Wow!
Such a complete transformation, right?
No one could ever imagine that this girl would become a Kpop idol with this Ariana Grande
kind of vibe.
That girl is Huh Yunjin, the 6th member of Le Sserafim, who has found her way to becoming
a Kpop idol in style.
In fact, there are many more interesting things about this girl.
Want to find out?
Let’s dive into the video now!
1.
From a typical American teenager to a sweet Korean girl
After being introduced as the 6th member of LE SSERAFIM on 9th April 2022, Yunjin quickly
received exceptional attention from K-netizens and international Kpop fans.
That’s why her pre-debut life was dug up real quick by some detective netizens.
Huh Yunjin was born in 2001 with dual nationality which are Korean and American.
8 months after she was born, she immigrated to New York, USA so Yunjin can speak English
like a native.
However, what shocked fans and netizens the most was Yunjin's pre-debut photos when she
was in the US.
In those photos, she looked like a total badass with an extremely rebellious style and kind
of Asian baby girl vibe through her tanned skin, dark eyebrows, thick eyeliner, highlighted
hair and baggy clothes.
Looking at these photos, nobody expected Yunjin to become a Kpop idol.
After returning to Korea, she was oriented by Source Music with a sweeter and more feminine
style.
She had removed the mole on her chin, lightened her skin, re-dyed her hair with a darker color,
and chose a more natural makeup look as well as well-fitting clothes with bright colors
and cute patterns.
This total transformation of Yujin shocked tons of people when she appeared on Produce48
with a new look as they just couldn’t believe it was the same person.
It seems that the company really knows how to highlight the idol’s best feature, and
create the visuals that we get to see today.
Although she does not carry the caucasian gene because Yunjin's parents are both Koreans,
her appearance is said to resemble Western girls.
Perhaps living in the US since childhood has partly impacted her appearance.
Some of her typical Western facial features like large eyes, high nose bridge and clear
brown eyes.
In Le Sserafim, Yunjin is said to be one of the members with the most outstanding visuals,
if not the most outstanding one because of her unique visuals that could cover the cute
and bubbly concept as well as slay the girl crush concept.
Many netizens also expressed that they were most impressed with Yunjin during the group's
debut showcase because she was the most beautiful and confident on the catwalk, they even expected
HYBE to expose Yunjin to beauty or fashion/magazine categories.
2.
The journey to becoming a Kpop idol
It is known that when in the US, Yunjin studied opera since middle school so vocal is considered
to be her biggest strength.
Besides, she is also fluent in some musical instruments such as guitar or ukulele.
In addition to singing, Yunjin also participated in several plays, and her acting may shock
you.
A few years ago, Yunjin returned to South Korea with the ambition to become a Kpop idol
despite her mother’s objection.
She attended and graduated from Hanlim Art School, then after 6 months of training at
Pledis, she officially showed up on Produce48 as a trainee of Pledis Entertainment.
At that time, Yunjin was only 17 years old, her beginning at Produce48 was not very favorable
when she reluctantly became a supporting role for her senior in the same company, Gaeun
and was even downgraded to F.
However, this girl wasn’t discouraged and did not give up, she continued to try her
best in each episode.
Finally, the opportunity came to Yunjin, she was in charge of the center position on the
stage of "High Tension".
Yunjin's fresh visuals and excellent performance completely conquered the audience, helping
her gain the most votes and bringing her team a distinct victory.
In the next stage, she continued to make a strong impression on the judges and the audience
when she took on the main vocal position for the song "Into The New World" by SNSD and
showed off her strong and powerful vocals.
Yunjin had given every listener goosebumps by casually reaching difficult high notes.
With that ecstatic performance, everyone assumed that she would definitely get to debut, but
the final results made people disappointed, she was eliminated in episode 11 after ranking
26th place.
However, it seems that Source Music saw the potential of this girl and decided to grab
her for their team.
On 24th August 2021, Yunjin signed a contract with Source Music and joined their training
program.
8 months later, she successfully debuted with Le Sserafim in the main vocalist position,
which didn’t even come as a surprise to netizens.
Yunjin’s excellent performance in the group's Live Concert strongly proved she deserves
what she got.
In addition, Yunjin is also considered as one of the two members with the best stage
presence in the group besides Chaewon as she can casually switch between cheerful and badass
expressions in just a few seconds to match each phase of the song.
With that many talents, netizens just couldn't even believe that Yunjin is a rookie who just
debuted less than a month.
According to Korea JoongAng Daily, all members of Le Sserafim have proved their own charisma
and potential, however, Yunjin is considered to be the most prominent face on the stage.
Although the official position of each member has not been announced, many people believe
that Yunjin should be the one taking on the center position considering her unmatched
aura and outstanding confidence.
3.
Some fun facts you may not know about Yunjin
Yunjin’s English name is Jennifer Huh.
She is 172cm tall and weighs 53kg.
Her Zodiac is Libra.
She is often known by the nickname “Kirin-chan” (Kirin means giraffe in Korean)
Yunjin has a younger sister and is a close friend of Hyungseo (CLASSY).
Her favorite Kpop artist is SNSD Her MBTI type is INFJ (Advocate).
An Advocate is someone with the Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, and Judging personality
traits.
They tend to approach life with deep thoughtfulness and imagination.
Their inner vision, personal values, and a quiet, principled version of humanism guide
them in all things.
Yunjin’s biggest hobbies are eating, painting and playing musical instruments (especially
guitar and ukulele) She is crazy about the Harry Potter series
and her personality is said to belong to the Slytherin.
In general, Yunjin likes adventure and sci-fi movies yet she is really afraid of horror
ones.
Yunjin’s favorite sports are baseball, hockey, MMA and Pilate.
Among them, hockey is her biggest love.
She even thought of becoming a professional athlete before realizing her real dream is
to be a Kpop idol.
When she was studying in the US, Yunjin was even the captain of her school's field hockey
team.
FYI, besides studying in the US, Yunjin had also studied in France for 5 years.
When Yunjin was eliminated from Produce48, a fandom of her named "Burning Passport" was
established right after because fans want her to stay in Korea to pursue her dream instead
of returning to the US.
With her natural musical ability, Yunjin was allowed to participate in writing music and
lyrics for the group's song "Blue Flame" despite being a rookie.
She is the one with the longest training time out of all LE SSERAFIM’s members, for a
total of 4 years 4 months Talking about the special group name "Le sserafim",
Yunjin said, "The first thing that crossed my mind was that the name sounded very classy.
I remember getting goosebumps and even bursting into tears when I first heard it"
Besides visual and talent, Yunjin is also praised by netizens for her polite and caring
personality.
In a short video where Le Sserafim’s members were watching sports and enjoying their meal,
Yunjin was seen politely offering the group’s manager some coke and fried chicken when she
noticed he didn’t have any food or drink.
This delicate act of Yunjin made her fans feel extremely touched and believe that they
have stanned the right person.
As a female idol who has attracted a lot of attention since debuting with LE SSERAFIM,
Yunjin promises to become an even brighter star in the future.
Many people hope that with her beauty and talent, Yunjin will be successful on the path
she has chosen.