Yoon Chae-kyung

Yoon Chae-kyung (born July 7, 1996), is a South Korean singer. Yoon debuted as a member of Puretty under DSP in Japan during 2012 and the group later disbanded in January 2014. Following the disbandment, Yoon stayed with the label and appeared as a contestant in the 2014 Kara's reality show for searching a new member Kara Project. She also appeared in the reality show Produce 101 and later in the mockumentary series The God of Music 2 which she became a member of project group C.I.V.A and also joined the fan-made group of Produce 101, I.B.I both respectively in 2016. Yoon later was added as a member of the DSP girl group April in 2017.

In this Korean name, the family name is Yoon.
Yoon Chae-kyung
윤채경
Chaekyung in 2019
Born
Yoon Chae-kyung

(1996-07-07) July 7, 1996
Incheon, South Korea
OccupationSinger
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2012–2014
2016–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
윤채경
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYun Chae-gyeong
McCune–ReischauerYun Ch'ae-kyŏng

Early life

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.

Career

2012–14: Puretty and Kara Project
Main articles: Puretty and Kara Project

In September 2012, Yoon debuted as a member of DSP Media's Japan-based girl group Puretty, releasing the singles "Cheki Love" in 2012 and "Shwa Shwa Baby" in 2013 for the anime series Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future. To coincide with the tie-in, the character Chae-kyung, based on her, appeared as part of the main cast. The group disbanded in 2014, with plans for its members to become part of other groups.[1]

In mid-2014, Yoon participated in Kara Project, a reality show in which seven trainees competed to become new members of the girl group Kara.[2]

2016: Produce 101, C.I.V.A and I.B.I
Main articles: Produce 101 and I.B.I

In early 2016, Yoon represented DSP Media on Produce 101, a show where the final 11 contestants formed the girl group I.O.I. In the final episode, she was ranked in 16th place. On May 1, she released a digital single in collaboration with April's Chaewon titled "Clock" (Korean: 시계).[3]

Chae-kyung on January 16, 2017.

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.[4]

In August 2016, she joined LOEN Entertainment's project group IBI. The group released the digital single "Molae Molae" (Korean: 몰래몰래) on August 18.[5] On November 11, it was revealed that she would be joining April, following the departure of one of its members.[6]

2017–present: April
Main article: April (band)

Yoon debuted as a member of April with their third mini-album Prelude[7][8] and its title track, "April Story" (Korean: 봄의 나라 이야기), on January 4, 2017.[9][10]

Discography
For Chaekyung's work with Puretty, I.B.I and April, see Puretty § Discography, I.B.I § Discography, and April discography.

Songs
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
Collaborations
"Pick Me"
(as part of Produce 101)		 2015 9 Non-album singles
"At the Same Place"
(as part of Girls on Top)		 2016 8
"Clock"
(with Chae-won)		 —
  • KOR: 10,343+
"Why"
(as part of CIVA, featuring Miryo)		 — N/A
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released.

Filmography

Television
Year Title Network Role Note
2014 Kara Project MBC Music Contestant
2016 Produce 101 Mnet
Giboutique OnStyle Herself Chaekyung and Heehyun (DIA) had a guerrilla mini fan meeting
The God of Music 2 Mnet As part of C.I.V.A
I Can See Your Voice 3 Mnet Ep. 11, as member of the Tone Deaf Detective Team
Plan Man tagTV, TRENDY
We Will Eat Well JTBC
Hello I.B.I JTBC As part of I.B.I
2017 Law of the Jungle in Fiji SBS Cast member
2020 Top 10 Student KBS2 Panel

References
  1. "퓨리티 소식 이건 뭐임?". 17 January 2014. DC Inside. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  2. Jun, Su-mi (May 12, 2014). "카라 소속사 "새 멤버 영입 결정, 영입 인원수 미정"". eNews24. CJ E&M. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  3. Choo, Young-jun (July 25, 2016). "'프로듀스101' 출신 윤채경, 젤리 광고모델 발탁". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  4. Cho, He-jin (June 28, 2016). "New Girl Group CIVA Confirmed to Debut in July". Mnet. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  5. "'데뷔' I.B.I 김소희, "'프듀' 생각나서 눈물 날 뻔" 벅찬 소감". Naver (in Korean). MyDaily. August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  6. "DSP 측 "윤채경, 에이프릴 합류..새 음반 준비中"". Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  7. Lim, Jeong-yeo (December 21, 2016). "April to return with new members". The KPOP Herald. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  8. Lee, Bora (December 21, 2016). "April to Release First Album as 6 Member Group". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  9. Min, Susan (January 3, 2017). "[Video] April Releases Teaser Video for ′April Story′". Mwave. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  10. "Watch: APRIL Returns As 6 Cute Dancing Dolls In "April Story" MV". Soompi. January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  11. Cumulative sales for "Pick Me":
  12. Cumulative sales for "At the Same Place":
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