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Vernon (rapper)

Hansol Vernon Chwe (born February 18, 1998), known mononymously as Vernon (Korean: 버논), is a South Korean[1] and American[2] rapper, singer and songwriter. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen under Pledis Entertainment.[3] Vernon released his first solo mixtape, Black Eye, on December 27, 2022.[4] Aside from his work with Seventeen and for himself, he has written and produced music with and for other artists such as Jamie, Bumzu, and Charli XCX.

Vernon
Vernon in August 2024
Born
Hansol Vernon Chwe

(1998-02-18) February 18, 1998 (age 26)
Manhattan, New York, US
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2015–present
LabelsPledis
Member ofSeventeen
Korean name
Hangul
최한솔
Revised RomanizationChoe Hansol
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Hansol
Stage name
Hangul
버논
Revised RomanizationBeonon
McCune–ReischauerPŏnon

Early life

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Hansol Vernon Chwe[5] was born in Tisch Hospital in Kips Bay, Manhattan,[6] to a Korean father and an American mother. At the age of five, he moved with his family to Hongdae, South Korea. He attended Changcheon Middle School but later opted for homeschooling with his parents after being scouted by Pledis, in order to focus on his training.[5]

His stage name comes from his middle name, Vernon, which is also his mother's maiden name.[7] Both his parents are artists.[8]

Career

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2012–2014: Pre-debut

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Vernon joined Pledis Entertainment in 2012, after being scouted on the street, and received training for the next three years. Beginning in 2013, he participated in Seventeen TV, an online reality show that introduced Pledis' trainees and showed potential members of the boy group Seventeen before their official debut. The show was broadcast periodically on Ustream, where the trainees showed themselves training, singing, creating choreographies, and playing games.[9] The online show also included participation in concerts, such as Like Seventeen.[10][11]

Before his official debut as an idol, Vernon made multiple appearances on South Korean television, including Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's Hello Stranger! [ko], a program about foreigners in South Korea,[12] and Song Eun-i's Eye to Eye, where he appeared as an elementary school student who was an expert in dating.[13]

2015–present: Seventeen and solo activities

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In 2015, Vernon debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group Seventeen with the extended play 17 Carat on May 26, on which he contributed to lyrics for four out of the five songs.[14][15] Since debuting, Vernon has participated in the songwriting of over 90 songs, making him the Seventeen member with the second-most writing credits after Woozi.[16]

In November 2021, Vernon released his first solo track since 2015, titled "Bands Boy", written by himself.[17] In February 2022, English singer Charli XCX reached out to Vernon on X (formerly Twitter) to collaborate on a remix for "Beg for You". The remix was released February 26, 2022, with a review from Nylon's Steffanee Wang describing Vernon's verse as a "grand slam", with "heavy distortion before his silvery falsetto breaks through the digital veil".[18]

In December 2022 it was announced that Vernon would release the third mixtape for Seventeen's The Thirteen Tapes series: a self-composed and self-written single titled "Black Eye". It was released on December 23, 2022.[19]

In July 2023, Vernon, alongside bandmate Joshua, hosted an Apple Music 1 summer themed radio show titled Summer Vacation With Joshua and Vernon of Seventeen.[20] He later joined Blink-182's Mark Hoppus' own Apple Music show After School Radio for episode 169.[21]

In 2024, Vernon was promoted to a regular member of the Korean Music Copyright Association (KOMCA).[22]

Artistry and image

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Influences and musical style

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Vernon has cited many influences throughout his career. Key punk rock influences include American band Green Day and Canadian singer Avril Lavigne,[23] which have manifested in songs he has produced, such as Seventeen's "2 MINUS 1" and his own "Black Eye".[24] He has also indicated interest in hyperpop and experimental pop, many times crediting British singer Charli XCX as an influence,[25][8] specifically for Seventeen's track "Gam3 Bo1".[5] He has also indicated he is a fan of Bladee, 100 gecs, and The Kid Laroi.[8][26]

Fashion

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In 2023, Vernon was announced as the first global ambassador for French fashion house Kenzo.[27] Since the announcement, Vernon has attended multiple shows for the brand at Paris Fashion Week[28] and was the face of the brand's FW23 campaign.[29]

Discography

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For Vernon's discography with Seventeen, see Seventeen discography.

