Chenle (Zhong Chen Le)천러 鍾辰樂 NCT
- Birth Name: Zhong Chen Le (鍾辰樂)
- Stage Name: Chenle (천러)
- Korean Name: Jong Jin Rak (종진락)
- Birthday: November 22, 2001 (22 yrs western, 24 Korean)
- Position: Vocalist
- Nationality: Korean
- Height: 175 cm (5'9″)
- Specialties: Piano, Cooking, Football and everything related to music
- Unit: NCT Dream
Chenle was born in Shanghai, China on 22 November 2001. He studied at Beijing Contemporary Music School. In 2006, he entered the small television station Shanghai Ying Siu Sing School and went to dance classes. In 2008, he was admitted to Shanghai Little Flute Art Troupe and studied vocal music with Huang Jing.
In 2009, Chenle participated in the Hajj children's channel held by Yueyue Elf Vs Season Trial and won the runner-up and Elf Genie Award.
In 2010, he participated in the National Chinese Young Talent Selection activities and won the vocal group a gold medal. On June 16, 2011, as a part of the starring actress Xiao Jiabin attending the second Nie Er Music Week opening ceremony (Shanghai Grand Theater), Chenle led the audience of thousands to sing the national anthem.
In January 2011, at age 9, Chenle was invited to perform the song Memory from Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, Cats, at the Golden Hall of Vienna - at the time he was the youngest singer to have ever held a solo performance there.
In July 2011, his second solo album, My Wings, was released with a total of 12 songs. On July 31, 2011, Chenle participated in the opening ceremony of Shanghai International Children's Art Festival on the Shanghai Grand Stage and also the Closing Ceremony of Shanghai International Children's Art Festival at Shanghai International Convention Center on August 4, 2011.
Chenle began his professional career as a singer after competing in singing competitions such as China's Got Talent. He has released 3 albums prior to his debut. He used to do cover songs and upload them to YouTube. Many of his covers are of former child star Declan Galbraith. He is part of the World Organization of Child Ambassadors of Peace with HQ in Washington, DC, founded and presided by pianist, songwriter, and producer, Ezekiel Elkin, representing China as a young cultural diplomat around the world. He was the Chinese Ambassador at The Musical Summit, an international multicultural show created by Elkin which took place in Buenos Aires City in August 2014 where he performed "The Dragon's Romance", a song Elkin wrote especially for him.
In December 2012, Chenle participated in the First Plenary Session of the Huangpu District of Shanghai and elected the district chief with the highest votes. His first known acting minor roles were in 2013 when he was 11 years old, he was featured in Chinese Drama, The Queen of SOP 2. In 2014, he held a solo concert at the Shanghai Concert Hall.
In August 2016, at only the age of 14, he began his career in South Korea by debuting as a member of NCT Dream, a sub-unit of NCT. He is one of the four members in the entire group alongside Renjun (the other Chinese member of NCT Dream), Shotaro, and Sungchan, who was not introduced as a part of SM Rookies before their debut. He debuted in NCT after only 4 months of training.
On April 30, 2020, it was announced via Beijing Contemporary Music Academy's official Weibo.com account that Chenle, alongside fellow bandmate Renjun, officially graduated from the school with the class of 2020.
Chenle became the main DJ of the radio show Yuedong Seoul on October 12, 2020. The show airs from 9 pm to 10 pm KST. The show is live-streamed on the official TBS eFM 101.3MHz youtube channel.
