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The Brilliant Members of World Renowned NCT 127 Share Their Thoughts Fashion, Music, Lifestyle, Favorite Things… What Their Individual Styles Are #006 JAEHYUN

Full Interview https://mensnonno.jp/post/51051

Some Excerpts

The secret behind NCT 127’s “neo-esque” aspect

MN: In contrast, to the question, “What do you find is cool about NCT 127?”, you responded,“An identity that is all our own”. In a nutshell, what is this?

J: I believe it is our neo-esque aspect.

MN: So, the “neo” from Neo Culture Technology (=NCT). With the meaning of “new” there, you even use “NEO CITY” in your tour titles, so we can see how important the term is all-around for NCT 127.

J: Exactly. We believe that ‘identity’ is something more that just the team’s identity. It’s more about the members that make up the team, the song, each and every performance. Since our debut, we have strongly felt that those aspects and what is yet to come are what “neo” means for NCT 127.

MN: Wonderful. So, it’s not so much that the team is made up of a group of people, but rather that the team is made up of the individuality that each person brings to the table. As part of NCT 127, to the question, “How has being a part of a group and its activities had an impact on you?”, you responded,“Through many experiences, it has helped me to grow”.

J: There is something I feel strongly about when performing. That is, ultimately, that I really do love to sing and dance. I come to this realization each and every time I’m on stage. It is something that I have felt since our first tour and it makes me want to grow even more.

MN: So, would you say that every time you go on stage, you realize that you love to sing and dance, and the more experience you gain, the more motivated you are to grow?

J: Exactly. First of all, in terms of skills with music, I think I’ve grown as I’ve gradually gained more experience while recording. I feel like I’m progressing as I listen to our recordings and improving on what I lack as I go through the process of recording over and over again. The same can be said for dance. I practice every single day, and I think I’m making progress by doing so. And personally, or should I say, on the people-to-people side, I feel like I have been able to grow because I’m part of the NCT 127 team. When working, we live with each other 24-7, even when we’re not on stage, and so I feel like I have learned a lot about accepting someone as they are and understanding them for who they are.

MN: Since NCT 127 is a multinational group, it feels like there is a rich environment for accepting people with different customs and cultures.

J: Yes, it is. I really do think I’ve also grown in terms of accepting others.

MN: To the question, “Please tell us what you think is great about the group”, you responded,“We advance together towards our goals, rejoice together when we are happy, and grieve together when we are sad“. We can tell you are building a relationship based on trust.

J: For me, NCT 127 is also with whom I’m spending my youth with.

MN: It sounds like they are more than co-workers to you. Without a doubt, the readers are certainly becoming more and more interested in the group called NCT 127. Now, we’d like to ask you to introduce some pieces of work you highly recommend.

J: Yes. I would love to.

MN: We would like to paste in the link to the MV you really want the readers to see, JAEHYUN-san. However, apologies in advance, but all the members up to now have pushed “Hero; Kick It”…

J: Ohhhh, I bet. I was thinking about that one as well (LOL).

MN: Sorry (LOL). From this series of articles, we can clearly tell how confident you are that it is one of your best works. Since we are at it, it would be amazing if you could list up a different song.

J: Sure. Since it has come up so many times, I would be glad to introduce a different one~!

MN: Thank you for your consideration!

J: Please catch the Japanese version of “Limitless”. There is a story behind it and I just love the atmosphere that shows through the visuals. I also recommend a feel good piece, “Highway to Heaven”.

MN: We promise to write about how you love “Hero; Kick It” too.

J: (In Japanese) “Yes, thank you so much (LOL).

What do you mean by challenging spirit backed by passion?

MN: Next, we’d like to dig deeper into your “passion”. We can already tell from what you said earlier that you’re quite passionate about the way you engage yourself in your performances. For the question, “How do you want to spend your 20s?”, you wrote,“Full on and with passion”.

J: That’s right. The first thing I’m most passionate about right now is singing. I have a lot of passion for singing, truly so much. And the other thing is that I do not want to have any regrets about challenging myself to do something new. I always feel that there should never be any regrets and so that’s why I also have passion towards ‘challenging new things’.

MN: Regarding that, even with the questions on fashion, we could really tell that you are someone who loves to challenge yourself in terms of fashion as well. For the question, “What type of fashion would you like to try out?”, you wrote,“high fashion photogravure. I enjoy the challenge itself”. Additionally, for the question, “Fashion is indispensable when it comes to transmitting performances and artwork, but what’s your take on it?” , you responded, “When it comes to outfits for the stage and for photo shoots, even if they may require some bold courage, I try my best to assimilate”. Your challenging spirit on what you wear also comes through.

