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I just repost it cuz i feel the same as her abt Hyun Joong.
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I read on my twitter timeline a few days ago that Hyun Joong cried during his last ‘Unlimited’ concert in Japan (Hiroshima). So earlier on I finally found the time to watch the video of his speech/crying moment, taken by Hollishyun.
And he also said some stuff (thought not all of it is captured in the video above btw). These are kindly translated by a Japanese fan, lafone0606 (감사합니다 lafone님^^):
Live without regrets.
I really like celebrities who have reached this level of maturity. 대신, I really dislike celebrities who pretend all is well and fine at every point of time. I don’t think fans are silly or too stupid to understand that nothing is forever. Some celebrities think that they can promise “forever” to fans easily without thinking of whether if they can keep that sort of promise. It’s as though they think fans are “easy” – people who will swallow whatever they’re being told by their idols.
When Hyun Joong was younger, I didn’t notice his maturity, mainly because he was still having a lot of fun in life. He was at the height of his young life. When you’re in your early 20s and you’re this popular, it’s hard to think about the future.
Today and looking back, he has come such a long way. I guess there might be some words that he did not openly talk about, but I believe he is well aware of them deep down in his heart. It’s no secret that what he has today will not be forever. It’s not hard to judge as well, that maybe his popularity today might not be the same as it used to be some years ago. We can tell by a lot of easily accessible information, such as the number of new groups rising up, the popularity of so many other new singers, actors, sometimes a combination of both (the singer + actor type).
In Chinese, there is this phrase called 长江后浪推前浪 (The back waves of Yangtze River pushes the waves in front), meaning that people, no matter how good they are now, will one day be replaced by newer, younger, and better people. That is life.
I always felt that the best kind of people are those who are truly in touch with reality and are not afraid to admit their weaknesses. People who know that it is a weakness that we all have – that what we have today, whatever we have today is not forever. People who know that they cannot and will not always be “the best”. People who acknowledged these realities, yet despite so, they are not frightened by such thoughts. And their courage to face such difficulties in life comes from the fact that they have always live every minute of their lives without regret.
When the time comes for them to accept their demise from the stage, when it is time to walk down and away from all the shining bright lights, red carpet and cheering fans, they are able to do so gracefully, as if they have nothing to be sorry for, nothing to regret, except memories to look back on.
Even though Hyun Joong is crying and everything, I think deep down he is finally happy with what he is doing now. Happy perhaps in a way that he himself cannot even believe he is capable of actually being happy. To be honest, I never actually felt that he was happy in the past two years (as in, truly truly happy, not temporary moments).
Afterall, life has never been easy for Hyun Joong. Along this path, there is always some kind of obstacle blocking him from getting to where he wants to go. He worked so hard for a drama only to have it dropped in the end. He tries really hard, but he probably knows just as well as most fans do, that he is not a natural singer like, I don’t know, Huk Gak that sort of level? (In fact I think most people don’t take idols very seriously, even if they can sing.) He probably knows just as well that he cannot compete with the endless talents in the industry. Fans have also come and go. If you think about it, his situation is kind of 힘들었다 (difficult). Can anyone really be happy in such a situation?
But after hearing what he has said, I actually felt for the first time that Hyun Joong is happy. I think he is already past the stage where the number of cheers he gets, the number of tickets he sells and the awards he wins are all that important. Maybe those things used to be important. Maybe back then, those were important indicators of success.
But I don’t think these things are important to him now. Instead, he could finally do something that he always wanted to do! That is, to perform with a rock band, which he managed to do so this time for this Unlimited tour. And he could do this with so many fans who are still with him to this day.
What is success? A lot of people mistaken this to be a definite thing. To a lot of people, success often equates money, fame, and being number 1 in what you do. The truth is, success is only what you define it to be. Success to some people may be as difficult as becoming the number one in the world, or as simple as being able to do something that they truly enjoy. Whatever it is, it depends on you. You don’t need other people, awards, measures or any other indicator to tell you what is success. Being able to grasp this simple fact, these people are often the ones who are truly happy.
To me, Hyun Joong has already succeeded. I am truly quite happy for him.
Not sure what kind of “surprises” he is planning to bring for his fans, but I am sure that with whatever time he is left with before he enters the army, he’ll do whatever he can to not regret anything in his life.
