Last September the Korean pop group U-Kiss was performing on Paris stage for their first solo concert. It wasn’t the boys first time in the city as they came for the Paris Music Bank back in 2011.
Here is an interview that we have set up backstage, right before the show:
– You just arrived in Paris a few days ago, how did you enjoy our city?
SooHyun : We went shopping and sightseeing in place like Montmartre and the Eiffel Tower. Paris is a so beautiful city.
– Paris is your last concert of U-Kiss’s European Tour, can you tell us your future activities when you come back to Korea, and eventually overseas activities?
SooHyun : We will release a new Korean single this October, but we can’t tell the title yet.
– U-Kiss got many members changes since its debut. Some are definitely going, others are in hiatus (AJ is the US) and you just got a new member Jun. As the leader, Soohyun, how do you deal with that?
SooHyun : It’s really hard for me and I think, for all the other members. My heart is always having a hard time when someone is leaving. But to face get over this situation we tried to enjoy as much time as we can together. Even during training sessions. We just got a new member, Jun and when we heard of it we have to adapt the different choreographies to 7 member and rehearse on all the fifty songs that we got until Jun and everyone perfectly know them. Even if one is missing we have to adapt ourselves and perform the same in front of the audience.
– Jun’s case is a bit different than other groups as he joined U-kiss way after their debut. U-Kiss got already its fan and it might be hard for him. Does he feels any pressure by entering such a group?
Jun : The other member (Hyung) are really nice and understanding with me, they are also professional. They always teach me the right way and thanks to that I don’t have to face any difficulties.
– Which image of U-Kiss do you want to send to the fans here in France?
SooHyun : I want to be seen as a friendly artist, the one who cares a lot about his fans and open to discuss with them.
– Do you want to say something to French Kiss Me (fanclub name)?
SooHyun : During our 6th anniversary we received presents from Kiss Me all around the world and well as rice donation and one of them was from France (taking about the French flag that he saw).
Even in Korea we can notice the French support. If we keep receiving love from French Kiss Me, we’d like to release a whole album for them.
– Eli and Kevin got other activities than performing for the group because they are also TV host for Arirang TV. Do the rest of the members want to enlarge their activities like them?
Eli : We debuted 7 years ago now, Kevin and I are doing MC’s right now and the other members are on musicals, drama and movie acting as well. We really want to do more, like, outside of U-Kiss maybe another unit group. In the future we would like to do a U-Kiss project, like a U-Kiss Drama or a U-Kiss Musical. We’re going to try.
– What kind of music are you listening to? Can you tell us some names, artists or albums?
SooHyun : I personally like Maroon 5, I keep on repeat their song Animal and the album itself.
Hoon : I’m listening to Let It Go from the Disney movie Frozen.
Kiseop : These days I came back on Dangerous by Michael Jackson and I’m actually learning the dance.
Eli : I don’t listen to any particular album but I like John Legend song’s All My Love.
– You will just enter the stage in few minutes, are you nervous?
SooHyun : No, we’re really excited to meet our fans !
Interview realised on the 29th September 2014
Interview & translation : Nabi
Thanks to : NH Media & Korea Paris Press Agency