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[INTERVIEW] 120117 U-Kiss interview with Music Japan TV {TRANS}
dinsdag 17 januari 2012 23:35 ♥
Translated from screencaps/comments that “knocks me out” posted on her blog. We were not able to find the video that goes with it. I invite everyone to please see her entries for the screencaps. (notes) are in relation to the video and [notes] are from me. Enjoy!
1) Introduce yourself in 10 seconds! (About their special skills)
Hoon: Tae Kwon Do. Kevin: English. Dongho: Chinese. (All 3 up to now ran out of time and panicked.) Kiseop: Dance. (Dances a bit because he has time but Soohyun wants him to talk more.) Soohyun: Songs. If you speak about singing… (Wanted to say more but ran out of time and Eli laughs like crazy at him.) AJ: Raps that he wrote. (Had problems expressing himself, ran out of time and hugs Soohyun.) Eli: Animal imitations. (Does an elephant sound.)
Soohyun thinks this was hard to do.
2) Tell us what’s the “best” thing about yourself!
Hoon: Soohyun says it’s his body. Kevin says he has a lot of muscles and a big/strong chest. Everyone is touching him, AJ thinks this is kind of perverted. Kevin: He’s the prettiest, as said by Soohyun. Kevin thinks that being “cool” type would be better but Soohyun prefers “pretty” type. Soohyun asks him to show us his “pretty” aspects, so he does “Moe moe~” [cute thing to do in Japan] and ends up too embarassed. Dongho: He sleeps for a very long time, as said by Kevin. Soohyun thinks there’s nothing good about that. Kevin says it’s not a really good thing but it’s the best/longest thing he can do. Dongho apologizes for not being able to do anything else. Kiseop: Hoon says he’s the coolest but his face is…. (everyone laughs at this point) Soohyun says it’s because his heart is pure. Kiseop has no comments about that, but confirms that he’s strange. AJ: Soohyun says he’s the smartest. He writes songs and lyrics all by himself. AJ is happy about that and says he’ll keep doing his best. Eli: Kevin says Eli is the one who can eat the fastest. Dongho says Eli doesn’t eat food, he pretty much DRINKS food, that’s how fast he eats. Eli is so shocked that he can’t say anything. Soohyun: Hoon says Soohyun likes girls. Soohyun doesn’t like where this is going, tells Hoon to stop because he’s wrong, says he only loves all of the fans and complains that everyone is mean.
3) Somewhere you like or somewhere you want to go in Japan?
Hoon: Likes Tsutenkaku (landmark tower in Osaka). He thinks the scenery is pretty but very scary! Kevin: Likes Dotonbori (famous downtown street in Osaka), because there’s a lot of different food. Dongho: Likes Osaka Castle. He only got to see it from outside once when they went biking in Japan. Kiseop: Likes Sapporo. He really was surprised at how delicious the misoc ramen was. Soohyun: Wants to go to Okinawa (southern islands in Japan.) Everyone agrees with him. He wants to go to the sea. AJ: Wants to go to Tokyo Tower. He’s already seen it but he never went inside it. Eli: Wants to go to a hot spring. He likes it when he goes there and his body feels warm on the bottom and cold on the top.
4) YES or NO!?
Q1: Do you arrange your date plans? YES: Hoon, Kiseop, AJ. NO: Soohyun, Eli, Kevin, Dongho.
AJ: I’m an extremely specific person. [I’m not sure how to say this in English! It’s like someone who really follows a set plan?] Kiseop: Me too. Eli: He thinks differently. During the date, he’ll evaluate the situation and quickly think of what would be good to do. AJ: (Suddenly) We both think of Hawaii. Eli: Hawaii? Hoon: I wanna go to Hawaii!
Q2: If you see a girl crying, does it make you automatically forgive her? YES: Hoon, Dongho, Kiseop, Eli. NO: Soohyun, AJ, Kevin.
Hoon: It makes me really worried if a girl cries. Soohyun: That’s wrong. Girls can fake cry too, when they did something wrong. Hoon: Please trust girls! Dongho: Please trust them! Soohyun: Watch out from bad girls! Hoon: Dangerous!? Soohyun: I only trust the fans! Everyone in the YES section: ME TOO ME TOO ME TOOOOO~
Q3: You have a secret that you haven’t told the members. YES: Hoon, AJ, Eli. NO: Kiseop, Soohyun, Kevin, Dongho.
