YONHAP INTERVIEW WITH HYUNA

Hyuna, had a chance to sit down for an interview with Yonhap News at KBS’s “Music Bank” dressing room.

HyunA shared, “I think it’s because of PSY that my recent music video received so many views. Also, it’s not just me, but K-Pop as a whole benefited from his achievements.”

# You’re Sexy“I tend to have a ‘strong’ sexy image on stage, but there’s another side to me. I usually wear slippers off stage and staff members nickname me as ‘aegyo’ girl. Nowadays, I have fun switching from cute to sexy. My stage presence is so different from me off stage.”

HyunA didn’t try to hide her flaws.

“I receive strength from netizen comments like ‘She can’t sing, but she’s trying,’ rather than ‘She couldn’t sing before, but she improved now.’ Rather than trying to see me through rose-colored glasses, it’s better that I am criticized for what I did wrong so I can improve every time I stand on stage.”

# Greed for Global Popularity?“I do have eyes on the global market, but don’t want to be hasty. PSY oppa paved the way for other artists, but I’m afraid that I’ll ruin his work if I go unprepared. It’s better if I practice more before advancing. I also need to practice my English if I want to freely communicate in America.”

“It’s really cool to see PSY oppa in a new ad whenever I turn on the TV, ‘Gangnam Style’ being played every couple streets and his picture plastered all over the place. I saw his ‘horse dance’ picture on an American french fries bag and thought, ‘Oh, this isn’t just little popularity. He’s really hit it big.’”

# “I Fell A Lot and Got Back Up Too”

It’s already been 6 years since her debut in the entertainment industry. She debuted with the Wonder Girls in 2007 through JYP and later moved to Cube Entertainment and came out with 4minute.

“There was some time when I had no activities after Wonder Girls, so it’s embarassing to say that it’s been 6 years. If I look back, there were a lot of fun days. However, since I’m the type to keep my worries to myself, I always had something on my mind. I wanted people to look at me favorably when I was a rookie, but that wasn’t the case. But now I see that there are more people who like me so I’m happy.”

She went on, “Even today, I went out to eat lunch and had kindergarteners point their fingers and say ‘It’s HyunA.’ I’m happy that little children and restaurant workers recognize me. I fell a lot, but because of that I was able to get back up.”

She revealed that she realizes that she is getting older. Something she thought was right a year ago, she now understands that it’s not the whole picture.

“There were painful experiences in the past, but it helped me to be stronger. Fans nicknamed me ‘HyunA’s mind is a rock’ because of my stability. Haha.”

HyunA also shared a text message her father sent her on the day of the interview.

“My father sent me a text, ‘You must live a happy life,’ I replied, ‘It’s happiness when I receive acceptance from the public for what I enjoy doing.’ He was surprised with my answer. He told me that he didn’t know his daughter grew this much.”