CHAERYEONG (VALKYRIE)

CHAERYEONG for CHECKMATE Promotion

**CHAERYEONG**, born as Lee Chae-ryeong (이채령) on June 5, 2000 is a South Korean singer, rapper, dancer and actress based in South Korea. She was the main dancer, vocalist, and rapper alongside part of one of the biggest girl groups VALKYRIE formed in 2018 by Virtual Entertainment as their first girl group. She has since starred in the Netflix Korean Drama "Business Proposal".

She is the only member of VALKYRIE to not venture into a solo career and has no feature(s) on any work as a soloist. On January 1, 2024 Netflix confirmed she would be appearing in their upcoming K-Drama titled "Business Proposal". The series aired with episode one released in March with many netizens being amazed by CHAERYEONG being renowned for her performance in the drama.

In July of 2025, it was confirmed she resigned only for the marketing of her music and releases for any future acting projects.

## Career

#### Trainee & SM Entertainment (2015 - 2018)

CHAERYEONG was previously a trainee at SM Entertainment alongside the other members of VALKYRIE. She is the only member to have been in SM Entertainment since the age of 15, later moved to Virtual Entertainment and chose to pursue her life's goal of being an idol.

### VALKYRIE (2018-2025)

CHAERYEONG has become a main center stone in the lineup of VALKYRIE, often the center occasionally swapping out and whipping out a versatile rap. She gained the moniker of being labeled as the ace of VALKYRIE, being able to rap, act, dance and sing. She was announced as a brand ambassador for Burberry and the make-up company Maybelline in between 2019 and 2020. In 2023, it was revealed CHAERYEONG was listed as a producer on the groups collaborative release titled *VANGUARD* marking the first time she's been featured in this position.

#### Netflix's "Business Proposal" (2024 - )

She was announced in January of 2024 as being included in the cast of an upcoming Korean drama centered as a romantic comedy. She would play the lead female character's best friend. After its release on Netflix, *Business Proposal* debuted at number 6 on the platform's weekly viewership chart of non-English TV shows in the week of March 7 to 13. The following week it rose to number one, where it stayed for three weeks, recording 32.5 million hours of viewing for the week of March 28 to April 3 alone. Many saw it as a result of CHAERYEONG's appearance and feature in the series. As such, she was eventually announced to reprise her role and become a leading character in the coming season.

She has since remained the only member of VALKYRIE not to release a solo album or be featured on any work. She has chosen to follow the acting path in her idol career, being introduced in Netflix's "Business Proposal", being the leading character's friend. Following her introduction and the ratings soaring she was later confirmed to be swapping out from a side character to a lead role following the popularity of her character. She will have a standalone episode around her character in production between April and June to be included as a separate episode following Season 1's conclusion to flesh out her character.

## Business Proposal

CHAERYEONG on the set of Business Proposal

## Filmography

 VECU Season 2
 Business Proposal