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JOSHUA from SEVENTEEN takes us to a fish market in South Korea and shares insights into his journey from LA to Korea, his passion for acoustic and indie music, viral performances, and the strong bond within SEVENTEEN. He opens up about future plans in music production, dream collaborations, and behind-the-scenes moments from their latest tour.
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00:00You have to try this with the wasabi.
00:02The wasabi is so hot!
00:03It's not that spicy.
00:04You sure?
00:05Yeah.
00:06Only because you said so.
00:10I felt the wasabi instantly.
00:12You felt it? You felt it?
00:13Oh my god, that is so hot.
00:15Oh my god.
00:15I'm sorry.
00:18Wait a minute.
00:19Tetris!
00:20Is that the prettiest man in South Korea, even when it's raining?
00:25How are you?
00:26I'm good. How are you?
00:27I'm good.
00:27Where did you bring me today?
00:30I love this place.
00:31It's open 24-7, so you can come here any time of day.
00:34But I wanted to take you here because it's something special.
00:37Okay, I heard there's a lot of wild things on the inside.
00:40There's a lot of wild things.
00:41And we're going to eat them?
00:42We're going to eat them today.
00:44Okay, well show me what you got, Joshua.
00:45Let's do this.
00:46Let's go, let's go.
00:56Are there multiple places like this in Korea?
00:59Well, this is a place that's, I think, most famous around Seoul.
01:04A lot of people come here just to like do casual drinking.
01:07Oh, so you can like drink and hang out here too.
01:08Yeah, you can drink, hang out.
01:10Oh, wow.
01:10So you pick like the food from here and you go to a restaurant.
01:13There are like restaurants that you can eat at.
01:16You just say, hey Nemo, I want you.
01:19Yeah.
01:19Basically, before the prices, I think it depends on the season.
01:22So like it might be more expensive like this season.
01:25Like in the winter, it might be more expensive for a certain fish.
01:29So do you have favorites?
01:30Like, do you have go-to fish you always get?
01:32I always get like the mix because you could get the variety of like everything.
01:37So you could get like salmon, you could get like mackerel.
01:40You could get all of that in one plate.
01:42So I usually get the combination.
01:43And they're going to cut it here.
01:45Basically, yeah.
01:46This is crazy.
01:47You pick up the fish that you want to eat and then they cut it here.
01:50All right, Joshua.
01:51Well, I guess we need to pick our fish.
01:53Let's do it.
01:59Let's do it.
02:08Hmm.
02:08So this type of fish is in season right now.
02:12So he recommends this fish.
02:19So this is the one that's like,
02:21straight from the ocean.
02:22It's pure white.
02:23Wow.
02:24Belly.
02:38This tastes a lot better.
02:40Oh, so it's like this is a bread fish and then that one's in the ocean.
02:42I got you.
02:44So we only get the best stuff because we're with you basically.
02:47Let's do it.
02:47Let's do it.
02:48So we're going to get this, which is in season right now, but I want to get the mixture.
02:53The mix.
02:54So we could get a variety of like fish.
02:56Okay.
02:57Let's do it.
02:57Let's do it.
02:58I'm going to try it all nervously.
03:00Okay.
03:00Let's do it.
03:01Let's go upstairs.
03:04All right then.
03:06So I guess we go to the restaurant.
03:07Let's do it.
03:08All right.
03:08He's going to prepare it.
03:09I think the craziest thing to me right now is last time I saw you, we were like hanging
03:14out backstage at the Golden Globes.
03:15Right.
03:15And then now we're at like a fish market in Korea.
03:18It's a very different vibe.
03:20Definitely.
03:21Definitely.
03:21And I mean, you're from LA.
03:22So does this like compare at all to like Korea town or the food?
03:26I mean, obviously you would probably say this is better.
03:29Uh, it's, there's nothing like this in Korea.
03:31Right.
03:32That's what I'm saying.
03:33So when I first came to Korea, this is what one of my friends recommended to me to come.
03:38Cause it's something very new.
03:39It's a new experience.
03:40And now like if my friends come from the States, I always take them here.
03:44Oh, well, thank you.
03:46Yeah.
03:46I feel so honored.
03:50Well, I gotta say, man, there was no better way to land into Korea than going straight to
03:55your show.
03:56Oh, bro.
03:57Yeah.
03:57Like, Oh my God.
03:58Super everything.
03:59It was so good.
04:00But we got to talk about the rain.
04:02Have you seen how viral you are?
04:04No, I just found out about that.
04:07That video, that one video that the fan took.
04:10Yeah.
04:10Cause I was watching that.
04:11I was like, okay, so how close were they to you?
04:15Because it's like, you're in the camera dripping in rain.
04:18So did you know like what was happening in that moment?
04:21No.
04:22So I didn't know it was going to rain that much.
04:24And my hair was down.
04:26I didn't want it to be like messy.
04:27So I just put it like all the way.
04:29I slicked it back, but I didn't know if it looked okay.
04:32So I asked the fan in the front at the VIP seat.
04:35Oh, wait.
04:35Can I use your phone as a mirror?
04:37Stop.
04:37You asked them?
04:37Yeah.
04:38Let me use your phone as a mirror, please.
04:40They were like, okay, let me fix my hair.
04:42And I was asking them, do I look okay?
04:44They were like, yeah.
04:45Yeah.
04:45Oh my God.
04:46And that video went viral.
04:47So crazy.
04:48It's all over my timeline.
04:49I was like, Joshua in the rain.
04:51That was crazy.
04:51But how was it emotionally for you guys?
04:53This was like the last show of the tour, you know, before pretty big breaks coming up.
