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[TRANS] TIFFANY INTERVIEW ㅡ CECI MAGAZINE DECEMBER ISSUE, credit @ch0sshi Meeting Tiffany in 'La La Land' LA. The city of stars for dreamers, La La Land. Already being a star among shining stars, Tiffany is creating a new stage for herself there. CECI: I've met you a number of times already, but you looked particularly natural in today's shoot. How have you been? TIFFANY: I started attending school this past September, and have been taking acting classes. I'm never late, and I even take a banana with almonds, and coffee with me every day. (laughs) I'm consistently working on music, too. It's like I'm taking care of and controlling my condition on my own, so it's been really enjoyable. It's become a job that I'm doing because I want to, not relying on someone else. CECI: How does it feel returning to LA for the first time in a while and living here? TIFFANY: Me being here right now is really natural. My family's here, and it's where everything, like my preferences, was first created and started, so that could be why. I'm happy being able to like the movies, music, and even Disneyland again like I used to, without change. CECI: The dream of wanting to create a career in Hollywood as an actress, and stand on the stage on Broadway in New York is not an easy challenge. TIFFANY: But, the more I do this work, rather than raising the ambition to become a world star, I feel that I hoped to become a true artist. When I just debuted, it would've been hard to see me as an artist. Me doing this interview right now, I really feel like I'm here as an artist. Someone could get energy, or even be comforted and gain hardened support in life through me. So this job is really precious to me. Everyone tells me it won't be easy breaking into the American entertainment world as an Asian. But nothing has been easy so far. Promoting as Girls' Generation was never easy either. I was sincere and worked hard, things weren't easy. I just trust the words 'you can if you think you can'. What I dreamed of with my members all became true, and I'm in the process of creating a different Tiffany. Rather than worrying and wasting time, I'll practice acting. CECI: Your hart must flutter a lot lately thinking back to when you were little, imagining yourself acting in Hollywood. TIFFANY: Looking back, I was the type to prepare thoroughly, even during concert tour practices. Like, when learning ballet or an instrument, I would start at the basics and learn it very meticulously. If I start after getting the basics down, I get confident. I was able to learn acting like that, so it really makes my heart flutter. Of course, it was difficult and I had a lot of thoughts of wanting to quit, but I really like it. Also, my current instructor is a very passionate person. They said if you know the phrase 'practice makes perfect', now learn, 'perfect practice makes perfect'. At that moment, I thought that they were really my style. (laughs) CECI: Did you know that your voice sounds a lot more excited that before? (laughs) You're cool/amazing. TIFFANY: Thank you. I work hard for a living. (laughs) Honestly, I want to give a good influence to future dreamers in the same field of work. I hope they get the desire to grow up in a direction they want to, and not just be a shining idol singer just because they're pretty and young.

[TRANSLATION] SNSD 'W' INTERVIEW ㅡ A DECADE TO REMEMBER, credit @ch0sshi -TIFFANY Q: How was the photoshoot today? TIFFANY: I think the person who was most enthusiastic about this W cover was me. To commemorate Girls' Generation's 10th anniversary, I wanted to leave behind a meaningful project that also had to do with fashion. I've had solo photoshoots occasionally, but it's been a while since all 8 of us did one together. Being able to leave a pretty record of this is fun and makes me happy. Because when we're together, a really wonderful picture is drawn Q: Your personality seems like the type that doesn't hide your affection for members. TIFFANY: My time as a trainee was short. There are members who trained for 7 years, but I did for about 3 years. I looked at some members as role models, and constantly saw them as the best. I always imagine and dream of my members' maximums. Q: There were some who said maintaining a reasonable distance between each other is a secret behind a good relationship during their interview. [You] have sort of a different attitude. TIFFANY: It could be because the times we took off was different. Because I left everything, my home and family, when I was in my third year of middle school. I think I loved my members from the beginning (laughs). I was a helpless romantic since I was in my teens. They're like family because I think of them no matter what I look at, and they know everything about me so I don't need any other explanations. So, even when I go outside, I want to do well to not embarrass them. Q: What does Girls' Generation mean to you? TIFFANY: I think Girls' Generation is a space where I can learn only good things. It's an honor and fate that may or may not come once in a lifetime. I love this space to the point where I want be a member of Girls' Generation if I'm born again. While preparing for this comeback, I watched all the videos starting from our debut. Because our 10th anniversary is a great milestone for our friendship and group. They're my colleagues, but what's amazing is that, even when we don't release an album, they don't rest and are constantly acting, going on variety shows, or something else. We all have quite a lot of content. Q: Like you said, because you're a romanticist, I feel like you'd be deeply moved by your 10th anniversary. TIFFANY: Just like how you recall Britney Spears or the film 'Clueless' when you think about the 90s, I hope you will naturally recall us when you reminisce about 2007. I also hope today's W cover will become one part of that picture. There are some people who doubt the word 'girl' since time has gone by, but we exist like this and aren't going anywhere (laughs)? There are lots of things that we can do individually, but when we want to get together, we do. Separately, but together, that's Girls' Generation.

