140100 'WHO AM I' ALBUM - GONGCHAN

WHO AM I?

Name: Gongchan

Nickname: Puppy, gong-dino

Group: B1A4

Birth: 1993.8.14

Bloodtype: A

Height: 181cm

Weight: 60kg

M/F: M

Talent: Swimming

Interest: Photography, listening to music

01. I am such a person

I am someone who does not reveal my innermost thoughts easily. Before I become close with someone, I will judge them after coming in contact with them several times. However, once we get close I will become very comfortable with you.

02. An item that I like

Camera, members' pictures, perfume

03. I like this side of myself

I like it when I am curious about, amazed at or enjoying something.

04. 3 things I am familiar with

Being the first person amongst the members to wash up upon getting back to the dorms, CNU hyung's nagging, the sound of the fans calling "Chan-ah~ Chan-ah~" (no matter where I go I hear my name well)

05. A song that expresses myself

B1A4's Only One

06. The color that fits me best

Black color. Not only is it my favourite color but I feel that when I wear black colored clothes my image is expressed the best. 

07. An incident that changed me

Diving. Due to my fear of heights, I worried a lot about whether I would be able to jump from the diving platform. If there is something I am afraid of, I will get so scared so just for this once I wanted to overcome that fear. It was a challenge not as B1A4, but as Gong Chansik. I think thanks to diving, I could gain the confidence that if I trust myself I will be able to do anything.

08. If I could go on a holiday alone

A trip into the mountains where it is quiet and calm.  I want to stroll in the woods feeling the natural wind, and go camping with some gentle music.

09. The sides to myself that surprises myself

Whenever I feel that my physical strength is better than that of the hyungs. It lasts way longer as compared to the hyungs', even on days with a full schedule.

10. The sides to myself that I love the most

>ㅂ< When I smile really brightly. Whenever I see myself smiling so brightly, I feel myself get happiner. When I see pictures of myself smiling that way, unknowingly I'd also start smiling.

Monologue

I really like the hyungs... I don't know how people will think of this, but I think we are really loving and warm to each other. 'Family' does not necessarily have to be between people who are related by blood. Whenever the hyungs call out 'our Channie~' and look after me, I feel like a pampered child. I think I've gotten more aegyo...? To be honest, before I became a member of B1A4, I did not actually think up any concrete plans of what I wanted to do. I lived very commonly, going with the flow like the water in a river and receiving generous love from my parents. I did not have a huge determination to achieve any sort of goal in life, and I really spent all my time enjoying with my friends. When I was first selected as a trainee to be part of B1A4, the first thought I had upon hearing of the relatively harsh hours of practice and schedule was "Oh? Maybe I could do well at this sort of things too?" I was just amazed at the systematic lifestyle set up for us 24 hours a day, and I did not think about how I wanted to go out and play. Even though there were times I missed my family, I think I got over it well thanks to the hyungs. I think it was because I could feel sympathy for all of us who had to leave the provinces and come to Seoul.

If I have time, I want to go to my grandfather and grandmother's house in Suncheon to have a home-cooked meal. I want to share stories with the grandfather who loves me so much, and act like a baby... Seems like I'm still young, hehe... Sometimes I watch TV and stories about families and friends come on, the thought of 'Ah... I miss them' comes to mind. I try to imagine that at that very moment I am thinking about them, what would they be thinking of? Would they be thinking of me too?

Ah... The television is really a monster that plays with people's feelings. I've been obsessed with television dramas recently so I've been reenacting them in my own style, reciting lines from there as if I've become the main character. I think it's really charming to be able to become someone else through an indirect experience. A scene I've practiced recently is of a same-age couple who bickers but at the same time cherishes each other, where the boyfriend pats the girlfriend on her head. Of course when one practices all of these alone, there are many times that we start imagining dramatic love stories with ups and downs like those in the movies and dramas, and we just blank out. Will I be able to experience such a romantic love? Just like the lyrics of our songs. Chansik! There are many more things in life that have value in challenging, and many more memories that you will make with the hyungs! For now I'll do my best in the things given to me, and in the things that I can do. Alongside the hyungs as Gongchan, maknae of B1A4... For the fans who cherish and love us, and for myself... I will do my best with a positive mindset.  I can do it!

Q&A

Official Gongchan

I feel that the me in my everyday life and the me on camera is always the same... Does it not seem that way?

Unofficial Gongchan

I personally feel that I have no aegyo, but the people around me say that I have hidden aegyo. I have many questions because I have a lot of curiosity, and I always try to smile! I guess life just feels enjoyable these days.

Must have item for Gongchan?

I am still... young i guess! I get sleepy easily so I definitely need enough sleep. If I don't sleep well, my condition the next day will be horrible.

Recently I devoted in most time?

Wouldn't be it into practice? Without ample practice, there is no way we can show you a good image on stage. So the nearer it is to our comeback, the longer our practice hours get.

Now since up to me?

Friend. I have a friend to thank because he/she made me attend the audition and have a chance at challenging the job of a singer. To be honest I don't really have much confidence and I lack courage. But my friend never stopped giving me advance and kept on giving me courage. It is thanks to him/her who came to attend the audition with me in Seoul that I can now stand as a member of B1A4.

My role model, a true mentor?

