Baek Ye-rin (born June 26, 1997), otherwise credited as Yerin Baek, is a South Korean singer-songwriter. She is a member of duo 15&. She debuted as a solo artist with her first mini album, Frank, on November 30, 2015.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 2.1 2007–2012: Career beginnings 2.2 2015–2016: Solo debut 2.3 2016–2018: Independent and unreleased recording 3 Discography 3.1 Extended plays 3.2 Singles 3.2.1 As lead artist 3.2.2 As featured artist 3.3 Other charted songs 3.4 Soundtrack appearances 4 Awards and nominations 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links Biography

Baek was born on June 26, 1997 in Jung District, Daejeon. While a trainee under JYP Entertainment, she spent two years living in New York where her family now lives.[1] She graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School in February 2016 alongside 15& member Park Ji-min and Kim Yu-gyeom of Got7.

Career 2007–2012: Career beginnings

In a 2007 episode of the SBS variety show Amazing Contest Star King, Baek performed "Listen" by Beyoncé[2] and was labeled a "contemporary R&B genius".[3] After her Star King appearance, Baek decided to audition for JYP Entertainment. She performed "Listen" on the audition day,[4] and later won the second place, behind only 2PM's Jang Woo-young.[5] She spent five years (2007-2012) training in South Korea and the United States, and was called a "genius girl" for her vocal talent, skills in using the piano and fluency in the English language.[3]

On September 27, 2012, JYP revealed Baek would debut as part of a duo along with Park Ji-min called 15&.[6] On October 7, the duo debuted with their first single, "I Dream", on SBS Inkigayo.

2015–2016: Solo debut

Baek In November 2015, Baek debuted as a solo artist with her first extended play, Frank, with the lead single titled "Across the Universe".[7] She named her album title as a tribute to Amy Winehouse, whose debut album shared the same name. The lead song's lyrics were inspired by the film The Martian.

Baek released her first digital single titled Bye Bye My Blue on June 20, 2016.[8] Her follow-up digital single titled Love You on Christmas was released on December 7.[9][10]

2016–2018: Independent and unreleased recording

As Baek continued to feature on songs by popular artists, she also began performing covers and her own unreleased songs at festivals. [11][12] In 2018, she formed 'The Volunteers' with independent rock band Bye Bye Badman, including the release of their English-language, post-grunge rock EP " Vanity & People".

Discography See also: 15& § Discography Extended plays Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR Frank Released: November 30, 2015 Label: JYP Entertainment, Studio J Format: CD, digital download Track list Blue Across the Universe (우주를 건너) As I Am Don't Leave Me Alone (혼자 두지 마) zZ (잠들고 싶어) That's Why Our Love Is Great Released: March 18, 2019 Label: JYP Entertainment, Studio J Format: CD, digital download, streaming audio Track list Merry And the Witch's Flower (야간비행 (魔女の花)) Maybe It's Not Our Fault (그건 아마 우리의 잘못은 아닐 거야) Dear My Blue Our Love Is Great I Don't Know (내가 날 모르는 것처럼) (feat. Car, the garden) See You Again (우주를 건너) I Don't Know (내가 날 모르는 것처럼) (2019 version)