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i call this one ; chae comes back and makes friends with half the industry

mentioned !

view of stray kids — @viewspov !

scarlet and violet of colorcoded ! — @colcrcoded !

mika and yuri of sns — @sns-rbw !

dayna of vivid — @cube-vivid !

hex and kira of time blip — @time-blip !

rune of lost boys — @lcstboys !

sooji and yukari of luvbug — @luvbugofficial !

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in which, chae gets a win on inkigayo!

mentioned : @inkigayokoc , @renvce , @inter-stellar-jyp , @lionstation , @kocreverie

“our winner this week is chae with pporappippam!,” one of the hosts, nova, cheers as they all erupt into smiles as the confetti falls. chae can’t help but break into a huge smile herself as she’s ushered forward and handed her trophy.

she always felt the same sense of joy when she got a win. of course, she’s calmed down a lot (she still remembered how hard she cried when she got her first win which, now looking back on it, was frankly kind of embarrassing), but the same sense of pride was always there.

“thank you so much!” she said quietly to the hosts, bowing politely before bringing the mic to her lips.

“thank you all so much as well!” she exclaimed, louder this time, and threw an arm up in the direction of the audience. “couldn’t have done it without you! i was nervous about this song, for real! it was a new sound for me and i wasn’t sure if people were gonna like it, but they did!”

“before i ramble on for too long,” she giggled, still smiling excitedly, “thank you nova, leo, and jiyoung for being amazing hosts- seriously, have you guys seen them? they make the stage brighter. and of course, thank you renace! i’m honoured to have gotten to share the stage with you! if i had control of this, i would’ve rigged it to let you guys win, seriously. but not really, rigging isn’t fair, but i’d make sure they won one way or another.”

she giggled again before continuing, with her arm holding her trophy high up in the air, “thank you again! i promise i won’t disappoint!” she exclaimed before the first bites of her song started playing, signalling the encore stage.

she gave the audience one last bright smile before bringing the mic back up to her mouth, and began singing again.

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[ 11:04 pm , seoul ]

in which, chae and bee are right where they belong.

“hmm?” bee hummed, glancing down at her girlfriend- eyes closed and her arms sprawled out in different directions, in her lap.

“i didn’t say anything,” chaewon replied, opening her eyes and looking up at bee. they were laying- or technically, it was just chaewon laying, on the fire escape between two floors of their dorm building. bee was always too scared to lay down when they went up there, so she instead sat with her back pressed up against the wall of the building, with chaewon sprawled out on her lap, her legs dangling freely into the brisk late night air.

“no i know you didn’t say anything,” bee replied simply, “but you’re thinking.”

“i’m always thinking,” chaewon replied like they had this conversation every day, “my mind is like that. ‘s why you love me.” she rolled over so instead her cheek rested on bee’s thigh, immediately noticing the floral smell of the laundry detergent she always used on her baggy jeans. bee flinched, obviously concerned that chaewon would roll right off the side of the fire escape as an unexpected surprise to oncoming traffic.

but she didn’t, and bee didn’t say anything, because they did this almost every night.

“hm, i guess so,” bee replied, absentmindedly running her hand through chaewon’s hair, bringing her back down to earth. “come back, wherever you are,” she whispered.

wherever it was chaewon belonged, right now it was here. and that was more than enough.

the cold night air nipped at their skin, probably causing them both to think about some other place they could hang out alone at night without having to worry about the brisk air and the goosebumps that rose on their arms with it. chaewon’s dorm was boring, they hung out there a lot, a change of scenery would be more ideal. once in a while, they hung out at the company cafe on the days when it wasn’t opened up the public. however, that didn’t provide much privacy, the floor to ceiling windows meant anyone who was passing by could easily see them. it wasn’t private enough, they liked being alone, just themselves without another care in the world.

they were similar like that, one of the only things the couple seemed to agree on, besides trivial little things, like which of their four favourite restaurants they’d eat at that night, or what colour jewelry would go best with whatever outfit either of them wore that day. although, their differences seemed to bring them even closer each time.

chaewon was pretty sure they were soulmates. she’d never met someone so different, yet so similar to her, it was almost fascinating. just like bee herself, she’d always seemed like such a whimsical person to chaewon, she often compared her to a mysterious little forrest fairy, which, bee took as a compliment.

“bee?” chaewon suddenly piped up.

