- [Girl] Hi, I'm here to call for Yuna.
- Hi, this is Yuna speaking.
- [Girl] Ah, my gosh.
My God.
(Yuna laughing)
(girl squealing)
(upbeat music)
- [Crowd] Yuna, Yuna.
- [Man] An icon in the making by Vogue Magazine.
She is a singer-songwriter.
- [Woman] Heard of her song multiple times on the air.
- [Man] Yuna.
(text popping)
- I'm kind of nervous a little bit.
Like whoo.
Hi everyone, I'm Yuna,
(pictures popping)
and I'm here to answer your calls on Jubilee Hotline.
(phone ringing)
(laughing)
(clapping hands)
(clearing throat)
All right, my first phone call.
I'm so excited.
(phone ringing)
Julie Hotline, how can we help you?
- [Girl] Hi, I'm calling in to talk to Yuna.
- Hi, this is Yuna.
- [Girl] Oh my God.
(laughing)
- Hi. - [Girl] Hi.
Oh my God.
- Hello?
Surprise.
- [Girl] Oh my God.
Okay.
- Yeah, what's up.
- [Girl] So I also want to pursue being a singer,
but being from a Muslim family,
there's certain taboo opinions on that.
I was just wondering
if you ever had to go through something like that,
and how you overcame it?
- Wow, okay.
So I actually tried a different route.
- [Girl] Mm hmm.
- I went to law school and
(laughing)
I graduated,
(girl laughing)
but I didn't pursue it.
(soft music)
You need to ask yourself,
"Is this really what I want to do?"
And for me, when I decided to do this,
there's no looking back.
It was every day, making music and then performing it,
and then giving the best performance,
and when I first started out,
I remember, I cover my hair, I practice modesty, right?
- [Girl] Mm hmm.
- But I remember, my first few meetings,
people were just telling me to take off my hijab,
telling you that, "Oh, this is what you need to do
to be a successful singer,"
(thigh slapping)
so you're constantly gonna go through that.
I just knew that I had to stay true to myself.
Keep your chin up and just like, you know what?
I'm just gonna be me and see what happens.
So, yeah...
- [Girl] I'm also a hijabi,
so if I have someone like you to look up to,
I feel like I'll be able to stay true to myself.
I love you for that.
(girl laughing)
- Aw, thank you so much.
- [Girl] Okay, thank you so much.
- Thank you.
(phone clanging)
Wow, she's so cute.
I don't know,
(hands clapping)
I hope I gave her really good advice.
(phone ringing)
(gasping)
There it is.
(clearing throat)
Hi, this is Yuna.
- [Man] Hi, how are you doing today?
My name is Aaron Ngo.
I just wanna say I love the song,
(photo popping)
"Fading Flower," and I choreograph to the song.
- Ooh.
- [Aaron] Yeah,
(laughing)
I'm a feminine man.
I go to gym four times a week-
- Mm hmm.
- [Aaron] But I'm not body positive at all.
- Mm hmm.
- [Aaron] But connecting to your song, "Fading Flowers,"
So how do I keep my self-confidence up
knowing that I'm fading away?
- Wow.
First of all, you're not fading away.
You're totally fine.
The most important thing is you feel good about yourself,
you feel healthy-
- [Aaron] Mm hmm.
- And you're telling me you're going to the gym?
- [Aaron] Yeah, I literally got back to from the gym today,
so I feel-
- Aww.
- [Aaron] I feel great right now.
- I'm talking to you right now-
- [Aaron] Ah huh, yeah.
- And I think you have a great energy,
and you have a great personality,
you know what I mean?
- [Aaron] Mm.
- And then that, I promise you,
that will take you further in life.
You know, your personality-
- [Aaron] Just keeping that energy, personality
- Your confidence and how you treat other people.
- [Aaron] Oh, thank you so much, Yuna.
Thank you so much-
- Thank you.
(phone clanging)
All right.
(thumbs clicking)
I'm on a roll.
I'm like, "I should do this for a living," I think.
(phone ringing)
Oh.
(laughing)
(clapping hands)
Thank you so much for calling, this is Yuna speaking.
- [Man] Okay.
(laughing)
Hello, I'm Hamed.
- Hi.
Hello? - [Hamed] Hello.
The main reason I'm calling is my girlfriend
of like over like a year,
she broke up with me cause I'm Muslim-
- Mm hmm.
- And she's Christian,
so it was just more like the pressures
from her family as well.
To me, it wasn't the greatest of reasons,
like I did anything wrong,
I didn't like cheat on her.
Honestly, in my opinion,
I was a really, really good boyfriend,
a really good partner.
It's just so crazy, born and raised here in America,
I never like thought
people still think of me as a different person
because of my religion.
At end of the day, some people still do see you
based on your differences, not your similarities.
- Yeah.
I'm gonna be really honest right now.
I went through the same thing.
I was in a relationship with someone who's not Muslim,
and this was very difficult.
At some point, the fact that
someone doesn't wanna be a part of my religion,
it affects me and maybe that's what she feels as well,
and...
- [Hamed] I completely understand that.
I know it's a really tough position-
- Yeah
- [Hamed] That she's in.
It's not so easy,
and she told me that they're not gonna form my opinion,
but I can just tell her family
just kind of telling her that-
It's just like-
- So you need let her make her own decision as well,
and you need to respect...
you need to just give her space and let her think,
and you guys can still be friends,
and I promise you, it's very difficult.
Breakups are so difficult.
It sucks but you'll be fine.
- [Hamed] Thank you so much.
- All right, bye.
Have a good one.
- [Hamed] Yeah, you too.
Bye.
- I hope it's gonna be okay.
He sounds really sad.
It's difficult.
It's definitely not an easy solution.
(phone ringing)
Oh.
We have another call.
Okay.
Hi, this is Yuna speaking.
- [Woman] Apa khabar?
- Oh, khabar baik.
All right.
We're speaking Malay right now.
How are you?
- [Woman] I have a question, right?
- Okay.
- [Woman] I'm good.
I currently just moved to Canada.
How do you adapt and really excel
in such a foreign environment
with a culture so different from ours?
- Wow.
I mean, I don't know how I did it.
I just did it 'cause I had no choice-
- [Woman] 'Cause you're Yuna.
(both laughing)
- 'Cause I'm Yuna.
(soft music)
Also because I feel like for me,
the purpose of my move-
- [Woman] Yeah.
- Was because I wanted to pursue music,
I wanted to pursue my career in music.
I wanted...
I really needed to see where I could go with my songs,
and I think that really motivated me
to meet new people, and talk to them, and learn from them.
I think you kind of need that kind of attitude as well-
- [Woman] Mm.
- Of just learning from people and communicating with them,
and talking to them, and understanding them.
- [Woman] Was it difficult for you to find common ground,
just common topic?
- You'll be surprised
how people who are very different from you
want to learn more about you and your culture,
so just be yourself.
- [Woman] Thank you so much.
- Yeah.
- [Woman] I love you so much, Yuna.
(Yuna laughing)
I love you so much.
- I love you, too.
Bye.
Have a good one
(phone clanging)
- [Crew Member] That's the last call.
- That's the last call?
- [Crew Member] You did all the calls.
- Wow.
(clapping hands)
Yay.
Thank you so much for watching and calling in.
Be sure to check out my new album, "Rouge."
(photo popping)
It's out now.
I'm also on tour,
so check out all the dates on my website.
I can't wait to see all of you in your cities.