Posted 02 December 2006 - 10:43 PM
omg this is taking me forever to do.
okay heres the cnn interview. she answered in Korean and Anjali Rao the host did a voice over in english.
but you can tell she understood the questions ^^
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Today we are with Asia's version of Britney Spears.
Shes got the songs, shes got the moves, shes got regions of adoring fans.
"I never imagined I would be this big, or that i would get so much out of this."-boa
At just 20 years old, South Korean born BoA is a pop legend. Shes been doing this for almost 10 years. Notching up the #1's and celebrity endorsement deals.BoA is all grown up now and having to make the transition countless other teen queens couldn't into the fickle world of main stream international pop.
"I've not stop growing up, and I'll continue to grow up even more.. So i want to show people more than simply my youth image."-boa
Talk Asia caught up with her in the middle of her nation wide tour.
*CNN's talk asia host Host Anjali Rao = TA*
*BoA Kwon = B*
TA- "BoA, thank you very much for joining us here on Talk Asia. Now this year we've seen you release a new album, go on tours, sign up for a few more advertising deals, and you reportedly even shot a movie. How's it all go? You must be exhausted."
B- "I am very busy these days but its okay and I'm very glad to be here talking with you."
TA- "Thank you, its a pleasure to speak with you too! When you were a kid and just starting out in this business when you pictured what your expected out of life. Is this how you thought it would end up?"
B- "I think its all been beyond my expectations. I never imagined I would be this big or that i would get so much out of this. And i never thought I would be performing on so many stages."
TA- "Let's talk about those opportunities so if we go back to where it all started nearly a decade ago, you accompanied your brother to a talent search that he had entered and then you ended up walking away with the big prize. Take us back to that day and tell us what you remember of that audition process."
B- "It was just completely by chance I followed my brother to his audition that day. Of course even then my dream was to become a singer but I had no idea how to become one. I was only a elementry school student back then. But at the time after seeing that such an incredible opportunity came to me I thought that if you kept your dreams even in your heart and you find a way to realize them some day. And now I think about it years later I was so lucky to get such a great opportunity."
TA- "Still though, your the one that got the opportunities, what about your brother, how did he feel about the fact that your one ending up with the contract?"
B- "At first of course he was very disappointed. But he quickly found his own path and now today he is a great supporter of mine."
TA- "Your parents were not exactly delighted over the fact that, that would mean you would have to leave school and they were very reluctant for you to do that and enter the working world so to speak. What convinced them in the end, to let you do it?"
B- "At first they were very against my entering the music business, I was only a sixth grader in elementry school at the time of the audition. But my older brothers were a great help in convincing my parents why I should do this. And I really like to dance and sing since I was a little girl, so my parents eventually agreed with me and my brothers and finally ended up being great supporters of mine."
TA- "Still they can't really deny the fact that your childhood as it existed just stopped right there even before you were a teenager. Do you ever think you missed out on growing up the normal way?"
B- "I guess I never had what you could call a normal childhood, but at the same time I got to experience things that people who went through a normal childhood never have the chance to do. So I think the world has been very fair to me. I find that if you lose something you get something in return, so personally I learned never to complain about such things. Of course I miss having the normal life as a student."
TA- "You know in the west child popstars are never taken seriously. Everybody just thinks oh well this is a cute publicity stunt, there just going to fade away and never be heard from again. Was that ever an issue for you in this part of the world?"
B- "Well when I debuted in Korea I was only 13 years old, so people where fascinated with me in those days. And when I made my debut in Japan I was only a teenager so many people talked about how young I was at the time. But they also said even though I was a teenager my performance was good and my music was very strong. So I didn't know if all the praise was because I looked cool since I was only a teenager or something like that. But I really think it was a challenge for me, everyone grows up and grows older.. and so the issue is how much one grows and develops in step with ones age and how well this growth can be conveyed to the public. Isn't this a task for everyone? But I really think that since I started out at such a young age its very important for me to select a good time for each turning point in my career."
TA- "And you know genuine talent is certainly one thing your known for very much as well for your dancing but there are still those people out there who say that, your a manufactured popstar, your created and molded by your company SM, and you sing the songs they write for you. Do you think those people have a point?"
B- "I think it all depends on what you mean by manufactured. I think SM entertainment for me, really laid a good path of
my own career and the staff at SM and I were really able to cooperate closely on all of these matters. And a number of circumstances came together well to really make things work out better. I think if one person was to force their own will on something then things that should have gone right could easily go wrong, so all of the conditions really came together well to make me what I am today. So I am not all that unhappy with the expression that Im a manufactured star, in a way that is true. Because SM entertainment created the environment and all the surrounding conditions I am able to be successful in the way I am now."
Next up, BoA's grueling path to the top, and why some fans in her native, South Korea are calling on the pop princess not to forget her roots.
"In no way have I left Korea, I still perform there and I also want to perform in China and other parts of Asia"
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TA- "You trained extremely hard for your debut on the pop scene, give us an idea of what that involved."
B- "First its vocal training and dancing.. and its also learning japanese. But I think trainging to sing and dance was the most difficult. Its very different to sing and dance for fun from training to sing and dance to become a professional."
TA- "You refer your time to adjusting to Japan as one of the loneliest times of your life. Describe for us what you went through."
B- "I actually lived in Japan for only a month the first time. Before that I studied Japanese for two years. During my first month living in japan, it was very difficult especially I was living alone without my family. But after we decided on my debut in japan I came over to japan and lived here for about a year but at that time since I had my staff with me I wasn't as lonely as before.
