Hyuna July GRAZIA Interview
Mart! I like going to mart to buy the things I need to cook something that I want to eat. Since I don’t know when or how I want to do it, I tend to buy and keep it in advance (laugh).
Really hard. I like sushi normally but…. But right now it’s (Ichiran) ramen.
Sightseeing. I never really tried resting so I’m not sure about the charm.
I like sneakers. I don’t wear high-heel normally.
Message is bothersome. I’m the type that answer right away so I prefer to call.
If I say ‘pure’, I think people will say 'are you crazy?’ (laugh).
“These days the trend varies a lot so the music that the public wants and my own music color don’t really separated. So when I’m preparing an album, rather than deciding on specific style or color, I tend to finish it with intention to be able to promote and share good music soon. Since there are various taste. In the end it depends on other things like timing.”
I heard you came to Tokyo after a long time. What’s your plan?
First, I want to walk a lot. I want to go to places that I went to during my Japan promotion, I also want to eat crepe. I just want to spend it on small things like going to places with good coffee or dessert.
‘Hyuna’ is popular as a mart mania. What’s in your shopping list now?
Since I’m in Japan, I want to eat Ichiran Ramen. I went there as soon as I arrived here. Actually… After that I went there again so I ate 2 meals there (laugh). I’m planning to go back there and buy Ichiran special sauce. hahaha
When this interview released, won’t it be 'Hyuna=Ichiran’?
There’s even an article on the Internet about how I went to Ichiran.
You celebrated your 26th birthday not too long ago. How did you spend it?
It was my first time getting surprise party, I even received a party invitation. I got invited to my own birthday party.
The dancers and staff teams gathered and prepared everything. I was really surprised. I’m really touched when they said that they received something from me normally but never give something to me so they prepared the party. However of course after that I think that "My family is more than 10 people so I need to give back to all” and feel a bit pressured.
I felt it during the photoshoot but it’s really nice to see how you are very close like real sisters with the staffs.
Actually my social connection is narrow. So I spend a lot of time with my staffs and thanks to that I got really close with them.
It’s hard to find someone who match with you yet you already found 4 beside you.
I think that I have good fortune to have great friends.
Then is there any memorable birthday present that you have received?
Birthday card from my parents. Since I don’t like seaweed soup, every year they send me birthday tteok, cake, and handwritten letter instead.
Is there any memorable part in the card?
Before debut, my mom said “You are like the heart of our family. If you sick, our family can’t be happy so be healthy”. These words are one of the thing that always gives me strength when I’m working. That’s why when I first got a tattoo, I engraved this line. It’s a memorable word as well as something that’s part of me….
Is the other tattoo has meaning too?
Since I started with something meaningful, it became like that. I leave something on my body every time something that I don’t want to forget happened.
I heard a lot that Hyuna is someone that shy of strangers. I think it’s hard for someone like that to do a work that needs you to stand in front of thousand and ten of thousands of people.
I spend most of my time at practice room. I need more time to prepare and get myself used it. Honestly I’m still nervous when I stand on big stage. However there are times when this nervousness makes me able to adapt better. Especially when I’m preparing an album, I want to prepare it without any flaw so I never stop making effort to find the part of myself that lacking.
That effort was proved through 2x Speed Dance at <Weekly Idol> wasn’t it.
Honestly I didn’t know about 2x Speed Dance because I’m bad at technology and I don’t browse often. So they showed me before the recording and it was fun. So instead of doing it seriously, I just enjoyed it. Fortunately Bubble Pop is kinda of a freestyle genre so there aren’t many choreography. (laugh)
Are there any other things that Hyuna does well beside 2x speed dance?
I do like to be photographed but I also like to take pics so I often take pics of people around me. Also when I’m preparing for a stage, I especially good at emptying my mind on the stage. Even if I have a lot of thoughts before going on stage but when I step on the stage I forget everything. I think that’s my specialty.
If you think too much it might leads to mistake.
Actually if I make a mistake, another charm might appear too, and that’s also part of experience. I have lots of memories of being on stage. Things like my in-ear monitor didn’t work on my shoes flew away. Every time those kind of things happen, I keep on learning how to deal with it so personally I find it fun
Is it a result from 11 years of experience?
I don’t want to admit it (laugh). Those times were still clear but when I see a photo from 2015 then see a photo from 2017, it’s very different. I’m still the same yet the thought “It’s really a long time ago” comes into my mind too.
It’ll be more when you’re on your 30s.
I’m looking forward to it instead when I’m looking at the onnies beside me. Because I respect the staffs that I work with, I often think “I hope I’ll become a great women like that later”, “I hope I’ll be happy like onnies”.
Looking at your recent activities with Triple H and helping with the producing of <Produce 101>, it seems meaningful to train your junior.
Rather than I’m the one who lead, we did it together. There are lots of things to learn from those who just started doing music. I become aware of new trends, we also able to know more about each other. For example, just like how I can teach them my experience, I also get something fresh from them. It’s a good thing for me because I able to do something that I can’t do by myself.
Aren’t the juniors happy too to be able to be with you?
Saying it again, but I have good fortune to have kind friends. When I look at how many opportunities I have for these kind of things. That’s why I’m always thankful. There were many offers since my debut until now, and through these I learned a lot and even now I’m still in the middle of that process.
I think you get a lot of offers because of your unique color.
I do always thinking about ‘What should I do to be able to express Hyuna the best", however when I do it myself it becomes my color. That makes me able to find a side of me that I didn’t know before.
Then what kind of color you think about yourself?
Just like my song 'Red’, I’m very thick. When you give a point to a denim, even though not just red, but when you mix it with yellow, it’ll become orange. Red mixes well anywhere but always able to become a point even when it’s alone. I want to become someone fancy and shining like that.
On today’s photoshoot, we want to show a different Hyuna. Yet Hyuna’s color still stands out.
Since I’ve been promoting for a long time, the Hyuna image has been etched deep. I like that more. Because it’ll feel forced if I try to take off my color. The reason today’s photoshop was fun because even though Hyuna is Hyuna but the photoshoot is something that most natural (compared to usual). That kind of try is fun
Btw, it’s really impressive how you keep being grateful throughout the interview.
Since I was a child, my dad often tell me “It’s not that people are there because of you but you can be here because there are people around you. If you know this then there won’t be anything to bother you when you do this work.” Honestly, I didn’t know what that means when I was a child. However, I understand as time goes by. I can be here now it’s all because people around me helped me.
Looking at your previous interview, you said “I want to be busier and do everything with my best effort”. Is there any change now?
Rather than “I’ll work tenaciously”, I mean it as a hope to become someone that when a work or an opportunity comes, I don’t just do it half-heartedly. Actually I’m fully aware that I can’t be busier than now (laugh). Coming to Japan for a photo shoot like this and come here when I release an album, that makes me able to spend my spare time more meaningfully.
A very implicative expression.
I wish I’m someone who able to spend my time busily and fully
You’re currently working on your solo album. What kind of image will be this time?
There are still a lot of things to prepare so it’s hard to say what kind of image. However I can promise that I’ll show an image that full of energy and very Hyuna-like.
But you already energetic enough now (laugh).
It can be something bright, it can also something powerful and girl crush. Or maybe something sexy too.
When will we able to see that stage?
I think it’ll still be in Summer. The exact time will be decided while I’m preparing for it. However I’ll release it before Summer ends so please look forward to it.
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