MONSTA X's Kihyun, the Story Behind Turning Down a Flood of Musical Theater Offers [Interview ③]

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MONSTA X member Kihyun revealed why he has been declining numerous musical theater and acting offers to focus on music.

Recently, Kihyun held a roundtable interview at Starship Entertainment's office in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, to commemorate the release of his second mini-album 'BORDERLINE'.

When asked about his ambition for serious acting roles, Kihyun replied, "I'm not good at memorizing lines. I don't think I can memorize them well." He added, "For now, I feel happiest doing music."

He further shared, "Recently, the acting division of Starship contacted me and suggested considering a musical role, but I told them I wanted to focus on group activities and music." He also said, "I've often received musical theater offers, but I had to decline them because I want to concentrate on music now."

Although he has set aside acting opportunities, Kihyun demonstrated the immersion of an acting major during a music video shoot. Regarding the behind-the-scenes of this music video, he said, "The director prepared a tear stick for me, and because I studied acting, tears came out within 10 seconds. The director even asked if something was wrong. I also filmed a crying scene."

Like this, Kihyun, who is fully concentrating on music instead of acting, has set his goal to become "a singer whose lyrics sound like a story."

Speaking about his musical identity, he said, "From the very beginning when I started preparing to be a singer, I thought my goal was to become a singer who delivers lyrics well." He continued, "During group activities, my part isn't always the whole song, and it's often short. Of course, during those activities, I worked hard for group songs and tried to deliver the lyrics well, but when performing solo songs, I want to be a singer whose lyrics sound like a story."

Finally, Kihyun clearly stated his aspiration as a vocalist: "As a musical genre, I want to have a husky voice like Britpop, so that no matter what background music plays behind me, my voice will always be heard the clearest."

'BORDERLINE' was released at 6 p.m. on the 7th through various online music platforms.

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