J: You mentioned that I am a person who loves to challenge myself. I totally agree! When on a shoot for a magazine or CD jacket, I often wear clothes that require a sense of challenge, and I love to imagine the different ways I could wear those outfits while the photos are being taken. By daring to challenge myself, I am able to find what suits me, what I like, and what don’t like, and that’s what makes the challenge so much fun.

MN: ”Fun”… nice. You really do enjoy fashion.

J: Exactly~! (In Japanese) Fashion is one way to express myself,

MN: To the question, “When thinking about what to wear, what is the most important thing, your policy?”, you responded,“It has to look good on me”. While many of the members preferred a more carefree taste in the interviews up to now, your answer that it has to look good on you shows your stoic mindset, which is different in personality from the others and also shows your challenging nature.

J: Ohhh, right~. As for the reason why I responded, “it has to look good on me”, I think it’s super cool when you can wear something eccentric and it still looks good on you. In contrary, even if the item isn’t particularly unique, if it suits the person, then it too will look cool. So, in the end, I think it is important to know what suits you and wear it with style. It’s not so much that I’ve decided on a particular fashion style. It’s more about how I can enjoy different styles in that way”

What is it to have sincerity?

MN: We fully understand that both “classic” and “passion” make up who you are, JAEHYUN-san. Now we would like to ask about the third element of “sincerity”.

J: I wrote sincerity because, well… it’s a little embarrassing, but if you talk about your true feelings with sincerity and without embellishment, I think the other person will understand how you feel, and that kind of thing is important to me.

MN: That is really lovely. There are many types of sincerity, but for you in particular, JAEHYUN-san, from the questionnaire, we can tell that you have a strong desire to care for the people around you. To the question, “What dream would you like to achieve in your life other than music?”, you wrote,“The health and happiness of my loved ones”, which was quite impressive.

J: You see… when you try to do something on your own, I feel there is a limit to what you can do. That’s where the people that are willing to be around you become important. That is the thought behind my response.

MN: Since when have you thought that way?

J: Let me see… probably since our debut. When you do your best and work hard at it, you can inspire others. And under those conditions, you can also be inspired by others around you. Working in a positive manner like that is very important even for the work itself, and since our debut, I have felt that it is all about the people around you.

MN: For this series, we have added the question, “Have you already found the real you?” You responded,“I have, but I’m still searching for more”. Including your devotion on growth and your policy of taking good care of the people around you for that purpose, would you say that what you have told us thus far constitutes who you are at this point in time?

J: Well… I mean, I am totally serious about what I talk about regarding what kind of tastes I have, what kind of things I like, what kind of person I am, but I think I’m still in the process of getting to know myself. That’s how I feel and that’s where, “I have, but I’m still searching for more” comes from.

MN: I know it’s really a difficult question to answer. Thank you for sharing something invaluable about your thoughts right now.

What do you need to create a world of comfort?

MN: You wrote about other things that you also like. To “what has had an impact on you?”, you wrote,“R&B, JAZZ”. To the questions, “What kind of place or atmosphere do you like?” “What landscape symbolizes who you are?”, your response was,“nightscape”.

J: I love to watch the nightscape. It’s healing, calming and eases my mind, and it makes it possible for me to think about a lot of things. Although I’m not able to see it that often, I try to make it a point to watch the nightscape whenever I can.

MN: As we ask you about the things you like, JAEHYUN-san, such as classical atmosphere and music, as well as the nightscape, what comes to mind is the visuals of the cover you did of Lauv’s “I Like Me Better”. It feels like it is packed with all the things you like. We hear it’s getting a lot of views on YouTube, too… (as of Nov. 2020: Approximately 40 million views).

J: (In Japanese) Ohhhh, why thank you! The reason why I decided to make it in the first place was because I was in Europe for a performance and the landscape was so lovely. It all begin while I was thinking about wanting to put myself in a landscape like that and take a photo. I then thought that the mood of Lauv’s “I Like Me Better” would fit really well; and since I love the songs in Lauv’s album to being with, I decided on that song. At first, I never even thought people would like this video as much as they have, but I’m very grateful to everyone who has watched it. At the time I shot this, I was simply trying to capture my trip as natural as possible and preserve it. I just want to express my deepest gratitude to everyone for the response and for liking it so much.

MN: We will make sure to pass on this message to everyone as well.

J: Yes, please. Thank you!

