seohyun interview with t-news

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

Last year was definitely SNSD's year. Their 'Gee' and "Tell Me Your Wish" songs were both hits and won various awards at the Melon Music Awards and Golden Disk Awards. Recently, they have successfully finished their solo concert, which has further shown the power of SNSD.

On January 1, 2010, T-News met privately with SNSD's maknae Seohyun, who recently turned twenty, at KBS 2TV 'Music Bank'.



▶Your reflection on 2009? "I think it was a year where all of my wishes came true"

To Seohyun, 2009 was a meaningful year. First, they received awards nine times in a row with 'Gee'; it was an unprecedented hit. 'Tell Me Your Wish' was also a big hit. At Melon Music Awards, they were crowned with six awards, and 'Gee' was chosen as 2009's song of the year at the Golden Disk Awards. The colorful skinny jeans that SNSD wore were displayed everywhere in the streets, and SNSD's marine look toyed with samchon (uncle) fans' hearts.

Since her trainee days, Seohyun has had a dream of having a solo concert. She was able to fulfill this dream recently and it was a great success. Subsequently in 2010, the Asia Tour will be in Japan, China, and Hong Kong.

Seohyun said, "It was like a dream. All nine of us had this wish of having our own concert, and when it came true, I was thrilled. In fact, now we have the opportunity of doing an Asian Tour". She continued, "Since it was our first concert, I was worried and nervous. But when I went on the stage, I saw tons of fans. Seeing fans greeting us and cheering for us deeply moved me and touched me. I was really happy".

She also said, "I was really happy to have eye contact with the audience and I just enjoy being with them. I feel like we were the ones receiving the energy from the audience".



▶ To Seohyun, what is SNSD? "We can connect with each other simply by looking at each other's eyes".

SNSD has been with each other for almost ten years. On top of that, since they have lived together for two years, they must be really close. Seohyun said SNSD is, "Pretty much my family. Because we know each other so well, we can just tell by looking at each other's eyes. We have a great chemistry together. Just like teenage girls, we're lively and laugh easily. At the dorm we have become more active, so I'm actually worried we might be too loud".

There is a saying that says, "if three girls or more get together, a plate will break" [basically, girls are loud]. With nine girls living together in a dorm, do they really live together peacefully? I implored Seohyun to tell me a funny incident. She then pondered and said, "During one winter, our heater didn't work. We would wake up in the middle of the night because it was so cold, but we fell asleep anyway". She then laughed, "It wasn't until two or three days later, when we found out that our heater didn't work". She continued, "Nothing big happened so far. All of us laugh easily at even little things. When we are back in our dorm, there are endless outbursts of laughter. We talk a lot and play pranks on each other often. It's so much fun living together".

SNSD made their debut with "Into the New World" and their front kick. As a result, they have garnered samchon fans. However, even SNSD has hoobaes (younger/new groups). As a maknae of the group, how does Seohyun feel when she sees her hoobaes?

She answered, "It still feels like I debuted recently. I can still vividly remember our debut performance like it was yesterday. So I get this weird feeling whenever people greet me".

When I asked her "Still, it's has now been almost three years since you've debuted. As a sunbae, what advice would you give to your hoobaes?" She replied modestly, "What advice can I give?" Then she thought about it for a while and said, "Rather than giving them advice, I would like to tell them that it is vital to communicate amongst your members. With busy schedules, people will be sensitive because they are tired. As a result, misunderstandings might occur over little things. To prevent from letting misunderstandings grow worse, it is important to communicate daily and clear any up any misunderstandings you might have with your members. The more you communicate, the more your members become important to you. Eventually, you will cherish them like a family".



▶ What are your hopes for 2010? "I hope 2010 will be SNSD's year again".

Seohyun has turned twenty this year and she will be going to Dongguk University as a Theatre Arts major. I wonder how she feels about making this leap? With sparkling eyes she said, "I'm very excited". As she transitioned into high school, she also debuted as SNSD. It must have been hard to enjoy the life of a student. As a freshman, she seemed to be filled with great expectations.

What exactly are, then, Seohyun's hopes for this year?

She replied, "Firstly, I'm going to work harder as a SNSD member. Last year, we received so much love and I think it is the right thing to do for us to work even harder to show them our appreciation for the love they have given to us. With our upcoming new album and Asia Tour, I am really going to immerse myself with the work. Secondly, I think it is crucial to stay healthy. All nine members are good at taking care of themselves so I hope to see all of us stay healthy throughout the year. Additionally, I would like to finish strong with the Asia Tour. Hopefully, we can make 2010 SNSD's year again".

