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27th Feb 2015 from TwitLonger

[TRANS] mini April Issue Wooyoung Interview Part 1


1. - Congratulations on your Japan solo single release! How did you feel when it was decided?

JWY: I think it was the right timing that determined that "I can do it." It's not a good thing to just lunge at it once you get the chance. I could decide upon it because I was ready for it inwardly and the thoughts of doing it were ripe as well. I think the time came when at some point thinking on various things came to an end. When it was decided, I thought I would do well putting all of my energy into it.

2. - Please let us know which of the songs has a special deep meaning, and whether there is a special story about how it was composed.

JWY: That would be Happy Birthday. I've made this song thinking I want to give a present to the fans. Whenever we have an event, there are a lot of people who say "Today's my birthday!" and each time I've thought I'd like to make a personal birthday gift. And when I thought what would make them the happiest, I thought that a song would make the best gift.

3. - It's a rare individual interview, so we'd like to ask about your character! You've always had an austere image, do you feel you're really like that personally?

JWY: The austere control was even more extreme before, but it wasn't like there was an exact reason for it, I just stuck to the idea that I had to work hard in everything no matter what. But my thoughts have changed lately, so compared to the past me, I became more relaxed in that aspect. Instead of trying by force and working really hard, doing the things I want, the things I have demand for and can do has become by base. So compared to the past, my heart became lighter, I get to do things naturally and I enjoy things a lot more now.

4. The last time you appeared in "mini" was in the Take Off days.

(Looks at the 4-year-old photo longingly)
JWY: Everyone wears such worried facesㅎㅎ

- Compared to back then, you seem to have matured a lot. Is there a reason for it?

JWY: Thank you for such an impression. As a singer, I have always wanted to be more honest and truthful with my emotions whenever I stand on stage and sing. These feelings got stronger when I began composing songs. Composing songs is a job that requires you to convey and express your own emotions in a more honest manner, you know? As you confront your own heart, it feels like it gives birth to some positive energy. As far as performance is concerned, if all the while I have also blindly tried to perform strongly and perfectly on stage, at some point I grew to wonder again what the true value was. As you say now that this can be considered development, I think the things that have crossed my mind and my choices have been right, so I'm really glad and thankful.

5. - What was the turning point that made you think like that?

JWY: I think one of the turning points was our performance at Tokyo Dome. 7 years after our debut in Korea, and 4 years after our debut in Japan with Take Off, after various promotional activities I realized my thoughts changed 2 years ago with our Tokyo Dome concerts. Tokyo Dome was the biggest stage from all of our activities, and that moment I got shocked because I couldn't really grasp where I was and what I was doing. It felt like I realized the size of the scale for the first time when I stood on the stage. In a stunning situation. I think that shock was the turning point.
We ended up in Tokyo Dome through various promotional activities, having started with the Zepp tour, and at the time of our debut I had thought that continuously displaying splendid image, singing and dancing well was everything. However, when I stood on stage in Tokyo Dome, I realized that was wrong. I was so embarrassed. I thought I didn't have a right stand on this stage with this kind of mindset. As the thoughts of how immense it is to stand on stage in Tokyo Dome came surging in, I got this cowering feeling that it wasn't supposed to be taken lightly as a joke. From there, I got into pondering thoughts, and when we had the arena tour and the album promotional activities at the time, in my heart I strongly realized how precious every single one of such things are. Then, everything turned into "observation." Every single similar thought became a turning point in itself, and now that I think I have grown one more step, it makes me happy too. After that, I prepared for 3 months to perform the solo song Give Up at the arena tour. With that, when I appeared on stage, I had a great sense of accomplishment, and I realized once again how you're supposed to engage with the stage and what that really is. As I felt such things, now I am really looking forward to what I'm going to become later on as a musician.

6. - I think your fans are really relieved to see your musical activities, now that you have a new resolution and objective, so the timing for the solo single release is really precious.

JWY: That's why I also am really confident!

7. - Finally, please leave a message to our readers.

JWY: "mini" is really full of energy, and I hope that with this interview I will be able to share positive energy with everyone. I hope will be able to experience a lot of things in the future with the readers not only personally, but also through 2PM. I would be glad to enjoy various moments with you.

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