Jung Eun-Ji shares the secret to how Apink members all agreed to renewing their contract, thus breaking the infamous “7-year curse” of idols.
On October 16, Apink’s Jung Eun-Ji participated in a media interview event to commemorate the end of her solo concert. The singer partook in concert title “Hye-Hwa Station” on October 13 and 14, greeting fans with music and various guests.
First, the singer expressed her thoughts on finishing her concert with much success. Jung said, “I held a concert at a smaller theater last year. I wanted to take it step by step. But, my agency suddenly increased the size of the venue twice as bigger this year. We had increased the size because we wanted to provide a chance to invite all fans. When I heard that the concert was sold out, I was at a loss for words.”
She also thanked IU and Jung Seung-Hwan, who appeared at her concert as the guest artists. The singer said, “I’ve always wanted to invite them as guest artists if I were given the opportunity to. I was worried that IU wouldn’t make it since she was preparing for new album, but she so easily agreed to come. We made a deal. If she came to mine, I would go to hers. Same goes for Seung-Hwan. When I asked him if he wanted anything in return, he asked me to come on to his next concert. Overall, I was thankful for all of them.”
Moreover, Jung Eun-Ji stated she doesn’t feel much of a difference when she’s promoting as a member of Apink and promoting as a soloist. Jung said, “I never separate myself between the two jobs. But, I do tend to produce music that I’m more into when I’m working as a soloist.”
The singer also shared the secret to how Apink members all came to an agreement to renew their contract, thus breaking the infamous “7-Year Curse” of idols. Jung Eun-Ji said, “of course, we had different opinions at first. The problem wasn’t whether to renew or not. The problem was how we are going to do this. We had gone through many hiatuses and some members wanted to try new things now.”
“However, if there was one thing that we all agreed on, was that Apink must continue. We’ve had too many breaks as a girl group, and if we were to give up now, we would feel very regrettable. That’s when everyone nodded their heads. I think we have too much left to show you. We’ve done enough of “innocent” and “naive” concept, so we decided to do a concept that we wanted to do now,” continued Jung.
Finally, the singer also shared her gratitude towards her members. She said, “I’m just thankful that everyone felt like Apink should go on.”
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Translated by Dasol Kim
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