Singer Hwayobi talks about her newly found love, Sleepy on Happy Together Season 3

After that cyworld’s public confession, Hwayobi seems to be more open to the public about her relationship with Sleepy, a member of Untouchable. On KBS TV “Happy Together” Season 3, Hwayobi said, “My boyfriend calls me “Honey” (‘자기야~’) and I call him “Baby” (‘애기야~)”

MC Park Mi Seon also asked her about the ring on her finger :) *yeah I wanna know too* and it is indeed a couple ring~ Ahhh, no wonder~ ^ ^

Our ggaedong-ee has found her new love, and I’m sincerely wishing the very best of them both. Hwanhee needs to concentrate on his first album (when? when? when?), and while he’s at it, I surely hope he’ll have a new drama soon too ^^ “Over The Rainbow” ended a while ago, so yeah, Hwanhee-야, ppali~~

Earlier this month, Hwayobi wrote on her cyworld that shocked almost half of the HwanYobi fans, but life goes on. Good luck to Sleepy and Hwayobi, though I still think that HwanYobi’s wedding photos from WGM are still the best. Sleepy can’t beat that~ *chuckles*

Look at these…

Yeah~ good luck beating these pictures and looking way prettier than Hwanhee~ lolz…
Hwanhee and Hwayobi’s WGM wedding pictures are definitely ♥♥♥
Sigh… good memories~

Did the subject up there grant me your attention a bit? or maybe a little curiosity? hahaha… :) It was kinda o_O? moment for me too when I first read the news article’s title~  And of course, I was ‘dying’ to hear what she said about my Hwanhee (keke… erm…)

Oh, and Hwayobi’s new single “Half” is definitely ‘eating’ up SNSD’s Gee~
WOOHOOO! what a great news!
“Gee” has been pretty popular on music charts, and now, “Half” is kickin’ their butts! ㅋㅋㅋ I personally didn’t think that it’ll go far, but apparently, Hwayobi’s power is still alive and kickin’!
So happy for oori 개똥이 ^^

(the article is after the cut, and since it’s soooo long, I was thinking of cutting it short, but there are some interesting questions… so, it’s a pretty interesting article to read.  She’s indeed one of a kind! :)  I’m so glad she got together with Hwanhee on the show ^^ a refreshing character!)

Hwayobi, “I give my all to a man, but I don’t cling out to them (or drag them down)…”

“개똥이” Hwayobi the singer has returned.

The 4-dimensional appeal she has introduced through the popular Sunday night program, “We Got Married”, and also the new album, “This is Love” have graced Hwayobi’s comeback to the singing stage. The R&B diva has reach up a step with her unique technique which appears on her newest single, “Half”

This title song, “Half” tells a story of a woman who is in love with a man who has a lover already. The heartbreak and the struggle… noone can portray this better than Hwayobi’s husky voice and sexy image.

Hwayobi said, “I didn’t want to talk about cliche love stories, so the lyrics that I wrote came out differently than what my original thought of love. Out of 70 songs that I received, I came to pick only 5 of them…”

Hwayobi expressed that in song theme for “We Got Married” – “This is love”, she was able to express her joy and happiness in the song. Working together with composer Kim, they created a happy melody that fits well with the mood of the track.

“After 8 years debut, I want to seek a multi different voice”

- Is there a special reason why the ‘multi voice’?

▶ I’m always pursuing for the multi different voice.
I’ve always wanted to have songs that are able to come alive as the singer sings it. As for the album’s title song, I want to avoid it to be just ‘pretty’ song. “Half” has a sad song lyrics in it, combined with the electronics melody that brings out a strong sense of overcoming power.

- “Half” was written by you as the title song and it’s about falling in love with a man who already has someone else?

▶ Yes, but “Half” is not a reflection of my own love story (laughs) I feel strange to hear a regular love song or breakup songs, so rather than the typical love story, I’d prefer to give a little ‘tension’ to it.

