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Chenle of NCT DREAM stands in a black tuxedo and bow tie at the Melon Music Awards on 2 December 2023.Chenle천러
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Chenle

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Chenle is a member of NCT DREAM, the six-member SM Entertainment group who debuted in August 2016. On the 2025 mini album Beat It Up he sang the unit track 'Butterflies' with Renjun and Haechan.

Group
NCT DREAM
Agency
SM Entertainment
Debut
24 August 2016
Born
22 November 2001
From
Shanghai, China

Who is Chenle?

Chenle is a member of NCT DREAM, the six-member SM Entertainment group who began with the debut single ‘Chewing Gum’ in August 2016. The South China Morning Post wrote that he was born in Shanghai in November 2001, performed in China from a young age and moved to South Korea in 2016.

SM Entertainment said on 20 August 2026 that Chenle and the five other members had all renewed their contracts.

What to watch

On the sixth mini album Beat It Up, out on 17 November 2025, Chenle sang the unit track ‘Butterflies’ with Renjun and Haechan. The Korea Herald described it as an acoustic pop ballad over lyrical guitar.

The official music videos sit on the SMTOWN channel, and stage films and the group’s own programmes on the NCT DREAM channel. K-Culture Radar links to official uploads rather than rehosting them.

Group

NCT DREAM

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Groups

NCT DREAM

SM Entertainment

NCT DREAM are a six-member boy group under SM Entertainment, who began with the debut single 'Chewing Gum' in August 2016. Their sixth mini album Beat It Up became their tenth consecutive million-selling album in November 2025.

Videos

Official video NCT CHENLE '灿 (Lucid)' MV|TME腾讯音乐 · TME_officialYouTube ↗

Stories

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All Six NCT DREAM Members Renew, in Their 10th-Anniversary Week

SM Entertainment said on 20 August 2026 that all six NCT DREAM members had renewed their contracts. Two days later the group held its 10th-anniversary fan meeting in Incheon, and on the night of 24 August a livestream counted down to the anniversary itself. Here is how the three fit together in one week.