FIRST READ · MON 7 AM ETTHE WEEKEND LEXICON · SAT 9 AM ETBang Chan
- Stage name
- Bang Chan
- Birth name
- Christopher Chan Bahng
- Born
- Oct. 3, 1997
- Hometown
- Sydney, Australia
- Position
- Leader
- Agency
- JYP Entertainment
- Fandom
- STAY
- Debut
- 2018
- Generation
- 4th gen
Bang Chan leads Stray Kids and writes and produces much of its music as part of the in-house trio 3RACHA, alongside HAN and Changbin. Born in Seoul and raised in Sydney, he was a teenage JYP trainee when the company let him build the group. In late 2025 he also stepped out on his own with a solo single made for Fendi.
Where they grew up
He grew up in Sydney, Australia, in a household where his father coached swimming and he raced competitively as a kid. His childhood was packed with piano practice, soccer with friends, schoolwork, and weekend fishing trips with his dad. At his performing arts high school he sang the Australian national anthem at graduation, a moment of applause he has said set off his drive to impress the people around him.
Birth details: nolae.eu
In their own words
“Trying to impress the people around me has been motivating me since I was a little kid.”
“I have learned and accepted that I am probably not going to be able to do anything without the members.”
“There's no answer to music. It's all about preference,”
Timeline
- 2016Joined 3RACHA
He began releasing music as CB97 in the trio 3RACHA with HAN and Changbin, uploading demos to SoundCloud.
- 2018Stray Kids debut
The group debuted on March 25, 2018 under JYP Entertainment, with him as leader.
- 2020GO LIVE and IN LIFE
The group released its first full-length album and then a repackage, with a drum and bass opener the trio wrote.
- 2021Kingdom win and NOEASY
Stray Kids won the competition series Kingdom: Legendary War and released NOEASY, their highest-selling album at that point.
- 2021First daesang
- 2025Fendi solo single
He made a solo debut with "Roman Empire" for Fendi.
Latest
- Solo single "Roman Empire" for Fendihypebeast.com
- Host of the All About Stray Kids Radio podcast on Apple Music, with Felix
Episode 2, themed on inspiration, came out July 16, 2024.
podcasts.apple.com
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- nolae.eu: Bang Chan (Stray Kids) Profile
- soompi.com: Stray Kids Talks About Being Inspired By Senior Idols ...
- gq.com.au: Bang Chan: Meet the Australian-raised face of one of K- ...
- podcasts.apple.com: Episode 2: Inspiration - All About Stray Kids Radio
- hypebeast.com: STRAY KIDS' Bang Chan Finds His "Roman Empire" ...
- teenvogue.com: Bang Chan, Dynamic Leader of Stray Kids, Is Just Enjoying ...
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