[TRANS] Real Sound Article about Jun 201223

See the article written by Azusa Takahashi from here. Translation by @yuitranslates. Please do not reupload without permission.

JUNE from ORβIT continues to show perfect performance skills since "PRODUCE 101 JAPAN". The humble personality and loved character he is are his charming points.

　Since debuting on November 11, ORβIT continues to promote with collaborations with First Kitchen and Round 1. Although the members living in different countries does physically separate then, a recently uploaded picture on their official Instagram account shows pictures taken for the official goods "Happy βox" 80’s American ver. where the 7 members are together. Despite the situation, the only one who was able to travel between countries for the shooting of the MV for the title song "UNIVERSE" from the album "00" was JUNE, whose father is Japanese and mother is Korean.

　JUNE is 24 years old, born in 1996. Having roots both in Korea and Japan, he is also fluent in Korean. He also participated in "PRODUCE X 101" prior to participating in "PRODUCE 101 JAPAN". In "PRODUCE 101 JAPAN", he stayed at a high ranking from the start. In a video where the finalists had a chance to speak outside of the competition, he has said that he did not like the curious gazes he got when he first appeared on the show just because he had been on another show of the same series. Still, he had been skilled in singing and dancing from the very start and he definitely caught everyone's attention in a positive way. Realistically, there is a difference when it comes to someone with experience. When it comes to rap, it is something he is not willing to let slide and he has continued to show that stance from the very start

　While there are parts where the show was made to show it that way, his strong-willed and confident character was definitely an irreplaceable component in order to keep the show lively. However, his rapping skills were most likely one step ahead of the others in reality. In his 1 minute PR video, he performed a Japanese, Korean and English trilingual rap performance and got multiple positive comments such as "he's super good", "why didn't he show it in PDX?", etc.  Not to mention that on every stage in "PRODUCE 101 JAPAN", he was often seen leading the team with his rap skills and leadership. Of course, that hasn't changed since he joined ORβIT. For his solo song "Double 20", it is an authentic rap song in which he wrote the lyrics and composed the song himself.  To add, he took part in the writing process of 6 songs out of 13 in their first album "00", including his solo song. 

　A strong-willed character, an all-rounded artist who can sing, dance, and rap, the versatility needed to even participate in the music production... this description may make him sound like he is a perfect person who is hard to approach, but it is not exactly so. When you observe him, you will start noticing how humble he is. For example, at his first appearance in "PRODUCE 101 JAPAN", participants were told to choose a seat and many were aiming to sit at the first place seat, but JUNE chose to sit at 91th place. He explained that this was his final ranking in "PRODUCE X 101" and that he wanted to go up from there and become one of the debuting members. These words are very like him, showing his humbleness and fighting spirit. In the video "『UNIVERSE』 M/V Behind the Scene". it is also noticeable how he listens to HEECHO's advice in order to make something even better.

　JUNE also has a charming side. Surprisingly, he is often seen getting teased by other members. In ORβIT's firts Instagram Live, members were explaining the reason behind each of their symbols. A member pointed out that JUNE was chosen to represent Mars because he'd most likely end up in fire while stirring up things online. Then, while they were recommending EαRTH (ORβIT's fan name) to wash their hands often, HEECHO declared "But JUNE doesn't wash his hands to start with." Nonetheless, the members laughed and it lightened the mood. Such teasing could often be seen since "PRODUCE 101 JAPAN", I highly recommend checking it out.

　While having a perfect skill set, JUNE is a charming person who is loved by his surroundings. In "SHUNYA’s Birthday Event『Questions for Shuna』", SHUNYA describes JUNE as "He's very particular about certain details and when it's the right moment, he knows how to act cool. When he's playing, he goes all out. He's quite loud in private." As SHUNYA explained, JUNE has many sides of himself to discover as you get to know him. Please take a look at how he is different when he is laughing and having fun on Instagram lives, compared to his cool expressions in MVs.