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Akdong Musician Says Survival Shows are Extremely Stressful

Akdong Musician spilled their thoughts on survival programs.

Akdong Musician won the trophy from SBS’s K-Pop Star 2 last year, showing its talents as singer-songwriters and unique music style.

Akdong Musician then signed a contract with YG Entertainment and debuted with the first full length album Play on April 7.

Following the previous season, SBS’s K-Pop Star 4 will begin filming on October 17, attended by YG’s Yang Hyun Suk, JYP’s Park Jin Young and Antenna Music’s Yoo Hee Yeol.

About this, Lee Soo Hyun said during the interview carried out on October 16 in YG building, “Of course, I’ll be watching this season’s episodes. I will surely be watching it since Yang Hyun Suk will be on it. He sometimes asked us, ‘Have you been watching?’ when last season was airing too.”

K-Pop Star provides opportunities for the participants to receive systematic training and debut. The fact that the heads of YG and JYP are the judges on the show gathered numerous applicants in a short amount of time.

Lee Chan Hyuk said, “K-Pop Star is an extremely competitive survival program. I don’t think I can challenge myself with an audition program ever again. Survival shows are especially stressful for the people who have to write their songs. But one thing for sure is that you can grow so much from survivals. I don’t ever want to go on a survival show again, but if I reach my limit, I might need to.”

Lee Soo Hyun said, “During the survival show, you pour out your effort and get advice from many people and I think that’s why you naturally grow. It raises the bar for your average.”

Lee Soo Hyun recently appeared on the survival program Mix & Match. As a female vocalist from YG, Lee Soo Hyun prepared the collaboration match along with Lee Hi and Jang Hanna.

Lee Soo Hyun said, “I had a good experience on Mix & Match. I had a tough time for a month but I learned a lot. First, I realize the importance of Lee Chan Hyuk oppa. I was lying on bed and told him, ‘Thanks oppa. I think you’re a genius.’ I had to work with other people away from my brother for the mission. When I was giving my ideas and preparing the stage, I kept on thinking about my brother. I felt like he did all that for me until now. And I also came to realize the hardship of iKON’s leader B.I. I thought all the leaders of this world must go through the hardship.”

“I was in the same team with Kim Jin Hwan, Song Yoon Hyung and Jung Jin Hyung. I was pressured to sing as the female vocalist but I had to overcome it. It didn’t matter to me whether I win or not but since it was the matter of debuting or not for the other oppas, I felt pressured. I even lost weight from feeling pressured, unintentionally going on a diet. I got really close to the trainee oppas and we’re still close. I also got close to Jang Hanna and Lee Hi unnies. I personally enjoyed the time. But if I’m asked to do it again, I might have to think about it.”

Akdong Musician released the song Time and Fallen Leaves on October 10, ranking number one on 7 music charts. About his plan for the 2nd full length album, Lee Chan Hyuk said, “All the artists at YG are on stand by to make their comebacks. Since it hasn’t been long since we released our debut album, we’re currently working to prepare the songs."

Akdong Musicina will be launching its first national concert tour Akmu Camp on November 21 through 23 in Blue Square Samsung Card Hall, Seoul.


Akdong Musician Shares Its Hope to Become Healing Musicians

The brother and sister duo Akdong Musician shared their thoughts on negative comments.

Akdong Musician won SBS’s K-Pop Star 2 last year and signed a contract with YG Entertainment. Later, they released the debut album Play on April 7, ranking number one on seven music charts, namely MelOn, Mnet, Bugs, Olleh, Genie, Daum and Naver.

Then Akdong Musician released the song Time and Fallen Leaves written by Lee Chan Hyuk on October 10, ranking number one on music charts for six days in a row. In an interview with Newsen on October 16 in YG’s building, Lee Soo Hyun said, “Winning first place means that many people showed their interest in our music and listened to it. That’s something to be grateful for.”

Lee Soo Hyun said, “We’re thankful that we ranked number one but we’re always trying to be careful not to take people’s interest and love for granted. Even if we can’t rank in the top 100, we’re trying to be satisfied by hearing that someone’s heart was healed through our music.”

The ones who are happier than anyone else due to Akdong Musician’s success are none other than their parents.

