Chae Yeon | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Lee Jin-Sook |
Born |
Seoul, South Korea |
December 10, 1978
Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
Genres | K-pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2001–present |
Labels | A9 Media |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 이채연 |
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Hanja | 李蔡姸 |
Revised Romanization | I Chae-yeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Yi Ch'ae-yŏn |
Lee Chae-Yeon (Korean: 이채연, born December 10, 1978), better known as Chae Yeon, is a Korean pop singer who rose to fame with her hit single "Two of Us" (Korean: 둘이서) in 2004 and her wave dance style.
Chae Yeon was born Lee Jin-Sook (Korean: 이진숙, Hanja: 李珍淑), in Seoul in 1978. It took her many years to attain her current[update] level of fame in Korea's entertainment industry. In fact, she had to start out in Japan first. She was part of a singing group called Brand New Biscuits (ブランニュービスケット?), debuted in Japan on January 1, 2001, when it had six members. Brand New Biscuits included also another Korean singer, Yuny Han (Han Tae Yoon). Chae Yeon was also member of group UltraCats (ウルトラキャッツ?) under the name of "Jinny" (ジニー?) or "Jinny Lee" (ジニー・リー?) from 2001 to 2002.