Seohyun already has this year all planned out, which I didn't expect from a person with such delicate looks. When asked what she would like to do this year, she said, "I would like to try acting or be casted for a musical. All SNSD members received training not only to be a singer, but acting as well. I have been practicing with acting here and there, and I think it's cool. If I was given an opportunity to try out acting or be casted on a musical, I would like to take on the challenge".

original source
translated by cathode @ ssf

:D Aw an interview all to herself.

Comments

[x-neverbroken.livejournal.com]

"I hope 2010 will be SNSD's year again".
preach.

[quietreveries.livejournal.com]

She replied modestly, "What advice can I give?"

she's so cute <3

[sya-fhya.livejournal.com]

yes! SM is definitely going to promote her more this year!

Seohyun already has this year all planned out, which I didn't expect from a person with such delicate looks.

lol she has probably planned out her life for the next 10 years.

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

this xD

[chalakchalak.livejournal.com]

I love this girl so damn much. She looks so sweet.

[dorawa.livejournal.com]

I wish she smiled more in pictures, because she's completely gorgeous. :(

[wrongbyright.livejournal.com]

She's so adorably precious. ♥

[aunts.livejournal.com]

She stood out to me so much when I first got into Soshi and still does.
STAY AWESOME/GORGEOUS BB. Hopefully 2010 will be her year.

[extraenchanted.livejournal.com]

lol is that yuri and ryeowook pointing at each other?

and i love seobaby for being awkward. like how i love kyuhyun for being awkward and snarky.

[honeyfunnybunny.livejournal.com]

I love how she gives really well-considered responses.
She really gives me this mature and intelligent feeling ♥

[xinliyoushu.livejournal.com]

She is so cute, idek. *_* Glad to see she finally got an interview all to herself!

[locofruitcake.livejournal.com]

Love the interview. Some maknae love ♥

lmao omg their interviews remind me of dbsk/suju okayyy zomg. maybe cos of the somewhat similar replies :(

[xcherryblossomx.livejournal.com]

To me she is an old lady trapped in a young girl body o_____o

She is like the most mature girl in all kpop groups, seriously.

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

She is kind of like an auntie. xD

[mayuyu.livejournal.com]

Yay my SNSD bias~
She is so mature, I am the same age and I am...not haha.

[brassbikini.livejournal.com]

Oh, Seobaby. ♥ Glad to see her getting a little attention all to herself.

[cinnabun11.livejournal.com]

We talk a lot and play pranks on each other often. It's so much fun living together
aww she really loves her unnis

[superjesster.livejournal.com]

her replies are so mature and considerate XD i love you seororo, but loosen up a bit. you look so tense in those pictures D: (or maybe it's just me, i always think seohyun looks awkward in her photos.)

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

"Rather than giving them advice, I would like to tell them that it is vital to communicate amongst your members. With busy schedules, people will be sensitive because they are tired. As a result, misunderstandings might occur over little things. To prevent from letting misunderstandings grow worse, it is important to communicate daily and clear any up any misunderstandings you might have with your members. The more you communicate, the more your members become important to you. Eventually, you will cherish them like a family".

Somehow, this response really touched me. I love how Soshi talk about each other, about the group.

[desperate-oc.livejournal.com]

that's why they have that therapy called the 5 minute talk (or more like hours lol) everyday 8D ! haha so precious

[baeby-bloo-skys.livejournal.com]

i love her <3

[goldi.livejournal.com]

i love her so much :3

[twistedhalo04.livejournal.com]

She's slowly climbing up my fave Soshi member list. I love her.

[miduhyo.livejournal.com]

jfc seo juhyun how are you so precious and wonderful? ♥

snsd's bond and teamwork are amazing :(

[yumi-maki.livejournal.com]

* snsd's bond and teamwork are amazing :( :)

Fixed!

[cette-amour.livejournal.com]

she's the same age as me, but somehow she's 10000x cooler than i am ._.

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

she's years younger than me and she is 10000x cooler than i am

lol these girls make me wonder "what am i doing with my life?"

Re: i&#39;ve read the whole interview..

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

*patpat* welcome to the other side

[yumi-maki.livejournal.com]

OMG, I love her. She sounded so wise, trying to giving her hoobaes advice. It's good advice too! It's good hearing that the girls get along well - they really do have good chemistry.

Secondly, I think it is crucial to stay healthy. All nine members are good at taking care of themselves so I hope to see all of us stay healthy throughout the year.
Yes, please! This is one of my wishes this year too.

[extraenchanted.livejournal.com]

Seobaby looks gorgeous. <3

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

ikr? she is so stunning in that first picture that i seriously had a hard time tearing my eyes away