Maknae member, Changmin, of DBSK revealed exactly why he cried after they won Album of the Year at the Mnet Km Music Festival. The poor sap didn’t want to be forgotten. The DBSK boys left to promote themselves in Japan right when groups like Big Bang and Wonder Girls were debuting and gaining more and more popularity. So the pressure to come back and be as big as they were before was too much for this little one to take.
Says Changmin, “It wasn’t as if we succeeded easily in Japan and while working before returning, the sense of responsibility was a bit big. The worrying feeling of wondering if the fans forgot us overtook me…tears came out as the many events that occurred while preparing the album whizzed through my head”.
I guess the youngster took being on top for granted?
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January 5th, 2009
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FIRST!!!!!
No more of that firstman bullshit.
Anyway, I didn’t realize they thought like this. Just figured they had the cockiness to think they would come back and be instantly big.
uhh.. i interpret that very differently. he DOESN’T take being on top for granted.
no they didnt they where worried fans will not support them as before
thast why hes crying out of relive cause fans still support them and always will but oppa please dont cry it breaks my heart T-T
i will always suport TVXQ
Awww poor baby…
I interpret that differently too. If he had taken being on top for granted, then he would be smiling and acting cocky. Instead, he cried, because he was thankful and happy.
i didn’t even like dbsk AT ALL before the mkmf awards this year….changmin kinda like totally changed my mind about them, i thought he was really cute crying all emotional and stuff:)
changmin is so nice…
aww that is sweet.
and agreed with some others above me,
I think this is an indication that he did NOT take
their position as artists for granted.
p.s. just wondering, I know you seoulbeats writers are very witty and caustically so, but do you REALLY hate/ feel those sort of …meanish emotions towards all the people you write about? I’m totally asking out of genuine curiosity. I DO love reading the articles
they’re fun.
really… relief. cause the boys didn’t look happy at all getting the award.
We will NEVER forget you, Changmin. NEVER.
Wow he is so humble. I would think they have such big egos to think there fans will always be there. And we will~
here’s a fancam of changmin crying:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQU0NOv_Otg
Oh my God,,sweet Changmin
I am really touched by his explanation
They’re so humble T_T
We never forget u DBSK
He’s like the only person I like out of the whole group, like ONLY. Though that second picture of him looks weird, I gotta hand it to them…They deserved that award. MUCH MUCH respect and love for working hard…Though I wish they didn’t perform Wrong Number, I for some reason, just dislike that song, I couldn’t even watch the whole thing
aww…poor changminiie. no matter what, I will never forget you!!
>_<
Poor baby…….I so love him…..he is so adorable…
I kind of think seeing Big Bang win the Artist of the Year award before them had something to do with it. Not that they expected to win, but I’m sure they wanted to, and it must have made them wonder moment if they could really keep up with them after being gone for so long. And then they get Album of the Year and the relief and exhaustion just took the guy over.
I gotta say that it was kind of nice seeing Changmin get emotional for a change
ahhhh..
my baby
but i can understand why he is crying, but still Cassiopia waited long for them
TVXQ<3
aww..i bet he feels all better now! and it must be hard to be in the korean industry where there are so many people that want to be famous and where there are a ton of people debuting too! there were a lot this year! but they still have a huge fanbase though! i’m sure they’ll be okay! and they did really well for just the few months they came back to korea too!
….
BAWWWWWWWW!
You’re selling yourself short, baby boy, you guys can’t be forgotten that easily!
I’m so happy that they won the awards. Goodluck boys and your fans will never forget you ever.
I don’t get it, how is changmin’s comment showing that he took being on top for granted?
Sheesh. You guys always feel the need to twist things and turn them negative. “I guess the youngster took being on top for granted?” WTH?
Anyways, I would’ve been overcome with emotions too. I mean, they were out there in Japan, bringing pride to their homeland and then go back and work your butt off to get back in the game all just to almost go home without much recognition for all that is hard stuff. (Eek. Long sentence there, eh?) Well, TVXQ, we will always love you. Your talent and charm cannot be easily forgotten.
changmin has always been my favorite member.
it was crazy seeing him cry considering it’s usually micky and minnie NEVER cries except for like one time when they debuted.
i agree with Moi i wonder how they’ll feel if BigBang wins another daesang next month at the Golden Disk Awards and Seoul Music Awards in april. what will they do?
oh god..their pressure is unbelivable HUGH and the competition is absolutely not normal people can bear this…
changmin, don’t cry … you will be fine ^^
^^
they willkeep working hard
it was for ….
i think it was relief because he didnt want to disappoint the huge number of fans there. much respect, changmin.
he’s always been one of my favourites in DBSK. Seeing him cry was so unexpected, I felt like crying myself. It must be really hard having all that pressure and high expectations from people. DBSK is back and is as strong as ever !~~
@…
Your wonder is not necessary. Anyway, even if they won’t win any award, they’ll still work hard and be more succesful. It’s not like they never go through hardship before.
