K-Rush

## July 21 2012

snipped the cover off Japan's Amazon

credit for scan: sunflower-suzu
all ENG translations are done by:thousandlittlewords

**Sangmin:** Um~ We are living together in a dormitory, we tease Takuya a lot in our talks before we go to sleep. I think he’d be mad at these times.
**Shin:** Takuya and I share a double bed, but when he’s showering sometimes I’ll take up the entire bed, and he often ends up sleeping on the floor, which probably makes him mad.
**J.G:** When I get mad, Takuya-nii gets mad too. When he get’s all silent, he’s definitely mad. (Takuya unconsciously laughs bitterly.
**Casper:** I don’t know~. Does he get mad at all?
**Yongseok:** When Takuya-nii gets stressed, I help him de-stress. So he probably doesn’t get mad at me, right? (laughs)
**Takuya:** (laughs) Now for the real answer! Like Sangmin said, when they bully me I get a little mad. (laughs) I want to get mad when Shin-nii hogs the bed, but he sleeps so soundly it’s impossible to be upset. About Yongseok~ I wonder? (laughs) I don’t especially get mad at Casper, I think. And the right answer is~ J.G! When I become silent, I am mad. (laughs) I’m the type to not say anything when I’m upset. So when I am quiet, everyone should be careful~! (laughs)
**Shin:** Takuya’s fluent in Korean, and is soft-spoken, so he takes care around everyone. Thanks to him, we’ve gotten this far with no trouble!
**Q: For the super-busy Shin filming his drama: what member is he most relieved to see after coming back to the dorms?**
**Yongseok:** I think Shin-nii must be very tired when he comes back after finishing filming. Coming back to see the five of us all sound asleep…that probably doesn’t put him in a good mood, right? (laughs) Um~ How about when we prepare his bed beforehand? In order for Shin-nii to be able to sleep right away, putting out a futon for him in the living room. Wouldn’t that ease him a little?
**Shin:** You’re terrible~ (laughs)
**Sangmin:** When Shin-nii comes home, seeing his side of the bed that Takuya properly left open would comfort him, right?
**Shin:** Now I’ll present the answer~ Truthfully it’s the time when I get back and the house is quiet because everyone is sleeping. It’s very calming. That’s the best! (all laugh)
Takuya: Shin-nii has drama filming, but also has to practice with us, and also appear on music programs. He’s very busy, but he handles it all so well, doesn’t he? And he never complains at all! I think that it’s amazing.

**Sangmin:** Casper-nii is very good at color coordination. He thinks of various combinations, and I think he dresses coolly. I think that color is his obsession.

**Shin:** Yup. I agree. Color is surely the important point of fashion! Casper-nii is very good at it.

**Yongseok:** Like everyone said, Casper-nii is great at mixing colors, but he also has a great sense for accessories. He’s good at pairing things that draw your attention right away.
Casper: Yup. I think everyone’s answers were right. I like fashion with good color pairings. I think that accessories and shoes are important fashion points!
**J.G:** Casper-nii’s style is something like hip-hop mixed with a bit of pop.

**Casper:** Yeah, but it’s not like it’s “definitely only this style!” From now I’d like to make my own style.
**Q: For the manly Sangmin: If there is a girl he likes, what’s his plan of attack?**

**Takuya:** If Sangmin liked a girl, he’d probably be very charming. But of course I haven’t seen this happen, so it’s only a guess~ But compared to me his charm gets full points! (laughs)

**Shin:** If there’s a girl he likes, Sangmin is the type to give even his bankbook to them. He’ll earnestly do anything asked. And not just in relationships. He’s the type to give his all in whatever he does.

**J.G:** I wonder if he’s the type to call the girl he likes on the phone everyday? (laughs)

**Sangmin:** I think what Shin-nii said is correct. I want to use all my power to do everything. I’m a sunflower. (laughs) A sunflower that faces the sun and continues to bloom. If I date this summer, seeing as it’s summer I think I’d take her to the beach or mountain streams. Or maybe even a trip overseas.

**Takuya:** Um~ There’s not especially any times?

**Shin:** No, no. I ask him to do a lot of favors and errands. He always does as I ask, but he probably secretly resents it. Thanks for doing everything so promptly~

**Sangmin:** I don’t think there are any specific times.

**Yongseok:** No no no, doesn’t everyone ask a lot of me?? It’s pretty hard~ (cries) Even Takuya-nii, he also orders me around. The better he gets at Korean the more his requests increase. (laughs) But the good thing about being maknae is that there are this many older brothers around me, so it’s very reassuring wherever I go.
**Q: For J.G who was born in China: What times does living overseas get hard?**
**Takuya:** Well he’s already gotten used to the food culture, right? I know perfectly what his favorite foods are! 제육볶음(Jeyuk Bokkeum, marinated-pork friend rice) right? (everyone laughs) There’s no food he hates, probably.

