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omonatheydid{2} Himchan “During my difficulties, the person who held my hand was..”
~ previous part {01}
[..] We have prepared the column “star story” in our publishing which not only tells a truthful side to stars, but their past that brought them to where they are today. This episode’s protagonist is Himchan who has stepped forth into the music industry with his strong charisma as he let his name be known with the title of “ulzzang from a Korean traditional music high school.”
Himchan’s interest in music was greatly influenced by his older sister since he was younger and with the passion of wanting to delve into music with his older sister, the same passion continues throughout his school years.
“My older sister was admitted into Gukak National Middle School and I was admitted into junior school there later on. In order to attend the school, you had to take a placement exam and I didn’t know why I had to go there, so I was stubborn but coincidentally, I had the opportunity to watch a traditional percussion quartet and I thought I’d be really fun, which became the factor for me to consider enrolling for.”
Although Himchan remained as the kid who was full of pranks, he began slowly getting a feel for the excitement music brought him as he transitioned into a junior school student. It was then for the first time he began falling for the charms music brought forth to him.
“About 90% of our school courses were music courses and I thought it was really fun. Back then, I was really attentive in my courses, even if I did play around with my peers also (laughs). Since then, I think it was a period of time where I learned by myself on self-improvement in my skilled areas. I even focused a lot on my ranking in the class.”
Especially during this time, Himchan went to various competitions and put his skills to the test.
“At the time, my major was daegeum [T/N: wooden flute] and I event went to competitions. Despite being eliminated, I gained satisfaction in myself and it was always fun being able to compete with many of my peers. I think with skill, I tried to win against my peers which drove me to work harder. In that sense, my skills did improve little by little as well.”
In spending a fulfilling time during junior high, Himchan prepared to enroll into an arts high school and shed blood in practicing every day for it. Despite the thoughts of giving up due to the rigorous practices, what raised him from his fallen state were his parents.
“The high school I wanted to enroll in had a major for percussions, so I changed my major. If I think about it, the amount of practice I put into preparing for enrollment was equivalent to the practice I did prior to B.A.P’s debut. Each day, I’d just practice for ten hours. It wasn’t an easy task changing majors (laughs). For six months in my third year of junior high, it was a really difficult time but I had no thoughts of quitting traditional Korean music. Although it was difficult, what got me through it was the thought of being able to repay my parents in being able to get into a good university.”
Efforts of the ‘devoted son’ Himchan weren’t put to waste as he was able to enroll into the desired arts high school and unravel even bigger dreams from then on.
CREDITS: HERALDM (SOURCE) | HEODANG @ TUMBLR (TRANS)
~ previous part {01}
[..] We have prepared the column “star story” in our publishing which not only tells a truthful side to stars, but their past that brought them to where they are today. This episode’s protagonist is Himchan who has stepped forth into the music industry with his strong charisma as he let his name be known with the title of “ulzzang from a Korean traditional music high school.”
Himchan’s interest in music was greatly influenced by his older sister since he was younger and with the passion of wanting to delve into music with his older sister, the same passion continues throughout his school years.
“My older sister was admitted into Gukak National Middle School and I was admitted into junior school there later on. In order to attend the school, you had to take a placement exam and I didn’t know why I had to go there, so I was stubborn but coincidentally, I had the opportunity to watch a traditional percussion quartet and I thought I’d be really fun, which became the factor for me to consider enrolling for.”
Although Himchan remained as the kid who was full of pranks, he began slowly getting a feel for the excitement music brought him as he transitioned into a junior school student. It was then for the first time he began falling for the charms music brought forth to him.
“About 90% of our school courses were music courses and I thought it was really fun. Back then, I was really attentive in my courses, even if I did play around with my peers also (laughs). Since then, I think it was a period of time where I learned by myself on self-improvement in my skilled areas. I even focused a lot on my ranking in the class.”
Especially during this time, Himchan went to various competitions and put his skills to the test.
“At the time, my major was daegeum [T/N: wooden flute] and I event went to competitions. Despite being eliminated, I gained satisfaction in myself and it was always fun being able to compete with many of my peers. I think with skill, I tried to win against my peers which drove me to work harder. In that sense, my skills did improve little by little as well.”
In spending a fulfilling time during junior high, Himchan prepared to enroll into an arts high school and shed blood in practicing every day for it. Despite the thoughts of giving up due to the rigorous practices, what raised him from his fallen state were his parents.
“The high school I wanted to enroll in had a major for percussions, so I changed my major. If I think about it, the amount of practice I put into preparing for enrollment was equivalent to the practice I did prior to B.A.P’s debut. Each day, I’d just practice for ten hours. It wasn’t an easy task changing majors (laughs). For six months in my third year of junior high, it was a really difficult time but I had no thoughts of quitting traditional Korean music. Although it was difficult, what got me through it was the thought of being able to repay my parents in being able to get into a good university.”
Efforts of the ‘devoted son’ Himchan weren’t put to waste as he was able to enroll into the desired arts high school and unravel even bigger dreams from then on.
CREDITS: HERALDM (SOURCE) | HEODANG @ TUMBLR (TRANS)
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Date: 2012-05-08 12:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-05-08 12:54 pm (UTC)Himchan has the whole package smart, outgoing, fun, hardworking, talented, good looking. What's not to love?
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Date: 2012-05-08 01:15 pm (UTC)he is so pretty in the pic with a guitar one *___*
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Date: 2012-05-08 01:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-05-08 02:36 pm (UTC)And wow, Himchan's capacity for hard work and determination is incredible.
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Date: 2012-05-09 12:28 pm (UTC)It seems he really focuses on his goals once he knows what he wants to do, but still likes to experience new things and open his horizon more. Grrrr just when I thought I couldn't love him more.
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Date: 2012-05-11 06:01 am (UTC)