Vernon버논

Vernon (버논; real name Hansol Vernon Chwe, 최한솔) is a South Korean and American rapper, singer and songwriter, born on February 18, 1998 in New York City to a Korean father and an American mother. He moved to South Korea at five, was scouted by Pledis Entertainment on the street in 2012, and trained for three years; his stage name comes from his middle name, which is also his mother's maiden name. He appeared in the online show Seventeen TV from 2013, and on South Korean television before his debut.¹

He debuted on May 26, 2015 as a member of SEVENTEEN with the EP 17 Carat, and belongs to the group's hip hop team and the sub-unit V8. Wikipedia says he has taken part in writing over 90 songs, the second-most writing credits in the group, and that he made his official solo debut with "Black Eye" on December 27, 2022.¹ In June 2023 he was named Versace's first global ambassador, an appointment in DabPop's list of K-pop idols who are luxury brand ambassadors.²

Vernon's military service is public record: DabPop's timeline of K-pop enlistments, as of October 11, 2026, gives August 20, 2026 as the date he enlisted, for social service. He is one of six SEVENTEEN members in that timeline.³