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You are shining, ONF Hyojin
6 years training period. A lead vocal of an idol group in their third year who appeared on King of Masked Singer, Mixnine, etc. Ready to take on a stage anytime. Overflowing with confidence during interview. Like how he hopes, we pray that the day when ONF's music gets recognized worldwide comes. Hyojin's switch is always ON for that day.
Location of shoot: Duddell Studio
"I want to show more of my and ONF's charms"
Q: What are you up to lately?
A: We have wrapped up our third mini album promotions and are in the middle of our Asia Tour. We held a fanmeeting in Hong Kong in March, and in Tokyo and Osaka in April 11th and 13th respectively. We're about to meet our fans in Taiwan this April. We have prepared a Chinese pop song for our fanmeeting in Hong Kong and Taiwan. It's a ballad song called "Here, After, Us" by Taiwanese singers Mayday. Our fans at Hong Kong sang it with us so we were happy. I'm looking forward to the reaction of our fans in Taiwan.
Q: What do you mostly do when you get free time?
A: I'm the type to find it bothersome to go out. On a day where I can rest, I either just sleep or lay down and watch movies or listen to music. If we get a few days rest, I go home. I eat my mom's cooking and meet friends. When I tell my parents that I'm coming home, my mom prepares food. She grills meat, and cooks the food I want to eat. I like ramyeon, and if I tell her that I want to eat (ramyeon) she'll cook it well without the oil. I mostly eat chicken with my friends and go to the karaoke.
Q: On a radio show, member MK picked you as the mom of the group.
A: I think I was picked because I take care of them and nag them like a mom. Whenever I see a member who doesn't look okay, I talk to them and try my best to offer advices. When the dorms are messy, I nag them to clean. I think it's also because of my personality that I became a leader.
Q: You exuded refreshing vibes during the 2nd mini album promotions "Complete" and charisma during the 3rd mini album "We Must Love." Which concept did you like personally? Do you have your own way of carrying each concept?
A: I think "We Must Love" suited me better. When I was a trainee, we had a lot of evaluations with strong concepts. I smiled a lot when I sang Complete. I exuded bright emotions. During WML stages, I thought of "I am the coolest." I wanted to give off deadly vibes. I squint and raise my chin. I closely monitor every stage to check if I came out cool.
Q: You participated in MBC "King of Masked Singer" Idol Special. Did you have a hard time preparing and how did you feel when you were singing?
A: It's my dream stage so when I heard the news that I got casted, I was really happy. There were lots of burden when I was preparing because it was just right before our comeback. We had to film our music video, and also finish recording. Even so, I went on stage fully prepared. It was a bit uncomfortable to perform with a mask on, but because (of the mask) I was less nervous. I sang comfortably. Though it's a bit sad that I didn't get to sing all the songs I prepared, I didn't have any regrets. The words of the panelists helped me a lot, too.
Q: What do you think is the secret of maintaining your high rank in JTBC Mixnine? We're curious about your thoughts on participating.
A: I debuted in ONF after training for 6 years. I was ready, and there was an opportunity. So I have strong thoughts of succeeding. I participated in the program with the mindset of working hard till my body breaks, and the audience seemed to appreciate it. I felt sad when my close friends in the show were eliminated. I didn't have enough sleep, had gastroenteritis, and my body was tired. But I had fun showing the performances that we made. I learned a lot from other participants as well as the judges. It's a pity that the project group's debut has been canceled, but through this program I think I improved and was able to promote more as ONF.
Q: The SK Telecom CF you filmed with member Wyatt went over 20 million views on Youtube. There were lots of funny poses, how was the filming?
A: We only received the order from the director "Let's make this fun!" and filmed in freestyle. We filmed for 7~8 hours and we had a hard time capturing the feel at the first two hours. I was wearing shoes with heels so my feet weren't comfortable. There was a scene where I mistakenly hit Wyatt's head but in reality we don't match so it turned out like that. As time passed by, I had an idea on how Wyatt will act so I was able to match his pace. It was really fascinating to see the views continuously increasing. One of my friends contacted me saying he saw the ad playing in the cinema.
Q: ONF performed twice on KBS Immortal Songs 2 and showed awesome perfomances. What are your thoughts?
A: We appeared on the Kim Wonjun and Jo Sungmo specials. We have to learn the song and dance in a short amount of time so we practiced day and night. On our first appearance, we only thought of it as an opportunity to get known. We were already thankful for our first win, but we even won the second time so we were like "Is this real?" We felt really great. In our performance of Jo Sungmo's I Swear, we incorporated our own colors through rap and dance. The audience were very lively and Jo Sungmo complimented that our performance was great so we were really happy and thankful.
Q: Do you have a song you want to recommend aside from the title song?
A: It's a b-side from our second mini album called 86400. If you would convert 24 hours into seconds, that's 86400 seconds. "I'll cut my day into 24 parts and fill each one with you." Just like the lyrics, I'll always think of our fans. We always sing this at our fanmeetings but I tear up every time.
Q: We're curious about your future plans and goals.
A; We haven't fully showcased mine and ONF's many charms yet. We want to work hard in promotions and show various sides of us. We want to become more famous and go on a Japan dome tour. In 10 years? I hope we can hold a world tour. Just imagining people from all over the world singing our songs makes my heart flutter!
Q&A
Favorite time
- 2AM
Favorite kind of coffee
- Caramel macchiato
Your interest lately (excluding music)
- Fashion
A CF you want to film
- Sports wear
Phone wallpaper
- Sunset taken from the rooftop of our company
A trivial specialty
- I can tie my shoelaces fast
A superpower you want to have
- Teleportation
A nickname you want to hear
- "Handsome guy out of a cartoon"
Bambi (nickname) for me is
- My other self
Acrostic poem for Hyojin
Hyo: Hyojin-ah
Jin: You're really handsome
Source: http://m.campl.co.kr/view.asp?idx=9524&pdate=2019-05&page=&search=&tp=1
Translations by: hyojetion
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