Interview with Hyosung

[fay-of-sunshine.livejournal.com]

When Secret first debuted, they were known as the half-basement idol because they lived in an apartment that was half underground. However, they have risen like comets since then, with their success of not only "I Want You Back" but "Magic," "Madonna," and now finally their huge hit with "Shy Boy."

During her interview, Hyosung asked Asia E not to call her a "Rising Star" and asked them to treat her with ease. She talked about her childhood and said, "I'm the middle out of three sisters. My sisters were all born at home, but I was born at the hospital. On the day I was born, my dad and my maternal grandfather saw a comet, so they used the "star" character and put it in my name."

Because their family had difficult times, Hyosung worked even as a small child to help their family. "I started delivering newspapers since when I was in 3rd grade in elementary school. My whole family did it, so I didn't think it was weird. It was nice to deliver newspapers with the morning air. I did that for three years, and I felt like I was growing with the job. It was so cold in the winter so I cried, but I didn't stop the deliveries. Once, a woman gave me some money during my run. I kept refusing, but she gave it to me and asked me how old I was, then asked me if I wanted to live with her. I told my mom about it, and she told me never to go to that neighborhood again."

 

When asked about her allowance, she confessed, "I got about $12 of allowance per month. I saved that to buy my parents presents and to buy school materials. But it was enough! How much does an elementary school kid need?"

Even when she was little, she was popular amongst her friends because of her ability to sing and dance well. However, she never thought about becoming a singer until she was in 6th grade. She confessed, "I liked performing for others since I was little. I danced things like Fin.K.L and S.E.S. at my friends' birthday parties. In 6th grade, I got the dream that I wanted to be a singer, and all my friends helped me try to make that dream real."

She continued, "When I was in middle school, I was the leader of the school's dance club and we did a lot of performances. I just liked dancing. I didn't tell my parents about it at all, but I realized that I was never going to fulfill my dream until I auditioned, so I brought it up to my parents. I started doing a part-time job just so I could get the money to go up to Seoul. My parents were against it at first, but when they saw how hard I was working for it, they let me go."

Hyosung had gone through many auditions and taught herself how to do well after many failures. She danced BoA's Valenti at her final audition because although many people danced to BoA, no one had done the Valenti dance. She kept getting accepted for 1st place during dance. For the award, she got a gift card to a mall. Because it was Parents' Day that day, she gave it to her parents.

From there, she was advised to try out for the "Battle Shinhwa" audition by an official of Good Entertainment. However, she had to think about it for a while because she wasn't sure if she could come out on TV. She also had to think about attending school.

Hyosung managed to make it to the final 12, out of which only 3 were girls. She said, "I changed a lot during "Battle Shinhwa." I could never let myself relax. Why? Because I had to survive. I didn't have time to relax. All my friends told me I was being so intense."

She also had to think about her school. She said, "It was so hard both physically and mentally because I had to do it during school. I left school early often during those 6 months. But my teacher really helped me a lot. I felt so bad for my teacher and friends, but I didn't want to give up either school or Battle Shinhwa. But honestly, I did pretty well during that time in school."

She was picked as the final 6, and she signed on with Good Entertainment. She said, "It was like a dream. You could see me crying on TV." She signed officially in 2006 and started to live in the dorms with Yoobin and Uee and go to school in Seoul.

"First, the three of us were a trio, but we didn't debut. Then the "5 Girls" group was put together, but after MTV's "Diary of 5 Girls" aired, we couldn't debut because of the company problems."

"I had about $30 for a month during my dorm life. But it didn't matter, because I could walk to school, so I only needed bus fare to get to lessons. The company fed us, so that was no problem." However, when she got to 12th grade without any progress, she said, "I realized I can't just waste my time, so I started to prepare for college and I started a part time job. A lot of people asked me when I was going to debut, but it wasn't as if I could do anything. I was happy that Yoobin debuted as a Wonder Girl, but I wondered what I was doing."

She managed to earn enough money to attend college, but she had to leave it for a bit once more. "Only Uee and I were left in the company. I thought I really had to try hard, so I decided to leave school and focus on lessons."

However, she was faced with a large obstacle in her way. During 11th grade, her father had cancer, but after treatment at a hospital he had been healed. However, he was still weak when he decided to go back and work to support his daughter. One winter, he called her to ask, "It's very cold lately. Do you have thick blankets and a heater?" She was so hurt by this because she was so worried for her sick father.

Her father's cancer appeared again, and even though he was sick he worked hard to support his family. She cried talking about her father. "The hospital told us to be ready. My mother told me to live to my fullest and sent me back to Seoul. I'm so sad that I couldn't be by his side. My younger sister's birthday is May 6th, but we took off his oxygen mask on May 7th. He was so thin because he hadn't eaten anything for 40 days. He was so sick, but he kept working hard for us. I couldn't deal with his death for a long time. Even now, I still feel like when I go back home, he'll be there waiting for me with a smile. I wonder how happy he would have been to see me as Secret, promoting with albums."

