A feature filled with info. collected directly in Korea, the location of the 6 members who are in waiting for their Japan Debut!
We're pressing for the naked truth from these guys who have fans in places far and wide!!

TAECYEON
Caption: His Sharp Rapping is Charming
The character the other members see him as: "Powerful"
Everyday, I take care to make time to reflect on myself.

Q: Can you tell us how you came to be a member of 2PM?
A: I, as well as Chansung, entered JYP through the same audition TV show. I worked hard as a trainee for 2 years and was chosen to be one of the members.

Q: You favorite music?
A: Korea’s Kim Dong Ryul. The songs’ lyrics and melodies are good. I think “Because You Don’t Love Me” is one of his famous songs.

Q: What do you do on your days off?
A: Go on my laptop, play games, go out in my car, work out with all my strength; I do various things. I take care to make time to reflect on myself.

Q: Your favorite movie?
A: I like serious movies that can deliberately make you think after watching them. Recently, like Chansung, I thought “Inception” was good.

Q: You change your hairstyle often but is there a style with which you’d like to challenge yourself anew?
A: It feels like I’ve already done everything from short to long so it seems like all that’s left is to shave my head.

Q: What type of girls do you like?
A: An innocent person who gives an impression of virtue and yet has a hidden sensuality.

Q: What kind of fashion style do you like seeing on girls?
A: T-shirt with jeans. Someone who’s not very flashy, simple is better. (All the members agree)

Q: If you were to go on a date for 1 day, where would you go?
A: I would like to look at Seoul’s night view together with her at the N Seoul Tower (in Nansam Mountain).

Q: Your usual style of clothes?
A: It’s completely inspirational. But I fail at coordinating a lot so I don’t think it’s really my strong point.

Q: A fashion item you favor?
A: A watch. Because I think it’s a manly item.

Q: What is 2PM for you?
A: Family


CHANSUNG
Caption: A Sexy Face and a Beautiful Body
The character the other members see him as: "Gourmand (Person who enjoys eating and eats large amounts of food.)"
2PM is the first button of my life.

Q: Can you tell us how you came to be a member of 2PM?
A: I took on the challenge of “Superstar Survival,” a Korean auditions TV Show and I came into the care of my current company, JYP. At first, I aspired to be an actor but I learned song and dance while at JYP and thought “This is fun!” I felt the unmistakable appeal of the job of a musician.

Q: You favorite music?
A: I often listen to ballads. To name an artist, Kim Bum Soo is my favorite.

Q: What do you do on your days off?
A: I go out to watch a movie.

Q: Your favorite movie?
A: “Inception,” which I watched recently, was good. Around when I first saw “The Matrix” I was really impacted.

Q: A fashion item you favor?
A: I choose coats, long jackets or outerwear that’s long in length a lot. I’m tall so I like to show balance more often than my height.

Q: How do you reduce stress?
A: Originally, I used to eat but since I gain weight easily, I stopped. Now I exercise or play games.

Q: What are you recently obsessed with?
A: Reading books and watching live performance videos. I watch and study the performances of various artists like Usher or Justin Timberlake.

Q: What type of girls do you like?
A: I’m pretty taciturn, so a person who is bright and can continue a pleasant conversation for a long time is nice.

Q: If you were to go on a date for 1 day, where would you go?
A: The beach. There’s this place in South Korea called Jeongdongjin and if you go there, you can see a beautiful sunrise so I could put together an awfully romantic event.

Q: What is 2PM for you?
A: The first button of my life.


JUNSU
Caption: His not-too-sweet singing voice will take your breath away<3
The character the other members see him as: "Natural Airhead" and "Genuine"
My favorite drama is “Winter Sonata.” I cried with all my heart.

Q: Can you tell us how you came to be a member of 2PM?
A: Ever since around the time I was in junior high, I really liked Stevie Wonder and while I thought, ‘someday, I want to be an artist like this,’ I set my sights on a job that had to do with music so I could do that. And then, when I was in my 2nd year of high school, I received and audition and became a member of 2PM.

Q: What do you do on your days off?
A: I like coffee so I often go to cafes. For me, it’s the time when I feel most comfortable.

Q: What do you try to keep in mind when training at the gym?
A: Drinking an Americano (type of espresso) before doing exercise. It can make your metabolism rise tremendously, you know.

Q: Your favorite drama?
A: “Winter Sonata” is, of course, a masterpiece. I watched it when I as a first year in junior high and I cried with all my heart. I even bought Polaris’ necklace, you know. (laughs)

Q: Your usual style of clothes?
A: It depends on whether or not it fits my body exactly. I especially take the sensation of my underwear gathering up into serious consideration.

Q: A hairstyle with which you’d like to challenge yourself anew?
A: Anything’s fine as long as it’s not a crew cut! When I was a junior high student, I had to get a crew cut no matter what and that sucked. Even now, I don’t want to look at the pictures; I don’t even want to imagine it. (laughs)

Q: Your favorite food?
A: Ddeobbokki. I also like Japan’s “Famous Chick Cakes.”

Q: What type of girls do you like?
A: A person with a great smile. A person who works hard at the work they’re given.

Q: If you were to go on a date for 1 day, where would you go?
A: I like animals so I’d like to go to the zoo.

Q: A memory of a Christmas that left an impression on you?
A: When I was a high school student, to make my girlfriend at that time happy, I prepared candles and a cake and a stuffed animal and we spent the day together. But then, two weeks after that, she got a new boyfriend. It was a shock, you know?

Q: Can you tell us one Christmas song that you would recommend?
A: Stevie Wonder’s “Someday at Christmas”

Q: What is 2PM for you?
A: My fate.