My beloved grandfather! He is old, but he carries on doing what he loves doing despite it being hard work. I gain strength upon seeing my grandfather working hard, and the thought that I should work hard too always comes to mind. I definitely will succeed and be filial to him. I miss you, grandfather!

This is I'm the best!

Withstanding tickles. Drinking cola in one shot. Withstanding sourness and quickly eating it! Hoohoohoot!

First thought when you work for?

The people who will be interested after listening to a song. I think the question of how will the fans or general public feel and think after listening to that song always comes to mind first. No matter how good a song is, if the general public does not like it it is not going to work out.

Motto of my life?

Never to lose 'Gong Chanshik'. To protect and never forget the life of Gong Chanshik while living as Gongchan.

Just before sleeping?

Weirdly, just before I sleep I will stretch and relax my body. I guess it's to the extent of strength? After stretching from head to toe, I feel like I will be able to wake up refreshed in the morning.

Hangul Alphabet

가옥 House: We can only live if there is a house

나 Me: Just 'me'. Because it's me!

다 Everyone: Just 'everyone!', everyone next to me

라면 Ramyeon: I will never be sick of eating this

마법 Magic: If I could do magic?

바둑 Baduk: I always lose to my father

사랑 Love: The greatest noun, love

아빠 Father: I miss you

자기 Darling: One day I will be able to call someone my darling too right?

차표 Train ticket: I want to take a train and go on a holiday alone

카메라 Camera: I've recently fallen in love with cameras

타조 Ostrich: One of my nicknames

파티 Party: I want to hold a party with the people around me

하하하 Hahaha: Let's smile!

English Alphabet

Animal: The members all resemble a certain animal

BANA: Our fans

Cream spaghetti: I ate this for the first time after coming to Seoul

Dog: It's my nickname

Ear: I have a mole on my ear

France: I want to see the scenery from the Eiffel Tower while indulging in my romantic imaginations~

Giant: I'm curious how the giant from 'Jack and the Beansprout' feels when he sees people

Help: Something I say when I talk about my troubles

Image: The word that is most similar to first impressions

Jelly: My favourite snack

Korea: My homeland Korea

Lemon: I like lemonade

Mother: I love my mother

Noona: Noona! Noo~na It'll be nice if I had a noona. When I was young I was jealous of my friends who had noonas

OTL: No getting disappointed!

Power: Men is all about power

Qupid: I hope Cupid shoots its arrow at me

Riding: I like riding bicycles

Sports: I like sports

Team: B1A4 is one!

Understand: I want to become an understanding guy

Victory: Victory!

Wow: The world is large and wide. Wow!

X-Man: The movie X-Man

You: Just... You! You who are reading this now!

Zoo: Animal kingdom

Childhood / School days

My childhood

When I was young I used to do everything with my left hand. But my parents said to me very strictly that I should at least write with my right hand. I was very lively up until kindergarten, then introverted in elementary school. I then revived into my lively mode in middle school which extended into high school.

My childhood obsession

I was very obsessed with toys. I would lose my mind upon seeing Gold Run, K-Cops and car toys. I would ask for the impossible by lying on the floor, stomping my feet, leaving my mother behind and running to the cashier. But in the end I did not manage to buy it. Hahaha! Ah... I think I was really a child that made impossible demands.

My talent

Sports! I master things quickly so I managed to learn sports that I was trying for the first time quickly. I was pretty good at taekwondo too.

My anniversary of love

Of course I've celebrated it before~ I put the things I'd prepared into the locker of the girl I liked, went back to my seat and watched. She was really happy, but she wasn't aware who gave it. I liked how she ate it deliciously though. Even though I could not gather up the courage to confess... Now that I think about it I do regret it. It wouldn't have hurt trying, I should have confessed once...

Anniversary members

Jinyoung hyung. When I see his high school pictures, I think he'd have received a lot. He is the member who looks exactly like he does now so I think it's quite credible.

Remember the fight

It was in 6th grade. Me and 5 other friends finished lunch but instead of returning to class for our fifth and sixth periods, we went to the reservior in front of school to play. It was in the middle of winter and the water was all frozen, so we had a lot of fun playing on the ice. We returned to school after sixth period ended only to find the teacher angry and waiting. I remember writing a lot of reflections.

Listen to reprimanded

The worst I've ever been reprimanded was when I was 6 years old. I really wanted this 500 won toy that they sold in kindergarten so I took 500 won out of the school fees my parents told me to pass to the school. In the end it got discovered so I got hit really badly by my parents. I'm saying this because time has passed but I really thought my buttocks were on fire! Urgh, I think it still hurts now.

Future dream

I think first place was to be a doctor... And being a prosecutor was on that list too. My parents said that they would help me out with whatever I wanted to do. I started working on my dream of being a singer when I was in my third year of middle school. It was a little difficult because I was totally clueless on how to attend auditions, partly because I lived in the countryside. Haha, you have no idea how much of a relief it is that I safely became a member of B1A4!

Message

Everyone~ Are you listening to the album? There is a part of the album that I really want, in particular the segment with pictures and interview of my childhood. Looking at the interview and pictures from my childhood and school days allowed me to go back to those times for a short while. It is an album that allowed me to recall the forgotten memories, and look back on my current self. Everyone, please try and recall the memories that you may have forgotten in the midst of your busy life while listening to our album.

Source: WHO AM I Album (scans by skipfire.tistory.com)

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