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topp-dogg · 1 month ago
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Hello I'm Bumzu
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whispersof-scjh · 1 month ago
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GOOD LIFE with SEVENTEEN! 세븐틴의 앞모습이 궁금하다면? @nusoul91 #범주형_세븐틴이_아낀다 #GOOD_LIFE #20150619 #형작업실에우리가다들어갈줄이야 #PLEDIS #PJRENT #계범주
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bumzu-is-my-everything · 10 years ago
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07.19.2014
계범주 with ??
@ Rapbeat Show
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kpopotd2 · 6 years ago
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June 20, 2013 Bumzu released his third single: 낯선 천장/ The Ceiling
Bumzu (범주) born Kye Bum-joo (계범주) November 8, 1991 is soloist, composer, and music producer under Pledis Entertainment. He made it to the top 12 of Superstar K 4, and is well known for writing music for other artists under Pledis Entertainment. 
Honorable Mentions: 2011 - 2PM (투피엠) -  Hands Up        Their second studio album, with the title track: “Hands Up” 2011 -  Huckleberry Finn (허클베리핀) - Kkaman Tiger         Their fifth album, with the single: ‘’DoReMiFa’’ 2014 - J Rabbit (제이레빗) - Stop & Go         Their thrid album, with the single: ‘’Round & Round’’
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livinglifeonpause · 8 years ago
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BUMZU.
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my incomplete, ongoing list of mvs, fancams, songs, interviews, appearances... just cause i need more bumzu in my life 
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HIS MVS
2012
Oh My Girl (ft New Champ) 
2013
The Ceiling 06.19.13
Something Special (ft Dok2) 09.23.13
Hello I’m Bumzu 09.26.13
2014
Game Over 02.03.14
On Your Body (Ven Cover)
28.5 (ft Jung In) 12.11.14
2015
Good Life (ft P.O. & NiiHWA) 06.18.15
Give It 2U (ft P.O. & NiiHWA) 07.29.15
Give It 2U (Jazzy Ver) (ft NiiHWA) 07.30.15
2016
Some (with Hyunyoung) (Soyou & Junggio Cover) 03.15.16
I Want You Back 03.17.16
Adore U (SEVENTEEN Cover) 03.17.16 
TV PROGRAMS
2012
Han Young Ae - Is There Anybody SuperStar K4 Audition
JYP - Don’t Leave Me  @ SuperStar K4 Audition
Nothing (with U Sung Eun) Live on Super Voice Show
2014
Game Over @ Show Champion 02.12.14
28.5 (with Roo) @  Inkigayo 12.14.14  
28.5 (with Lee Haena) @  Inkigayo 12.28.14  
2015
28.5 & Something Special @ Super-Kpop 2.5.15
2016
Sugarman 01.12.16
2017
Yu Huiyeol's Sketchbook 08.19.17
INTERVIEWS
2013
I’M 
Rok Hiphop 05.00.13
2014
Showbiz Korea
2017
Yu Huiyeol's Sketchbook 08.19.17
LIVE FANCAMS / INTERNET SHOWS
2011
New Block Babyz - We Can Fly High 06.26.11
2012
Oh My Girl (ft New Champ) @ Cafe Common 02.15.12
EachONE & Mad.S - If I Can Get Next To You (ft. Soulone, VEN, Kuan, Paloalto) @ Luna Clasico 05.05.12
Oh My Girl (ft New Champ) @ LEO KEKOA Busan Showcase 7.21.12
EachONE (ft Nusoul & Sumin) - Come Into Me @ Black Soul Korea 08.24.12
2013
2Star @ Veranda Live @Dal.Komm Coffee
Soul Star - Under Your Love @ Veranda Live @Dal.Komm Coffee
Something Special @ Naked Club 09.23.13
2014
New Champ - Yahage (with Ven) @ Rap Beat Show 7.19.14
New Champ - Yahage @ Rap Beat Show 8.2.14
미생 (Acoustic)  @ Dal.komm Coffee 12.19.14
28.5 (with Roo)  @ Dal.komm Coffee 12.19.14
28.5 (with Roo) Acoustic Ver  @ Dal.komm Coffee 12.19.14
2Star @ Dal.komm Coffee 12.19.14
99%  @ Dal.komm Coffee 12.19.14
Don’t Save It All For Christmas Day (Acoustic)  @ Dal.komm Coffee 12.19.14
Miss U (Acoustic Ver)  @ Dal.komm Coffee 12.19.14
99% / 2Star / 미생 / 노래할 기분이 아니야 / Don't Save It All For Christmas Day / 28.5 / What About Me  @  Dal.komm Coffee 12.21.14 
New Champ - Yahage (with Ven)  @  Hip Hop Daejeon 12.31.14  
2015
퉤퉤퉤 (with New Champ & Nuksal) @  PJR Live 08.01.15
왜이래 (Don’t Know Why) @  PJR Live 08.01.15
28.5 @  PJR Live 08.01.15 99% @  PJR Live 08.01.15
Beautiful @  PJR Live 08.01.15
Bucket List (with Vernon) @  PJR Live 08.01.15
Give It To You (ft Niihwa) @  PJR Live 08.01.15
Good Life @  PJR Live 08.01.15
Secret Love @  PJR Live 08.01.15
YA해 @  PJR Live 08.01.15
Hot Pants (Remix) (w Double K et.al) @ ??? 00.00.15
MV FEATURES & COLLABS
2011
BeFamous - Let Me Be Alone (ft. New Champ & Nusoul)
2012
EachONE & Mad.S - If I Can Get Next To You (ft. Soulone, VEN, Kuan, Paloalto) 08.14.12
2014
New Champ - Yahage (ft Ji Heepil & Bumzu)
2017
Forever Young (with Han Dong Geun) 07.17.17
RANDOM VIDS
2012
New Block Babyz - 1st Concert PV 02.06.12 
Luna Classico Preview 05.01.12
New Block Babyz - 2nd Concert PV 07.26.12
Maroon 5 - Sunday Morning ( with 홍대광 & Park Giyong) 12.03.12
New Block Babyz Interviews 0.0.12
2013
PJR Vlog #1 09.22.13
PJR Vlog #2 11.29.13
2014
PJR Vlog #3 01.26.14 
2016
VLive w/ Baekho 08.23.16
(with Lee Giyoung, Park Gitae, @jinhit, ??) 12.21.16
2017
VLive w/ Seventeen Members 03.16.17
VLive w/ Mingyu 07.00.17
VLive w/ Coups 07.00.17
Promo for NUEST-W 09.30.17
Seoul Fashion Week 10.18.17
2018
SVT Club Ep 1 04.06.18
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nusoul91-blog · 8 years ago
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160828 | Bumzu Instagram update
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bts-twts · 4 years ago
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201204 Jin’s birthday letter to ARMY regarding “Abyss”
안녕하세요 진입니다.
