[TRANS] SHINees KEY Interview with Arena Homme+ October Issue Key Q: I heard you’re going to be a special MC on a variety show. I think being a MC suits me better than being in a panel. You have to give me the spotlight for me to do well. When I take the lead, I can act naturally. Q: Why do you think that is? I think it’s just awkward. I’ve been on in the past, but I don’t talk much when there are a lot of people. I don’t like squeezing myself in. I can do well if I’m given the chance, but I believe I’m not in the position to just shove and go. Q: I don’t think you’re secretive. When I see your interviews, you’re quite honest. I was careful at first. That’s why I grasped a way to protect the boundary. I don’t say everything obstinately. If I know my limits and say things honestly up to a certain point, that becomes a charm. In other words, I’m scratching an itch with words, so I will appear honest. Q: I heard you like to drink. You’re doing a musical with Um Kijoon and I hear he also likes to drink. I like drinking, but I don’t fit in well with older people. I barely have any close hyungs. When I was doing the musical, I couldn’t say a word when I was with Um Kijoon sunbae or Kim Pubrae sunbae. Q: Then are you more comfortable with women? I’m comfortable with women. All of my relatives are women. Q: You seem like the style to want to be a leader. I think so. Q: But you’re not the leader of SHINee, right? Just because I’m not the leader of SHINee or because I’m young doesn’t mean I don’t have a say. Q: People often say that you’re cute. Do you think you’re cute yourself? This is something I heard for the first time after I debuted. If I let my hair down, I look chic. If I wear mischievous clothes, I look like I cause mischief. I change. And I subconsciously feel like I have to act that way Well, it’s not my intention, but I change according to my style. Q: Do you have a technique to make yourself stand out on stage or on variety shows? I don’t get many opportunities since the five of us have to share. There’s a selected time for me to make an entrance. So at least in that moment, I do my best to never make mistakes. Even if I make a small mistake, I can’t sleep. I hate getting things wrong, so I calculate everything in my head and transfer that to my actions. I even calculate my gestures. Q: Do you compose or write lyrics? If I was a person to do it, I would have already. I don’t think I have the talent for that yet and I don’t think about doing it just because I’m a singer. Q: Then as a singer, what do you believe is the greatest skill that you possess? It’s directing myself. It was during the first concert. When I was organizing my solo stage, everything was in my head. I wrote down references for the LED and passed it on, I went out to personally shop for my outfit, and I cast Krystal who featured in it. When I got to show off the stage exactly as Id drawn it and stepped down on it, I felt really satisfied. Q: The jacket for the 3rd bound album is pretty unique. They wanted to put a picture in the album, so I handed in 2 pieces that I had already done. But that drawing I made became the cover. It’s a drawing I did lengthwise. I originally used a lot more color and the piece was a lot more complete, but they had to cut it. Q: There are a lot of idols appearing these days. When new idols stand on stage, I only look at two things. I look to see if there’s anyone like me and I look at anyone who is better off being absorbed in academics. Q: What kind of people are people like Key? People who know how to show something rather than their skills. There are people who do their role and give off a Hey! Come out! feeling. I like that type of feeling and it’s the kind of image I’m pursuing. When I was a newcomer, I received advice as SHINee, but nobody every advised us individually. If I can, I want to teach as much as I can. Q: So have you helped anyone before? I haven’t yet. I don’t think they’re very curious about me Q: This is because I really don’t know. You released a Japanese single, and I heard the phrase Aoi Sora. It stands for blue sky. We talked about that a lot too. Q: Are you really popular in Japan? Japan is different from Korea. In our country, popularity, money, and honor always come together. In Japan, there are teams who make money without being popular and then there are teams who are honored but don’t make money. There are instances when singers who sell 100,000 or 200,000 albums but aren’t recognized on the streets. It’s only the people who like them that know them, but it’s still a large number, so then Q: It becomes money? That’s right. Q: Does the musical direction that SHINee pursues fit well with you? I think becoming a SHINee member was luck. Q: You must be preparing another album. Can you tell me what you’re working on? We’re devoting our hearts and souls to the title track. I don’t think there’s been a time that the members talked as much as now. What I can say for certain is that at least the title track will be well-made. Source: Arena Homme Translations by: kimchi hana & papiermache @ shineee.net
Posted on: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 06:31:23 +0000
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