[TRANSLATION] SNSD 'W' INTERVIEW ㅡ A DECADE TO REMEMBER, credit @ch0sshi -HYOYEON Q: Not too long ago, you released your solo 'Wannabe'. It's not easy having cute and cool coexist, but they were both there. HYOYEON: When I promoted my first solo song 'Mystery', I really wanted to look pretty. Looking back, it seemed like I lost a lot of my own color. This time, I wanted to show a greater performance. Recently, I keep looking to Janet Jackson and Madonna's videos. Seeing Janet Jackson's group dance, popping and locking, it revived my interest in that type of choreography. Q: What compliment do you like hearing the most? HYOYEON: I'm thirsty for compliments, so I like pretty much any compliment (laughs). Honestly, in the past, I liked being told I'm pretty, that I've gotten prettier. Now, I like being told I'm charming the most. Because it means I have my own color. Q: Then what kind of efforts did you put in when you wanted to look pretty? HYOYEON: I monitored myself a lot. Especially when I monitored my members, I would find their positives and tried to accept what I needed to. Q: Normally, people only monitor themselves. Hearing you monitored not yourself, but your members more, this is an uncommon remark (laughs). HYOYEON: At that time I didn't even know how differently I would look between my reflection in the mirror and on screen. It just felt like I wasn't appearing on screen the way I wanted to express. Am I not putting in enough effort? Do I not know how to express myself? I thought about various things, and it turns out you don't look pretty just because you work hard. The reason I monitored my members is because I felt there was a reason they were being told they were pretty a lot. It seems when the general public speaks in unison, they're usually right. Q: Seeing how you're saying all of this, it seems you have a different mindset now. If you're this honest, it seems like you wouldn't have tried to hide your feelings from your members at the time. HYOYEON: During 'Tell Me Your Wish', Yuri's tanned legs coming down from her shorts, and all her styling looked pretty in my eyes. So I even told her, 'This song is made for you'. And then Yuri would feel shy.

[TRANSLATION] SNSD 'W' INTERVIEW ㅡ A DECADE TO REMEMBER, credit @ch0sshi -SEOHYUN Q: You're playing the lead role in the MBC weekend drama 'Thief, Mr. Thief', alongside Ji Hyun Woo and Kim Ji Hoon. It's a prolonged drama with 50 episodes, are you able to handle it? SEOHYUN: It's a lot more fun than I thought. When I first started, 50 episodes seemed long, but now I think we've come this far already. Because I always lived juggling two to three things at a time, I'm somewhat trained in dealing with schedules. I don't have separate time to exercise, so I've been trying to take vitamins and eat well. I guess choreography practice will soon become exercise? Q: But, in the drama, you're set up as 'the model for an ordinary woman', and 'not exactly pretty, and not exactly talented'. How can they say this to Girls' Generation's Seohyun? SEOHYUN: Haha. If you watch the drama once, those words wouldn't sound as weird? I liked her [role] because the character was similar to me. Honestly, there were times where it felt stifling because there seemed to be a bias about me. There's a feeling of relief thinking I can break that a little by acting. Q: Are you talking about people thinking of you as a 'sweet-tempered woman'? SEOHYUN: There are a lot of people who presume I'm textbook and not fun. But if I speak first with an energetic tone, and easy-going, it's not that big of a deal but people really get surprised. Then they get surprised again when I tell them my age, '23? No, I'm 27.'