- The album title “This is love” seems to talk a lot about love?

▶ My music is a far different story. I’m like the next door’s sister so we can talk to each other like close friends. The artist and the album title have to have that ‘distance’ / connection that mean something. I’ve always wanted to do music that shows a simple and universal love, something where a person can love and receive love.

- Was the music video a directed acting?

▶ I don’t like the type of music video that’s like a drama. But when the singer appeared on stage and act with her eyes and gestures, it can help the viewers think about it once in a while.

- You seem to be different on and off stage.

▶ I try to be serious when I sing. (laughs) Whether is personally or not, I did sing about love, so even if they say that they’ve received a friendly and humanistic love, it’s hard to erase the image as a singer and I don’t want to erase it…

- And your image as a singer has looked very mature.

▶ Yes, indeed. I wanted to have a mature image than just a cute girl image.

- After the vocal cord surgery, your voice sounds better.

▶ My voice got so clear, due to trying to sing my best. Before my voice wasn’t so clear, and it was dark husky voice. But since I was a kid, this was the voice that I have.

- As a singer, is there a voice you’re envious of?
▶ No. (she answered “no” as soon as the question was asked).
My voice is at the perfect condition for recording.

- Having a husky voice is likely to be misunderstood that you like to drink a good wine.

▶ In fact, I drink alcohol. (laughs) Drinking alcohol doesn’t make your neck bad. But I can’t drink it during the time I’m working, because it’ll make my face swollen. Drinking water is the best to keep my throat in good condition.

*skipping a few questions, then jumped to “We Got Married” related questions…*

- Your fan-base has increased tremendously after you appeared on “We Got Married”

▶ Definitely yes. The experience has broaden my fan-base. It was actually a great experience to be on the show.

- Is there anyone else you want to be partner-up with rather than Hwanhee? And how is Hwanhee?

▶ No, Hwanhee was the best, because of him I was able to shine. He’s the best to fit my personality. He’s also very thoughful and manly. I like how he was very dependable and good at taking care of himself…. he has many good sides of him. Because we weren’t close in the past, I didn’t know that he was that type of person. Now we’re very close.

- What do you think of Hwanhee as a singer?

▶ I’m a huge fan of his.  I have a lot of songs (of Hwanhee) that I like.

- Ever called him (Hwanhee) personally?

▶ No, because I don’t want to cause rumors. In reality, we could just be meeting up for drinks, but some people would really believe that we’re going out for real. We both didn’t want to cause misunderstandings or give the wrong ideas to people.

- The food looks really good, and surprisingly, the marriage seems to be genuine.

▶ That dedication is my style as I love doing the best for my man.  So I’m comfortable doing that. Though at first he seemed arrogant, but he’s not like that. (laughs). That’s the way for me to be comfortable.  And if once a man becomes arrogant, then he’s automatically out.  I  absolutely don’t want to hang on to a man.  I really like cooking.

- Though it’s a virtual marriage, you didn’t change.

▶ Well, I don’t know if I’d be EXACTLY like that (later on when she has her own family/marriage).
I want a family-type man.  By this, I don’t only mean someone who really cares for me. Even if that person was cold, I would like him as long as he is responsible to his family.

- Do you like the ’sexy’ concept?

▶ No.  The song just fits the attire. There isn’t a lot of skin showing but people just see it that way.  After putting on boots and pants, the only thing showing was strings… just in case my chest might show, I wrapped myself in chain… and because I have my curves, they say if I wear tight clothes, it might show some skin that it’ll appear exotic…  it wasn’t intentional to go with the sexy concept.

- But together, you look sexy and cute.

▶ Not sexy, it isn’t! (laughs) Ha ha ha!

- You look very beautiful though.

▶ I’m becoming uglier the more she works.  Make-up isn’t getting on as well.  My face is too wet and when it’s dark, I have dark circles. Because of my busy schedule, I’ve become uglier after my album was released.