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Super glad that I’ve chosen such a guy to be a fan of for two long years. Idols are generally expected to just look good, deliver heart throbbing moments, smile and look like they’re having the best time in the world with the fans. He isn’t my favorite singer or actor in the world, but there are certain qualities that I like about him, such as his thoughtfulness and outlook in life. These are things that perhaps he could not really showcase most of the time because of his “idol status” (Because let’s face it, nobody, except maybe the fans, will be interested to hear what the idol star is really thinking).
And his thoughts now so completely mirrors mine. I am also trying my best now to live without regrets, because I know that this is the only thing that can truly define what is success to me. That’s my only goal – to doing things that I really want in life and perhaps regret doing some of them, rather than to regret NOT doing anything at all.
We’re all beings who are essentially hoping to live a life that belongs to us, rather than a life prescribed by the people around us.
I think if we always hold this close to our hearts, and don’t let critics turn you into a cynic like them, we can definitely do it! We can happy – because only we can define what is happiness to us. It’s all in our power, in our hands.
My thought ^^
i think that everyone has their own point of happiness. To me just be with my family side and seeing their smile that is my happiness.
Plus being know HyunJoong since 2008, that makes my life more n more intersting. I have made lots of friends with the same hobby n bias.
That 's his influency to my life. Just see how he overcame his hardship n achieved his goal. It encourages me alot.
Thank ya 501 times KIM HYUN JOONG ^^
Money, fame, or No.1 is just unreal thing. Like an old saying goes " easily comes, easily goes".
Just proud to be your fan.
Author note:
Actually I wrote this a long time ago. March 28 according to my WordPress calendar. But I didn’t upload it or make it public. I hesitated, because this article is partly about KHJ and again, I am both weary AND wary whenever I think about all the people/things/networks that are linked to him. But today I decided to post it anyway, because I don’t believe in self-censorship and this is one of the key reasons why I stepped away from this – because I wanted the freedom to talk about and write what I want without any obligations.
This Unlimited tour made me recognize how happy I am because I’m a singer. In 10-20 years, I wonder whether the same number of fans will come or not. Till when I could dance? I ask myself recently. In life, the time will come when you have to quit what you like as you will feel physically difficult to continue. Therefore, you have to do what you have to within today, if you’re young. You have to spend every day as if it were a jewelry or diamond.I really pause to think about these words. In short he is basically talking about one thing: Life is not only short, but also uncertain, never constant, always changing. What you have today may slip away from you tomorrow. Good things will eventually come to an end. Live it to the fullest, when you have time to spare, energy to spend and the heart to take risks, accept failures and downfalls – live like there’s no tomorrow.
Live without regrets.
I really like celebrities who have reached this level of maturity. 대신, I really dislike celebrities who pretend all is well and fine at every point of time. I don’t think fans are silly or too stupid to understand that nothing is forever. Some celebrities think that they can promise “forever” to fans easily without thinking of whether if they can keep that sort of promise. It’s as though they think fans are “easy” – people who will swallow whatever they’re being told by their idols.
When Hyun Joong was younger, I didn’t notice his maturity, mainly because he was still having a lot of fun in life. He was at the height of his young life. When you’re in your early 20s and you’re this popular, it’s hard to think about the future.
Today and looking back, he has come such a long way. I guess there might be some words that he did not openly talk about, but I believe he is well aware of them deep down in his heart. It’s no secret that what he has today will not be forever. It’s not hard to judge as well, that maybe his popularity today might not be the same as it used to be some years ago. We can tell by a lot of easily accessible information, such as the number of new groups rising up, the popularity of so many other new singers, actors, sometimes a combination of both (the singer + actor type).
In Chinese, there is this phrase called 长江后浪推前浪 (The back waves of Yangtze River pushes the waves in front), meaning that people, no matter how good they are now, will one day be replaced by newer, younger, and better people. That is life.
I always felt that the best kind of people are those who are truly in touch with reality and are not afraid to admit their weaknesses. People who know that it is a weakness that we all have – that what we have today, whatever we have today is not forever. People who know that they cannot and will not always be “the best”. People who acknowledged these realities, yet despite so, they are not frightened by such thoughts. And their courage to face such difficulties in life comes from the fact that they have always live every minute of their lives without regret.
