[TRANS] PART 2. TOHOSHINKI interview on Vogue APRIL 2018 issue.
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Getting along well with each other is beautiful.

The duo whose average height is 185 cm and they have long-limbs and are svelte. Their mature and masculine bodies look amazing on stage. On top of that, Yunho worked out to shed some pounds before the tour.
"He lost some weights and looks great. Not only he was on diet, he worked out at gym." Before Yunho spoke, Changmin proudly answered the question and praised Yunho for his hard work.
"Do you also continue to work out, Changmin?" Before Changmin answered the question, YH said, "Yes, he does. Right?"

At the press conference when they resumed their activity, Tohoshinki stated that they would show the chemistry of Bromance.
CM: I wish I could show people how we love each other just as the way as we love each other. We have been working together for a long time and he is my buddy who walk together with me for almost the half of my life. He shares memories of the half of my life.
YH: Changmin is my second family. Although we do not spend much time together in private, we do Tohoshinki (TVXQ) activities together and he is the very important existence to me because he makes me feel easy when he is just with me, right next to me.

When I asked about the benefit of being a duo.
CM: It is easy to come to some agreement. I am not trying to say that it is a bad idea to have many members, but there are only two people, it is easier to reach to agreement.

Phoenix revived with new appeal

At this tour, phoenix was drawn as the symbol. During these two years, it was not like that they took a break. Instead, they worked really hard and improved themselves at different places and returned like Phoenix with their new looks.
What kind of change did they experience/notice when they resumed their activities?
YH: At every our previous live concert, I kept saying that we wanted to show ourselves where we were still improving. But this time, I said that we want to show how matured we are.
improving ourselves" is still not completed but "being mature" means we literally grew up and I wanted to convey more deep meaning by saying that.

So I asked Yunho, how he feels about how Changmin has matured in the two years.
YH: His sense of responsibility has grown much stronger. Also he is able to show his color. He gained more ability in choosing words to explain things so that people can understand easily, although he was good at that before. Changmin started to let me know through e-mail when he has some idea about working with our staffs. I am impressed that Changmin observes people around us and he understands what is going on. He is younger than me but I count on him because I feel that he has grown up.

Are you happy about that?

YH: I am really happy to hear that, of course. I think we have grown up to be cool men (laugh).
I am really happy that the two of us are in really good balance now. Tohoshinki is made out of two completely different charms. We had a lot of things in our career, but we were able to overcome such matters together. So we understand each other immediately without words. Right now, everything is easy.

Changmin used to tease fans by playing a tsundere character.
From urban dictionary Tsundere is a slang born on the Internet, and it is a word to describe the nature of female anime or game characters. Tsundere is a word combining two words, "Tsun Tsun" and "Dere Dere". Both terms describe attitudes of a person. "Tsun Tsun" is used for cold/blunt/curt attitude, while "Dere Dere" is used when a person becomes spoony in front of his/her lover.
But after they resumed activities this time, he has been really kind to kids and Yunho on Korean TV entertainment program or live streaming on internet. Where does his Tsun go?
CM: I had a unique experience to spend two long years with Siwon and Donghye who belong to the same company as me. I learned a lot from the two such as manners and kindness towards others. If I become softer, then they had a good influence on me. They both share sensitive and gentle characters.
Yunho had to add something to this story.
YH: Dong-hye is blood type A as me. You may not think about that. But I am in the same blood type so I understand that very well.

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