He doesn’t look super kind,
But also doesn’t look intimidating nor arrogant.
I take probiotics as soon as I wake up.
Manuka honey
ABC Juice
Vitamins.
Hello, This is Hwang Min-hyun.
Let me begin my .
Hwang, the emperor, Fennec fox, kitty cat, whity-white.
Please refer to the ‘nicknames’ paragraph for other nicknames.
Do I have a lot of nicknames?
I think I changed a bit.
I was told that I look like a Fennex fox
When I was little.
But these days people tell me that
I look like a kitty cat rather than a Fennex fox.
What’s your favorite nickname?
My favorite nickname?
I love them all.
Even though ‘the emperor’ and ‘kitty cat’ has totally different vibes
And I think it is very good that I have those two nicknames together.
Extroverted, sensitive, empathetic, judgmental.
The explanations are quite difficult to understand.
I express myself outwards and I am realistic,
Practical and like to plan things ahead.
This is right, correct.
What’s your recent interest?
I do have one.
I’ve been doing this.
But recently I got deeply interested more than before.
In taking photos.
I also bought some equipment.
I like to take photos of scenery
Or an object that I can find in my daily life
Rather than people.
I used to use Fuji’s film camera.
Because we travel a lot to many other cities in Korea or abroad,
I bought it to carry around when I travel.
The pictures come out really well.
And it has a different charm compared to the phone.
So I have been taking photos with it a lot.
And then I wanted to get better
So about 3 weeks ago
I used to use a zoom lens but I bought a single lens.
I haven’t tried it yet but
I will try to take beautiful photos a lot from now on.
It’s your motto you wrote when you just had your debut. Is it still the same?
Of course it is still the same.
And now that I have been doing this for almost 10 years,
I found out that I have a lot of flaws.
It would be hard to be someone without any flaws.
But I try to live by this motto.
And I have a new motto too.
Which is ‘Do not let your feelings be your attitude’.
Even if I feel bad or upset,
I think I should have professional attitude when I work.
So I always try to be at work keeping that in mind.
I heard it from many other fellow artists as well,
But there was this magazine that described my appearance
Very precisely.
And I think that they described me very well
Visualizing some of the aspects
that I haven’t thought of myself.
Over 6 feet tall, long neck and milky-white skin tone,
Slightly slanted single eyelid, slim jaw line and lean silhouette of his body.
This is just describing how I look.
But I like the description coming after this.
He doesn’t look super kind,
But also doesn’t look intimidating nor arrogant.
Unrealistic and beguiling visual
That’s hard to find at least in Korea.
I love it.
First of all, it’s when I made my debut.
I look really young.
It shows 18 year-old me.
I picked this photo because
I got introduced to the world with this picture.
So it means very much to me.
And to pick one more,
There is a photo I took recently as I started my career as an actor.
I really like that one too.
I think that photo announces the new chapter of my career.
That’s why
I like that photo.
Do you have your own tip for a photoshoot?
Ah my tips!
I don’t know about the photos I took when I just made my debut.
But if you look at the photos I took later,
I can see the angle
There’s a certain angle of my face
That I show a lot.
I became to realize what I should do to photograph well
As years go by.
Since it is good to get the best picture I can pull off,
I think it is important to know your best angles.
Is it necessary to watch this video?
It has quite a lot of views.
But actually, the intro of this song makes my heart race.
I can’t watch this for real.
What’s painted on my face?
It was on March 15th, 2012.
At that time I was really afraid of going on stage
Now I get to enjoy it but back then. 99% of what I felt was fear
Nervous and terrified.
I worried if I could perform well on stage
So my vocal trainer even came to the backstage
and we practiced until before I got on stage.
My heart was racing as it was our debut.
And our fans came to support us
even though it was our debut stage.
So I was really excited because of those situations.
I was thrilled with joy.
When did you realize that you actually made your debut?
The moment I realized that I made my debut was
When I saw the LOVEs for the first time.
When I saw our fans coming to support us,
That’s when I felt it the most.
That’s the first time I dyed my hair blonde.
The title track was called .
The song was like a fantasy
And we had this concept
Inspired by a certain cartoon.
And I remember each member was given a certain character
in that cartoon.
And I remember that
my character had blonde hair
And because we were releasing a new song after a long break
So our label also told us that
We need to show something special.
So that’s why I dyed it platinum blonde.
Did you like it?
I really loved it.
Because I usually sticked to dark colors in the past.
And the blonde felt very fresh
And I think it looked good on me as my skin tone is very bright.
You keep showing me the videos reminiscent of old memories.
I didn’t think that I would get picked.
So that I can have a chance to pick my teammates.
It’s almost 1% chance as it was one out of 100 people.
And Daewhi picked me.
And when I was forming a group,
I got nervous
Than on stage.
Because it was up to my decision
Whether they survive or not.
So it may sound a little selfish but
I thought I should form the best team possible so I can survive.
