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Bang Chan (방찬 bangchan) was born on October 3, 1997 (age 27) in Seoul, South Korea. He is the leader of the group Stray Kids, as well as a producer, vocalist, rapper and dancer.[4]
Personal life
Bang Chan was born on October 3, 1997 in Seoul and moved to Sydney, Australia.[5] He took dance classes including ballet and modern dance at Newtown High School of the Performing Arts.[6] He also enjoyed playing sports and won many swimming awards, as his dad was a swimming instructor.[7]
After moving to South Korea, he graduated from Chungdam High School.[8] He started making songs by himself with a MacBook program when he was in the first year of high school. He stopped at first because it was difficult then started again in his third year and produces songs ever since.[9]
On October 3, 2024, Bang Chan donated 100 million won to "Community Chest of Korea" to help people with developmental disabilities. He was then appointed as a member of the "Honor Society".[10]
Career
2010 - 2017: Predebut
In 2010, at the age of 13, he passed a local audition in Australia for JYP Entertainment. Despite his young age, he moved to South Korea to train and joined JYPE on April 11, 2011.[11] He trained for 7 years, watching his trainee friends debut without him. During this period, he went by the stage name "Chris".
In late 2016, Bang Chan formed a hip-hop crew called 3RACHA with trainees Han Jisung ("J.One") and Seo Changbin ("SPEARB"), in which he used the stage name "CB97". Together, they uploaded self-composed mixtapes and extended plays on SoundCloud throughout 2017.
His individual picture and name were officially revealed by JYPE on October 11, 2017, for his participation in the upcoming survival show Stray Kids.[12] He was introduced with the roles "Producing", "Vocal", "Rap", and "Dance", on top of being the leader of the "Male Group Project" he formed by himself with J.Y. Park. On the final episode of the show on December 19, 2017, it was confirmed that Bang Chan would debut as the leader of the boy group Stray Kids.
2018-present: Stray Kids
On March 26, 2018, Bang Chan debuted with the mini album I am NOT as the leader, producer, lead dancer and lead vocalist of Stray Kids.[13]
On March 23, 2020, he released a dance cover of "My House" by 2PM, as part of the SKZ-PLAYER series.
On May 30, 2020, he released the self composed song "i hate to admit" as part of the SKZ-RECORD series.
On December 21, 2022, Bang Chan co-wrote his original solo song "Connected" for the best album SKZ-REPLAY.
On February 3, 2023, Bang Chan was promoted as a regular member of KOMCA.[14]
On August 2, 2023, he opened his personal Instagram account, @gnabnahc.
Artistry
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With time, Bang Chan's role evolved to be focused more on vocals than rap, to make up for Woojin's departure. He does a lot of harmonies and backup vocals.
The following sections only document Bang Chan's solo activities. Visit his unit pages to find out about activities with other members. |
Discography
Year | Album | Song |
---|---|---|
2020 | SKZ-REPLAY | "i hate to admit" |
"Connected" | ||
2024 | - | "Eternity" |
Covers
Date | Occasion | Original artist | Song | Link |
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Mar. 23, 2020 | SKZ-PLAYER | 2PM | "My House" | |
Jun. 27, 2021 | Melody Project | Taylor Swift | "ME!" |
Credits
○ = Credited as lyricist/composer/arranger
● = Credited as the only lyricist/composer/arranger
As of September 2024, Bang Chan (I.D. 10016933) has 194 songs registered under his name in Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA).
Content
Music videos
Date | Artist | Title | Role | Link |
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Mar. 30, 2015 | miss A | “Only You” | Customer | |
Oct. 20, 2015 | TWICE | "Like OOH-AHH" | Zombie | |
Mar. 2, 2024 | Bang Chan | "Eternity" | Himself |
Performances
- For Bang Chan's fancams, click here.