Soohyun: The 3 of you aren’t our family because you’re hiding secrets. Hoon: Then, I’m fine with telling you my secret now. When I was a kid… (THE STAFF OMITTED IT) AJ: Since you told it, you’re family now. (Hoon changes sides) Eli & AJ are ~secretive~ AJ: No comment (on the secret) Eli: A secret is a secret. Soohyun: GOOD BYE. U-KISS IS NOW A 5 MEMBER GROUP.
Q4: Prefer to be with members than alone.
YES: Kevin, Hoon, Kiseop, Soohyun, Dongho. NO: Eli, AJ. (AJ started laughing because he ended up with Eli again)
AJ: After all, I feel at peace when I’m alone. Eli: I can reduce my stress a bit. Soohyun: What are you talking about! You feel stressed when you’re with us? Dongho: Aren’t we family! Soohyun: Dongho, what are you doing right now? (Dongho has one foot on each side of YES/NO). WHA- WHAT ARE YOU DOING. Hoon: Why you doing that! (Osaka dialect) Dongho: I like both (alone/together). AJ: He thinks like me so, Dongho you’re over here. Kevin: It’s fun when we’re all together. Dongho: (Runs back) After all, we’re familyyy~ Eli: (Runs to the other side) Me too! AJ: I’M ALONE!~ Hoon: I feel bad for you…
In the end, they made up and became a happy 7 member family.
5) Talking about “Tick Tack”
Hoon: The song has sad lyrics, so we sing it with a sad feeling. Kevin: The dance is nice too, so please check that out too!
6) What about Japanese was hard for you?
Dongho: Since I haven’t rapped in Japanese a lot up to now, it was hard. Kiseop: And, also, pronounciation was hard. [Korean speakers tend to have problems with t/d, s/z and such in Japanese] Kevin: Sa Shi Su Se So (pronouncing sylabbles in Japanese) Hoon: Za Ji Zu Ze Zo. Ta Chi Tsu Te To? Soohyun & Dongho: We’ll do our best!
7) What’s the highlight of the dance?
Kevin: The highlight is the leg dance. At first, our bodies huuuu~rt. Hoon: But now, we’re perfect.
8) What are your plans for your activities…?
All: Country wide tour! Soohyun: Our tour starts in March, since we prepared a lot of different stages and events, everyone, please come in great number! Kevin: I’m looking forward to it~ Soohyun: Since we’re always working hard, please support us.
[credit: jibunrock@TU, UKISS_JapanENG@TW, modueca@TU, knocks me out@WEBRY, mjtv.jp, ukissholland@BS]
[INTERVIEW] 111124 Mnet U.S M! Countdown interview met Eli, Kevin en Tia.
donderdag 24 november 2011 07:26 ♥
Attention foreign fans who hate waiting for the release of subtitled versions of their favorite K-Pop program: Mnet America has heard your cries. The cable channel has enlisted U-KISS members, and native English speakers, Eli and Kevin as well as ChoColat’s Tia to MC a re-edited, English version of music program M Countdown.
The English version will feature the same comebacks and performances of the week as the original M Countdown, but Eli, Kevin and Tia will grab the mic as the English-speaking MCs for the music program and, hopefully, make the viewing—and listening—experience more enjoyable for K-Pop fans all over the world. Filming for the second broadcast took place at the CJ E&M Center in Seoul on November 16, where the young MCs, dressed casually in striped knits and jeans, were seen going over their lines in preparation for the recording.
While it was obvious that the three MCs had only recently met, the vibe on set was friendly as fourteen-year-old Tia played the kid sister role well on camera, flanked by 20-year-olds Eli and Kevin, bringing a youthful vibe to the program that is sure to appeal to young English-speaking music fans worldwide.
Following the recording, the MCs sat down for an exclusive interview with enews to talk about their new hosting duties and what the music program could mean for foreign K-Pop fans.