얼마 전, 기자 회견을 하면서 이런 얘기를 한적이 있어요 “나는 내 슬픈 감정을 팬분들과 공유하고 싶지 않다. 좋은 것만 보여드리고 싶기 때문이다. 하지만 그게 음악이라면 얘기는 다르다. 평소 나의 행동으로는 공유하고 싶지 않지만 음악으로서는 보여드려도 괜찮을 것 같다.”
사실은 최근에 크게 번아웃이 왔는데 저 자신에 대한 많은 생각이 들어서 그랬던 것 같아요.빌보드 핫 100 1위를 하고 많은 분들께 축하인사를 받았는데 내가 이런걸 받아도 될까.. 사실 나보다 음악을 더 많이 사랑하고 더 잘하는 분들도 많은데 내가 이런 기쁨과 축하를 받아도 괜찮을까..하는 생각이었고 더 깊이 들어가다보니 마음이 힘들어 다 내려놓고 싶었던 것 같아요. 이 일로 상담도 받으며 하루하루 지내다가 방피디님과 얘기를 해봤는데 지금 이 감정을 노래로 써보면 어떻겠냐고 하시더라고요. 잘 만들 자신도 없고 결과물이 좋지 않으면 어쩌나, 나는 이미 그러면 안되는 위치에 와버렸는데.. 라고 대답을 하니 방피디님은 그런 건 중요하지 않다. 하지만 하게 된다면 너는 분명 잘 할거다 너에게 맞는 사람을 찾아봐주겠다고 하셨어요. 그렇게 작곡가 계범주형님을 만나게 되었고 지금 제 감정과 많은것들에 대해 얘기를 나눴습니다. 밝고 긍정적인 분이시더라고요. 형님은 저를 도와주고싶다고 하셨고 '많은 불안들에 대해 써보자~ 잘 안되면 또 새로 해보면 된다'는 긍정의 힘으로 절 다시 밝게 해줬어요.
그렇게 여러 얘기를 나눠보고 지금 저의 감정을 그대로 현장에서 트랙으로 만들어줬고 이걸로 해보고 싶은 얘기를 써내려가니 Abyss가 완성 됐습니다. 계범주 형님에게 다시 한번 고맙다고 얘기하고 싶어요. 생일에는 맞지않는 좀 우울한 노래지만 그래도 생일이 아니면 애��할 거 같아 Abyss를 공개하게 되었네요.
아미들, 부족하더라도 잘 들어주세요.
ps. 후렴구 가사 써준 우리 리더님 감사합니다.
Hello, this is Jin. I once said this not too long ago during a press conference, “I don’t want to share my sad emotions with my fans. That’s because I want to show them only good things. But that changes when it comes to music. I don’t want to show my sad emotions [to fans] with my everyday words and actions but I think it’ll be okay for me to show them through music.”
Honestly, I’ve felt really burned out recently and I think I said [what I said at the press conference] because the burnout had me feeling a lot of things about myself. We got #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and we received congratulations from so many people but I thought “is it okay for me to receive those congratulations?..” To be honest, there are other people who love music even more than I do and are better at it than I am. Would it be okay for me to receive this happiness and praise/congratulations?..as I fell deeper into these thoughts, my heart grew heavier and, mentally, it got so hard for me that I think I wanted to just lay everything down. As a result of this issue, I spent my every day getting counseled on it (therapy) and ended up speaking to Bang PD-nim about it, and he suggested “why don’t you try writing these feelings out in a song?” When I replied by saying “I don’t have the confidence to make it well and if it doesn’t bear good results, I’m already in a position where that isn’t acceptable,” Bang PD-nim said “those things aren’t important. But if you choose to do this, I know you will do well. I will find someone for you who is compatible with you.” And that is how I came to meet producer hyungnim, Kye Bum Joo (aka Bumzu) and spoke a lot with him about what I had been feeling.
It turns out [Kye Bum Joo] is a very bright and optimistic person. Hyungnim said he wanted to help me and said “let’s write about the many insecurities/worries/anxieties you are feeling~ if it doesn’t go well we can just start from scratch again” and brightened me up with the strength of optimism.
And after those conversations, he wrote all of my feelings into a track for me right there on the spot, and as I wrote out the various stories I wanted to tell with this song, “Abyss” was completed. Once again, I want to thank Kye Bum Joo hyungnim.
Even though it’s a bit of a depressing song that doesn’t quite go well with a birthday, I thought it would be hard to find the right timing if I didn’t post on my birthday so I’ve ended up releasing “Abyss” [today].
ARMYs, though it may be lacking, please listen to it well.
ps. to our leader-nim who wrote the chorus, thank you.
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bts-trans · 4 years ago
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201203 Jin’s Tweet
안녕하세요 진입니다  제 생일 두시간 전이네요 열심히 준비한거 올리고가요! #JIN #Abyss https://btsblog.ibighit.com https://soundcloud.com/bangtan/2020jinbirthday
Hello, this is Jin It’s two hours before my birthday This is something I worked hard on, I’ll leave this here!
#JIN #Abyss https://btsblog.ibighit.com https://soundcloud.com/bangtan/2020jinbirthday
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201203 Jin’s Blog Post
안녕하세요 진입니다. 얼마 전, 기자 회견을 하면서 이런 얘기를 한적이 있어요 “나는 내 슬픈 감정을 팬분들과 공유하고 싶지 않다. 좋은 것만 보여드리고 싶기 때문이다. 하지만 그게 음악이라면 얘기는 다르다. 평소 나의 행동으로는 공유하고 싶지 않지만 음악으로서는 보여드려도 괜찮을 것 같다.”
