Popular Korean Singer Chae Yeon

Birth name 이진숙/李珍淑 (Lee, Jin-Sook)
Also known as Jinny Lee
Born December 10, 1978 (1978-12-10) (age 29)
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genre(s) K-pop
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2001-present
Label(s) CJ Medialine
Associated acts Brand New Biscuits (2001)
UltraCats (2001-2002)


Lee Chae Yeon (Korean: 이채연 (李蔡姸), born 이진숙 (李珍淑) on December 10, 1978), better known as Chae Yeon (채연), is a popular Korean pop singer that rose to fame with her hit single "둘이서" (Two of Us) in 2004.

It took Chae Yeon many years to attain her current level of fame in Korea's entertainment industry. In fact, she had to start out in Japan first. She was part of a singing group called Brand New Biscuits (ブランニュービスケット, Brand New Biscuits?), debuted in Japan on January 1, 2001, when it had 6 members. Brand New Biscuits included also another Korean singer, Yuny Han (Han Tae Yoon). Chae Yeon was also member of group UltraCats (ウルトラキャッツ, UltraCats?) under the name of “Jinny” (ジニー, “Jinny”?) or “Jinny Lee” (ジニー・リー, “Jinny Lee”?) from 2001 to 2002.

Having passed an audition held by an entertainment management company in Japan, Chae Yeon first appeared on a popular show called “Uchan Nanchan no Urinari!” on Japanese NTV. She appeared on the show for almost 3 years. Along with the television show, Chae Yeon (then Jinny) performed as a singer releasing 3 singles and 1 mini-album in Japan.