Well, it's true that while Kpop has a lot of trainees every year, not all Kpop idols have the initial dream of becoming an idol. There are many people who did not practice as trainees but had talents in other fields but later suddenly turned to become idols.
Among such stories, LE SSERAFIM Kazuha's story is noteworthy. She once shared that she gave up her original dream of becoming an idol after witnessing this one member of BTS. This talented, beautiful girl made her fans love her when she made a brave but now very right decision.
Below is what Kazuha shared about this member of BTS being her motivation to pursue her idol dream:
In a recent interview, Kazuha even shared how Jimin was the driving force behind the story that forced her to give up ballet training for many years to become an idol. Witnessing this process of Kazuha, fans could not help but be surprised at Jimin's influence:
Since LE SSERAFIM debuted, netizens have shown interest in all the members, but it seems like recently, leader Kazuha has been receiving a little more attention. Kazuha is increasingly winning the public's hearts as she possesses a gentle, pure beauty and is very talented.
It is known that before the group debuted, Kazuha was also a hot topic of discussion on SNS because she was originally a professional ballerina and had made her mark on the global stage. Kazuha once revealed that her mother took her to the ballet center when she was 3 years old. After that, she also went to the Netherlands to receive ballet training from 2020 to 2021.
It can be seen that Kazuha has spent nearly 15 years studying ballet - a long way and she also has a solid foundation for her to continue developing her career as a ballerina in the future. However, in just the past few years, her career has completely changed. Kazuha gave up the training she had pursued for over a decade to become an idol, which, according to Kazuha, made her happier.
Sharing this reason, Kazuha once revealed that ballet was not her favorite subject and she was skeptical about her future. After that, she grasped the secret despite many risks when entering the K-pop world.
Kazuha shared: "It wasn’t my choice to start learning. My mom sent me to a ballet studio near our home and I didn’t even realize what I was doing...The more I did ballet, the more I wondered if it was what I wanted to focus my life exclusively on...I couldn’t stop thinking, Is this really my dream? And then I started to feel like I wanted to express myself in different ways through K-pop performances and in other genres. But it isn’t easy to start somєthing new, and I didn’t know how to get into the K-pop world since I was studying abroad, so I felt really frustrated. And at that time, all the K-pop auditions moved online because of C0VID-19.... I thought that, while being a ballerina was an attractive option, what I do now would open up more opportunities for me to follow my dreams. I kept deliberating about it, but finally said, Let’s just do it! And I sent in my audition video".
But that's still not the whole story. Behind Kazuha's decision to change the direction of her dream, there is a great motivation and also the true inspiration that helped her give up 15 years of studying ballet to become a K-pop artist. None other than the person who inspired Kazuha was BTS Jimin. After Kazuha revealed this, the interview described her as "a 19-year-old former professional ballerina who gave up years of training to follow in the footsteps of her personal hero".
Kazuha shared that Jimin was the one who made her boldly give up practicing ballet and start being interested in K-pop dance. In terms of their starting point, Kazuha and Jimin have somєthing in common because he also stuďïệd contemporary dance for many years and then switched to becoming a K-pop artist. From that common point, she was motivated to pursue her true dream.
Kazuha said: “I only knew ballet before, but I got interested in K-pop especially because of Jimin from BTS, because he also majored in contemporary dance,” she recalls, pointing out the way K-pop artists meld a plethora of genres and styles of music and dance during year-end awards shows as a showcase of their versatility. “[I was] enamored by K-pop. It got me thinking that I wanna try this kind of dance and music so that I can express myself in a very diverse way.”
And indeed what Kazuha felt at that time was absolutely correct. Now she can not only become a proud junior artist but also an artist in the same company as Jimin. She also worked with Sakura on Like Crazy Challenge with Jimin, showing her successful fangirling process.
This is not the first time Kazuha has revealed her special love for Jimin. In a previous interview with Weverse, Kazuha revealed that she auditioned with one of BTS' most iconic songs - Dynamite and loved Jimin's break the most.
She expressed her sincerity: "I submitted a dance cover of BTS’s “Dynamite” and a video of me doing ballet. There’s a dance break in “Dynamite” that’s so cool that I wanted to try to do it. I was really impressed watching BTS’s performance while I was getting ready for the audition. Even though they're all doing the same choreography, each member has their own style, which I think makes it cooler. I thought Jimin’s dancing was especially beautiful when I saw it. I was impressed to see someone balancing cla̾s̾sical dance with K-pop choreography so well, which made me really interested in performing".
Although some would feel that Kazuha's decision was bold and risky, in reality, when she was able to find her pa̾s̾sion and work hard for it, she achieved success. worthy results. She considered Jimin as her role model and she also took her first steps of success as her idol.
Fans can't stop praising Kazuha and feel about Jimin's influence on young idols:
- Jimin's influence in the K-pop world is undeniable! It's amazing to see how he inspires not only fans, but also fellow artists like Kazuha. A true legend
- I need to see kazuha and jimin perform together, I mean for ballet. Ohmyyyyy I even already cry, beautiful
- nd now they're doing challenges together
- That 'jimin sunbaenim' híts so much different now
- By far a positive pillar in society
- Idol of Idols Park Jimin
- Jimin was the one who got me into BTS, his dance, his grace, the way he expressed emotions while singing & dancing at the same time, the way he emboďïệd each song & made it his own. Till this date he is my bias. Lesserafim is my first gg & Kazuha was the one who made me stan.
- Artist of Artists - Park Jimin
- Geez, she’s gorgeous!! I wonder how old she is!! She’s going to have a great career with her ballet training - she probably moves a lot like Jimin - the fine details and expression!