“When we do these programs, there are a lot of fans that go, ‘We can’t understand Korean ments (comments)’ for the Korean M Countdown, so they’re really excited that we’re speaking English,” said Kevin.
Eli echoed, “We watch YouTube sometimes, and in the comments, it says, ‘Can I get translations or could someone translate this for us,’ said Eli. “But now that we’re saying everything in English, it’s a lot better and more comfortable.”
Kevin and Eli made their debut with U-KISS in 2008, while Tia arrived on the music scene this year, amid the flurry of girl group debuts, in Korea’s first mixed-race group ChoColat.
On how it feels to be the MCs of a program where singers like themselves are usually the guests, Tia admitted, “I never knew it would be this hard,” drawing laughs from fellow MCs Kevin and Eli. “It was a new experience for me, so it was kind of cool to do it.”
Kevin, who appeared at ease delivering his lines during the recording, was an MC with Eli on another music program previously, and he said he looks forward to the performances each week. “We’re really glad to see how many comebacks there are this week and what kind of artists are performing.”
As more fans overseas show interest in K-Pop music, Mnet America hopes to make its programs more accessible to viewers by breaking down the language barrier. In addition to the English version of M Countdown, Mnet America broadcasts Mnet’s popular entertainment news program Wide Entertainment News in English as well.
The first English M Countdown will air on the Mnet America channel on November 28 at 9 p.m. PST. For those who don′t get that particular channel, Mnet has plans to upload clips online, so hang tight!
U-kiss (Ubiquitous Korean International Super Star) is een boyband uit Zuid-Korea, opgericht door NH MEDIA.
U-kiss maakte hun eerste debuut in 2008 met 6 leden. Ze debuteerde als eerste in Japan op 15 Augustus,
en in korean op 28 Augustus. De groep bestond toen uit; Kevin, Eli, Dongho, Soohyun, Kibum en Alexander.
In 2009 werd er een nieuw lid toegevoegd, Lee Ki-Seop. Ze hebben veel succes gehad in die periode, en hebben meegedaan aan twee reality series, "Chef's Kiss" en "U-Kiss' Vampire".
In maart 2011 zijn de oude leden Alexander en Kibum vervangen voor Kim Jae-Seop en Yeo Hoon-Min. Er werd eerst gezegd dat het contract van de oude leden afliep, maar eigenlijk
heeft NH media ze vervangen omdat ze een succesvoller U-kiss wouden, de leden waarin ze de minste "hoop" zagen hebben ze vervangen voor "betere" leden.
U-Kiss bestaat nu weer uit officieel 7 leden, maar in ieder Kissme's hart gewoon uit 9!
Alle liedjes van U-kiss
Original Album Songs:
2008:New Generation (mini album)
01 . Intro (pump pump)
02 . Not young
03 . Give it to me
04 . Not young (Remix) 2009:Bring it back 2 Old School (mini album)
01 . Intro (on fire)
02 . I like you
03 . Talk To Me
04 . I like you (instrumental) 2009:ContiUkiss (mini album)
01 . Intro
02 . ManManHani
03 . Ok!
04 . ManManHani (instrumental) 2010:Only One (1st full length album)
01 . Intro (only one)
02 . Bingeul Bingeul
03 . Without You
04 . What
05 . Bang Bang Bang
06 . DANCING FLOOR
07 . ManManHani (Remix)
08 . Ok! (Remix)
09 . I like you (Remix)
10 . Talk to Me (Remix)
11 . Not young (Remix)
12 . give it to me (Remix)
13 . Bingeul Bingeul (instrumental)
14 . What (instrumental) 2010:Break Time (mini album)
01 . Intro (Before Yesterday)
02 . Shut up!!
