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[Interview] Ilgan Sports Hangawi Interview with Yves: “A wish for Chuseok? That fans and I will always be together” (240916)

“A wish for Chuseok? That fans and I will always be together. So that they won’t run away, is what I’ll secretly wish to the full moon. Then the fans loving me forever - I’m dreaming up a happy ending like that.” (Laughs)


Looking into Yves’ large and sparkling eyes, even the busy Chuseok full moon would be unable to refuse granting her wish.


We met with Yves, who has stepped out alone as a soloist after her time in LOONA. Standing in front of the camera in pink hanbok attire before Chuseok, she smiled brightly and said “Wearing hanbok after so long makes it feel even more special, and somehow like a new beginning too.”


It’s already her seventh Hangawi festivities since debuting in October 2017. Yves shared her thoughts on welcoming Chuseok: “No matter how busy the schedule, I always kept the holidays.” She glowed as she said “I came to Seoul at age twenty, and when the holidays come around, the thought of going back to my family home (in Busan) and seeing them energizes me.”


We were curious about the Chuseok scenes at Yves’ home, with two sisters one year apart. She smiled as she said “We cook for the ancestral memorial with Mom, and just like an annual event, we do a deep cleaning over the holidays. My sister and I clean neatly and well, tactfully.” Regarding her close relationship with her sister, she expressed both gratitude and guilt as she said “We fought so much that we were breaking glass when we were little, but being just a year apart, we’ve grown closer as we’ve gotten older, and we try to take care of each other.”


Before and after Yves’ debut as a singer, her family scenes have gotten quite different. “My family used to be really quiet, but after my debut, I’ve gotten more active and shameless, so when we all get together for the holidays, we’ve been playing games or I’ve been playing MC. I think the family atmosphere has gotten even better and more fun.”


Her Chuseok plan is “to have ordinary days”. Yves smiled, saying “It might seem like a mundane and uneventful routine, but I don’t often get to be with family, so this is a really valuable time for me.”


2024 will be a specially remembered year for Yves. After LOONA’s activities practically came to an end after lengthy troubles early last year, the twelve girls entered new activities separately and together, each with their visions and goals. After preparing for a solo debut, Yves announced her second beginning in May with her first EP under her own name, Loop.


It was the fruit of a long wait for both her and the fans. “Until the solo debut, every single day was a nerve-wracking affair. I was very worried about how the public and fans would react, whether I could pull it off well. But after the debut, I’ve actually felt more at ease. I was able to perform with more confidence while feeling gratitude that “The fans love any side of me.”


Yves’ competitiveness and passion are second to no one. She confessed that early in her debut, she sometimes gnawed at herself through comparison with others. Saying that “I definitely have some unique strengths that others don’t have, but at some points in the past I was unable to see that, and only saw the flaws. In some moments I practiced hard and drove myself, but my heart was still struggling,” she continued firmly, “Now, I’m applying myself in a direction that will make me grow further.”


Regarding the members’ vibrant activities, Yves said that “They are doing their best to make our team shine more from where they are now, and I’m also working to show more growth.” Her goal right now is “Creating a pretty portfolio that contains my unique sensibilities.”


“When time has passed and I look back on my portfolio, I want to be able to think, ‘That’s so pretty, I want to look back on that,’ and I want to leave that kind of record that I won’t regret. Just like how you can only know the true meaning of happiness after experiencing all kinds of emotions, I want to infuse those things into an album.”


Towards the end of the interview, Yves introduced her special wish that she’ll make to the Chuseok full moon and added an ambitious dream. “I’ve joked with the fans like, ‘When we’re old and 100 years old, let’s still be holding dinner shows.’ I really want something like that to come true. I still want to be singing and dancing by then.”



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