keihissi | seek vol. 5 group interview

This is a translation from SHINee's Japanese fanclub magazine, Seek volume 5. No scans/photos will be provided in this post. As precaution, only old, previously posted Seek translations will remain public. The rest (if any) will be under lock. Thanks for your understanding. Please refer to the disclaimer below for more information.

~Talking About Certain Episodes During the I'm Your Boy Tour~

SCENE 01: Announcement of Tokyo Dome concert

Q: You announced your Tokyo Dome concert during one of your concerts, right? Jonghyun's tears were impressive.
Jonghyun: Yes, that time...a sad personal thing happened so...
Minho: Lies, lies. That is a lie!
Jonghyun: Hahaha
Minho: After the announcement, Jonghyun ran around. It was my first time seeing him run that fast.
Jonghyun: It's because we said it while the audience were in front of us! That was what moved me, so the tears came.
Key: But, we didn't expect to receive such loud cheers, right? I felt that, wow, everyone is really happy for us.
Taemin: As for me, since I already knew beforehand and we're just announcing it, I didn't cry (LOL). I thought, it was still too early.
Everyone: LOL
Onew: As for me, I saw Jonghyun was shaking so hard that he looked like he's about to fall so I supported him. He grabbed my hand and didn't let me go (LOL).
Minho: We were really happy. Since it's something we didn't even think of (happening)... When we announced the concert we still couldn't believe it ourselves. Since it's practically our dream, so to be able to realize that dream was great. It felt like we were finally a step closer to a dream we embraced.
Key: It's not our last dream, though...But as SHINee, it's one of our dreams, right?
Taemin: (mockingly) That was my last dream!
Key: It's not our last! (LOL) Looking at our seniors' forms we also came to year for Tokyo Dome, right?
Everyone: *mutely agrees*

SCENE 02. Hall concert

Q: How did it feel holding a concert that close (to the audience)?
Jonghyun: When we debuted in Japan, we had a fanclub event in a hall, too, but it's our first time doing a concert in such a venue. We were really close to the audience!
Onew: That's why I thought "I have to really focus no matter what~".
Taemin: It was to a point that I'm worried my spit will fly out (LOL). Anyway, it was really close. The audience can clearly see our small movements and facial expression.
Key: I think the audience was surprised, too. There were some who avert their eyes and there were also some who were so agitated. It was interesting that the audience had various reactions!

SCENE 03. Live band

Q: What is your impression after the challenge of testing performance with a live band for the first time?
Minho: You mean "Shaban Shaban" right? We mentioned it many times during the concert, but the one who named them was Onew-kun.
Jonghyun: What does "Shaban" mean?
Minho: In Korean, it means "sparkling, shining", right?
Onew: Yes, that's where I got the name from!

Q: What if SHINee becomes a band? What musical instrument will you play?
Key: I'll definitely play bass! Since even if you make mistakes they cannot be heard.
Everyone: LOL
Key: You don't hear bass much, right?
Everyone: We hear it!
Taemin: I'll play keyboards! (makes hand gestures as if playing it) (LOL)
Jonghyun: I'll be the band manager.
Key: What manager (LOL)
Jonghyun: Managing schedules is hard, you know~
Minho: I'll play drums. It seems fun beating it.
Onew: Harmonica.
Everyone: LOL
Jonghyun: Since we have a harmonica, a keyboard, and bass, we'll be a jazz band!

Q: Are there any members who can play instruments?
Taemin: I think all of us can play a little.
Key: More or less, we can play the piano a bit. We don't have anyone who is good in guitar or something.
Taemin: We can't play it on a level that's acceptable in a band.
Minho: But still since we've done a concert with a band, somehow, even just a little, we got interested in playing instruments!

SCENE 04. Headgears

Q: (While showing them pictures of the tour) Every time, you used various headgears which were actually (each region's) specialties.
Minho: (looks at Jonghyun's samurai headgear) This is the best.
Key: Hahaha! This was really fun. Really fun! (LOL) When we enter the stage and see what each other wore for the first time, we really end up laughing a lot. It was fun when Minho wore that shrimp costume.
Everyone: (does the ebi-everybody pose)
Minho: Really! I only knew that same day what I'm gonna wear. Like on the spot!
Taemin: My flamingo was fun, too, right?
Minho: Flamingo? Which one? (looks at photos)
Key: I laughed a lot at the mayonnaise one. There actually was something like that? As for me, I became a daikon (radish).
Onew: I thought the Michael Jackson one was impressive. But I couldn't see myself so I don't know how it was (on me).
Jonghyun: We really tried out a lot of headgears, that, whatever, no matter what came we're not embarrassed anymore!

SCENE 05. Dance

Q: This tour's dance scenes were really amazing! Who is the member who remembers the dances the fastest?
Jonghyun: Key is the fastest.
Key: Since it's been 6-7 years since we debuted in Korea, I think that all of us have almost the same speed when it comes to learning dances.
Onew: That's a lie.
Everyone: LOL
Key: I was just comparing the past to the present.
Onew: It's a lie~~~~~
Everyone: LOL
Taemin: How were we in the past? I've forgotten.
Jonghyun: Well that's true. Everyone's getting better/faster at remembering, right?
Key: Yes~. Although there is a member who's really good at memorizing, no one's really slow.

Q: Then who is the one who is really good at memorizing?
Key: Well there's me, and Taemin. Minho's also fast, Jonghyun, too...
Onew: I'm slow!
Everyone: LOL

SCENE 06. The audience

Q: From the stage, was there someone in the audience who left an impression on you?
Taemin: There were a lot of male fans who came. It felt strange (more on the mysterious side) but I was happy.
Onew: There was a time when I heard a thick voice call out, "TAEMI~N"! (imitating the voice). Since we also hear shouts clearly.
Jonghyun: We also had a chance to talk about/towards the male fans during our MC parts. Since it's a hall concert we're able to hold conversations with our fans!

SCENE 07. Sightseeing

Q: Did you do a lot of sightseeing during this tour?
Key: Yes. Minho and I are the type who likes sightseeing.
Jonghyun: Sightseeing type?
Key: Yes. No matter where in the world we go, if we have time we definitely go sightseeing. That's why we're the sightseeing type.
Minho: I like going sightseeing and making a lot of memories.
Onew: I'm the meat-eating type (LOL)
Everyone: LOL
Taemin: I think it's bothersome. I don't like sightseeing that much...
Jonghyun: Me, too. Even in Korea, I prefer staying in my room the most.
Key: But when we went to Paris, we all went sightseeing, right?
Taemin: Actually, I didn't want to go but since everyone else is going, I ended up going (didn't want to be left out) (LOL).
Minho: Taemin goes out because he wants to eat food.
Taemin: Yes. I only go out because I want to eat.
Everyone: LOL

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