# Vernon (rapper)

Hansol Vernon Chwe (born February 18, 1998), known mononymously as Vernon (Korean: 버논), is a South Korean and American rapper, singer and songwriter. Managed by Pledis Entertainment, he is a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen and its hip hop team.
Vernon made his official solo debut with "Black Eye" on December 27, 2022. Aside from his work with Seventeen and as a soloist, he has written and produced music with and for other artists such as Jamie, Bumzu, and Charli XCX.

## Early life

Hansol Vernon Chwe was born in Tisch Hospital in Kips Bay, Manhattan, on February 18, 1998, to a Korean father and an American mother. At the age of five, he moved with his family to Hongdae, South Korea. He attended Changcheon Middle School but later opted for homeschooling with his parents after being scouted by Pledis, in order to focus on his training.
His stage name comes from his middle name, Vernon, which is also his mother's maiden name. Both his parents are artists.

## Career
### 2012–2014: Pre-debut

Vernon joined Pledis Entertainment in 2012, after being scouted on the street, and received training for the next three years. Beginning in 2013, he participated in Seventeen TV, an online reality show that introduced Pledis' trainees and showed potential members of the boy group Seventeen before their official debut. The show was broadcast periodically on Ustream, where the trainees showed themselves training, singing, creating choreographies, and playing games. The online show also included participation in concerts, such as Like Seventeen.
Before his official debut as an idol, Vernon made multiple appearances on South Korean television, including Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's Hello Stranger! [ko], a program about foreigners in South Korea, and Song Eun-i's Eye to Eye, where he appeared as an elementary school student who was an expert in dating.

### 2015–present: Seventeen and solo activities

In 2015, Vernon debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group Seventeen with the extended play 17 Carat on May 26, on which he contributed to lyrics for four out of the five songs. Since debuting, Vernon has participated in the songwriting of over 90 songs, making him the Seventeen member with the second-most writing credits after Woozi.
In November 2021, Vernon released his first solo track since 2015, titled "Bands Boy", written by himself. In February 2022, English singer Charli XCX reached out to Vernon on Twitter to collaborate on a remix for "Beg for You". The remix was released February 26, 2022, with a review from Nylon's Steffanee Wang describing Vernon's verse as a "grand slam", with "heavy distortion before his silvery falsetto breaks through the digital veil".
In December 2022 it was announced that Vernon would release the third mixtape for Seventeen's The Thirteen Tapes series: a self-composed and self-written single titled "Black Eye". It was released on December 23, 2022.
In July 2023, Vernon, alongside bandmate Joshua, hosted an Apple Music 1 summer themed radio show titled Summer Vacation With Joshua and Vernon of Seventeen. He later joined Blink-182's Mark Hoppus' own Apple Music show After School Radio for episode 169. In 2024, Vernon was promoted to a regular member of the Korean Music Copyright Association (KOMCA). Later that year he was confirmed to have a cameo appearance in Anderson .Paak's comedy film K-Pops!.

## Artistry and image
### Influences and musical style

Vernon has cited many influences throughout his career. Key punk rock influences include American band Green Day and Canadian singer Avril Lavigne, which have manifested in songs he has produced, such as Seventeen's "2 MINUS 1" and his own "Black Eye". He has also indicated interest in hyperpop and experimental pop, many times crediting British singer Charli XCX as an influence, specifically for Seventeen's track "Gam3 Bo1". He has also indicated he is a fan of Bladee, 100 gecs, and The Kid Laroi.

### Fashion

In 2023, Vernon was announced as the first global ambassador for French fashion house Kenzo. Since the announcement, Vernon has attended multiple shows for the brand at Paris Fashion Week and was the face of the brand's FW23 campaign.

## Discography
### Singles and collaborations

| Title | Lead Artist | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
| Title | Lead Artist | Year | KOR | CHN | Sales | Album |
| "Bucket List" featuring Vernon | Bumzu | 2015 | — | — | — | Good Life |
| "I Need You" (Ya해) | Bumzu | 2015 | — | — | — | Good Life |
| "Lotto" featuring Don Mills (produced by Gonzo) | Vernon | 2015 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Q&A" (with S.Coups and Woozi) | Ailee | 2015 | 58 | — | 78,463 | Non-album singles |
| "Bumaye (Remix)" featuring Bizzy and Vernon | Drunken Tiger | 2018 | — | — | — | Drunken Tiger X: Rebirth of Tiger JK |
| "Bands Boy" | Vernon | 2021 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Beg for You" Featuring Rina Sawayama (A. G. Cook and Vernon of Seventeen Remix) | Charli XCX | 2022 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Wrecker" | Omega Sapien | 2022 | — | — | — | Wuga |
| "Black Eye" | Vernon | 2022 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Miss You" featuring Vernon and KM | (sic)boy | 2023 | — | — | — | Hollow |
| "54321 (Lift Off)" featuring Vernon | The8 | 2024 | — | 23 | — | Stardust |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |||||||

