Ryujin is one of the most iconic centers in KPop... 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/i...
Vogue Korea (accessed and translations via soompi) https://www.soompi.com/article/157458...
Rolling Stone https://www.rollingstone.com/music/mu...
BuzzFeed https://www.buzzfeed.com/sarahhan/itz...

Videos:
VOGUEMEETS    • [ENG] 류진이 만들고 싶은 JYP 유닛 그룹은? (TWICE, ...  
Ryujin VLIVE 20211004 (ENG Subbed)    • (ENG/INDO/JPN SUB) ITZY RYUJIN VLIVE ...  
ITZY "둘씩의 데이트"    • ITZY "둘씩의 데이트" | MBTI 토론회‍ #신자매  
[2TZY : Hello 2021] EP.07 RYUJIN & YUNA    • [2TZY : Hello 2021] EP.07 RYUJIN & YUNA  
dingo story | Lean On Me    • [SUB] 좋아하는 연예인과 새해 계획을 세운다면? #류진 #ITZ...  
[2TZY : Hello 2021] EP.10 RYUJIN & CHAERYEONG    • [2TZY : Hello 2021] EP.10 RYUJIN & CH...  
[2TZY : Hello 2021] EP.04 YEJI & RYUJIN    • [2TZY : Hello 2021] EP.04 YEJI & RYUJIN  
[ITZY VLOG] RYUJIN    • [ITZY VLOG] RYUJIN @ITZY  
ITZY 'RYUJIN' VLIVE 2022.03.14 (ENG Sub)    • [ENG/INDO SUB] ITZY 'RYUJIN' LIVE VLI...  

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/...
Toby Fox 'sans.'
Everything else courtesy of CreatorMix.com

Avatar drawn by Nere:   / little_enne  

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