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[TRANS] Jaehyun’s interview with HIGHCUT January 2020 issue!

It looks like 2019 will be remembered as a special year for Jaehyun. The most meaningful thing, if I were to pick something, was to finish the first tour successfully. I learned a lot, and I have reflected a lot to become more mature on the inside too. Also, for the first time since I debuted, I had some free time which I spent learning what I personally wanted to learn. Of course, at the end of the year, I was very busy preparing for the stages.

Don't you feel more nervous when you have to work by yourself without your team like during a photoshoot or MCing? Rather than being nervous, I tend to put more attention to various things. When I'm MCing alone for <Inkigayo>, I receive a lot of supportive text messages from the members so I don't particularly feel lonely.

Your daily life is like a pictorial. In particular, your airport fashion stands out every time. What makes you decide what to wear on which day? Haha when we're going overseas, I usually wear items that are recommended by the stylists but to make the style match those particular days, we would mix and match the plain clothes accordingly. Recently I'm weirdly drawn to 'All Black'. All black has only one main style?

Your image seems to change depending on the concept or style. When you had black hair, as Czennies called you, you were like a 'Prince' and when you had purple hair you transformed into a 'bad boy'? Haha, first of all, thank you. I think what you just said can be considered a strong side of me. Since having different faces is a good thing. Personally, I think it's fun to change it up from time to time. Stong, hip-hop, warm or nerdy... I like all the concepts.

NCT's music is expanding on to the global stage. In fact, your group has aimed for a global stage since debut so it seems your sense of accomplishment has become greater. Are you satisfied with the current speed? There wasn't any speed that was expected or planned for. So I don't really know if it's fast or slow, but I can feel that it's steadily going up. Whether it's our sense of accomplishment or to see the amount of fans, who come to support us every time we perform, slowly increasing. Little by little, I feel we're gradually progressing.

Although K-Pop is booming in the overseas market, what is NCT's secret that makes the music connect so well? Uhm... at first, we often explained the 'neo' concept. As we went forward, we pushed through with our concept and even when we challenged new things, we felt fearless. For example, today's pictorial concept's keyword is 'universe' which, in some ways, can be difficult [to portray/grasp] but my fear for it has disappeared. So I continue to challenge myself both musically and performance-wise. I think such diverse sides of us makes us interesting [to them].

Does that 'diversity' also apply to Jaehyun? I'm curious as to whether Jaehyun's color changes in every NCT unit. Depending on what each unit emphasizes, I try to give it a slightly different feeling in terms of performance and vocals. So I can be in harmony with every concept. But still, in regards to vocals, I want to continue having my own tone. On the other hand, regardless of what role I will have, in terms of daily life, I think it will be the same all the time haha.

The cover video for Lauv’s ‘I Like Me Better’ surpassed 14m views. It also became the most viewed video on NCT’s YouTube channel. How did you come up with the idea? This is really haha… For a long time, I thought I wanted to showcase a side of me freely singing. I was like, we could film this while touring. Back in the day I would only do covers. Once I had my recording I just wanted to capture the natural traveling image while wandering around. So I personally suggested that to the company. Thankfully the video came out well… Haha. If I get an opportunity I would like to do this again.

Are all the cities that you went to on tour as pretty as they are in the videos? To be honest you’re not aware of these things when touring. I get to go around a little when we do different things, and I think then I try to enjoy these places instead. While touring I went to Europe for the first time. I really liked it. I only saw pretty streets and night view and it still healed me… I thought I wanted to go back there for a trip and just wander to my heart’s content.

Aren’t you into boxing these days? It’s been 3 months now since I started. (You must be jumping rope?) That’s right I do haha. Right now I’m learning a little bit of the technique and my teacher said it [boxing] suits me well and complimented me, so it’s even more fun now I think. I’ve always liked sport and wanted to try boxing at least once in my life and luckily because I had some time I was able to give it a go.

Seems like when boxing somehow both the body and mind go limp… No really, when I finished my first test I had no strength in my hands. When I was holding my phone it wouldn’t stop shaking… Haha. But even then it still felt somewhat refreshing.

Before that what sports were you mainly into? Any ball game. Even back in school I was mostly playing football, basketball, and badminton. (I wonder what position in football you are?) I mostly came out as a midfielder? But to be fair when playing football at school… There isn’t much meaning behind the position haha.

I imagine you must’ve been very popular. Uhm… I was quite a bit among male friends I guess haha.

The fans know every single charm of yours, but the general public seems to refer to you as the ‘Face Genius’ or keep coming up terms like ‘Mom’s Friend’s Son’ a lot (t/n: someone that moms would compare their sons to because he’s so good at everything). But it feels like there is way more that is still unknown, and even more that is yet to be seen. I think so too? Haha. I’m thankful for nicknames like this, but even then please keep an eye on me. Then you will get to know even more sides of me...

Is that the style of ‘The longer you look the prettier it gets’? Haha. What do your old friends say about you? This to be honest.. What people say when they first see me and what my old friends say about me is very different haha. I think the closer I am to someone the more comfortable I get. The more comfortable I am the more I’ll let go?

What's is your strength that keeps you going forward? That's something I felt recently yet again when we completed our tour. I felt "Wah, it's really great that I became an artist". It was the first time we were able to show our own dances, songs and various other things in front of our own fans, on our own stage. I'm able to continue because there are people who support me and watch over me. Personally, the people around me are a huge source of strength to me. Talking and sharing [stories] with people I really like and trust.

Did your family expect their son to become an artist? Probably not…? I actually couldn’t imagine it at all too. Although I liked [performing] to the degree to be on stage during school festivals, I didn't imagine it would become my job. By chance, I got casted in my 3rd year and my parents said "give it a try" and I felt I might regret it too if I didn't give it a try, so I said, "I'll be back [and went to audition]". Since then, I somehow have come here. (Then they must really like it now?) Haha of course. Actually, they are the style to say: just try whatever you want to do.

It’s already been 5 years since your debut. Between debut and now, what’s something that has changed the most? Woaaah clapclapclapclap (suddenly starts clapping) Woah… Really. It doesn’t feel real. I feel like I’m still stuck at that place… I have a lot of thoughts. Something that’s changed would be that I’m not awkward at music shows anymore and I don’t have to bring manager hyung with me when going to a convenience store? Right now I can go to a convenience store on my own haha. Other than that, everything’s the same. My mindset and how I feel.

NCT’s Jaehyun perfectly became Jung Yoonoh’s daily routine. That’s right. But I still get nervous. One of the things I was bothered about the most when I debuted was freezing. The moment I saw the camera I’d tense up so whenever we did any broadcasts or performances I was always bummed so much. Then I was loosing up a little I think. I started letting go bit by bit and did my best without any regrets.

Is there a side to you that you want to protect in the next 10 to 50 years? It's to not take anything for granted. Whether it's the people around me or whatever I'm doing now, I hope to be reminded to be grateful once again before moving on.

With what's left of the winter and new years, if you were to pick something from your bucket list? I haven't gone to a ski resort yet since I debuted... I've always liked going and this time I want to go snowboarding or skiing. I've got so many New Year wishes though? haha. [I want to] practice playing the piano so I can play just by seeing the chords. Try to do all the things I want to do in various ways.

What kind of winter do you wish for people who like you? To people who like me, I wish you a winter in which your body may be cold, but your heart stays cozy and warm. (You’re good at cooking. Something you’d like to make for them?) For everyone I’d make, uhm… Hot chocolate? I think I can get that for everyone haha.

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