. Q: The image of you living properly does take a big part when referring to you. There were times where people thought, 'Someone that inflexible is a celebrity'. SEOHYUN: The reason I thought of living properly so importantly was because I thought my life could flow in a bad direction if I don't. Each day was so busy. Living a life where I couldn't even remember what I did the day before, I felt, 'Wow, I might just get swept away with the time'. Leaving home at a young age and living as a trainee was also my choice. I felt that I would have to live healthily by my own will for [life] to be sound after 10 years. Q: It seems you grew up well 10 years later like this after realizing that early on. How do you feel looking back at how strict you were on yourself? Anyway, since you were inflexible like that before, can't you let yourself loose a little now? SEOHYUN: Of course, there are times when I think it would've been okay for me to loosen up. I set my own rules like, 'I will go home before a certain time', or, 'I won't meet a certain person'. Still, I think I did well living like that, and don't have any regrets. Q: You were like a cute, younger sister during Girls' Generation's Korea activities, but had somewhat of an alpha image in Japan. Did you have a change in point of view because of the difference in either country? SEOHYUN: Rather than a change of perspective, I gained a little confidence because it felt like it confirmed that we don't have just one side to ourselves. I didn't try to show the appearance of a confident, mature woman in Japan. We entered Japan with 'Tell Me Your Wish', so we were kind of at a peak and could show our best appearance.

[TRANS] SNSD 'W' INTERVIEW ㅡ A DECADE TO REMEMBER, credit ch0sshi -TAEYEON Q: What did you think about the most while working on this album? TAEYEON: First of all, it felt difficult trying to show a [focus] point within our short parts. I think it could be because of my solo activities. Because, until recently, I lead a full song doing this and that by myself. Q: If you can melt in your charm into short parts that are shared by many others, wouldn't that make you a veteran? TAEYEON: I don't have a unique voice color. So it's not easy trying to express it in a short part with much impact. I thought a lot about how I could fit the flow of the members while recording. Q: You were the first to start solo activities out of your members. Your first solo 'I' was good, and the reaction was hot every time you released a song. What's an asset you gained through solo activities? TAEYEON: I learned that you have to be more detailed. Because they're all looking at me. As a Girls' Generation member, even without deciding it, everyone naturally took over certain roles and had their charms, but I had to show all of that alone. Q: If you had thirst for musical leadership, it must be relieved a bit now. TAEYEON: I actually put down any leadership and try my best to follow along and accept things. During solo activities, I could express myself well when I was comfortable. Because I can't be comfortable alone as a group, I try my best to get along with things. But, in general, rather than trying to give my opinions, I feel comfortable and like having specialists in certain areas help and hearing their thoughts. This time too, I liked hearing them talk about how they think Girls' Generation's 10th anniversary is like. Q: What kind of opinions did staff, who worked on the album, give for Girls' Generation's 10th anniversary? TAEYEON: Rather than giving strength, that we should go with a feeling of celebrating and congratulating the long time we've come with fans, like an anniversary. Q: You've once said that you don't write lyrics because it's difficult for you to express your feelings. That was kind of surprising because the longer you're active as an artist, you usually start to want to express yourself more. TAEYEON: I also thought about why I'm like that. More than anything, I think I also think about that with lyrics because I'm mindful of the misunderstandings people have, so I put up a kind of defense. Lots of people take the same words and interpret them differently. Even if I imagine something and write a story, someone could think of it as a real-life story. 'Be honest', I'm kind of afraid of situations like that, too. Q: Then what kind of appearance will you show? TAEYEON: Um, I think that there's a time for everything. I'm honestly careful about saying this too because people may interpret it like, 'Taeyeon, will not write lyrics'. It's just that right now just isn't the right time for me to actively write lyrics. There's no telling if there will be some chance or influence that will make me start writing away one day.

