"Hwanhee's kids? Our name is MYNAME."

[leap4detonation.livejournal.com]

“We should not tarnish Hwanhee hyung’s name.”

5-member idol group MYNAME(Gunwoo, Chaejin, JunQ, Insoo, Seyong). Known as ‘Hwanhee Boys’, this idol group made by singer Hwanhee received a lot of attention, and now, they are promoting with their own name.

The team name MYNAME means ‘Taking responsibility for everything with our own name’. That’s why all the members except JunQ (Junkyu) use their real names.

“‘Hwanhee Boys’ is also good. But we needed a distinctive name. Five kids, Hwanhee Boys, Baekmandori (T/N: it means strong and longlasting), etc. There were many options, but we decided ‘Let’s try using our name’.”(Gunwoo)

“Although we’ve trained together for 2 years, we still couldn’t imagine ourselves on a stage,” showing that they are a debuted rookie group who are nervous.

“To stand on stage, we have been practicing for 8 hours a day since 2 months ago. Even now when we stay still, we are very tired so our eyes start to close. But when the word ‘debut’ pops up, we suddenly aren’t sleepy anymore.”(Gunwoo)

The members’ individual vocal and rap skills are great. They are even at expert level in b-boying. “We received b-boying training since our trainee days. It’s not only about dancing, but the point is powerful b-boying dance. Even while dancing, live singing is essential. Our team’s unique point is being able to sing live steadily while dancing.”(Seyong)

These kids dreamt of becoming singers when they listened to songs by Fly To The Sky, the group that their producer Hwanhee promoted with. “Hwanhee hyung always tells us, ‘Always be modest and never lose.’ If we are proud, we won’t be able to pay attention to our efforts and we can’t grow as a person. No matter where we go, we must always be modest and never lose, even in a competition.”(Chaejin)

Hwanhee and the members seem to be connected by fate. Hwanhee, who became a strong support, enlisted into the army on October 27th, the day of MYNAME’s debut. He would be able to see these kids, who he treated as his real younger siblings for 2 years, promoting after a month.

“He worries a lot. He wanted to watch us with his own eyes, but he can only do so after receiving advanced individual military training. We have to work hard in order not to tarnish hyung’s name.”(Insoo)
















Jun.Q


Seyong


Gunwoo


Chaejin


Insoo

Pics: Sports Donga
Article: Sports Donga
Translation: MYNAMESG@wordpress

Comments

[lazmy.livejournal.com]

oops i thought they were cute before now
nevermind

[iliaccrests.livejournal.com]

I would just like to note that they are wearing grandpa sweater patterns on their blazers. Do not know if want?

[lazmy.livejournal.com]

wait are these the messagey guys?
i get them mixed up with aa and the newest nugu group

stop debuting ughhh

[leap4detonation.livejournal.com]

Yep, it's the Messagee ones, lol.

[nortonamo.livejournal.com]

my tlist is so into these guys. i want to get into them, but ehhhhhh this group makes it hard to like them.

[dilettantka.livejournal.com]

that is the sexiest icon i have ever seen in my entire life.

[imyoona.livejournal.com]

These pictures do not do them justice omg!

[baeby-bloo-skys.livejournal.com]

sigh i don't love them enough to learn their names yet, but i have been somewhat unwillingly jamming to message for the past couple days
they def have potential, i can't wait till they get better styling

[xshinebrighterx.livejournal.com]

Insoo looks like kikwang and yoseop's lovechild. and I don't mean it as a compliment. I kind of wanted to like them because kpop is so boring lately and my tlist was stanning them like crazy, but I tried watching the mv three times and I could never go beyond the first half before I phyisically needed to turn it off. Tried watching the live hoping it was better, and it wasn't. idek. maybe I'll like them later if they come up with something better than this generic ass song

[evange-lynne.livejournal.com]

These pictures do not do them justice. That said, I can't stop listening to their Messaji~
Can't wait until they release more songs *_*

[leap4detonation.livejournal.com]

Agreed, but this pic I found kind of makes you forget the ugly grandpa outfits. c:

[limedragon.livejournal.com]

I love nordic prints but WTF they look weird with their outfits D:

[sayakota.livejournal.com]

they are all so handsome that even those outfits aren't as unflattering anymore.
and I hope they're not being overworked already.

[very-pinku.livejournal.com]

Insoo looks like a Yoseop and Kikwang love child.

[leap4detonation.livejournal.com]

Really? I see Yoseob and DBSK's Junsu. How does he look like Kiki? :o

[hellicoptajuuce.livejournal.com]

I'm glad Seyoung is my age i was scared i was creepin'

[threebits.livejournal.com]

they look better in the video

[vikihpnerd.livejournal.com]

Seyong and Gunwoo are love :)

Leader is sooo cute!

[xaoiholic.livejournal.com]

i really like seyong

[teaandbiscuit.livejournal.com]

looooovee them X)))))

[kissuholic.livejournal.com]

since they released the teaser i am going all ya la la la la~~~~~!
first time ever i am stanning a group since their debut! i have high hopes for them <3

thou still all i see in Insoo is JYJ's Junsu O_o not that i don't like it *Q*

[sayakota.livejournal.com]

I agree with everything pretty much.

[kohaku-chuu.livejournal.com]

You know, it's a little inconsequent to have that concept when NOT everyone in ur group uses his own name...:D

[sugarbunnyxx.livejournal.com]

Well...to be fair Jun.Q is Junkyu, just spelled more fashionably. It's like how Eugene is actually Yoojin, just spelled in a chic way.

[the-erotomanic.livejournal.com]

i might be in the minority, but i like those jackets.

[keyllastic.livejournal.com]

I'm with you!

[keyllastic.livejournal.com]

They're too cute. ♥

[cwazy-weiven.livejournal.com]

Our team’s unique point is being able to sing live steadily while dancing

Isn't this pretty much all the idol groups in Kpop though?

[vagueclarity.livejournal.com]

what they're supposed to be is not what they are
(unfortunately)

[vagueclarity.livejournal.com]

HOLIDAY SWEATERS!

[macabrer.livejournal.com]

i like them and thought that they're talented enough but imo this group is just like hwanhee, solid singing/dancing skill, yet the live performances are somewhat all over the place.

[ginevragirl.livejournal.com]

Well.. they've only had 3 performances so far... lol. I think giving rookie groups a little slack when they've just debuted is necessary. Lol.

It can only get better

[k0dama.livejournal.com]

... strange name, grandma's handmade jackets, what else could possibly go wrong?