CHAEJOO

An Chae-ju (also known as An Chae-joo, Korean: 안채주, born December 31, 1996), simply known by the mononym Chaejoo (Hangul: 채주), is a South Korean singer and dancer. Mainly known for placing fifth in MNET'S survival reality PRODUCE, she was the oldest member of girl group ST✹R. After ST✹R's disbandment, Chaejoo left FNC Entertainment and joined Cube where she trained for a year and debuted as part of (G)I-DLE in May of 2018.

Early Life
Born on December 31, 1996 in Seoul, Chaejoo moved to Incheol at the age of 16 for school purposes, and was scouted by an FNC scouter. Chaejoo happily accepted the offer, thinking it was a way to get rich quick. She ended up regretting accepting, until she saw AOA perform once with smiles on their faces. This helped Chaejoo realise how much she wanted to be just like them, then scrapped her get rich quick idea and started working hard to fulfil her dreams quicker.

Pre-debut
Chaejoo lived a peaceful pre-debut life as a star student and hard-working trainee. She used to model for multiple school uniform brands to earn money for her train rides back to the hostel from school.

Produce
After 3 years of training, Chaejoo entered produce as a representative for FNC Entertainment. She met Soyeon (who she ended up debuting with), and they were both known for their on-screen friendship. Chaejoo was introduced to the trainers with a dance to AOA's 'SHORT HAIR'. She was given a grade of C, which was re-evaluated to an A. She came fifth in the show with 839,751, meaning she debuted as part of ST✹R.

Departure from FNC Entertainment & Arrival at Cube
Chaejoo announced her departure from FNC Entertainment on the 19th January 2017, almost 3 weeks after the disbandment from