Jonghyun reveals his parents used to hide the fact he’s a CNBLUE member
CNBLUE‘s Jonghyun shared a funny story about his parents on February 15th’s ‘Family’s Diginity – Full House‘.
Jonghyun revealed, “Though my father usually helped me achieve what I want, he’s always said that it’s good fortune to have no children.”
He continued, “To be honest, before [I was cast in the drama] ‘Gentlemen’s Class‘, my parents hid the fact that I was part of CNBLUE. It was hard for them to explain that their child [is the guy who plays guitar and sings on the left], but all of a sudden, they started to brag about me.”
Host Lee Kyung Kyu then commented, “The thing with the parents of celebrities is that they’re against you going into the profession at first, but when you get popular, they brag about you,” causing laughter.
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Yonghwa reveals his dream was to be a basketball player
Yonghwa confessed his love for the sport of basketball.Yonghwa was a guest on the February 12th edition of ‘Moonlight Prince‘ and on the show, the panel talked about the famous manga series ‘Slam Dunk‘.He compared his drama characters to Rukawa Kaede from the manga, and boasted, “I was part of the basketball team in middle school. We were even ranked 2nd in Busan.”Yonghwa further revealed that his dream when he was younger was to be a basketball player, and admitted he had read the entire ‘Slam Dunk’ series 4-5 times in all.
CNBLUE’s Yonghwa reveals his fear of people thinking he makes music for money
On the February 11th broadcast of tvN‘s ‘Taxi‘, CNBLUE‘s Yonghwa, who is becoming recognized as a singer-songwriter, revealed his fear of the public misunderstanding his intentions behind writing music.MCs Jun Hyun Moo and Kim Gu Ra asked, “Do the royalties pour in? How many songs did you collect during that time?” Yonghwa tried his best to avoid the questions, but Jun Hyun Moo kept insisting,“There’s no reason why you wouldn’t count those things. It shows up on your bank account.”Yonghwa then honestly shared, “I’m afraid people will say that I make music for money.” Jun Hyun Moo consoled him and stated, “It’s compensation for your hard work.”CNBLUE recently made their successful comeback with the single “I’m Sorry“, which was written by Yonghwa himself.
CNBLUE reveal they split 100% of profits with each other
On the February 11th broadcast of tvN‘s ‘Taxi‘, CNBLUE opened up about how they manage their income.CNBLUE revealed, “No matter what each individual’s earnings are, we split it equally 100%.”Jungshin shared, “When CNBLUE was just starting out, Yonghwa hyung mainly had activities, so the rest of the members felt very apologetic towards Yonghwa hyung.”Jonghyun also added, “The reason why CNBLUE has a good relationship is because in the beginning when Yonghwa hyung did all the work himself, he could have complained and showed his frustration, but he didn’t at all. We are thankful and feel sorry to Yonghwa hyung, so we do better.”