사실은 최근에 크게 번아웃이 왔는데 저 자신에 대한 많은 생각이 들어서 그랬던 것 같아요. 빌보드 핫 100 1위를 하고 많은 분들께 축하인사를 받았는데 내가 이런걸 받아도 될까.. 사실 나보다 음악을 더 많이 사랑하고 더 잘하는 분들도 많은데 내가 이런 기쁨과 축하를 받아도 괜찮을까.. 하는 생각이었고 더 깊이 들어가다보니 마음이 힘들어 다 내려놓고 싶었던 것 같아요. 이 일로 상담도 받으며 하루하루 지내다가 방피디님과 얘기를 해봤는데 지금 이 감정을 노래로 써보면 어떻겠냐고 하시더라고요. 잘 만들 자신도 없고 결과물이 좋지 않으면 어쩌나, 나는 이미 그러면 안되는 위치에 와버렸는데.. 라고 대답을 하니 방피디님은 그런 건 중요하지 않다. 하지만 하게 된다면 너는 분명 잘 할거다 너에게 맞는 사람을 찾아봐주겠다고 하셨어요. 그렇게 작곡가 계범주형님을 만나게 되었고 지금 제 감정과 많은것들에 대해 얘기를 나눴습니다. 밝고 긍정적인 분이시더라고요. 형님은 저를 도와주고싶다고 하셨고 '많은 불안들에 대해 써보자~ 잘 안되면 또 새로 해보면 된다'는 긍정의 힘으로 절 다시 밝게 해줬어요. 그렇게 여러 얘기를 나눠보고 지금 저의 감정을 그대로 현장에서 트랙으로 만들어줬고 이걸로 해보고 싶은 얘기를 써내려가니 Abyss가 완성 됐습니다. 계범주 형님에게 다시 한번 고맙다고 얘기하고 싶어요.
생일에는 맞지않는 좀 우울한 노래지만 그래도 생일이 아니면 애매할 거 같아 Abyss를 공개하게 되었네요. 아미들, 부족하더라도 잘 들어주세요.
ps. 후렴구 가사 써준 우리 리더님 감사합니다.
Hello, this is Jin. A while ago, during our press conference, I said this:
“I don’t want to share my sad emotions with our fans. That’s because I only want to show them the happy parts. But when it comes to music, then that’s a different story. Although I don’t want my sadness to come through in my everyday actions, if it’s through music, then I think it’s okay to show it.”
Actually, recently I felt a very great sense of burnout, and I think it was because I started thinking a lot about me, myself. After we reached No.1 on the Billboard HOT 100, many people offered their congratulations but I wondered if it was okay for me to receive all this.. To be honest, there are many people who love music more than me and are better than me, so I wondered if it was alright for me to receive all this joy and congratulations.. I had thoughts like these, and as I thought deeper about it, my heart grew heavy and I felt like I wanted to lay it all down. Because of this, I also sought counselling and as the days went by, I tried talking to Bang PD-nim. He asked what I thought about writing these emotions into a song. I replied “I’m not confident that I can do a good job. What if the results turn out subpar, what am I to do? I've reached a position where that isn’t allowed…” To that, Bang PDnim said, “those things aren’t important”. But if I did end up working on the song, he said that I’d definitely do really well, and that he’d look for the right people to work alongside me. So that’s how I ended up meeting producer BUMZU hyungnim. I shared my current feelings and a lot of other things with him. He’s a really bright and positive person. He said that he’d help me out and said, “Let’s try to write about all the unease you’re feeling~ If that doesn’t work, we can work something else out”. With his positive energy, I brightened up again. So after all of our conversations, he produced a track on the spot for me from the many emotions I was feeling. I wrote down all of the things I wanted to say in the song and so, Abyss was complete. I wanted to express my thanks once again to BUMZU hyungnim.
The song isn’t exactly right for a birthday, it’s a bit too melancholy. But then again, if not on my birthday, it would be hard to find the right time. So this is how Abyss came to be released. ARMYs, please enjoy the song, even if it’s not perfect.
ps. Thank you to our leader-nim, who wrote the lyrics to the chorus.
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princessofdarebelz · 8 years ago
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#Repost LA에서 범주형 이랑 산책중 #세븐틴 #쿱스 #계범주 #울고_싶지_않아 #SCoups #SeungCheol #Seventeen #CARAT #Dont_Wanna_Cry #에스쿱스 #승철 #캐럿
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topp-dogg · 8 years ago
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Some (part 3)
Hyunyoung & Bumzu
(part 1)(part 2)
these days, it feels like you're mine
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bumzu-is-my-everything · 9 years ago
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08.01.2015
계범주 - Bucket List (ft 버논)
@ PJR THE LIVE
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vourmajes · 6 years ago
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[TMO] The 7th Sense
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Korean lyrics by 1월8일 (JamFactory) / 김동현 / 조진주 / TAEYONG / MARK
Composed by Timothy “Bos” Bullock / Tay Jasper / Adrian Mckinnon / Sara Forsberg / Michael Jiminez / Leven Kali / MZMC
Arranged by Timothy “Bos” Bullock / Tay Jasper
Production administered by MARZMusic Group, LLC.
Vocal directed by 계범주
Background vocals by DOYOUNG
Recorded by 정의석 @ S.M. Blue Cup Studio / 정은경 @ In Grid Studio
Additional Digital Editing by Yoo Young Jin @ S.M. BOOMINGSYSTEM
Additional Vocal Editing by 정은경 @ In Grid Studio
Mixed by 정의석 @ S.M. Blue Cup Studio
Mastered by Tom Coyne @ Sterling Sound
Original Title: Urself
Original Writers: Adrian Mckinnon / Jeremy D Jasper / Sara Forsberg / Timothy “Bos” Bullock / Michael Jiminez / Leven Kali / MZMC
Original Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp / WB Music Corp / Jeremy Jasper Ascap Pub Designee / Sara Forsberg Music / BMG Gold Songs / Copyright Control / MARZ Music Group, LLC
Sub-Publishers: Warner / Chappell Korea Inc. / Fujipacific Music Korea Inc. / EKKO Music Rights (powered by CTGA)
Music Video
Filmed by VM Project
Director: Beomjin J
Film AD: Dongsub Lim
Line Producer: Inseok Jung
2nd AD: Yohan Joo
3rd AD: Soobin Park
Motion Art (2D): Beomjin
Director of Photography: Hyunwoo Nam
(Set & Object) Art Director: Moonyoung Lee
Lighting: Joonghyuck Jung
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kpopotd2 · 5 years ago
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September 27th, 2011, Kim Kyu Jong released: Turn Me On
Kim Kyu Jong (김규종) born on February 24th, 1987. He made his debut back in 2005 as a member of SS501, 5 years later he left DPS Media, but still stayed with SS501. After leaving his former agency he branched out and started doing musical theatre,  ‘Turn Me On’ was his first solo release and he became the last of his former group mates to go solo. 
