The name SPEARB
Changbin (창빈) is a member of Stray Kids, the eight-member group under JYP Entertainment. When he formed the production team 3RACHA with Bang Chan and Han as a trainee before the debut, the name he used was SPEARB (Soompi, 29 June 2018).
Appearing on 1 June 2023 on 홍김동전 (Honggimdongjeon), a KBS 2TV variety show whose name ends in the Korean word for a coin, he was asked how many songs he had worked on so far and answered, “It comes to almost 150 songs” (Money Today). His solo song on the digital album SKZ-REPLAY, released on 21 December 2022, is ‘두들’ (Dudeul), whose title is the English word doodle written in Hangul. SPOTV News introduced it as a song that portrays a free life not confined to a set frame. In September 2026 TopStarNews wrote that 198 songs are registered under his name with the Korea Music Copyright Association.
‘I Do’, lyrics kept simple
On the mini album THIS & THAT, released on 7 August 2026, the song whose work Changbin led is ‘I Do’ (Asia Economy, 6 August 2026). At the press conference before the release he explained that this time he had made the lyrics “simple and repetitive, so that listeners could come to it easily”. Asked about his task from here on, he answered: “To keep taking on songs we aren’t used to, and to make them our own in Stray Kids’ colours.”
Autry, and giving on his birthday
WWD reported exclusively on 26 February 2026 that the American footwear brand Autry had chosen Changbin as its first global brand ambassador. Changbin said he had always been drawn to brands that keep their heritage while embracing innovation and that he was glad to join, and he fronts the brand’s spring 2026 campaign. Rolling Stone UK carried the same news the next day. According to TopStarNews, the partnership went on to a capsule collection whose design process he took part in, and he appeared at its launch events in Seoul and Tokyo.
On his birthday, 11 August 2026, he donated 100 million won to Samsung Medical Center. Of that, 50 million won goes to treatment costs for child and adolescent patients and 50 million won to an emotional support programme for patients’ families. He said that the love fans had sent him was what let him share something meaningful on his birthday, and that he hoped his gesture would reach the places that need it as a little hope and warm comfort (Star News).