Thread by @wunderkitt

A thread of "Life Advice" over the years by our charming and wise singer, actor, and resident witty savage: @GOT7Official #Jinyoung #ParkJinyoung #JY
Credits to respective #IGOT7 translators.

"The most important thing is to take care of yourself. To love and be gentle with yourself is very important."

https://twitter.com/pjywhee/status/1482291855572480000?s=20

"Learn to ignore bad words, you'll find peace within yourself. If you let their words affect you, that means you let them win."

https://twitter.com/jyverses/status/1481991458223656960?s=20

"I have a strong sense of responsibility for what I want to do and what I have to do. I do my best in my role when I'm working as a team (GOT7). That way, I cannot be ashamed of myself even when I act."

https://twitter.com/jyverses/status/1480348334896209921?s=20

“One work passes by just like that, but I want to leave the page of myself as one that has not yet passed over. Because if you fill out the pages and turn them, you cannot write them again..." 1/2

"I want to be able to look back one more time without having to turn the page. Although I don’t know what story will begin on the next page.” 2/2

https://twitter.com/JustForJinyoung/status/1407737874682826758?s=20

[Question: Why do you read books?]
"The idol occupation is good, but when you live according to a well-knitted busy schedule, little by little your thoughts disappear. When your daily life gets repetitive, I think the person gets destroyed..." 1/2

[Cont'd:] "I was talking with someone recently, and suddenly I realized that I sounded foolish. Then I snatched onto books." 2/2

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[Q: Past vs. present self]
"My patience grew bigger. Back then if it was hard, I wanted to show it. Like a kindergartener. Right now I find that old me amusing. There’s not a single person in this world, who wouldn’t have a hard time."

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"I want to create more memories in the future. We will be really busy at the end of the year; at least once I’d like to go with the members to a beach to watch the sunset. I think it would be really beautiful..." 1/2

"I’m really thankful to the members who endured all this while. It would be great if we could all enjoy the dreamlike party like in the movie “The Great Gatsby” together, but that’s really only a dream, right?" 2/2

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"When my thoughts get really complicated [#JB is my biggest strength]. It’s been like that since #JJProject. We don’t talk with an aim to consult about our worries but when we talk, it comes out naturally. Then, (my thoughts) get organized a little."

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[Q: About his solo songs] "The lyrics tell my story. In my everyday life, I have a lot of thoughts like, 'There are good days, but there are also bad days." 1/2

[Cont'd:] "The things I like weren't good. The things I don't like aren't bad' so this time I wanted to tell people about that."

bit.ly/3tvssiz

''I'm just like other people when I go somewhere and I'm like, 'Let's take a picture of this', I take a picture, like a person documenting the moment...A little irony, but me and hyung have a lot in common, we both like taking pictures, but taking selfies [we don't] like it." 1/3

"My personality doesn't go well with social media. I try to be true to my life. It's ironic how my world can be judged based on pictures. More than anything, I don't want to judge another's world so easily either. That's why I don't use social media a lot." 2/3

"I would like to write some notes…I want to write a real book. I watched the movie 'Midnight in Paris', in it Hemingway says “Any subject is good, so write”. I've been thinking about that continuously ever since I watched it." 3/3

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"We can't be loved by everyone, but we don't want to disappoint those who love us. Let's keep protecting them - that's our mindset." #Jinyoung @GOT7Official

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[Q: It seems like emotions are the driving force for both of you [#JJProject] right?]
Junior: "Definitely. Whenever I feel like I can’t focus on doing the things I love, everything else has to come to a stop."

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[Q: On growing up]
JB: I realized that what I think is not the only answer.
JY: Compared to where I was 5 years ago, I have become calmer. Back then I used to talk a lot but lately, I feel like there is no need to talk so much.

1/3 bit.ly/3FGxr2E

JY: "I learned that “silence is golden” through various things that happened. Also, unlike JB hyung, I learned to have my own opinion. Before, I used to only listen to other people's opinions thinking I was an amateur..."