Honorable Mentions: 2013 - Bumzu - Something Special         A EP, with the single: ‘’Something Special’’
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cheolshu · 6 years ago
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joshuahong951230 Bumzu and Raina Between concert !!! #Bumzu #계범주#Raina #레이나
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nusoul91-blog · 8 years ago
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160827 | Bumzu Instagram Update
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0613magazine · 2 years ago
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210728 Weverse Magazine - Jin
진 “그냥, 저를 좋아하는 사람들이 즐거웠으면 좋겠어요”
방탄소년단 앨범 ‘Butter’ 발표 인터뷰
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타인과 대화할 때 유쾌하고, 상대를 배려하고, 동시에 솔직해지기란 쉽지 않은 일이다. 진이 그렇다. 
‘Butter’가 계속 빌보드 핫 100 1위를 하고 있어요. 기분이 어때요? 
진: 출퇴근만 하는 상황이라 반응을 잘 체감하지 못해요. 시상식도 다 비대면으로 이뤄지다 보니까, 직접적으로 상을 받고 눈앞에서 느끼고 이러지는 못하잖아요. 인터넷을 많이 하는 것도 아니고. 그러다 보니까 부담감이 조금 사라지고, 활동 자체를 좀 더 즐길 수 있게 됐어요. 그 와중에 좋은 성적까지 거두니까 기쁘고요. 
지난번 위버스 매거진과의 인터뷰에서 ‘Dynamite’가 빌보드 핫 100 1위를 한 뒤로 느낀 부담감에 대해 말했는데, 많이 벗어난 것 같아요. 
진: 마음을 비웠다고 해도 되고, 뭔가 정리가 됐다고 해도 되고, 그때보다 좋아진 건 맞는 거 같아요. 계속 출퇴근을 하는 생활에 익숙해지면서, 스케줄이 불규칙적이긴 하지만 나름 규칙적으로 살게 됐잖아요. 맨날 일을 하고 쉬는 날이 없을 때는 오히려, 일이 끝나고 뭔가의 내 것을 하고 잠들어야 되니까 너무 피곤하기도 했는데 이제는 그런 생활들이 반복되다 보니까 건강도 조금 더 좋아지고, 잠도 조금 더 늘었어요. 
‘Butter’를 발표하기 전에 솔로 곡 ‘Abyss’를 공개했어요. 곡의 가사나 같이 공개한 곡에 관한 이야기를 통해서 심리적 문제들을 굉장히 솔직하게 공개했어요. ‘Abyss’ 공개가 어떤 영향을 미쳤나요?
진: 뭔가 후련했어요. 사실 팬들은 저를 항상 행복한 느낌으로만 기억했으면 좋겠고, 이런 감정은 팬들은 알지 않았으면 하는 마음인데, 가끔씩은 속에 있는 얘기를 하고 싶을 때가 생기니까요. 그걸 몇 년 만에 노래와 설명으로 표현하니까 살짝 후련해진 거죠. 
가사에 ‘오늘은 널 더 알고 싶어’라는 내용이 있는데, 그게 ‘숨을 참고서 나의 바다로 들어간다’는 부분하고 겹쳐지면서 자기 자신의 내면과 만나는 노래 같았어요. 
진: 저도 나 자신을 잘 모르고, 그때 우울하기도 했으니까 이런 나를 한번 마주해보고 싶었어요. 나 자신을 아직 만나지는 못했고, 그냥 좀 저의 바다에 잠겼다가 다시 올라와서 해변 위를 걷는 기분이에요.
확실한 답은 찾지 못했지만 답이 있는 곳까지 깊이 들어가보려고 하는 것 자체가 좋은 영향을 줬네요. 
진: 노력하는 거죠. 이런 활동이 저한테 맞는 줄 알았는데 이걸로도 해소가 안 된다면 다른 걸 또 해보고, 다시 또 다른 걸 해보고요. 정말 힘들 때는 회사에 부탁해서라도 어떻게든 시간을 내서 뭔가 하는 거죠. 그렇게 할 수 있다는 것 자체가 조금 도움이 되지 않나 싶기도 해요. 
노래 창법도 하고 싶은 이야기와 연관이 있을까요? 겪고 있던 문제들을 솔직히 공개하고 어떻게든 문제를 해결하려고 한 건데, 가사만큼 노래도 기교 없이 감정을 털어놓던데요. 
진: 곡의 전체적인 방향이나 구성은 계범주 프로듀서님하고 했고, 보컬 녹음할 때는 피독 프로듀서님하고 진행했는데, 그냥 제 느낌 그대로 가고 소리를 예쁘게 내거나 하는 건 안 하는 걸로 했어요. 가사도 마찬가지고요. 노래 부를 때도 그렇지만 들을 때도 담담하고 직선적으로 감정을 전하는 곡을 더 좋아해요. 
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그 점에서 ‘Butter’는 어때요? ‘Abyss’하고 반대로 유쾌한 감정들을 직선적으로 표현하는데. 
진: 후렴구 부분 빼고는 진짜 이런 노래만 부르면 좋겠다는 생각이 가끔 들어요.(웃음) 저희가 굉장히 높은 노래만 부르다, 이 노래에서 후렴구를 제외하면 ‘춤이 얼마나 어렵든 라이브를 안정적으로 잘할 수 있지 않을까.’라는 생각이 들기도 했거든요.
‘Butter’ 후렴구가 고음으로 시원하게 부르는데, 그 부분을 어떻게 표현하느냐가 중요했겠어요. 
진: ‘Butter’는 후렴구 음들이 되게 높다 보니까 부담이 가서 막 힘을 줘서 불렀는데, 오히려 목소리에 힘이 너무 들어간 것 같아서 ‘힘 좀 빼고 내려놓고 불러야지.’ 하는 생각을 계속 했어요. 특히 처음으로 공개하는 무대에서는 저도 그런 걸 까먹고 힘주고 부르거든요. 모든 무대가 다 떨리지만 특히 더 떨리는 무대. 그때마다 한 번씩 느낌이 와요. 속으로 ‘맞다, 석진아 힘 빼기로 했잖아.’ 이러죠. 그래도 제가 ‘Butter’에서 많은 모습을 보여줄 수 있어서 좋긴 하죠. 제가 잘생겼잖아요?(웃음) 잘생긴 얼굴을 마음껏 뽐낼 수 있어서 기쁘고, 정말 많은 모습들을 보여줄 수 있어서 좋아요. 이런 모습들을 현장에서 빨리 보여줄 수 있으면 좋겠다는 생각이 들었어요.
‘Butter’는 진 씨가 유쾌하게 화면을 보며 손으로 제스처를 하는 것에서 시작하는 곡이기도 하잖아요. 그만큼 즐거운 마음으로 준비했나 봐요. 