03 . Light It Up
04 . Rock Ya' Body
05 . Avatar
06 . Shut up!! (instrumental) 2011:Bran New Kiss (mini album)
01 . Intro (It's Time)
02 . 0330
03 . Words that hurt me
04 . Every Day
05 . I DON'T UNDERSTAND
06 . MIRACLE 2011:Neverland (2nd full length album)
01 . Intro
02 . Neverland
03 . Baby Don't Cry
04 . Someday
05 . Take Me Away
06 . On The Floor
07 . Love of a Friend
08 . Story of April
09 . Obsession
10 . Top That
11 . Tell Me Y
12 . We'll Meet Again ft. PARAN
13 . Someday (instrumental) 2011:Tick Tack (Japanese Mini-Album)
01 . Tick Tack
02 . Coincidence
03 . 0330 (Piano & Chorus version)
04 . Tick Tack (instrumental)
05 . Coincidence (instrumental) 2012:Forbidden Love (Japanese Mini-Album)
01 . Forbidden Love
02 . Redial
03 . Every Day (Japanese ver)
04 . Forbidden Love (instrumental)
05 . Redial (instrumental) 2012:A Shared Dream (1st Japanese Album)
01 . Tick Tack
02 . Forbidden Love
03 . Show Me Your Smile
04 . We Set off!!
05 . A Shared Dream
06 . The Sound of Magic
07 . Orion
08 . Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe
09 . Man Man Ha Ni (Japanese ver)
10 . Bingeul Bingeul (Japanese ver)
11 . Shut Up!! (Japanese ver)
12 . Believe
Extended plays:
OST's (Original Soundtracks)
2010: Call of the Country OST part 2
01 . I Can Do It 2010: Hero Challenge OST
01 . Hero (ft. Kim Sooro & Yang Sangchul)
2011: Real School OST
01 . Always
02 . Kiss Me 2011: Mr. Idol OST
01 . Breaking Apart 2012: Syndrome OST
01 . Remember
Collabo's (Collaborations with other Artists) & Solo's
2009: U-Kiss ft. Brave Brothers
01 . Finally 2011: Alexander ft. HyeJi
01 . Your Love 2011: Eli ft. ACE
01 . The Man With A Flower 2011: Dongho ft. No Gi Tae
01 . Man's Love 2011: Kevin & Eli ft. Jamosa
01 . Togheter (japanese ver)
02 . Togheter (english ver) 2012: Soohyun
01 . Snowman
Official Covers
2011: covered/remake: UN - "Lifetime"
01 . Lifetime for KissMe
Shin Soohyun
Our Power-vocal Leader Soohyun~
I.D Naam: Soo-Hyun (수현) Geboortenaam: Shin Soo Hyun(신수현) Geboortedatum: 11 maart 1989 Geboorteplaats: Seoul. Nationaliteit: Zuid-Koreaans Afkomst: Zuid-Koreaans Spreekt: Koreaans en leert Japans Geloof: Christen Broers/Zussen: jongere en oudere zus. (namen onbekend)
Body Lengte: 1.81m Gewicht: 67 KG
Kevin Woo
Our angelic Kevin~
I.D Naam: Kevin Woo (케빈) Geboortenaam: Woo Sung Hyun (우성현) Geboortedatum: 25 november 1991 Geboorteplaats: Danville, Californië, USA. Nationaliteit: Amerikaans. Afkomst: Zuid-Koreaans Spreekt: Amerikaans, Koreaans, en leert Japans. Geloof: Christen Broers/Zussen: Deanna
Body Lengte: 1.80m Gewicht: 55 KG
Eli Kim
Our funny pigeon Eli~
I.D Naam: Ellison Kim Geboortenaam: Kim Kyoung Jae (김경재) Geboortedatum: 13 maart 1991 Geboorteplaats: Los Angeles, Californië, USA. Nationaliteit: Amerikaans. Afkomst: Zuid-Koreaans Spreekt: Amerikaans, Koreaans, Chinees en leert Japans. Geloof: Christen Broers/Zussen: Hannah en Minah
Body Lengte: 1.80m Gewicht: 68 KG
AJ Kim
Our mastermind and cat-like AJ~
