How on earth there is such a beauty like this?
You probably have been seeing her image everywhere lately.
She is literally going viral all over the internet for her elegant visuals that many
are expecting to become the new generation Kpop goddess.
And her name is Kazuha.
So, who is Kazuha?
Kazuha's full name is Nakamura Kazuha, she was born in 2003 in Kochi, Japan and grew
up in Breda, the Netherlands.
It is known that the CEO of Source Music had to fly all the way to the Netherlands to recruit
her.
The reason why Kazuha received such privilege is that she has an admirable profile that
makes So Sung-jin himself couldn’t help but notice.
Accordingly, Kazuha used to study ballet at 3 famous art schools: Bolshoi Academy, Royal
Ballet School of UK and National Ballet Academy of the Netherlands.
During the years of her ballet career, Kazuha has won countless awards, including 3 notable
big prizes:
World Dream International Prize for Highschool - Gold Medal in the “Esmeralda” category
Asian Grand Prix - Silver Medal in the "Princess Florina" category
And Kobe National Western Dance Competition - Jania II Classical Women's Gold Medal in
the "Esmeralda" category.
Learned ballet since the age of 3 but gave up to become a Kpop idol
So, you all already know that Kazuha is a Japanese-Dutch professional ballet dancer,
right?
But maybe few know that she has been studying ballet since the age of… 3 (5 for Korean
age)
In an interview, Kazuha revealed that she didn’t initially want to learn ballet, she
was taken to a ballet studio near her house by mom without knowing what she was doing
there.
Since she was too young to be aware of anything at the time, Kazuha thought that she was there
only to play with her fellows.
Later, when she started participating in some competitions, she found out that she was also
competing with professional ballet dancers who, according to Kazuha, looked very cool,
and that was when she actually wanted to become a professional ballerina.
With such a huge amount of achievements and a resounding profile as mentioned above, becoming
a professional ballerina is a 200% guaranteed path for Kazuha.
However, to everyone's surprise, she decided to audition for Source Music after pursuing
ballet for many years.
To netizens' questions, Kazuha explained, "The more I pursue ballet, the more I wonder
if it's what I want to do the rest of my life.
I just can't stop thinking, is it my real dream?
And I started to challenge myself with a different genre, which is Kpop”.
Kazuha herself thinks being a ballet dancer is a good choice, but Kpop may open up more
opportunities for her.
So she eventually submitted the video for the audition.
To this point, I really respect Kazuha for her brave decision because to be honest, people
with such an excellent background and promising future like her would never give up what they
are doing to become an idol, even if they were invited.
In fact, many netizens said that Kazuha giving up ballet sounds like a pity, but compared
to being an idol, being a famous ballet dancer is much more extreme, and there can even be
injuries that severely affect her career.
Moreover, the fact that foreign plays often favor European dancers rather than Asian ones
also reduces the chance of Kazuha becoming a worldwide famous ballet dancer.
Fans also believe that it's really smart of Kazuha to choose the idol path because firstly,
Source Music is now under HYBE, a relatively big company and home to the worldwide superstar
BTS; and secondly, Le Sserafim already has 2 famous members from IZ*ONE with a large
fan base, Sakura and Chaewon; so Kazuha's debut in this group is guaranteed to gain
reputation.
Getting into Kpop because of her huge love for BlackPink
Recently, Kazuha had a sitdown with Weverse Magazine to share her thoughts on becoming
a K-Pop idol.
When asked if she is into any Kpop songs, Kazuha just couldn't hide her excitement and
revealed that she really is a big fan of BLACKPINK's music.
"I fell in love with Kpop from the moment I heard BLACKPINK's music.
I happened to see their Boombayah MV on YouTube and I still remember how amazed I was.
I thought to myself, 'What is this?
This is such a whole new world!'.
Then I even went to their Osaka concert," Kazuha shared enthusiastically.
She also added about her feelings while enjoying BLACKPINK's concert, "When I got to watch
their live performance, I was so impressed and moved that I burst into tears.
Up until now, I've watched countless ballet performances, but BLACKPINK's stage was amazing
in a completely different way.
And I really wanted to perform on such a stage like theirs."
In addition, Kazuha is also a genuine ARMY.
According to Kazuha herself, she was the one who participated in Source Music's online
audition last year with a cover of BTS's "Dynamite" and a ballet performance video.
It is known that out of the 7 BTS boys, Kazuha admires Jimin the most, most likely because
Jimin’s contemporary dance moves have a significant resemblance to her ballet ones.
Kazuha once passionately shared her thoughts on BTS's main dancer, saying that when she
watched the dance break in Dynamite, she was very impressed with Jimin because it was the
first time she witnessed an idol with the ability to balance between the gentle contemporary
dance moves and powerful choreography of Kpop boy groups.
Therefore, Kazuha believes that she can also do it like Jimin, she desperately wants to
blow the classical ballet vibe into vibrant Kpop choreography to bring to fans the most
spectacular performances.
Being the most talked-about member in terms of visual
Although Kazuha made a strong impression in the teaser photos when she was introduced
as the fifth member of Le Sserafim, it was not until her first appearance at the debut
showcase that Kazuha really made netizens speechless with her impressive visuals.
Her beauty is said to not be the radiant and dazzling type, but falls more to the elegant
and classy end of the spectrum, just like the moon and very pleasing to the eye.
Her face seems to have no “dead angle" because among hundreds of photos of Kazuha, netizens
couldn’t even find one where she doesn't look pretty.
In addition to her outstanding beauty, Kazuha also possesses a perfect figure with an impressive
height of 174cm and perfect body proportions, the result of more than ten years of ballet
practice.
With these advantages, Kazuha is no doubt a formidable candidate for the 4th generation
Kpop goddess title along with other bright names such as Sullyoon (NMIXX), Xiaoting (KEP1ER),
Yuna (ITZY), etc. and also believed by many to be the main visual of Le Sserafim though
Source Music hasn't announced the official positions of each member yet.
Interestingly enough, Kazuha's visual also reminds many people of "the nation's first
love" Suzy.
Indeed, her facial features are similar to that of Suzy, especially her eyelids and rather
thick lips shape as well as the fresh aura when she smiles.
Many fans even admitted that when they saw Kazuha the first time, they didn't think she
was Japanese because her facial features were very Korean.
Being too impressed with Kazuha's elegant beauty and ballet dancing ability, fans have
given her the nickname "swan", a noun that fully describes this girl's charisma and physique.
So, with a start that couldn't be better, Kazuha is expected to become one of the top
female Kpop idols in the near future.
Let’s support her and look forward to what she is going to bring
to the table.