Son Chae-young (Hangul: 손채영), better known by her monomym Chaeyoung (Hangul: 채영), is a South Korean singer, rapper, and songwriter. She is the main rapper and one of the sub vocalists of the girl group TWICE.
Life and Career[]
Chaeyoung was born on April 23, 1999 in Dunchon-dong, Seoul, South Korea. Her family consists of her parents and younger brother named Son Jeong-hoon. 2000. She attended Hanlim Multi Art School for her secondary education and graduated alongside with Tzuyu on February 11, 2019.
After a successful audition to JYP Entertainment which took place on June 6, 2012, Chaeyoung trained nearly three years before becoming a contestant on the 2015 show, Sixteen, where she was announced as a member of Twice in the finale. During her trainee years, Chaeyoung appeared in the music videos of GOT7's song, "Stop Stop It" and Miss A's "Only You".
On June 10, 2025, according to Joynews24, a known Korean news outlet, JYPE confirmed that Chaeyoung will be the fourth member set to debut as a soloist in later half of the year, followed by Nayeon, Jihyo and Tzuyu.[2] In an interview with Laura Sirikul from Forbes, it was mentioned that Chaeyoung will debut at the end of the year.[3]
Filmography[]
Television Shows[]
- Sixteen (Mnet) - 2015
Music Video Appearances[]
- GOT7 - "Stop Stop It" (2014)
- miss A - "Only You" (2015)
- Park Jin Young - "Fire" (feat. Conan O'Brien, Steven Yeun, & Jimin Park) (2016)
Discography[]
Soundtracks[]
Collaborations[]
- "I'LL SHOW YOU" - K/DA (with Nayeon, Sana, Jihyo, Bekuh Boom & Annika Wells)
- "Pop Star (Chaeyoung Remix)" - Coco & Clair Clair
Melody Projects[]
- "Alone" (2016)
- "Switch To Me" (with Dahyun) (2021)
- "Off My Face" (2022)
- "Weatherman" (2023)
Performance Projects[]
Other releases[]
- "IN MY ROOM" (2025)[Note 1]
Credits[]
◯ = Participates as writing/composer/producer, ✖ = Not participated as writing/composer/producer
| Artist | Album | Song | Writing | Composer | Producer | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TWICE | Page Two | Precious Love | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | [Note 2] | [4] |
| Signal | Eye Eye Eyes | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | |||
| Twicetagram | Missing U | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | |||
| Don't Give Up | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | ||||
| What Is Love? | Sweet Talker | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | |||
| Yes Or Yes | Young & Wild | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | |||
| Fancy You | Strawberry | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | |||
| Feel Special | 21:29 | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | |||
| More & More | Sweet Summer Day | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | |||
| &TWICE | How u doin' | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | |||
| Eyes wide open | Handle It | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | |||
| Formula of Love: O+T=<3 | The Feels (Korean ver.) | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | |||
| Celebrate | Celebrate | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | |||
| Between 1&2 | Basics | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | |||
| Chaeyoung | My Guitar (내기타) | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | [Note 3] | ||
| Coco & Clair Clair | Sexy (Deluxe Edition) | Pop Star (Chaeyoung Remix) | ◯ | ◯ | ✖ | [4][5] | |
| TWICE | With YOU-th | Rush | ◯ | ✖ | ✖ | [4] |
Pets[]
Video Gallery[]
Notes[]
- ↑ Unreleased. She will perform this song during TWICE 6th World Tour 'THIS IS FOR' only.
- ↑ She wrote the rap part only.
- ↑ Unreleased. She performed this song during TWICE 5th World Tour 'READY TO BE'. Lyrics can be found here.
References[]
- ↑ TWICE 얼굴 공격 받아라! 트와이스 너무 예뻐서 아이돌등판 편집하다 졸도함 | SCIENTIST | 사이언티스트 | IDDP | 나연 정연 모모 사나 지효 미나 다현 채영 쯔위
- ↑ Jung, J. (정지원). (2025, June 10). [단독] 트와이스 채영, 하반기 솔로 데뷔 확정…팀 내 네번째 출격: [EXCLUSIVE] TWICE’s Chaeyoung confirmed to make solo debut in second half of the year. . . fourth member of the group to go solo. Joynews24 (아이뉴스24). Retrieved June 10, 2025, from https://www.joynews24.com/view/1851475
- ↑ Sirikul, L. (2025, July 11). TWICE reflects on 10 years with new album and new era. Forbes. Retrieved July 11, 2025, from https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurasirikul/2025/07/11/twice-reflects-on-10-years-with-new-album-and-new-era/
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Songs Registered Under Chaeyoung (10020132)". Korea Music Copyright Association. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ↑ "Songs Registered Under Son Chaeyoung". American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