LOVEHOLIC and JAEHYUN

MN: Please tell us your enthusiasm towards your new Japanese album “LOVEHOLIC”. The release date is now set for February 17th, which is near your birthday, JAEHYUN-san.

J: Exactly.We’re actually in preparation as we speak [editorial staff note: at the time of the interview], but it’s been a long time since we’ve prepared and released a Japanese album like this, so I’m really excited about it. Whenever we release a new album, I have a strong desire to show a new side of myself, and you can expect the same this time as well”

MN: In light of the album title, what does “LOVEHOLIC” mean to you, JAEHYUN-san?

J: It means to really be into something. I’m really into Netflix as of late! (LOL)

MN: Hahaha! That’s really not romantic at all.

J: (Chuckle) I guess I’m into Netflix love.

MN: We are told that the lead track is a love song. There are many types of love songs, but what kind of love song do you like to sing, JAEHYUN-san?

J: When I’m listening to a love song, I like super sad love songs or love songs about a broken heart, but I prefer love songs with a happy ending. So, if I’m going to sing a love song, I prefer a happy love song. However, since “LOVEHOLIC” expresses various kinds of love, I would like to convey a bigger and stronger love than just a love song. I hope to be able to tour in Japan and to show it on stage. I really can’t wait to see all of you.

MN: Is there anything in particular that you would like us to focus on with regard to the album?

J: The growth in my vocals!

MN: We’re really looking forward to the release. Thank you for everything you have shared with us today. On a final note, could you share with us what you feel is “my own style” right now, JAEHYUN-san?

J: You mean in a word, right? “To be continued”… Mmmm… no… let me think about it again… Let’s go with, “As everyone sees me.

MN: My own style is “As everyone sees me”. You’re the first person to give a response that basically leaves your style to the other person’s perception, JAEHYUN-san. “To be continued” is intriguing as well. With what you shared today, they both make sense… In the end, you’ve given us a comment that will linger on in our minds.

J: Thank you deeply for interviewing me about so many things. To the readers, stay tuned for all our upcoming activities~!

MN: Thank you very much.

J: (In Japanese) Thank you! Until we meet again!

#nct #nct 127 #Jaehyun

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wallpaperpainting · 4 years

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namitaylor1-blog · 5 years

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Group Presentation

For the group presentation I partnered up with two girls, Anastasia and Bronte. We first started to brainstorm, looking specially at video media. We knew that we wanted to create an installation exploring the theme time, context and situation. In doing so, we came up with a simple video idea of capturing a mundane activity, eating ice cream. To add a more complex appeal to the artwork we decided on printing out the setting of the video on to a clear white sheet of fabric in front of the video (projecting on a wall). We question the criteria of what should be included or excluded from photographic visions: what deserves to be an artwork? The idea of waiting, expecting, anticipating is overridden. Entertainment is replaced with contemplation and the banal, the everyday becomes art.

Inspiration

We have drawn inspiration from Jan Svankmajer’s Lunch. Svankmajer uses the mediums claymation and pixilation to captivate the audience with humour and hyperrealism. The film depicts a business man and a vagabond, unable to get the waiter's attention. They begin eating everything they can lay their hands on (the vase of flowers, the table). This consumption then becomes a greedy competition and one character eats the other. The elevator soundtrack creates a light mood to contradicts the dark horror. For our project we wanted to reflect this sense of humour and playfulness. Instead of dark suspense drawn from cannibalism however, we have created suspense through futility: our film does not have a resolution as such, and the only change that is witnessed is the disappearance of the ice cream.

Slovakian photographer Evelyn Bencicova inspired us through her use of controlled compositions characterised by aesthetic sterility. A bleak mood runs across each of her still life images. We arranged our setting to resemble a still life, but it is not a concrete situation, disturbed and changed in the duration of the film. Our video ends with an empty table setting, a similar situation to the beginning. The only record of change is the empty bowl. Bencicova’s dull and unsettling images create an intriguing appeal that draws in the audience using a simplicity which we attempted to mimic through our minimal setting.

(An)Organic by Evelyn Bencicova

Music

We used the song ‘The Name of Life’ from the film Spirited Away to amplify the antic subject of the video, also creating a light-hearted mood an humorous suspense with the dramatic sections of the track. We could also explore Charlie Chaplin music or other ways to draw attention to film as a medium being explored “for film’s sake” in our artwork.

Filming and Editing

Before we started filming we had to find a somewhat large room within the facility and set up the overall composition of the video. We eventually found a well lit room and placed a white sheet of cloth over the table. We also put the ice cream into a glass bowls with a tiny spoon and an empty wine glass to add a sense of confusion and humour.

