Bang Chan | |
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 Bang Chan in October 2024 | |
| Born | Christopher Chahn Bahng 3 October 1997 Seoul, South Korea |
| Citizenship | Australian |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Labels | JYP |
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| Hangul | 방찬 |
| Revised Romanization | Bang Chan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pang Ch'an |
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Christopher Chahn Bahng[1][2][3] (born 3 October 1997), known professionally as Bang Chan (Korean: 방찬), is an Australian singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer based in South Korea. Signed to JYP Entertainment, he is the leader of the South Korean boy band Stray Kids.
Bang Chan played a key role in forming Stray Kids, as he selected the trainees he felt fit his vision, chose the group's name, and designed their logo. The survival show Stray Kids documented the process, focusing on whether Bang Chan's team would debut together, contrasting the typical survival show format where agency management selects and conceptualizes the lineup.
He has been a full member of the Korea Music Copyright Association since February 2023, and, as of November 2024, has registered credits on 199 songs. In addition to writing and producing songs for Stray Kids, he has composed for the TV series Pop Out Boy!, Tower of God, Re:Revenge- In the End of Desire, and Arcane, as well as the films Doraemon: Nobita's Sky Utopia and Deadpool & Wolverine. Bang Chan has also written tracks for artists including JO1, Yao Chen, and Show Lo, and has collaborated with artists such as Alesso, Sky-Hi, Tiger JK, Lil Durk, and Japanese singer Lisa.
- ^ Fuentes, Emily (20 November 2023). "Stray Kids Perform 'S-Class' and 'LALALALA' | Billboard Music Awards 2023". Billboard. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ [선공개] 오직 활동명으로 '스트레이 키즈' 멤버들 본명 맞히는 형님들ㅋㅋㅋ [[Pre-release] Brothers guessing the real names of ‘Stray Kids’ members based solely on their activity names hahaha episode=451]. Knowing Brothers. JTBC. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Bang Chan (11 March 2023). 찬이의 "방" 🐺 Ep. 201 [Channie's "Room" 🐺 Ep. 201] (Web broadcast) (in Korean). Stray Kids. Event occurs at 40:50. Retrieved 4 October 2024 – via YouTube. [It's a little bit inconvenient when you're doing something like a signature or something like that, and then my name doesn't fit in completely and it gets truncated. It was the most frustrating back then, and now I have to go to the bank and sign those documents. I'm writing my name, 'B-A-H-N-G C-H-R-I-S-T-O-P-H-E-R C-H-A-H-N'. I'm sorry my name is so long.]