ZE:A’s Siwan Star Diary Part 3: The Fashionista With a Free Spirit

The rest of the ZE:A members can describe Siwan in two words, ‘fashionista’ and ‘tranquil’. With his passion to be like his idol, Lee SeungGi, Siwan talks about his ambitions as a fashionista and a music writer.
There’s never been a doubt that Lim Siwan is the fashionista of the group. He told Asiae that he enjoyed collecting rare fashion items, as well as studying fashion whenever he could. “I don’t think that fashion is simply based on the concept of wearing clothes well or not. Personally, I think it’s more on how many people like the clothes that are worn. If you show interest in fashion, don’t you think people will say you have a good fashion sense?”

Siwan added that buying and collecting clothes for himself was not for him to gain any special attention. During his vacation times in college, Siwan managed an internet shopping mall. The sales were decent and once his vacation was over, he would close the business and keep the remaining clothes to himself. “After closing my shop at the end of my break, I felt that I did pretty well with the sales. Seo In Young is a well-known as a fashionista. I usually look to her for fashion advice. When talking about fashion, she would be very stern. I learned a lot from her.”

Siwan loves avant-garde fashion and hopes to one day be acknowledged and be able to talk to Seo In Young about fashion, who also happens to be under the same management.

Besides his fashion sense, another trait that the members enjoy about Siwan is his tranquil personality. Because of his personality, Star Empire even considered him for the position as the leader of the group. Management officials took notice of his serious and tranquil personality, two good qualities in a leader, and nominated him along with Kevin and JunYoung. His down-to-earth personality was already well-known among fans who watched their reality program before their debut.

“After releasing our first and second single albums, along with the results, I learned a lot from our mistakes. In the future, I will think that the ‘next thing’ is the most important thing for everyone. Because we are still rookies, there are more things that we were not able to show. The fact that we have more things to show ‘in the future’, I think, is another chance at possibilities for us.”
True to his personality, Siwan revealed his future dreams calmly. “A wish I want to make come true in the future is to write a song. Lately, when I listen to music, I am constantly thinking of how I would write a song. I think this wish has a lot to do with me learning to play the violin again.”

(Good friends Siwan and KwangHee.)

“I want to show how much I grew up musically and as a person. And I want people to like this person named ‘Siwan’. For that to happen, I have to work really hard.”

A playful person with the rest of the members, but a perfectionist when it comes to work. Please look forward to seeing Siwan’s growth!

Source: Yoon Tae Hee@asie.co.kr
Translation: ch0sshi@kpoplive.com