- New Year’s plan/resolution?
▶ I want to make a high quality gospel this year.

(the last question kinda surprised me. but hey, good for you, Hwayobi! I’ll be waiting for your gospel album, just like I’ll be waiting for Brian’s ;) hehe)

(big thanks to April for the great help! You rock, babe. Thanks for letting me bug you with this long article haha~)

As you can see from the pictures above, Hwayobi did tear up in the recent episode of Kim Jung Eun’s Chocolate (aired last Wednesday, Feb 18). She was there next to Lyn, Ji Sun and Kim Jung Eun during the talk-show.

I’ve been replaying the clip a few times, but I still have no idea as to why exactly did she cry for? Is it Hwanhee? Did she miss him or something? o_O or am I missing something here…? *chuckles*

Nonetheless, it was pretty cute, and sweet. And if Hwanhee knew about this, or probably saw this on TV, he would have a field day, grinning from ear to ear. Ggaettong-ah, wae urro! ^_^

Let me know if you know why she teared up all of the sudden. Would love to hear others’ opinion, especially if you’re HwanYobi’s fans ^^

Let’s watch the clip again:

OK, it started when Kim Jung Eun brought up the topic of being ‘virtually married’ on “We Got Married”. Understandable, since Hwayobi just existed the show, this is one of the ‘good questions’ to ask (and people would want to know how Hwayobi feels about the show in general, and of course, the topic of ‘Hwanhee’ wouldn’t escape this part). Then Kim Jung Eun also asked about her nickname, given by Hwanhee, which translates to “dog-poop”, and created the ‘chaotic’ arguments among netizens. Others think Hwanhee is being rude, although Hwayobi seems to love the nickname even until now. (woot~!)

After that, Kim Jung Eun also asked Lyn if she ever got any special nickname, which Lyn honestly said, “monkey”. LOL, poor lyn. At first Lyn thought it was funny, and pretty cute… but then she went to the zoo, and met the real monkeys, lolz, and started to get a bit offended :P (mwahaha).

And then, somehow between there, Hwayobi’s eyes welled up, and she had real tears going down her cheeks, that made her shy and excused herself to the back stage.

….

ANYWAYS.
If you have some clue, please do share your thoughts. I’d really love to read it, and maybe I’m missing something here. ^^ Wild guess is that she had real feelings for Hwanhee (not that I can blame her for that), and if this is correct,… awww, poor her! Hwanhee seems to have a hold of himself not to get involved with those in the same field as his (he revealed his during a phone interview, in some radio show, and the host let Hwayobi listened to the recording).

Performing “Half” after the talk:

With her comeback mini-album, Hwayobi is now on the spotlight of almost every news media. It’s not a big surprise when a singer has their new album, and doing its promo activities, she/he is bound to be on some articles and whatnot. And I’m somewhat happy to find this one short interview with Star News. (Kinda reminds me of Alex, last Summer, during all those glory days with “My Vintage Romance” and his involvement on “We Got Married” Gah~ I miss those happy times~ hehe)

Hwayobi’s comeback as a singer, appearance on WGM helps her music

After her farewell with Hwanhee on “We Got Married”, now she, Hwayobi (27) has returned successfully to her rightful position as an R&B singer.

Earlier this month, the sophisticated Hwayobi, released her mini-album and a new single, “Half” which marked her return in the music industry. It has been a year since she last had her latest 6th album last March 2007. For the last 6 months before, she participated on the MBC star’s wedding variety program, “We Got Married” as Hwanhee’s wife, which has earned her tons of fans’ supports from both Hwanhee’s and hers. They actually made such a great R&B couple with their own background as singers.

To mark and maybe commemorate her involvement in “We Got Married”, Hwayobi also produced a theme song for her coupling with Hwanhee (“Let’s Love”), along with her own composed song, “Half” which has received tons of positive supports from her fans.

