[INTERVIEW] NU'EST W for Singles Magazine July 2018

[TRANS] NU’EST W for Singles Magazine July 2018

NU’EST W will make their first comeback in 8 months on 25 June. The fans have been looking forward to it and waited earnestly. Thanks to Baekho and JR who took part in lyric-writing for all of the songs, it created an album where their personal colours were heavily deepened. Although the members were humble at the photoshoot location, they overflowed with confidence for their upcoming album, and were carefully certain that this would be a “great album that you can anticipate”. During the past 8 months, what was it that made NU’EST W much more sturdy?

Which part of the album did you focus on the most this time?

Baekho: It was that we had to show a new side of us as much as possible. As part of that, I thought that it was most important for us to not lose our original colour. I spent the most time thinking about what the in-between balance was.

JR: Right until now, our songs have mostly been the kind that are difficult to sing along to. We wanted to create music that was more public-friendly so that it could let more people listen to it, and I think we succeeded in doing that.

Where do you draw inspiration from for song-composing and lyric-writing?  

Baekho: There is nothing in particular. First and foremost, I try not to limit myself to a certain place. If I confine myself to a place, I feel like that would also get me stuck into an accident so I intentionally try to go out and about while composing. More than anything else, I’m the type who does something right away when there’s something new I want to do. I would go on a vacation right now if I wanted to.

What do you want to do the most right now?

Aron: I would like to quickly do our comeback and meet the fans. We recently did a concert in Taiwan, and the very fact that we could receive this much love was something really touching and extremely unforgettable, and a great memory.

We often see JR on variety programs as well. What are the variety programs that the other members would like to appear on too?

Baekho: <Three Meals A Day> or <Rural Police>, as I really like nature!

Ren: If I ever get to live on my own, I’d like to be on <I Live Alone>

Aron: <Problematic Men>. I’d like to give this a try since the fans recommended this a lot.

We saw photos of JR who went around in a Squirtle outfit on his birthday.

JR: I wanted to personally look at the birthday advertisements that the fans had prepared. At first, I intended to take the subway and go on my own, but I thought that I would block the way and cause disturbance to others, so I went with my manager. I had intended to take a proof-shot and keep it for memory’s sake but I was surprised and thankful to see that I was recognized by more people than I had expected. I first went to COEX where nobody recognized me, but as I saw the video of myself, I ended up dancing without realizing it (laughs). The fans were curious where I got the Squirtle suit – it couldn’t be delivered, so I just purchased it. It now belongs to us, so we plan to use it whenever we want.

Baekho: Seems like I’ll have to think of a much more creative idea during my birthday (laughs).

The members now seem like real-life friends.

Baekho: Because we’ve been living together since we were young right up till now, it’s definite that we share a tight relationship. There’s nothing much that we fight about.

JR: We fought a lot when we were younger. After we became adults, honestly, there weren’t many things to fight about, and we didn’t create situations which would make us fight. Since we were all chasing after the same goal of wanting to receive love from more people, and show our charms to more people, there was nothing much to fight hard about.

Ren: Before we debuted, we had many individual differences and collisions. We gained composure as the time we spent together grew.

Baekho: Because we know each other so well, we’re no different than family. When we were trainees, we assigned ourselves to be in charge of dishwashing, cleaning and laundry but right now, there are no troubles even if we just do it however we want.

How do you spend time when you’re resting?

Ren: I watch movies and sleep. I enjoy viewing scenery the most. On days where the weather is good, I like taking walks and thinking about this and that at Seokchon Lake & Cheonggye Stream where the view is good.

Baekho: Even when we are going about our schedules, Ren would be looking out the window in the car. I like coffee, so on days where I get to rest, I would look for spots with delicious coffee and head there. I also go to places where we once visited for filming. I like my coffee to be savoury and tasty rather than sour.

Aron: I play games at home or play with my dog. Although I don’t enjoy coffee, I’m happy to have a cup of it over conversations with people.

JR: I’m almost only at home, either playing games or sleeping. Instead of playing one particular game regularly, I prefer to just try everything and keep going at it if it’s fun. There isn’t really any particular game I’m hooked on recently.

You once said that your wish was to get 1^st place on music broadcasts. What is your next wish now that this wish has come true?

Ren: I’d like to be a group which gives love to our fans unchangingly. Although it’s also important to receive love, it’s also important for us to give that love. I try my best to interact with the fans. I go into the fancafe regularly and leave comments, and also give ideas for events.

Baekho: It is for us to stay together for a long time. I was recently asked in an interview on what kind of artiste I would like to be. My reply to that, was to stay as NU’EST’s main vocal for as long as I can. That is now my wish, and NU’EST’s wish.

