Ryujin is one of the most iconic centers in K-Pop... but how'd she get in ITZY in the first place? And what's her mindset? Well I can't peek into her brain, but luckily some very insightful interviews exist for me to show you.
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0:00 Intro
0:53 Bio
1:18 Childhood
1:53 Casting
3:00 Trainee life
5:29 Pessimism and Perfectionism
6:07 MixNine
7:42 The Grind for Debut
9:42 Lessons on the Job
11:31 Ryujin's "Natural Gift"
12:06 Conclusion
12:38 Outro
Interviews used:
billboard - https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/itzy-interview-checkmate-1235114889/
Vogue Korea (accessed and translations via soompi) - https://www.soompi.com/article/1574581wpp/ryujin-on-feeling-proud-of-her-itzy-members-what-dance-means-to-her-and-more
Rolling Stone - https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/itzy-2021-comeback-new-music-tour-1182254/
BuzzFeed - https://www.buzzfeed.com/sarahhan/itzy-itz-me-wannabe-kpop-interview
Videos:
VOGUEMEETS - https://youtu.be/TcgDCUriUM4?si=AOSMQuX9TAyr8LvQ
Ryujin VLIVE 20211004 (ENG Subbed) - https://youtu.be/OdxHZnKNXwg?si=kqCh23-2wrcQFaFV
ITZY "둘씩의 데이트" - https://youtu.be/IZ4ccTi2KPw?si=nimvOYDiTGXxMaG4
[2TZY : Hello 2021] EP.07 RYUJIN & YUNA - https://youtu.be/nfWRwcrQAdM?si=drf69mtChpzO9YRl
dingo story | Lean On Me - https://youtu.be/CkYznEznhvc?si=v7HxkDaQTiwh2GoT
[2TZY : Hello 2021] EP.10 RYUJIN & CHAERYEONG - https://youtu.be/V7GdokuCCwo?si=r7DWwuDzFny3RS8N
[2TZY : Hello 2021] EP.04 YEJI & RYUJIN - https://youtu.be/OXNIBIkBJIo?si=OERc-qFK4on5exUp
[ITZY VLOG] RYUJIN - https://youtu.be/29Qi9f5cZW4?si=nOaRvkeH13cpDZlJ
ITZY 'RYUJIN' VLIVE 2022.03.14 (ENG Sub) - https://youtu.be/H2xTkJSfMSg?si=Sko7o19qWpXS4Ccl
Songs used:
ITZY - 'Mr. Vampire', 'Run Away', Dalla Dalla (inst.), ICY (inst.)
Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Toby Fox - 'sans.'
Everything else courtesy of CreatorMix.com
Avatar drawn by Nere: https://twitter.com/little_enne
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