LE SSERAFIM's Yunjin on Her Crazy Pre-Debut Story, Almost Quitting K-Pop, & Friendship with KATSEYE

Huh Yunjin from LE SSERAFIM joins Variety's Up Next with host Tiana DeNicola for her very first podcast, opening up about everything from her unexpected journey into K-Pop, her upbringing, learning Taylor Swift songs on her dad's guitar, running fan accounts in middle school, and getting the call to join LE SSERAFIM. She shares what it really means to be a Korean-American idol writing her own music, the sisterhood behind the group's iconic chemistry, and the deeply personal creative process that shaped their new album "Pureflow Pt. 1"

00:00 Intro
00:40 Yunjin's birthday
01:13 Astrology
02:30 Growing up
04:10 Playing instruments
05:17 Grandmother's support
07:20 Wanting to do K-Pop
09:23 Running fan accounts
10:09 Moving back to Korea
10:40 Almost quitting K-Pop
13:10 How to become an Idol
16:40 Dancing & "Giraffe"
17:50 Produce 48
21:00 Training burnout
22:10 The LE SSERAFIM call
22:45 Group chemistry
27:05 Debut teaser and changing K-Pop
28:50 First album "FEARLESS"
30:00 Pureflow Pt. 1
31:02 "Iconic By Mistake" song
31:40 KATSEYE friendship
32:30 World tour
33:45 Being a fan of RAYE
34:29 The rise of K-Pop

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