진: 연습은 그래도 솔직히 부담이 돼요. 연습하다 보면 제가 따라가는 진도가 느리니까. 그래서 잘하지 못하고, 성득쌤(퍼포먼스 디렉터 손성득)이 연습할 때는 처음에 걱정을 많이 하셨어요. ‘힘��데 잘할 수 있을까?’ 그래서 첫 무대에 올라가기 직전까지 걱정을 많이 하셨는데 ‘Butter’ 활동하고 2~3주 지나고 성득쌤을 다시 볼 때 저한테 “어우, 요새 반응 완전 핫한 석진이 아니야?” 이러시더라고요.(웃음) 춤 잘 춘다고. 저는 처음에 반응을 잘 몰라서 “혹시 놀리시는 거냐.”고 그랬는데 “아니다, 진짜 춤 잘춘다는 얘기 많다.”고 말씀해주시더라고요. 정말 그렇다면 다 쌤 덕분이죠.(웃음)
유튜브에 올라온 데뷔 8주년 기념 2021 FESTA(페스타) 콘텐츠 ‘아미 만물상점’에서도 노래나 춤을 따라가려고 노력한다고 했는데, ‘Butter’에서는 만족스럽지 않나요? 진 씨가 그동안 쌓아온 캐릭터나 분위기가 곡 자체를 더 즐겁게 만든다는 느낌이 들던데요. 
진: ‘Butter’의 모습이 가장 만족스럽긴 해요. 왜냐면 저는 옛날부터 지금까지 계속 발전해나가는 단계고, ‘Butter’가 가장 최신곡이니까요. 앞으로 시간이 지나고 다른 곡이 계속 나오고 저도 더 발전하면 그 곡이 가장 마음에 들고 ‘Butter’가 상대적으로 마음이 안 들 수도 있는 시기도 오지 않을까요? 현재로선 가장 만족스러운 곡이고요. 
어떤 점이 나아지는 거 같아요? 
진: 처음 이 일을 시작할 때는 연습할 때 스태프들 지시대로 했고, 춤 같��� 경우는 지금도 따라가기 급급하긴 한데, 예전보다는 적응하는 시간이 더 짧아지기는 했어요. 연습을 하고 모니터링하면 내가 어떻게 나오고, 무엇을 해야 할지 알게 되는 거 같아요. 그렇게 조금 더 곡을 나에게 맞추는 시간이 전에 비해 짧아지고 좀 더 다듬을 수 있게 된 거 같아요. 홉이도 이번에 저 보면서 “춤 많이 늘었는데?” 하고 좋아하더라고요. 
‘Permission to Dance’를 소화하는 건 어땠나요?
진: 노래는 진짜 좋은데, 무대를 할 때는 시간이 더 많았으면 좋았겠다는 생각이 들어요. 저희가 5월에 ‘Butter’ 컴백을 했고, 6월에 팬 미팅을 했잖아요. 그래서 ‘Butter’ 무대를 녹화하면서 ‘Permission to Dance’를 같이 준비했어요. ‘Butter’는 그 전에 따로 준비할 건 없었으니까 충분히 연습할 수 있었는데 ‘Permission to Dance’는 연습과 동시에 팬 미팅도 같이 준비해야 했어요. 시간은 늘 부족하지만 조금만 더 여유를 가질 수 있었으면 더 잘할 수 있지 않았을까. 조금 더 노력할 시간이 있었으면 좋았을 거 같아요.
연습에 충분한 시간을 들일수록 완성도가 높아지니까, 욕심이 날 수밖에 없겠어요. 
진: 예를 들어 저는 가사를 잘 못 외우거든요. 어떤 멤버들은 금방 익히는 거 같기도 한데, 저는 그게 잘 안 돼요. 그래서 신곡이나 팬 미팅에서 특별한 곡을 한다거나 하면 남들보다 오랜 시간 준비해야 해요. 곡이 나오면 일단 4-5일은 연습해야 입에 붙고.
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올해 ‘BTS 2021 머스터(MUSTER) 소우주’에서 ‘대취타’의 랩도 했는데, 랩은 정말 드물게 하는 거잖아요. 연습 과정이 만만치는 않았을 거 같아요. 
진: 너무 힘들었어요. ‘대취타’하고 ‘Chicken Noodle Soup’를 해야 했는데, 곡 리스트가 나오고 저희가 공연하기까지 거의 한 달의 시간이 있었어요. 그사이에 스케줄 마치고 집에 오면 음악 틀어놓고 15분은 ‘대취타’ 연습하고, 그다음에는 ‘Chicken Noodle Soup’를 하고 나서 자요. 다음 날 일어나면 다시 일하고 퇴근해서 오면 또 ‘대취타’ 15분 하고, ‘Chicken Noodle Soup’ 하고. 꽤 오래 이렇게 반복했어요. 제가 가사를 진짜 못 외워서, 그게 좀 오래 걸렸어요.
그만큼 긴 기간 꾸준히 연습하는 건데, 일상과의 균형이 중요하겠어요. 어느 정도 긴장을 놓는 타이밍이 없으면 매일 일정 시간 이상 연습하기가 쉽지 않잖아요. 
진: 그렇죠. 제가 아까 말한 것처럼 가사를 외우는 재능이 부족하다면, 또 다른 재능이 제 부족함을 커버해준다고 생각해요. 저는 그렇게 꾸준히 외우는 과정을 즐기거든요. 연습을 반복하는 걸 즐겁게 하는 게 제 재능이고, 그래서 어찌 됐든 기한 내에 성공시키면 저를 좀 칭찬해줘요.(웃음) 연습하는 데 오랜 시간이 걸리니까 그게 하나의 프로젝트라고 생각하면 ‘쉬는 시간엔 쉬어라!’ 이러면서 쉬는 시간에 정말 마음껏 쉬는 스타일. 
‘아미 만물상점’에서 하루를 얼마나 한심하게 보냈는지가 자신을 만족시키는 기준이라고 했는데, 그게 일하는 시간 이외의 시간이 가진 중요성을 얘기하는 것 같았어요. 방탄소년단의 멤버는 그렇게 마음대로 할 수 있는 시간 자체가 너무 없잖아요.  
진: 아무래도 요새 한국의 제 또래들은 자기 계발을 안 할 수 없잖아요. 스펙을 높여야 하고, 뭔가 배워야 하고, 취미생활까지도 주변에서 생산적인 취미를 하라는 얘기를 하고. 어려서부터 그런 교육을 받다 보니까 뭔가 그걸 해결해야 할 거 같은 거예요. 쉴 때도 뭔가 생산적인 걸 해야 할 거 같은 거죠. 그런데 그냥 아무것도 안 하고 침대에 누워서 빈둥거리거나 생산적이지 않고 좀 쓸데없는 행동을 하면 오히려 자기만족이 되더라고요. 자고 일어나고, 일어나서 먹고, 먹으니까 또 졸리고. 자다 일어났는데 갑자기 TV가 보고 싶으면 보고. TV가 재미 없으면 게임도 하다 시계를 봤는데 시간이 늦었으면 자고. 누구에게나 이런 날이 필요하다고 생각해요. 
