Yuqi Reveals She Initially Wanted YG, SM as Label — Here's Why She Ended Up in Cube
In a show, (G)I-DLE Yuqi confessed that she considered YG and SM as her label, however, here's how she entered Cube Entertainment instead.
On July 12, fourth-gen idol Yuqi appeared on BIGBANG Daesung's YouTube web show, "ZIP DAESUNG" as its special guest.
On this day, the 2nd-gen MC along with the female idol dished out the latter's story of how she became a Cube artist, despite initially considering signing with YG and SM.
In particular, Yuqi confessed that among agencies, YG Entertainment is her first choice, explaining:
"This is something I've never mentioned anywhere. When I was young, actually, I really, really liked 2NE1. So, my voice is low and husky so I thought, maybe I had a YG style?
When I used to do covers, I would take Minzy's parts. But back then, (YG) didn't have any auditions in China. That always felt like a pity.
Honestly, the first company I wanted to join was YG, my style."
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Because the YG audition wasn't available in China at the time, Yuqi both auditioned in SM and Cube, and after being accepted by the two, she eventually chose the latter.
Throughout the conversation, Daesung has been teasing her, saying:
"Did Cube give you money? Did they tell you that you'd immediately receive a small amount? I thought you chose Cube because you wanted to debut quickly."
But regarding her reason, Yuqi clarified:
"I thought Cube had a bit more of a girl crush vibe than SM. Also, Cube told me that, 'If you sign, you can debut next year. Cube was the perfect choice."
The female singer also initially claimed that she doesn't regret joining her current label, but drew laughter when she changed her mind and replied:
"Slightly? Hahaha"
As the talk continued, Daesung then mentioned Miyeon, who is Yuqi's co-member who actually trained under YG.
When asked about Yuqi's first impression of Miyeon, she hilariously replied:
"She was a real YG trainee! We have talked about this so many times, but our company is kind of, it feels a bit soft and gentle, you know? If we had this training T-shirt look, Miyeon came in on the first day with a leather jacket, wearing Dr.Martens-like boots. So she was really strong. I don't think she did it intentionally, but it seemed like there was a (YG) influence."
In addition to this, Yuqi also talked about her group's (G)I-DLE's freestyle concept different from Cube's initial fm and kind image, saying:
"This was largely due to Soyeon's role. Soyeon wrote the songs and created our concepts."
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Written by Eunice Dela Cruz
