Draft:Bang Chan

Bang Chan
Bang Chan
	Bang Chan in 2019
Born	Christopher Chahn Bahng; October 3, 1997 (age 26); Seoul, South Korea
Nationality	South Korea
Other names	CB97
Citizenship	Australia
Education	Chungdam High School, Gangnam-gu Seoul
Occupations	Singer; Rapper; Songwriter; Composer;
Years active	2017–present
Relatives	Hannah Bahng (sister)
	Musical career
Genres	K-pop; hip hop; electronica;
Labels	JYP; Epic Japan; Republic;
Member of	Stray Kids; JYP Nation;
Korean name
Hangul	방찬
Hanja	方燦
Revised Romanization	Bang Chan
McCune–Reischauer	Pang Ch'an
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Christopher Chahn Bahng (born October 3, 1997), better known by his Korean name Bang Chan (Korean: 방찬), is an Australian singer, songwriter, and music producer. He is the leader of the South Korean boy group Stray Kids, debuting under JYP Entertainment in 2018. He is also a member of 3Racha, an in-house production team and sub-unit of Stray Kids.^[1]

Life and career

Bahng Christopher Chahn (Korean: 방찬; Bang Chan) was born on October 3, 1997 in Seoul, South Korea and was raised in Sydney, Australia.^[2] His younger sister is Hannah Bahng, an Australian singer-songwriter and content creator, and he has a younger brother, Lucas.^[3] He attended the Newtown High School of the Performing Arts where he trained in ballet and modern dance. At the age of 13, he passed the 2010 JYP Entertainment Global Audition held in Australia and moved to South Korea to become a trainee. He graduated from Chungdam High School.^[4]^[5]

In 2016, he formed a hip hop crew called 3Racha with fellow JYPE trainees Seo Changbin and Han Jisung under the pseudonyms CB97 (Bang Chan), SPEARB (Changbin) and J.One (Han). They uploaded their first mixtape, J:/2017/mixtape consisting of seven tracks onto SoundCloud.^[6]

In 2017, a JYPE survival show was announced to launch a male idol debut project headed by Chan.^[7]^[8] Bang Chan was tasked with selecting trainees for forming his group. The members themselves came up with their own group name Stray Kids (shortened to skz) as well as the slogan (Step Out), fandom name (Stay) and fanchant (Stays everywhere, all around the world, you make Stray Kids stay).^[9]^[10] Chan officially debuted as the leader of Stray Kids on March 25, 2018.^[11]

Songwriting and musical style

Bang Chan was promoted to a full member of the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) in 2023 along with fellow 3Racha members Changbin and Han.^[12] He also became the youngest K-pop idol to enter the Top 10 on the KOMCA chart with 137 credited songs.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Singles

List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, sales figures, and name of the album
Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Sales	Album
		KOR		US World
		Gaon	Hot	US World
As lead artist
"Hate to Admit" (인정하기 싫어)	2020 ^[a]	—	—	—	—	SKZ-Replay
"Connected"	2022	—	—	—	—	SKZ-Replay
Collaborations
"Up All Night"(오늘밤나는불을켜) (with Changbin, Felix, Seungmin)	2021 ^[b]	—	—	—	—	SKZ-Replay
"Just Breathe" (with Sky-Hi and 3Racha)	2022	—	—	—	—	The Debut

Filmography

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Stray Kids	Contestant	Placed 2nd

Web

Year	Title	Role
2019-present	Chan's room	Himself / host

Music video

Year	Title	Artist	Ref
2015	"Only You"	Miss A	^[13]
2015	"Like Ooh Ahh"	Twice	^[14]

Notes

^ Hate to Admit was uploaded via Youtube on May 30,2020 but officialy released in SKZ-Replay album on 2022.
^ Up All Night was uploaded via Youtube on June 19, 2021 but officialy released in SKZ-Replay album on 2022.