방탄소년단으로 활동하면 시간을 그렇게 쓸 틈도 잘 나지 않으니까, 그런 시간이 오히려 중요하겠어요. 
진: 쉴 때는 정말 내가 좋아하는 걸 했으면 좋겠어요. 그럼 남들이 왜 인생에 도움되지 않는 일을 하냐고 할 수도 있을 텐데, 그런 시간이 자신에게 중요하다고 생각해요. 사회는 늘 쓸모 있는 걸 추구하잖아요. 그런 것도 좋지만, 나를 위해서는 남들 눈엔 쓸모없어 보이더라도 자기 마음의 안정을 찾는 시간이 필요하다고 생각해요. 
그런 일상 중에 위버스에 방시혁 프로듀서와 식사를 한 모습을 올렸어요. 스케줄도 엄청나게 많고, 영향력도 큰 사람들이 그래도 같이 여유를 가지는 게 인상적이더라고요. 
진: 회사 사람들은 방시혁 피디님을 어렵게 여길 수도 있는데, 저는 그분이 크게 어렵지 않아요.(웃음) 그래서 지나가는 말로 “피디님 술 먹어요.” 했더니 갑자기 “석진아, 스케줄 언제 비냐.” 이러시는 거예요. 그런데 저는 그런 만남을 대부분 번개 위주로만 해서 “어, 저 지금은 바쁜데요. 이날도 꽉 찼고 이날도 꽉 찼고.” 이랬는데(웃음) “그러면 내가 너 끝나는 시간에 맞출 테니까 시간만 대충 얘기해줘.” 이렇게 대화가 돼서 그 다음 날 저녁에 스케줄 끝나고 뵙게 됐어요. 요리도 해주시고 와인도 사시겠다고. 그래서 즐겁게 식사를 했죠. 
데뷔 전에는 그렇게까지 편하게만 느껴질 수는 없는 분이었을 텐데(웃음) 시간이 지난 만큼 많은 게 달라졌네요. 다들 너무 잘되기도 했고요. 
진: 연습생 때는 제 입장이 취준생이라고 할 수 있었잖아요. 그때 저는 주변에 취업을 한 분들이 되게 멋있어 보이고, 반대로 저는 자신감이 없었거든요. 실제로는 안 그러겠지만 취업한 사람한테 말을 붙이면 그 사람이 막 나를 냉대할 거 같고. 그래서 자신감이 많이 없었어요.  
tvN ‘유 퀴즈 온 더 블럭’에서 형이 요즘 진 씨를 ‘석진님’으로 부른다고 농담한 거나, 브이라이브에서 친척 어른이 세뱃돈을 줄 때의 분위기에 대해 얘기한 것도 그런 자신감을 가졌다는 표현일 수도 있겠어요. 누군가 어떻게 다가오든 편하게 받아줄 수 있는.
진: 그렇죠. 그렇게 안 하면 주변 분들이 더 어려워하시더라고요. 주변에서 농담처럼 “우리 슈퍼스타님 오셨습니까?” 이러는데 제가 “무슨 슈퍼스타예요. 그러지 마세요.” 하고 정색하면 그다음엔 저를 어떻게 불러야 할지, 무슨 대화를 할지 난감해지잖아요. 사실 지금 저를 처음 만나거나 가끔 보게 되는 분들은 그렇게 약간 과장된 반응을 보이면서 재밌어 하실 수도 있는 거고요. 제가 굉장히 유명한 사람을 만나도 그런 반응일 거거든요. 그럼 상대방이 “아이고, 슈퍼스타님 오셨습니까.” 하면 저도 “슈퍼스타 들어왔습니다!” 하는 거죠. 진지하지 않게, 누가 봐도 장난이란 걸 알 수 있게 제가 반응하면 그걸로 이야기가 풀리는 거죠. 
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농담이 아니라 진지하게도 슈퍼스타가 된 지금, 과거의 자신감 없던 진 씨를 만날 수 있다면 해주고 싶은 이야기가 있나요? 
진: 무슨 말을 해줘야 할지 잘 모르겠어요. “생각 좀 하면서 살아라.”라고도 하고 싶은데(웃음) 그때 생각이 많았으면 연습하다 힘들어서 그만뒀을 거 같기도 해요. 그냥 “열심히 해라.” 정도가 맞을 거 같아요.
지금도 계속 열심히 일을 하고 싶어 하는 마음은 어디서 오는 걸까요?
진: 아미의 반응이죠. 트위터나 위버스에서 “늘었다”, “잘한다” 이런 반응 보려고 더 노력하고 지치지 않고 잘해나가는 거 아닐까요. 그리고 요즘 무대를 녹화로 해야 하고 완성도를 위해서 미리 찍다 보니까 곡이 발표되기 오래전에 바뀐 콘셉트로 무대를 찍거든요. 그러면 아무래도 스포일러가 되니까 제 모습이 공식적으로 공개되기 전까지 제가 그 모습을 미리 공개하기 어려워요. 그럴수록 무대에 올라가서 최대한 좋은 모습을 보여드리고 싶죠. 시국이 지금같지 않다면 팬들의 반응��� 즉각적으로 볼 수 있어서 더 노력하는 모습을 잘 보여줄 수 있지 않을까 하는 아쉬움이 있어요. 
그럼 지금 아미에게는 어떤 말을 하고 싶어요?
진: 팬들이 웃음을 잃지 않았으면 좋겠어요. 제 성격상 오그라드는 말이나 이런 말을 굉장히 못해요. 제가 그런 말하면 제 스스로 너무 부끄럽고 민망하고, 받아들이지 못하는 성격이라 그런 말은 최소한으로 하고요. 다만 팬들이 저희를 보는 게 취미생활이잖아요. 취미생활은 즐겁고 웃으려고 하는 거니까 힘든 모습 말고 더 웃게 하고 싶어요. 그래서 일부러 위버스에서 웃긴 글이나 댓글로 웃긴 답글 달아줘가지고 웃음을 더 전해주려고 노력을 많이 하죠. 그냥, 저를 좋아하는 사람들이 즐거웠으면 좋겠어요. 나쁜 걸 안 봤으면 좋겠고요. 그런 마음으로 일을 하는 거죠. 
