CNBLUE spills about love and drama in a Valentine's Day special interview~Part2
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Jung Yong Hwa
A vocalist for CNBLUE, Jung Young Hwa starred in the three dramas You’re Beautiful, Heartstrings and Marry Him If You Dare.
I want to ask you this first: Yong gentleman, why do you shake hands so hard?
It is my habit, I think. When I was in school, I did it to my friends. Even though there is no reason, I do it. I am not sure whether it’s good or not, it is just my habit.
Ever since you were little, you have been very much a people person.
I was. I think I was more than now.
Isn’t shaking hands making an effort to improve your personal relations?
Yes. I make an effort. I think shaking hands is the best way to show friendliness without placing any burdens. I do it as my own way to greet people.
I watched Marry Him If You Dare, which recently finished.
I left much to be desired as an actor, but I also learned a lot. It was my first drama after a two year break. I was able to act more easily in the drama rather than feeling burdened.
Because of the character you played, there was something that made me see your growth while witching the drama.
I also think I’ve grown as an actor. It doesn’t mean that I acted well, but much time has passed, I've become familiar with cameras, and I've done various things, so now I am confident like, "I can do it."
As an actor who has played a main role, how do you view the other member’s performances?
Frankly, I can’t always watch every work by our members. When Min Hyuk was starring in Heirs, I couldn’t see it very many times because I was also working on a drama. However, I don’t give advice to the members. My acting is not good enough to do that. (Laugh) I usually say "good job" to everything that they do, and I said, "Min Hyuk, you did well."
You know how to comfort other people. You seem mature.
I can do it because we have spent about 5 years together, not because I'm mature.
Can I ask you a light question? Do you have a memorable Valentine’s Day?
I haven’t assigned any meaning to days like Valentine’s Day, White Day, and BBae BBae Ro Day since I was little. I don’t have a memory where I gave a gift to someone on White Day, and I also haven't celebrated any special days between lovers. Of course, I will celebrate the days if I have a girlfriend, but I haven’t had a girlfriend when the days came. It wasn’t on purpose. Haha. I don’t know. I might have been doing image management from the beginning.
Does it mean doing Uh-jang Gwan-ri? (refers to when a person pretends to be close to the opposite sex, and acts like the person is about to date them, but doesn't)
No. It never means that. It never means Un-jang Gwan-ri. I have been aware of the way other people look at me. I have a very tiring personality. I am also quick-witted.
I think that you were popular among girls when you were in school.
I have been asked the same question before, but I wasn't that much. (Thinks seriously) Um…No, I wasn't.
Isn’t the reason you have been asked the question over and over because people can’t believe your answer that you weren’t popular?
I am going to go crazy. I don’t want to lie, but it might seem that I lie.
What kind of man are you in a relationship with a girlfriend?
I used to be funny with my girlfriend. I tried to make her laugh. I like a relationship to be like a friendship.
There are many celebrity couples these days. Is there a couple you are jealous of?
When I hear that kind of news, I envy them, but we can’t go to an amusement park, and we don’t see couples. It is okay because we can’t see other people dating that much. If we saw it a lot, I would feel lonely, but I am busy so it helps me not feel lonely.
You are busy, but also the reason you don’t feel lonely is because you guys have great teamwork?
I am not sure. I don’t know other groups’ stories. We actually stay at home together a lot Especially now. I don’t have time to feel lonely because we're preparing our album. We are going to launch a World Tour, and I don’t want to date someone now. I will meet someone when the tide serves, but I don’t want to meet someone grudgingly.
When this interview is published in February, you will be holding CNBLUE’s World Tour in Peru, Mexico, Chile, New York and Los Angeles etc. The day really seems to be coming when your dream that your song appears on the top of the Billboard Chart comes true.
I really want it to happen. I don’t talk idly. It seems that I am running toward that goal. To be frank, I don’t have many goals during our activity.
Like Psy became a world star last year, it isn’t a dream that can never happen.
Psy is a senior who has a lot of experience. Even if the dream comes true, that popularity will be too much for me. I don’t care when it comes true. I want to make it happen step by step. There isn’t an exact day that I set to be my deadline. It would also be good to see my dream come true when I become a middle-aged man.
(Source:
The Stars)