# Yunjin from LE SSERAFIM: Her Crazy Pre-Debut Story, Almost Quitting K-Pop, and Friendship with KATSEYE

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Podcast: [Up Next with Variety](https://stenobird.com/podcast/up-next-with-variety-7787848)
Published: 2026-06-26T15:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://omny.fm/shows/up-next-with-variety-1/yunjin-from-le-sserafim-her-crazy-pre-debut-story-almost-quitting-k-pop-and-running-celebrity-fan-accounts
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## Resource

Huh Yunjin from LE SSERAFIM joins Variety's Up Next with Tiana DeNicola for her very first podcast, opening up about everything from her unexpected journey into K-Pop, her upbringing, learning Taylor Swift songs on her dad's guitar, and nearly enrolling in college the day before she got the call to join LE SSERAFIM. She shares what it really means to be a Korean-American idol writing her own music, the sisterhood behind the group's iconic chemistry, and the deeply personal creative process that shaped their new album "Pureflow Pt. 1" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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