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Arena Onew cut Interview
Disclaimer: I can sadly say that I can’t take any credit for what you will read. If anything, I just pieced them together and waited and hoped that translator friends have spare time for it. These are from pure hardwork of friends who shares the same passion and love for Onew.
This is the part where I thank my friends for taking time from their busy life with school, work & personal life to give us poor beings that are not skilled in Korean language these translations. Lots of us international fans complain why there are no translation after something comes up like this article but never take time to think that it is not their responsibility to translate it for us. So we must always read with a thankful heart. It took 3 translators because we want to reduce what is lost in translation, as you may know I dont trust kor-chi-eng trans or to multiple languages before the final translation.
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Credits:
Rough Translation By: Elisa
Corrected & Completed By: 꼬잉봇
Proofread & Finalized By: Rengnim
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Q1: Usually when there is no schedule, what do you do?
A: Usually sleep, sleep, sleep or go outside. I like playing darts so I’ll go out alone.
Q2: You go there alone? Don’t you feel uncomfortable when people recognize you, say hello, or ask you for autograph?
A: Is there any problem with going out alone? I have no discomfort going out alone. I don’t care much about such things.
Q3: There are many games to play, but why specifically do you play darts?
A: I tried playing billiards and bowling, then I moved to playing darts. It is attractive. These days, darts machine developed so that you can play it with stranger on line. It is totally fine to play it alone.
Q4: not long ago, the sitcom ended. You set your foot on the field of acting.
A: at first, it was a bit burdensome. Being a singer, the thought of ‘how should I act?’ kept arising in my head. Actors are people who are trained for acting from the beginning. There are people like them, but I just got the good chance; I didn’t want to be a harm to them.
Q5: Have you fallen in to the attraction of acting?
A: I had fun, but it was hard for me not to express at the same time as I express.
Q6: huh? What do you mean?
A: As a singer, I always try to find the camera. Not looking into camera and do something is very difficult. Furthermore, the shooting of the sitcom was done in a theatrical way. It was taken straight uncut from the beginning to end. If I forgot the lines, I had to do ad-libs but I have acted in musicals before so I could overcome the mistakes naturally.
Q7: You are the leader of the group as well as the eldest. What is the privileges of being a leader?
A: A privileged leader? For example, when I go (abroad<- not written in the korean script, but bc of the context we can assume that he goes abroad) to Hotels for performances, I get to use the room by myself. Usually we are divided into groups of two, two and one, so I get to use the room alone.
Q8: If so, what type of elder brother you are, aside from being leader?
A: It seems like I just embrace everything. In the past, I wasn’t that sort of person, but at some point I changed. Or else, I get stressed out. But it does not mean that I compel them to follow my directions.
Q9: Do you hang out with your group members?
A: I see them 24/7, why should I see them for another occasion again? What kind of topic do I have to talk about with them? I should make topics to talk about outside the group. Each group members have their own friends.. I hang out with my friends from elementary, middle, and high school.
Q10: Do you open purse when you play with friends?
A: Yes, our rule is whoever is able to pay pays.
Q11: Then Onew, you must be a great friend among friends.
A: When I could not visit my parents for 2 to 3 years after the debut, my friends even postponed the serving in the military duty to behave like sons to my parents. They were very considerate, and they visited my parents’ shop and they even visited my parents in holidays because they were worried about my parents who must have felt lonely. That’s why I do not feel any wasted (when I open my wallet for them).
Q12: They are such amazing friends. Are your friends nice or did you just maintain good relationship with them?
A: It’s because they are nice so that I can maintain a good relationship. Hmm. Because they got their girl friends, they are starting to neglect me than before.. When a friend brings his girl friend with him, we hang out together with her. I sit next to them saying “Are you feeling happy?”. To my real friends or close acquaintances I tell them “do not think of me as a celebrity.” I don’t have to meet my riends feeling awkward.
Q13: You changed your hair color. Even such a thing is a hot topic among fans. Your every little move attracts attention and don’t you feel as if you are the center of the universe?
A: Not at all. Before I became a celebrity I thought like that but not anymore. I am only a small part of this world. The place I’m sitting now, is not visible from a far. Performing in front of thousands of audiences? It will also look like nothing and can’t be seen from the far; it’s nothing.
Q14: It has been five years since you debuted. What do you think has changed?
A: I became bold. At first everything was hard and awkward. But now when I work, I think “Oh, I have done that before.” Then now though I have something I have never done before, I think ‘If I do this now, I would do it better next time.’
Q15: You have become more handsome, don’t you feel it?
A: Not long ago, I looked at the photos from my elementary school. There was a picture of myself laughing, and it was the same as the present. It was highly amazing because I could tell that the structure of my bones were the only thing changed. My look, it’s because the staff members take a good care of my hair and make-ups. Everyone can be handsome if you make your mind and get cared of.
Q16: Does it mean that you don’t feel proud of yourself when you look into the mirror?
A: To feel proud of myself, I take care of my fashion these days. I’m aging- it doesn’t mean that I became old- I wanted to dress myself up a little since I am of an age that can bloom. In the past all I did was to think about it, but now I am trying to take action. I ask this and that, and I try them on.
Q17: Idol’s necessity, the good shaped body. Do you build up your body?
A: You mean, training? Yes, these days I do a bit.
Q18: Do you have good body shape?
A: no.
Q19: Come to think of it, never saw you naked.
A: I don’t take my clothes off. Even my body becomes more masculine, I don’t think I will show it to other people. It does not always feel great when other people see my body.. well if I like my body myself and be pleased, that is a different story. Thus I think now a days people have good body shape but they look alike too much. I have the body of my own.
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A.N. I’ve said this before and I won’t get tired saying it again that everytime Onew gives us a chance to take a peak inside his mind my admiration just never fails to multiply. He stayed as thoughtful selfless humble & confident young man even with the chaotic entertainment world he lives in. And the true friends he has made… You know what they say ‘Your closest friends reflects who you are’.
Everyone be inspired to better yourself too. ^_^
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PS I was told about some peoples’ (bad) reaction after reading. Honestly if you have some personality or character issues please i beg you keep it to yourself. Nobody deserves to get hated on just because some people cant grasp that such a person exist. Stop bringing someone down to bring yourself up or just so that you would feel better about yourself or someone. Honestly why do some people live like that.. *sigh*
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