Chaein: Former PURPLE KISS Member Profile

Lee Chaeyoung — born December 5, 2002. vocalist, rapper, dancer and producer in the completed PURPLE KISS group history.

Bottom line

Chaein (Lee Chaeyoung) is a former PURPLE KISS member, born December 5, 2002, and is documented as the vocalist, rapper, dancer and producer. She remained through the final official group activities on November 16, 2025.

The career file keeps confirmed chronology separate from interpretation. A public performance supports craft analysis; it does not reveal private motive or personality.

Profile

Stage name	Chaein
Birth name	Lee Chaeyoung
Born	December 5, 2002
Group	PURPLE KISS
Company	RBW
Role/profile emphasis	Vocalist, rapper, dancer and producer
PURPLE KISS activity	2021–November 16, 2025
Status	Former member

The career file keeps confirmed chronology separate from interpretation. A public performance supports craft analysis; it does not reveal private motive or personality.

Before debut

former YG trainee and member-writer whose musical authorship grew across the catalog. Pre-debut footage can establish skill and chronology, but edited programs, trainee rumors and fan databases do not become private-character evidence.

The career file keeps confirmed chronology separate from interpretation. A public performance supports craft analysis; it does not reveal private motive or personality.

365 Practice

The 365 Practice era made vocals, dance and covers visible before the group name. Chaein entered debut with public evidence of work rather than a blank profile assembled from positions after the fact.

The career file keeps confirmed chronology separate from interpretation. A public performance supports craft analysis; it does not reveal private motive or personality.

Ponzona and Into Violet

Chaein debuted in the original seven-member PURPLE KISS on March 15, 2021. “Ponzona” established a theatrical performance language, while the EP showed how contrasting voices and member credits could share one dark-pop frame.

The career file keeps confirmed chronology separate from interpretation. A public performance supports craft analysis; it does not reveal private motive or personality.

The seven-member catalog

“Zombie,” “memeM” and the early EPs belong to the seven-member period. Chaein is credited where she participated, and later status does not change the lineup visible in those masters.

The career file keeps confirmed chronology separate from interpretation. A public performance supports craft analysis; it does not reveal private motive or personality.

Jieun’s departure chronology

Jieun left on November 18, 2022. Chaein continued with Goeun, Dosie, Ireh, Yuki, Chaein and Swan as the six-member lineup. The transition is dated rather than hidden.

The career file keeps confirmed chronology separate from interpretation. A public performance supports craft analysis; it does not reveal private motive or personality.

The six-member period

Chaein participated in the six-member catalog from Cabin Fever through the final 2025 releases. The smaller formation developed independent visual and vocal balance.

The career file keeps confirmed chronology separate from interpretation. A public performance supports craft analysis; it does not reveal private motive or personality.

Performance identity

Chaein contributed as the vocalist, rapper, dancer and producer. Positions are starting coordinates; the useful evidence is how phrasing, movement, writing or camera control changes between “Ponzona,” “Zombie,” “Sweet Juice” and later work.

The career file keeps confirmed chronology separate from interpretation. A public performance supports craft analysis; it does not reveal private motive or personality.

Member authorship

PURPLE KISS built a public self-producing identity through writing, composition, choreography and concept participation. Chaein’s file records verified credits without converting a general group label into authorship on songs where no individual credit appears.

The career file keeps confirmed chronology separate from interpretation. A public performance supports craft analysis; it does not reveal private motive or personality.

The 2025 ending

RBW announced in August 2025 that group activities would conclude and confirmed November 16 as the final date. Chaein completed the planned farewell schedule with the final six.

The career file keeps confirmed chronology separate from interpretation. A public performance supports craft analysis; it does not reveal private motive or personality.

Current status and routing

No verified independent original solo debut currently requires Artist routing. Covers, acting, production and appearances remain documented work without being mislabeled.

The career file keeps confirmed chronology separate from interpretation. A public performance supports craft analysis; it does not reveal private motive or personality.

The three exact Reacts

DOREMI, ON MY BIKE and Sweet Juice now have exact official-video Reacts. Each links Chaein as a visible final-lineup participant and uses the official upload ID instead of a title-only guess.

The career file keeps confirmed chronology separate from interpretation. A public performance supports craft analysis; it does not reveal private motive or personality.

International fan guide

Use official PURPLE KISS archives, RBW notices, credited release platforms and current individual agencies. A reunion appearance does not automatically reverse a disbandment notice, and an old RBW profile does not prove present individual management.

The career file keeps confirmed chronology separate from interpretation. A public performance supports craft analysis; it does not reveal private motive or personality.

Public-person boundary

The profile analyzes public work, credits and official status. It does not use message translations, social follows or silence between schedules as permission to invent relationships, diagnoses or contract motives.

The career file keeps confirmed chronology separate from interpretation. A public performance supports craft analysis; it does not reveal private motive or personality.

RaeRae take

Chaein’s career deserves more than “former member” as an ending label. The group chapter is complete, but the skills that made the catalog work did not expire on November 16. The honest archive leaves room for a next sentence without pretending it has already been announced.

The career file keeps confirmed chronology separate from interpretation. A public performance supports craft analysis; it does not reveal private motive or personality.

What to watch next

Track verified agencies, original releases, production credits, acting work and public performances. Future updates belong on this canonical file with exact dates and sources. PURPLE KISS remains a completed group catalog, not an active schedule placeholder.

The career file keeps confirmed chronology separate from interpretation. A public performance supports craft analysis; it does not reveal private motive or personality.

In-depth React image cards

DOREMI — the final-era summer spell

ON MY BIKE — chrome, velocity and self-direction

Sweet Juice — gothic restraint in a locked hotel

Official links: Official-video tracker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lyf6PipuIg

Ponzona — debut MV

Exact official upload ID: 8Lyf6PipuIg. The archive preserves the lineup and release era attached to the master.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UroBRG1rY8

Zombie — official MV

Exact official upload ID: -UroBRG1rY8. The archive preserves the lineup and release era attached to the master.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3BdincaJe4

memeM — official MV

Exact official upload ID: R3BdincaJe4. The archive preserves the lineup and release era attached to the master.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM_1dLjqtlo

Nerdy — official MV

Exact official upload ID: jM_1dLjqtlo. The archive preserves the lineup and release era attached to the master.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFqGKa6p1V8

Sweet Juice — official MV and CVM React

Exact official upload ID: WFqGKa6p1V8. The archive preserves the lineup and release era attached to the master.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NxTvO6DBKQ

ON MY BIKE — official MV and CVM React

Exact official upload ID: _NxTvO6DBKQ. The archive preserves the lineup and release era attached to the master.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QChCsJMElc

DOREMI — official MV and CVM React

Exact official upload ID: 3QChCsJMElc. The archive preserves the lineup and release era attached to the master.