get to know yerin baek

birth name: Baek Ye-rin
stage name: Yerin Baek
birthday: June 26, 1997
zodiac sign: Cancer
blood type: B
height: 165cm / 5'5
languages: Korean, English

debut (15&): October 5, 2012
debut (solo): November 30, 2015
company: Blue Vinyl
ex company: JYP Entertainment

facts

– She was born in Daejeon, South Korea
– Her favorite food is pasta
– Her hobbies are listening to music and watching movies
– She has several single tattoos over her arms
– She plays the piano and an electric guitar
– She admires Amy Winehouse, Rachel Yamagata, and Norah Jones

background

– Baek was born on June 26, 1997, in Jung District, Daejeon.

– In 2007, at 10 years old, she performed Beyoncé's "Listen" on an episode of the SBS variety show Amazing Contest Star King and was labelled a "contemporary R&B genius".

– After her Amazing Contest Star King appearance, she auditioned for JYP Entertainment with the same song, "Listen" by Beyoncé. She placed second on the audition day and trained for five years in both the US and South Korea.

– While a trainee under JYP Entertainment, she spent two years in New York where her family now lives.

– On September 27, 2012, JYP revealed that Yerin would debut as part of a duo along with Park Ji-min called 15&.

– On October 7, 2012, 15& debuted with their first single, "I Dream", on SBS Inkigayo.

– 15& began a four-year hiatus in February 2015. They unofficially disbanded in August 2019 following both member's departures from JYPE.

– In November 2015, Yerin debuted as a solo artist with her first extended play, Frank, with the lead single titled "Across the Universe".

– She graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School in February 2016 with 15& member Jimin and Yugyeom of Got7.

– She released her first digital single called Bye Bye My Blue on June 20, 2016. Her follow-up digital single titled Love You on Christmas was released on December 7th of the same year.

– In 2018, she formed her band The Volunteers with members of the independent rock band Bye Bye Badman.

– Yerin released her second mini-album, Our Love Is Great, on March 18, 2019.

– On September 13, 2019, she announced her contract with JYPE had expired.

– She contributed to the soundtrack of the drama Crash Landing on You with an original ballad, Here I Am Again.

– Yerin launched her own label, Blue Vinyl, on November 6th, 2019.

– On December 10, 2019, she released her first studio album and double album Every letter I sent you.

– On December 10, 2020, Yerin released her second studio album, tellusboutyourself.

– Her band The Volunteers released their self-titled debut album under Blue Vinyl on May 27, 2021.

– On September 10, 2021, she released the cover album Love, Yerin, featuring 6 remake tracks.