I.D Naam: AJ (에이제이) Geboortenaam: Kim Jae Seop (김재섭) Geboortedatum: 4 juni 1991 Geboorteplaats: Seoul. Nationaliteit: Zuid-Koreaans Afkomst: Zuid-Koreaans Spreekt: Koreaans, engels en leert Japans. Geloof: Boeddhist Broers/Zussen: Oudere zus (naam onbekend)
Body Lengte: 1.83m Gewicht: 61 KG
Lee Kiseop
Our uljjang selca-king Kiseop~
I.D Naam: Ki-Seop(기섭) Geboortenaam: Lee Ki Seop (이기섭) Geboortedatum: 17 Janurai 1991 Geboorteplaats: Seoul. Nationaliteit: Zuid-Koreaans Afkomst: Zuid-Koreaans Spreekt: Koreaans en leert Japans. Geloof: Boeddhist Broers/Zussen: Oudere zus (naam onbekend)
Body Lengte: 1.80m Gewicht: 61 KG
Shin Dong-Ho
Our cute maknae Dongho~
I.D Naam: Dong-ho (동호) Geboortenaam: Shin Dong Ho (신동호) Geboortedatum: 29 juni 1994 Geboorteplaats: Seoul. Nationaliteit: Zuid-Koreaans Afkomst: Zuid-Koreaans Spreekt: Koreaans, Chinees (mandarijn), leert Japans en engels. Geloof: Christen Broers/Zussen:Oudere broer, Dong-Jin
Body Lengte: 1.78m Gewicht: 60 KG
Yeo Hoon
Our squishy bunny Hoon~
I.D Naam: Hoon (훈) Geboortenaam: Yeo Hoon Min(여훈민) Geboortedatum: 16 Augustus 1991 Geboorteplaats: Namgyangju. Nationaliteit: Zuid-Koreaans Afkomst: Zuid-Koreaans Spreekt: Koreaans en leert Japans. Geloof: Christen Broers/Zussen: Oudere broer, Hoonbi
Body Lengte: 1.80m Gewicht: 65 KG
Alexander Eusebio
Our fun and playful guy Alexander~
I.D Naam: Alexander (알렉산더) Geboortenaam: Alexander Lee Eusebio (알렉산더 리 유세비오) Geboortedatum: 29 juli 1988 Geboorteplaats: Macau Nationaliteit: Chinees (hong kong) Afkomst: half Zuid-Koreaans, kwart portugees en kwart chinees. Spreekt: Koreaans, Engels, Portugees, Spaans, Frans en Chinees (Canto & Mandarijn) Geloof: Christen Broers/Zussen: oudere zus, Victoria
Body Lengte: 1.82m Gewicht: 62 KG
Kim Kibum
Our engrish-speaking PiroPiro daddy Kibum~
I.D Naam: Ki-Bum (기범) Geboortenaam: Kim Ki Bum (김기범) Geboortedatum: 29 december 1990 Geboorteplaats: Seoul. Nationaliteit: Zuid-Koreaans Afkomst: Zuid-Koreaans Spreekt: Koreaans, japans en leert engels (van Alexander) Geloof: Christen Broers/Zussen: oudere broer, ex-SS501 member Kim Hyung Joon
Body Lengte: 1.79m Gewicht: 65 KG
[INTERVIEW] 120117 U-Kiss interview with Music Japan TV {TRANS}
dinsdag 17 januari 2012 23:35 ♥
Translated from screencaps/comments that “knocks me out” posted on her blog. We were not able to find the video that goes with it. I invite everyone to please see her entries for the screencaps. (notes) are in relation to the video and [notes] are from me. Enjoy!
1) Introduce yourself in 10 seconds! (About their special skills)
Hoon: Tae Kwon Do. Kevin: English. Dongho: Chinese. (All 3 up to now ran out of time and panicked.) Kiseop: Dance. (Dances a bit because he has time but Soohyun wants him to talk more.) Soohyun: Songs. If you speak about singing… (Wanted to say more but ran out of time and Eli laughs like crazy at him.) AJ: Raps that he wrote. (Had problems expressing himself, ran out of time and hugs Soohyun.) Eli: Animal imitations. (Does an elephant sound.)
Soohyun thinks this was hard to do.
2) Tell us what’s the “best” thing about yourself!
