[FULL TRANS] YOUPAPER MAGAZINE - WINNER INTERVIEW

- Q.please tell the impression of the tour

LSH : at first, i was tense, but i become able to enjoy the stage little by little.
i look forward to a performance of the weekend every time even if i practice in Korea.
i think our ability may rise.

KSY : i'm impressed every time because the shout of joy of visitor is very big.
as much as i do a stage, i fall into the stage.

Mino : i was tense at the first too,but i experienced many stages, and i have room to enjoy stage.
i fall into the pleasure to standing in the stage.

NTH : i try study hard more and want to become able to communication as Japanese fans
because on this stage, mc must be in Japanese.

KJW : by the SeibuDome perfomance, i was tense,and i was frustrated to me.
but i have begun to have confidence and i become able to enjoy the stage little by little.


- Q.Was there the incident?

NTH : KSY loses accessories one by one every time on a stage lol

KSY : i missed out one ring and pierced earrings two. It was expensive...very expensive...

- Q.What did you feel on big stage before a debut?
KJW : it's an honor that we're on the big stage before debut.
It was a valuable experience in our life and is full of the feelings of gratefulness.
we're opening act this time, but want to do my best to be able to stand here someday as "WINNER".

- Q.How is the reaction of the audience of each place?
NTH : Osaka is the place that popularity of the Korean music was particularly high, and today's Nagoya was very lively.

- Q.Did you eat the delicious thing?
Mino : Kobegyu

NTH : Takoyaki, Motsunabe

Mino : Tonkotsu Ramen

- Q.MC is Japanese this time, is it difficult?
KSY : it's difficult in comparison with Korean,but i do my best and study.

NTH : all the languages are difficult.

Mino : but it is interesting. "Mino~!Munisa~n!"(imitate the fan in a high pitched voice)

LSH : Japanese and Korean are same grammer,and there is the word that resembles Korean in pronunciation in Japanese, and it's interesting to find it.
i'm the feeling that became a child becouse a partner understands what oneself wants to say.

- Q.Korean artist say "Japanese girl's ingratiating nasal voice is pretty"...

Mino : "Mino~!" Kawaii lol

NTH : Taehyun~! lol

- Q.Is a Japanese fan different from a Korean fan?
Mino : Oppa! Oppa! Oppa!(call it repeatedly intensely)
entirely different.

- Q.How long does the Japanese study?
LSH : we study everyday about 2 hours.

- Q.How do you study?
KSY : the free talking with the teacher.

LSH : other than Japanese, we learn Japanese culture.

Q.Who is member the most good at japanese?
LSH : leader is ...

KSY : i'm the best.

KJW ; we're much the same lol

- Q.Please tell me favorite Japanese.
Mino : "Arigatougozaimasu(it mean thank you)"

- ur pronunciation is clear!

Mino : "Arigatogozaimasu" lol

LSH : good

KSY : i say "Aisareru artiste ni naritai(it mean "I want to become a loved artist")" in MC, i like "愛される(be loved)".

NTH : "Daisuki"! i like Daisuki lol (like = Daisuki)

KJW : "Kawaii(it mean cute)"

- Q.What are you in charge of?
KSY : i'm in charge of y. and Jinwoo is in charge of pretty.

KJW : (doing aegyo)

WINNER : yahoo!

NTH : i'm in charge of y,coll,cute ... and all! lol

- Q.Japanese word which learned recently

LSH : "omotenashi" i play this words in Korean

Mino : "moriagattekudasai!"(like make some noise)

KSY : "rashii" it means "seem" ex."WINNER seem"

Mino : "akemasite omedeto gozaimasu"(happy new year)

NTH : "wanpaku"(naughty) 

- do you understand it? lol

NTH : a------------!(he moved hands and feet with a smile)

KJW : "kyokan"(sympathy)

- Many fans came for the first event in Osaka.
KSY : many people came than we expected, very thankful because we weren't able to imagine that we are loved so much in Japan.
i want to do my best from now on without forgetting the feeling.

NTH : because an age group was wide from a parental generation to a child, it was interesting.

LSH : i sayed only "Arigatogozaimasu" "Daisuki" "Owari", i study hard Japanese,and i want to be able to speak Japanese which get everyone's sympathy.

- Q.How is the impression of the Japanese fan?

