Chuei Liyu

Chuei Liyu (; ; born January 2, 2004), is a Taiwanese singer based in South Korea. He rose to prominence as a contestant on Mnet's reality competition show Boys II Planet. He made his debut as a solo artist on December 3, 2025, with the single album Sweet Dream. He is currently active as the leader of the K-pop duo Flare U, after they debuted on May 13, 2026.

Career 2025–present: Boys II Planet, solo debut and Flare U On June 7, 2025, Chuei was unveiled as a contestant on Mnet's reality competition show Boys II Planet, representing his agency FNC Entertainment. The show aired from July 17 to September 25, 2025. He was eliminated on the final episode of the show, finishing in tenth place. In late October, several media outlets reported that Chuei would make his solo debut in December of the same year. On November 17, FNC Entertainment announced that he would hold his first solo fan meeting, titled Drawing Yu, on December 20 at Sejong University. On November 18, the first teaser image for his debut single album was released. The following day, the official concept photos for the album Sweet Dreams were unveiled, confirming his solo debut on December 3. On November 24, it was announced that an additional Drawing Yu fan meeting would be held in Taipei on January 3, 2026, after tickets for the Seoul event sold out. On December 23, it was announced that Chuei would hold his first exhibition, "fredr1ck._choi Archive", from December 25 to December 31.

On January 26, 2026, it was officially announced that Chuei along with former Boys II Planet contestants Jang Han-eum and Kang Woo-jin would debut in a spin-off group of Boys II Planet. The group was produced by CJ ENM and managed by FNC Entertainment. It was later announced that Kang Woo-jin and Chuei would debut as a duo called Flare U under FNC Entertainment, with their first appearance at KCON Japan 2026.

Other ventures Fashion In 2025, Chuei appeared in several fashion magazine pictorials ahead of his solo debut. In November, he was featured in a digital pictorial for Marie Claire Korea and later, he participated in a Cosmopolitan Korea photoshoot. In December, he was featured in W Korea (Vol. 13) and appeared in a pictorial for Kitto, a global social media magazine.

Discography

Single albums + List of single albums, with selected details and chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions Sales KOR Sweet Dream Released: December 3, 2025 Label: FNC Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 5 KOR: 115,990

Songs + Title Year Peak chart position AlbumKORDL "UxYOUxU" 2025 3 Sweet Dream "Fresh" 29 "Hello My Friend" 30

Filmography Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2025 Boys II Planet Contestant Finished in 10th place

Hosting + Year Title Role Notes 2025 Show! Music Core Special MC with Kangmin 2026-present The Show MC with Minjae

Performances Fan meetings Title Date Venue City Country Drawing Yu December 20–21, 2025 Daeyang Hall, Sejong University Seoul South Korea January 3, 2026 Westar Taipei Taiwan January 24, 2026 Macau Broadway Theatre Macau China January 25, 2026 Idea Live Hall Bangkok Thailand

Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s) Result D Awards 2026 Best Popularity Award – Boy Solo Chuei Liyu Discovery of the Year