Changmin’s worry was quite understanding. He must see many stars lost their fame or faded out in the music industry because of leaving the country or going to millitary.
I know dbsk is good.. but I dont want to always see people treat them like Gods or something its really irritating.. I think this year’s MKMF was much more fairer then last years… all the awards were given fair and proper..so I do wish SOME cassies would stop bashing really… you cant expect them to be on TOP forever…even BIG BANG and wondergirls wont always be on TOP there will be someone younger eventually..
Changmin’s proves he’s still the youngest after all…
he took the pressure really hard..
poor boy!
but to think the fans will forget you cause of your 1.7 year of absence? na-ah!
don’t underestimate yourself Changminnie!
who would pull of the 2 months stunt comeback you guys did?
were all proud of you!
Kinda feel sad for the boys…
all that pressure must be hard for them…
just thinkin’ bout Korean’s stars suicide crime rate scares me…!
but i know these boys are better than that!
yay!!!
Aww I wouldnt say that he takes it for granted..its just the amount of pressure to pretty much win back you “loyal” fans is crazy. And they must’ve worked so hard on that album that winning the award becomes an emotional ordeal.
Hes so adorable..
@…
It doesn’t matter if they win or lose because either way BB and DBSK are still gonna try their best no matter what happens. If one wins then the other is gonna try harder. The group who wins is still going to try harder to surpass what they did this year.
@ the article
One of the many reasons why I like DBSK so much, they don’t ever think that they’re good enough thus they’re never cocky. But Changmin should know better that Cassiopeia isn’t gonna let them go that easily.
After this I think they’ve lowered expectations for Golden Disk so there would be no emotional outburst.
There you go people, this is one of the many things why they have 800,000s fans. Their humbleness is undeniable.
aww min wasn’t expecting to win a major award. well i do understand the pressure of making the album and trying to come back big, their schedule was so tight and they were probably exhausted working so hard.
Awwwwwwww…my poor baby Changmin~~~come here and gimme a hug~~~
It’s a relief to see him acting emotional, and congraz on winning the Album of the Year award. Though, I want to see them winning the Best Artist Award too…GOOD JOB for not being in the country for so long, GREAT COME BACK DBSK~~~
If fans ever forget about dbsk, then thats the day I’m banging Tiffany Hwang and Jessica Jung from SNSD
If fans ever forget about dbsk, then thats the day i’m banging Tiffany Hwang and Jessica Jung from SNSD
He’s tooo old for this..
Growing some balls and stop crying over some fuss like this..
this alone will get him more fans back -_-
whether this is real or not, dbsk always knows what to pull to gain more fans.
poor changmin……
brings tears to my eyes
ok, h8ers, just because you’re a manipulative little turd doesn’t mean everyone else is.
@ valerie, since you emphasized this so much:
I’d love to be on TOP…lolololol -dirty pun-
aaaaaaawww..it’s not that he took being on top for granted. he was just afraid that people would forget them.
be positive illdielaughing~
aaaaaaawww..it’s not that he took being on top for granted. he was just afraid that people would forget them.
be positive illdielaughing~
you have to consider that they’re nearing the end of their fifth year as artists. At this stage normally, I don’t think most artists need the validation that awards give and all…but as DBSk keeps mentioning, they were gone for a pretty long time and fame is fickle. And considering that most of their fanbase was really young, it’s not fallacious to assume they’d have drifted away to other groups or just grown out of liking them.
Rather than taking being on top for granted, I think it was the pressure/expectations from the media, SM, themselves and the fact that well (I hate to bring this up) but their contracts are probably up for renewal soon and may be dependent on how successful they continue to be that partly moved Changmin to tears.
But I guess I shouldn’t have insulted your intelligence and replied so seriously to a post clearly aimed at doing nothing more than generate comments xP oops.
omg. that’s so stupid. what he meant was he scared all the gay fans in korea already forgot about him.
As an artist, who wouldn’t be worried that your fans would forget about you while you were gone.. and in almost two years no less.
Changmin never cries, I guess that’s why everyone’s making a big deal out of it. I hope they know that a lot of fans wouldn’t forget them that easily.
poor baby
you gotta love the boy
DBSK do not need to prove their worth every single time. They’ve already marked their name in music industry for having been one of the most, and arguably THE most, influential boy band of their own time and period to impact all of asia of their time. Just like Seo Taji and H.O.T, they were, for a long time, a leading force of the korean music scene. The fact that they have accomplished so much within five years of their careers is enough for me. Awards shows, charts, or rankings will never change my mind of them because they don’t need these to constantly prove their abilities and talents.
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Dear Illdielaughing:
I respect your freedom of expression and I had welcome Seoulbeats with open arms when it debuted. Yet as time passes, write-ups have become defamatory instead of informative and this fine line may not be important to you since you can always claim that this site is free and you are subject to no paymaster or higher power but I’d like to think your can still appreciate the token of courtesy extended to what you write.