Hwayobi mentioned that even though she was in the variety show, and got tons of love from people, it doesn’t change her main focus as a singer. She has been in love with singing and music ever since she was in elementary school, and her involvement in “We Got Married” with Hwanhee actually pushed her to create more music. And since it’d be hard to keep up with both, she chose to exit the program and concentrate on her album promo (same thing with Hwanhee because he also has his 8th album activities).

In the meantime, it has been her 10 years debut as a singer, so for now, her focus is with the album’s promotion and hoping to come back strongly as a singer with her “Half” (which is btw, a great piece. Suits her best, and really has her signature all over the music and the lyrics.) It took her hours to write the lyrics and composing the music for “Half”, but as soon as she completed the song, she knew that she wanted this song to be her title track.

“So far the songs I’ve written and composed are mostly ballads and R&B. For ‘Half’, the beat and rhythm of the song mix together to fit the mood. And I hope people would say, “Oh, this is definitely Hwayobi’s song!” she said it with a big smile on her face.

Last time, on the final episode of We Got Married, she invited one of her best friends, Lyn and Gummy to eat together with her and Hwanhee. According to Hwayobi, they were having such a great time, and laughed a lot, as her friends teased Hwanhee and her as if they both were an actual married couple. They had noticed her nickname as “dog-poopie”, which has become sort of an ‘icon’ and nickname for her and her character. When asked, “So, is this Hwayobi’s real character when she acted as Hwanhee’s 개똥이? She answered, “I would actually get attracted to a guy with few words (like Hwanhee, ehm~), rather than those who talk a lot.” as she smiled brightly. (This can easily be interpreted as she did have that ‘crush’ on him for real during their time on WGM… woohoo~~)

Lastly, Hwayobi expressed, “In the past, the attention has always been because of my involvement with Hwanhee on the show, but if the opportunity comes, I would want to do something else like performing in an art show program, or acting in a movie.” (She also told Kim Jung Eun that she’d love to be in Kim Ki Duk’s movie. Hm, interesting~)

As much as I love Alex-Shinae on “We Got Married”, Hwanhee & Hwayobi’s 100th day wedding photoshoot is definitely one of the best, romantic moments of HwanYobi’s memory lane :)

I just looooove the playful Hwanhee and the bashful Hwayobi in this scene, as they both followed the photographer’s instructions (which is very genius on his part btw. Fresh ideas, and those shots are GORGEOUS!)  Hwanhee does seem so pro at it, and even teased his bride a few times teehee~ (and I love, love love the background song so much <3  keke… really nice to hear Brian’s and Hwanhee’s voice singing cheerfully in the background while they were doing the photoshoots. FTTS <3)

So… here we go, the clip, the song, and some more pictures from that day…

Hwanhee & Hwayobi… like Alex & Shinae after they left the show, I felt empty.
“We Got Married” is definitely NOT the same anymore now =(

Background song:
Fly To The Sky – “Kissing You”
(feat. Issac Issac Squab of Trespass – No Limitations repackage album)
[ DL LINK ]

Fly To The Sky – Kissing You (Feat. Issac Squab of Trespass)

Uh, yeah
Something new for y’all
I like this
Uh huh, check it
The first, come on

Girl 너무 달콤한 그 기억
Girl neomu dalkomhan geu gieok
Girl that sweet memory
고장 난 것 같은 내 가슴이 뛰죠
gojang nan geot gateun nae gaseumi ttwijyo
My heart that doesn’t seem to work races (that’s what I’m talkin’ ‘bout)

달이 잠들고 아침 햇살이
dari jamdeulgo achim haessari
Even as the moon falls asleep and the morning sun

눈을 뜰 동안도 밤새 잠을 설치죠
nuneul tteul dongando bamsae jameul seolchijyo
Opens its eyes, I fail to fall asleep

I just wanna make you smile

밤하늘의 별처럼 바라만 봤던 니 입술을
bamhaneurui byeolcheoreom baraman bwatdeon ni ipsureul
I can only stare at your lips like I do the night’s stars

And every time I’m with you babe

변할 수가 없다고 you know I love you
byeonhal suga eopdago you know I love you
I know it can’t change you know I love you

Sometime 한번쯤 찾아오겠죠
Sometime hanbeonjjeum chajaogetjyo
Sometimes maybe you’ll come see me one time

때로는 아파서 이별을 바래도
ttaeroneun apaseo ibyeoreul baraedo
Sometimes I hurt even though I expect a goodbye (you know what I’m sayin’, right?)

