Introduction
Hansol Vernon Chwe (Korean: 최한솔; born February 18, 1998), professionally known mononymously as Vernon (Korean: 버논), is a South Korean-American singer, rapper and dancer. Managed by Pledis Entertainment, he is a member of the idol group Seventeen. Vernon released his first solo mixtape, Black Eye, on December 27, 2022. 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.
Early life
Chwe Han-sol was born in New York, United States, 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.
His stage name comes from his middle name, Vernon, which is also his mother's maiden name. Both his parents are artists.
Career
2012–2014: Pre-debut
Chwe 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. The online show also included participation in concerts, such as Like Seventeen.
Before his official debut as an idol, Chwe made multiple appearances on South Korean television, including Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's Hello Stranger!, a program about foreigners in South Korea, and Song Eun-i's Eye to Eye, where he appeared as an elementary school student who was an expert in dating.
2015–present: Seventeen and solo activities
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. 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.
In November 2021, Vernon released his first solo track since 2015, titled "Bands Boy", written by himself. 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".
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.
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. He later joined Blink-182's Mark Hoppus' own Apple Music show After School Radio for episode 169.
In 2024, Vernon was promoted to a regular member of the Korean Music Copyright Association (KOMCA).
Artistry and image
Influences and musical style
Vernon has cited many influences throughout his career. Key punk rock influences include American band Green Day and Canadian singer Avril Lavigne, which have manifested in songs he has produced, such as Seventeen's "2 MINUS 1" and his own "Black Eye". He has also indicated interest in hyperpop and experimental pop, many times crediting British singer Charli XCX as an influence, specifically for Seventeen's track "Gam3 Bo1". He has also indicated he is a fan of Bladee, 100 gecs, and The Kid Laroi.
Fashion
In 2023, Vernon was announced as the first global ambassador for French fashion house Kenzo. Since the announcement, Vernon has attended multiple shows for the brand at Paris Fashion Week and was the face of the brand's FW23 campaign.
Discography
Singles and collaborations
| Title | Lead Artist | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | |||||
| "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 | ||
| "Sickness" With Eunwoo | Vernon | 2018 | — | — | |
| "Bumaye (Remix)" (feat. 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 (feat. Vernon and KM) (sic)boy | (sic)boy | 2023 | — | — | Hollow |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
Composition credits
All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association unless stated otherwise.
| 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 (Hiphop 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 | | — | |||
| BOOMBOOM | 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 (Hiphop Team) | Al1 | | S.Coups, Mingyu | | — | |
| Crazy in Love | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Mingyu | | — | |||
| Check In (Remastering) (Hiphop 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 (Hiphop 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 (Hiphop Team) | Non-album singles | | S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | — | ||
| Joker (Hiphop Team) | | S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | — | |||
| Un Haeng Il Chi (언행일치 / 言行一致) (Hiphop Team) | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | — | |||
| What's the Problem (Hiphop 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 (Hiphop 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 (Hiphop 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 (Hiphop 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 (Hiphop 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 (Hiphop 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 (Hiphop 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 (Hiphop Team) | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | Bumzu | |||
| 2024 | LALALI (Hiphop Team) | 17 Is Right Here | | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Mingyu | | — | |