Singles and collaborations

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Title Lead Artist Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR CHN
[30]
"Bucket List" Bumzu 2015 — — — Good Life
"Lotto"
Featuring Don Mills (Produced by Gonzo) 		Vernon — — — Non-album singles
"Q&A"
(With S.Coups and Woozi) 		Ailee 58 — 78,463[31]
"Sickness"
With Eunwoo 		Vernon 2018 — — —
"Bumaye (Remix)"
Featuring Bizzy and Vernon 		Drunken Tiger — — — Drunken Tiger X: Rebirth of Tiger JK
"Bands Boy" Vernon 2021 — — — Non-album singles
"Beg for You"
Featuring Rina Sawayama (A. G. Cook and Vernon of Seventeen Remix) 		Charli XCX 2022 — — —
"Wrecker" Omega Sapien — — — Wuga
"Black Eye" Vernon — — — Non-album single
"Miss You"
Featuring Vernon and KM 		(sic)boy 2023 — — — Hollow
"54321 (Lift Off)"
Featuring Vernon 		The8 2024 — 23 — Stardust
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Composition credits

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All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association unless stated otherwise.[16]

Year Artist Song Album Lyrics Music
Credited With Credited With
2015 Seventeen "Shining Diamond" 17 Carat   Kim Min-jeong, S.Coups, Woozi   —
"Adore U"   Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi   —
"Ah Yeah"   S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu   —
"Jam Jam"   Woozi, Dino, Hoshi   —
Vernon "Lotto" Non-album single   Don Mills   —
Bumzu "Bucket List" Good Life   Bumzu   —
Seventeen "Fronting" Boys Be   S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu   —
"Mansae"   Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu   —
"Rock"   S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo   —
Seventeen and Ailee "Q And A" Non-album singles   S.Coups, Woozi   —
Vernon "Sickness" (Feat. Pledis Girls)   —   —
Seventeen "Chuck" Love & Letter   S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Dino, Mingyu   —
"Still Lonely"   Woozi, Wonwoo, Hoshi, Seungkwan   —
"Pretty U"   Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Seungkwan   —
"Hit Song"   Bumzu, S.Coups, Dino, Mingyu   —
"Adore U"
(Vocal Team) 		  Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, DK, Seungkwan   —
"Monday to Saturday"
(Hip Hop Team) 		  Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu   Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi
"Shining Diamond"
(Performance Team) 		  Kim Min-jeong, S.Coups, Woozi   —
"Love Letter"   S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu   —
2016 "No F.U.N" Love & Letter - Repackage Album   S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Dino, Hoshi, Seungkwan   —
"Very Nice"   Bumzu, S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu   —
"Healing"   S.Coups, Woozi, Dino, Mingyu   —
"Space"   Bumzu, S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu   —
"Boom Boom" Going Seventeen   Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu   —
"Lean On Me"   Bumzu, S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu   —
"Fast Pace"   S.Coups, Woozi, Hoshi   —
"I Don't Know"   S.Coups, Woozi   —
2017 "If I"
(Hip Hop Team) 		Al1   S.Coups, Mingyu   —
"Crazy in Love"   Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Mingyu   —
"Check In" (Remastering)
(Hip Hop Team) 		  S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu   —
"Swimming Fool"   Bumzu, Woozi, Dino   —
"Without You" Teen, Age   Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Dino, Hoshi, Mingyu, DK, The8, Jeonghan   —
"Trauma"
(Hip Hop Team) 		  S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu   Bumzu
"Campfire"   Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu, DK, Seungkwan, The8, Jeonghan   —
"Rocket"   Woozi, Nathan, Joshua   Bumzu, Woozi, Nathan
"Bring It"   Woozi, Hoshi   —
2018 "Thinkin' About You" Director's Cut   Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo   —
"MMO"
(Hip Hop Team) 		Non-album singles   S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu   —
"Joker"
(Hip Hop Team) 		  S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu   —
"Un Haeng Il Chi" (언행일치 / 言行一致)
(Hip Hop Team) 		  Bumzu, S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu   —
"What's the Problem"
(Hip Hop Team) 		  S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu   —
"Oh My!" You Make My Day   Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi   —
"Holiday"   Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon   Woozi, Bumzu, Park Ki-tae
"What's Good"
(Hip Hop Team) 		  S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu   —
