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 Nov 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.