TA- "Although you live in Japan your obviously still a huge hit back in your native South Korea, there are some fans that say that you've forgotten where your from and your ignoring them. What do you say to those fans in South Korea who are watching this now?"
B- "I really wish people would not make such a distinction because when it comes to performing here and performing back home in South Korea theres not that much difference between the two. But it seems many people think the two are quite different. I believe all of this is because there are many people who love me and wish to see me but I think many people are hurt that im not performing in Korea. But in no way have I left Korea, I still perform there and I also want to perform in China and other parts of Asia."
TA- "Your a big part of what we, Asia, know as the korean wave, which refers to the popularity of Korean culture throughout the whole region. What does it mean to you to have been able to contirbute in that in such a huge way?"
B- "When I first came to Japan there was no such expression as the korean wave. And at the time I was the only Korean pop singer who was performing in Japan, but after the 2002 Korea-Japan WorldCup many Korean songs and dramas spread over into Japan and China. And the expression korean wave was created, and many korean singers came over to perform in Japan. So I am really happy that all of this has happened. And I wish that these Korean performers keep doing well and I really hope that Korean culture can spread to more parts of Asia and even around the world. And this inspires me to keep trying very hard."
TA- "So you mentioned getting into the Chinese market and you also broke the inevitable topic which is cracking the U.S. but SM says that you've got no intention of doing that any time soon. Set the records straight for us, is America on your wish list or not?"
B- "Entering the American market is probably the dream of all performing artists and of course I do want to stand on the American stage if the opportunity arises. But I don't want to rush things and ruin my chances, so I believe if i continue to work very hard then the opportunity will someday present itself. But from the point of view of my management, Sm Entertainment, they are studying the possiblities very closely. Though in many ways cracking the American market is probably not only a dream for me but a dream for all performers."
TA- "Boa stay with us. Growing up is hard enough for anyone but doing it under the watchful eyes of millions must be positively terrifying, and as for boyfriends.. well we'll discuss that after the break."
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TA- "So singing, dancing and now acting. Whats this I hear about you possibly being in a movie with Yao Ming?"
B- "I think such things were reported in the media without my knowledge but I can tell so far nothing has been set. I'm certainly thinking about it. But since my image has been so far as a singer many people are paying close attention to such things like this. But if I am to enter the acting business I want to make sure I act well for all my fans just as I want to show my fans good singing on stage. This is what I want to do as far as acting goes, but I just don't have enough times these days. So I can tell you in terms of acting nothing has been set."
TA- "What about those rumors that you were slated to play Harry Potter's girlfriend, in the last HarryPotter movie, of course that would of been an enormous break but was it true?" (smiling and giggling)
B- SAYS IN ENGLISH. "I wish~~. But it's not true." (smiling and giggling also)
B- (back to korean)"That rumor really caught me by surprise, I would of loved to do that, what a great thing that would of been for me. But it was really a groundless rumor, and I think the people around me were even more surprised at this rumor than I was, they kept asking 'is Boa really going to appear on harry potter?' Of course I wanted to but it was really a groundless rumor though I was happy with the rumor."
TA- "Still you know, playing someone's girlfriend and being someone's girlfriend are two incredibly different things. How difficult is it for you to have a romantic relationship?"
B- "I guess having a romantic relationship could be difficult under my circumstances. But in reality I don't have such time for a relationship, I'm always touring in so many countries. And since I am a pop star its difficult for me to go places as a normal person."
TA- "Is part of it image as well, you've got this sqeuaky clean impression that everyone has of you do you worry about shattering that illusion?"
B- "I like the clean image in fact, I'm grateful that people would think of me in that way. But I think I've never really tried to be something I'm not on the stage. So if people think of me in such a way with a clean image I'm grateful for that and I'll try to maintain this image."
TA- "So if you had any time, is there anybody your interested in now? I might be able to put in a good word for you somewhere."
B-SAYS IN ENGLISH- BoA puts her hand up to her mouth slyly and somewhat softly says "Justin timberlake," grinning-smiling ^^.
TA - bursts into laughter-giggling. "Justin timberlake?"
B- "Yeah."
TA- "Get in line."
B- "But he has Cameron Diaz."SAYS IN ENGLISH
TA - " "yes he has cameron diaz."
giggling and smiling ends. back to serious interview talk =P.
TA- "Your 2004 album 'My Name' showcased a more mature you though some say that is where your popularity started to decline. Do you think the public will always see you as little baby Boa like they still do with Britney Spears?"
B- "It's impossible for me to stay young, I've not stopped growing up and I'll continue to grow up even more. So I want to show people more than simply my youthful image. And I really hope people can accept me as a more mature Boa both when it comes to my outer appearance and also when it comes to my songs. So while I apologize to these people who still want the baby Boa, in fact what can I do? I just keep growing up, I can't stop that from happening."
TA- "You have undoubtedly achieved a lot in your young life so far but one of things you said that you also want to do is to perform in Pyong Yang, what are some of the other goals that you want to pack into your life?"
B- "I've sometimes felt that since I was able to acheive so many things in my life its all meaningless, but then I came to realize and understand that the process of climbing the later of popularity was easy and fun but the process of maintaining that stage once you become popular is many times more difficult. So my goal right now, today, is not neccesarily to achieve something new for myself but to maintain the position that I am in and to continue to improve personally and that is really more difficult than anything else."
TA- "Boa, thank you so much."
B- "Thank you~" (she says sweetly ^^)
TA- "Great! Thank you." turns to the camera. "And that wraps up this edition of Talk Asia with Korean Pop Sensation BoA has been the star of the show. See you again soon."
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