The collection of SHINee's touching words [1st part]

I'm around the same age as SHINee but they seem to have different attitude because
they started life their career earlier.
Whenever I read their interviews in the magazine, I feel like I can learn from them.
I collected their words that taught me lessons..
Just as human, not fantasy as Idols.



I enjoy to the full the liberties now.
I can express what I wanted to, as a singer, MC and an actor.
I'm my own person.




TBH, I think there are few people who can give others a bit of my mind.
It is only my parents, my close friends and SHINee's members that I can tell my mind honestly.




Q : Do you know how to make a friend of Onew?
JongHyun : There is only way.. Be born again.
Onew : Right, We should be born and be close to each other from middle school students.
I have 2 best friends. one from primary school, the other from middle school.
I'd not met my parents for a long time after debut.
My mother run a shop.
Whild I wasn't at home, they used to help my mother after school like her sons.
So I would give the world to them.



Q : Do you feel different when people call you 'Onew' and when your name is 'Jinki'?
Onew : Feeling a bit strange, but now I get used to being called Onew.
People said to me, Onew suits well with me.
Some fans told me "It is more friendly".
Actually I feel better when I'm called by my own name.
It is precious because it's given to me by my parents.
If my parents call me as Onew, I will be Onew.



I'll let you take this opportunity to say a word to members.
Minho! I hope you get well soon.( the interview when Minho had an injury)




It is the most difficult to express something naturally.
I can't help feeling pressured whenever I have performances.




So what I polish up much is emotion.
In this gloomy weather like today, I try to be faithful to it.
But I foret things easily.
I felt like this too yesterday but I feel different despite the same situation tomorrow.
There are many different types of expression.




I've kept walking along the street what I wanted to.
I did all I wanted to do.
Joining a band, transferring to Musical school and taking a school qualification examination after dropping out of school.
and then I debut.
My interests truly guided me.
I've kept walking along the image that I drew.
I feel like I'll keep going.




I can't realize.. but what I regret comparing myself to others.
For example, I wasn't sorry not to take the College scholastic ability test.
but I regret about it when Minho took the text.
A little bit? It might be just complaining.
because I'm still too young.

Q : you still young?
Yes, It's my shield.
So using the excuse that I'm too young, I do many things that I shouldn't do.




There are so many things that I want to do, so I just with time moves slowly.




There is a time for everything. I should challenge at a good time.
so, I won't regret it later.



I just like myself.
I don't look splendid and have well-proportioned body like a model either.
I don't have the most beautiful voice.
and I'm not the best dancer, either.
But.. you know? I love myself just the way I am



I have no a certain role model.
It doesn't mean I'm the best but I want to make my own career.
whatever I'm given to do, I wish I were a person who can make it well without any calculation.



Q : What makes you be thirst for your stage now?
A : When I try something that I prepared, it looks like ad-lib only if I practice it perfectly.
Veterans look like a professinal whatever they do on their stage.
people who are not seem to make mistakes whatever they do.
Everything is always woven.
So I should think what to do continuously. No loosen up!

Otherwise It might happen that I miss the chance to make advantage to my work life.
Michael Jackson said "When you dance, don't think about anything"
That's just his opinion..
For me, I'm on the level that I shouldn't dance thoughtlessly.




Can you get an opportunity to sing the song that you like the most?
I'm afraid that I can't.
What I like is different from what I have to to.




It sure seems that each member has self-esteem.
I want to make my own performance.
So I hope that people think like "they did wonders in those performace"




Whenever new albums are released, actually I feel good.
But I always feel the lack of them at the same time.
There was gratification it them.
But there have never been one that were in my favor perfectly.




With seniors I realized that I'm much younger than them and mushyheaded.
but when talking to my friends, I think that I'm well informed because I started my career earlier.



I took both the midterm exam and final exam.
I've not focused on studying for school exams well after the debut.
I felt like I went back to a middle school student.
Studying with my friends in a library.. book.. like this..
Ah~ I really felt happy.



I feel like that I depend on all of 4 members.
I don't know what their opinion is about me.. but I really.. all of them...

My family motto is "Man proposes, God disposes."

My personal motto is "Trust myself and Try to do my best."

"Be Positive."

I read the book 'papillon'
Finally one achieve what he wanted.

Q : What lessons does the book give you?

The word that impressed me is "It was possible because I didn't know it's impossible"
I tend to think positively.
so I read the book thinking that everything is all right.


Both singing and dancing are the parts of me.



What is your dream now?
The first class.
I want to be a greatest person if I can.
It is Michael Jackson that I admire the most.
With the way things are going, maybe your name will be put on the national history book.
It would be really great.



I've never been alone. I had much difficulty singing.
Actually I thought I could not sing well, so I hardly sing.
I only liked dancing since I was a kid and wasn't vocally trained because my voice broke when I was a trainee.
Just before debut, I had a chance to be trained, but I wasn't even singing in the right key.
People considered me as a singer who sings badly, so I felt so sad.
I practice singing over and over even after debut.
Even while doing with "Love like Oxygen", my voice was too unstable. I know that too.




I've never thought that I wouldn't be a singer.
I seemed to always swell with pride.

Source : 초코빵 from hanyeolsa(Korean site)
translated by patata