**Casper:** And he also likes 떡볶이(Ddeokbeokki, spicy rice cakes). But his favorite in the end is still Jeyuk Bokkeum. (laughs) He doesn’t really like seafood. He’s bad with fish! But I am too. (laughs) The hardest part is the communication, I think. Because it’s the same for me. (laughs) As an older brother who is also Chinese, I see things from his side, and I feel there are a lot of things he has to endure.

**J.G:** What everyone said was correct~ (laughs). They said everything I thought about saying! My favorite food is Jeyuk Bokkeum. I dislike seafood. That’s it, probably. (laughs) Because Yongseok and I are both maknae, I’m thankful we have so many older brothers. They’re always saving me in both singing and dancing.

**Takuya:** I originally modeled and acted in Japan, but it’s always been a dream of mine to work in the music industry, so I auditioned. At that time, the three Korean members were already training to becoming singers. There was a connection, and like that we became a group. Now that I think about it it all happened naturally. Because all the members have an interest in Korea.
**Shin:** Everyone was aiming to become a singer. And that is how Cross Gene came to be formed.
Debut Song: La-Di Da-Di
**Shin:** Firstly, we want to show the martial arts of all three countries through the dance. Korea’s Taekwondo, Japan’s Karate, and China’s Kung-fu. Many martial arts moves are in the dance.
**Takuya:** We put a lot of energy into the performance, so we have dance lessons roughly every day!
**Yongseok:** Because we are from three different countries, there is a lot of English in our song so that people from any country can understand. I think that’s a point too.
First impression of the members:
**J.G:** The first time I met Yongseok, I thought his skin was incredibly nice. (laughs) It’s really white and soft. Yongseok and my birthdays are close together, and we even have the same Zodiac sign and blood type, so I immediately felt close to him. When I saw Takuya I thought that he was so tall and his face is so small~! (laughs) Honestly I thought he was very cool.

**Sangmin:** I thought that Takuya was really tall too~ (laughs) But he wasn’t very talkative, so I was worried about being able to make friends. But I thought that he’s the type to easily make friends with anyone once he finds out what type of person they are. And he’s also extremely nice!

**Takuya:** When I first saw Sangmin, I thought, “Ah~ an interesting one has come!” (laughs) He has a very interesting personality, and because we are around the same age we became close quickly.

**Shin:** I thought Sangmin gave a pure and genuine impression. Of course, even now that impression hasn’t changed. But on stage, he gives off an overflowing charisma, so I was surprised.

**Takuya:** When I first met Shin-nii in Korea, I couldn’t speak Korean at all, and Shin-nii couldn’t speak Japanese either. We couldn’t communicate at all. So being looked at by Shin-nii’s big eyes, I felt a little scared. (laughs) But that’s only the first impression. Right now he’s my best hyung!

**Yongseok:** The moment I saw Shin-nii I felt “Ah, he’s someone who works in entertainment.” He’s tall, and has eyes as deep as lakes. Because of those eyes I was able to relax and become close with him. He gave off an air that made me feel as if I didn’t have to be careful. He’s treated me well since the beginning.

**Casper:** I thought that J.G was good at singing. And I was glad because he’s also Chinese. We’ve become friends that can tell each other anything. And when I first met Takuya-nii, I thought he was really tall and looked like a model. Like J.G said his face is also really small, and he looks handsome! He’s even good at basketball!

**J.G:** Ah! Just one thing from me. Casper-nii is a 몸짱 (momjjang- best body)! (laughs)
**Life speaking Cross-Gene language**
**Yongseok:** Sangmin-nii’s in charge of this question!

**Sangmin:** When we go to restaurants, sometimes our foreign members don’t know what things are, so we use simple vocabulary to explain to them. For example, 찜닭(jjimdak, a chicken dish) would be “Not-spicy chicken.”

**Casper:** Thanks to them we’re able to eat lots of good food without problem!

**J.G:** But there’s still things we don’t understand~ (laughs)

**Takuya:** Really? I think that there’s nothing that I don’t understand or can’t figure out anymore. It was hard at first because of the differences in food, but it’s alright now!

**J.G:** Korean is still a little difficult for me sometimes. There’s not really any respectful language in Chinese, but there’s a lot in Korean. Now I’ve mostly gotten used to it, but it used to be really hard.

**Casper:** There’s definitely a difference in culture. Even if I speak my thoughts in Korean, the way I express it can be interpreted differently. Communication is the hardest part to me, I think.

**Shin:** But I think I’m okay.

**Sangmin:** Like Casper said, probably communication is the hardest. Because both culture and language are different. But now we try to understand each other, and it’s not a problem anymore!