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Baek Yerin
ArtistBlue Vinyl

Baek Yerin

Baek Yerin (백예린) built one of Korean pop's most trusted singer-songwriter catalogs by refusing to flatten her voice into one market lane. She first broke through in JYP's duo 15&, but her real authority came later, when she turned soft rock, indie pop, and English-language writing into a solo catalog that felt intimate without ever sounding slight.

That pivot accelerated once she moved out of the idol-company system and built the artist-led Blue Vinyl era. Releases like Every letter I sent you., tellusboutyourself, and Love, Yerin made her one of the clearest reference points for Korean singer-songwriters who could sell restraint, melody, and emotional precision at the same time. Her work with The Volunteers also widened the frame, pushing her further into band-led live performance and guitar-heavy songwriting.

Baek Yerin's appeal is not built on volume. It is built on taste, consistency, and a writing style that makes small emotional shifts feel major. That is why her page matters on HITKULTR: she sits at the intersection of idol-system history, indie credibility, and artist-owned career design, and very few Korean soloists have navigated all three lanes this cleanly.

0 articles5 creditsDebut: October 5, 2012South Korean

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Baek Ye-rin at Slow Life Slow Live 2019 and Mnet Wide Guerilla Concert 2014 / Wikimedia Commons

Discography

2021
Love, YerinEP
Solo ArtistBlue Vinyl
2020
tellusboutyourselfAlbum
Solo ArtistBlue Vinyl
2019
Every letter I sent you.Album
Solo ArtistBlue Vinyl
2015
FRANKEP
Solo Artist

Other Credits

2026
Seoul Jazz Festival 2026Festival
Lineup ArtistSeoul Jazz Festival

Fans Also Ask

Who is Baek Yerin?
Baek Yerin is a South Korean singer-songwriter who first debuted in the JYP duo 15& before building a major solo career. She became especially influential through her independent Blue Vinyl era, where releases like Every letter I sent you. and tellusboutyourself established her as one of Korea's most respected writer-performers.
Was Baek Yerin in 15& before going solo?
Yes. Baek Yerin first entered the mainstream as one half of the JYP duo 15& alongside Park Jimin. That early debut gave her a strong public foundation, but her later solo work is what fully defined her artistic identity, especially once she shifted toward more self-directed writing and independent label control.
What is Blue Vinyl in Baek Yerin's career?
Blue Vinyl was the independent label Baek Yerin launched in 2019 after leaving JYP Entertainment. It became the platform for her artist-owned solo era and helped frame her post-major-label reset around creative control, direct audience communication, and releases that leaned harder into indie pop, soft rock, and English-language writing.
What are Baek Yerin's biggest solo releases?
Baek Yerin's most important solo releases include FRANK, Our love is great, Every letter I sent you., tellusboutyourself, and Love, Yerin. Together, those records map her rise from an admired vocalist into a full-scale songwriter with one of the most distinct catalogs in Korean pop and indie-adjacent music.
Is Baek Yerin also in The Volunteers?
Yes. Baek Yerin is also active in the band The Volunteers, a project that highlights a rougher and more guitar-driven side of her writing. That band lane matters because it widened her live-performance identity and showed that her creative range extends well beyond polished solo balladry or soft indie pop.

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