【TRANS】The Bling vol.151 Heize Interview

You Are Heize.

One lazy Sunday, it suddenly started raining from the morning. It was also raining on the day we met Heize about two years ago. It was a 'winter rain' though. She looked somehow changed. She was kind of shy sometimes but not. She changed her expressions every time she hummed to songs,danced and made eye contact. Her dialect sounds adorable and friendly as always and even though we've just met twice,we felt familiarity more than it.

It's already twice that we work together. We hope you will enjoy photo shooting with us.
I liked the photo shooting with natural concept . I think I could do it naturally, right?

However, an artist 'Heize' has the atmosphere that does not seem to fit with 'rainy mood'.
Many people misunderstand me because of my positive and active personality. Actually I don't like to go out to crowded places. I prefer to stay home. People may think I'm a party person who like to play around but it's not true. It's different from how I look like, isn't it.

"You, Clouds, Rain" recorded the first place over four weeks on the streaming service.
I think I have to be careful to say "I'm so happy with result". Actually that fact doesn't seem real to me. I was just like "Is it really me who got top place on charts?". I don't think it's good just to be glad with results. However, I'm grateful that my thoughts which I put on my songs reached people.

You take part in process of making almost all of your songs. What is the biggest advantage of being a singer and a songwriter at the same time?
I think the advantage is that I can match my feeling and sensibility because I write songs and sing those by myself. Even if the term is Rain, each processes could occur different types of feeling and sensibility. My music is started from my diary. I write the diary ramblingly from what I saw, heard, felt and experienced. And I make songs from those so that I can tell my story exactly. Isn't it so simple thing?

Then what if those materials from diary has all used up?
Everyday something new happens to me, everyday I come across new people and everyday I face new environment. It won't be exhausted until I die.

You participated Seo Taeji 25th anniversary remake project<Time:Traveler>. This project is the first time to remake his songs officially since Sung Sikyung released "For you".
I was amazed the fact that he knows me when I got contact. I thought I must do it. But also I felt responsibility to remake one of his masterpieces by my sense and to make it hear into his mind.

How do you discribe the song?
The title is "In the time spent with you". Was it what I hope to sing? No, actually I didn't have chance to choose but I heard that he thought song would become me well. I was pleased to hear that but a bit wonder at the same time.

You are recognized for your ability by living legend, aren't you?
I'm so thankful for regarding me like that.
Some other musicians took part in this project as well. Unfortunately I didn't have chances to meet them. I couldn't meet Seo Taeji Sunbaenim, neither.haha

Let's talk about the album Groovy Room's new album<Everywhere> . How the song<Sunday> which featured Jay Park was produced?
You know the album was composed by Groovy Room?haha They told me the subject and details by story telling. I imagined the story based on it and wrote lyrics.

Frankly speaking, it has different atmosphere comparing to your songs till now. It's rather close to the style of Jay Park, which contains tropical sounds.
That's right. But I feel it's rather good for me because I can't make people hear that kind of songs in my album. It's not common and easy to get the chances to write and sing songs which has different styles.

It sounds exciting to work on.
It was interesting experience to write the song by imagine. The outline was given in advance so I rounded out on it with imaging and it was something fresh to me. Actually I think the song <Sunday> was kind of hard for me to complete all by myself. It was new experience anyway.

You got the first place on the chart again.
Really? I didn't know that.

Yeah this's true.
Wow that's amazing. I don't check music charts so much actually.haha

It seems that female solo singers are in short supply. You may feel responsibility as a begining point of a golden age of female solo singers.
Am I a starter of golden age? Haha But actually I rather just concentrate on myself than have responsibility. Whether female or male, no, If I were a male singer, I would just do the color of music which Heize does now. But I always have responsibilities and worries about my music. So I've already started considering of next album.

It seemed that you expressed all things about you in the album<///>.
That's almost true. I've been keeping the concept of rain very dearly for the long time. I expressed everything about rain so I'm really worrying..

Then how the next will be like?
There is nothing special on my diary these days. Maybe I need to consider myself recharging my batteries when a blank period comes.

How about traveling?
That sounds great. I would like to see architecture of pastel colours.

How about Portugal or Spain?
Then I have to go.haha

It's Sunday today. We are sorry for making you work on weekend.
Well, I also do work on Sunday in anyway. How was the latest Sunday? Yeah I've had schedule on weekends continuously.

Do you spend typical Sunday?
Sunday is a day off, right? Thinking about it, maybe no. I don't really remember. I want to say at home but I've been busy for my personal schedules even if there were no work.

So you wanna be a home girl(a girl who prefer to stay home and doesn't go out often)?
I often think I just wanna stay home and do nothing.

If you had a million dollars and one month holiday, what would you do?
That's awesome.haha I would go trip with my family. I don't care about destination. They live in Daegu so we couldn't stay together much.
Or I would give all money to my mother and tell her "Do everything you want to. I will stay home." I miss my home smell.

When did you visit your hometown last time?
I visited my hometown for some events but I couldn't go home. I didn't tell to my family intentionally. I would feel just missing them badly because I didn't have enough time. Its already been over half of a year since my last visit.

Next, let's ask not Heize, Jang Dahye as a girl in mid twenties. Have you ever imagined how you become ten years later?
I also wonder how i will be. There is a person who can live like Lee Hyori Sunbaenim in this age... However I'm not a celebrity active on TV show. I could keep active as a player or maybe I could become a producer. Or I may enjoy life with family apart from activities after I got married. I have no ideas.. I would like to marry someone someday and if I got to have my child I would concentrate on bringing up them.

Do you have any wishes?
I wish my family stay together. I think I should look for a house in Seoul.
It's so precious to live together because it'll be impossible to do that after I got married someday.

I wish your wish will come true. It seems to be possible to make it possible if it's a true wish.
I will, I will make it true for sure.


Translation by @hei89ze

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