Son Chaeyoung

Son Chae-young (; born April 23, 1999), known mononymously as Chaeyoung, is a South Korean singer and rapper. She is a member of the girl group Twice, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2015.

Chaeyoung released her debut studio album Lil Fantasy Vol. 1 and its lead single "Shoot (Firecracker)" in September 2025.

Life and career Early life and pre-debut activities Chaeyoung was born in Seoul, South Korea on April 23, 1999. She took interest in the performing arts from a young age and used to model for a children's magazine.

2015–present: Sixteen, Twice and solo activities

Chaeyoung participated in the reality television competition Sixteen in 2015. Ranking sixth place out of the nine debut spots, she went on to join the newly formed girl group Twice as one of its rappers and singers.

Chaeyoung became the first member of the group to receive writing credits when she wrote a rap verse for Twice's version of J. Y. Park's "Precious Love" as part of their 2016 EP Page Two. Since then, Chaeyoung has participated in writing lyrics for multiple songs by Twice. For the group's second Japanese studio album &Twice, on the track "How U Doin, Chaeyoung took part in composing for the first time, making her the first member to do so. She also designed the limited edition cover of Page Two and three different pairs of shoes.

As a soloist, Chaeyoung released covers of "Alone" by Cheeze, and "Weatherman" by Eddie Benjamin as part of the Melody Project series. In 2022, she began learning to play the guitar in anticipation of a potential solo debut. She then performed an unreleased solo track titled "My Guitar" on Twice's Ready to Be World Tour. In October 2023, Chaeyoung collaborated with pop duo Coco & Clair Clair on a remix of their song "Pop Star".

On June 10, 2025, JYP Entertainment announced that Chaeyoung was preparing for her solo debut. Her debut studio album, Lil Fantasy Vol. 1, was released on September 12, with "Shoot (Firecracker)" serving as the lead single. The album was a critical and commercial success for Chaeyoung, debuting at number 3 on South Korea's Circle Album Chart, and being named as one of the best K-pop albums of 2025 by Idology, Rolling Stone, and Billboard. She also featured on rapper Sokodomo's single "Wake Up", released on November 20. On November 21, JYP Entertainment announced that Chaeyoung had been diagnosed with vasovagal syncope and due to health concerns would be taking a hiatus until the end of the year.

In August 2026, Chaeyoung announced that she had left JYP Entertainment and had established her independent label, Lil Fantasy, for her solo activities. She stated she would remain active as a member of Twice.

Endorsements In September 2023, Chaeyoung was selected as a brand ambassador for Italian fashion house Etro in Japan. In November, she was chosen as the brand muse for Japanese cosmetics brand CipiCipi.

Personal life Chaeyoung attended Hanlim Multi Art School with bandmate Tzuyu, graduating in 2019. In 2020, Chaeyoung's personal phone number was leaked on social media; JYP Entertainment released a statement about the incident, and she responded directly on Twice's Instagram page.

On April 5, 2024, JYP Entertainment confirmed that Chaeyoung is in a relationship with singer-songwriter Zion.T.

She is Catholic and her baptismal name is Katarina.

T-shirt controversies On March 18, 2023, Chaeyoung appeared wearing a shirt with imagery of QAnon, an American far-right conspiracy theory movement, during a promotion of "Set Me Free" on MBC's Show! Music Core. The crop top showed a large Q in American-flag print with the words "We Go All" below it, a prominent slogan of the conspiracy theory group. Three days later, on March 21, the singer posted a picture on Instagram in which she was wearing a T-shirt with Nazi imagery. The T-shirt specifically featured an image of Sid Vicious, bassist of the Sex Pistols, wearing a tilted right-facing swastika identical to the one used by Nazi Germany. Chaeyoung subsequently removed the Instagram post and issued an apology. In the apology, she wrote, "I didn't correctly recognise the meaning of the tilted swastika in the t-shirt I wore." Chaeyoung's label, JYP Entertainment, also issued an apology with regard to her Instagram post taking responsibility "for not thoroughly reviewing it from the label side." The apologies by Chaeyoung and her label did not address the QAnon shirt.

Discography

Studio albums + List of studio albums, showing selected details, chart positions and sales Title Details Peak chart positions Sales KOR JPN US USWorld Lil Fantasy Vol. 1 Released: September 12, 2025 Label: JYP, Republic Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 3 12 74 38 3 KOR: 186,589 JPN: 9,752

Singles + List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album KOR AUS CAN MLY NZ SGP TWN UK US WW "Pop Star" (Chaeyoung remix) 2023 — — — — — — — — — — Sexy (deluxe edition) "Takedown" 2025 38 28 45 23 29 22 15 24 50 30 BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold KPop Demon Hunters "Shoot (Firecracker)" — — — — — — — — — — Lil Fantasy Vol. 1 "Wake Up" — — — — — — — — — — Scorpio000-^ "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs + List of other charted songs, showing year released, selected chart positions and name of the album Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumKORDown NZHot USWorld "I'll Show You" 2020 — 38 10 All Out "Avocado"2025 115 — — Lil Fantasy Vol.1 "Band-Aid" 120 — — "Girl" 122 — — "Ribbons" 121 — — "Downpour" 126 — — "BF" 125 — — "Shadow Puppet" 119 — — "My Guitar" 124 — — "In My Room" 194 — — Ten: The Story Goes On

Guest appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released and name of the album Title Year Album "Daring Woman" 2015 Two Yoo Project – Sugar Man Pt. 11

Songwriting credits All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.

+ List of songs, showing year released, artist name, and name of the album Title Year Artist Album Lyricist Composer Arranger "Precious Love" 2016 Twice Page Two "Eye, Eye, Eyes" 2017 Signal "Missing U" Twicetagram "Don't Give Up" "Sweet Talker" 2018 What Is Love? "Young & Wild" Yes or Yes "Strawberry" 2019 Fancy You "21:29" Feel Special "How U Doin'" &Twice "Sweet Summer Day" 2020 More & More "Handle It" Eyes Wide Open "The Feels" (Korean ver.) 2021 Formula of Love: O+T=<3 "Celebrate" 2022 Celebrate "Basics" Between 1&2 "Pop Star" (Chaeyoung remix) 2023 Coco & Clair Clair and Chaeyoung Sexy (Deluxe Edition) "Rush" 2024 Twice With You-th "Avocado" 2025 Chaeyoung featuring Gliiico Lil Fantasy Vol. 1 "Band-Aid" Chaeyoung "Shoot (Firecracker)" "Girl" "Ribbons" Chaeyoung featuring Sumin, Jibin of Y2K92 "Downpour" Chaeyoung and Kai "BF" Chaeyoung "Shadow Puppet" "My Guitar" "Lonely Doll Waltz" "Me+You" Twice Ten: The Story Goes On "Wake Up" Sokodomo featuring Chaeyoung Scorpio000-^

Videography

Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released, and name of the director(s) Title Year Director "Avocado" 2025 Luke Casey "Shoot (Firecracker)" Minjae Kim (Sigakryu)

Filmography

Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2015 Sixteen Contestant Finished 6th place