Thursday, November 06, 2008

[08.11.06][Excerpt] Inside Stars: Stars with 'Competitive desire to win'

There are people who are exceptionally bent on winning. Those persons absolutely abhor defeat and have to win in order to be satisfied. In the showbiz industry where competition is fierce, stars have a desire to win due to their competitive spirit. The competitive nature seems to be appropriate for a star and makes him seem more charming. This overwhelming desire to win in order for the star to achieve his goal is seen as an added element of fun and thrill to the show. Hence, it is slowly being accepted and embraced.

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In his TV appearances in MBC "Infinity Challenge", Junjin, a star known for being strong and for having gone through hardships, is also known for being competitive and for using taunting language in the spirit of competition. Junjin made his debut in KSB2 "Dream Team" where he was extremely competitive, and he soon earned the nickname "all-around sportsman", making him famous. In "Infinity Challenge", his aggressive competitiveness is constant. Even over trivial matters, he always has an eager desire to win, and what the other members would just normally gloss over and finish easily, he accomplishs with so much enthusiasm, sometimes weakening himself in the process.

May it be breaking wooden chopsticks with his butt muscles or filming a music video in front of many people... the challenge may be funny and he may look pitiful while doing it but he does it sincerely -- he faces it head on.

Because of his immense enthisuasm, members fondly refer to him as "백만돌이/1 million guy" [contextually, this nickname is alluding to an Energizer battery ad in Korea -- a guy who is so active, who is in 1 million places at a time], "Eagle eye".

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It is the competitive spirit of the stars which liven up a program. With the rise of this competitive zeal, popularity and interest in TV programs is amplified.

source: Starnews
eng trans: incarnadine@shinhwabiz

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