linglingshin 2007-10-8 18:03
[10-08] 金东万：跳出神话的影子
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金东万 : 跳出神话的影子
我们很难想象，对于长寿男生团体的成员金东万，在面对自己个人事业时也会紧张。
虽然作为神话成员已发表过数不胜数的各种专辑，但金东万承认对于自己的个人专辑《Kimdongwan is》，还是多少有些担忧。
金东万周三（PS: 对不住，各位亲了，这是07-10-2007的新闻，我看成10-07-2007了英语新闻真的是很少）在Apgujeong的一个咖啡店中对《韩国时代》说，“我自己站在舞台上，演唱一首完整的歌曲，多少会紧张的”
身着一件白色长袖衬衫和牛仔裤的金东万看上去看放松没有任何倦意，虽然这是在排练中。
金东万说，去年是神话成功的亚洲巡演之年，他们去了新加坡，中国，泰国和日本，这也促使他决定寻求个人音乐事业。
他说，“我知道在神话在亚洲深受喜爱。我想与Fans分享一些特别的东西...所以，现在我觉得的，是我以独立歌手的身份登台的时候了”
追求个人发展压力是难免的，而且金东万还要与在夏季发表个人专辑的神话成员李珉宇，也以M著称和申彗星，这两位去竞争。
“我把他们看成我的竞争对手”，金东万面带笑容地说着，“我想我的Fans超过他们，但我还是认为他们是我朋友。我们是善意的竞争”
即使彼此是竞争对手，但神话成员们都出现在金东万专辑的各种歌曲中。李珉宇作曲的《My Love》是由Eric 文 担任rap.申彗星与金东万合唱了《留下的人》，此外Andy 李 参与了《喜欢夏天》的rap
总体来说，金东万更适合于亚洲，不然的话专辑怎会受日本流行音乐的影响。“神话的音乐倾向于男生团体，更注重美式R&B与Candy Pop.但是我的专辑更倾向日本流行，很亚洲。在专辑中我甚至重新编排Glay和Exile的一首日本歌曲。”
他的主打曲《手帕》是讲述一个男子安慰他的女朋友，擦去她的泪水。
在以独立艺人身份准备登台期间，金东万体重骤降。他解释说，“我进行了节食，是因为作为抒情歌手，肌肉男的形象并不好。唱抒情歌的歌手应该纤瘦的，看上去很俄的样子”
. 金东万的音乐事业已经超过9年之久。当他还是高中生的时候，他就和朋友，MC Mongz组团。但是不久后于1998年加入了神话，成为了组合中的主唱之一
尽管神话是成功的，但金东万的理想是成为一名演员。所以他出现在像《告别悲伤》，《我爱的人》的电视剧，以及电影《旋风腿》中，开启了他寻求演艺事业的道路。
作为歌手兼演员的金东万不得不认识到，韩国歌手并没有像演员那样那么有影响力或是受到很大的欢迎
金东万说，“在韩国，演员的影响力远远大于歌手。但是在日本确是相反的。日本的偶像和歌手比起演员来更受欢迎。他们不仅要广大的Fans而且日本偶像还会唱歌，演戏还参与许多活动。其实我也有能力成为演员和歌手。
以前，金东万曾经说过他更看重演艺，但是现在变了。现在。比起演艺他更热爱唱歌。
他说，“当你看电视剧，看完你就会忘。但是当你听音乐，（那种感觉）确是永远跟随着你，你不会忘记。”
(PS:这是网站上某亲对东万的评论：Another 'Rain' clone. Good looks, no voice. Good dancing, poor singing. God help us .... 又一个克隆版的Rain,长的好,没嗓音;舞蹈好看，唱歌难听。
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[size=3][b]原文：Kim Dong-wan: Out of Shinhwa’s Shadow
It may be hard to imagine, but even a long-time boy band member like Kim Dong-wan can get nervous when embarking on a solo career.
Even having sold hundreds of thousands of albums as a member of Shinhwa, Kim admitted he is a little apprehensive at the reaction to his first album ``Kimdongwan Is.''
``I'm kind of nervous to have a performance by myself, to stand on stage by myself and to do a whole song," he told The Korea Times at a cafe in Apgujeong, Wednesday.
Wearing a white long-sleeved shirt and jeans, Kim looked relaxed and showed no sign of fatigue, even though he was in the middle of rehearsals.
Kim said it was Shinhwa's successful Asian tour last year, which brought them to Singapore, China, Thailand and Japan, that prompted him to decide to pursue a solo music career.
``I realized that Shinhwa was loved in Asia. I felt like I had something special I wanted to share with fans… Now I think this is the right time for me to debut as a singer,'' he said.
If the pressure of going solo was not enough, Kim also has to compete with fellow Shinhwa members Lee Min-woo, also known as M and Shin Hye-sung who are both releasing solo albums this summer.
``I consider them as my rivals,'' Kim said, with a smile. ``I want to win over the fans… But I still consider them as my friends, of course. We're friendly rivals.''
Even rivals help each other out, as Shinhwa members appeared on various songs in Kim's album. Lee composed a song called ``My Love," which also features a rap by Eric Mun. Shin sings a duet with Kim on ``Person Who Stays," while Andy Lee raps on ``I Like Summer."
Overall, Kim opted for a more Asian, if not, J-pop-influenced R&B sound for his album. ``Shinhwa's music is more of boy band music. It was more American R&B and candy pop. But my album is more of J-pop, and very Asian. I even remade a Japanese song by Glay and Exile in the album," he said.
His first single ``Handkerchief" is about a guy who consoles his girlfriend and wipes away her tears.
In preparation for his debut as a solo artist, Kim obviously dropped a lot of weight. ``I went on a diet, since it's not good for a ballad singer to have a muscular image. Someone singing ballads should have a lean, 'hungry-looking' image," he noted.
Kim has been in the music industry for over nine years now. When he was a high school student, he formed a group with his friend MC Mong. But he was soon asked to join Shinhwa in 1998, becoming one of the group's vocalists.
Despite Shinhwa's success, one of Kim's dreams was to become an actor. So he started pursuing an acting career, appearing in TV dramas like ``A Farewell to Sorrow, '' ``The Person I Love'' and the film ``Spin Kick.''
Being a singer-actor, Kim couldn't help but notice that Korean singers are not considered as popular or as influential as actors.
``The influence of actors is a lot stronger than the that of singers in Korea. But in Japan, it's the other way around. Japanese idols and singers are a lot more popular than actors. It's not just that they have more fans, but the Japanese idols can also sing, act and do other activities. I have the ability to be an actor and singer,'' he said. In the past, Kim had said he would prefer a career in acting, but now things have changed. Now, he loves singing more than acting.
``When you watch a drama, you forget all about it after. But when you listen to music, it sticks with you forever. You can't forget it,'' he said.[/b][/size]
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来源：The Koren Times
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