Bang Chan played a pivotal role in forming Stray Kids by selecting trainees, naming the group, and designing its logo.
32 Facts About Bang Chan
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Bang Chan is the first of three children, and the elder brother of independent musician and YouTuber, Hannah Bahng.
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Bang Chan attended Newtown High School of the Performing Arts, where he trained in ballet and modern dance and was a member of the school choir.
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Bang Chan graduated from Chungdam High School majoring in music and acting.
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Bang Chan was a trainee for 7 years under JYP Entertainment and trained alongside members of Twice, Got7, and Day6.
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Bang Chan met future bandmates Han and Changbin while taking MIDI classes and together in 2016, they formed a hip-hop group called 3Racha.
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In late 2017, JYP Entertainment announced a new survival show called Stray Kids, in collaboration with Mnet, and Bang Chan was announced as a participant.
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Bang Chan was granted the opportunity to choose his own team of trainees to prepare for debut.
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Bang Chan officially debuted as the leader of Stray Kids on 25 March 2018, with the stage name Bang Chan.
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In 2019, as part of the group's first variety show, Finding SKZ, the group travelled to Australia, where Bang Chan helped organise activities to introduce his bandmates to the culture of his homeland.
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Bang Chan has showcased solo work through Stray Kids' SKZ-Record and SKZ-Replay platforms.
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Furthermore, Bang Chan co-wrote and co-composed the song "3Racha", Stray Kids' first exploration of the drill genre, which received critical acclaim.
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Bang Chan further explored solo artistry during the 5-Star Dome Tour in 2023, performing his unreleased song "Baby" at Tokyo Dome.
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Bang Chan has written or produced for artists and groups including NiziU, JO1, Sky-Hi, and Show Lo.
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In 2018, Bang Chan was a guest host twice on After School Club, co-hosting with Jimin on 12 June and as a special host on 17 July, when Day6's Jae graduated from the show.
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Bang Chan served as the MC for KCON LA in August 2022, and returned as MC in 2023, hosting the third day.
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In December 2023, Bang Chan served as a special judge on Nizi Project Season 2.
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Bang Chan is widely recognized for his multifaceted role as a singer, songwriter, producer, and performer in the K-pop industry.
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Bang Chan is part of 3Racha, a sub-unit within Stray Kids that focuses on creating music that pushes the boundaries of traditional K-pop, blending elements of hip-hop, EDM, and pop-rock.
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Bang Chan was encouraged by his mother's love of pop music to take an interest in the music industry.
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In 2023, Bang Chan was recognized on the KBS 2TV variety show Beat Coin for his substantial music royalty earnings, attributed to his extensive songwriting credits.
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In March 2025, Billboard Brasil reported that Bang Chan is the third most credited K-pop idol on KOMCA with 210 songs attributed under his name, following Ravi and RM.
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In 2024, Billboard stated that Bang Chan has played a "crucial role" in Stray Kids' success as a songwriter and producer, contributing to multiple No 1 albums on the Billboard 200 and co-producing and writing their first Hot 100 entry, "Lalalala".
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Bang Chan has consistently ranked in Tumblr's "K-Pop Stars of the Year", placing 14th in 2018,8th in 2019,11th in 2020, and 8th in both 2021 and 2022.
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Bang Chan was ranked the 81st most-searched K-Pop idol in 2020 by K-Pop Idol Chart's '2020 Top 100 YouTube Worldwide Search Rankings'.
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In May 2022, in a poll conducted by Ilgan Sports and Mubeat, Bang Chan was named "the best self-produced idol", receiving over 203,000 votes out of 357,796.
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Bang Chan made his first solo magazine cover appearance on the March 2021 issue of Men's Folio.
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Bang Chan appeared in both the print and digital editions of Harper's Bazaar Singapore, and a selection of the pictorial was featured in the May 2025 issue of Harper's Bazaar Japan.
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In 2021, Bang Chan participated in JYP Entertainment's "Every Dream Matters" initiative, together with Sana of Twice and company founder Park Jin-young.
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In December 2023 Bang Chan co-hosted the fourth 'EDM Day' with Park and Jihyo of Twice, taking part in the Love Earth Challenge campaign and meeting children interested in joining the entertainment industry.
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Bang Chan is a classically trained pianist, having taken lessons since the age of five.