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Yeji is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of IU, Wonder Girls, Twice, Bishop Briggs and Bebe Rexha. Those roots explain a lot about how Yeji arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Itzy, SEULGI, JEON SOMI, Minnie and Viviz, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Stray Kids and 2PM, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Yeji, reaching back through IU and forward to Stray Kids. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Hwang Ye-ji, known mononymously as Yeji, is a South Korean singer and dancer. She is the leader of the South Korean girl group Itzy, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2019. Yeji released her debut solo extended play (EP), Air, in March 2025.
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Yeji connections
Yeji grew out of IU, Wonder Girls, Twice and Bishop Briggs, shares an orbit with Itzy, SEULGI, JEON SOMI and Minnie, went on to shape Stray Kids and 2PM. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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