Yoon Chae-kyung

Yoon Chae-kyung (Korean: 윤채경; born July 7, 1996), is a South Korean singer and actress. Yoon began her career with debuted as a member of Puretty under DSP in Japan during 2012 and the group later disbanded in January 2014. Following the disbandment, Yoon 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 and participated in group activities until their disbandment in 2022.

In this Korean name, the family name is Yoon.

Yoon Chae-kyung
Yoon in August 2018
Born (1996-07-07) July 7, 1996
Incheon, South Korea
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active
  • 2012–2014
  • 2016–present
AgentManagement A.M.9
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels
Formerly of
Korean name
Hangul
윤채경
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYun Chae-gyeong
McCune–ReischauerYun Ch'aekyŏng

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

2012–2016: Puretty, Kara Project, Produce 101, C.I.V.A and I.B.I
Main articles: Puretty, Kara Project, and Produce 101
Main article: I.B.I (group)

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]

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]

2017–2022: April
Main article: April (group)

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] April officially disbanded on January 28, 2022.[10]

On April 22, 2022, Yoon decided to end her contract with DSP Media.[11] Later on April 25, 2022, Yoon signed a contract with Management A.M.9.[12]

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

Collaborations
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
"Clock" (시계)
(with Chaewon of April)		 2016 —[upper-alpha 1] Non-album singles
"Lovesome" (우리 꼭 사귀는 것 같잖아요)
(with Voisper)		 2019 — N/A
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Promotional singles
Title Year Album
"Yellow"
(with Nam Tae-hyun, Giant Pink, Kanto)		 2018 Non-album singles
"Happy Now"
(with Kim Il-joong)		 2021

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Ref.
TBA Indream [14]

Television series
Year Title Role Ref.
2023–2024 Korea–Khitan War Queen Wonhwa [15]

Web series
Year Title Role Ref.
2022 Calming Signal Cha Do-hee [16]

Television shows
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Kara Project Contestant
2016 Produce 101
The God of Music 2 Cast member
Plan Man Cast member Episode 7-9
We Will Eat Well Cast member
2017 Law of the Jungle Cast member Episode 283-287
2020 Top 10 Student Panel
People of Trot Vice manager
2021 Jury 24 Cast member

Theater
Year Title Role Ref.
2021–2022 Accompanying - Life is a picnic Angel in the underworld [17]

Notes
  1. "Clock" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 166 on the Gaon Download Chart.[13]

References
  1. 퓨리티 소식 이건 뭐임? [Puretty News What is this?]. DC Inside. January 17, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  2. Jun, Su-mi (May 12, 2014). 카라 소속사 "새 멤버 영입 결정, 영입 인원수 미정" [Kara's agency "Decision to recruit new members, number of recruits undecided"]. eNews24. CJ E&M. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  3. Choo, Young-jun (July 25, 2016). '프로듀스101' 출신 윤채경, 젤리 광고모델 발탁 [Yoon Chae-kyung, from 'Produce 101', was selected as a jelly advertisement model]. Nate (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 ['Debut' I.B.I Kim So-hee, "I almost cried when I thought of 'Produce 101'"]. Naver (in Korean). MyDaily. August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  6. DSP 측 "윤채경, 에이프릴 합류..새 음반 준비中" [DSP side "Yoon Chae-kyung joins April... preparing for a new album"] (in Korean). Retrieved November 11, 2016 – via Naver.
  7. Lim, Jeong-yeo (December 21, 2016). "April to return with new members". 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. Lee, Seung-rok (January 28, 2022). [전문] 에이프릴, 전격 해체 발표 [[Full text] April announces disbandment] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Naver.
  11. Oh, Yoon-ju (April 22, 2022). [전문] 에이프릴 출신 윤채경, 소속사 떠난다 [[Special] April's Yoon Chae-kyung leaves the agency] (in Korean). Sports Khan. Retrieved April 22, 2022 – via Naver.
  12. Kim, Ha-young (April 25, 2022). 에이프릴 출신 윤채경, 에이엠나인과 전속계약...윤균상과 한솥밥[공식] [Yoon Chae-kyung from April, signed an exclusive contract with A.M.9... Yun Gyun-sang and Hansotbap [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Naver.
  13. 2016년 23주차 Download Chart [Week 23 of 2016 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). May 29 – June 4, 2016. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  14. Jeong Hee-yeon (March 4, 2022). "서효림-오지호-김승수-윤채경, 영화 '인드림' 캐스팅 [공식]" [Seo Hyo-rim - Oh Ji-ho - Kim Seung-soo - Yoon Chae-kyung, cast in the movie 'Indream' [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved March 4, 2022 – via Naver.
  15. Lee, Seung-rok (November 20, 2023). "아무도 몰랐다"...'고려 거란 전쟁' 저 女배우, 걸그룹 에이프릴 출신 윤채경이었네? [MD픽](종합) ["No one knew"...'Goryeo–Khitan War' That female actress was Yoon Chae-kyung from the girl group April? [MD Pick] (Comprehensive)] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved November 26, 2023 – via Naver.
  16. Ahn Ha-na (February 14, 2022). "윤채경 출연확정, '카밍시그널 멍냥멍냥'서 작가 지망생으로 출연" [Yoon Chae-kyung confirmed to appear, appeared as an aspiring writer in 'Calming Signal] (in Korean). Maeil Broadcasting Network. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Naver.
  17. Jeon Hyo-jin (November 12, 2021). "윤채경, 첫 연극 도전...'동행-인생은 소풍' 출연" [Yoon Chae-kyung, first play challenge... Appeared in 'Accompanying - Life is a picnic'] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved November 16, 2021 – via Naver.
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