Seems like she had a hard time, but she's now hit the top as Secret's lovable dancer. What do you think of her life story?

Credit: Koreaboo
Source:Asia E (1), (2), (3), (4), (5)



She's so amazing and strong. ;~; and wow, I didn't know about her dad. 

Comments

[lainmyownworld.livejournal.com]

shes so adorable

[tsunamisky.livejournal.com]

I feel for her.
It's hard seeing a family member in pain like that. ;~;

[steeele.livejournal.com]

Dang this girl is a saint.

[fay-of-sunshine.livejournal.com]

"I got about $12 of allowance per month. I saved that to buy my parents presents and to buy school materials. But it was enough! How much does an elementary school kid need?"

True that shit. I never got anything anyways.lol

[countrymir.livejournal.com]

i'm 21 and having 12 dollars cash on me makes me feel like i'm rolling in da money.

[kmrawr.livejournal.com]

she definitely has my respect.

and that gif is adorable.

[junhos-butt.livejournal.com]

i love her :') she's so strong to go thru that and still follow her dreams

[countrymir.livejournal.com]

MOST PRESH GIRL EVER ;-;

i'm glad that all the girls from her project group have found success. i was so happy when they won. she cried for EVERY win and that just made me love on her all the more. she really does value every win and appreciates the fans. so lovely ;-;

[plantbottle.livejournal.com]

this this this. I hate it when people say "why is she crying for every win? That's so fake.", when they really don't know how grateful she is.

[aunts.livejournal.com]

She danced BoA's Valenti at her final audition because although many people danced to BoA, no one had done the Valenti dance.

as if i didn't love her enough omg i am down on one knee for you hyosung bb ;~;

she's just such a strong and charismatic girl :c whenever i see her cry during encore stages i just feel a small pang in my heart and even moreso after this interview. it's also good that her and g.na are still as close as ever. :) ♥

[fay-of-sunshine.livejournal.com]

I knew I italicized that for a reason!
Isn't she just so freaking awesome!?

[big-bananas.livejournal.com]

Wow, I'm so proud of her.

[gumdrop-showers.livejournal.com]

This girl is just too precious. I really admire her and wish her lots of success with Secret. ♥

[after-an.livejournal.com]

Not a fan of Secret at all but this was a really nice article about how well she's done for herself. :)

[fallingstarryuu.livejournal.com]

I nearly cried reading that ;_;

bb is such a fierce girl! Cry all you want during your wins girl, you went through so much to get to this stage. how dare the haters try to attack you for your genuine tears.

[fay-of-sunshine.livejournal.com]

Exactly! Haterz gon hate and all that.

perfect princess

[fay-of-sunshine.livejournal.com]

I'm sure her dad would be very proud of her for the success she's garnered so far, and not just in Secret. She's becoming more and more popular in variety shows! I can't wait for the 100 days with Onew one to be subbed. i ship them.

[rikayla.livejournal.com]

omgoodness. i need to learn from her and be strong ;____;

[ramunerain.livejournal.com]

the gif is so cute. and i teared up at the story of her dad, omg. ;_;

[minamelody.livejournal.com]

I really do respect her. She's been through a lot, and it's so nice to see that Secret is doing well ♥

[ellexelle.livejournal.com]

I love her even more after reading this. ♥

[very-pinku.livejournal.com]

awww Hyosung T___Y. I always thought she was really
adorable and genuine up on stage but it's nice to see she's really strong as a person as well.

I'm glad secret is doing well right now, she deserves it.

[lightspeedsquid.livejournal.com]

ugh i love her. she sounds so sweet and genuine and is so so gorgeous ;A;

[lasthenia.livejournal.com]

I didn't know either :(
Hyosung you are seriously amazing ;_;
I love how there are nothing but positive comments in here too omg. I'm really proud of her.

[fay-of-sunshine.livejournal.com]

ikr?! It's things like this that show the humane side of idols, and how hard working and deserving some really are.


p.s- I love your icon sfm.

[dapo322.livejournal.com]

sad story about her father. she is a strong girl and always looks so positive on stage. i love when she smiles.

she is adorable in that gif. where does it come from?

[fay-of-sunshine.livejournal.com]

The gif is from the variety show '100 points out of 100'..one of the more recent eps.

[lovesonatas.livejournal.com]

adorable hyosung. she's my favorite in secret. she's awesome. <3

[tenjin-hal0.livejournal.com]

she's so lovely <3

& I feel for her, I just had to bury my father yesterday.
It's such a sad thing when parents die so early~

[aescapes.livejournal.com]

...oh my god, i'm so sorry for your loss. :(

[aescapes.livejournal.com]

this girl is my heart ♥ :c

[gunsandsmoke.livejournal.com]

omg. going through all that at such a young age and yet still having the most brilliant prettiest smile i've ever seen ;;~;; hyosung you are amazing!!