Happy Birthday to YIN 😺

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June 8, 2022

Viewers: 7,789

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Yin turns on the live stream while wearing a bright pink birthday hat with a matching pink sleeveless dress. She sits with her back to a black-painted wall of the HYBE building (she's actually in one of the break rooms) which has been decorated with pink balloon letters that spell 'HBD YIN'.  A small cake shaped like a yellow cat is on the table in front of her. There's one lit candle in the center of the cake. She smiles and happily greets her fans that slowly trickle in...

YIN: "Hello! It's Yin!"

The viewers slowly rise in numbers as she begins to sing the birthday song to herself while clapping her hands. She blows out the candle.

YIN: "Woo-hoo! Yes! It's my first birthday as part of Z10N! Thank you for the many kind wishes today!"

She smiles while reading the comments, gently caressing her braided ponytails cascading down her shoulders.

YIN: "Yes! I am officially 21! Woo-hoo! I can do anything and everything now! Nothing can hold me back hehehe!"

She evil laughs while grabbing a cake knife off camera and holding it up. The comments go crazy with emojis and laughter.

YIN: "Don't you wanna see what the cake looks like? It's so pretty. The staff prepared it for me... it's a cat!"

With the knife in hand, she holds up the cake to show to the camera and almost drops it. Her eyes widen and she freezes as she glances off-screen, then chuckles.

YIN: "Oops... I almost dropped it. But I didn't."

She goofily smiles and places the cake down gently before she starts to slice a piece of cake.

YIN: "The other Z10N unnies told me happy birthday already--"

CHENG: "LIU YIN! What are you doing?"

Cheng enters the live stream in a thin athletic sweatshirt and shorts, with a lively attitude. Yin quickly looks toward her entrance and smiles.

YIN: "Oh!"

CHENG: "Who gave you a knife?!"

Cheng looks appalled at the staff as Yin chuckles while setting the knife on the table.

YIN: "It's okay, I'm grown! I'm not a baby..."

She pouts as Cheng glances at the cake.

CHENG: "I saw you. You almost dropped the cake."

YIN: "Is that why you came?"

CHENG: "Yes. And also... I want a piece..."

Yin snickers while grabbing a fork to taste some of the cake while Cheng stares at the camera with her hand on her hip. Yin brings the fork to her lips and munches on the dessert. Her eyes brighten as she looks at the camera.

CHENG: "What flavor is it?"

YIN: "Lemon. It's really good."

Cheng makes a small grimace before Yin feeds her some cake. After seconds of chewing, Cheng raises an eyebrow and nods her head.

CHENG: "Hm. Not bad..."

YIN: "Are you still working?"

CHENG: "No... I finished."

The two share small talk about their day so far, filled with schedules related to the group and quick meals. Yin has several bites of her cake while listening to Cheng talk.

CHENG: "I passed Yunjin and Kazuha in the hallway... they said they saw you earlier and said happy birthday."

YIN: "Yeah, they did!" (turns to camera) "Everyone, please show LE SSERAFIM lots of love. We debuted around the same time and we're close with the girls. They've always been nice to us since trainee days..."

CHENG: "That's right... Yunjin is the same age as you, right?"

YIN: "Yes. '01 line. Her birthday's in October..."

CHENG: "Cool..."

YIN: "Yuqi unnie also told me happy birthday..."

Yin shows a proud smile while licking her lips of cake. Cheng nods her head while patting Yin's shoulders. They both read a few comments from fans.

CHENG: "'You have to eat seaweed soup'... oh, yeah. Apparently that's what Koreans eat for birthdays, right? I think Seoyoon unnie will make some for dinner tonight..."

YIN: "In China, we eat longevity noodles on birthdays to symbolize long life. Actually, there's a superstition that you have to eat the noodles all in one slurp without biting for good luck..."

CHENG: "We do that too in my family..."

YIN: "Really?"

Cheng nods her head.

YIN: "We also eat dumplings for good luck, so I asked the staff if they could prepare some takeout..."

The girls eyes drift off camera as a container of pan-fried dumplings is put onto the table by a staff member. The girls swoon with excitement.

CHENG: "Wah! That looks so good..."

YIN: "Yee! Thank you everyone so much for the birthday wishes and food. Thank you staff!"

They read more comments from fans.

YIN: "'What flavor is it?' They're pork dumplings... with cabbage in it."

Yin grabs some chopsticks and carefully grabs a dumpling between the two ends, holding it up for the camera. Cheng licks her lips and gulps, her eyes on the dumplings.

YIN: "So beautiful, isn't it?"

Yin smiles and shows off the dumpling like it's a commercial. She giggles before asking fans if they'd like to try some.

CHENG: "Why are you teasing them? You know they can't eat from behind the screen."

Yin frowns and looks up at Cheng who's been towering over her since she arrived.

YIN: "I can tease them if I want. They know it's all in love. If you have a problem with it, then leave."

Cheng's corners of her mouth lift into a grin. She rests one hand in her sweatshirt pocket.

CHENG: "Whatever..."

Yin finally eats the dumpling in two big bites, chewing while covering her mouth.

CHENG: "Can I have one before I go?"

Yin cuts her eyes at her older member.

CHENG: "Remember the present I gave you."

Yin huffs, grabs a dumpling with her chopsticks, and feeds Cheng who happily dances after receiving the snack.

CHENG: "Mmmm!! Thank you! Bye!"

Cheng bounces off camera and exits the livestream.

YIN: (with mouth full of food) "Ah, seriously. Just takes the food and leaves..."

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Yin spends a good 30 minutes chatting with fans and enjoying her birthday snacks.

YIN: "'What presents did I get?' I got a couple nice clothes from the members, and a new phone case."

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YIN: "'Did you talk to your family?' I talked to them this morning. My mom and dad told me happy birthday, and my sisters too. My cats meowed at me through video call haha..."

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YIN: "'What did I do today?'... I did some work at the company earlier. It was really fun. Everyone... you're excited aren't you?"

She glances at the staff off-camera while smirking.

YIN: "You'll know real soon... don't worry. There's a lot of fun things happening soon."

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YIN: "What's my favorite music group? There are a few groups that I like..."

She thinks for a minute while eating a piece of cake.

YIN: "These days, I've been listening to 'Blessed-Cursed' by ENHYPEN... and... ATEEZ's 'Rocky'. Those are probably my favorite groups."

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YIN: "'What's your favorite song from Seventeen's album?'... Ooh! I like Darl+ing. That song is really pretty. I like Don Quixote as well. It's really fierce like a battle type of song. It's great for going on runs."

She chuckles while rubbing her stomach and sitting back in her chair.

YIN: "Everyone... I'm full. Haha! I had a fun time today. Thank you for all the wonderful birthday messages on social media..."

She leans into the camera and smiles.

YIN: "I wish everyone a happy happy day! Take care of yourself. Drink water. And I'll see you soon... bye!!"

She waves sweetly at the camera and sends some flying kisses before the livestream ends.