References

^ "Bang Chan (3RACHA)". JYP Publishing. JYP Publishing. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ Low, Asaph (March 2, 2021), "Our March '21 Cover Star Bang Chan of Stray Kids Rises Up", Men's Folio, Singapore, retrieved March 19, 2023
^ Bell, Crystal (July 5, 2023). "Singer-Songwriter Hannah Bahng Is Making Her Own Waves". Teen Vogue. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
^ Han, In-goo. [종합] 첫방 '스트레이키즈' 방찬의 프로젝트팀, 남자판 트와이스 향하여. Naver (in Korean). MK. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
^ Jeon, Jong-seon. "'스트레이 키즈' 방찬 "JYP 7년차 연습생···데뷔할 자신 있어"". Naver (in Korean). Sedaily. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
^ Yoo, Ji-hye. "'스트레이 키즈' 첫방, 시작된 JYP 新9인조의 '험난 데뷔길' [종합]". Naver (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
^ "Member Introduction". Stray Kids (in Korean). CJ Digital Music. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
^ "Stray Kids (TV series)", Wikipedia, 2023-04-28, retrieved 2023-06-10
^ 【Stray Kids×J.Y. Park】 Special Interview, retrieved 2023-06-10
^ Stray Kids [2회] ′최초 공개′ 스트레이 키즈 Hellevator 무대! 171024 EP.2, retrieved 2023-06-10
^ https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jyp-entertainment-boy-band-stray-kids-district-9-8263172/
^ Ji-won, Choi (2023-02-03). "Stray Kids' 3Racha becomes regular members of Korea Music Copyright Association". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
^ JYP Entertainment (March 29, 2015). miss A “Only You(다른 남자 말고 너)” M/V (video). Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via YouTube.
^ JYP Entertainment (October 19, 2015). TWICE "Like OOH-AHH(OOH-AHH하게)" M/V (video). Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via YouTube.

[13] Hate to Admit was uploaded via Youtube on May 30,2020 but officialy released in SKZ-Replay album on 2022.

[14] Up All Night was uploaded via Youtube on June 19, 2021 but officialy released in SKZ-Replay album on 2022.

[1] "Bang Chan (3RACHA)". JYP Publishing. JYP Publishing. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[2] Low, Asaph (March 2, 2021), "Our March '21 Cover Star Bang Chan of Stray Kids Rises Up", Men's Folio, Singapore, retrieved March 19, 2023

[3] Bell, Crystal (July 5, 2023). "Singer-Songwriter Hannah Bahng Is Making Her Own Waves". Teen Vogue. Retrieved November 4, 2023.

[MK-4] Han, In-goo. [종합] 첫방 '스트레이키즈' 방찬의 프로젝트팀, 남자판 트와이스 향하여. Naver (in Korean). MK. Retrieved October 17, 2017.

[5] Jeon, Jong-seon. "'스트레이 키즈' 방찬 "JYP 7년차 연습생···데뷔할 자신 있어"". Naver (in Korean). Sedaily. Retrieved October 17, 2017.

[3Racha-6] Yoo, Ji-hye. "'스트레이 키즈' 첫방, 시작된 JYP 新9인조의 '험난 데뷔길' [종합]". Naver (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved October 17, 2017.

[7] "Member Introduction". Stray Kids (in Korean). CJ Digital Music. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.

[8] "Stray Kids (TV series)", Wikipedia, 2023-04-28, retrieved 2023-06-10

[9] 【Stray Kids×J.Y. Park】 Special Interview, retrieved 2023-06-10

[10] Stray Kids [2회] ′최초 공개′ 스트레이 키즈 Hellevator 무대! 171024 EP.2, retrieved 2023-06-10

[11] ttps://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jyp-entertainment-boy-band-stray-kids-district-9-8263172/

[12] Ji-won, Choi (2023-02-03). "Stray Kids' 3Racha becomes regular members of Korea Music Copyright Association". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2023-06-10.

[15] JYP Entertainment (March 29, 2015). miss A “Only You(다른 남자 말고 너)” M/V (video). Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via YouTube.

[16] JYP Entertainment (October 19, 2015). TWICE "Like OOH-AHH(OOH-AHH하게)" M/V (video). Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via YouTube.

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