The girl who danced with BTS J-Hope in “LOVE YOURSELF” Highlight Reel later debuted in a girl group under JYP.
Even before her debut, ITZY Ryujin had already made her face known to the public through various broadcasts. In 2017, she appeared on Mnet’s shows “Stray Kids” and “Mix Nine” then acted as J-Hope’s partner in BTS’s “LOVE YOURSELF” Highlight Reel.
In BTS’s music video, Ryujin played J-Hope’s dance partner and made many female fans envy her. At that time, her outstanding visual drew keen attention.
Ryujin was born in 2001 and has joined various singing activities since she was young. Ryujin revealed that she wanted to become a singer after watching the musical “Circus of the Sun” because she thought the actors looked so cool when they were applauded by the audience.
Ryujin is currently active as a member of JYP Entertainment’s girl group ITZY. There is an interesting anecdote about how Ryujin joined JYP. It is known that she was cast by JYP staff while standing in line for the bathroom at a fanmeeting of GOT7, a boy group under JYP at that time.
When participating in the audition program “Mix Nine” before her debut, Ryujin impressed many K-pop fans by showing off her excellent skills that improved through nonstop practice. In particular, Yang Hyun Suk was even surprised by Ryujin’s skills.
After the show, Ryujin returned to JYP and made her debut with ITZY in 2019. ITZY’s debut caused a huge sensation in K-pop. They won No.1 on a music show within 9 days of their debut, which was the shortest record for girl groups at that time.
In addition, Ryujin was famous among netizens because she is said to resemble actress Han So Hee. Even Ryujin herself admitted that she often read comments saying she looks like Han So Hee. Ryujin and Han So Hee’s synchronization rate was noticeable during Ryujin’s debut days when she often appeared in public with short hair.
Meanwhile, ITZY recently held their second official fanmeeting to celebrate the group’s 4th debut anniversary. At the event, the members confessed, “We’re very happy that we can celebrate our 4th anniversary with fans at a fanmeeting”.
Source: Daum
