Weekly 2PM #03
Let's have a 2PM lesson





---What do you try to keep in mind when it comes to the 2PM members?
TAEC: That isn't really anything I pay special attention to. I think they'll follow me as long as I show them how much effort I'm putting into my work, so I'm always working hard as a member of the group.

---Out of singing, dancing and rapping, which do you like best?
TAEC: Instead of choosing an aspect, what I like is standing on stage and showing all our performances to our audience. It's fun. I do write my own rap though, so I'm quite particular. Whether in English or Japanese, I try to write lyrics with words that don't break apart individually and are easily conveyed.

---You have acting jobs in Korea as well. What makes acting interesting?
TAEC: First of all, it's really fun to become a character, to play a role that's different from myself. It's interesting to do and say things that I myself wouldn't, and I can also learn a lot from immersing into the character's feelings.

---Are acting and music completely different things?
TAEC: In contrast with music, which clearly appeals the global view of songs through our mind and bodies, acting has to do with the profound expression of minute emotions through a gaze or a facial expression. However, they're the same in that both are an expression of something. Both acting and music are fun, and I hope I can further improve myself with their influence.

---Finally, please tell the fans your best selling point!
TAEC: I'm usually a bright person, but once I get into work, I become passionately focused, so please look out for this change in personality!

The members talk: what kind of person is Taecyeon!!
CHAN: Optimistic and positive! Very energetic.
JUNSU: Passion!
JUNHO: He's cool, both inside and outside!
WOO: He gives off a manly image, but he's also kind and innocent.
KHUN: The oldest in the group.



---You entered this industry because you were scouted, right?
KHUN: Yes. They approached me when I was hanging out with friends, but I was completely uninterested at the time, and I didn't want to do it. So I rejected the offer, but one day, they called me out to a cafe and suddenly asked me to dance in front of a camera. (laughs)

---That's rather high-handed of them. (laughs)
KHUN: But after that, as we talked about it, my feelings gradually changed. I'm really glad that I'm in 2PM now, and I can't imagine what I'd be doing if I hadn't taken this job.

---So in the end, you think this is a fitting job for you.
KHUN: I don't know if it's fitting or not, but I get super pumped when I stand on stage; it's like I'm a different person. I'm really enjoying it from the bottom of my heart.

---What kind of personality do you usually have?
KHUN: I'm a worrywart. I have to do everything perfectly no matter what, so I become cautious. I think I might just be neurotic, but I want to relax a little. The members often call me a grandpa. (laughs)

---Do you act like an elderly? (laughs)
KHUN: I'm always careful and very neat. Whenever the members are noisy, I would tell them, "Let's keep it down, okay?" I also talk to myself a lot. (laughs) Because of that, I probably seem old despite my age. I like to think I have more curiosity and a stronger desire to challenge myself than most people, though.....

---What would you like to try in Japan?
KHUN: I want to go to lots of places. Shibuya, Shinjuku - I want to walk around different streets and learn more about Japan.

The members talk: what kind of person is Nichkhun!!
CHAN: Kind and cool!
JUNSU: Handsome, basically!
JUNHO: His face is pretty! His heart is pretty too, I guess.
WOO: Kind and considerate to the people around him.
TAEC: A gentleman.

Source: Oricon Style Magazine
Scans from yooko_11
Translated by fantaisie @ Wild2Day.org