ItzyDancerVocalist
Chaeryeong
채령Lee Chae-ryeong (이채령)
Dancer and vocalist of Itzy and the first member to join the group — a K-pop Star and Sixteen alumna who trained at JYP for five years.
- Age
- 25
- Jun 5, 2001
- Height
- 167 cm
- 5′6″
- MBTI
- ISFJ
- self-reported
- Debut
- 2019
- with Itzy
At a glance
Profile
- Stage name
- Chaeryeong (채령)
- Birth name
- Lee Chae-ryeong (이채령)
- Position
- Dancer, Vocalist
- Birthday
- June 5, 2001 (age 25)
- Zodiac sign
- Gemini
- Chinese zodiac
- Snake
- Height
- 167 cm (5′6″)
- Blood type
- B
- MBTI
- ISFJ
- Nationality
- South Korean
- Birthplace
- Yongin, South Korea
- Representative emoji
- 🦊
11 facts
About Chaeryeong
Chaeryeong appeared on K-pop Star 3 in 2013 with her older sister Lee Chae-yeon and became a JYP Entertainment trainee soon afterwards. She competed on Mnet's Sixteen in 2015 without making the Twice line-up, and after roughly five years of training became the first member to be placed in Itzy. Alongside the group she has hosted several of her own web shows and recorded drama soundtracks.
- 01
Grew up in Yongin and studied musical theatre at Hanlim Multi Art School with Ryujin.
- 02
Her older sister is the singer Lee Chae-yeon, a former member of Iz*One.
- 03
The sisters auditioned for Fantagio without success before being picked up by JYP Entertainment through K-pop Star 3 in 2013.
- 04
Competed on Mnet's Sixteen in 2015, the show that formed Twice, and trained at JYP for about five years.
- 05
Was the first member confirmed for Itzy.
- 06
Named Studio Choom's Artist of the Month in August 2021 for a solo dance to Camila Cabello's “Cry for Me”.
- 07
Featured on Lee Chan-hyuk's “Doremifasolatido” in 2023 and mentored on SBS's Universe Ticket with Yeji.
- 08
Co-wrote her solo track “Mine” for Born to Be (2024); her second solo song, “Undefined”, appeared on Motto in 2026.
- 09
Recorded “21” for the series Who Is She in 2024 and “Midnight Glow” for No Tail to Tell in 2026.
- 10
Donated ₩20 million in March 2025 for victims and firefighters of the wildfires in Ulsan and the Gyeongsang provinces.
- 11
Has hosted the web series Chaeryeong goes to K University (2023), Chaeryeong Making Friends (2024) and Life Update (2025).
2 tracks
Solo & unit tracks
Songs on Itzy releases that feature Chaeryeong on her own or in a unit.
- EP
“Undefined”
Solo track by Chaeryeong · Motto
- EP
“Mine”
Solo track by Chaeryeong · Born to Be
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