### Soundtrack appearances

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | Album |
| "Sickness" (병) featuring Eunwoo of Pristin | 2016 | — | Love Revolution OST |
| "A-Teen" with Joshua, Hoshi, Woozi, and Dino | 2018 | 17 | A-Teen OST |
| "Warrior" (逆燃) with Joshua, Jun, The8, and Mingyu | 2021 | — | Falling Into Your Smile OST (你微笑时很美) |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. ||||

### Composition credits

All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association unless stated otherwise.
| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Lyrics | Lyrics | Music | Music |
| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Credited | With | Credited | With |
| 2015 | Seventeen | "Shining Diamond" | 17 Carat | | Kim Min-jeong, S.Coups, Woozi | | — |
| 2015 | Seventeen | "Adore U" | 17 Carat | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi | | — |
| 2015 | Seventeen | "Ah Yeah" | 17 Carat | | S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | — |
| 2015 | Seventeen | "Jam Jam" | 17 Carat | | Woozi, Dino, Hoshi | | — |
| 2015 | Vernon | "Lotto" | Non-album single | | Don Mills | | — |
| 2015 | Bumzu | "Bucket List" | Good Life | | Bumzu | | — |
| 2015 | Seventeen | "Fronting" | Boys Be | | S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | — |
| 2015 | Seventeen | "Mansae" | Boys Be | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | — |
| 2015 | Seventeen | "Rock" | Boys Be | | S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo | | — |
| 2015 | Seventeen and Ailee | "Q And A" | Non-album singles | | S.Coups, Woozi | | — |
| 2015 | Vernon | "Sickness" (Feat. Pledis Girls) | Non-album singles | | — | | — |
| 2015 | Seventeen | "Chuck" | Love & Letter | | S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Dino, Mingyu | | — |
| 2015 | Seventeen | "Still Lonely" | Love & Letter | | Woozi, Wonwoo, Hoshi, Seungkwan | | — |
| 2015 | Seventeen | "Pretty U" | Love & Letter | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Seungkwan | | — |
| 2015 | Seventeen | "Hit Song" | Love & Letter | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Dino, Mingyu | | — |
| 2015 | Seventeen | "Adore U" (Vocal Team) | Love & Letter | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, DK, Seungkwan | | — |
| 2015 | Seventeen | "Monday to Saturday" (Hip Hop Team) | Love & Letter | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi |
| 2015 | Seventeen | "Shining Diamond" (Performance Team) | Love & Letter | | Kim Min-jeong, S.Coups, Woozi | | — |
| 2015 | Seventeen | "Love Letter" | Love & Letter | | S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | — |
| 2016 | Seventeen | "No F.U.N" | Love & Letter - Repackage Album | | S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Dino, Hoshi, Seungkwan | | — |
| 2016 | Seventeen | "Very Nice" | Love & Letter - Repackage Album | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | — |
| 2016 | Seventeen | "Healing" | Love & Letter - Repackage Album | | S.Coups, Woozi, Dino, Mingyu | | — |
| 2016 | Seventeen | "Space" | Love & Letter - Repackage Album | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | — |
| 2016 | Seventeen | "Boom Boom" | Going Seventeen | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | — |
| 2016 | Seventeen | "Lean On Me" | Going Seventeen | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | — |
| 2016 | Seventeen | "Fast Pace" | Going Seventeen | | S.Coups, Woozi, Hoshi | | — |
| 2016 | Seventeen | "I Don't Know" | Going Seventeen | | S.Coups, Woozi | | — |
| 2017 | Seventeen | "If I" (Hip Hop Team) | Al1 | | S.Coups, Mingyu | | — |
| 2017 | Seventeen | "Crazy in Love" | Al1 | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Mingyu | | — |
| 2017 | Seventeen | "Check In" (Remastering) (Hip Hop Team) | Al1 | | S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | — |
| 2017 | Seventeen | "Swimming Fool" | Al1 | | Bumzu, Woozi, Dino | | — |
