Elkie

Biography

Chong Ting-yan (Chinese: 莊錠欣; born 2 November 1998), known professionally as Elkie Chong, is a Hong Kong singer and actress, previously based in South Korea and now based in Taiwan. She was previously a child-actress under in Hong Kong’s TVB and has appeared on several television dramas. Under Cube Entertainment, she debuted as a member of the South Korean girl group CLC in February 2016. Following her request to terminate her contract with Cube in December 2020, Elkie left both Cube and CLC in February 2021.

Early life

Chong was born on 2 November 1998 in Hong Kong. She attended Carmel Pak U Secondary School.

2009–2015: Early career

Chong was a popular teenage star in Hong Kong, being a former member of the Hong Kong project girl-group Honey Bees, and also a child-actress under TVB who acted in almost 20 dramas.

2016–2019: Debut with CLC and solo activities

In February 2016, Chong was introduced as a new member of the South Korean girl-group CLC together with Kwon Eun-bin. She officially made her Korean debut on 29 February with the release of CLC's third EP, Refresh, and made her first public appearance with the group on the 463rd episode of Mnet's M Countdown performing "High Heels".
Chong was announced to make her K-drama debut in March 2018, in the weekend drama Rich Family's Son as Mong Mong, a Chinese foreign exchange student.
Chong made her solo debut with digital single "I Dream×I dream23 November 2018 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1I dream3:48" on 23 November 2018.
In 2019, Chong was cast in a recurring role in Chinese drama A Little Thing Called First Love as Yang Man Ling, a senior who is responsible for a radio station.

2020–present: Request for contract termination

In December 2020, Chong requested that her exclusive contract with Cube Entertainment be terminated on the grounds that the company violated the contract. She claimed that she had not been paid for her acting activities, and that Cube Entertainment had already stopped their "developmental support" of CLC.
On 3 February 2021, Cube Entertainment confirmed Chong's departure from CLC, and her contract with the company has been terminated. Chong currently resides and is pursuing a career in mainland China, although she maintains a good relationship with her former CLC members. In June 2021, Chong collaborated with T.U.B.S member Ji Li for the song "Gave My Heart Away".

Songwriting credits

All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless stated otherwise.