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Jin: “I just hope anyone who likes me is happy”
BTS Butter album release interview
When you’re trying to speak candidly with someone, it’s not always easy to be pleasant and considerate at the same time. Jin is all those things.
“Butter” is staying on top of the Billboard Hot 100. How does it feel?
Jin: I can’t really get a feel for what kind of response it’s getting since I can only go to and from work right now. Since all the awards shows are done remotely/have moved online, too, we can’t accept any awards in person or feel the vibe in person or anything. And I don’t use the Internet much, really. Consequently, I ended up feeling less pressure and I could enjoy the promotional period itself a little better. I’m just glad we’re doing well in the meantime.
In your last interview with Weverse Magazine, you talked about the pressure you felt after “Dynamite” topped the Billboard Hot 100, but it seems like you’re mostly over that. 
Jin: You could say that I cleared my mind, or that I worked through some things. I’m pretty sure I am doing better than then. I’m keeping a pretty regular routine now that I’m getting accustomed to commuting life, even though my schedule is sometimes a bit erratic. When I had to keep working without a single day off, I was sometimes really tired because I had things of my own to do after work before going to bed, but now after cycling through this routine for a while I’m a little healthier and I’m getting a little more sleep, too.
Before “Butter” came out, you released a solo song, “Abyss.” You were very forthcoming about the psychological difficulties you revealed in the lyrics and what you wrote about the song. What effect did releasing “Abyss” have on you?
Jin: I felt a kind of relief. I want my fans to picture me as being happy and I don’t actually want them to know that I feel that way, but now and then I feel the need to talk about what’s inside me. It’s been a few years since I expressed it in a song or explained anything about it so I feel a tiny bit relieved.
Part of the lyrics say, “I want to know more about you today.” That overlaps with the line, “I hold my breath and enter my ocean,” to make a song that’s like you’re meeting your own inner self.
Jin: Even I don’t know myself very well, and I was also depressed at the time, and that’s how I chose to face that part of myself. I never had a chance to meet myself, and I just feel like I was submerged in my own ocean and came back up to walk on the beach.
It’s not a perfect solution, but just the act itself of trying to go deep into the place with the answer appears to have had a positive influence on you.
Jin: I’m trying. I thought that sort of exercise was right for me, but if this doesn’t resolve anything, I’ll try something else, and then something else. If I’m having a hard time, I can ask the label for some time off to do something else. I feel like just being able to do that, even, is a little bit helpful itself.
Is your style of singing in that song related to the message you wanted to convey? You tried to reveal the problems you had in a frank manner and solve them in some way, and the song disclosed your emotions as straightforwardly as the lyrics did.
Jin: I handled the overall direction and composition of the song with Kye Bumzoo, one of the producers, and Pdogg, the other producer, directed while I recorded the vocals. We decided I would just go with my gut and not try to make it sound pretty or anything. That goes for the lyrics, too. I prefer songs that convey emotion in a calm, straightforward manner, both when I sing and when I’m listening to music.
Then what about “Butter”? Although it’s also straightforward like “Abyss,” the feelings it expresses are more pleasant.
Jin: Seriously, sometimes I think how great it’d be if I could sing this kind of song exclusively—other than the chorus. (laughs) I mean, every song we sing is so high-pitched. If you take out the chorus of this song, I thought I could do this song live pretty comfortably, no matter how hard the dance moves are.
You sing the “Butter” chorus in a light, high pitch. You must have given a lot of thought about how to express yourself for that part.
Jin: I felt pressure because the notes in the chorus are particularly high, so I put all my power into singing it, but I actually ended up putting too much power into my vocals, so I kept thinking I have to ease up and chill. When we were doing the first performance in particular, I forgot all of that and put power behind my vocals. I get nervous for every performance, but some make me especially nervous. I feel it sometimes whenever I do those performances. Inside I’m like, Right—Seokjin, you said you would ease up, remember? Anyway, it’s also nice that I get to show off a lot in “Butter.” You know I’m handsome, right? (laughs) It makes me happy that I can show off my handsome face to my heart’s content and show you everything I’m capable of. I wanted to show all of this off in a performance as quickly as possible.
“Butter” opens with you making gestures with your hands while looking cheerfully into the camera. I imagine you had a lot of fun preparing for the performance.
Jin: Practice is honestly a burden, though. Usually when we practice, I’m slow at learning the moves. So I’m not very good at it. [And] when I practiced with [performance director Son] Sung Deuk, he was really worried at first. This is tough—can he pull it off? He worried a lot, right up until we got up for our first performance, but when he saw me again after two or three weeks of doing “Butter,” he said to me, Whoa, is this Seokjin, the guy getting all that hot feedback lately? (laughs) He said I was dancing great. At first I hadn’t seen the response, so I asked him if he was teasing me, but he said, “No, everybody’s saying you’re dancing great.” If that’s really true, it’s all thanks to him. (laughs)
In the “ARMY Corner Store” video uploaded to YouTube for FESTA 2021 in celebration of the eighth anniversary of your debut, you said you put a lot of effort into following the songs and dances. Aren’t you satisfied with how “Butter” turned out? I feel like the song was more enjoyable thanks to the character you’ve built up over time.
Jin: Well, the song where I’m most satisfied with myself is “Butter,” because I’ve been honing my skills for a long time at this point, and “Butter” is our latest release. As time goes by and we come out with more songs, and if I improve more, my favorite song will be whatever is newest, and then “Butter” might not be as satisfying to me anymore. But it’s the most satisfying one for now.
In what ways have you gotten better?
Jin: When I first started this job, I practiced according to the staff’s directions, and even now in the case of dancing I’m still striving to follow along, but it takes me less time to adjust than it used to. When I review after practice, I can see how it’s going and what I need to do. It takes a little less time to line myself up with the beat than before, and I think I’ve become able to refine it a bit better. I was also happy this time around when Hobi told me my dancing really improved.
How was performing for “Permission to Dance”?
Jin: I really like the song, but when we perform it, I wish I’d had more time to prepare. We had a comeback in May with “Butter” and then a fan meeting concert in June, so we got ready for “Permission to Dance” at the same time we were filming performances of “Butter.” We didn’t have anything else we had to work on before “Butter” so we had plenty of time to practice it, but we had to practice “Permission to Dance” and get ready for the fan meeting simultaneously. Time’s always tight, but I think I could’ve done even better if I could’ve taken a little more time. I wish I had had more time to put a little more effort in.
The more time you spend practicing, the better the outcome, and the more ambitious you end up becoming.
