【 형준 】:: Interview 03.31 - TV REPORT

SS501 김형준이 지난 1년여 간의 시련을 극복하고 최근 솔로로 컴백했다. 시련을 겪은 만큼 가수로서 그리고 한 사람으로서 좀 더 진지해져서 돌아왔다.

김형준은 최근 기자와 만나 “어렸을 때부터 가수활동을 하다 보니 매니저가 일상생활에서의 일들을 대부분 처리해주지만 온실 속에서 자란 사람이 될까봐 무서워서 정신을 차렸다”고 밝혔다.

그는 “예전에 어떤 사람들이 여권도 직접 못 만든다는 얘기를 들었다. 그 얘기를 듣고는 마음이 아팠다. 나 역시 대부분의 일을 회사에서 처리해주기 때문에 마음에 와 닿았다”며 “나는 어떨까를 되돌아보고 정신을 바짝 차렸다”고 설명했다.

최근 동생 김기범과 인형사업을 시작하자마자 성공을 거둔 김형준은 “내가 아는 만큼 할 수 있는 게 많은 만큼 주변에서도 인정해주는 것 같다. 지금은 혼자 할 수 있는 건 스스로 하려고 노력하고 있다. 온실 속에서 자란 사람이 되긴 싫다”고 말했다.

SS501 멤버들이 제각각 다른 소속사로 옮기며 그룹 활동이 잠정 중단, 시련을 겪은 것도 김형준에게는 오히려 가수로서, 한 사람으로서 한 단계 도약할 수 있는 계기가 됐다. 그는 “마음은 아프지만 책임감이 늘어나다보니 결단력이 생겼다”고 지난 1년을 돌아봤다.

SS501이라는 안정된 현실에 더 안주하게 되기 전 홀로서기 할 기회가 주어졌다는 것도 시련 속에서 그가 찾은 한줄기 빛이다. 그렇게 김형준은 시련을 이겨내며 첫 솔로음반 ‘마이 걸’(My Girl)을 내놓았다. “원하는 걸 하자”는 생각으로 준비한 음반이다.

김형준은 “슬퍼만 하기보다 주어진 상황에서 최선을 다하기 위해 노력했고 밝은 모습 보여드리기 위해 애썼다. 내가 웃고 있는 모습을 보면 누군가는 ‘쟨 솔로로 나서니 더 좋은가보다’할지도 모르겠지만 다른 멤버들을 위해서라도 웃는 게 낫다 싶었다”고 말했다.

웃고 있지만 스스로에게는 더욱 냉정해진 김형준은 이번 결과물에 대해 “일단 제 이름 석자 김형준을 봐주셨으면 좋겠다”고 겸손해했다. 궁극적으론 “아이돌이라는 틀을 깨고 아티스트 김형준이 되고 싶다”는 것이 김형준의 바람이다. 김형준은 이제 첫 발을 뗐을 뿐이다.



SS501 Kim Hyungjun has overcomed the past 1 year's ordeal period and has made his solo comeback recently. After undertaking an ordeal, he's now returned even more earnest - as a singer, and, as a person.

As he met up with the journalist recently, "I stepped into this singer industry since I was young and so most of the matters in daily life had to be settled by my manager, but soon I thought if I would become a person growing in the greenhouse, and I find that so scary... I came to my senses and bucked up", as Kim Hyungjun revealed.

"Not long ago I heard talks about some-some-some people not even able to make their own passports by themselves... At that time I heard about it, my heart ached. Most of my matters were settled at the company in fact, so at that time I heard, it dawned on me about the fact that I'm guilty for that", "I re-question myself about what kind of person am I. After realizing, I then completely came to my senses" (ie; dawned upon him and he realized), as he continued to further elaborate.

Not long ago, he started a character business with his younger brother Kim Kibum and achieved success in no time. To this Kim Hyungjun has a piece to say, "As far as I know and am able to do, that is, and people around me have been giving their acknowledgement on that as well. Things that I could do by myself - I now work hard to do it by myself. I dislike to become a person who grows in the greenhouse", as Hyungjun added.

SS501 members have since moved into different agencies respectively and group activities are temporarily stopped for the time being. But to Kim Hyungjun, this is actually a chance for him to be able to leap and sprint into a higher level as a singer and as a person. "My heart aches, but though tough, now that I have more responsibility with me on my shoulders, resolution and determination skills have also sharpened", as he reviewed looking back on his past 1 year.

Before he could get to relax further in the already stabilized reality as a part of SS501, the chance for him to stand alone came; and that is one gleam of light that he's been looking for. As he overcomes the ordeal in the process, his first solo album 'My Girl' was thus also released. It's a piece of work that was prepared with the thought "Do what I want" in mind.

"Rather than staying sad over it only, might as well do your best in the given situation. I worked hard for that and tried hard to show my bright profile. When people see my smiling face, I don't know if they'll exclaim like 'that lad seems to be doing better solo huh'. but even if it'll be for the goodwill of other members, I do think it's more preferred if I smile throughout instead".

He may be smiling all time, but Kim Hyungjun treats himself hard-headedly. As he talks about his ending piece of product, he says "it'll be great if people could take a look to my name characters - Kim.Hyung.Jun", as he made that modest statement. On a more extreme note, he divulged his personal wish, which is to break out of that title as 'an idol', and turn into 'an artiste' named Kim Hyung Jun.

At this moment, it's about Kim Hyungjun making his first step forward - only.

http://www.tvreport.co.kr/?c=news&m=newsview&idx=105406


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To be growing in a greenhouse means something like the 'Strawberry Generation', of teens born in the early-1980s, to be always depending on others for their survival and knows nothing but stretch hands for money and food.