“yeah?” she answered, looking down at her girlfriend in her lap once again, a soft smile tugging at the corners of her lips.

“do you believe in soulmates?”

bee blinked. “platonic or romantic?”

“either,” chaewon replied simply.

bee appeared to think for a second, before replying, “i think it’s an adorable concept, so i guess so because i’d like it to be real.”

“me too,” chaewon replied, looking up. not at bee exactly, but at the sky just above her, it was cloudy, so there weren’t many stars, but she could faintly see the pale glow of the moon where the clouds were thinner. “i think you’re my soulmate.”

bee seemed taken aback for just a second, but it wasn’t long before she broke out into that huge dorky smile that chaewon loved so dearly. “you really think so?”

“mhm,” chaewon replied, so surely you’d think she’d been thinking about it for years. and knowing her, she probably had been. since the day they met.

bee hummed, staring past chaewon and down at the buildings across the street and the cars rushing by below, ignoring the sinking feeling in her stomach probably caused by being suspended several stories up in the air. but she was used to it by now, and it was overpowered by the warmness in her heart by simply being with chaewon. they saw each other every day if they could, yet bee still felt the same overwhelming adoration every time she saw the shorter girl.

“i think so too.”

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PURPLE NIGHT is a mini album by solo artist CHAE released by SMKE on september 10, 2020. the mini album, which is available digitally and physically, contains four tracks, purple night acting as the title. the song got three music show wins in total, while it was promoted from september 10 to october 1.

TRACK LIST:

PURPLE NIGHT (title)

RAIN

HAPPINESS

SAME HERE

STYLING:

hair ;; shoulder length black with blue fringe and tips

ERA HIGHLIGHTS:

so . she kinda popped off ??? KINDA ????? GH

SHES NOT IN HER EMO PHASE ANYMORE !!!!! WE GET CUTE SHIT NOW !!!!! i mean we’ll probably still get edgy chae every once in a while bc she gotta stay true to her roots but EEEEE

yea this was a pretty successful era for her

purple night was #1 on melon for quite a few days !! some of the bsides most notably rain charted pretty high too !!!

her instagram was super active ! she made friends w everyone this era i swear

THE LIVE STAGES WERE SO PRETTY THEY WERE SO PRETTY

it was all sparkly nd shit and she did her own makeup !!! so obviously it looked AMAZING

who tf needs a stylist when you’ve got chae like

also she said she helped design a few of the stage outfits !! so once again who needs a stylist when you’ve got HER

she did an unboxing of the album on her youtube !! it was so cute the cover was like sparkly and stuff and it came with a bunch of photocards and STICKERS !!!!! IT HAD STICKERS

purple night was the only song with actual choreo so we only got one dance practice BUT there was a studio version of rain and that was cool as hell

the entire video was like lit up rlly cool it probably gave atleast one person an epileptic seizure but . it looked cool

she also uploaded the garage band demo of same here which was . kinda funny

i mean it wasn’t bad but the fact that she recorded it on garage band . legend

she made so many friends this era her instagram was like . ten updates a day all with new people she met LSNKSNDKDN

it was so cute tho like

so mf cute

there was so much youtube content like vlogs almost daily and vlives or instagram lives literally every other day she had so much fun !!!

she said her favourite part abt the styling that era was her hair NLSJDKND she loved it so much like the lil egirl hair going on and she just thought it was so fun

so for her first comeback in nearly nine months ? i think it was worth it personally i think she snapped 10/10

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chae is up for the number one spot this week on inkigayo! watch her performance here and vote for her here!

see this post for the other nominees and follow @inkigayokoc to stay caught up !

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°.•☆ CHAE, the BASICS

stage name ;; chae | 채

birth name ;; ahn chae-won | 안채원

birthdate ;; february 14, 1997

place of birth ;; bucheon, south korea

ethnicity ;; korean

fluent languages ;; korean, english

sexual orientation ;; lesbian

°.•☆ CHAE, the APPEARANCE

face claim ;; son chaeyoung (twice)

height ;; 152 cm (5’0)

weight ;; 48 kg (106 lbs)

blood type ;; o

tattoos ;; x x x x x x

piercings ;; x

°.•☆ CHAE, the CAREER

occupation ;; idol

agency ;; starmaker entertainment

group ;; n/a

position ;; n/a

°.•☆ AHN CHAEWON, the PERSONA

positive traits ;; strong willed , lively , devoted , bold

negative traits ;; brash , secretive , defensive , stubborn

°.•☆ AHN CHAEWON, the TRIVIA

she made her official debut in 2013, when she was only 16.

