[TRANS] Men’s Health August ’16 - Jun. K of 2PM Interview

I want to showcase my sexiness that I couldn’t show before. Of course, I want to show my musical world the most, but, in the midst of all that, I want to display my new image.

Mini Interview

Name: Kim Minjun

Date of Birth: 1988 January 15^th

Height, weight: 179cm, 67kg

Blood Type: A

Family: Mother and younger brother

External charm: Enthusiastic energy

Internal charm: Sexiness

Body part I’m most confident of: shoulders

Body part I’m not too fond of: upper chest

Hobby: Lower-body bathing, helps recovering from fatigue. I did it for 30 minutes once or twice a week while going through body building.

Favorite food: ddeokbokki

Alcohol tolerance: around 2 bottles of soju

Usual fashion style: natural and casual street fashion. I like unusual things.

Latest interest: Having BBQ parties with close friends on the rooftop.

Nickname: Panda. I have droopy eyes, so the fans came up with that nickname.

Exercising music: TANK’s #BDAY (feat. Chris Brown, Siya, Sage The Gemini)

Motto: I have yet another dream today.

-          How was the photo shoot today?

I’ve been exercising since the beginning of the year. Three weeks ago, when the cover shoot was decided, I went on an even stricter diet regime. It was hard, but fun. I was satisfied with the image that I saw when my body was in the spotlight today, and I also liked the photo shoot with the motorcycle.

-          Do you like motorcycles?

Personally, I’m not the type who has any specific interest in it or enjoys speed. However, shall I say, it’s a type of affection that any man would have? I did want to have a photo shoot with a motorcycle at least once.

-          How have you been?

After completing 2PM’s arena tour in Japan, I’m now preparing for Korean activities. We’re also preparing for the JYP Nation concert that will take place on August 6^th and 7^th.

-          Men’s Health has a long history with 2PM. 5 or 6 years ago, almost all members built up for the cover photo shoots one by one. Didn’t you want to do that back then?

To be honest, personally, it was a confusing period. Not only was 2PM busy with many activities, I was also concerned about the path I had to develop for myself. Of course I wanted to have a photo shoot, but there were many things to take care of, so I couldn’t focus on exercising or body building.

-          Why did you start training full-scale?

Last year I was so into composing, I didn’t exercise at all. Choreography practice was my sole exercise. Also, my knee, which I had injured performing acrobatics at the peak of 2PM activities, also got worse. On top of that, in the beginning of the year I realized that my stamina really wasn’t as good as before. And it used to be great. With just a little bit of sleep I used to be energetic and active to the point I could do anything, but this year was different. I realized that I have to take care of my stamina if I want to stay on my favorite stage for a long time. And I signed up to a fitness center that was a minute walk away from home.

-          You also gained a lot of weight?

I’m the type who might weight, but it doesn’t show on my face, so people didn’t know that, but my body fat rate reached 17~18% back then. However, I lost almost all of it in a month since the beginning of my training. After that, I maintained 7% body fat level, and for this photo shoot through my diet I went down to 3.6%.

-          Was it easy to lose weight?

I was very thorough with my diet. Actually, I don’t trust the outside food. I really like ddeokbboki or deep fried dishes, and other flour-based food, but I gave up on that and only ate at home. I don’t really like chicken breast, so I would roast low-fat beef rump, salmon, bell pepper, onion, and so on. I tried to avoid oily food as much as possible. I’ve had lost weight suddenly before, and it’s really bad for your health. I lost weight fast, so I couldn’t avoid the yo-yo effect. This time was different.

-          You probably have your own recipe too by now.

Beef rump is a little bit tough. So after mincing and boiling it, I get rid of the grease and fry it with onions. I also made some sweet potato bread. It only includes sweet potato and the egg whites, but it’s rather good. I took it with me to the Japanese promotions and ate it as I traveled around. 2 weeks until the photo shoot, I would make a shake out of sweet potato 60g, chicken breast 300g, 1 apple, 1 banana, and 2 spoons of organic protein recommended by Park Jinyoung PD, and drink it three times a day.

-          How did you exercise?

Since the beginning of the year I did it almost every day. First, waking up in the morning I did aerobic exercises on empty stomach. I did it for 50 minutes, and I didn’t skip it on concert days, too. I have once stayed up for two days straight while composing, and then too, I did the exercise the moment I woke up. So I could see body fat melt in front of my eyes and my stamina improved. And in the evenings, I did muscle strength exercise for about an hour. My knee is weak, so I was really careful not to overdo it even when I did lunge and squat exercises.

-          This doesn’t sound easy. How was the aerobic training?

I would run fast on the running mill for 8 minutes, then I would walk for 2 minutes, and I’d repeat it 5 times. The moment you open your eyes in the morning, it’s hard just to walk over to the running mill, but after about 10 minutes, your willpower awakens and it says “Right, you’ve gotta do this.” When you spend 50 minutes like that, you feel refreshed, and there’s a feeling you’ve powered up for the entire day. What’s more, even my throat condition improved.

-          It’s hard to follow even trivial patterns every single day, so you’re really amazing. How did you make it possible?

I like singing up on stage the most. I did it thinking that if I want to continue singing for a very long time, I have to take care of my health. It felt like drinking would mean I was giving up on myself, so although I wasn’t too fond of it and didn’t drink often, I quit that too.

-          What was the hardest?

Abstaining from the food I wanted to eat. Usually, I don’t eat it much, but I really like ddeokbboki, so whenever I saw it I felt a very strong temptation. However, after maintaining the diet for a while, I didn’t feel the urge to eat a lot. It was hard when I had to cut down on sugar. So once a week I would have ice-cream as though it were the snacks I wanted to eat.

-          If you were to rate your current body?

I would give it 80 points as “the body of my life.” Of course it would plummet if you were to compare it to the other people… (laughs) I lost weight for today’s photo shoot, so I look skinny. I want to eat tasty food again, grow some fat, and build a body with healthy and slim muscles.

-          Did anything else change aside from your body?

My energy levels improved. I feel that I’m a lot more energetic now in my daily life, when I work with others or when I’m up there performing. It’s like the feeling that I get after breaking a sweat in morning exercises lasts for the entire day. I’m more active when I deal with people, and since I know what changes when my body condition improves, now I am actively looking for other healthy methods. Lately, when Park Jinyoung PD talks about organic farming, I’m listening to it more attentively than before. With a healthier daily life pattern, I feel like my thoughts have also become more positive and relaxed.

-          Do you have your own method to deal with stress?

I don’t have anything special. However, even if I am stressed because of some process, if the final result is good, I think the stress dissolves automatically. I used to deal with stress by drinking with my friends before, but it’s different now. It was only a brief period, and there are many times I regret.

-          Your mind and body has changed a lot. What would you like to display next?

My body changed a lot so I want to showcase my sexiness. Of course, I want to show my musical world the most, but, in the midst of all that, I want to display my new image.

-          Your future plans?

I was really active with 2PM in Korea. So I didn’t have a lot of chance to show myself or my music world. So from now on I’ll try to snatch such chances little by little. Lately, I’ve been sharing ideas about that and working towards it.

• What Jun. K has achieved over the last 6 months, it’s not just the body that is nice to look at. Everyone understands it’s not just your body that gets better through such hard process. You go through experience that improves your daily life patterns, ways of thinking, and even your heart.
  Once again he has rediscovered his sparkling energy, which he considers his personal charm. What other fuel would you need when you fill this healthy and sexy male body with confidence, leeway, and positive energy? Now all he has to do is take off. Jun. K’s run is about to begin.

Kor-Eng: Egle0702

Interview: jegyni

Scans: Romantic Sound

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