"Our Dawn is Hotter than Day"   Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu   —
"A-Teen" A-Teen OST Part 3   Bumzu, Woozi, Dino   —
Jimin Park "PUTP" (전화받아) (feat. Kino, Woodz, Nathan) jiminxjamie   Woodz, Nathan, Kino, Jimin Park   Woodz, Nathan, Kino, Park Jimin
Drunken Tiger "Bumaye" (Remix) (feat. Bizzy, Vernon of Seventeen) Drunken Tiger X : Rebirth Of Tiger JK   Bumzu, Woozi, Dino   —
Seventeen "Chilli"
(Hip Hop Team) 		You Made My Dawn   S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu   Bumzu, Pop Time
"Getting Closer"   Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi   —
2019 Tobi Lou "Looped Up" (feat. Vernon) Live on Ice   TBD   TBD
Seventeen "Hit" An Ode   Bumzu, Woozi   —
"Lie Again"   Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, Mingyu   —
"독: Fear"   Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon   —
"Let Me Hear You Say"   Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, Mingyu   —
"Second Life"   —   Bumzu, Woozi
"Network Love"   Bumzu, Woozi, The8   —
"Back It Up"
(Hip Hop Team) 		  S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu   —
"Lucky"   Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, Mingyu, Seungkwan   —
"Snap Shoot"   Woozi, Bumzu, Vernon, Mingyu   —
2020 "Fearless" Heng:garæ   Bumzu, Woozi   —
"Left and Right"   Bumzu, Woozi   —
"My My"   Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi   Bumzu, Woozi
"Kidult"   Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi   —
"Home;Run" Semicolon   Bumzu, Woozi, Seungkwan   —
"Do Re Mi"
(Seungkwan, Vernon and Dino) 		  Bumzu, Woozi, Dino, Seungkwan   —
"All My Love"   Bumzu, Woozi, Seungkwan   —
2021 "Gam3 Bo1"
(Hip Hop Team) 		Your Choice   Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu   —
"Rock With You" Attacca   Bumzu, Kim In-hyeong, Woozi, Joshua, Tim Tan, Jordan Witzigreuter, Cameron Walker-Wright   —
"Crush"   Bumzu, Woozi, Maggiani Aris Andreas, Hoveyda Analise Nika   —
"I can't run away"
(Hip Hop Team) 		  Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu   Bumzu, Woozi, S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Lee Min-gyu
"2 Minus 1"   Bumzu, Joshua   Bumzu, Woozi, Joshua, Heyfarmer
Vernon "Bands Boy" Non-album singles   —   Cribs 1, Cribs 2
2022 Charli XCX "Beg for You" (A. G. Cook and Vernon of Seventeen Remix) (feat Rina Sawayama)   Charlotte Aitchison, Rina Sawayama, Roland Spreckley, Nicholas Gale, Sorana Păcurar, Alexander Soifer, Jonas von der Burg, Niclas von der Burg, Anoo Bhagavan, Bumzu   Charlotte Aitchison, Rina Sawayama, Roland Spreckley, Nicholas Gale, Sorana Păcurar, Alexander Soifer, Jonas von der Burg, Niclas von der Burg, Anoo Bhagavan, Bumzu
Omega Sapien "Wrecker" Wuga   Omega Sapien, Rodrigues Harry   Omega Sapien, Rodrigues Harry
Seventeen "Ash" Face the Sun   Bumzu, Woozi, Woo Chang-seong, Lee Nicholas David, Palmer Kyan   Bumzu, Woozi, Woo Chang-seong, Lee Nicholas David, Palmer Kyan
"_World" Sector 17   Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Melanie Joy Fontana, Michel "Lindgren" Schulz   —
"Cheers"
(Seventeen Leaders) 		  Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Hoshi   Bumzu, Woozi, Mingyu
Vernon "Black Eye" Non-album single   Robb Roy   Ohway!, Robb Roy, Hong Hoon-ki
2023 Seventeen "Super" FML   Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi   —
"Fire"
(Hip Hop Team) 		  Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu   Bumzu, Wonwoo
(sic)boy "Miss You" (feat. KM, Vernon) Hollow   Robb Roy, (sic)boy   Robb Roy, KM, (sic)boy
Seventeen "God of Music" Seventeenth Heaven   Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Mingyu   —
"Diamond Days"   Bumzu, Jeon Gan-dhi, S.Coups, Woozi   —
"Monster"
(Hip Hop Team) 		  Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu   Bumzu
2024 "Lalali"
(Hip Hop Team) 		17 Is Right Here   Woozi, Bumzu, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Vernon   —
"Eyes on You" Spill the Feels   Woozi, Bumzu, S.Coups   —
"Love, Money, Fame" (featuring DJ Khaled)   Woozi, Bumzu, Robb Roy   —
"Water"
(Hip Hop Team) 		  Woozi, Bumzu, Wonwoo, Mingyu, S.Coups   Bumzu, Mingyu
The8 "54321 (Lift Off)" (featuring Vernon) Stardust   The8, Robb Roy   The8, Numbernine, Robb Roy, NicolKeem
"Orbit" (featuring JinJiBeWater)   The8, Robb Roy, JinJiBeWater   Numbernine, Robb Roy, NicolKeem

References

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  31. ^ Cumulative sales of "Q&A":
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