2/3 bit.ly/3FGxr2E

JY: "...but now I've learned that it's necessary to reveal my own ideas. As my skills improved, gradually I had more and more thoughts of my own. It's boring if everything is serious.""

3/3 bit.ly/3FGxr2E

[Q: On regretting choices]
"If I've decided on something, I'm the type to try and go all out at first and then look back later." #JinYoungGOT7

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[Q: On being special to eachother]
#JJProject Partnership

JY: We trust each other.
JB: We know what we like and what we don't like so we don't really confront each other. We have respect for each other.

1/2 bit.ly/3FGxr2E

[Cont'd] #JJProject Partnership
JY: I think when you're in a relationship, rather than the good things, the most important thing is not to do the things that the other person doesn't like. Since we know very well...we pay attention to that.
2/2
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[Q: When do you have this feeling that you go very well together?] #JJProject

#JB: Normally, we adapt quite well and it sticks when we work. When we are together, no matter what we do, everything goes smoothly and efficiently.

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[Q: What do you think about the most when going through a difficult time?]

"I think of friends and family. Just having them by my side gives me strength. When I feel like I'm losing everything, I feel stability saying to myself 'No matter what, I have my family and my friends.'"

[Q: If you were in a relationship, what kind of relationship would you like to have?]

JB: An open relationship? Not encroaching on each other's work and having a lot of understanding, I want that kind of relationship.

1/2 #JJProject

[Cont'd]

JY: I would like it to be someone who puts you at ease like a friend. I think if that's stressing you out, it's not a relationship.

2/2 #JJProject bit.ly/3A45YXj

[Q: Why title the song “Eclipse”?
JB: Insecurity doesn’t just pop up all of a sudden. It comes and fills up, and it’s very gradual. It’s similar to an eclipse, like the sun covering the moon.

1/4 #GOT7

[Cont'd]
#Jinyoung: "Actually, I don’t feel that. I understand the concept, but I always just am calm. My father told me, “Good thing is not a good thing. Bad thing is not a bad thing. It’s like a wave.” 🌊

2/4

[Cont'd]
GOT7: Ohhhhhh.
JY: This is my personal opinion. I realized something recently. We always want to be huge artists...We always want to do more. But sometimes, we just don’t think about that and give up. Then [finally], we got huge results. I think.

3/4 #GOT7

[Cont'd]
#Bambam: “You Should Give Up” by Jinyoung.
#Jinyoung: It’s not like giving up, but letting it go. Don’t expect.

4/4 #GOT7 bit.ly/3qzpTu5

“These days, I feel like the relationship with the fans is so deep that it seems all the themes won’t come up without them,” #Jinyoung says. “The mood of #GOT7's music is Ahgases.”

bit.ly/3tGpoAa #IGOT7

[Q: Importance of taking breaks]
“In the past, I couldn't accept a break in my life, so I constantly tried to fill up the time doing something. But now, I’m quite okay at accepting those break times as it is."

1/2 bit.ly/3tGpoAa #JinYoungGOT7

[Cont'd]
"I try to use those times as focusing on my thoughts. If there’s no ‘me’ and if I don't know ‘who I am,' I won’t be able to have the confidence to stand upright.”

2/2 bit.ly/3tGpoAa #JinYoungGOT7

[Q: On personal & professional growth]

“I think those past years helped me learn who I am. I've been emphasizing the existence of ‘I', but it seems like I have been living a life for others, not myself. Of course, it was the path I decided and walked on..."

1/2

[Contd]
"... but sometimes I was frustrated. What I’ve realized is that music, art, or whatever can only exist when the mindset of trying to know who I actually am comes first.”

2/2 bit.ly/3tGpoAa #JinYoungGOT7

[Q: On becoming an adult]

"I think there’s a sense of freedom that comes with being allowed to do more things. Some people aren’t so hard on you when you’re a student but it scares me that as an adult I won’t have that identity..."

