Kim ChaeWon (Hangul: 김채원) is a South Korean idol and the 21st revealed member of tripleS. She was revealed as S21 on April 1, 2024.
ChaeWon made her debut on May 8, 2024, with tripleS' first studio album, ASSEMBLE24, and the title track, “Girls Never Die”. She made her official sub-unit debut in tripleS' seventh sub-unit, Glow, with their digital single, “Inner Dance”.
She is a member of the sub-units, Glow and Hatchi.
History[]
Early life[]
ChaeWon was born as Kim Chae-won (김채원) on May 2, 2007, in Namdong-gu, Incheon Metropolitan City, South Korea. At some point, while pursuing an idol career, she joined the K-Pop training academy, On Music Incheon, and became a student there. She passed the audition for MODHAUS on November 6, 2023.[1]
2023: Universe Ticket[]
On July 17, 2023, Chaewon was introduced as a contestant on the SBS survival show Universe Ticket.[2] She was eliminated on the fourth episode during the second round.
2024: Reveal, Debut & Japan Dimension[]
On March 21, Blind double class objekts were announced for the last four yet to be revealed members. Fans were able to purchase a DCO of each unrevealed member's handwriting from the 21st to the 24th, that would later turn into an objekt of the member when they would be revealed. [3] On March 24, SIGNAL #485 was released and it was confirmed that S21-S24 had already met with the other members on March 18 at the Gapyeong HAUS, and were currently working together for the upcoming OT24 debut.
On March 25, S21's teaser drop was released.[4] One week later on April 1, Kim ChaeWon was revealed as tripleS' twenty-first member through her introductory video teaser.[5] Although she didn't get a "welcome to the HAUS" or an official move in, she was welcomed to tripleS on April 9 in SIGNAL #498.
On May 8, she made her official debut with tripleS' first studio album, ASSEMBLE24, and the title track, “Girls Never Die”.
On August 28, ChaeWon was determined as a member of tripleS' Japanese sub-unit through the Japan Dimension Grand Gravity.
Discography Participation[]
Studio Albums[]
- [2024.05.08] ASSEMBLE24
Digital Singles[]
- [2024.06.21] Inner Dance — Glow
- [2024.07.20] Hash
Digital Singles[]
Universe Ticket[]
- [2023.10.08] Come With Me? (Universe)
OSTs[]
- [2024.11.15] Polaroid — Love Wave OST (2024) (with Kim NaKyoung, Mayu & Park ShiOn)
Filmography[]
| Year | Name | Network | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Universe Ticket | SBS | Contestant |
| 2024 | Strong Girl: Badge War Season 2 | 1theK Originals YouTube Channel | n/a |
| Chef’s Crash Landing: Hakka Kitchen | Hakka TV | Cameo (Ep.1) |
