YAOCHEN Profile and Facts:
Yaochen is a Chinese singer currently signed to FANLING CULTURE, a subsidiary of JYP China. He is best known as a former member of the boy group R1SE, having debuted after placing 5th on the Tencent survival show. Yaochen made his solo debut with the digital single “NEVERMIND” in December 2020 and released his first Korean original track, “TURN UP,” on April 29, 2024.
Fandom Name: Cookies (쿠키스)
Fandom Color: Dark Night Red(#620317)
Stage Name: YAOCHEN
Birth Name: Yao Chen (姚琛)
English Name: Ivan Yao
Birthday: March 23, 1998
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Height: 180 cm (5’10”)
Weight: –
Blood Type: B
MBTI Type: INTP
Nationality: Chinese
Instagram: @yao_chen0323
Twitter: @yaochen_team
YouTube: @YAOCHEN_OFFICIAL
Spotify: Yaochen
Website: yaochen.jype.com
Weibo: 姚琛
YAOCHEN Facts:
– He was born in Chongqing, China.
– His MBTI type is INTP.
– His English name is Ivan Yao.
– His Korean reading of his name would be “요침” (Yo Chim).
– He trained in China for three years from 2012 to 2015 before joining JYP Entertainment.
– In August 2015, he passed a private ETM audition organized by JYP Entertainment.
– He started training under JYP Entertainment Korea in 2016.
– He was a JYP Entertainment trainee for 1,021 days before debuting. He trained with Stray Kids.
– He mentioned that he wanted to debut together with Bang Chan but expressed happiness they are both working hard in different places.
– His solo album 《不屑·NEVERMIND》 features collaborations with JYP Entertainment composers (not just 3RACHA).
– In the “Thanks To” of his 《夜闹·YEAH, NOW》 album, he thanked Stray Kids members (Bang Chan, Changbin, Han, Seungmin, I.N, Lee Know, Felix) and Yeji from ITZY with personal heartfelt messages.
– He specifically praised Yeji for being the fastest to pass basic dance classes and encouraging him a lot during trainee days.
– He speaks English, Chinese, and Korean.
– He enjoys playing basketball, running, climbing, and skateboarding.
– He is good at rapping.
– He is good at DJing.
– Red is his favorite color.
– There is a running joke that because he’s from Chongqing and speaks Korean, some joked he must be from Chungcheong Province (충청도) in Korea.
– He ranked 5th in Produce Camp in 2019.
– Yaochen was a member of R1SE from 2019 to 2021.
– In R1SE, he used to be roommates with Zhang Yanqi.
– When he was a member of R1SE, his fans called him a hamster because they said that he resembled one.
– When asked what animal he would use to describe himself, his answer was a wolf.
– He made a cameo in BOY STORY’s “Handz Up” music video.
– After returning to China, he trained under Fanling Culture.
– He knows K-pop culture well because he lived in Korea for three years.
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