Ban Chae-rin, mononymously known as Cherry, is a female South Korean singer and rapper under Aurora Entertainment and HQ Entertainment. She is a member of girl group Queen Bees and super group E.LITE but made her debut as an extended soloist with her track, Missing You, on October 17, 2019. She is also a part of the duo project, Chivey, consisting of her and her rapping group mate, HIVE. The two made their debut as a duo with their rap song, STINGING', on October 17, 2019.
Appearance and Personality[]
Cherry has brown eyes and naturally dirty-blonde hair that she dyed pink at the roots so it would ombre into her blonde hair colour at the tips. In early 2019, she decided that she would dye all of it a light pink. Cherry's face is slightly more narrowed and oval shaped and some say that her cheeks look a tad bit chubbier than her members but she doesn't mind because she uses it as an excuse to say that her aegyo is even better.
When it comes to her personality, Cherry is very fun-loving and loud. She loves to mess around and do crazy things that embarrass her fellow members. However, she can be a bit of a sentimental mess at times. She's also really good at keeping a straight face which is why she is known as Queen Bees' prank master, because the other three girls can never tell if she's lying or not.
Cherry is known as the vocalist, lead rapper, lead dancer and face of the group. Her vocals aren't as strong and consistent as Kiara's and Kyungja's, which is why Kwang-su decided to give her the role of a rapper. She's very passionate when she raps and matches her tone of voice and eyes with the song's lyrics and style. For example, if the song is upbeat but has a sad or dark meaning, she tends to use a bit of a husky, mysterious-sounding voice while showing happiness through her eyes, to show the upbeat half of the song.
Before Debut[]
Pre-debut, Cherry was living quite a busy life as she had to focus on her school studies while also balancing out her instrumental practices, hobbies and of course, time for her two beloved dogs, Bomi and Yujin. In January 2017, she moved to the Philippines to further study art and dance. During her time there, she was a student at the ACTS Dance and Art Academy in Manila, where she attended many hiphop workshops and also studied photography better.
Then she came back to Incheon in early 2018 to finish her final year at Incheon High School. She also found herself auditioning for Aurora Entertainment in March 2018, to be accepted as a trainee in April, the following month. Ever since then, she's lived up to her personal motto, "Dream the impossible. Seek the unknown. Achieve greatness".
Her Solo Work[]
Currently, Cherry has two solo songs which are: Missing You, which is an acoustic ballad and I'm Not Alone, which is a contemporary R&B song.
Social Media[]
- Instagram: @cherrycherrychaerin
- Twitter: @BanChaerin_Cherry