Yoon Chae-kyung | |
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Chaekyung in June 2017
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Native name | 윤채경 |
Born |
Yoon Chae-kyung July 7, 1996 Incheon, South Korea |
Occupation | Singer |
Musical career | |
Genres | K-pop |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active |
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Labels |
DSP Media LOEN Entertainment |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 윤채경 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Yun Chae-gyeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Yun Ch'ae-kyŏng |
Yoon Chae-kyung (born July 7, 1996), is a South Korean singer and actress. She originally debuted in 2012 as a member of Japan-based South Korean girl-group Puretty under DSP Media. She is also known as a contestant of Kara Project (2014) and Produce 101 (2016).
She is member of project girl-group C.I.V.A for the mockumentary series The God of Music 2 and LOEN Entertainment's project girl-group I.B.I. On November 11, Chaekyung was revealed as a new member of the girl-group April.
Yoon Chae-kyung was born on July 7, 1996 in Incheon and grew up in Siheung. She graduated from Eungye Middle School and Hanlim Multi Art School.
In September 2012, Chaekyung debuted as a member of DSP Media's Japanese girl group Puretty with released singles "Cheki☆Love" in 2012, "Shwa Shwa BABY" in 2013 and then disbanded in 2014 with plans for the members to re-debut into other groups.
In mid-2014, Chaekyung participated in Kara Project, in which seven trainees competed to become the new members of label mates girl group, KARA.
In early 2016, Chaekyung, together with fellow trainee Cho Shi-yoon, represented DSP Media on reality girl group survival show Produce 101 for the chance to debut in a Mnet girl group, where she finished in 16th place.
On May 1, she released a collaboration digital single with April's Chaewon titled, "Clock" (Hangul: 시계).
In July 2016, she was cast as a trainee in Mnet's mockumentary series The God of Music 2 with a few other Produce 101 contestants and later formed the project girl group, C.I.V.A, which released the song "Why" featuring Miryo.