technically, her career started long before that though, it started in 2010 when she began posting song covers onto youtube. starmaker entertainment contacted her and in 2011 she had a contract.

all her songs have been self written. she has had a few people help her produce them before.

she’s still active on her personal youtube channel, currently under the name “wonnie productions” where she posts vlogs, makeup tutorials, and still song covers occasionally. most of her old covers prior to debut have been made private.

she’s always had a love for singing, but never envisioned herself becoming an idol.

a few of the idols she’s said that she wants to collaborate with are holland, hyuna, boa, and heize.

prior to debut, she was scared to dye her hair because she was afraid she’d go bald if she bleached it too much.

she’s made a few appearances as extras in dramas, but has yet to have snagged a lead role.

her home life was pretty sheltered, so she never really travelled or got to experience different cultures, so she finds it fascinating.

she has a mild shellfish allergy.

she’s been involved in many dating scandals because of her flirty attitude.

a while after debuting, it was somehow found out that she was a lesbian. she got so scared she went on hiatus for almost a year.

she now hopes to become a well known lgbt rights advocate someday.

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summary : chae and lai become friends, all because of a runaway cat

characters : ahn chaewon , two cats named mick and mack , hwang jaebeom

genre : comedy (?) fluff

warnings : swearing but other than that not much

words : 1.2k

notes : this isn’t meant to be a sexual tension thing my guy jaebeom has a gf and chaewon is a lesbian

[ november 2019, 10:12 am, smke dorm building ]

“ooh fuck.”

chaewon definitely didn’t expect those to be her first words of the day. the first thing she did that morning was go downstairs to throw some garbage away, and she came back to find her door cracked open and one cat instead of two. mack slept in her bed, undisturbed, while mick was nowhere to be found. chaewon knew how her cats, more specifically mick, had the tendency to run away whenever they got the chance, and so by that logic, mick was definitely out the door and roaming around the hallway somewhere.

she must’ve not closed the door all the way, that was her first thought. figuring out how mick got out was the easy part, actually finding mick was the hard part.

“it’s too early for this shit,” chaewon sighed, and looked over at mack, who was still laying in her bed. her eyes were open now and she was staring at chaewon.

chaewon pointed a finger at mack, “you stay there.” then she was off, out her door and into the hallway. she hadn’t even gotten the chance to get dressed, so she looked ridiculous, in her worn out polka dot pajama pants and a gray t-shirt about five sizes too big. however, she had better things to worry about, like getting her damn cat back.

thankfully, no one was in the hallway. it was about nine in the morning, so anyone in the building that had something to do that day had already left. the building she lived in was owned by smk ent, and they used it to house all of their idols, so she was never really disturbed that much.

she stared down the hallway of closed doors. where could he have possibly gone?

“mick?” she called, like that would do anything anyway. most cats that she’d met, including her own, didn’t respond to their names. “where in the world did you-?”

another door down the hall a little was cracked open slightly.

“shit.” chaewon said under her breath. time to break in to someone’s dorm- but was it really considered breaking in if the door was already open though?

taking a peek in, it definitely looked like someone lived in this dorm. it wasn’t just an empty one that had mistakenly been open for who knows how long, someone was for sure living there, and if the door was open, that meant they were most likely home or had just left and didn’t shut the door properly. chaewon hoped it was the latter, because being caught would make for an awkward explanation. imagine going into your living room to find a lady in her pajamas chasing a cat around. that’d be pretty weird, wouldn’t it.

chaewon opened the door further and snuck inside. someone was definitely living here, and most likely home, there was a half full glass of orange juice on the kitchen table and a dent in the couch where it looked like someone had been sitting recently. it sounded like water was running, probably a shower, and chaewon assumed whoever lived there wouldn’t be out of the shower by the time she grabbed her cat and got out.

easier said than done.

mick was in the living room, luckily, that meant chaewon didn’t have to go looking for him. he was sitting under the coffee table, staring at chaewon, and she could’ve sworn he had a bit of a smug smile on his face. after a few minutes of coaxing, mick was out from under the table.

it was then that she heard a door open. she had been so busy trying to get mick out that she didn’t hear the water shut off a few minutes ago.