| 2017 | Seventeen | "Without You" | Teen, Age | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Dino, Hoshi, Mingyu, DK, The8, Jeonghan | | — |
| 2017 | Seventeen | "Trauma" (Hip Hop Team) | Teen, Age | | S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | Bumzu |
| 2017 | Seventeen | "Campfire" | Teen, Age | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu, DK, Seungkwan, The8, Jeonghan | | — |
| 2017 | Seventeen | "Rocket" | Teen, Age | | Woozi, Nathan, Joshua | | Bumzu, Woozi, Nathan |
| 2017 | Seventeen | "Bring It" | Teen, Age | | Woozi, Hoshi | | — |
| 2018 | Seventeen | "Thinkin' About You" | Director's Cut | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo | | — |
| 2018 | Seventeen | "MMO" (Hip Hop Team) | Non-album singles | | S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | — |
| 2018 | Seventeen | "Joker" (Hip Hop Team) | Non-album singles | | S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | — |
| 2018 | Seventeen | "Un Haeng Il Chi" (언행일치 / 言行一致) (Hip Hop Team) | Non-album singles | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | — |
| 2018 | Seventeen | "What's the Problem" (Hip Hop Team) | Non-album singles | | S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | — |
| 2018 | Seventeen | "Oh My!" | You Make My Day | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi | | — |
| 2018 | Seventeen | "Holiday" | You Make My Day | | Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon | | Woozi, Bumzu, Park Ki-tae |
| 2018 | Seventeen | "What's Good" (Hip Hop Team) | You Make My Day | | S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | — |
| 2018 | Seventeen | "Our Dawn is Hotter than Day" | You Make My Day | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | — |
| 2018 | Seventeen | "A-Teen" | A-Teen OST Part 3 | | Bumzu, Woozi, Dino | | — |
| 2018 | Jimin Park | "PUTP" (전화받아) (feat. Kino, Woodz, Nathan) | jiminxjamie | | Woodz, Nathan, Kino, Jimin Park | | Woodz, Nathan, Kino, Park Jimin |
| 2018 | Drunken Tiger | "Bumaye" (Remix) (feat. Bizzy, Vernon of Seventeen) | Drunken Tiger X : Rebirth Of Tiger JK | | Bumzu, Woozi, Dino | | — |
| 2018 | Seventeen | "Chilli" (Hip Hop Team) | You Made My Dawn | | S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | Bumzu, Pop Time |
| 2018 | Seventeen | "Getting Closer" | You Made My Dawn | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi | | — |
| 2019 | Tobi Lou | "Looped Up" (feat. Vernon) | Live on Ice | | TBD | | TBD |
| 2019 | Seventeen | "Hit" | An Ode | | Bumzu, Woozi | | — |
| 2019 | Seventeen | "Lie Again" | An Ode | | Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, Mingyu | | — |
| 2019 | Seventeen | "독: Fear" | An Ode | | Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon | | — |
| 2019 | Seventeen | "Let Me Hear You Say" | An Ode | | Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, Mingyu | | — |
| 2019 | Seventeen | "Second Life" | An Ode | | — | | Bumzu, Woozi |
| 2019 | Seventeen | "Network Love" | An Ode | | Bumzu, Woozi, The8 | | — |
| 2019 | Seventeen | "Back It Up" (Hip Hop Team) | An Ode | | S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | — |
| 2019 | Seventeen | "Lucky" | An Ode | | Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, Mingyu, Seungkwan | | — |
| 2019 | Seventeen | "Snap Shoot" | An Ode | | Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, Mingyu | | — |
| 2020 | Seventeen | "Fearless" | Heng:garæ | | Bumzu, Woozi | | — |
| 2020 | Seventeen | "Left and Right" | Heng:garæ | | Bumzu, Woozi | | — |
| 2020 | Seventeen | "My My" | Heng:garæ | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi | | Bumzu, Woozi |
| 2020 | Seventeen | "Kidult" | Heng:garæ | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi | | — |
| 2020 | Seventeen | "Home;Run" | Semicolon | | Bumzu, Woozi, Seungkwan | | — |
| 2020 | Seventeen | "Do Re Mi" (Seungkwan, Vernon and Dino) | Semicolon | | Bumzu, Woozi, Dino, Seungkwan | | — |
| 2020 | Seventeen | "All My Love" | Semicolon | | Bumzu, Woozi, Seungkwan | | — |