Hoon: Soohyun says it’s his body. Kevin says he has a lot of muscles and a big/strong chest. Everyone is touching him, AJ thinks this is kind of perverted. Kevin: He’s the prettiest, as said by Soohyun. Kevin thinks that being “cool” type would be better but Soohyun prefers “pretty” type. Soohyun asks him to show us his “pretty” aspects, so he does “Moe moe~” [cute thing to do in Japan] and ends up too embarassed. Dongho: He sleeps for a very long time, as said by Kevin. Soohyun thinks there’s nothing good about that. Kevin says it’s not a really good thing but it’s the best/longest thing he can do. Dongho apologizes for not being able to do anything else. Kiseop: Hoon says he’s the coolest but his face is…. (everyone laughs at this point) Soohyun says it’s because his heart is pure. Kiseop has no comments about that, but confirms that he’s strange. AJ: Soohyun says he’s the smartest. He writes songs and lyrics all by himself. AJ is happy about that and says he’ll keep doing his best. Eli: Kevin says Eli is the one who can eat the fastest. Dongho says Eli doesn’t eat food, he pretty much DRINKS food, that’s how fast he eats. Eli is so shocked that he can’t say anything. Soohyun: Hoon says Soohyun likes girls. Soohyun doesn’t like where this is going, tells Hoon to stop because he’s wrong, says he only loves all of the fans and complains that everyone is mean.
3) Somewhere you like or somewhere you want to go in Japan?
Hoon: Likes Tsutenkaku (landmark tower in Osaka). He thinks the scenery is pretty but very scary! Kevin: Likes Dotonbori (famous downtown street in Osaka), because there’s a lot of different food. Dongho: Likes Osaka Castle. He only got to see it from outside once when they went biking in Japan. Kiseop: Likes Sapporo. He really was surprised at how delicious the misoc ramen was. Soohyun: Wants to go to Okinawa (southern islands in Japan.) Everyone agrees with him. He wants to go to the sea. AJ: Wants to go to Tokyo Tower. He’s already seen it but he never went inside it. Eli: Wants to go to a hot spring. He likes it when he goes there and his body feels warm on the bottom and cold on the top.
4) YES or NO!?
Q1: Do you arrange your date plans? YES: Hoon, Kiseop, AJ. NO: Soohyun, Eli, Kevin, Dongho.
AJ: I’m an extremely specific person. [I’m not sure how to say this in English! It’s like someone who really follows a set plan?] Kiseop: Me too. Eli: He thinks differently. During the date, he’ll evaluate the situation and quickly think of what would be good to do. AJ: (Suddenly) We both think of Hawaii. Eli: Hawaii? Hoon: I wanna go to Hawaii!
Q2: If you see a girl crying, does it make you automatically forgive her? YES: Hoon, Dongho, Kiseop, Eli. NO: Soohyun, AJ, Kevin.
Hoon: It makes me really worried if a girl cries. Soohyun: That’s wrong. Girls can fake cry too, when they did something wrong. Hoon: Please trust girls! Dongho: Please trust them! Soohyun: Watch out from bad girls! Hoon: Dangerous!? Soohyun: I only trust the fans! Everyone in the YES section: ME TOO ME TOO ME TOOOOO~
Q3: You have a secret that you haven’t told the members. YES: Hoon, AJ, Eli. NO: Kiseop, Soohyun, Kevin, Dongho.
Soohyun: The 3 of you aren’t our family because you’re hiding secrets. Hoon: Then, I’m fine with telling you my secret now. When I was a kid… (THE STAFF OMITTED IT) AJ: Since you told it, you’re family now. (Hoon changes sides) Eli & AJ are ~secretive~ AJ: No comment (on the secret) Eli: A secret is a secret. Soohyun: GOOD BYE. U-KISS IS NOW A 5 MEMBER GROUP.
Q4: Prefer to be with members than alone.
YES: Kevin, Hoon, Kiseop, Soohyun, Dongho. NO: Eli, AJ. (AJ started laughing because he ended up with Eli again)
AJ: After all, I feel at peace when I’m alone. Eli: I can reduce my stress a bit. Soohyun: What are you talking about! You feel stressed when you’re with us? Dongho: Aren’t we family! Soohyun: Dongho, what are you doing right now? (Dongho has one foot on each side of YES/NO). WHA- WHAT ARE YOU DOING. Hoon: Why you doing that! (Osaka dialect) Dongho: I like both (alone/together). AJ: He thinks like me so, Dongho you’re over here. Kevin: It’s fun when we’re all together. Dongho: (Runs back) After all, we’re familyyy~ Eli: (Runs to the other side) Me too! AJ: I’M ALONE!~ Hoon: I feel bad for you…
In the end, they made up and became a happy 7 member family.