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[pann] Why did I believe in Kang Dongho?

Since there was a post which came up as the 'Selected Talk Post'  that was asking about how Kang Dongho's fans could believe in Kang Dongho just like that.. I left comments.. and also tried to write a post totally about this.

Even as I worried and moaned internally for the past 10 months, I always thought that there would come a day when the issue gets resolved and I could write something like this for others to see.

Since I was young and even until after I became an adult, I experienced countless counts of sexual harassment. Through that, what I learnt from it was that it is only in sexual problems that we cannot make such pre-assumptions like 'He is not that kind of person'. No matter the person's reputation in society, or how good his image is.. When it comes to sexual matters, it is an area that neither your parents, siblings, nor friends will be able to know about - since people that are not yourself or the opposite party will not know about it.

But, I believed in Dongho. Not because of a pathetic belief that I was his fan, or because he was cool. It also wasn't an unconditional blind faith like 'Dongho is not that kind of a person'.

Like I said above, since I do not know whether Dongho is that kind of a person or not..

However, what I and Dongho's fans believed in, was that 'Kang Dongho is not the kind of person who would be able to do such an act like that, and still lie shamelessly, smile carefreely and appear on broadcasts.'

To the public, the image of this person named Kang Dongho is the one made in Produce 101, a tough guy, a macho image, like a person who has a large built, great strength and a strong personality...? Would this be it?

However, to fans, Dongho is... a person who is very different from the image that the public knows.

        

He laughs a lot, jokes a lot, and has the hardest time controlling his laughter..



If he is not on the stage, he is very shy and although he is the worst at aegyo or saying corny things, he was always a person who would speak the truth indifferently with a unfiltered tone.



(Scene in Produce 101 where Dongho does not deny that the less-well groomed version of him is, also him)

He had a personality such that he would not say anything that is less than the truth, or to fabricate a better version of himself.



(Dongho: I will work hard to beautify myself more. I was wrong.)

He does not focus on trying to win others, and is the type to accept the truth right immediately if he himself was at fault.



He is far from having a rough image, to the extent where you could say that even within NU'EST, he has the lowest ranking amongst all members. His own team member Minki says that if there was something he was upset about with the members, Minki would send them text messages asking to talk separately. However, even though they've lived together for a long time, Dongho has never received such a text message from Minki. He is the type to not run into conflict with other people even in daily life...



During a radio broadcast, he was made to do a thigh wrestle with a lady. If he won, it would have created a situation where the lady's legs would be spread apart in an unflattering manner, so he exerted a little bit of strength, saying 'Sorry but I won', immediately ending the game. And, he was a person with consideration who said suggested doing the game again, changing the direction of attack.



When he said that he played jackstones and coloured his fingernails with garden balsam when he was younger, even at the reaction of someone saying that it was ladylike, he questioned 'Why?', and was a person who did not possess stereotypes of gender roles, saying 'Between Dad and Mom, cooking should be done by the person who is better at it'.



Even though he could not do aegyo when given the opportunity to, he was a singer who would look at the fans with a gaze sweeter than anyone else. Even when caught in an angering situation where there were many upsetting posts in the fancafe, he was a person who would visit the fancafe without missing a day.

On one fine day during a period where he was still receiving criticism after the incident broke out, he did a game of lie detector test on V App.





On that day, these are the words that Dongho said on V App.

- But I have never gotten caught by this thing.
- I really have never gotten caught by this.
- Because I always only speak the truth. I really have never been caught by this thing.
- I really don't have a single time I got caught by this. I'm very honest.

 Although it may not seem like much... as I watched Dongho who said this so many multiple times to the point where it seemed weird, I, and all other fans, would have shared the same thoughts.

All the countless videos which I watched tens of times as I stayed up the night, from the time of his debut when Dongho was still a minor, the period where he had little popularity, till the present day where he started gaining popularity - in all those videos, Dongho always showed a consistent image.

That's why I believed him.

Although I worried and moaned only internally, for fear that my words expressing my trust in him would turn out to be harmful, I'm happy that it is now I get to speak these words.

Even though this became a post which is a little corny, I wanted to reply to the question of how I could believe in Kang Dongho like that.

I wrote a long post also hoping that the people who are misunderstanding Dongho would decrease.

Dongho who put up through a difficult time... and the NU'EST members I'm thankful for who believed in Dongho and support him... and all of Dongho's fans who held their breaths and cried, including me, for the past 10 months...

I hope we get to be happy from now.

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