Winner's Seunghoon for Singles Korea

[aki-san.livejournal.com]

Armed with confidence strengthened from experience, WINNER Lee Seunghoon’s existence appears even in swaying shadows. Discontinuous accidents, shattered time, and mad cheers made people forget his real self.




“After drinking all the coke / clink, only ice cubes are left / clink, the sound they make bumping around / it is clear // Words that couldn’t be delivered / rustle, in a pocket / a letter rustles / it is faint // But // in the place where someone leaves / behind, go / with time, leave / so that there is nothing left / not even a droplet of lingering / attachment” – Lee Seunghoon “Things Left Behind”

WINNER Lee Seunghoon shared his most recent poem that he wrote for his fans, which gained much attention, with SINGLES. He had written it carefully by hand and had a photo of it saved on his phone. The name of the poem is “Things Left Behind”. “I’ve been writing poems constantly. It’s not a big deal though. There are many similarities between raps and poems. I gathered up all the lyrics that didn’t fit into songs and all the memos I took after a good inspiration and there were quite a number.” He writes his worries, thoughts, emotions, and things he talks about with his friends. “I want to publish a collection of my poems with illustrations or photos that go with them. It would be nice if Mino drew them for me.” He quietly and carefully explained what kind of collection of poems he wants to publish. And then he added, “I don’t write poems to gain attention for revealing a hidden literary value. All of them are light enough to be easily seen on SNS. How wonderful is it that I can share what I have with others!?”

This twenty-six-year-old man, who is humble but knows how to clearly state what he wants, enjoys new challenges. He wishes to make a surprise appearance on “Surprise” or any programs similar to it and become a moodmaker on “Yoo Heeyeol’s Sketchbook”. These wishes are not impossible as he made a surprise guest appearance on “Boni Hani” with Song Mino before. “I like fun things. When we prepare for a comeback and when we work on music, I always think about how to make things more enjoyable and how to make people laugh. I love to think up of something creative and original and use it onstage or during WINNER promotions. If I hadn’t become a member of WINNER, I think I would’ve worked at an advertising company.” His answer fit his nickname “Deputy Lee of YG Entertainment”.

It was possible to prove Lee Seunghoon’s passion during this promotion period. “We’re the first group in YG to promote for 8 weeks. Thanks to that, many windows have opened for us to communicate with our fans. It is physically tiring because of the many schedules but I’m not stressed. Every moment is enjoyable. Although he is smiling brightly right now, they had many worries while preparing for this comeback. “We were so burdened when we were filming our music videos in LA. We worried about whether we were walking on the right path.” However, after the release of “REALLY REALLY”, he was able to relieve some of those worries. It was thanks to the explosively positive response. “I think, in the end, our fans tell us whether we are doing well or not. A good response means it’s the right path.” As he is famous for his exceptional love for fans, he never stopped talking about them during the whole interview. It shouldn’t be a surprise since he has WINNER and their fanclub “INNERCIRCLE” tattooed on the back of his neck.

Lee Seunghoon stated that he worked on making music with Kang Seungyoon yesterday. Are you already preparing for the next comeback even though current promotions haven’t ended? “Whenever we end up having time off, the members gather in the recording studio without being asked. Truthfully, because ‘REALLY REALLY’ did so much better than we expected, we are feeling some burden. Yesterday, we talked about having fun working on the next songs without thinking about the results. It’s natural for the results to be good if the process of making the songs is fun.” There is nothing confirmed after promotions end. But it looks like there are many fun projects in his head. “I have thought about releasing a solo album. I will be able to show a completely different side of WINNER Lee Seunghoon. Right now, I have more fun being creative while doing WINNER activities. I’m really interested in fun ideas that can be empathized with others.”

There is experience behind his flashes of thoughts. “Even with ordinary talent, once it gains strength from experience, it becomes eye-catching. That’s what happened to me. The obvious action of turning the mat received praises like ‘his adapting to the unexpected is brilliant’. (OP note: Referring to his freestyle dance during his Kpop Star audition, aka the greatest audition ever.) Thanks to that, I gained confidence.” He is currently focusing on honestly sharing his thoughts. This applies to writing poems. “If I have something I want to do and if I can do it, I don’t hesitate. The other day, some of the staff members told me that they were in Jeju so I got on the plane as soon as my schedule ended. Experiences like that inspires many more good ideas. And I like doing things like that too.” There is a reason to look forward to WINNER’s next promotions- No, there are now many reasons to look forward to WINNER’s next promotions.

Sources: article and IG translated by CHRISSY96_ 1 2, scans by goduandme5 1 2 3, winnercity, maetamong, singlesmagazine

He's writing poetry now too? He is endlessly fascinating to me. Plus hott.

Comments

[ironicmustache.livejournal.com]

best winner member, best winner pet

he's been looking v. good lately

[aki-san.livejournal.com]

Agree on all points even though I'm usually a cat person, lol

[ironicmustache.livejournal.com]

i'm quite fond of jinwoo's cats, but as a dog person i'm giving the honor to haute hehe

[apori.livejournal.com]

I stan Rei Bei and Johnni but Haute is probably the best. You're right is what I'm getting at

[hebk.livejournal.com]

he's the best looking this era.

oh my word at the tattoo... Choices.

[ironicmustache.livejournal.com]

now that namtae is gone, there's only bad tattoos left in this group.

(i know lots of people didn't like his, either, but they reminded me more of stick n pokes which i appreciate)

[pseudo-shigure.livejournal.com]

he usually can rock any looks. but i'm not feeling his hair here, esp those streaks of blond. ugh.

[aki-san.livejournal.com]

I'll be so happy when this hair is gone.

[broadcities.livejournal.com]

not into his hair but he still works it. such a model.

[apori.livejournal.com]

A MAN *_*

Can he reverse color those highlights and return to his 100% good looking self, at the moment we're operating at a solid like 95% due those streaks alone. It's not a total disaster because he looks so good anyway but ... yeah no thanks.

Haute, my bebe as they say.

I've always loved the way Hoon talks about fame and the entertainment industry. Him writing poetry now is typical him in that it's something a little bit different but still creative and unexpected.

[aki-san.livejournal.com]

His mind and mindset are so interesting to me. It's like he's bound and determined to make Winner successful even if he has to all the behind-the-scenes stuff himself. I've always admired him for knowing exactly what he wants to do and going for it, while at the same time being very aware of the limitations (in the industry, at YG, of his own talents, etc.) I hope he can continue to come into his own.

[apori.livejournal.com]

Yeah he's the one with the most "entertainment sense" of what and how you should say things on broadcast but there's somehow something so real about the things he says too. When Yoon filled in for Tablo on his radio show back in the day and MinHoon guested I remember them talking about life before and after fame, and the way he talked about it showed so much realism and understanding of how things work and how luck plays a huge part. I guess I shouldn't be so impressed by it but I am, because idols almost always muffle themselves to this stuff or say some variation of "I worked hard and will try more in the future", but Hoon has never talked like that only and <3

[aki-san.livejournal.com]

I can't help but be impressed too, so you're not alone in that feeling, haha. He's become one of my favorite idols because of exactly what you're talking about, that impression of realness in his statements. I'm actually afraid that one day he's going to say something too real and get in trouble for it.

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

those starter arms are cute.

[jinkiestabi.livejournal.com]

Visual established Kpop Star IDCIDC. 😭😭😭😭😭

[cakeeatingidol.livejournal.com]

WOW. WOOOOOOOOW.



Hey hoon, I have a greyhound too.