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omonatheydid{3} Himchan “The music genius turns down a casting offer from one of the nation’s greatest entertainment companies.”
~ previous parts {1} | {2}
[..] 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.”
And in the end, he finally took his first step into high school but it wasn’t as easy as he thought it’d be. When he took his placement exam, he made a mistake in throwing his stick for his janggu [*T/N: Janggu is a traditional Korean drum that has two sides to play on opposed to one].
“During my high school placement exam, I was playing the janggu and the stick for it slipped out of my hand. The whole scene appeared to relay in slow motion (laughs). I really thought I’d be dropped then but thankfully, the teacher was nice enough to let me try again and I passed.”
Himchan’s high school life was in other words a continuation of new events constantly happening. It was as if he was starting a new life.
“I lived a very different lifestyle in high school than I did in junior high. I was one of the seventeen males out of the total which was 150 students. There were only three guys in our class. I think my feminine side became stronger during that period of time. All the males began subtly changing.”
During this time, Himchan put a lot of effort into his looks. He did have a reason considering the students in his surroundings were all females. Before being a musical genius, Himchan was also a man (?).
“I was very chubby in junior high as I even weighed 100kg at one point. However, with a strict diet, I was able to succeed in losing 65kg. Sigh, I’m not sure how I was able to lose weight because it was really difficult. Should I say that it was a gift from puberty? Haha. Later on, I joined a soccer team and worked out a lot (laughs).”
And it was during this period of time in his life where Himchan received an offer from an entertainment company.
“At the time, I received a casting offer from an entertainment company that people will know just by hearing the name. In my second year of high school, they even offered to sign a contract with me and later in my third year of high school, I was casted on the streets by the nation’s greatest entertainment company, but I rejected them all. It all happened when I had already made up my mind to enroll into a university to study music more.”
And with Himchan hitting his third year in high school, he began to think about his future. Seeing how much his parents suffered for him, he survived off 2-3 hours of sleep every day in order to keep practicing.
CREDITS: HERALDM (SOURCE); HEODANG @ TUMBLR (TRANS)
I am guessing the Korea's greatest entertainment company applies to SME?
I wonder what made him debut after all..
~ previous parts {1} | {2}
[..] 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.”
And in the end, he finally took his first step into high school but it wasn’t as easy as he thought it’d be. When he took his placement exam, he made a mistake in throwing his stick for his janggu [*T/N: Janggu is a traditional Korean drum that has two sides to play on opposed to one].
“During my high school placement exam, I was playing the janggu and the stick for it slipped out of my hand. The whole scene appeared to relay in slow motion (laughs). I really thought I’d be dropped then but thankfully, the teacher was nice enough to let me try again and I passed.”
Himchan’s high school life was in other words a continuation of new events constantly happening. It was as if he was starting a new life.
“I lived a very different lifestyle in high school than I did in junior high. I was one of the seventeen males out of the total which was 150 students. There were only three guys in our class. I think my feminine side became stronger during that period of time. All the males began subtly changing.”
During this time, Himchan put a lot of effort into his looks. He did have a reason considering the students in his surroundings were all females. Before being a musical genius, Himchan was also a man (?).
“I was very chubby in junior high as I even weighed 100kg at one point. However, with a strict diet, I was able to succeed in losing 65kg. Sigh, I’m not sure how I was able to lose weight because it was really difficult. Should I say that it was a gift from puberty? Haha. Later on, I joined a soccer team and worked out a lot (laughs).”
And it was during this period of time in his life where Himchan received an offer from an entertainment company.
“At the time, I received a casting offer from an entertainment company that people will know just by hearing the name. In my second year of high school, they even offered to sign a contract with me and later in my third year of high school, I was casted on the streets by the nation’s greatest entertainment company, but I rejected them all. It all happened when I had already made up my mind to enroll into a university to study music more.”
And with Himchan hitting his third year in high school, he began to think about his future. Seeing how much his parents suffered for him, he survived off 2-3 hours of sleep every day in order to keep practicing.
CREDITS: HERALDM (SOURCE); HEODANG @ TUMBLR (TRANS)
I am guessing the Korea's greatest entertainment company applies to SME?
I wonder what made him debut after all..
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Date: 2012-05-09 02:05 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2012-05-09 02:32 am (UTC)I too wonder what made him change his mind to become a trainee and debut after all. And he looks cute in that picture with the camera *_*
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Date: 2012-05-09 02:40 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2012-05-09 01:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-05-09 02:44 am (UTC)He really looks different now compared to his school photos though.
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Date: 2012-05-09 02:52 am (UTC)i want to touch his hair in that one pic.
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Date: 2012-05-09 05:38 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-05-09 05:57 am (UTC)And aww, chubby Himchan.
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Date: 2012-05-09 06:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-05-09 10:35 am (UTC)So, he was 100kg and he lost 65? Doesn't that mean he was like 35kg after his diet? o__o
Bring out that feminine side dude (and that brown hair too)!
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Date: 2012-05-09 12:34 pm (UTC)He's really focused and pursues his dreams straightforwardly, he's really admirable.
It's also very nice to see this side of him, not the "creepy member who looks nice and is highly affectionate and touchy feeling with the rest of the group" we're usually shown.
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Date: 2012-05-09 12:47 pm (UTC)Really interested to read what made him change his mind in the end.
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Date: 2012-05-10 05:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-05-09 03:45 pm (UTC)