Chae Bo-hun (born 23 August, 1992) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, also known as The VANE. He is the vocalist of rock band
Purple Rain, which finished third at
JTBC
JTBC (shortened from Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company; ; stylized in all lowercase) is a South Korean nationwide pay television network. Its primary shareholder is JoongAng Holdings, with a 25% stake. It was launched on December 1, ...
's televised talent show ''
Superband''. He regularly contributes to
Korean drama
Korean drama (), also known as K-drama or Koreanovela, refers to Korean language, Korean-language television shows made in South Korea. These shows began to be produced around the early 1960s, but were mostly consumed domestically until the rise ...
soundtracks, as well.
Life and career
Chae Bo-hun was born in
Daegu
Daegu (; ), formerly spelled Taegu and officially Daegu Metropolitan City (), is a city in southeastern South Korea. It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in South Korea after Seoul and Busan; the fourth-largest List of provincial-level ci ...
, has one older brother.
In 2012, he placed first at the Busan
MBC University Song Festival with his composition ''All in Love'', and placed second with a composition called ''Neoreul cheoum bon sungan nan banhaesseo'' (너를 처음 본 순간 난 반했어).
In 2015, he created a one-man band called The VANE.
In 2016 and 2017 he participated in the MBC program ''
Duet Song Festival'', where he performed together with the lead singer of
Jaurim
Jaurim ( meaning "Purple Rainforest") is a rock music, rock band from Seoul, South Korea. They had performed in the indie scene in 1993. The band's initial name was Full Count. They changed the band's name to Jaurim in 1997 and became major with ...
,
Kim Yoon-ah. They won five times. In 2019, he participated in
JTBC
JTBC (shortened from Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company; ; stylized in all lowercase) is a South Korean nationwide pay television network. Its primary shareholder is JoongAng Holdings, with a 25% stake. It was launched on December 1, ...
's talent show, ''
Superband'', where he was placed third as part of a group named
Purple Rain. The band signed with JTBC Studio after the show and released their own music.
He has recorded songs for several South Korean television dramas, including ''
Save Me'', ''
Two Cops'', ''
Vagabond,
Hell Is Other People and'' ''
Itaewon Class''.
Discography
The VANE
;Singles
* 2015: ''Beck''
* 2015: ''Moon Like The Star''
* 2017: ''Alone''
* 2017: ''Grow''
* 2018: ''Mask''
;EPs
* 2016: ''Line''
* 2019: ''Run''
;Studio albums
* 2017: ''Round''
Soundtracks
* 2017: "Hwangak" (환각) (''
Save Me'' OST)
* 2017: "Dreamer" (''
Two Cops'' OST)
* 2018: "Changer" (''
Player
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Role or adjective
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'' OST)
* 2019: "Teoneol" (터널) (''
Item'' OST)
* 2019: "Nightmare" (''
Love in Sadness'' OST)
* 2019: "Savior" (''
Save Me 2'' OST)
* 2019: "Room No. 303" (''
Hell Is Other People'' OST)
* 2019: "Open Fire" (''
Vagabond'' OST)
* 2019: "Bird" (''
My Country: The New Age OST, with Purple Rain)
* 2020: "No Break" (직진) (''
Itaewon Class'' OST)
* 2020: "Superhero" (''
Sweet Munchies'' OST)
* 2022: "You've Got Me Wrong" (''
Insider
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* ''I ...
'' OST)
* 2024: "Breaking Rocks" (''
Branding in Seongsu'' OST)
* 2024: "She's Back" (Miss Night And Day OST)
References
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External links
The VAIN discography
1992 births
Musicians from Daegu
South Korean male idols
21st-century South Korean singer-songwriters
Living people
South Korean rock singers