What JYP Confirmed About Chaeryeong's Solo Debut
ITZY's Chaeryeong is preparing a solo album, and her agency has confirmed it on the record. The target window is November 2026 — but that is where the confirmed details stop.
JYP Entertainment confirmed on August 27, 2026 that Chaeryeong (Lee Chae-ryeong, born June 5, 2001 ) will debut as a solo artist, with a November release as the stated goal . The news originated as an exclusive from JTBC Entertainment News, which reported that Chaeryeong would release new music as a solo artist in November and that music video filming was scheduled to begin shortly — a detail Soompi's report on JYP's statement also confirmed .
"It is true that Chaeryeong will be making her solo debut. She is currently preparing an album with the goal of releasing it in November," — official statement, JYP Entertainment (source: Soompi, 2026-08)
Read the wording carefully: November is a goal, not a locked date. As of the announcement, no release date, album title, tracklist, producer credits, lead single or concept has been disclosed . Fans tracking the schedule should treat itzy.jype.com and the group's official channels as the reference point for any dated announcement.
For context on where this sits in her career: Chaeryeong debuted with ITZY on February 12, 2019 with the single album "IT'z Different" . A November 2026 solo release would arrive roughly seven years and nine months into her time with the group.
Chaeryeong Is the Third ITZY Member to Go Solo
Chaeryeong is the third ITZY member to launch a solo career, following Yeji in 2025 and Yuna in 2026. Yeji opened the sequence with the four-track EP AIR, released by JYP Entertainment and Republic Records on March 10, 2025, which peaked at No. 3 on Circle's weekly South Korean albums chart and was certified Platinum in Korea at 250,000 units . Yuna's Ice Cream arrived a year later, on March 23, 2026 .
AIR was led by the synth-pop title track "Air" (3:15), with B-sides "Invasion," "Can't Slow Me, No" and "258." Yeji co-wrote the title track, with J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" among the credited lyricists. Beyond its Circle placement, the EP reached No. 17 on Billboard's Top Album Sales and No. 6 on World Albums, and finished at No. 8 monthly and No. 75 on Circle's year-end chart . Coverage at the time framed her as ITZY's first solo artist (source: The Korea Times, 2025-02).
Yuna's Ice Cream runs 11:33 across four tracks — "Ice Cream" (2:51, lead single), "B-Boy" (3:01), "Blue Maze" (2:50) and "Hyper Dream" (2:51). It charted higher domestically than AIR, at No. 2 weekly on Circle (No. 8 monthly), and also placed No. 11 on Oricon's Japanese Western Albums chart and No. 12 on Billboard's World Albums .
| Member | Release | Date | Circle weekly peak | Other charts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeji | AIR (EP, 4 tracks) | March 10, 2025 | No. 3 | Billboard Top Album Sales No. 17; World Albums No. 6; Platinum in Korea (250,000) |
| Yuna | Ice Cream (EP, 4 tracks) | March 23, 2026 | No. 2 | Oricon Western Albums No. 11; Billboard World Albums No. 12 |
| Chaeryeong | Untitled solo album | Target: November 2026 | — | Title, tracklist and concept not yet disclosed |
The cadence — March 2025, March 2026, then a stated November 2026 goal — points to a staggered per-member rollout rather than a group pause, with ITZY continuing as a five-member act between releases. That leaves Lia and Ryujin as the only members without a standalone solo release as of this announcement; JYP has not said whether either is queued next.
Chaeryeong Already Has a Solo Track Record
Chaeryeong enters her November project with two solo songs already released under the ITZY banner. The first was "Mine," a self-written and self-composed track on ITZY's eighth mini album BORN TO BE, released January 8, 2024 . That credit matters for reading the upcoming release: she has already worked as a writer-composer on her own material, not only as a performer of songs handed to her.
The second is "Undefined," a 2:40 track on ITZY's 12th EP Motto, released May 18, 2026. Motto ran eight tracks across 23:38, five of them member solos: "Pocket" (Yeji), "Asylum" (Lia), "Look" (Ryujin), "Undefined" (Chaeryeong) and "Tangerine" (Yuna) . "Undefined" carries writing and production credits from Minkyu and Seora, with arrangement by Lee Hae-sol and Maria Marcus .
The rollout of those five solos is the detail worth tracking. All were performed live on the TUNNEL VISION World Tour before they appeared on record, meaning the studio versions arrived after months of stage testing in front of paying audiences . Motto itself peaked at No. 4 weekly and No. 12 monthly on Circle, No. 16 on Billboard's Top Album Sales and No. 7 on World Albums, No. 31 on Oricon, and was certified Platinum in South Korea at 250,000 shipped units .
Read together, the sequence looks like a two-step: a solo track road-tested on tour and released through a group EP, then a standalone release under her own name. JYP has not described the November album in those terms, and no tracklist or credit list has been published, so whether Chaeryeong takes writing credits again — as she did on "Mine" — is still open .