Date | Stage | Song | Link |
---|---|---|---|
Dec. 28, 2018 | KBS Song Festival | Wonder Girls "Nobody" |
Web
Date | Title | Link |
---|---|---|
Mar. 30, 2020 - | CHAN BANG VLOG | |
Dec. 24, 2023 | SKZmas HOME with Bang Chan🎄🍰☕ |
Live broadcasts
- Main article: Bang Chan/Broadcasts
Date | Title |
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Jan. 2, 2019 - | Chan's Room |
Guest appearances
TV
Date | Network | Title | Note | Ref. |
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Jun. 13, 2018 | MBC | After School Club | Special MC (Ep. 320) | [15] |
Jul. 17, 2018 | Special MC (Ep. 325) | |||
Aug. 8, 2020 | JTBC | Knowing Bros : After School Activities | Guest (Ep. 5) | [16] |
Aug. 15, 2020 | Guest (Ep. 6) | |||
Jan. 1, 2021 | NHK | Hikari Ota's Tweet English 2021 | Guest | [17] |
Apr. 1, 2021 | Mnet | Kingdom: Legendary War | Press conference | [18] |
Aug. 20, 2022 | KCON LA 2022 | MC (Day 1) | [19] | |
Aug. 20, 2023 | KCON LA 2023 | MC (Day 3) | [20] |
Web
Pictorials
Date | Magazine / Outlet | Feature | Sponsor | Film | Ref. |
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Nov. 2019 | ARENA HOMME+ | Pictorial | [21] | ||
Mar. 2021 | Men's Folio | 3 covers | [22] | ||
Apr. 2024 | NYLON | 1 cover | Swaroski | [23] | |
Jun. 2024 | W | 2 covers | Fendi | [24] | |
Sep. 2024 | Rolling Stone UK | Interview | Fendi | [25] |
Endorsements
Events
Date | Brand / Institution | Title | Note | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jun. 15, 2024 | Fendi | Milan Fashion Week 25 S/S | Guest | [26] |
References
- ↑ Youtube: 찬이의 “방” 🐺 Ep. 201 (Mar. 11, 2023)
- ↑ Korean men cannot have dual nationality. Since he owns an Australian passport, he retained Australian nationality over the Korean one.
- ↑ ELLE Japan:【Stray Kids バンチャン編】スキズの最強リーダー、バンチャンの肉体美&ビジュアルギャラリー (Jul. 15, 2022)
- ↑ Since classic positions do not officially exist within the group anymore, "main", "lead" and "sub" remain unprecised, as per our policy regarding Positions.
- ↑ Stray Kids: Two Kids Room VOL.2 Ep.09 Bang Chan X Felix (Nov. 24, 2018)
- ↑ @realstraykids (Sep. 2, 2022)
- ↑ M2: [찾았다 스트레이 키즈] ★최초공개★ 어서와 찬이네 집은 처음이지? | Ep.2 (Mar. 27, 2019)
- ↑ VLIVE: SK-TALK TIME (Apr. 22, 2018) ( )
- ↑ Vogue Korea - October 2020
- ↑ JTBC: 스트레이 키즈 방찬, 생일 맞아 1억 원 '통 큰' 기부 (Oct. 4, 2024)
- ↑ VLIVE: SKZ-LIFE Ep.01💪 (April 11, 2020) ( )
- ↑ JYP Fan's: Stray Kids Image - BANG CHAN (October 11, 2017)
- ↑ Stray_Kids#Positions
- ↑ Stray Kids' 3Racha becomes regular members of Korea Music Copyright Association (Feb. 3, 2023)
- ↑ @Stray_Kids (Jun. 12, 2018)
- ↑ @jtbclove (Aug. 8, 2020)
- ↑ NHK: 太田光のつぶやき英語2021 (Jan. 1, 2021)
- ↑ Sports World: ‘킹덤’ 스트레이 키즈 방찬 “우리의 무기는 ‘자체제작’” (Apr. 1, 2021)
- ↑ @KCON_official (Aug. 22, 2022)
- ↑ @KCON_official (Aug. 21, 2023)
- ↑ ARENA HOMME+: 비트 메이커 스트레이 키즈 방찬 (Nov. 1, 2019)
- ↑ Men's Folio: Our March ’21 Cover Star Bang Chan of Stray Kids Rises Up (Mar. 2, 2021)
- ↑ NYLON JAPAN: Bang Chanからのウィッシュリスト Swarovskiの煌めきにジョイフルな願いを込めて (Feb. 29, 2024)
- ↑ W Korea: 싱그러운 여름을 닮은 스트레이 키즈 방찬 (May 25, 2024)
- ↑ Bang Chan: The Leader Of The Pack (Sep. 10, 2024)
- ↑ @dazedkorea (Jun. 15, 2024)