1/2 bit.ly/3qyKKOd

[Cont'd]

"Being able to control yourself...It’s possible for adults to think immaturely and act irrationally. However, doing so is childlike, and I think being able to hold that in is how an adult should act."

2/2 bit.ly/3qyKKOd #Jinyoung

[Q: Public vs. private images of #GOT7𓅪 ]

"It’s the same. Although it’s a bit embarrassing to say it myself, [laughs] our team’s biggest charm is our honesty. There may be people who feel from time to time that we don’t have manners, but that’s not what we’re aiming for."

1/2

[Cont'd]
"We want to show the real us without any filters, so we’d like people to not view us badly."

2/2 bit.ly/3I2is4y #GOT7𓅪

"For me...I want people to look at us [#GOT7𓅪 ] as a whole. Although it’s important to look at each person for his charm, I think it’s more important that it’s a seven-person stage. "

1/2 bit.ly/3I2is4y

"Of course, during a solo stage, it’s good to focus on one person but...I’d like everyone to look at how we interact [together]."

[Q: Asked if he's the spokesperson of #GOT7𓅪 ]
"There are some days that the words come naturally to me, today seems like one of those days."

2/2

[Q: Theater Dept at Howon Uni.]
#JY: "I started off not knowing anything so learning was really fun...I watched the other students prepare for theater festivals and… Wow… For theater, you need to learn the lighting, sound cues, the stage, acting, movement, everything."

1/3

[Cont'd] #JY: "Theater is something that brings together all of this so the community feel of the production was interesting. It would be hard not to become close while preparing for a show, I was jealous."

2/3

[Cont'd] #JY: "Theater is about interactions between those on stage so you can’t do it by yourself. While seeing that, I thought to myself that if I ever had the chance, I wanted to give theater a try."

3/3 bit.ly/3I2is4y

[Q: You often say, 'We want to become artists over idols’. What do you think the difference is between those two?]
#JY: We’re not speaking lightly of idols. We just think that artists, whether they’re idols or not, have their own color of music. 🌈

bit.ly/3I2is4y #GOT7

Love Loop album Sept. 2019 #GOT7 Interview
[Q: On their group dynamic]

#YJ: "Right now, when the members chat like this it really feels like we are family, and when we work, everyone does their best. And when something good happens, everyone would be in a good mood."

1/2

#JY: "Like what Youngjae said, I think doing things like spending time together, fighting, and being together is really nice... [and what makes good group dynamics]."

2/2 #GOT7𓅪

[Q: On composing Dive]
"I thought about the ocean while making this song. No matter who you are, while looking at the ocean you can always feel how large it actually is. I think about the lyrics first. The message of the song is most important to me." 🌊

bit.ly/3I8mJDy

[Q: On his acting career]
"There was no big opportunity or event that started my career in entertainment. It was something I wanted to do to challenge myself."

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[Q: What words of advice he'd give his younger self]
#JY: I would tell young Jinyoung not to be afraid and challenge yourself in anything and everything.

[Q: How do you relax?]
#JY: Just sleep.

bit.ly/3I8mJDy #GOT7

#Jy: "The only difference is harmony with one person or with lots of audiences. In drama or movies usually, you work with either the opposing character or the camera, when you are on stage singing and performing the subject is the public."

1/3 @wkorea @igot7_MarKP

#JY: "It's fun in their own ways but especially when I'm on stage I'm doing it with the members so I feel comfortable. I get lots of questions asking between singing and acting which one I want to do more..."

2/3 @wkorea @igot7_MarKP

#JY: "...but isn't 24 an age where you can concentrate on the things you want to do. At a young age if you have only one dream that you are running towards I feel like it's too harsh. Overall, since it's my life."

3/3 @wkorea @igot7_MarKP

[Q: What's changed since debut?]

#JY: I feel way more relaxed. Around the time of our debut, I felt...rushed and impatient. I thought the thing I was doing right now was everything, and I thought that if I lost this then my life would end.