해와 달이 만날 수 없듯이
haewa dari mannal su eopdeusi
Maybe we won’t be able to meet our goodbye

우리의 이별은 만날 수가 없겠죠 oh~
uriui ibyeoreun mannal suga eopgetjyo oh~
Like the sun and the moon that’ll never meet

I just wanna make you smile

밤하늘의 별처럼 you know it’s all for you baby
bamhaneurui byeolcheoreom you know it’s all for you baby
Like the stars in the night sky you know it’s all for you my baby

And every time I’m with you babe

변할 수가 없다고 you know I love…I do
byeonhal suga eopdago you know I love…I do
I know it can’t change you know I love you, I do

Rap:
(Let’s kick it y’all)
I fall in love with your smile
And I wanna make you smile

움츠려 숨어있던 날 일으켜
umcheuryeo sumeoitdeon nal ireukyeo
You raise me up when I’m hidden and withdrawn

내가 살아갈 이유를 만들어 준 너의 미소와
naega saragal iyureul mandeureo jun neoui misowa
You give me a reason to live the smile you gave me

푸른 달빛 아래서의 떨리는 기억과 너의 말
pureun dalbit araeseoui tteollineun gieokgwa neoui mal
The blue moonlight above the thrilling memories and your words

you know what? 두근거리는 맘은
you know what? dugeungeorineun mameun
You know what? My racing heart

어느새 네 입술에 내 입을 맞추고
eoneusae ne ipsure nae ibeul matchugo
Somehow pressed my lips against yours

Sweet kisser oh yes sir

하겠어 널 위해 뭐든지 하겠어 hey girl you’re my pearl
hagesseo neol wihae mwodeunji hagesseo hey girl you’re my pearl
I’ll do it I’ll do anything for you hey girl you’re my pearl

아직은 서툴러서 어색할진 몰라도
ajigeun seotulleoseo eosaekhaljin mollado
Even though it might still be awkward

누구나 꿈꿔왔던 영화 같이 멋지진 못해도
nuguna kkumkkwowatdeon yeonghwa gachi meotjijin motaedo
Even though it won’t be glamorous like a dream or movie

내 품이면 된다고 시간만 흘러 갈뿐
nae pumimyeon doendago siganman heulleo galppun
As long as you’re in my arms time will fly

우리 사랑 이대로 멈춰 있다고
uri sarang idaero meomchwo itdago
Our love should freeze here

I will never let you go

밤하늘의 별처럼 변하지 않고 그 자리에
bamhaneurui byeolcheoreom byeonhaji anko geu jarie
Like the stars in the sky I’ll never change my position

I promise to be by your side

변할 수가 없다고 and you know I need you too
byeonhal suga eopdago and you know I need you too
I know it can’t change and you know I need you too

I just wanna make you smile

밤하늘의 별처럼 바라만 봤던 니 입술 모두 갖게 되었죠~ oh~oh~
bamhaneurui byeolcheoreom baraman bwatdeon ni ipsul modu gatge doeeotjyo~ oh~oh~
I finally got the lips I could only stare at like the night’s stars

And every time I’m with you babe

변할 수가 없다고 you know I love you too…I do
byeonhal suga eopdago you know I love you too…I do
I know it can’t change you know I love you too, I do

Yea, you understand what I’m talkin’ ‘bout, right?
Yea, cuz I love you
I just wanna make you smile

(credits: translation by: Claire, aheeyah.com)