Yao Chen (singer)

Yao Chen (姚琛}}, Ivan Yao, 야오천; March 23, 1998) born in Chongqing, China, is a Chinese male artist, singer, lyricist, composer, DJ, and dancer. He was a member of the Chinese Boygroup group R1SE. He was a trainee under JYP Entertainment in South Korea and is now an artist under Fanling Culture, a wholly-owned subsidiary of JYP Entertainment. On June 28, 2021, he officially debuted as a solo singer.
In 2019, he participated in the Tencent Video Idol Boy Group competition and development talent show "Produce Camp 2019".; he later won 5th place in the program finals and debuted as a member of the limited-time group R1SE, serving as a sub-singer, rapper, and lead dancer for a two-year
==Fandom==
His solo fandom name is called "Cookies".
The cheering color is Chen red #620317 (#620317).
Their cheering slogans are :
* "Helping Yao straight up, Chen wind breaks through the waves"
* "Yao eyes and stars, waiting for you Chen Wang"
* "Yao Chen is here, no more Gone"
==Early Life==
===Pre-debut: JYP Entertainment trainee===
Yao Chen was born in Chongqing, China. He passed JYP Entertainment audition private draft in ETM. He started his training days count in JYP Entertainment on December 7th, 2015.
He loves rapping and dancing. He discovered these talents when he first became an idol trainee in South Korea, and practiced diligently every day to continuously strengthen and consolidate the talents. Because of the company's strict management methods, Yao Chen has not had the opportunity to make public appearances in the past first three years of training. He has practiced in JYP Entertainment for 1021 days and participated in four trainee showcases. This training career has also accumulated a solid foundation for him to grow as an artist.
===2019 - 2020 : Produce Camp 2019 & Debut with R1SE===
Produce Camp 2019|R1SE
In 2019, Yao Chen went to China to participated in Tencent Video's survival show program Produce Camp 2019. He was revealed to be a contestant of the show during the program's theme song "Say My Name". In the first competition, Yao Chen got selected as opponent by Zhou Zhennan and he became the center of Group B Wukong. On May 22, he participated in the "Doki Ladder" meeting held at Chengyang Stadium with the other Produce Camp 2019 contestants. On June 2, he participated in Hunan Satellite TV's talk show "Tian Tian Shang Shang". During the recording of Produce Camp 2019, Yao Chen also participated in the shooting of multiple posters for fashion magazines such as "Vogue Me". On June 8, he placed 5th in the final show of Produce Camp 2019 and successfully debuted with R1SE on June 8, 2019 with the debut song "R.1.S.E"., which was also used in the movie "Men in Black: Global Manhunt" theme promotion song for China
On December 15, 2020, Yao Chen released the first solo single "NEVERMIND" as a predebut song.
===2021: R1SE disband & Solo Debut & 1st and 2nd EP===
R1SE officially disbanded on June 14, 2021, after two years of active promotion and Yao Chen starts his personal activities at the same time.
On June 28, 2021, he officially made his solo debut with the first EP No Answer (Yao Chen album)|zh|不必回答}}. The EP includes 2 songs, "No Answer" and "Mobius". The title track, "No Answer" hit 10.3236 million hits on QQ Music in seconds after its release, achieving Screaming Diamond Single Certification, with real-time hits of 15 million, making it the first peak diamond single in 2021. At the same time, "No Answer" parachuted into the QQ music popularity list and ranked first in the three charts, ranking first in the daily list on June 28, 2021, first in the 27th weekly list in 2021, and first in the real-time annual list in 2021. Show great popularity. In addition, "Mobius" was parachuted into the list of your music chart, and the title song "No Answer" was parachuted to the TOP1.
On July 10, following the pre-debut single "NEVERMIND", "No Answer" also reached 20 million hits on QQ Music, becoming a Popularity Hall single. At the same time, Yao Chen is also the first singer to achieve the Peak Popularity Hall single certification on QQ Music in 2021. He is also the second singer on QQ Music to have two singles certified as one of the most popular singles on the Peak Chart after two years.
On August 8, he participated in the variety show "The Masked Dancer Season 2" on Jiangsu TV and "Lightning Cafe" on Shanghai TV.
On August 14, he participated in the "Time Echo Music Project" jointly produced by Tencent Music Entertainment Group and Weibo and sang a cover of F.I.R's "Our Love".
On December 26, Yao Chen released his second EP Album titled ！：EM. This second EP includes 3 songs, "Nevermind", "Yeah, Now", and "XXX". Then, four days later he also released a Future Bounce based EDM single called "Lithops".
===December 2023 : Korean Music Show Debut===
On December 2023, Yao Chen had his first appearance on a Korean music show, signaling his global market expansion. He appeared on KBS 2TV's 'Music Bank' on December 1, followed by MBC's 'Show! Music Core' and SBS's 'Inkigayo' on the 2nd and 3rd respectively. On these broadcasts he performed the English version of "Adventure Player", the title song of the album released on November 20. 
