This is translated from Japanese, some with machine translation, some by me. I'm trying to improve my Japanese so some things may be a bit imperfect in intent. 😊
――It's been two years since your debut. What do you think of your personal growth over the past two years?
HUH YUNJIN: I feel like I've grown in expressing my feelings and thoughts through music and other means.
――How did you polish that growth?
HUH YUNJIN: I THINK I am trying to find my own way of expressing the message I want to convey to many people, both as LE SSERAFIM and personally.
――During the period of your activities since your debut, please tell us if there was a stage that you subjectively think was the most impressive/memorable for LE SSERAFIM.
HUH YUNJIN: Every year, the year-end award ceremony stage is an impressive stage because I think it's a good opportunity to show off our cool performance. I remember working hard with the members to prepare for the event, and last year we had a solo stage, so we were able to do it well while supporting each other.
――From the early days of the group's formation to the present, in the process of releasing works and sublimating its concept, has the meaning of "IM FEARLESS" = "moving forward without fear without wavering in the gaze of the world" changed in the way the members perceive and embody the meaning of the group name? How did the phrase "IM FEARLESS" permeate (get ingrained in?) your mind?
HUH YUNJIN: Not just the words "IM FEARLESS" but also the message unique to LE SSERAFIM has been expressed through our previous albums, but rather than changing our minds, I think the way of thinking of the five members is directly reflected in the group name and album message.
――Your latest work, your 3rd mini album "EASY", is a mini-album that focuses on the inner lives of the members and shows the honest and human LE SSERAFIM, and while it has the "strength" that has been the concept so far, it also gives us a glimpse of their honest appearance and inner worries. This was the first time that you showed the backside/source of strength, but looking back on your activities, what do you think are the "strengths" and "strengths" of the group? Please also tell us why.
HUH YUNJIN: I think our strength is that each member has a different appeal. Each member has their own charms, which is why I think LE SSERAFIM is able to show its diversity as a group.
――All the members participated in the lyrics of the fan song "피어나 (Between you, me and the lamppost)" from the 1st studio album "UNFORGIVEN", and each member also wrote the lyrics for the 3rd mini album "EASY". You participated in the lyrics of three songs, "Swan Song", "Smart", and "We got so much", and is also the member who participated in the lyrics the most in the album. What does it feel like for you to write lyrics as "HUH YUNJIN of LE SSERAFIM"? After working on several songs, please tell us about the points that you find difficult and the tips that you have grasped yourself.
HUH YUNJIN: It's about putting your honest feelings into your lyrics. It can be difficult, but I think it's the key to satisfying the production process.
――I think 2023 was a year in which you expanded the range of your activities, including the comeback of "UNFORGIVEN", your first solo tour, the release of the all-English single "Perfect Night", your activities in the United States, and your participation in "NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen" for the second consecutive year after your debut in Japan. Looking back, what kind of year has it been?
HUH YUNJIN: I think it was a year where I was able to experience a lot of things through various activities. My first solo tour, which I had dreamed of even before my debut, was particularly memorable.
――As for this year's activities, as I mentioned earlier, you made a comeback with your 3rd mini album "EASY" and also worked in the United States. Faced with a big stage, you must have experienced the pressure and burden firsthand, and prepared for a performance that was only performed at Coachella, so I imagine it was a very difficult period. What was the most important thing you were aware of during the preparation period?
HUH YUNJIN: I prepared with the members so that I could enjoy the stage to the fullest.
――It was a show full of first, your first performance with Nile Rodgers, the premiere of the unreleased song "1-800-hot-n-fun," and a performance with a band. What are some of your personal highlights?
HUH YUNJIN: I performed "1-800–hot-n-fun" for the first time, and I was happy that the audience enjoyed it even though it was an unreleased song. I think it's a highlight for me.
――Coachella also talked about Louis Vuitton's custom-made costumes, and I think costumes play a major role in expanding the world view of LE SSERAFIM. What do the costumes mean to all the members, such as the commitment to stage costumes that make the most of each person's individuality, and the switches that happens when you put them on?
HUH YUNJIN: When I go on stage in a costume that matches the stage production well, it really lifts my mood and gives me a lot of strength to perform.
――You held your second fan meeting "LE SSERAFIM FAN MEETING 'FEARNADA' 2024 S/S – SEOUL" in Korea. One of the themes was "five heroes fulfilling FEARNOT's wishes and bringing everyone together," but who comes to mind when you think of your "heroes"?
HUH YUNJIN: When I think of heroes, I think of FEARNOT. A hero is someone who makes the world better, and every FEARNOT makes my world better.
――At "FEARNADA" in Seoul, each of the five of you set up a stage. KIM CHAEWON and HUH YUNJIN performed "Raise y_our glass," and SAKURA, KAZUHA and HONG EUNCHAE each performed a dance cover.
HUH YUNJIN: The song "Raise y_our glass" that I sang with CHAEWON was my own composition, but I feel that performing with the members in this way made it a better stage than singing alone, and I think I was able to convey the message contained in the song to everyone in FEARNOT.
――And the first fan meeting to be held in Japan, "LE SSERAFIM FAN MEETING 'FEARNADA' 2024 S/S – JAPAN" will also be held. Is there anything you're looking forward to as this is your first time holding the event in Japan?
HUH YUNJIN: I'm very excited to be able to hold our first fan meeting in Japan, and I can't wait to see all the FEARNOT. And I'm looking forward to seeing what the atmosphere will be like on the stage in Fukuoka, where LE SSERAFIM will perform solo for the first time.
――Do you have a "Japan routine" such as spots you always go to and things you always eat when you come to Japan?
HUH YUNJIN: I go to a convenience store with the members and look for delicious (tasty?) food to eat. Also, I don't know if it's a routine or not, but I remember going to a museum (art gallery?) last year and having a good time.
――As a member of LE SSERAFIM, what are your current goals and dreams that you want to achieve?
HUH YUNJIN: I want to make a variety (diversity?) of music that incorporates the message that LE SSERAFIM wants to convey and deliver that music to as many people as possible.
――What do you want to achieve throughout 2024?
HUH YUNJIN: I would like to meet FEARNOT in person in various places around the world and communicate with them a lot.
by daltorak
1 Comment
“every fearnot makes my world better” 🥹
she deserves nothing but the best and more, she makes our world better