Changbin

Background

Born in Yongin, South Korea, on August 11, 1999, Changbin started his music career at the young age of 17. The South Korean rapper realized his dreams of becoming a singer during his schooling career after he danced and rapped at a school festival. Changbin was mesmerized by the crowd’s reaction to his performance and since then, has pursued his music career.

Changbin was just 16 years old when he started making music with two of his friends, Han Jisung and Bang Chan, in 2015. They formed their band called 3RACHA. In 2016, the aspiring singer joined the training program at JYP Entertainment, a South Korean multinational entertainment and record label, in pursuit of his singing career and passed the auditions. In 2017, the young star released his first song called ‘If.’ In 2018, 3RACHA dropped a mixtape album which was a success, and rose to the top of the Music Billboard Charts in South Korea. Later that year, Changbin and his 3RACHA group members joined the Stray Kids which has become a well-known boy band in South Korea since 2017. The band’s pre-debut extended play album was released in 2018 and ranked number two in the U.S World Albums and South Korean Albums, number nine in the New Zealand Heatseeker Albums, and number two on the Billboard Independent Albums Chart. Changbin is known for being the Stray Kids band’s main producer, rapper, and lyricist.

In addition to singing and songwriting, Changbin has featured in various television shows, one of them being the popular “Show Me The Money” competition television show. In 2017, the Stray Kids band also released their own reality television show, which showed their fans and viewers the backstage life of the boy band, ranging from rehearsals, to concerts, and what they do in their free time. Stray Kids has won multiple awards including the “Asia Artist Award,” “Gaon Chart Music Award,” “Mnet Asian Music Award,” “Seoul Music Award,” and much more. Outside of his music career, Changbin has also done endorsement work for various brands such as Jambangee Jeans, Ivy Club, Minute Maid Sparkling, and Pro Specs, among many others.