Lee Chan Hyuk said, “Our parents have heard our music since a long time ago. When our music plays, they tell us to turn it off. They say that as a joke when the songs come out but they actually watch all the television shows that we appear on. There are times when I don’t monitor myself if I think I messed up on stage but my parents have the TV turned on one hour before we come on.”

Lee Soo Hyun shared, “I think our parents have been more nervous than us since we debuted. We actually don’t use the internet very often and only look at the articles on portal sites sometimes and the comments with the most number of recommendations. We look at our fan café often. Our parents look at every single article about us and screen capture it to send it to us. We don’t really get affected by the negative comments about our appearance but our parents do. When they saw the comment telling us to ‘die,’ they were outraged.”

One thing that Akdong Musician wants to hear and the most encouraging thing for them to hear is that ‘they are singers who heal people with music.’

Lee Chan Hyuk said, “Many people say good things about us, but the most encouraging thing we heard is that we’re ‘singers that heal people.’”

Lee Soo Hyun also smiled as she said, “When we hear that, it makes us overcome our difficulties and greatly comforts us. We feel healed, in turn.”

Akdong Musician’s goal is ‘to heal’ as well.

Lee Soo Hyun explained, “No matter what kind of music we do from now on, we would like to become singers that people can count on. We want to become artists that can pull off different genres of music. I have a desire to hear people say that they’ve been healed through our music, even if we challenge ourselves with rock or rap.”

Lee Chan Hyuk revealed, “Our final goal is to become singers who can continue to be hear our favorite praise, which is that people have been healed.”

Akdong Musician will be launching its first national concert tour Akmu Camp from November 21 through 23 in Blue Square Samsung Card Hall, Yongsan-gu.
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Comments

[hipployta.livejournal.com]

Who in the hell are these people writing messages to tell them to die...WTH is wrong with people? AkMu is like we don't check but our Parents check EVERYTHING...i.e. be aware that you can be sued

[squeedunk.livejournal.com]

I'm not even lying when I say that Chanhyuk can get it. Boy better not believe that he's ugly! I dig his vibe, esp. since I go for the kinda nerdy-looking type (due to watching too much anime when I was a kid). I hope that YG holds them to their no-PS clause, they're really refreshing.

[kjesta.livejournal.com]

I don't think I can call him hot af because damn, the kid is *sixteen*, but... I agree lol. He's really beautiful in the picture above, such bone structure.

They both are so lovely, inside and out.

[sheisagentleman.livejournal.com]

He's 18, actually! 19 in Korea~ He's a 96 liner.

[torontok.livejournal.com]

same,ive had amassive crush on him since their debut and he could get it six ways to sunday.
we re also the same age which is a bonus

[phililen3.livejournal.com]

They are both so good looking. It breaks my heart that people are saying such ugly things too them and that it's getting them down.

[mlmello.livejournal.com]

they're so precious.
soohyun crying at mix & match broke my heart. good to know that she's close with the boys and girls.
yg's new generation is the best!

[nekokonneko.livejournal.com]

aww that's cute

[hippodameia.livejournal.com]

Healing musicians, definitely. I don't get a fake, innocent vibe from them, and I like that. I feel that they're sincere and I hope they continue to grow musically as they get older. I also really, really like that they don't just do love songs and party anthems. Their song Artificial Grass makes me feel weepy sometimes.

[perseid.livejournal.com]

I love their whole album, but Artificial Grass has to be my fave ♥

[mercury-sound.livejournal.com]

♥ They absolutely succeeded in creating such 'healing' music. It makes me happy that they are this popular.

[annayism.livejournal.com]

soohyun reminds me of gong hyojin in that picture! she's gorgeous. they both are. i love their music

[jackieee94.livejournal.com]

Their so cute, I love reading their interviews. Their music is the best thing that has come out of YG, I can't wait to see what they will release in the future.

[pseudo-shigure.livejournal.com]

I got really close to the trainee oppas and we’re still close.
but we know which oppa that you want to be close the most soohyun XD I love these new generation of YG, they're cute.
and i can't believe she's younger than hayi o___O

[girltragedy.livejournal.com]

Aw, I thought her appearance on M&M was a brief cameo. I guess I'll have to watch it now.

I don't understand how anyone could dislike these two, even if they didn't like their music. They are adorable and so charming!

[torontok.livejournal.com]

Cant wait for my bbs to sweep the rookie awards
someone get their parents away from the internet