#k-population

Tomato: It'll be Valentine's Day soon. Some people think Valentine's Day is too commercial, while some say to just enjoy it as a holiday. What do you, the members of K-POP think?

Yoobin: Leaving the commercial part behind, I like receiving lots of chocolate. I don't have any qualms about that.

Joomin: Well, I don't like how it started because a foreign chocolate company wanted to make money. Plus, overseas there's nothing else like it, and so it's not very welcoming to see us in Korea celebrate it like some big festival. But I think the idea of giving women a chance to confess their feelings first is novel!

Youngwon: Valentine's Day, too, is one of many holidays. Having holidays provides an energy in life, and waiting for one feels good too. So, I think it'd be good to set the commerciality behind and just enjoy it.

Tomato: K-POP must've received many chocolate gifts on Valentine's, so who do you think has received the most?

Yoobin: Woohyun!

Tomato: Then, what was your most memorable Valentine's Day, Woohyun?

Woohyun: A girl gave me a bunch chocolates in a red, match box-sized container, and the pieces were arranged into a heart. It was so pretty. That's my most memorable Valentine's.

Tomato: What about the other members?

Yoobin: When I was a high school freshman, a girl gave her all putting chocolates into a glass cup and gave it to me. That day, I was with a relative, and I was bringing it to show them when I broke it. Pieces of glass got stuck in the chocolate, so I had no choice but to throw it away.

That girl's friend lived below us, and she saw me throw away the chocolate and told her. The girl thought I threw it away because I didn't like her, and after that she never even pretended to notice me. ㅠ.ㅠ

I really didn't mean to. I want to take this opportunity to say sorry to her.

Donghwa: When I was in high school, I received a "teddy bear chocolate".

Tomato: Teddy bear chocolate? What's that?

Donghwa: Someone took out all of the stuffing inside a teddy bear and filled it with chocolate, then put a zipper on it and gifted it to me.

Tomato: That's quite brutal, isn't it?

Donghwa: That person said they wanted to give a memorable present, even if the method was a bit cruel.

Tomato: Well, they succeeded—it definitely was memorable to you.

Joomin: One girl gave me my favorite fish jerky and various chocolates in a big box she made herself. I liked the fish jerky even more than the chocolate~

Youngwon: I can't forget when my elementary school sweetheart gifted me chocolate that cost 300 won. It was a small present, but since it was given to me by someone I liked it's more memorable than anything else.

Tomato: Then, what if a woman you don't like gives you chocolates and asks you to go out with her?

Joomin: It'd be fine if she was just giving me chocolate, but if she wanted to date me I'd have to talk to her well. I've had that happen to me before, and so I talked to her and sent her off.

Yoobin: I'd receive the chocolate and then gently talk it out, because I feel like I'd have to appreciate her sincerity.

Tomato: But wouldn't that be leading her on?

Yoobin: Is that so? Still, I have to eat the chocolate she gave to me for her~

Tomato: Lastly, what gifts do you want to receive this Valentine's?

Woohyun: I haven't had anything specific in mind. Just a necklace or ring would be nice. I like accessories like that.

Yoobin: I haven't thought of anything either. Yoobin just wants to receive our fans' love~

Joomin: That's such a fake comment. I want expensive presents~ Just kidding... I think being loved would be the most precious gift of all, too.