“fuck- get over here!” chaewon hissed, scooping up mick and holding him tight in her arms. “now let’s get out of here before-“

she turned around and was face-to-face with someone in the hallway. towel around his waist, long brown hair still wet from his shower, and a look on his face that said, “the fuck?”

“areum’s boyfriend?!” chaewon exclaimed, paused, then continued, “elijah?!”

“chae?! jaebeom is fine by the way,” he replied, “but anyways, why exactly are you in here?”

chaewon sighed, “oh it’s a long story. i’m not trying to rob you- i swear-“

“i wasn’t concerned about you robbing me until you said that!”

“i won’t rob you! see, i didn’t close my door properly and my cat somehow got out, and either he’s extremely strong for a cat or your door wasn’t closed properly either. i didn’t know if anyone lived here or not, and if they did i figured i’d be in and out without them noticing!” chaewon rambled.

“my door was open?”

“i’m guessing? i don’t know how else he would’ve gotten in.”

“seems a bit suspicious, but i’ll choose to believe you,” jaebeom said.

an awkward silence filled the room, which is understandable since the situation was awkward. a lady in her pajamas with a death grip on the cat in her arms, staring at a half naked man just out of the shower in the hallway.

“so! jaebeom...” chaewon started, in a desperate attempt to make this less awkward, “when did you move in? i haven’t seen you around.”

“just this week, actually,” he replied, “i figured since i’m debuting in a couple weeks it’d be better to live here.”

“right! you’re debuting soon! today is just a break day i’m assuming?”

“yeah, i don’t have much to do this week so i figured it’d be a good time to move in and get settled.”

“are you excited to debut? i’m excited for you! we haven’t had a solo artist debut here since, well, me!”

“i think i’m excited? it’s more overwhelming than anything to be honest, there’s just so much going on right now i don’t really have time to feel excited.”

“yeah, i know how you feel. i’ve seen you in the training room a few times though, you’re really good! you have so much potential and i can’t wait to see you on stage!”

jaebeom’s face was bright red at this point, “coming from someone like you, that means a lot.”

“and what’s that supposed to mean?”

“oh no nothing like that! just- someone that’s been in the industry so long. you’re so comfortable and confident- so many people look up to you, including me. so for you to have faith in me means a lot.”

chaewon felt like a friendship was beginning to bloom. she hadn’t made a new friend in probably about a year, so this was refreshing! she forgot how nice making new friends was! she had to get back to her room soon though, before mack decided to stroll over and check what all the commotion was.

“anyways,” chaewon started, “i’ll leave you to get dressed now. you’re cool, so feel free to come over for like- a coffee- or something sometime! i’m right down the hall, just ask areum, she knows what room.”

“sounds good!” jaebeom said, “see you later- or whenever!”

“this probably wasn’t the best first impression but i’m cool i promise!” chaewon said, heading towards the door, making sure she had a strong grip on mick so he wouldn’t wriggle his way out of her arms and onto the floor. she heard jaebeom laugh as she emerged into the hallway, making sure to close the door properly this time.

once she was in the hall, she looked down at mick and whispered, “you’re a little shit sometimes, you know that?” mick looked back up at her and blinked in return. “this is the only time i’ll be okay with it though, because you helped me make a new friend.”

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CHAE (채) also known by her birth name ahn chaewon (안채 원) was the first solo artist to ever debut under smk entertainment. her concept has stayed fairly consistent since debut, but in terms of music genre, she’s ventured off from the retro/city pop style she had previously and is now doing more rnb and hip-hop inspired work, but her style is constantly changing. she’s also well know for being one of the first kpop idols to come out as lesbian.

debut date ;; november 3rd, 2013

agency ;; starmaker entertainment

genre ;; pop, hip-hop, retro, city pop, rnb , bedroom pop , indie rock

debut album ;; chae.

fandom name ;; never got an official fan name. she often just calls her fans “my loves”

instagram ;; w0nn13_smk

twitter ;; w0n_t0n_

youtube ;; Wonnie Productions

vlive ;; CHAE

discography ;; tag

chae. — mini album , 2013

coming back — album , 2015

alone in the city — single , 2015

don’t. — mini album , 2016

oh baby — single , 2017

magic — single , 2017

miss you already — album , 2018

out of my mind — mini album , 2018

heroine — single , 2018

need you — mini album , 2019

viola — single , 2019

reminiscent — album , 2020