Here is a link to the finalised edited video on youtube. As you can tell we wanted to make the video a square for aesthetic purposes and we also added a soft boarder around video to create a vintage atmosphere.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImPM5IDIYPs

The beginning and the ending of the video.

Overall my group and I are very pleased how the video turned out for it wad exactly how we wanted it to look. Now we had to figure out the hard part of the overall project, printing on to the fabric and how it would look infant of the image.

Printing on the fabric

This part of the process was ultimately a downfall because the image printed backwards on the fabric, causing the image to look jaggard and out of place. We were unable to print out a new one due to the lack of resources and time we had.

However we came up with the idea of flipping the sheet and outlining the image at the beginning of the video with a black marker. This ultimately helped maintain our conceptual idea of time, it in fact made our overall installation artwork stronger as it was vividly clear of what we had done and aded a light-hearted style with the uneven lines and crooked edges.

WEEK FOUR

Today, our group presentation was due but before we had to present we needed to find a large black room that would be contrasted by the white sheet of fabric. Once finding one we set up our projector and line it up with the white cloth.

Below are images of the set up of our group presentation.

Here is a photograph of what it looked like with the black outlines over the video. As you can see it is not perfectly lined up but that it what we were trying to achieve as it creates a new layer of an imperfect reality / a distorted present.

Overall, my group and I were very pleased on how the project turned out as we came up with solutions with each individual problems and solved them as whole. During the actual presentation everything ran smoothly except we didn't have a speaker to project the two sources of sound but it was loud enough for everybody to hear. It was an enjoyable task and working with friends made it a fun experience as we were able to create a successful installation.

Artist Statement

Our video and still image installation explores time, context and situation, recording the mundane act of consuming a bowl of ice cream. We overlapped a simple, playful outline of the setting done in black marker on fabric, with video footage, to highlight the playful and humorous nature of the work, and create a shift in focus from analogue line art to digital moving image.

We wanted the audience to feel amused, slightly confused at the work and yet we also hope to raise questions through the tension of art and banality. Eating ice cream may seem trivial or cause a search for some deeper hidden message behind the mundane, but we really ask for a close examination of composition, scene and situation. We question the criteria of what should be included in photographic vision. Waiting, expecting and anticipating are overridden. Entertainment is replaced with contemplation. The banal, the everyday becomes art.

This tension between traditionally ‘meaningful and meaningless’ can be related to Jean Baudrillard’s ideas in Simulacra and Simulation:

“We live in a world where there is more and more information, and less and less meaning.”

“The futility of everything that comes to us from the media is inescapable … there is no alternative but to fill the screen”

“At home, surrounded by information, by screens, I am no longer anywhere, but rather everywhere in the world at once, in the midst of a universal banality”

We drew the outline of the tablecloth, glass, bowl and ice cream in simple lines with black marker. In this way, the outline is one trace of the situation, and the video is another. They have been overlapped, slightly misaligned and as the figure enters our video, we are reminded of the different abilities to record time, place and context in still and moving medias.

Our body of work playfully explores the limits of human-constructed time and its measurement against simple habits and rituals. As such, the piece begins with a still arrangement of daily objects (a table, chair and bowl of ice-cream) which is outlined onto a piece of cloth. We intend to question the relationship between human beings and situation. Further, the melting scoops of ice-cream atop the table comment on the idea that time initiates as many changes as humans do. Our decision to construct a multimedia work enables the viewer to experience two situations simultaneously – both past and present. Thus, transience and timelessness conflict with each other prompting us to consider a situation, a context’s durability, and understand the human condition for what it really is – as fragile and fleeting as ice cream.

Here is the link to our group presentation. Enjoy :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8bJENqbskA&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR1BFQR8nIhJi9NyADY8uWG1W8eDGgtugif9lgNSyVCwd3sW0ylG96gw1pE

Bibliography

Svankmajer, J (1992). Food Pt. 2 ‘Lunch’. Retrieved from Vimeo https://vimeo.com/12680446

Daluiso, G (2015). Artist of the Week: Evelyn Bencicova. Retrieved from Kaltblut website https://www.kaltblut-magazine.com/artist-of-the-week-evelyn-bencicova/

Cowan, Scott J (2013). STYLE AND INTERPRETATION: THE INEVITABILITY OF BANALITY IN A ‘CONTEMPORARY’ ART. https://thanassuming.wordpress.com/2013/02/18/196/

Maltz, R (2018). Art of the Banal. http://leiaopalma.com/english/art-of-the-banal/

Behrmann, K (2012). William Eggleston: Taking Pictures of the Banal. https://artofcreativephotography.com/famous-photographers/william-eggleston/

Calirman, C (2015). Art and the Banal.

