Yoon Chae-kyung
South Korean actress (born 1996)
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Yoon Chae-kyung (Korean: 윤채경; born July 7, 1996), is a South Korean actress and singer. 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 as a contestant in the 2014 Kara's reality show for searching a new member Kara Project. She also 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 2016 and participated in group activities until their disbandment in 2022.
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- Actress
- singer
- 2012–2014
- 2016–present
Yoon Chae-kyung | |
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Yoon in April 2018 | |
| Born | July 7, 1996 Incheon, South Korea |
| Education | Hanlim Multi Art School |
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| Genre | K-pop |
| Instrument | Vocals |
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| Hangul | 윤채경 |
| Hanja | 尹彩暻 |
| RR | Yun Chaegyeong |
| MR | Yun Ch'aegyŏng |
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.[1]
Career
2012–14: Puretty and Kara Project
On September 5, 2012, Chaekyung debuted in the girl group Puretty, which was a South Korean group based in Japan. They were planning to debut in South Korea as well.[2] Puretty had their first performance at the 2012 Tokyo Toy Show and sang the song "Cheki Love"[3][unreliable source?] which is the theme song for the anime Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future.[4][unreliable source?] The group disbanded in January 2014 without making their Korean debut.[5]
In mid-2014, Yoon participated in Kara Project, a reality show to competed become new members of the girl group Kara.[6]
2016: Produce 101, C.I.V.A and I.B.I
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).[7]
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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.[8]
In August 2016, she joined LOEN Entertainment's project group IBI. The group released the digital single "Molae Molae" (Korean: 몰래몰래) on August 18.[9] On November 11, it was revealed that she would be joining April, following the departure of one of its members.[10]
2017–present: April and acting career
Yoon debuted as a member of April with their third EP Prelude on January 4, 2017[11][12][13] The group officially disbanded on January 28, 2022.[14]
In February 2022, Yoon was confirmed as being cast on web-drama Calming Signal, played role of Cha Do-hee.[15]
On April 22, 2022, Yoon decided to end her contract with DSP Media.[16] Later on April 25, 2022, Yoon signed a contract with Management A.M.9.[17]
On November 19, 2023, Yoon starred in the KBS historical drama Korea-Khitan War with played the character Queen Wonhwa.[18]
On March 27, 2025, it was reported that Yoon would not renew her exclusive contract with Management AM9, which was set to expire on April 25.[19] In November 2025, Yoon starred as Lee Na-gyeom in the short-form drama 내가 떠난 뒤 (After I Left) and signed an exclusive contract with PA Entertainment.[20][21]
In January 2026, Yoon was cast as Maeng Seul-hee in the comedy-thriller short-form drama 브라이덜샤워: 사라진 신부 (Bridal Shower: The Missing Bride).[22] In April 2026, Yoon was cast as Baek Seol-hee in the short-form drama remake, 사랑의 유턴 (Love's U-Turn).[23] In June 2026, EPIM Entertainment listed Yoon among its artists on its official website.[24][25] In July 2026, PA Entertainment, which had signed Yoon in November 2025, announced that it would cease management operations and begin procedures to close following the death of its CEO.[26] On August 26, 2026, Yoon was reported to have signed an exclusive contract with Yong Entertainment to focus on her acting activities.[27]
Discography
Collaborations
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "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. |
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| 2023 | In Dream | Seo Yoon-kyeong | [29] |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2023–2024 | Korea–Khitan War | Queen Wonhwa | [18] | |
| 2025 | Confidence Queen | Lee Hye-yoon | Cameo (ep. 7–8) | [30] |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Time to Be Together 1:11 | Song Yeo-wool | [31] | |
| 2022 | Calming Signal | Cha Do-hee | [15] | |
| 2025 | 내가 떠난 뒤 (After I Left) | Lee Na-Gyeom | Short-form drama | [20] |
| 2026 | 브라이덜샤워: 사라진 신부 (Bridal Shower: The Missing Bride) | Maeng Seul-hee | Short-form drama | [22] |
| 2026 | 사랑의 유턴 (Love's U-Turn) | Baek Seol-hee | Short-form drama | [23] |
Television shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2014 | Kara Project | Contestant | [6] | |
| 2016 | Produce 101 | [7] | ||
| The God of Music 2 | Cast member | [8] | ||
| Plan Man | Episode 7–9 | [32] | ||
| We Will Eat Well | ||||
| 2017 | Law of the Jungle | Episode 283–287 | [33] | |
| 2020 | Top 10 Student | Panel | ||
| People of Trot | Vice manager | |||
| 2021 | Jury 24 | Cast member |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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| 2021–2022 | Accompanying - Life is a picnic | Angel in the underworld | [34] |
