She has also mentioned that she thinks Lee Hyori, Iz*One's Chaeyeon, Red Velvet's Seulgi, and Blackpink's Lisa were all "born to be dancers". Among the people Bae has taught, she says that she particularly liked the lines of T-ara's Jiyeon. In an interview on the radio show “Ji Suk Jin’s 2 O’Clock Date,” Bae stated that she admired the dancing skills of Park Jin-young, Rain, BTS, Chungha, and Hyuna. She went on to be the dance mentor for Produce 48 and Produce X 101. Though often recognized as “fierce”, she is actually known to be kind and caring towards the groups and idols with whom she works.
BAE YOON JUNG ABRACADABRA PROFESSIONAL
īae has appeared on numerous TV shows throughout her professional career, but rose to prominence with the Korean general public when she appeared as a mentor on Produce 101's first season. In 2018, Bae founded the dance Academy STAGE631 alongside Tony An. Due to financial difficulties, both groups were eventually disbanded or put on hiatus. Bae's agency launched two K-pop groups, one girl group named OAHSIS (formerly SEEART) and a boy group named IM, neither of which achieved much success. Although the song wasn't as successful as hoped, DSP approached Bae again, this time to make the choreography for Sunha's "Shanti Shanti (or Chantey Chantey)." Following the positive public response to her choreography, DSP approached Bae again to create the choreography for Kara's "Pretty Girl." The song and choreography gained traction, and from then on Bae was sought after to choreograph hit singles for not only Kara, but also many different groups from multiple agencies. She formed the dance team HOTCHICKS later on, and in 2007 joined forces with professional dance team Yama led by general manager Jeon Hong-bok to create the choreography team "Yama & HOTCHICKS." Korean entertainment company DSP media approached Bae, asking her to choreograph Kara's debut song, "Break It." This was the first time she had ever choreographed for someone or a group professionally. She eventually ended up as a backup dancer for several notable Korean musicians in the late 1990s to early 2000s (e.g. She started to learn dance in high school as a side job to earn extra money. As of September 2019, she is married to a non-celebrity who is the CEO of a soccer club, having previously played soccer in Thailand. She was previously married to actor Jerome from 2014 until their divorce in 2017. Bae was born in Seoul, South Korea and has one son.