1/2 @wkorea @igot7_MarKP

#JY: After 3 years have passed I feel more composed. Of course, the fans are everything to me. If success was my goal and the values of my life, now it changed to even if I don't succeed, let's live comfortably while doing things that I want.

1/2 bit.ly/3fsfqKG

[Q: Career variety]
#Jingyoung: I want to find something new in my acting and singing career. Every activity in my career is where I have to learn new things. I heard some advice not a while ago ‘You don’t try to do something [or] try to learn. [You just do it]'.

1/2

[Cont'd]
#Jinyoung: I kept thinking about those words. I still couldn’t understand 100% and I wonder will I ever understand if I keep going on and keep learning. I want to see my own journey till the end.

2/2 bit.ly/3KhcTku

[Q: #Jinyoung's bookworm habits]
"I feel that if I only...make myself busy, my brain will get 'rusty' real fast so I started reading. I especially like to read [books that are] hard to understand. I will read it again and again, spending a long time on just one page." 📚 1/4

#JY: "People who say that they have no time to study are lying. I read on the news that Teacher Lee SungJae will read a little before going to bed every night. Same for me, I’ll read in the car or on a plane. If I only listen to music, the headphones will hurt my ears."
📚2/4

[Q: Why do you love reading so much?]
#JY: "Because I’m afraid. When I’m alone, I feel that I have lots of problems. As compared to having these problems popping out of my mind every now and then, it’s easier to have the thoughts of the main character..."
📚3/4

#JY: "...from the book in my mind. Putting myself and the character’s problems together and comparing us is much easier.
📚4/4 bit.ly/3qHYVAJ #GOT7

[Q: On debuting, twice]
"I wanted to lead the kind of life whereby I don’t even have time to take a breath. But after it really happened, I wonder why did I say that in the past."
1/2 #JJProject #GOT7

#Jinyoung: "Even if it’s a regret, it’s a good thing. Those who are not busy are often envious of those who are busy."

"When the chance came [to act], I thought to myself 'Give it a try'. But now it’s 'I must do well'”
2/2 bit.ly/3qHYVAJ #JJProject #GOT7

[Q: On being an 'all-rounder' in his early days]
#Jinyoung: "Knowing a little of everything is actually the same as knowing nothing. I really hate being like this."

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Jinyoung-ah... 🥺

[Q: On his favorite song]
#Jinyoung: My solo song, "The Day”. I wrote the story I wanted to tell a lot. I can explain what this song is about in one sentence: "That day, when I thought everything was good, that day, when it went away from me so easily...

1/3

#Jinyoung: ...and it felt like the world will crumble down, it’s vanishing like it was nothing”. I live with the thought that things I always liked aren’t really good things and things I disliked aren’t really bad things.

2/3

#Jinyoung: No matter how great the sadness or happiness was, after one year the memories of it will start vanishing.

3/3 bit.ly/3FzcqGW #JJProject @highcutmags

[Q: In a past interview, you described your teen years as “Preparation”. Can you describe your twenties in one word?]

#JY: Twenties are “Warm-up”. Undoubtedly different. Making an analogy with health, teenagehood is like changing clothes [and putting on shoes].

1/2 🏃

#JY: Twenties are like exercising on a running machine and riding the bicycle to make your body slightly hot. Since I’m only 24, I haven’t “sweated” yet. I guess sweat will appear at 29.

2/2🏃bit.ly/3FzcqGW #JJProject @highcutmags

[Q: Ideal type]
#JY: Whenever I receive questions about my ideal type, I describe the main heroine from the film or drama I watched and was impressed by. That’s why I don’t have an ideal type now – I didn’t watch any love stories recently. (smile)

#relatable but kinda #sus lol

[Q: His habit of watching movies alone]
#JY: I cry watching real love stories, tears come out naturally. I’m happy when I watch movies alone. You can fully concentrate, not caring about others. And also each time I watch movies I talk to myself.

1/2📺

#JY: When a character does something disappointing, I’m saying, “Aigoo, why are you like that?”. I can’t do something like this in front of others. (smile)

2/2📺
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