.
– She is studying in the Department of Broadcasting and Entertainment in university.
Personal Life
– Her mother is a famous cellist in South Korea, and her dad is a movie director.
– Her family consists of her parents and older sister.
– Her religion is Protestantism.
– She is the quickest at memorizing choreographies in the group.
– The members picked her as someone who takes care of herself the most.
– Her grandfather runs a cafe in Cheongju, South Korea.
– She is close with Monday (Weeekly), Nayoung (LIGHTSUM) and H1-KEY’s Seo Yi.
– After Yuki, her Japanese skills are the best in the group.
– She befriended Chaeryeong (ITZY) and Chaeyeon (IZ*ONE) in Kpop Star.
– She also has a tank of Neon Tetra fish.
– She wanted to be a farmer when she was young.
– She can imitate Ariana Grande’s voice.
– Charm, excitement, and funny are three words that describe her.
– Her nicknames are “Chang”, “Princess”, “Channi”, and “Baby Rabbit”.
– Her group members said that she enjoys teasing the older members.
– She removes her makeup as soon as she reaches her dorm.
– Her older sister is an artist and a CF model.
– Her hobbies include taking pictures, baking, playing with Legos, and doing pottery.
– Her speciality is writing, composing, and playing the guitar.
– Her MBTI is ENTP.
– Her representative emoji is bunny🐇.
– She dreamed of becoming a singer after watching her parents as they both work in the entertainment industry.
– She wants to film a chicken advertisement someday.
– Her Chinese zodiac is the Horse.
– She has two pet dogs named Willy and Bella.
– She is close to Yedam (TREASURE).
– She can speak English, Japanese and Korean.
– Chaein shares the same name as Chaeyoung from Fromis_9 and Isa from STAYC.
Career
– Chaein is the main vocalist, lead dancer and rapper in the group “PURPLE KISS”.
– She trained for almost seven years before her debut in PURPLE KISS.
– She is an all-rounder in the group.
– She participated in the first and third seasons of Kpop Star.
– YG Entertainment’s CEO said that he had his eyes set on recruiting her when she appeared in K-Pop Star, and in 2014 she joined YG Entertainment.
– She left YG Entertainment in 2019, and in February 2020, she was a part of RWB Entertainment’s “365 Practice” group.
– Chaein was a member of a project group called Future 2ne1, which was formed under YG Entertainment along with other artists such as -Moon Sua (Billlie), Im Suah (Youha), Park Seoyoung (Roya), Jinny Park (Secret Number), and Lee Seoyeon (Fromis_9).
– She contributed to Purple K1ss’ second pre-debut single, “Can We Talk Again,” as a co-writer and co-composer.
– She took part in choreographing the group’s pre-debut song “My Heart Skip a Beat”.
– She was introduced as the sixth member of the group on July 28, 2020.
Likes & Dislikes
– Her favorite food is prinkle chicken.
– She likes to eat a lot.
– She likes playing with Legos.
– She loves to eat cake and can finish the whole cake by herself.
– She likes to read horoscopes.
– She can’t eat spicy food.
– Her favorite color is hot pink.
– She loves eating pork belly with onion salad.
