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The popular South Korean boy group, ZE:A (a.k.a Children of Empire) finally arrived in the Philippines earlier via Asiana Airlines at 11:15 am today (January 11) and received a warm welcome from Filipino ZE:A Styles. Unfortunately, only six (6) members arrived namely: Kevin, Junyoung, Taehoon, Heechul, Minwoo and Hyungsik. The three other members: Kwanghee, Dongjun and Siwan still have schedules to finish. Kwanghee and Dongjun though will be arriving tomorrow after their schedules but Siwan on the other hand, won’t be able to make it due to drama filming.
At 3:30 pm, the group held a press conference to promote their album promotional tour wherein they’ll be promoting their CD “Exciting” released locally by Warner Music Philippines. Their promo tour will be held at Ayala Malls from January 12 – 14, 2012. The group introduced themselves in Filipino much to the delight and admiration of the media, press and fans present. The group answered the questions given by the press and the media with a smile, a laugh and by using basic Filipino phrases like, ‘salamat po (thank you)’, ‘mahal namin kayo (we love you)’, ‘mahalin niyo, ZE:A (please love ZE:A)’, etc. The group even said that if they were given a chance, they would want to release an album in Filipino. This statement caused loud cheers and screams much to the group’s happiness. The group also mentioned that they’re on the process of recording their next album which might be released mid-April this year.
After the press conference, I was lucky enough to interview the boys for a few minutes with other representatives of other news sites. The boys greeted us warmly, held out their hands for a handshake and smiled all the way. The interview went like this:
Interviewer: “How did you feel when you heard or found out that you will be having a mall tour in the Philippines?”
Kevin: “First of all, we’re all very excited. We’ve never been here in the Philippines. It’s exciting. Supposedly, our members Siwan, Kwanghee and Dongjun are not here but eventually they’ll be here. Uhm, Kwanghee and Dongjun will be here soon and we hope to have fun.”
Interviewer: “What are your expectations in your mall tour? Any surprises for the fans?”
Heechul: “Since it’s our first time coming here in the Philippines, we saw so many fans welcoming us. They’re so passionate. So we have high expectations.”
Interviewer: “What are your plans for your comeback? Can you maybe give us a short preview?”
Kevin: “We’re currently recording for our solos and we haven’t actually got the concept yet but we’ll make it perfect for our comeback and I hope you’ll stay with us.”
Interviewer: “This question is actually out of topic but what is beauty for you?”
Hyungsik: *doing an expression* “When I am walking or running and suddenly, Whoa!”
Junyoung: “Not just internal personality but outer looks like, it could be the fans. Maybe they’re watching us and then they cry or get touch. Seeing those side of our fans is beauty and also intellectual women.”
Heechul: “Aphrodite.”
Taehoon: “A girl with a beautiful smile.”
Interviewer: “I know when you guys are little, you watched cartoons. Who is your favorite superheroes or cartoon characters?”
Junyoung: “Dragon’s Ball, Vegeta!”
Taehoon: “Chopper from One Piece.”
Heechul: “Echizen Ryoma of Prince of Tennis.”
Minwoo: “Conan.”
Interviewer: “Lastly, a personal question for Junyoung. I know you cameo-ed for the drama, “Poseidon”. How did you feel working in “Poseidon”?
Junyoung: “I was very nervous because I’m not prepared and I’m scared but when I was preparing, some of my seniors who are already experienced helped me so I was happy to work in Poseidon.”
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ZE:A Press Conference Coverage
Source: Korea.com (more photos can be found there); OrangeMagazine TV on YouTube (1), (2), (3)
Their accents when speaking Filipino are so adorable!
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Date: 2012-01-12 10:50 pm (UTC)jelly bc i was supposed to go phils during this time pero i didn't have any cash.. and ze:a should totally release an album in tagalog heheheuehfsdufjk.
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Date: 2012-01-12 10:56 pm (UTC)so adorable when they speaked filipino ;A;
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Date: 2012-01-12 11:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-12 11:50 pm (UTC)I wish I was in the Philippines now. And Minwoo... keep wearing clothes that show off your body. Thank you. ;)
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Date: 2012-01-13 12:28 am (UTC)FLAWLESS.
tbh I'm kinda miffed at how pictures don't do ZE:A justice. Seeing them the past few days has turned me into a Minwoo fan. His smiles are adorable ;_; Heechul continues to look perfect. During the conference he treated 'Ako po si' as one word, saying it like 'akoposhi' ;~;
For once, bless the warm weather in this country. Junyoung took off his shirt and signed albums yesterday in just his wifebeater. 83
Going to buy my album today to attend the fansign! :3 I'm excited negl the boys are enthusiastic and sound great live. They performed yesterday missing three members and tbh I hardly even noticed. .___.
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Date: 2012-01-13 12:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-13 02:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-13 06:27 pm (UTC)Junyoung looked so spaced out during the interviews, probably because of the lack of proper air-con.
That awkward moment when Kwanghee slapped the host's arm after being "forced" to do Lady Gaga. I thought everybody was shocked to see that.
I like how Dongjun really took his time signing my CD.
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Date: 2012-01-14 12:34 am (UTC)i've to admit i asked him in korean if he could add a heart to the sign and even though he said he couldn't t'was okay bec he smiled so sweetly. and then he praised my korean so i was like... 83 thank you ;~;
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Date: 2012-01-13 01:56 am (UTC)hope they have a good time in the phils tho
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Date: 2012-01-13 06:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-13 02:09 pm (UTC)who is young jun even.
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Date: 2012-01-13 06:20 pm (UTC)