At the same time, she feels bad due to her mindset that “training was even better than thinking of exams” which she admits was troublesome at the time. To this day, she is very grateful for her parents’ support in her decision. She would try to persuade them daily and eventually they approved of her decision, realising that Yuqi should be able to do what she wanted to. The process of going alone to South Korea was not easy for her as her parents were strongly against the idea of her becoming an idol. She participated in the 2015 Cube Audition held in Beijing and was later contacted by Cube Entertainment for a second evaluation. Among the many types of dance, she was mostly into the ‘Girl Crush’ style and was a big fan of HyunA. At home, she would often imagine herself standing on a stage and holding a pen, practicing her singing and dancing, and enjoying a concert of her own creation. In fact, she would spend lots of time watching these dance videos in order to learn the choreography herself. She began watching more and more K-Pop dance videos online and was very interested in K-Pop songs and choreographies.
K-Pop became an important part of Yuqi’s life during her secondary school years. The Daizu dance is not particularly well-known, however Yuqi has performed it previously in a video that can be watched here. She also learnt Chinese dance at a young age, more specifically the Daizu dance. This inspired her to sing every day, which would also give people a chance to hear her voice. As she started singing, she wondered if more practice would allow her to sing even better. This may have influenced her to gain an interest in music as a child and even go on to pursue a career as a singer. Whilst her mother was pregnant with her, she would often use MP3 players and let her listen to all kinds of music. Yuqi has enjoyed listening to music from a young age. 2.1 2018–present: (G)I-DLE and solo activities.