How did you two become friends?
We both applied for Hanlim Art High School and took the entrance exam when we were in middle school.
We got in and a friend of mine introduced her to me.
We had to move to Seoul so we thought it would be great if we could get through this together.
So we became friends and moved to Seoul together.
What were your first impressions of each other?
There was a crosswalk between us.
The crosswalk was very long, so she was very far away.
And I saw Jungeun run her hand through her hair.
It looked cool.
And charismatic.
It was really impressive.
When I saw her at the end of the crosswalk,
I didn’t feel the bright energy she got.
But as she came close to me
I could feel her bright energy.
We became close so fast.
talking about a lot of things eating Tteokbokki.
What’s your TMI from your high school years?
We both lived near school.
So when we were going to school,
We always ran into each other at the same place around the same time every day.
We would wait for each other and if someone’s late,
We waited for each other inside the school gate.
We always went to school together.
Between the two of you, who was late for school more often?
She was like “I will not wait for you if you are late”, and I was like
“I shouldn’t be late!”
“I will be there on time!”
I tried to make it on time.
I was like “I will go first” when she’s late.
She was like a very cold city girl.
So I thought ‘I should be on time’
What was the funniest memory from your school years?
I was very jealous.
Because I liked Jungeun a lot,
I was very greedy of her.
She went to a cram school with another friend.
And I didn’t go to that cram school at that time.
So I really envied them
She was jealous of me hanging out with other friend
for going to the same cram school.
She was jealous of her.
“Why do you always hang out only with her?”
She once told me like this out of jealousy.
She was crying and said to me “Come pick me up”
“I am in our practice room”
I called her right away and said “Where are you”
And I went down there and
we cried together and talked it out.
If you could describe each other with a pockemon character, what would it be?
Because Jiwoo’s name is Jiwoo(the main character’s name)
So I thought she could be a trainer.
But to choose from pokemons, I would pick Raichu.
She looks like Raichu.
Bright and cute Raichu reminds me of Jiwoo.
I thought of Squirtle first.
She sometimes goes like “Aang”
So I thought of Squirtle.
shooting a water cannon.
Under which name did you save each other’s number on your phone?
I use her real name.
So I saved it like
‘Jungeuni’
I use everyone’s full name for my contact list on my phone.
like ‘Kim Jungeun’
‘Jeon Heejin’, ‘Kim Hyunjin’, like this.
On Kakao Talk,
I added a moon emoticon for our members
like ‘Jiwoo🌙’.
Is there any moment when you feel like it’s hard to take Chu acting cute?
I have been always sorry
that I am not a person who can express my feelings very well.
It’s not like ‘it’s hard to take it’
I rather feel sorry for
not being able to give it back.
No I am okay.
I get lot.
I am getting a lot from you.
If you could cook for each other, what would you make?
I really want to be a good cook, but I am not.
I have been always asking her
“Would you like a steamed cabbage?”
“No, I am good. Just make yours. I am okay”
“I already ate”
“I got up at 7 am and had breakfast”
Jiwoo really likes Tteokbokki.
So I would make her Mala flavored Tteokbokki
that’s easy on your stomach and won’t make you fat.
But I cannot guarantee that it would taste good.
If you were to form a unit together, how would you name it?
How about something
related to pretty lips?
Ppoppo(light kiss)? I am sorry.
Ki~ss. I am sorry.
Chu on lip
Hello, we’re ‘PPO’
Is there any song you would like to cover together?
by AKMU.
It goes like this.
We should do it someday
What were the pros and cons of living with your best friend?
Even if I just talk about only 10% of something,
She gets 80% of it.
I was grateful for that
she can read my mind.
I think that’s the merit of old friendship.
I am afraid that she knows that I am not okay even if I pretend otherwise.
I worry that she gets worried about me.
Is there any dance cover you would like to show to Orbits?
I would like to do a song like
by ‘OH MY GIRL’.
Bright and hopeful songs
like this.
I would love to show Orbits
by ‘Twice’.
You should check it out.
I want to hear Kim Lip sing Chu sing !
I feel really nervous to sing it like this.
Ah just this one verse?
It was so good~
Is there any location you want to shoot your music video?
Like music videos of other artists
I would like to film it somewhere
like a cliff above the sea
like Taeyeon.
I would love to make a music video
on an ocean cliff of Jeju island.
What is your signature pose for a photo shoot?
Today’s concept was perfect for Jungeun.
Black & red colors
with red lips.
So it was easier when we were shooting together.
I usally smile like this
for shoots with brighter concept.
For today I just leaned on her.
But I saw it earlier too.
She was really good at it.
You have this signature pose.
Like this.
Do you know what it is?
When you get goosebumps.
It’s because I am embarrassed.
Jiwoo always does this pose.
What’s number 1 on your bucket list?
For me it’s scuba diving
I want to go really deep.
That’s nice.
I think it takes a lot of courage
to go down really deep.
I want to see
a lot of sea creatures
as well as a whale.
It’s not the number one on the list but,
I have been always thinking about
going abroad a lot.
I want to go everywhere in the world
as long as I can.
What’s the one thing that you are most proud of yourself?
That I was lucky enough to debut as a member of .
That’s the one thing I am proud of myself.
That I love to learn something new continuously,
which makes me grow and develop myself.
Even when I am tired,
I tend to think to myself
‘let me just try one more’.
I think that’s my strength.
What compliment would you give to each other?
I will go first!
First of all,
You have so much talent.
But she constantly underestimates herself.
She seems strong, but inside she’s so softhearted.
I want to tell you that you have more than what you think.
To tell you one truth, you are doing really great.
I hope she realizes that she has a lot more than what she thinks.
(2 combos of Kim Lip being cute)
First of all, actually
I think I have never thanked Jiwoo
for her hard work for the group.
So I would like to take this opportunity to thank Jiwoo.
When I see Jiwoo keep showing her cheerful and bright side,
I think she deserves all the love.
She’s such a cute and bright human being.
No~You are cuter than me.
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