Kim Chae-hyun

Kim Chae-hyun is one of those idols who feels genuinely unfinished in the best possible way — born in 2002 in Busan, she joined Kep1er as a teenager and has been figuring out her artistry in real time, in public, which takes a kind of nerve most people don't have at that age. There's something about the Busan vibe I always notice: a bit bolder, a bit less polished-to-a-sheen than the Seoul-trained idol image, and I think that suits her. She's still early in her career, no massive solo resume to point to yet, but watching someone this young build their identity inside the controlled world of K-pop group life is quietly fascinating. I'm genuinely curious where she lands in five years.

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Name (English)

Kim Chae-hyun

Name (Japanese)

キム・チェヒョン

Reading

きむ・ちぇひょん

Born

April 26, 2002 (age 24)

Origin

Busan, South Korea

Height

160 cm

Occupation

singer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Horse

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/official.kep1er/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%20Chae-hyun
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%83%92%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109108660

Tags

• singer

Last updated

October 18, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.