Suchwita: Episode 10 — SUGA with Woozi of Seventeen

Yoongi, casually: "Are you having a fansign event?"

Woozi: "Probably?"

Yoongi: "And a video call fansign event?

Woozi: "Yes, we are."

Yoongi: "Do you know how to do the 'Sorry for being cute' challenge?"

Woozi, putting his hands together: "'Gomen…' You mean this?"

Yoongi, outraged: "Everyone knows how to do this! Only BTS didn't know! That was the first time I ever heard of it! People go like this —" [puts hands together, waving them back and forth] "— and they look so professional!"

Woozi, laughing: "I'm not good at it, either."

Yoongi: "I've never done a video call fansign event before. The last fansign event I did was about four years ago. I've never done this before, but I'll be doing promotions by the time this airs. And I'll have to do this, too!" [puts hands together, waving them back and forth]

Woozi, nodding: "You probably will."

Yoongi: "About ten things… I'll prepare at least ten things… I should get some practice. I've reached my 30s now and my idol power is diminishing… I can't be outdone by idols who are in their teens and 20s!"

Woozi, laughing: "You're definitely a pro!"

Yoongi: "I have to do it if I don't want to be outdone!"

Yoongi: "When you first joined the agency, you didn't dance."

Woozi: "Yeah, I didn't join as a dancer."

Yoongi: "I didn't know anything about dancing, either."

Woozi, laughing: "You're famous for that. I saw the meme a long time ago."

Yoongi: "I was scammed! It was an employment scam!"

Yoongi: "When I first debuted, I heard from other artists that idols last seven years, because the contract is for seven years. After that, you end up doing individual things, because some want to go solo and some want to act. But that's only possible because of the team. The team can never break up. And no individual is better than the team. That's what I think. and we always talk about it, too. Of course, there will come a time when you have to be physically apart from your fans, but I believe that during that time, during those two years when we can't all be together, they will still be there, waiting. In other words, that also means that the artist must still be there, too. We all have to be there."

What a great episode. I don't know anything about Woozi or Seventeen, but this conversation was really interesting from the perspective of two main producers. (And two people who joined their bands through an employment scam. 😂)