NICHKHUN
Caption: The Good-Looking Prince Raised Overseas.
The character the other members see him as: "The Prince"
The color for my image is red. In reality, I’m passionate.

Q: Can you tell us how you came to be a member of 2PM?
A: There wasn’t a special reason or something, just, when I went to a concert, the person in charge of casting at the company I currently belong to called out to me. It happened really unexpectedly. I took an audition and now here I am.

Q: You favorite music?
A: There’s too much, which would be good to say… Just recently, I’ve been listening to the Carpenters a lot. That voice is soothing.

Q: What do you do on your days off?
A: I invite the members to go out and eat yummy foods like steak or samgyupsal because on work days, I eat a lot of box lunches so when our rest days come around, I want to eat things I like.

Q: Your favorite movie?
A: “The Hangover”. I like comedies that I can watch at ease.

Q: Is there an object that you always carry in your bag?
A: Herb tea.

Q: Your usual style of clothes?
A: Things that feel comfortable. I’m not very good at choosing between this or that outfit.

Q: A hairstyle with which you’d like to challenge yourself anew?
A: Fauxhawk

Q: Your favorite scent?
A: My favorite scent is vanilla.

Q: What are you recently obsessed with?
A: It’s not really recent but, I want to keep playing the piano. I also like taking pictures.

Q: What type of girls do you like?
A: A cute, gentle person who places importance on her parents.

Q: If you were to go on a date for 1 day, where would you go?
A: I really like the ocean so we would gaze at it and walk along the beach together.

Q: Among the members, I heard that you’ve gone to the most different countries so is there a sight-seeing spot you’d recommend?
A: Tibet. The scene of the many mountains and plateaus is very beautiful and I was deeply moved by it.

Q: A memory of a Christmas that left an impression on you?
A: Because I was raised in Thailand, I didn’t do many things like Christmas, and even when I came to Korea, generally, the feeling of doing lessons with the members was… I guess I never had much of an affinity for it.

Q: The color of your own image?
A: Red. Because I’m hiding my passion inside.

Q: What is 2PM for you?
A: Brothers


JUNHO
Caption: Singing and Dancing are his True Strengths
The character the other members see him as: "HOT"
I’m reading and studying Japanese Fashion magazines

Q: Can you tell us how you came to be a member of 2PM?
A: As a child, I had an interest in working in entertainment. Then, I began thinking of gradually turning towards song and dance and I participated in the same Audition TV show as Chansung and Taecyeon-hyung.

Q: You favorite music?
A: I listened to various types of music regardless of genre, but before I knew it, I didn’t know what I liked so recently, I listen to melodies I make myself.

Q: What do you do on your days off?
A: I’m the type of person who’s happy indoors. I watch movies, enjoy cartoons, and do the stuff I can’t normally do.

Q: Where is the number one place where you can get comfortable?
A: I’m not shy so I can be comfortable wherever I am (laughs). If I have to, I’ll say my bed.

Q: Your favorite movie?
A: “A Bittersweet Live” starring Lee Byung-hun. I often watch things about pure love.

Q: Is there an object that you always carry in your bag?
A: A small, Japanese conversation book and a device for filming called “Flip”

Q: Your usual style of clothes?
A: I put everything together simply: shoes, accessories, and a hat to add an accent piece. I’m reading and studying translated Japanese men’s magazines.

Q: What type of girls do you like?
A: A person who can neatly and easily handle their job, household, and the thing around them. I esteem women like that.

Q: If you were to go on a date for 1 day, where would you go?
A: We’d drive to various places. Besides, since I’d be with the girl I like, anything we’d do would be fun.

Q: A memory of a Christmas that left an impression on you?
A: When I was in junior high, I joined the church choir and we sang and put on a play.

Q: What is 2PM for you?
A: Eternal friends.

WOOYOUNG:
Caption: Overwhelming Popularity in Korea
The character the other members see him as: “Humorous”
I want to be a grand existence as free as the sky.

Q: Can you tell us how you came to be a member of 2PM?
A: I entered the company through JYP’s open auditions for trainees and became a member of 2PM.

Q: You favorite music?
A: I often listen to drama soundtracks. As for artists, Chansung and I like the same one, Kim Bum. “Loving You” is a famous song by him.

Q: What do you do on your days off?
A: Composing music at the dorms.

Q: Where is the number one place where you can get comfortable?
A: When I’m in front of a piano. Because I can concentrate on just playing. Nichkhun is amazingly good so he occasionally teaches me.

Q: Your favorite movie?
A: I’ve watched the Japanese move, “Love Letter” many times. The piano that plays throughout is excellent!

Q: How do you train your body?
A: When it’s necessary to show muscle, to suit the stage concept, our trainer customizes a program for us. Other than that, we just try to break a sweat as much as possible to detoxify our bodies.

Q: What is the color of your own image?
A: Sky-blue. I want to become a grand human being who is as free as the sky.

Q: What type of girls do you like?
A: I come to like a person who I’ve tried speaking to a few times and whose feelings correspond to mine so I can’t really decide from the outset that “this kind of person is my type!”

Q: If you were to go on a date for 1 day, where would you go?
A: I would like to make gimbap and go to an amusement park.

Q: Of the Christmases you’ve celebrated up until now, is there one that left an impression on you?
A: When I was a trainee and didn’t know anyone yet, Junsu took me out to a Mexican restaurant. The tacos were incredibly tasty and his cheerfulness was delightful.

Q: What is 2PM for you?
A: My life.

T/N: The scans for this magazine feature can be found in this W2D thread

SOURCE: CanCam Magazine January Issue. pgs 284-285
SCANS courtesy of daegutang
Translated by oraday @ Wild2Day.org