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 ''

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''. He regularly contributes to

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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 ''

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'', where he performed together with the lead singer of

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. They won five times. In 2019, he participated in

's talent show, ''

'', 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'', ''

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'', ''

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and'' ''

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''.

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" (''

'' OST) * 2018: "Changer" (''

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'' OST) * 2019: "Teoneol" (터널) (''

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'' OST) * 2019: "Nightmare" (''

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'' OST) * 2019: "Savior" (''

Save Me 2 ''Save Me 2'' () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Uhm Tae-goo, Chun Ho-jin, Esom and Kim Young-min. It is the sequel to the 2017 series '' Save Me'' and is based on the 2013 animation movie '' The Fake''. The series aired on OC ...

'' OST) * 2019: "Room No. 303" (''

'' OST) * 2019: "Open Fire" (''

'' OST) * 2019: "Bird" ('' My Country: The New Age OST, with Purple Rain) * 2020: "No Break" (직진) (''

'' OST) * 2020: "Superhero" (''

Sweet Munchies ''Sweet Munchies'' () is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Jung Il-woo, Kang Ji-young and Lee Hak-joo. It aired on JTBC from May 25 to June 30, 2020. Synopsis Park Jin-sung (Jung Il-woo), a chef who works at a late-night snack rest ...

'' OST) * 2022: "You've Got Me Wrong" (''

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'' OST) * 2024: "Breaking Rocks" (''

Branding in Seongsu ''Branding in Seongsu'' () is a 2024 South Korean romantic thriller mid-form series created by Choi Sun-mi, co-written by Choi and Jeon Sun-young, directed by Jun Heon-soo, and starring Kim Ji-eun, Lomon, Yang Hye-ji, and Kim Ho-young. It was r ...

'' 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