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 Join Variety to get access to members-only perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgRQHK8Ttr1j9xCEpCAlgbQ/join Subscribe to Variety on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@variety?sub_confirmation=1 Subscribe to Variety Events on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCNYLx3nct1l7Ng9Z2h4bo4w?sub_confirmation=1 Connect: http://www.facebook.com/variety http://www.instagram.com/variety http://www.twitter.com/variety