CREDITS : SPORTS CHOSUN (SOURCE); hazyfiasco@2ONEDAY.COM (TRANS)
Star Interview: Jaebum's return
-> He wants to work with Shin Mina
Jaebum plays the role of Darkness in a b-boy movie titled 'Hype Nation.' "When I first received the offer, I wasn't going to do it. However, I decided to do it because I could be together with AOM. Fortunately, it was a movie about b-boying so there wasn't any particular hardships about it. Just that there were a couple parts that required my acting skills and even I could see that I looked awkward."
Although it was a hard decision, 'Hype Nation' holds a lot more meaning to him now. As a part of the Sidus HQ family, will Park Jaebum be changing career paths as an actor?
"No. Because I can't act, I'm going to put more focus on my career as a singer. Now, for example, I'm focusing about 90% into my singing and 10% into acting. I am, however, still interested in acting. I'd like to try comedies, I think it'd be a lot easier and fun."
Then does he have a female actress he'd like to work with?
"Other than company events, I've never met any of the actors. But if I had to choose, I'd like to try acting with Shin Mina. There's something that's hard to explain about her smile, it's cute at the same time.
-> He craved pork the most
After spending 9 months of hardships, he returned to Korea. "I loved my return. I was able to meet my fans again and show them a lot of good sides of me."
Is there anything he wanted to eat in particular? "I craved samkyeopsal. I love meat in general but I couldn't forget the taste of wrapping it with grilled garlic. I ate a lot of it after I returned."
It's a rather surprising answer. One of Jaebum's trademarks are his distinctive chocolate abs. The nickname of 'Jjit-Jaebum' has followed him since his days as a 2PM member, but how is it that he enjoys the infamous high calorie samkyeopsal? Usually, people with such nice bodies enjoy meals consisting of chicken breasts and whatnot. Park Jaebum answered, "I just don't gain weight as easily so there's nothing I'm picky about. I just try not to eat late at night."
Does this mean that he's born with it? (TN: MAYBE IT'S MAYBELLINE) Jaebum seemed like he was in despair at the conclusion but quickly answered, "To make abs, exercising is the most important. I used to concentrate on exercising my abs for one to two hours a day because abs disappear quickly if you don't exercise them. It's gotten a lot harder now so I've cut it down to an hour."
-> The reason he must wear pink underwear
At the interview, Jaebum appeared looking rather skinny. He also had a severe cold, making him pause to blow his nose or cough.
"People at the fan meeting probably saw but it was crazy. I lost about 3kg while preparing for my prformances. I guess it was too much, I eventually caught a cold." Still, he claims that he's happy being able to meet his Korean fans after such a long while. "Honestly, even while in America, I received about 40,000 letters and met with my fans through uploading internet videos so I didn't feel any distance between us. I'm just thankful that I'm able to meet them again."
As I watched him excitedly express his thoughts, I suddenly thought of 2 words: color coordination. Even on the day of the interview, he was wearing a black wife beater, black jeans, and even black shoes. When I mentioned his color coordination, he answered with a bright smile, "I think it's prettier to match colors."
I brought up his fans thinking he matches the color pink the best, in which Jaebum jokingly replied, "That's why I only wear pink underwear." This is probably the reason he's so loved by his fans. Even when he picks his underwear, he thinks of them.
As the interview came to a close, I asked him, "Do you ever think of returning to 2PM?"
He seemed closed in thought for a moment before he answered, "It was a good time for me. Although there were bad things that happened, being able to debut with that group was an honor and something memorable. It was a bitter experience but I'd like for all of us to do well."
When finally asked what his future plans were, he replied, "Whatever opportunities come my way, I'm just going to go with the flow. I think all I need to do is enjoy what I'm doing and work hard."
His answer was the 23 year old Park Jaebum of 'today.'
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