My head went really blank.
But when I tried to see the members closely,
It suddenly came into my mind
How they performed when we had our first test the day before.
I could see the members who I had my eye on.
I remembered those who did great during the test,
Or those who had their own unique qualities.
So I picked the members pretty quickly
And I didn’t think our team would get people’s attention.
I was 25 back then.
When do you get mischievous the most?
When I am with the members, when we make fun of each other.
I think
I like to tease other people.
I feel happy when I get funny with other people.
And I like to pull a prank on people.
But I try to do it less as I am getting old.
These days
I don’t joke around as much as I did in the past.
So I became the person
who rather accepts it when the other members pull pranks.
And I sometimes think that it must have been hard for them in the past.
It is not easy.
Do you still take this much of nutritional supplement?
Back then I just
Took everything together at once
after a meal.
But I was told from our fans, and people around me
That there’s best time of day to take each supplement.
So I looked it up and it was really true.
Recently
I take probiotics as soon as I wake up.
And then I take a tablespoon of Manuka honey
And take a shower.
And go out with a bottle of ABC Juice
And then,
I take vitamin C and something simple after a lunch.
And
Before dinner,
I take a tablet collagen.
And take Magnesium, multi-vitamin,
Omega-3 before I go to bed.
What’s the one supplement you never miss?
Enzyme?
It has been few months
Since I started to take enzymes.
You have to take this after a meal.
It’s good for your digestion, and I also saw that video online.
There was a loaf of bread put in plain water,
And another loaf of bread put in enzyme water.
And an hour or two hours later, the loaf put in enzyme water was completely decomposed.
But the one in plain water stayed the same.
I have been taking it without knowing that it is that effective.
After I got to know that,
I always carry it around even to work.
I feel like it prevents me from gaining weight.
And helps digestion even when I eat something
Greasy or something made of flour.
That’s my favorite.
I was super nervous.
and .
As years go by, I realize that
The voice is really important
Even when you talk, or sing.
I think I have relaxed voice that everyone can feel comfortable with.
Is it right?
Anyway I think my voice is one of my biggest strengths.
How do you want people to remember your voice?
I hope people can be moved by my voice.
It goes same for when I am singing,
As well as I am acting.
And I hope people can feel comfortable when they hear my voice.
What made you start writing lyrics?
At first I got to write lyrics because
If you see this, at the first line,
It says ‘Lyricist 3’ for the lyric of the track from the album .
I guess it means that I am the last one among the 3 lyricists, and it is correct.
I was not very into writing songs at that time.
We were working on a new album
and I was with Baekho
In our producer Kye Bumzu’s studio.
I just couldn’t’ sleep at that night
And they told me to come to the studio.
I was just sitting at the back and saw them writing songs together.
So I was just humming some lines,
And writing some lines on my phone sitting at the back as I was bored.
And they took my ideas a lot for the song.
So I got to participate and after then,
I think it is really good
That I get to express my thoughts
Through songs and lyrics, and it can be my strength
As an artist.
It’s different than just talking, and there are different things I can deliver through a song.
So I thought I should try to write lyrics a lot from now on.
What’s your own song you remember the most?
?
I really like the lyrics of .
I put a lot of effort into that song.
is my favorite.
This also feels like it has been ages.
I think I can do better if I get to do it again.
For real.
It is also an unforgettable moment.
This was my first musical.
It was my first time doing a musical, and even acting.
The casts and staffs helped me so much
When I was preparing for this.
My character was devoting himself to Marie Antoinette.
He tries hard to protect Marie Antoinette from danger,
But then feels guilty about him not being able to protect her eventually.
I had to express a lot of emotions.
But back then my head was full of thoughts that ‘I will do a good job’
Rather than the chracter’s complicated emotions.
‘I will do a good job. I will do a better job today’
So to look back, it’s a shame that I missed those emotions.
I think I could have done better
If I thought about those emotions.
When I was practicing, I was surprised that everything was fixed and settled than I thought.
When I watched it as an audience,
I think there are
Many parts that’s improvised
On stage.
But actually 90% of what we see is something promised in advance.
So I practiced hard.
And I tried to manage my physical strength
As we were on a world tour at the same time doing promotions for our album.
I still can’t forget this.
You said that ‘I feel like I am at the entry point of the mountain trail as an actor’ in the interview you did when was over. Where do you think you are now?
I said I am at the entry point of the trail.
I don’t think I have come far.
But
Personally I think
I got improved a little.
You know there’s a point where you can drink water
If you go a little further from the entry point.
Like a water spring.
I think I have reached there.
Now I can drink water and prepare to climb to the top of a mountain.
So I am working hard shooting nowadays.
Please look forward to it.
So this has been
Min-hyun’s .
It was so fun to bring back old memories that I almost forgot
With .
And I am very proud and would like to complement myself
For living my life to the full.
This was so much fun.
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