==Discography==
R1SE #Discography
===Extended plays===
Title 	Album details	Sales
不必回答 (No Answer) 	
* Released：July 28, 2021
* Language: Mandarin
* Label：Fanling Culture
* note：Solo Debut
* Formats: Digital download, streaming	
！：EM 	
* Released：December 2, 2021
* Language: Mandarin
* Label：Fanling Culture
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
Track listing|# 放下吧·NEVERMIND
# 夜闹·YEAH,NOW
# XXX	
===Single albums===
Title 	Album details	Sales
不屑•NEVERMIND 	
* Released：December 15, 2020
* Language: Mandarin
* Label：Fanling Culture
* note：Pre-debut single
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
Track listing|# 不屑•NEVERMIND
# 不屑•NEVERMIND (instrumental)
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醒•LITHOPS 	
* Released：December 30, 2021
* Language: Mandarin
* Label：Fanling Culture
* Formats: Digital download, streaming	
Wanna Get Worse 	
* Released：April 25, 2022
* Language: Mandarin
* Label：Fanling Culture
* Formats: Digital download, streaming	
Not Good 	
* Released：April 25, 2022
* Language: Mandarin
* Label：Fanling Culture
* Formats: Digital download, streaming	
Feel My Love 	
* Released：May 8, 2022
* Language: Mandarin
* Label：Fanling Culture
* Formats: Digital download, streaming	
Drinkin' You 	
* Released：July 8, 2022
* Language: Mandarin
* Label：Fanling Culture
* Formats: Digital download, streaming	
We Belong Tonight 	
* Released：July 29, 2022
* Language: Mandarin
* Label：Fanling Culture
* Formats: Digital download, streaming	
嘘 (Hush Down) 	
* Released：October 12, 2022
* Language: Mandarin
* Label：Fanling Culture
* Formats: Digital download, streaming	
We Belong Tonight (Rave Republic Remix)	
* Released：November 30, 2022
* Language: Mandarin
* Label：Fanling Culture
* Formats: Digital download, streaming	
白色信封 （YAOCHEN/Nichkhun닉쿤） 	
* Released：December 31, 2022
* Language: Mandarin and English
* Label：Fanling Culture
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
* Featuring : Nichkhun	
Problem 	
* Released: March 23, 2023
* Language: Mandarin
* Label: Fanling Culture
* Formats: Digital download, streaming	
Yaochen 	
* Released: April 27, 2023
* Language: Mandarin
* Label: Fanling Culture
* Formats: Digital download, streaming	
落日岛屿 (Sunset Island) 	
* Released: September 25, 2023
* Language: Mandarin
* Label: Fanling Culture
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
* Featuring: Gibb-Z	
==Creative Works==
Yao Chen has been credited for his participation during music production since pre-debut. All song credits are adapted from the music description, unless otherwise noted.
==Other ventures==
===Fashion and Endorsement===
Year	Brand 	Title
2019	Just Pure Yogurt 	Group Endorsement (R1SE)
2019	Just Yogurt : Pure Red Date and Wolfberry Flavor 	Group Endorsement (R1SE)
2019	《王者榮耀》無限王者團友團 (King of Glory : Infinite King Friendship Group) 	Group Endorsement (R1SE)
2019	Calvin Klein 	双11助愿官
2019	M&M 	Brand Ambassador
2019	Papa Recipe Spring Rain Mask 	Brand Ambassador
2019	YSL Saint Laurent 	Beauty Brand Friend
2019	ROGER GALLET Perfume 	Red Ginger and Lychee Fragrance Ambassador
2020	Tide 	Brand Ambassador
2020	Biotherm 	Brand 回藍摯友
2020	Heilan Home 	Recommended Ambassador
2020	Clarisonic 	Brand Ambassador
2020	Nongfu Spring 	Public Promoter
2020	YSL Saint Laurent 	Beauty Brand Friend
2020	CPB Clé de Peau Beauté 	Dream Experience Officer
2021	Mentholatum 	Brand Ambassador
2021	Quaker Oats 	Promotional Ambassador
2021	Tianyou 	Spokesperson
2021	NHL Stanley Coups Playoffs 	Promotional Ambassador
2021	COACH 	Promotional Ambassador
2021	GIVENCHY Beauty 	Brand Ambassador
2021	Alibaba 9.5 Event 	Public Welfare Promotion Ambassador
2021	Alibaba 9.5 Event 	New Future High School Student Project Love Ambassador
2021	Zegna 	MyZegna Experience Officer
2022	W.Lab China 	Primary Spokesperson
2022	TOMFORD Beauty 	Promotional Ambassador
2023	BACARDI Rum 	Spokesperson
2023	Sprite 	Brand Ambassador
===Magazine===
Issue Number 	Magazine 	Remark
June 2019 	Harper's Bazaar 	Electronic Magazine Cover
June 15, 2019 	Southern Metropolis Weekly	Cover
July 2019, No.1	City Zine 	Cover (R1SE)
February 2021 	Men's Uno 	Cover
November 2021 	Shenzhou Art 	Cover
July 2021 	OK! Magazine 	Cover
April 2022 	Men's Uno 	Cover
May 6, 2022 	Beijing Evening News 	Special Issue
December 2022 	CHIC! Elegance 	Cover
January 2023 	Harper's BAZAAR MEN 	Open Annual Magazine Cover
May 2023 	DAZED KOREA 	Inside Pages
July 2023 	HER STYLE Magazine 	Double cover
August 2023 	Sudsapda Magazine 	Cover
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