SiWan said about his sincere school days image and his memories of changing dream "I wasn't in a situation where I could change even a small thing. I could only dream of escaping, I wished I could go on trip oversea. I was tired of Korea's hasty culture, and seeing foreign countries' peaceful cultures, I was longing for it."

For this third single, SiWan who took the role of visual director said "I didn't thought I had a lot of talents. I worked hard on everything because I had to reach various stages to get my dream of being singer completed, one day I'll be successful as a singer and after that I want to try to challenge another work field."

He said that the most difficult thing about this album was to understand the nine people diversity. "On stage we have an unified image, it seems that put on relief each member charms was the most difficult. And now like every day we're putting efforts in it, haha!"

His biggest goal is to get the Rookie of the Year award. SiWan's dream is not only to get their music known in Korea but also oversea.

Credits : The Star

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The 9 handsome men (JunYoung, SiWan, Kevin, TaeHun, HeeChul, MinWoo, HyungShik, DongJun) are performing on one stage. The fangirls who each have a style of men they like seem to be cheering for their voices. From their predebut days to their exceptionnal shows, they made a solid path, they were determined to make Asia's best idol group, after Children of Empire triumphal entry to the singers' world, at the middle of the year, there's already over 20'000 people at their official fan cafe.

Children of Empire already released their third single 'Separation Drip' and showed its teaser who has a wild 'racing' concept with a sporty look, which caught the attention of the fans. They're constantly receiving a lovecall from our whole country, Japan, Thailand, and all Asia's countries, plus on various variety show they showed off they talents and charms, they even received the nickname of 'variety-dol and are actually having busy activities.

"(DongJun) We have to work hard. So it seems that we got the nickname 'Efforts-dol'. Seeing that we have so much members, when were together our competition spirit grows, when something difficult happens or when we're worried, we help each others so we naturally make efforts to get well together. (laugh)"
Children of Empire's passion is so touching that for their third digital single the compositior Park Geuntae revealed hisstrongs ambitions to "make them become Asia's best idol group". Plus, in this album the song 'Separation Drip' is not simply cute and innocent, the members personnality are put on relief with this strong track and it's even more refreshing to the fans.

"(Kevin) I don't want our group to become another simple idol group. My parents stayed faraway in Australia, I came alone in Korea with the decision to become singer but that wasn't an easy thing."

Children of Empire is not a group with mystical tendencies. Since 2006 they prepared themselves and did more than 50 gerilla concerts while doing a country tour and received the nickname 'Road-dol', thanks to their music and their perfomances they received recognition. This outcome means that they're no more rookies when they shed tears and sweat to do their perfomances.

"(JunYoung) I don't want to receive recognition only because of our faces. For this album we couldn't personnally take part in the producing but for the choreography we always showed new things to our dance professor. And for this album concept we wanted to show a really manly side so we learned martial arts from 'Julian Kang' and showed off the 'Kickdance'...We said that we had to do the best performance as rookies and we thought it was the best way to make it."

Credits : The Star

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With their 3rd single Level Up ready to be released on the 8th, ZE:A has revealed the final four individual album jacket photos packed with the avant-garde transformation, officially marking their highly anticipated countdown.

Having revealed the photos of 5 members and their MV teaser earlier, Star Empire Entertainment has released photos for Kwanghee, Kevin, Heechul and Siwan to complete the collection today and they are really rocking the concept.

Their album is set to drop on the 8th! So stay tuned you guys!







Many thanks to MoonAngel05 for the tip.

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With their 3rd single Level Up ready to be released on the 8th,their released teaser of that MV first.I love the concept and the song sounds the best.I really love their new style especially MinWoo,HeeChul and HhyungShik.Check out their teaser MV

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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

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The member who always seems to be in a good mood, Im Siwan (22, real name Im Woongjae), manages to capture everyone’s attention when he freely speaks his mind.
Without holding himself back, it was member Siwan that made comments as everyone told their stories. Seeing Siwan truly being himself, this reporter came to realize that Siwan seemed more mature than other people his age. “I was actually well-behaved as a child, and I didn’t get into trouble. I studied a lot and was a good student (laughs).”

Watching the way Siwan acted naturally, with his shy, light laughter and his mature mannerisms, it was easier to believe that this young man was actually nicknamed ‘ZE:A’s brain’. “When I was younger, I was a bit persistant. I think I’m like my mom when it comes to me always having to finish what I started.”

Despite his quiet personality in school, SiWan was picked for class president consistently, gaining recognition as a leader. When asked what he was interested these days, he answered, “Playing the violin.”

“I’ve been in love with the violin lately. I even know how to play the electric violin. I’ve come to realize how fun it is after playing again.”

“I actually played the violin when I was in the 1st grade, up until the 6th grade. I forgot a lot of things, but I can still play. It might be because I played when I was younger, but I enjoy listeng to violin instrumental tracks. I want to practice even more now and play it for my fans (laughs).”
After hearing about Siwan’s background in classical music, this reporter wondered what made such a calm person become interested in mainstream music. When asked, he replied by saying that his dream had always been to become a singer.

“Since I was in the 8th grade, I gained interest in becoming a singer. I enjoyed listening to music, as well as singing along. Still, i wasn’t able to jump right into my dream since I was wasn’t sure if I would be able to make it on my own. Soon, there was a turning point in my life. This was during my first year of college.”
It was while he was studying in Busan National University under the Department of Mechanical Engineering that Siwan met his turning point. Naturally wanting to finish everything he started, Siwon decided to put his fears aside and move towards chasing his dream.

“As a way of challenging myself, I participated in the ‘Chin Chin Song Festival’. I applied on my own, and thankfully, I was able to catch the attention of a person from my current management. That was my beginning.”

Siwan’s relationship with Star Empire began growing after that event. It was when he became a trainee that he was able to begin showing off his capabilities as a singer.

“I don’t know how or where this road will lead my life, but I think if I work hard, the results will be just as good as me becoming a member of ZE:A.”

Source: Yoon TaeHee@asiae.co.kr
Translation: ch0sshi@kpoplive.com

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