Sanghyuk Characterization Notes
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tracktenWeverse Magazine Interview 1 and 2
- “My mother loved music, and she suggested that I take dance lessons, so I did from fifth grade. When I was in middle school, I got the opportunity to go on stage at the school festival… my friends started to treat me differently. (laughs) They told me that I was really good, and I think they thought of me as a cooler person from then on. But all that aside, I was really happy to be on stage.”
- “So, whenever I perform, I really focus and try to do my best even in the parts that aren’t mine, because I believe that I can use my dancing to make other members shine even more.”
- “I’m definitely confident when I’m performing onstage. When I just started out dancing, I felt self-conscious even when I was onstage. I kept thinking about how the audience would see me, but at some point, all those worries just disappeared—at least when I’m onstage.”
- “Maybe I end up paying more attention to working hard than having fun without even realizing it because I tend to get super competitive and can’t turn it off.”
Jan 2019 Def Dance Skool Love Shot Dance Cover
- when doing research for this work, I realized I definitely watched this cover when I was a baby K-pop stan 🥹 red string theory? Also... watching through more of his covers... you know he was Theeeee Trainee to beat because he was covering all of the groups' main dancers 😭
Riwoo talking about his dance journey (translation by myungpups)
- "I've never, not even once, thought of myself as naturally talented at dancing. I always say that I just worked really really hard. I'm not bragging, but instead of studying (academics), I studied dance. I'm so detailed, I analyze my dance down to the tiniest details, even frame by frame, pausing videos (to check my moves)."
- "I'd paid for choreography lesson tutorials. I took notes, writing down what kind of expression or moves I need to do in the exact minute and second. I think I spent years dancing every single day, all week long."
My unwarranted thoughts:
I admire Riwoo a lot. His mentality towards dance and his process of careful analysis of every detail of his moves is very similar to my own. We both found joy in dancing not only because it felt good to be on stage, but also because other people looked at us differently afterwards. However... I am just a little jealous that he was able to dedicate so much time to dancing and give up academics. #chaebolmoney #secondgenimmigrantguilt Good for him though; he's killing it and I'll always look up to him <3
- “My mother loved music, and she suggested that I take dance lessons, so I did from fifth grade. When I was in middle school, I got the opportunity to go on stage at the school festival… my friends started to treat me differently. (laughs) They told me that I was really good, and I think they thought of me as a cooler person from then on. But all that aside, I was really happy to be on stage.”
- “So, whenever I perform, I really focus and try to do my best even in the parts that aren’t mine, because I believe that I can use my dancing to make other members shine even more.”
- “I’m definitely confident when I’m performing onstage. When I just started out dancing, I felt self-conscious even when I was onstage. I kept thinking about how the audience would see me, but at some point, all those worries just disappeared—at least when I’m onstage.”
- “Maybe I end up paying more attention to working hard than having fun without even realizing it because I tend to get super competitive and can’t turn it off.”
Jan 2019 Def Dance Skool Love Shot Dance Cover
- when doing research for this work, I realized I definitely watched this cover when I was a baby K-pop stan 🥹 red string theory? Also... watching through more of his covers... you know he was Theeeee Trainee to beat because he was covering all of the groups' main dancers 😭
Riwoo talking about his dance journey (translation by myungpups)
- "I've never, not even once, thought of myself as naturally talented at dancing. I always say that I just worked really really hard. I'm not bragging, but instead of studying (academics), I studied dance. I'm so detailed, I analyze my dance down to the tiniest details, even frame by frame, pausing videos (to check my moves)."
- "I'd paid for choreography lesson tutorials. I took notes, writing down what kind of expression or moves I need to do in the exact minute and second. I think I spent years dancing every single day, all week long."
My unwarranted thoughts:
I admire Riwoo a lot. His mentality towards dance and his process of careful analysis of every detail of his moves is very similar to my own. We both found joy in dancing not only because it felt good to be on stage, but also because other people looked at us differently afterwards. However... I am just a little jealous that he was able to dedicate so much time to dancing and give up academics. #chaebolmoney #secondgenimmigrantguilt Good for him though; he's killing it and I'll always look up to him <3