KJW : Active.

NTH : orderly

KSY : polite,have good manners,kindness

LSH : voice is so cute.

- Q.Was there the advice from a BIGBANG member?
KSY - Seungri-ssi said "this concert begins with WINNER, please heap up it ad lib "

- How about from Youngbae-ssi?

LSH - "enjoy a stage" i understand to watch his stage,but it's really difficult.

- Q.What kind of places is WINNER's charm?

KSY - we have various colors.
because five people with various talent gather, give a person watching it energy.

LSH - we will perform the music of various genres because made different in quality of voice.
i think that more possibility spreads from now on so before debut.

Mino - we are earnest on the stage.in the private, we are naughty and cheerful charm which encountered age.

NTH : our group are tall lol

- Who is the tallest?

LSH - me. i'm 182 centimeters tall.

NTH - because all are tall we can move about the whole stage, and to be able to see a performance neatly.
those are our charm.

KJW - i am the older, and he is the younger.
but it is charm that we can get along well regardless of age.

LSH - Jinwoo-ssi is the older but he is cute,Taehyun is the younger but can rely.
Mino's part is power rap, but he is pretty.i think that the gap is fun.

- Q.What do you want to do in Japan?
LSH : i want to do a one-man show in the small stage, and A dome performance wants to make it sometime.

KSY : i want to appear in chat show and variety.

- For example?

KJW : SMAP×SMAP

NTH : i like japanese love dorama and movie, i want to appear once.

KJW : i want to meet Kimura Takuya.

LSH : i want to appear the drama like Seungri-ssi.

- Q.Are there any places you would like to go at the time of private?
Mino - Fujikyu Highland

KSY - i want to get on a scary attraction.and i want to go to the haunted house.

NTH - i want to ride the Takabisha(it's in Fujikyu Highland)

LSH - i want to go to Nagasaki. i'm interested in traditional thing.
for example, i want to go to the shop which sell a thing only in the morning.and If all product is sold out shop is closed.
i really like a food.

KSY - i want to go to a place and the shop coming out to a Japanese drama.

NTH : i want to go to the station coming out to "5 centimeters per second".(Jpn Title"秒速5センチメートル")

KJW : i want to go see the fireworks.

- Q.Do you listen to the music of the Japanese artist?

NTM : i like X-JAPAN.

LSH : my sister like J-POP,so i listen to SMAP and ARASHI.

Mino : i like HIPHOP and i listen to TERI-YAKI BOYZ.

NTH : and i like Nakashima Mika.

- Q.What kind of music do you want to sing in future?

LSH : i think it should be music unlike BIGBANG.
because the directionality of the position office is the same, we want to make the music that our direction according the thought of the office.

KSY : i want to offer the music that all people who listened to our music are WINNER.

Mino : my thought is same as him.
and because we are a newcomer, we release various music and want to make our color to see the reaction of the listener.
please look forward to it.

NTH : i make music everyone likes and i make music loved by everyone.
i do my best with all the members and want to greet time of the debut.

- Q.Please tell me the future aim.

LSH : debut!

KSY : want to become WINNER which is finally loved from the world.
it's an aim to become an artist with the synergy effect.

Mino : i participate as an openingact of BIGBANG this time, but want to become the group which can give a performance only in us till the last.

NTH : i want to be the group which can enjoy music in oneself.
even if we will leave it in the future, i want to become the group winning through up to memory of everybody.

KJW : because a group name is WINNER = WIN, I want to leave the name.

- Message for Japanese fan

LSH : we try Japanese hard, and want to announce the Japanese original music like BIGBANG.
because we want to be active widely, please support us.

KSY : i want to make my debut in good music and i want to try the activity of Japan hard.
want to raise Japanese force so as to be mistaken for a Japanese artist, please watch it.

Mino : i have the more love and interest that we think about whenever i come to Japan, i'm always impressed.
after having made its debut, i want to repay thankful on music and the stage which are splendid for the impression that i had.
thanks for putting up with me.

NTH : not only i have you enjoy it by a song and a performance, but also want to send much charm.
i hope you will be looking forward to it

KJW : wanted to release a lot of our albums, and i want to show fans how we have grown up.
please come with us



[TRANS BY YUCCO FOR @NAMSONGCOUPLE]

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