Baudrillard, J (1994). Simulacra and Simulation https://books.google.com.au/books?hl=en&lr=&id=9Z9biHaoLZIC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=jean+baudrillard+simulacra+and+simulation&ots=3NUcdWbsrV&sig=Ibf6r8oV_JINV5sDTAO0x09DaV4#v=onepage&q=jean%20baudrillard%20simulacra%20and%20simulation&f=false

Music

Hisaishi, J (2001). Spirited Away. Instrumental Piano: Tokyo, Japan: Miyasaki

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jaynearmesillustration · 5 years

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Conclusion

I started this project struggling to find a theme, research was taking me nowhere, the possibilities a little overwhelming. Some previous work of mine explored multimedia themes, mixing 3-D ceramics with 2-D painted surfaces. Without fully knowing the subject matter of my work or research, I decided to look into the materials I wanted to work with, find new process and explore texture. The best way for me to jump start the project was by creating something. Paul recommended I look at the artist Jan Svankmajer, which gave me a stepping stone, I began researching texture and tactile art. This would become the theme of my project, with the debate around sensory values in pre-and post-modern western society and how sense is portrayed in art.

My first practical project was aimed to ignite the sense of touch. Using contrasting materials, such as ceramics, metal, and wool, I created a large tapestry to be hung and felt. I started by exploring touch through tactile tiles, using everyday household items to create texture and a sense of familiarity. It was through the research of Jan Swankmajer and his book, Touching and Imaging, that I was able to get a grasp of how sense can be used in multisensory creations. He also made me aware of the interlinking of sense. “You can hear colour; you can use one sense to stimulate another” (Jan Svankmajer, 2014). The combination of sense and how they connect with each other was another main focus of my work. Each sense I explore through my practical work has been linked with sight. Early on in my research, it was noted by multiple tactile artist that modern society is visually dominant, and I felt wanted to widen the connection of sight with the other senses in my practical work. Overall I was pleased with my first project and early research, it was a great beginning point for me, and highlighted some key ideas that enabled further research and progression.

In my initial research I was curious about the linking of senses, and how I could incorporate more than just visuals in my work. After further research, reading The Man Who Tasted Shapes, (Cytowic, 1993) I became enlightening with the condition synaesthesia. Cytowic (1993) explores this condition in depth and the book is written like a medical journal, documenting the sensory shapes in connection with taste, sound and sight. I conducted research on artists and film makers fascinated by the condition and wanted to create an animation exploring the sensory connection between sound and vision. I was particularly inspired by Norman Mclaren, Synchromy 1971, and Wassily Kandinsky, Several Circles, 1926. The minimalist but effective use of shape, line and timing, I thought came across in my finished piece and was overall very happy with how it turned out.

My final project aimed to unite taste, smell and sight. My further research opened my eyes on the decline of the sense, not just within western culture but also in art since the modern period. Looking into the history of senses and the importance they once held, inspired me to create a sensory cookbook. Modern art perceives only vision to be of value and society feel the other senses lack knowledge and understanding. But I feel there is a disconnect between art and the audience we lack the knowledge that once was accessible, that can only be filled by the introduction of the less dominant senses.

Overall my project took an interesting turn. From something I overlooked as an illustrator, with work designed to be enjoyed through sight, I now feel able to explore sensory artwork and appreciate the art that does push these social boundaries. I feel this project could move forward in multiple ways after researching contemporary artist such as Sue Webster and Paul Sermon and the directions they were able to push sense. Sue Webster has taken sense and made it a disturbing experience, pushing comfort levels, and taking advantage of the sensory neglect within modern society. Paul Sermon has conjured up the question of what is the limit of sense. Modern society now is so obsessed with technology and virtual reality, yet Sermon has made the act of touch feel so real without physical contact.

If I continued with this project I feel the contrast between the value of sense and sensory ratios of pre-modern and post-modern society could be interesting, as there has clearly been a shift in western culture. Can this shift also been seen in other cultures? I would also conduct further research into other cultures around the world that use different senses as their dominant way of communication. I feel sense has previously had a deeper meaning than just a way of collecting data. exploring how different cultures perceive sense and creating a series of work on that would have been a completely different way to view the theme sense.

References:

- Svankmajer, J., 2014. Touching and Imaging: an introduction to tactile art. (Vol. 1). IB Tauris. - Cytowic, R., 1993. The Man Who Tasted Shapes. 1 st ed. Putnam’s Sons: New York.

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