[INTERVIEW] 2012.08.07 Teen Top “Even though we have chicken everyday, our body weight is still 54kg”
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source: http://news.nate.com/view/20120807n07393?pcview=1
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Idol group Teen Top has become more romantic. With their match up with Brave Brothers, Teen Top have dropped their knife-like dance and transformed into a boy group, confessing their love shyly in ‘Be Ma Girl?’
With every comeback, they prepare new performances and this time it’s the knife-like steps. Normally they would take 3 months to prepare for a song but for this round of activities they fought hard against the heat wave as they worked hard and prepared for a month.
“In the intro there is a dance that is reminiscence of a soldier. There’s an action where we seem to be running. Now that we have learnt the know-how, we don’t need an extremely long practice time. The heat wave is really wearing us out. When we sweat in the practice studio, we can’t even feel the air-conditioner. When we go out, it’s really tiring. Because our car’s black as well so it’s really hot when we get on, it’s really tiring.” (Niel)
Teen Top is particularly ‘lovely’ as compared to other male groups. Although the members are still young, they exude more masculinity than other male groups. The melody of the hit songs that they have worked with Brave Brothers for are ‘lovely’. Although the dance moves are really powerful, the overall atmosphere is smooth.
That being said, the members are all skinny. Niel and Chunji are both 54kg, L.Joe is 51kg. The rest of the members are also skinny being between 58kg-60kg .
“We order in chicken and pizza everyday. But no matter how much we eat, we don’t gain weight; that’s a cause for concern. We’re working out as well. But our bodies aren’t growing bigger.” (Niel)
Teen Top can be considered the most hard working amongst idol groups. After ‘Crazy’ and ‘To You’, ‘Be Ma Girl’ is their 3rd song of the year. Although their average age is only 17, they resisted the temptation of hanging out with friends and are focusing on singer activities.
“Of course we want to have fun. But after we succeed in the future we want to have fun with more flexibility. (laughs) Actually we like it when we’re busy. We believe that if we continue to strive on this way, we’ll be able to reach the top.” (Chunji)
After the end of the promotions for this song, they’re looking forward to their first rest time since debut. The members want to travel overseas for holiday, shopping etc.
“I want to shop. Previously I’ve only bought through the internet. (laughs) I want to go and pick out the items myself.” (Changjo)
For the past 2 years, they have never had a rest; with only the stage in mind. But if they had time for hobby, it was watching dramas. When they had a break, the members’ only hobby was to watch dramas for ‘image training’. In particular, Niel, Chunji and Ricky really watch a lot of dramas.
“What image training. We’re just imitating the drama as we watch it. (laughs) We really liked watching the recent KBS ‘Big’! We practiced a lot individually. (laughs) I want to try out acting like Gong Yoo sunbaenim.” (Niel)
Recently, idol groups’ teamwork have become of question, Teen Top replied ‘we have no problems at all’. It has become a habit for them to mediate when conflicts arises.
“It’s our rule to resolve everything before a meal. If two members are being awkward, the other members will help out, mediating the situation. Even if we’re at the top, I think we’ll still be focused and enthusiastic towards practices. Until the masses give us the recognition, until they always look forward to something new from us, we have to keep working hard.” (Chunji)