When the time comes for them to accept their demise from the stage, when it is time to walk down and away from all the shining bright lights, red carpet and cheering fans, they are able to do so gracefully, as if they have nothing to be sorry for, nothing to regret, except memories to look back on.
Even though Hyun Joong is crying and everything, I think deep down he is finally happy with what he is doing now. Happy perhaps in a way that he himself cannot even believe he is capable of actually being happy. To be honest, I never actually felt that he was happy in the past two years (as in, truly truly happy, not temporary moments).
Afterall, life has never been easy for Hyun Joong. Along this path, there is always some kind of obstacle blocking him from getting to where he wants to go. He worked so hard for a drama only to have it dropped in the end. He tries really hard, but he probably knows just as well as most fans do, that he is not a natural singer like, I don’t know, Huk Gak that sort of level? (In fact I think most people don’t take idols very seriously, even if they can sing.) He probably knows just as well that he cannot compete with the endless talents in the industry. Fans have also come and go. If you think about it, his situation is kind of 힘들었다 (difficult). Can anyone really be happy in such a situation?
But after hearing what he has said, I actually felt for the first time that Hyun Joong is happy. I think he is already past the stage where the number of cheers he gets, the number of tickets he sells and the awards he wins are all that important. Maybe those things used to be important. Maybe back then, those were important indicators of success.
But I don’t think these things are important to him now. Instead, he could finally do something that he always wanted to do! That is, to perform with a rock band, which he managed to do so this time for this Unlimited tour. And he could do this with so many fans who are still with him to this day.
What is success? A lot of people mistaken this to be a definite thing. To a lot of people, success often equates money, fame, and being number 1 in what you do. The truth is, success is only what you define it to be. Success to some people may be as difficult as becoming the number one in the world, or as simple as being able to do something that they truly enjoy. Whatever it is, it depends on you. You don’t need other people, awards, measures or any other indicator to tell you what is success. Being able to grasp this simple fact, these people are often the ones who are truly happy.
To me, Hyun Joong has already succeeded. I am truly quite happy for him.
Not sure what kind of “surprises” he is planning to bring for his fans, but I am sure that with whatever time he is left with before he enters the army, he’ll do whatever he can to not regret anything in his life.
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Super glad that I’ve chosen such a guy to be a fan of for two long years. Idols are generally expected to just look good, deliver heart throbbing moments, smile and look like they’re having the best time in the world with the fans. He isn’t my favorite singer or actor in the world, but there are certain qualities that I like about him, such as his thoughtfulness and outlook in life. These are things that perhaps he could not really showcase most of the time because of his “idol status” (Because let’s face it, nobody, except maybe the fans, will be interested to hear what the idol star is really thinking).
And his thoughts now so completely mirrors mine. I am also trying my best now to live without regrets, because I know that this is the only thing that can truly define what is success to me. That’s my only goal – to doing things that I really want in life and perhaps regret doing some of them, rather than to regret NOT doing anything at all.
We’re all beings who are essentially hoping to live a life that belongs to us, rather than a life prescribed by the people around us.
I think if we always hold this close to our hearts, and don’t let critics turn you into a cynic like them, we can definitely do it! We can happy – because only we can define what is happiness to us. It’s all in our power, in our hands.
My thought ^^
i think that everyone has their own point of happiness. To me just be with my family side and seeing their smile that is my happiness.
Plus being know HyunJoong since 2008, that makes my life more n more intersting. I have made lots of friends with the same hobby n bias.
That 's his influency to my life. Just see how he overcame his hardship n achieved his goal. It encourages me alot.
Thank ya 501 times KIM HYUN JOONG ^^
Money, fame, or No.1 is just unreal thing. Like an old saying goes " easily comes, easily goes".
Just proud to be your fan.
Author note:
Actually I wrote this a long time ago. March 28 according to my WordPress calendar. But I didn’t upload it or make it public. I hesitated, because this article is partly about KHJ and again, I am both weary AND wary whenever I think about all the people/things/networks that are linked to him. But today I decided to post it anyway, because I don’t believe in self-censorship and this is one of the key reasons why I stepped away from this – because I wanted the freedom to talk about and write what I want without any obligations.
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