[TRANS] YOONA ALLURE MAGAZINE (SEPTEMBER) INTERVIEW, credit @ch0sshi Sunday, on a quiet road in Hannam-dong. It was a day where it would rain for a moment before it slowly dried on the floor. The studio for the shoot was filled with flowers and artwork, but the most beautiful subject was, of course, Yoona. Walking through the studio filled with staff, Yoona and her character San from her drama 'The King Loves' seemed to overlap. "I think the light appearance of San early in the drama is a lot like my actual self. I think I appeared a bit more comfortable and most like myself." It was a Sunday with an afternoon where Yoona, who is good at performing on stage and acting, was only smiling beautifully. Q: It's Sunday today, so we should be able to watch 'The King Loves' tomorrow. Why did you pick this drama? YOONA: I always thought it would be difficult for me to attempt a historical drama, but San was a character that got rid of those thoughts. I felt that I could play it comfortably. Q: What part made you think that? Is it because San had the appearance of a modern female, even though it is a historical drama? YOONA: I think so. She's not passive, and the various ways she expresses emotions, I felt it could be a good experience for me. The story was fresh, and it felt a little different from other love triangles. Even though it contains some history in it, I liked that it had various emotions to express. Q: Historical dramas take a long time to get ready for, and there are lots of locations. How does it feel experiencing that? YOONA: It was a pre-recorded drama, because filming sites were so far from each other, there were times when we were tight on time. It took a long time to get ready, and, because I have to wear a wig all day, it felt like all my hair was going to fall out. (laughs) Q: It still feels like a sweet, youth romance, but I heard there will be strong emotions as the drama continues. How did you express the different emotions? YOONA: I thought, I hope I don't seem like a lead female role who is 'playing the field' to viewers. I worried the most about that part. I discussed it a lot with the writer as well, but I'm not sure how it will appear. It was a little confusing trying to act out the feelings for the opposite role. Q: Doesn't that kind of emotion fit with that type of situation? A bit ambiguous? YOONA: I think it's being expressed well so far. The script was good, so I just had to follow it. Q: It seemed like you got along well with Im Siwan, Hong Jonghyun, and other cast members. How was it filming? YOONA: We got really close. We're around the same age, and we comforted each other. We actually went around a lot like the 'Won San Rin trio' in the drama. I think we got closer faster because we always went around together from the start, and the oppas adored me so much that it was a set where I was liked a lot. Q: I think it would've been kind of unique as it was Im Siwan's last drama before enlisting in the army. YOONA: It was, he's probably really sad he had to go without watching it broadcast. The entire cast is close. Not just the three of us, but there's a group chat with almost 20 people. We have sudden meet ups often, and it was brought up that we should all visit Im Siwan at the army. I think we will once. Q: San tries to overcome the feelings she got in the process of losing her mother. Trying to find the truth. YOONA: I guess she's mature and bold. I think that's the kind of person she is. How hard must this character have tried to grow confidently, enduring difficult times. I thought a lot about how I should become gentle in appearance, but strong in spirit as well while acting as San. Q: How are you like? Are you actually like that? YOONA: I think so. I'm definitely more like that than I appear. Rather than being brave, I have a personality that endures things well. I feel that I need to become stronger and bigger on my own. Q: Musicians develop through performances, and movies/works for actors. I think the movie 'Confidential Assignment' is one that can't be left out when it comes to your acting. YOONA: 'Confidential Assignment' is something that brought me a lot of things. I think it's a movie that let lots of people think, 'Huh? Did Yoona always have this side to her?'. Hearing that a lot, I gained confidence, and more passion for acting. 'Confidential Assignment' was my first film, and I wanted to start by playing a smaller role and learn from my good seniors, instead of taking on a lead role. Everything fit in all aspects. Q: What's another work you're waiting for? YOONA: I think I'm receiving lots of projects this year, but I'm carefully picking characters that I can do best without worries. Lots of people liked my appearance in 'Confidential Assignment', so I want to do a drama or movie that's realistic and shows that side of me. Q: Is there anything that inspired you recently? YOONA: The last film I watched in a movie theater was 'La La Land'. I really enjoyed it. I normally like music-related movies. I like when films have a clear theme song, and listening to that song, it makes you recall those scenes. I also like films with open endings, and the end of 'La La Land' felt