Kim Chae-won (singer, born 2000)

Kim Chae-won (Korean: 김채원; born August 1, 2000), also known mononymously as Chaewon, is a South Korean singer. She is the leader of South Korean girl group Le Sserafim. She is also a former member of the reality competition series Produce 48's resulting girl group Iz*One in 2018.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Chae-won
Kim in 2019
Born (2000-08-01) August 1, 2000
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2018–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Chae-won
McCune–ReischauerKim Ch'aewŏn
Signature

Early life and education

Kim Chae-won was born on August 1, 2000, in Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea. Her family consists of her parents and an elder sister. Her mother is the theater actress Lee Ran-hee.[1] She attended Seoul Poi Elementary School, Guryong Middle School, and Gaepo High School. She later transferred to Hanlim Multi Art School, graduating in 2019.[2] In 2012, she performed in KBS' Korea Children's Song Contest.

Career

2018–2021: Produce 48 and Iz*One
Main articles: Produce 48 and Iz*One

In 2018, Kim participated in the South Korean survival show Produce 48 by Mnet, representing Woollim Entertainment alongside Kwon Eun-bi, and Su-yun and So-hee of Rocket Punch. Prior to joining the survival show, she trained under Woollim Entertainment for 11 months. She finished in 10th place earning 238,192 votes, allowing her to debut in Iz*One, with labelmate Kwon Eun-bi. Kim officially debuted as a member of Iz*one on October 29, 2018, with the release of their first extended play (EP) 'Color*Iz' and title track 'La Vie en Rose'.[3][4][5]

In 2020, Kim was first credited for music composition in Oneiric Diary, for the track 'With*One'. She also contributed to writing lyrics for the song 'Slow Journey' for Iz*One's final EP, 'One-reeler / Act IV'.

In March 2021, Kim competed in King of Mask Singer under the name "Formosan Deer".[6] On March 13 and 14, Iz*One held their final concert, 'One, The Story' and the group disbanded. The group's contract officially expired on April 29, 2021.[7]

After the dissolution of Iz*One, Kim returned to her parent company, Woollim Entertainment. She, alongside Kwon Eun-bi, participated together in a few magazine shoots for Esquire Magazine, Indeed Magazine, and Singles Magazine.[8][9]

In May 2021, Kim launched her personal Instagram account.[10]

2022–present: Debut with Le Sserafim

On March 14, 2022, Source Music announced that Kim, alongside former Iz*One member, Sakura Miyawaki, signed exclusive contracts with them, and were confirmed to debut in their new girl group Le Sserafim.[11][12] She was revealed as the group's fourth member and leader on April 7.[13] On May 2, 2022, Le Sserafim made their debut with the extended play, Fearless.[14]

Discography
See also: Iz*One discography and Le Sserafim § Discography

Composition credits
List of songs, showing year released,
artist name, and name of the album
Year Artist Song Album Lyrics Music
2020 Iz*One With*One Oneiric Diary
Pretty
Slow Journey One-reeler / Act IV
2022 Le Sserafim Blue Flame Fearless

Filmography
See also: Iz*One filmography and Le Sserafim § Videography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Eyes on Me: The Movie Herself Concert film [15]

Television Shows
Year Title Role Note Ref.
2012 Korea Children’s Song ContestPerformerPerforming '말의 향기'
2018 Produce 48Contestant [16]
2019 Show ChampionMC(Ep.312) [17]
2021 King of Mask Singer Contestant as "Formosan Deer" [6]

Music videos
Year Title Artist Ref.
2018 Let Me Golden Child [18]

Notes
  1. As a member of Iz*One only.

References
  1. "[단독] 아이즈원 김채원, 연극 배우 이란희와 모녀 사이". Sports News. October 26, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  2. "아이즈원 김채원·프로미스나인 이채영, 발랄한 졸업사진 포착". JTBC News. February 12, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  3. "[단독] "국민 픽" 아이즈원, 10월 29일 데뷔 확정...본격 韓日 걸그룹". News1 (in Korean). September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  4. "'日 데뷔' 아이즈원, 오리콘 차트 1위". Sporbiz (in Korean). February 9, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  5. "아이즈원, '라비앙로즈' MV 공개 이틀 만에 500만뷰 돌파". Sedaily (in Korean). October 31, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  6. "[TV북마크] '복면가왕' 최정윤, 최고의 1분→아이즈원 김채원 (종합)". Sports Donga (in Korean). March 8, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
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  8. "권은비X김채원, '인디드' 커버 모델 발탁". Top Daily (in Korean). July 5, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  9. "권은비 김채원 "세대차이 느끼지만 … 서로에게 좋은 시너지가 되는 사이"". Moneys (in Korean). July 22, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  10. "Fans Elated As IZ*ONE's Kim Chaewon Makes Her Debut On Instagram!". Korea Portal. July 5, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  11. Jo, Hye-jin (March 15, 2022). "'아이즈원→하이브 합류' 김채원 "울림, 보살펴줘 감사"". Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  12. Hwang, Mi-hyun (March 21, 2022). "[단독] '사쿠라·김채원' 하이브 첫 걸그룹, 5월 데뷔 확정" [[Exclusive] 'Sakura·Kim Chae-won' Hybe's first girl group to debut in May]. Daum (in Korean). Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  13. Oh, Yoon-ju (April 7, 2022). "르세라핌, 리더 김채원 공개…시크+도도 '똑단발' 변신" [Le Sserafim, leader Kim Chae-won revealed… Chic + Dodo 'short hair' transformation] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via Naver.
  14. 르세라핌, 5월 2일 데뷔…하이브 '월클' 제작진 총출동. X Sports News (in Korean). April 13, 2022. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  15. Kim, Hyun-Jung (May 19, 2020). "[단독] '6월 15일 컴백' 아이즈원, 뮤직비디오 촬영 완료 '기대감↑'". X Sports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
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  18. "프로듀스48 김채원 골든차일드 뮤직비디오 사진". Naver (in Korean). August 8, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
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