Artists shed tears at award-shows ALL THE TIME. Some for obvious reasons and some not. From the outside, no one knows what the artists go through and while most will conveniently use the excuse of “Well, they’re public figures so blah blah blah…” seem to have forgotten that ultimately these are humans too and the blood running through their vein is the same as ours.
It’s just like if I were to say that your writing is disjointed and filled with grave grammatical errors that I wonder if you’re a native English speaker and ‘assume’ that because you put yourself out here, you’re okay with being a sitting duck for insults?
I don’t think so.
But what do I know right? I’m just a fool who’s got too much time of her hands.
a lot of you ASSume them to be cocky & egotistical since they’re popular & all, but they’ve a reputation of being really humble & polite w/in the industry.
DBSK’s always mentioned by their sunbaes as one of the most down to earth artists…
i went over the insert of changmin’s interview over and over again and it kinda contradicts your last words cause i can’t read anything about him taking anything for granted..
more of relieved cause they were still welcomed back despite their long absence…
LOL!
Well he had legit reasons to be worried…
their juniors wooped their asses almost everywhere
*I said ALMOST*…I would bawl too…but he really
shouldn’t cry in public…yikes
btw congrats on your best album win…
how did he take being on top for granted? by crying in relief? what kind of logic do you have?
Do we have two bubbles in here?? Cause the first and the last comment are totally different.
people forget that changmin is still young despite his long running carrier. He’s just 20 years old, maybe he felt the more responsibility now than when they’re winning the artist of the years in 2006.
i h8 you guys. always so mean to changmin >:<
I like seoulbeats at first, but I started not liking it…Starting from Tony An’s article.
Sunbaes and hoobaes have said, DBSK is the most humble top star out there, may it be Japan and most definitely Korea. They never consider themselves as the top boy band. Korea’s most popular artist, they never do. They were worried, they’ve said that they don’t expect the album to sell more than 150K. They don’t know how people will expect them or how their fans will welcome them back. That’s how worried they were, that’s why they paid really close attention to their album, recording it earlier, choosing the songs and etc. They didn’t play around, it’s not as if they just ripped off some music or redid what they did before.
Yunho was close to crying, why? Because they never expect it, they truthfully don’t expect much of themselves, but just do their best to reach their goals. That’s one of the factors why I like DBSK.
and they do not take being on the top for granted. Like what everybody else have said, they were thankful and very relieved to comeback and still have that great foothold.
and Min is the crybaby of the group, he once broke down on the street before with people around. http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q78/HPDANM/f8ff83b1.jpg
ah…there’s no more edit button?
But…one thing for sure, being a DBSK fan for long, awards are no longer important to me. I don’t know why, I didn’t bother with MKMF. I guess, it’s because more than the awards, it’s them as a group. Continuing to be together and work hard together not thinking about going solo unlike other and reach their goal. They were never satisfied of their performance, of their music, they always think they could have given more, like Beethoven, he was never satisfied creating music until he died, but then he continued creating great music despite the unsatisfactory. But I still do care about Daesang for GDA…lols…
hes still so cute when he cries. hes soo tender. i liked his hair in mirotic better
this dude NEVER cries.
thats why we were all shocked when he just started sobbing and it was even MICKY who comforted him. like WTH?! lol
min is really too hard on himself. he would always apologize when he makes the SMALLEST mistakes. like what happened to shanghai concert, he takes everything to heart.
poor min dun cry anymore!
you made ALOT of cassies cry^^
awww….hope ya feel better, Changmin!! i still luv u even if ur not first!!^^
haha that changmin i love that cry baby~
Changmin cries a lot but for a reason.
He appreciate the fans who voted for them.
I love him and his humbleness.
Dbsk rules!!!
I am not a DBSK fan but seriously
this article is so damn annoying. And the onw who wrote it sounds like a retard! “I guess the youngster took being on top for granted?”. How can you interpret he crying like this!
I mus admit im a DBSK fan. Im a person who dont buy albums. However, DBSK was an exception. Even if i do nt understand wad they r singing abt, i still cn feel the life of it. They truely r remarkable artists. Their dance also captivates me alot.
I noe we all hv diff pt of views. But seriously, i dont think we shld go to the extreme. In wad way is changmin taking things for granted? Thre is certainly no logic in tat.
DBSK is well known for their good personality. I believe tat this is oso diff to keep in this entertainment industry whre the media always follow them so closely. The stress is something we cannot imagine.
Changmin has debuted so long alrdy. This is the 1st time u c him break down in public. So y cant u jus give him a break? Those who think tat he cries jus to get attention, u certainly dont noe any of them at all. So quit saying them as though they r jus some kind of guys with no talents & jus wanna attract attention. I think u dorks r then the one trying to attract attention.
i’m nt being bias or anything. I do nt think tat they r gods but just humans that r putting in their best to perform for us and to survive in the industry. So even if any of u all doesnt lik them jus shut ur trap. It is very mean to comment on stuff lik tat.
I’m quite surprised tat changmin’s crying cn cause such a big fuss. Dont worry changmin! Just be urself and stay happy. We will be thre for u (:
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