Chaeyoung Talks ‘LIL FANTASY vol.1’ Solo Debut, TWICE’s 10th Anniversary & Why She’s ‘Hungrier’ Than Ever Musically

Amid the ever-changing K-pop landscape, fewer groups person continued to rewrite their ain past 10 years into their vocation rather similar TWICE.

Beyond their towering popularity successful Korea and Japan, 1 facet that’s often overlooked is however firmly the nine-member enactment has planted its emblem successful the U.S. market. In 2023, TWICE became the archetypal K-pop miss radical to merchantability retired some L.A.’s SoFi Stadium and New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, and that aforesaid twelvemonth they made past again by winning the Breakthrough Artist grant astatine the Billboard Women successful Music Awards. The pursuing year, their 13th mini-album With YOU-th debuted astatine No. 1 connected the Billboard 200 — the group’s archetypal chart-topper, and lone the eighth clip immoderate K-pop enactment had ever topped the chart.

2025 has been different milestone twelvemonth for TWICE’s U.S. presence. “Takedown,” a way from Netflix’s buzzy KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack featuring Jeongyeon, Jihyo and Chaeyoung, delivered the group’s highest-ever highest connected the Billboard Hot 100. Their 14th mini-album’s rubric track, “Strategy (feat. Megan Thee Stallion),” besides climbed to No. 51 connected the chart, underscoring the afloat group’s staying power. And successful August, TWICE cemented their world-class stature erstwhile much arsenic a headliner astatine Lollapalooza Chicago. Kicking disconnected July 19 astatine Inspire Arena successful Incheon, their sixth satellite circuit THIS IS FOR has been unfolding with unprecedented passionateness from fans astir the globe.

Among TWICE’s 9 members, Chaeyoung has ever stood retired for her dual relation arsenic main rapper and sub-vocalist. This September, pursuing Nayeon (2022), Jihyo (2023) and Tzuyu (2024), she became the 4th subordinate to embark connected a solo vocation — and she did truthful with a full-length medium packed with 10 tracks. ‘LIL FANTASY vol.1′ not lone showcased her songwriting and composing crossed the full record, but besides solidified her stature arsenic a existent artist.

Within the team, Chaeyoung has agelong been known for her singular originative instinct...