Jin: So, I’m not good at memorizing lyrics, for instance. I think some of the other members can catch on real quick, but it’s not like that for me. So if we do something like a new song or a special one at a fan meeting, I have to spend more time preparing than the others. When a new song’s coming out, I have to practice for at least 4-5 days to get the hang of it.
You performed the rap in “Daechwita” for BTS 2021 MUSTER SOWOOZOO, but it’s really rare to see you rapping. I imagine the process you went through to practice was intense.
Jin: It was so hard. I had to do “Daechwita” and “Chicken Noodle Soup,” but it was only about a month before the concert when the set list was decided. During that time, I’d come home after finishing work, turn on the music for “Daechwita” and practice it for 15 minutes, then do “Chicken Noodle Soup” after that, and then go straight to sleep. The next day I’d wake up, go to work, come home and do another 15 minutes of “Daechwita” and more “Chicken Noodle Soup.” I kept repeating that for a really long time. I’m terrible at memorizing lyrics so that kind of took a while.
That’s a lot of time to keep practicing constantly like that. Your work-life balance must also be important, too. It’s difficult to practice beyond a certain amount of time every day without having some time to relax.
Jin: Exactly. Like I said, my skills are lacking when it comes to memorizing lyrics, but I think I have other abilities that cover up for what I lack. In fact, I enjoy constantly memorizing things like that. My gift is my ability to enjoy practicing repeatedly, so if I somehow succeed before the deadline, I give myself praise. (laughs) Practicing takes me a long time, so I just decided to treat it as one big project. The way I do it is, when I say it’s time for a break, it’s time for a break, and I rest to my heart’s content.
You seemed to be talking about the importance of time spent outside working hours in “ARMY Corner Store” when you said the measure of your satisfaction is the degree to which you can pass your day meaninglessly. As a member of BTS, you must not have that much time to spend as you please.
Jin: Koreans my age have no choice but to self-improve these days. You have to improve your qualifications, learn things, and people even tell you your hobbies have to be productive, even though they’re hobbies. After being taught that way since I was young, I think I need to follow through on that somehow. I feel like I have to do something productive, even when I’m trying to take a break. But if I don’t do a single thing and just loaf around in bed, or do some unproductive, unnecessary activity, I actually end up feeling satisfied. Go from sleeping to waking up, waking up to eating, eating to sleeping again. Wake up from sleep and suddenly want to watch TV, and go watch it. If there’s nothing good on TV, play a game, then look at the clock, and if it’s late, sleep. I think everyone needs days like this.
That time must become all the more important when you’re busy being a member of BTS, since you don’t have much time to spend that way.
Jin: When I’m not working, all I really want to do is something I enjoy for myself. In that case, people might wonder why you’re doing things that won’t help you in life, but I think that time’s important for everyone. Society is always seeking out the things that are useful. And that’s good, too, but for our own sake, I think we require time to find stability in our own minds, even if it looks useless in the eyes of others.
Speaking of which, you posted a picture of yourself eating with Bang Si-hyuk, the producer, on Weverse. It’s amazing that two people with so much influence and things to do can take the time to relax together.
Jin: People around the office might feel he is unapproachable, but I don’t find him to be like that. (laughs) So I asked him in passing to have a drink and he suddenly said, “Okay, when are you free?” Most of the time, though, I only meet like that on a spur of the moment, so I said, “Uh, I’m busy right now. This day’s all booked up, too, and so’s this day.” (laughs) “Then just give me a rough time and I’ll make time when you’re done.” We talked back and forth like that and he came to see me the next day for dinner when I was all finished with work. And he said he’d cook for me and buy wine, too. Anyway, it was a nice meal.
You couldn’t have felt that comfortable with him before your debut (laughs) but as time passed, many things have changed. Everyone became so successful, too.
Jin: You could say that I was in a position where I was looking for a job when I was a trainee. At the time, I thought people who got chosen seemed really cool, but by contrast I had no confidence. I don’t think it would’ve actually happened this way, but I thought if I talked to someone who found work, they would give me the cold shoulder, sort of. So I didn’t feel very confident.
I think you showed that you have confidence with the joke you told on tvN’s You Quiz on the Block about your older brother calling you Mr. Seokjin lately, or when you talked about the mood when an older relative gave you money for Korean New Years on V LIVE. That you can easily accept anyone no matter how they handle you.
Jin: Right. If I don’t behave that way, everyone else has a harder time. People I know will say “the superstar is here” as a joke. If I say, “Superstar? What are you talking about? Don’t say that,” and give them a serious look, they’ll have no idea what to call me next time or what to talk about. Honestly, if someone who’s meeting me for the first time or doesn’t see me that often responds in that kind of somewhat exaggerated way, they might think it’s fun. I’m sure that’s the way I’d react if I met a really famous person. So if someone says, “Aha, the superstar is here,” I say, “the superstar has come!” too. As long as I don’t respond in a serious way so everyone can tell it’s a joke, the ice is broken.
Now that you’re a superstar for real—not a joke—is there anything you’d tell the old, unconfident Jin from the past if you could meet him?
Jin: I don’t know what I would tell him. I want to tell him to keep his head up (laughs) but if I gave my old self too much to think about, he might end up feeling exhausted after practice and give up. I think it would be enough just to tell him to work hard.
Where do you find the ambition to keep working hard, even now?
Jin: From ARMY’s reactions, of course. I’d say I’m trying harder and trying to do well without exhausting myself so I can see people on Twitter or Weverse saying I’ve improved or that I’m doing a good job. And these days we have to do the performances on film, and we shoot them in advance for the sake of quality. Because of that, we usually record the performances long before the songs get released, which means we have to change our looks for the recording. It’s hard to go public with my new look until anything’s officially released for that reason, or else there could be spoilers. That makes me all the more eager to show off the best parts of myself in our performances. If it weren’t for the current situation, I could instantly see our fans’ reactions, so it’s a shame they can’t see me working this hard.
What would you like to say to ARMY?
Jin: I hope our fans don’t lose their laughter. I’m not really good at saying those kinds of cheesy things. It’s not in my personality. I feel embarrassed and cringey when I talk like that and I can’t take myself seriously, so I try to keep it to a minimum. But fans watch us as a hobby, you know? Hobbies are all about enjoying yourself and being able to laugh, so I want to look happy for them, not exhausted. I go out of my way to make funny posts or leave funny replies on Weverse to make them happier. I just hope anyone who likes me is happy. And I don’t want them to see anything bad. That’s how I feel about my work.
Source: Weverse Magazine ENG: Weverse Magazine
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