No matter what anyone says, <BOYS PLANET>'s Sung Hanbin was an all-rounder who shone in every mission. To him, compliments were something that gave him the strength to sharpen himself a bit more. "This is such a nice thing to hear, and a compliment I'm grateful to receive. But I want to say that I'm still approaching, still gazing at the title of 'all-rounder.' In fact, I'm in the stage of preparing to become an 'all-rounder' right now."
Though all his time on <BOYS PLANET> was special, the moment that stands out in his memory is the 'Star Level Test.' Hanbin explained why he performed ONANDOFF's 'BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL.' "It was a performance where I poured in all my charms and strengths. By adding tutting to the original performance, I made it a stage that only I could make. As someone who wants to become an 'all-rounder,' I think this is the closest I've gotten to the direction that I want to show off."
Hanbin considered each and every question carefully and answered each one fully and dutifully. Not just in this interview, but in every moment, this rule he has for himself shines. "Many people have loved and supported me, and that's something to simply be grateful for. I want to change that gratefulness into an opportunity, and I'm trying harder to have the skills that fit [this appreciation] a bit more. I don't think I'm living up to it just yet, so I'm a bit wary of saying this, but still."
However, no one doubts his potential for his skills to develop, because he is the one who turns expectations into belief. "Of course with dance, and with vocals too, I'm putting a lot of attention into them. Beginning with my visuals, I always wonder how I can improve as a whole. I have to become someone who doesn't make what I've said before something embarrassing, and become someone who really does 'well.'" He knows that every word he says will come to him as a responsibility. Hanbin's shoulders may be the ones that are the heaviest right now. Hanbin earned the final result of 2nd place on <BOYS PLANET>.
Because he had put in all his effort, he had no regrets. What he did worry about, however, was the people that had rooted for him. "Because I did my best, I have no regrets, but when I think of those who were cheering for me, I do have feelings of disappointment sometimes. Every moment, I think that I have to acknowledge what should be acknowledged so that I can grow more. People say that I'm having a 'good-spirited rivalry' with Hao hyung, but hyung is someone who does well and worked hard too. I truly acknowledge hyung and like him, so I wanted to sincerely give him my congratulations. Because hyung is someone that I can call 'my other half.' It really is a time you can call brief, but I've really created a strong 'something' with hyung. I've never thought there was someone I fit so well with, and can even learn alongside... Ah, recently we went to a restaurant and we even heard this: 'Hey, are you guys twins?' I want to continue giving each other [himself and Zhang Hao] a good influence between us, and develop together."
With the name of 'ZEROBASEONE' where he looks towards a new beginning, Hanbin's expectations and promised ambitions are different from the others. As much as a special 'team' has been created, he wants to enthusiastically express the gratefulness and happiness of now and grow it from now on. "I think I can match the temperature well within this team. Because if our hearts connect, then we can do anything well. And beginning from our personal performances, I want to study musical aspects too and increase our skills to meld our identities together. On the one hand, I don't think the path we will walk will always be joys and delights. There will be much that we have to experience and make our way through. Even if difficult times come to us, we must overcome them well so that we can grow more greatly and brilliantly, so I'll try and keep our balance well.
"Fly away with me / There's so much of the world / we have yet to see." Jeremy Passion's 'PAPER AIRPLANE' represents the importance of "togetherness" that Hanbin believes in. It is also a lyric that supported Sung Hanbin, who began his trainee days at a relatively late age. "Thinking of the fans who will support me in the future, I thought of this lyric. I want to communicate and connect with them, and live in this world together. The emoji that Hanbin uses often is a three-leaf clover ☘️, not a four-leaf clover. "Should I say this is my own philosophy or my own conviction? I believe that if you work hard and live with integrity, happiness will naturally follow. As much as the dream he wanted desperately is coming true and this is an emotional moment, he wishes that three leaves of luck will not be lacking for all of them. And we, too, wish for brighter luck that will spread in front of him.
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