[TRANS] Part 1. ViVi Jan 2018 issue. Now and Forever – Our future
The thoughts that were kept deep in their hearts/minds are now flooding. How they feel about each other, their gratitude to their fans, music and fashion, Tohoshinki now and future are all covered in this interview.

Perhaps it was the time given by God for them to test/evaluate love. The two were separated for two years. Their fans could not see the two of them singing and dancing together. No matter how successful they are, no matter how much they are blessed with glorious happiness, in a magnificent story of stars, they always face some challenges. Things that have always existed around them disappeared all at once. Have you had a chance to imagine the situation like that? Of course, when they put all activity of Tohoshinki as the two into hiatus, they knew for sure that they would come back at some point. They can meet again each other some day. They are bonded at their hearts. However, they must have felt loneliness or they worried about future on occasions. The two were destined to keep shining. Before this interview, I was concerned about only one thing. That is to what extent, were they able to restore their luster, and trust and love for each other when they resumed their activities? But the two appeared in the studio that day were much more gorgeous and they were powerful yet gentle and humorous, polite and witty. They made me realized how mature they have become after overcoming challenges that were given by God. They were radiating happiness because they were able to talk about their future together.

It was YH who said cheerfully in clear voice, “Nice to meet you today!” and greeted us when he came into the room. He was quite dashing and the presence of him refreshed the air in the studio as soon as he came in. Behind Yunho, Changmin was bending bows and smiling to staffs, and they headed to the dressing room. Yunho was passing by at a courtly pace, whereas Changmin was rather hasty but he had a twinkle in his big eyes.

Their movements during the photoshoot were also quite different. Yunho was eager to make different poses, whereas Changmin adjusted his pose to match the best with Yunho’s. Yunho placed his head at around Changmin’s heart, Changmin rested his chin on Yunho’s shoulder. Changmin seldom smiled while shooting his solo cuts, but when he was with Yunho, he spontaneously broke into a smile. They were not flirting to each other. They were not trying to appeal us how close they are. But during the photoshoot session, I certainly and strongly felt their mutual trust.

To look back the two years of hiatus, Changmin said, “I missed everything.”
CM: I missed everything. Shooting, recording, live tour.. those things that I took for granted before.. I couldn’t help missing them. But there was nothing for me to do beside waiting and let time pass…(smile wryly). For the first time since I moved myself away from those things that I had poured myself in, I finally realized how “setsu-jitsu”=significant/essential singing and dancing are to me.
Perhaps Changmin writes lyrics, those words he chose, yet unconsciously, are sometimes very emotional ones. He can’t help missing…”setsu-jitsu”=significant/essential.. he used those expression and words. I do not believe that many Japanese use those words/expressions without hesitation in their daily lives. Initially, Changmin was not able to pronounce “setsu-jitsu” well and he said “se-jyu-tsu?”. A staff helped him and said, “setsu-jitsu”. Changmin was happy to hear that, snapped his fingers and said, “That is right, setsu-jitsu.”.

Yunho resumed his solo activity four months earlier than Changmin. Yunho chose the word, “duo” to express the activity of the two of them. Duo is based on “di” it means two in Greek. Two is the smallest unit where human being creates society. Because duo means two bodies, one can call the other as his/her “partner” or “buddy”. Because they are duo, their relationship becomes closer and more intense.
YH: I started with my solo activity before Changmin was discharged. But to be honest with you, I continued to wait for Changmin during the period too. When Changmin came back and we resumed TOHOSHINKI’s activities by taking photoshoot of the album cover as a duo, I was so thrilled because I knew we'll begin again.

A new album was released before their long-waited five Dome tour. 40 songs that are included in “Fine Collection~Begin Again~” are selected from all their singles and albums released previously. Among them, three songs were newly recorded. About this album, YH said,
YH: We discussed and selected songs which we kept wishing to include and those that our fans love. It was important, of course, to select songs that are cherished by our fans, but we wanted to show everyone that TOHOSHINKI has matured in our vocals.
CM: We selected songs not just those that people loves at our live concert but also those that we wish all of you listen to.. we wish to convey such our thoughts through some of our songs.. those songs are our messages to you all.

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