Why November: Where This Falls on ITZY's Tour Calendar
November sits in the first clear gap after ITZY's third world tour winds down. TUNNEL VISION opened with three nights at Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul on February 13–15, 2026, in support of the group's 11th EP Tunnel Vision, with the February 15 show streamed via Beyond LIVE . The tour was announced on October 28, 2025, and its initial routing ran through Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Bangkok and Manila between April and July 2026; the Auckland date was canceled, which JYP announced on April 2 .
On June 8 KST, seven additional stops were added — Macao, Taipei, London, Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt and Singapore — extending the run from August through October 2026 . Per JYP's official notice, the Europe/UK leg is:
- London — Sept 11, OVO Arena Wembley
- Amsterdam — Sept 13, AFAS Live
- Paris — Sept 15, Zénith Paris–La Villette
- Frankfurt — Sept 17, Festhalle
General sale for those dates opened June 16, 2026 . Some third-party ticketing listings show different date pairings for the European cities, so the official JYP notice is the reference point rather than resale or aggregator pages.
With the final announced stops landing in October, a November release drops into the window immediately after the tour, which is consistent with JYP slotting solo work around group activity rather than in place of it. One scheduling factor worth noting: on May 5, 2026, JYP announced that Yeji had been diagnosed with a herniated disc following hospital treatment for lower back pain . JYP has not linked that to the timing of Chaeryeong's debut, and no further tour dates beyond October have been announced on ITZY's official site.
What's Still Unconfirmed
Almost every detail of Chaeryeong's solo project remains undisclosed. As of JYP Entertainment's August 27, 2026 confirmation , there is no announced title, exact release date, tracklist, producer lineup, lead single, or concept — the agency's statement went only as far as saying she is preparing an album "with the goal of releasing it in November," which is a target rather than a locked date .
- Credits: unknown whether Chaeryeong will write or compose, as she did on "Mine" from BORN TO BE .
- Next in line: no word on whether Lia and Ryujin — the two members without standalone solo releases — are queued after her.
- Tour tie-in: talk of a 2026–2027 tour extension linked to the solo debut is unverified; no dates past October 2026 are posted.
Reporting so far traces to one JTBC exclusive plus a single-sentence JYP confirmation, so any specific November date circulating on social media should be treated as speculation. The reference point is JYP's official schedule postings on itzy.jype.com and ITZY's official channels — until a schedule image appears there, "November 2026" is the only confirmed detail worth planning around.
Frequently asked questions
When is Chaeryeong's solo debut coming out?
JYP Entertainment is targeting November 2026, but that is a stated goal rather than a locked release date. In its August 27, 2026 statement, the agency said Chaeryeong "is currently preparing an album with the goal of releasing it in November" . No title, tracklist, concept, lead single or exact date has been disclosed, and music video filming was reported as only about to begin when the news broke via JTBC Entertainment News .
Is Chaeryeong the first ITZY member to debut solo?
No. Chaeryeong is the third ITZY member to launch a solo career. Yeji went first with the four-track EP AIR, released March 10, 2025 through JYP Entertainment and Republic Records and certified Platinum in South Korea at 250,000 units . Yuna followed with Ice Cream on March 23, 2026, a four-track, 11-minute-33-second EP that peaked at No. 2 on Circle's weekly Korean albums chart . Lia and Ryujin have not yet been announced for standalone solo releases.
Has Chaeryeong released solo music before?
Yes, twice, both as part of ITZY group releases. She wrote and composed "Mine" for the eighth mini album BORN TO BE, released January 8, 2024 . She then took "Undefined" (2:40) on ITZY's 12th EP Motto, released May 18, 2026, one of five member solo tracks on the eight-song set alongside Yeji's "Pocket," Lia's "Asylum," Ryujin's "Look" and Yuna's "Tangerine" . All five were performed live on the Tunnel Vision World Tour before the recorded versions came out.
Will ITZY keep promoting as a group during Chaeryeong's solo run?
Nothing announced suggests a group pause. The pattern set by Yeji in March 2025 and Yuna in March 2026 has been a staggered per-member rollout scheduled around group activity rather than instead of it. ITZY's third world tour, TUNNEL VISION, opened with three nights at Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul on February 13–15, 2026 and its final announced stops run through October 2026 after seven cities were added on June 8 . That places the November solo target in the post-tour window.
Where can fans get official updates on the release date?
Use JYP Entertainment's official channels and the notice board at itzy.jype.com, which is where the agency posts schedule images, tour routing and sale details — the Europe leg dates and the June 16, 2026 general sale were published there . Because coverage so far traces to one JTBC exclusive and a single-sentence agency confirmation, specific November dates circulating on social media should be treated as unverified until an official posting appears.
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