realistic. Q: When I listen to SNSD's songs, I recall scenes in my life at those times. Because SNSD's music was always played anywhere at certain times. Especially like 'Into the New World'. YOONA: Really? That's also the song we chose as our favorite. There was a Japanese swimmer who always came to our Japan concerts. It's Olympic gold medalist Daiya Seto. I appeared in a program with him before. I was really touched when he told me he always listens to 'Into the New World' before competitions, and that he was able to win a gold medal after getting strength from listening to it. I'm really touched when I hear people gain strength from listening to our songs. We had a fan meeting yesterday, and the members had a survey to share with fans. We voted on our best songs and 1 was 'Into the New World, 2 'Holiday', and 3 'Gee'. Q: Among fans, I heard fan meetings are events that they really want to go to. YOONA: Because we only have fan meetings on special occasions, it feels more like a limited edition kind of thing. We have concerts numerous times, in various places. But fan meetings are only on one day, and it's something we only do with fans. I have birthday parties with fans almost every year. No matter how much we talk on SNSD and broadcasts, I feel like meeting in real life and spending time together is important. Q: When interviewing idols nowadays, they say they want to become like Yoona sunbaenim (senior). YOONA: It's still amazing hearing someone say they want to become like me. I also dreamed looking up at SES, Finkl sunbaenims, and BoA unnie. It was really amazing that those seniors, who were my role models, knew my name. I wonder if those people have the same feelings that I did when I looked at my seniors in the past. I think I'll have to work a bit harder. (laughs) Q: What kind of dream do you have now as an artist? YOONA: I hope I can have my own individual charm. I'll be good with that. Q: You have a particular kind of naturalness. Rather than an unconventional transformation. YOONA: I normally like classic things, as well as simple things without patterns. It's to the point where, when it gets colder, my closet is filled with just black, white, and gray things. Q: There's SNSD's Yoona, actress Yoona, and, when you're not promoting, there's you as yourself. How do you balance it out? YOONA: I'm the type of person who stays loyal to the situation I'm given. While it is good to look at the big picture far ahead, but I like doing what's in front of me well, so I always stayed faithful at those moments. Q: For a while, different mediums will ask how it feels reaching your 10th anniversary. What's a feeling you really want to deliver? YOONA: First, i want to congratulate our fans and my members. I'm grateful to my members, staff, and fans who were with me until now. I think I didn't realize it because they were always next to me, but the creation of our 10th anniversary title made me feel how precious they were even more. I felt like we're great. Q: You are. Whatever it is, doing something for 10 years isn't easy. Did the 10 years pass by quickly? YOONA: They flew by. It feels like it's only been about 7 years. I can't believe it's our 10th anniversary. Having a party, releasing an album, and having a fan meeting now makes it feel real. This album contains the meaning of spending it with fans. There's a fan song for fans, lyrics written by the members, and, when you listen to it, it has a similar atmosphere as our first official album. The members said it's like our debut album a few times. Q: I look forward to your next 10 years even more. What kind of appearance will you show? YOONA: 10 years ago, I thought, 'I think I'll be like this?', but I don't think there's that much of a difference except having gained lots of experience and becoming mature. It just feels like the time went by. Working and resting like this, I think another 10 years will have passed. I'm not sure about my next 10 years. I'm really curious too, I hope I'll have grown well. Q: How do you want to spend the rest of your year? YOONA: I want to rest and get some time to myself. So I have resting as my priority. Because I ran through working every day, I'm the type of person who can't reset well when told to. I think you need to practice resting, too. Q: What do you plan on attempting this time? YOONA: I want to travel a lot and learn things I've always wanted to. I want to learn to golf. I want to master Chiense, and learn English after... I also want to learn to cook in my spare time. Q: Haha. That doesn't feel like you'd be resting? YOONA: That's why travelling is my priority right now.

SUNNY: I think it would be good for them to attempt anything that suits their age, and is within the boundaries of what they can be responsible for. Doing that will help them learn what they’re really good at, and what they really want to do. If you approach it in real life, rather than fantasy, you’ll also learn what kind of chemistry you have with you work. But, you will have to deal with the success and failure that comes with it, so don’t view it so easily. Also, one more actual piece of advice, in this generation, everything is recorded (laughs).