#ep 303

Elizabeth Keen Week

Once again, obligatory disclaimer: I Am Not A Native Korean Speaker! I’m still learning, so this is my best efforts+ Google Translate+ Naver+ HiNative; it’s not perfect, but it’s hopefully somewhat accurate. ;;;>.< Also! Now with new (very slight) formatting! Hopefully this is easier to read! >.>

Episode title: "Keyword Interview! 'Sequence'-'Still' Up10tion's Candid Talk"

(0:10) "Sequence Keyword Interview: A keyword that recalls the past?" ((They're being given the #keyword and asked to recall a memory related to it.))

(0:12) "#Danger" Sunyoul: "For me, <Danger> ((the title of their first single, English title: “So, Dangerous”))... I think everything was interesting and fun. It was like: this is the kind of broadcasting station I've been dreaming of since I was a kid!... sort of thing. (0:21) going to morning pre-recordings and dry rehearsals, that stuff. I actually met my favorite idols! (0:31) So I think it was such a strange and fun experience."

(0:35) "#Just_Focus_On_Me" ((That's the Korean title of "Attention", the promoted track from their third mini-album "Spotlight.")) Bitto: "I was so fresh back then... I was just 21 years old! Back then they used a car for filming the music video, and they drove it around us during the group dance scene. I saw that and I wanted to try riding in the car once. ((I think he said he asked politely?? Or he asked with Hwanhee??? This sentence isn't in the hard Korean subs... ;;;>.>)) I got to try riding in it with one of the other members, and it was a really cool new feeling to be riding around in a car indoors."

(1:02) "#Today_Is_Perfect" ((The Korean title for their song "Tonight", the promoted track from their fourth mini-album, "Summer Go".)) Kogyeol: I usually have pretty light skin, and I don't think I've ever been as badly burnt as during ((the filming of)) <Tonight/Today Is Perfect>. (1:13) Orange? ((The color not the fruit... >.<)) I had kind of brownish hair, but I have to say that the hair didn't suit me. Yeah. So... I remember looking in the mirror and thinking, "ah... that's not good." ((;;o.o Poor Kogyeol.))

(1:25) "#I_Poured_My_Everything_Into_It" ((The Korean title is an idiom that literally translates to "burned white" (I'm assuming it refers to when something is burnt so completely that the ash is white). The English title is "White Night," the promoted track from their fifth mini-album "Burst.")) Kuhn: "When we were learning the choreography it was difficult because the choreo was so fast and strong. But when I put on my stage makeup and performed it for the fans, I would get something like a "runner's high" feeling if I just kept running. Bang! It was really nice to feel that enjoyable feeling as the choreography finished.” ((What about "Runner"???? Are we pretending that song didn't exist??? It's the first Up10tion song I ever bought! It's great! T_T))

(1:53) "#Going_Crazy" ((The promoted track from their "2017 Special Photo Edition" mini-album.)) Xiao: "Originally, I was going to have grey hair, not black hair, but somehow when my hair was dyed it ended up black. In order to make it grey... if you look at the sides, that's what had to be cut off. I really almost cried when it was cut."

(2:12) "#Candyland" ((The promoted track from their first full album, "Invitation.")) Gyujin: "I have ((the keyword)) #Candyland. Maybe it ((my related memory)) is of the hospital? There's a scene from the M/V that we filmed in a hospital. One part of the content for that (promotion) was a haunted house. It was a totally crazy 'I screamed' sort of place ((I think! ;;>.<))... so I really screamed a lot. I remember saying, 'my throat hurts a little.'" ((He's definitely talking about the U10TV episodes 186 and 188. >.<))

(2:33) "#Spin_Off" ((The promoted track from their "Light Up" mini-album.)) Hwanhee: "There was this interesting thing in <Spin Off>. When I got up from crouching, all the stones were floating in the air. ((2:32-2:36 of that M/V)) I didn't really see it when we were filming the music video, but I saw it afterward when watching it. It was cool."

(2:51) The ((barely legible ;;;>.>)) words on the screen: "'Still' keyword interview: What key words describe the present?" #I_Was_Crazy_About_You ((Again, that's the Korean title (more or less) of “Crazy About You.”)) Kogyeol: First of all, <I Was Crazy About You> is something Up10tion hasn't tried before, a ballad-style dance song. Personally, it's a song that all the members like, so we've gotten very attached as we've been preparing it. Because it's a concept that's really suitable for winter music, I think we'll be able to show our fans a very good performance, so I hope they are looking forward to it."

(3:14) #Housekeeper/Homemaker ((In the sense of taking care of one's own house, like a housewife or househusband.)) Gyujin: "Yes, I am a homemaker. That is... first of all... The advantage of being a homemaker is that it doesn't take a lot of mental energy. In any case, I enjoy living alone because we aren't bumping into each other; I can do what I want to and organize my own to-do list. Yeah... because I like it, ((you could say)) I am a homemaker."

(3:35) #Show  Sunyoul: "For me, I think a "show" is something that is only complete when there are fans. Because of how things have been, even when we performed we couldn't always be with the fans. It felt like 50%, 60% was missing. I've been so thirsty to be with our fans. This time we will be able to be with Honey10 and I am so, so excited and nervous. I have missed you all so much more than anything else. I can't wait to see you again. ((x2))"

(4:07) #2022  Kuhn: "To be able to see Honey10 after so long... I think this year there will be that opportunity. When we can meet face to face I will be so happy. This time our title track is <I Was Crazy About You>. Because I love that song a lot, I hope Honey10 will like it too. Also, I think this will be a year where we will be able to finish our promotions with our head held high." ((Google translate said "so much pride" but I think "head held high" sounds better, so I went with that. ;;>.>))

(4:30) #Honey10  Bitto: "Honey10, I think I will be deeply moved when I get to see you in person. I kind of think I will remember a lot of nostalgic feelings. We met often in the past, so let's make 2022 the year we see each other more often!"

(4:47) #25_Years_Old  Hwanhee: "The 25 year old Lee Hwanhee. Hmmmm... Kind of really cool don't you think? I really like the way I've been growing year after year. Everyone... you all know me, right? You know me well?" ((>.<))

(5:01) #FALL  Xiao: "Honey10... Have you listened to the song I created, <FALL>? That song is one I created to feel like a song by a band. I made it because I wanted to try it out with them ((Up10tion)), and I believe that Honey10 will have enjoyed it. And in the future I will do my best to have many more songs for you. Please look forward to that Honey10! I love you!"