[18.11.08] An Interview with 2008's Representative Idol Icons
Meeting with 2008's Representative Idol Icons
9-Member Girl Group SNSD
this is a part of a series of interviews the writer did where he interviewed different idol groups.
"Thesedays we've gained "samchon fans" among our fans. It seems like ourrange of fans have increased. If you go to a fan signing, there's even30 or 40 year old samchons (uncles) who come bringing ginseng andherbal medicine for us." (Yoona)
Nine member girl group SNSD hasbeen reborn as the nation's girl dongseng group. Starting fromteenagers to 30 year olds out in the workforce, the people listen totheir songs and follow along to their dances, excited and enthusiastic.
Followingalong exactly with the fresh and new image of teenagers, SNSD has beenshowing the public a different side to the image of girl groups in the90s, with groups such as SES and FinKL that had a sexy and innocentconcept.
I did an interview with SNSD members Taeyeon, Yoona and Seohyun.
-- How did you spend your trainee days.
"Everythingwas so fascinating and fun. I was happy to learn such a variety ofthings and I was always nervous thinking of how I was getting closer tomy dreams" (Yoona)
-- How was the training that you received.
"Everyoneis trained in singing, dancing, acting and foreign languages. Anddepending on your individual talents or if you had a particular areayou wanted to emphasize, you would receive a slightly differenttraining."
-- If there was something that sets SNSD apart from the other girl bands.
"Sincewe have more members, we can show a variety of different charms and wecan be active in more areas. Because we can be active not just as agroup, but also individually." (Yoona)
"Our point is to show abright and healthy image that matches our age. It would probably bethat we are showing an image and music that matches our age." (Taeyeon)
-- They say that idol groups break up easily.
"Onaverage, we have members that have been together for at least fiveyears. So we have a feeling of being real sisters." (Yoona)
"Monitoringeach other on tv is a given. More than just that, we confide in eachother and we really spend time together like a family. And since im themaknae, my unnies take care of me even more. I don't think we will bebroken apart very easily." (Seohyun)
-- Tell us of what we can expect in the future
"Through diverse acting, I want to be recognized as a skilled actress." (Yoona)
"There are so many sides that I haven't shown to you yet, so please look forward to it." (Seohyun)
"I'm thinking of embarking on new territory in addition to doing the radio DJ that I am doing now." (Taeyeon)
credits to Munhwaand [email protected]/forums
s0shi fighting.....keep on work hard and l0ve ur members thoroughly...we'll keep on l0ve u^^
Post time 9-11-2008 05:54 AM
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