Yujin/Trivia

## Yujin

November 11, 2021

* On November 3, 2021, she was revealed as the first member of IVE.
* Prior to competing on *Produce 48*, Yujin was a trainee for 1 year, 4 months.
* In the finale episode of *Produce 48*, Yujin ranked fifth overall (280,487 votes), thus joining IZ\*ONE.
* While promoting as a member of IZ\*ONE, her representative color was  Blue-Jini .
* In IVE, her representative color is  Magenta .
	+ From December 2021 to July 2022, it was  Green .
* In IVE's dorm, Yujin has her own room.

## Pre-Debut

### Childhood

* Growing up, Yujin wanted to become a flight attendant or a schoolteacher.

### Scouting Story

* Yujin became a Starship Entertainment through a private audition.
	+ Prior to, she had been sending in email auditions to multiple agencies.
	+ She was discovered while she was a fan of BTS watching them perform in 2014 Melon Music Awards. In 2022, IVE won Song of the Year, Best Rookie Girl Group and Best Girl Group just days before the group made its 1st anniversary.

## Nicknames

* KamBuumRi
* That Lens Girl
* Pride of Starship
* Azzo's Sister
* Puppy
* Anyoodaeng
* Andangdaeng
* Daedaengdaeng
* Ahn Yu-Ding
* Ando-li
* Big Foot
* Purdaengdaeng
* Hipjin (힙진)

## Personality

* Although described as the "vitamin of IZ\*ONE", Yujin is actually very shy and introverted in private settings.
* Yujin describes herself as being a "quiet extrovert."
* During *Produce 48*, Yujin's motto was "Your efforts will never betray you."
* The member she relies on most is Gaeul.
* According to Keyword Changers, her Keywords are: Leader of IVE, Goody-two-shoes, All-rounder, Honeyed voice, God, and Dimples.
* She learnt the "We Will Rock You" stomp from Eunhyuk on *Weekly Idol* as a leadership tool to cheer on the members to keep going in dance practices, because she is not a vocal leader compared to Kwon Eunbi.
	+ She also uses the left-foot stomp to silence the members.
* She uses skits to prepare the group for possible situations.

## Abilities

* She is good at jump rope and sports. She is extremely competitive when it comes to jump rope.
* Yujin held the record for being the youngest female contestant to ever participate on *King of Masked Singer* until 2020, but is the youngest female contestant to participate twice.
* She holds chopsticks and forks in very peculiar ways. She holds forks with her middle finger folded in, but holds chopsticks with index finger sticking out, but folds the finger in for spoons.
* She can mimic the echo sound effect in karaoke booths.
* On *Studio Moon Night*, she received "Vocal Queen" award from LeeSeo
* She is the best dancer in Earth Arcade despite being the youngest member, so she is often the dancing leader and instructor. But unlike Mimi: She specialized in female choreography.
* She can do mental calculations

### Inabilities

* Notably, Yujin once had terrible eyesight.
	+ With visual acuity scores of -9 (or 900 degrees short-sighted) in both eyes, she was close to being considered legally blind. However, in October 2021, she had GLAZE Lens surgery to correct her vision, yet she still uses contact lenses for cosmetic purposes.
* Yujin does not know how to swim. She didn't learn to tie her shoelaces properly until making her debut in IVE.
* Yujin's concentration is easily broken when dealing with overlapping voices.

## Famous Friends

* Baek Jiheon (member of girl group fromis\_9)
* Ningning (member of girl group Aespa)
* Lee Young-ji (rapper, Winner of High School Rapper 3)
* Mimi (member of Oh My Girl)

## Likes

* The song that got Yujin into K-pop is Girls' Generation's "Gee".
* Yujin is a fan of Girls' Generation, BTS, BLACKPINK, and Baek Yerin.
* She prefers texting someone rather than calling on the phone.
* Her role models are SHINee's Taemin and SISTAR's Dasom.
* As of November 2021, she has become immersed in studying English.
* Her hobbies include photography and exercising.
* She prefers carbonated drinks over coffee. She doesn't like coffee because of its bitter taste.
	+ Despite this, she likes using capsulated coffee machines.
* She was a loyal Samsung user before she left IZ\*ONE - her last Samsung phone was S21+.
	+ However, she can still use a staff members' S22 Ultra properly in 2022.
* Yujin loves perfumes and body sprays.
* For exercise, Yujin enjoys doing Pilates the most.

### Favorites

* **Baskin Robbins Flavor(s):** Chocolate Forest, My Mom is an Alien, Green Tea Chocolate Mousse.
* **Color(s):** Black, White, Green, Sky Blue
* **Clothing Item(s):** Cardigan, Beret hats
* **Emoji:** Shining Heart (💖)
* **Flower:** Rose
* **Food:** Tteokbokki
* **Ice Cream Flavor:** Green Tea
* **Motto:** "I am the best".
* **Movie:** *Inside Out*
* **Nickname:** Ahn Puppy
* **SHINee Song:** "View"
* **Season(s):** Spring and Autumn

### Dislikes

* She has a low tolerance to cold.
* Yujin doesn't like mint-chocolate flavored things.
* **Food(s):** Tomatoes, Vegetables, food wrapped in leafy greens
* **Drink(s):** Coffee

### Song Recommendations

* Taeyeon - Gravity
* Taeyeon - Set Myself On Fire

## References

1. ↑ Stands for "a leader full of charisma."
2. ↑ A referencer to her appearance in Acuvue Lens commericals.
3. ↑ A combination of "hip" as in "hip hop" and "jin" as in her name Yujin. (Universe Private Message, Decemer 30, 2021)
4. ↑ @IVEstarship on Twitter: YUJIN (November 3, 2021)
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 *Produce 48* Profile: An Yu Jin
6. ↑ *Produce 48*: Episode 12
7. ↑ Based on member content for "After Like" promotions
8. ↑ Taken from the opening screen of her "SHOW WHAT I HAVE" video.
9. ↑ *Produce 48* Contestant Profiles: An Yu-jin
10. ↑ Kpopmap: IZ\*ONE YuJin's Story Of Becoming A K-Pop Idol Amazes Netizens
11. ↑ Stands for "a leader full of charisma."
12. ↑ A referencer to her appearance in Acuvue Lens commericals.
13. ↑ A combination of "hip" as in "hip hop" and "jin" as in her name Yujin. (Universe Private Message, Decemer 30, 2021)
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 1, 2, 3 IVE Episode #0 (Dec. 6, 2021)
15. ↑ Idol Theater
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Spotify K-pop: IVE Yujin's I'm On Kpop ON
17. ↑ IZ\*ONE Fansign Event (November 10, 2018)
18. ↑ ViVi Japan: YUJIN x WONYOUNG of IVE tell their true love story ♡ They are best friends – nothing to hide from each other ♡
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 FANVATAR on YouTube: IVE's TMI interview that made DIVE's heart colorful 💜
20. ↑ IZ\*ONE Fansign Event (November 9, 2018)
21. ↑ 1,2,3, IVE Ep 2