| 2021 | Seventeen | "Gam3 Bo1" (Hip Hop Team) | Your Choice | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | — |
| 2021 | Seventeen | "Rock With You" | Attacca | | Bumzu, Kim In-hyeong, Woozi, Joshua, Tim Tan, Jordan Witzigreuter, Cameron Walker-Wright | | — |
| 2021 | Seventeen | "Crush" | Attacca | | Bumzu, Woozi, Maggiani Aris Andreas, Hoveyda Analise Nika | | — |
| 2021 | Seventeen | "I can't run away" (Hip Hop Team) | Attacca | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | Bumzu, Woozi, S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Lee Min-gyu |
| 2021 | Seventeen | "2 Minus 1" | Attacca | | Bumzu, Joshua | | Bumzu, Woozi, Joshua, Heyfarmer |
| 2021 | Vernon | "Bands Boy" | Non-album singles | | — | | Cribs 1, Cribs 2 |
| 2022 | Charli XCX | "Beg for You" (A. G. Cook and Vernon of Seventeen Remix) (feat Rina Sawayama) | Non-album singles | | Charlotte Aitchison, Rina Sawayama, Roland Spreckley, Nicholas Gale, Sorana Păcurar, Alexander Soifer, Jonas von der Burg, Niclas von der Burg, Anoo Bhagavan, Bumzu | | Charlotte Aitchison, Rina Sawayama, Roland Spreckley, Nicholas Gale, Sorana Păcurar, Alexander Soifer, Jonas von der Burg, Niclas von der Burg, Anoo Bhagavan, Bumzu |
| 2022 | Omega Sapien | "Wrecker" | Wuga | | Omega Sapien, Rodrigues Harry | | Omega Sapien, Rodrigues Harry |
| 2022 | Seventeen | "Ash" | Face the Sun | | Bumzu, Woozi, Woo Chang-seong, Lee Nicholas David, Palmer Kyan | | Bumzu, Woozi, Woo Chang-seong, Lee Nicholas David, Palmer Kyan |
| 2022 | Seventeen | "_World" | Sector 17 | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Melanie Joy Fontana, Michel "Lindgren" Schulz | | — |
| 2022 | Seventeen | "Cheers" (Seventeen Leaders) | Sector 17 | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Hoshi | | Bumzu, Woozi, Mingyu |
| 2022 | Vernon | "Black Eye" | Non-album single | | Robb Roy | | Ohway!, Robb Roy, Hong Hoon-ki |
| 2023 | Seventeen | "Super" | FML | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi | | — |
| 2023 | Seventeen | "Fire" (Hip Hop Team) | FML | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | Bumzu, Wonwoo |
| 2023 | (sic)boy | "Miss You" (feat. KM, Vernon) | Hollow | | Robb Roy, (sic)boy | | Robb Roy, KM, (sic)boy |
| 2023 | Seventeen | "God of Music" | Seventeenth Heaven | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Mingyu | | — |
| 2023 | Seventeen | "Diamond Days" | Seventeenth Heaven | | Bumzu, Jeon Gan-dhi, S.Coups, Woozi | | — |
| 2023 | Seventeen | "Monster" (Hip Hop Team) | Seventeenth Heaven | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | Bumzu |
| 2023 | Seventeen | "God of Light Music" | Non-album single | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Mingyu, Jun | | — |
| 2024 | Seventeen | "Lalali" (Hip Hop Team) | 17 Is Right Here | | Woozi, Bumzu, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Vernon | | — |
| 2024 | Seventeen | "Eyes on You" | Spill the Feels | | Woozi, Bumzu, S.Coups | | — |
| 2024 | Seventeen | "Love, Money, Fame" (featuring DJ Khaled) | Spill the Feels | | Woozi, Bumzu, Robb Roy | | — |
| 2024 | Seventeen | "Water" (Hip Hop Team) | Spill the Feels | | Woozi, Bumzu, Wonwoo, Mingyu, S.Coups | | Bumzu, Mingyu |
| 2024 | The8 | "54321 (Lift Off)" (featuring Vernon) | Stardust | | The8, Robb Roy | | The8, Numbernine, Robb Roy, NicolKeem |
| 2024 | The8 | "Orbit" (featuring JinJiBeWater) | Stardust | | The8, Robb Roy, JinJiBeWater | | Numbernine, Robb Roy, NicolKeem |
| 2024 | Yugyeom | "Sweet Like" | Non-album single | | Robb Roy | | — |

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2024 | K-Pops! | TBA | Cameo | |

### TV shows

| Year | Title | Network | Role |
| 2011 | Eye to Eye | JEI Talent TV | Cast member |
| 2014–2015 | Hello Stranger! [ko] | MBC | Cast member |
| 2015 | Show Me the Money 4 | Mnet | Contestant |
| 2018 | Happy Together 3 [ko] | KBS2 | Guest |
| 2018 | Visiting Tutor | Mnet | Guest (with Dino) |

### Web shows

| Year | Title | Network | Role | Ref. |
| 2013–2014 | Seventeen TV | Ustream | Cast member | |