5) Talking about “Tick Tack”
Hoon: The song has sad lyrics, so we sing it with a sad feeling. Kevin: The dance is nice too, so please check that out too!
6) What about Japanese was hard for you?
Dongho: Since I haven’t rapped in Japanese a lot up to now, it was hard. Kiseop: And, also, pronounciation was hard. [Korean speakers tend to have problems with t/d, s/z and such in Japanese] Kevin: Sa Shi Su Se So (pronouncing sylabbles in Japanese) Hoon: Za Ji Zu Ze Zo. Ta Chi Tsu Te To? Soohyun & Dongho: We’ll do our best!
7) What’s the highlight of the dance?
Kevin: The highlight is the leg dance. At first, our bodies huuuu~rt. Hoon: But now, we’re perfect.
8) What are your plans for your activities…?
All: Country wide tour! Soohyun: Our tour starts in March, since we prepared a lot of different stages and events, everyone, please come in great number! Kevin: I’m looking forward to it~ Soohyun: Since we’re always working hard, please support us.
[credit: jibunrock@TU, UKISS_JapanENG@TW, modueca@TU, knocks me out@WEBRY, mjtv.jp, ukissholland@BS]
[INTERVIEW] 111124 Mnet U.S M! Countdown interview met Eli, Kevin en Tia.
donderdag 24 november 2011 07:26 ♥
Attention foreign fans who hate waiting for the release of subtitled versions of their favorite K-Pop program: Mnet America has heard your cries. The cable channel has enlisted U-KISS members, and native English speakers, Eli and Kevin as well as ChoColat’s Tia to MC a re-edited, English version of music program M Countdown.
The English version will feature the same comebacks and performances of the week as the original M Countdown, but Eli, Kevin and Tia will grab the mic as the English-speaking MCs for the music program and, hopefully, make the viewing—and listening—experience more enjoyable for K-Pop fans all over the world. Filming for the second broadcast took place at the CJ E&M Center in Seoul on November 16, where the young MCs, dressed casually in striped knits and jeans, were seen going over their lines in preparation for the recording.
While it was obvious that the three MCs had only recently met, the vibe on set was friendly as fourteen-year-old Tia played the kid sister role well on camera, flanked by 20-year-olds Eli and Kevin, bringing a youthful vibe to the program that is sure to appeal to young English-speaking music fans worldwide.
Following the recording, the MCs sat down for an exclusive interview with enews to talk about their new hosting duties and what the music program could mean for foreign K-Pop fans.
“When we do these programs, there are a lot of fans that go, ‘We can’t understand Korean ments (comments)’ for the Korean M Countdown, so they’re really excited that we’re speaking English,” said Kevin.
Eli echoed, “We watch YouTube sometimes, and in the comments, it says, ‘Can I get translations or could someone translate this for us,’ said Eli. “But now that we’re saying everything in English, it’s a lot better and more comfortable.”
Kevin and Eli made their debut with U-KISS in 2008, while Tia arrived on the music scene this year, amid the flurry of girl group debuts, in Korea’s first mixed-race group ChoColat.
On how it feels to be the MCs of a program where singers like themselves are usually the guests, Tia admitted, “I never knew it would be this hard,” drawing laughs from fellow MCs Kevin and Eli. “It was a new experience for me, so it was kind of cool to do it.”
Kevin, who appeared at ease delivering his lines during the recording, was an MC with Eli on another music program previously, and he said he looks forward to the performances each week. “We’re really glad to see how many comebacks there are this week and what kind of artists are performing.”
As more fans overseas show interest in K-Pop music, Mnet America hopes to make its programs more accessible to viewers by breaking down the language barrier. In addition to the English version of M Countdown, Mnet America broadcasts Mnet’s popular entertainment news program Wide Entertainment News in English as well.
The first English M Countdown will air on the Mnet America channel on November 28 at 9 p.m. PST. For those who don′t get that particular channel, Mnet has plans to upload clips online, so hang tight!