04:56Yeah.
04:57It was like an emotional ride.
04:58Cause it was, we had the tour for like nine months and it was finally like the end basically.
05:04So I teared up the first day and the second day I was like, no, I'm going to like show
05:09like how happy I am.
05:11And we released a news that we're like, we're going to go together as 13 once again.
05:16Yeah.
05:17The contracts.
05:17Yeah.
05:18Everybody was so excited about that because I feel like, you know, with your culture, people get so like, what's
05:22going to happen when they go to military and stuff.
05:23And so you guys uniting and saying, Hey, we signed our contracts.
05:26I think it was really big news for your fans.
05:28Yeah.
05:28We've been talking about this contract for like over six months and we're really happy to sign together.
05:35We're just really happy as a team.
05:36I always feel that we work the best together.
05:39We have the best energy together and that's what all of our fans like.
05:42So, and yeah, that's how it happened.
05:45Even hearing you say that me over here, I'm like, I love my team.
05:47I love my crew.
05:48It's like so good that you guys are sticking together.
05:54And how was it to like kind of have the staggered breaks where somebody's going and somebody else is going?
05:58How do you guys handle that time?
06:00I think we're using this time to explore like new parts of ourself because we worked as one team for
06:06so long.
06:07So working as units, like we're showing like new colors to our fans and showing them.
06:13Yeah, this is like the type of music comes out if like Vernon and D8 come out.
06:18Yeah, it's really creative to see.
06:20And then talk to me about like when you look back at your history so far with the group.
06:24What's been like your favorite accomplishment or something you're really proud of?
06:27There are too many.
06:32Maybe getting the biggest award at MAMA.
06:34I was just going to say it's got to be MAMA, man.
06:37Yeah, that was very emotional for us because the first time we came out at MAMA, we were just like
06:42all the way at the back.
06:43We weren't that important.
06:44We weren't that relevant.
06:46But as time passed and like our fandom grew and like our music grew, we finally got that award.
06:52We achieved something that we've been wanting for so long.
06:55So maybe that time period.
06:57Yeah.
06:58I'm even thinking about our history now all of a sudden because I'm like, I remember being there.
07:02I was injured.
07:03And like watching you guys on stage, I could feel that emotion.
07:07Like you guys were crying and it was like such a big accomplishment for you guys.
07:11It was crazy.
07:12We weren't expecting it, honestly.
07:14Yeah.
07:14And then what do you feel like you've grown as a person or as even as a musician throughout the
07:19time you've been in Seventeen?
07:21I remember like when I first debuted, I got really scared like going on stage.
07:24And I was concerned of like what people might think of me, stuff like that.
07:29But right now, like after 10 years, I just want to show like more of myself.
07:37I don't think about like being scared of showing myself.
07:40I try to show more of myself, actually.
07:41I try not to hide myself.
07:43So I think I grew up as a person.
07:45And I even really like hearing you do Fortunate Change at the show the other night.
08:02Tell me about like what you want to give in the future as a solo guy or as you're working
08:07on music.
08:08What kind of genres and how do you want to experiment with that stuff?
08:12I'm producing music right now.
08:14I want to show like acoustic music because that's what I grew up on.
08:19And that's like how I got into music.
08:21So I want to show more of that side of myself to my fans.
08:25Something like indie too.
08:27Okay.
08:27Do you do a lot of songwriting?
08:30I just started, honestly.
08:32Never had time, but I'm trying to do more of that these days.
08:35Dude, I'm excited to see what you come up with.
08:37Who is like somebody that inspires you in that kind of world of like acoustic singer-songwriter kind of stuff?
08:43I really love John Mayer.
08:45Like ever since I was like a little kid.
08:48That's how I got into like wanting to learn guitar.
08:52So John Mayer maybe.
08:54Gabe Bondock.
08:55Is that a local artist?
08:56He was a YouTube artist when I was younger.
08:59He was like really big.
09:00So Gabe Bondock, AJ Raphael, similar category.
09:04And I really like Justin Bieber.
09:07Are you excited to see his like Coachella set?
09:09Bro, I'm so excited.
09:11Honestly, I can't wait.
09:12You guys would kill it at Coachella.
09:14Now that I'm thinking about it.
09:15I want to.
09:15I'm like, man, that would be crazy to see all of you guys out there in the desert.
09:19That was like one of my dreams to go perform at Coachella.
09:22So hopefully in the future.
09:23Yeah, we got to make it happen.
09:30Okay, so Joshua, now that all the food is here,
09:32Can you just explain to me a little bit of what's going on?
09:36Okay, so this is like the combination set that we got of the raw fish.
09:41The fish that was right there in front of us.
09:43And this is like fish stew.
09:45So usually when you eat this in Korea, it's paired with like fish stew.
09:49It's made with like fish bones.
09:51It's like broth that's made with like all the things that come from here.
09:54So cool.
09:55It's like spicy fish stew.
09:57This is the live octopus, which was hard for me.
10:01Like when I first came to Korea, but now I'm used to it.
10:03It's really, really good.
10:04Okay.
10:05And this is crab fried rice.
10:08Oh my God.
10:09So, okay.
10:09It's crazy to me because you're from LA.
10:11Yeah.
10:11But then you came to Korea, which I feel like it's just an interesting kind of like way.
10:15So how has it been for you to like acclimate to culture here?
10:18This was really hard for me at first.
10:19I was like, what is this?
10:20It's like, how are we going to eat this?
10:23But once you try it and like get used to it, it's really, really good.
10:27Okay.
10:27Well, I'm going to let you know I'm normally a little kid, man.
10:30And I don't like to try a lot of things, but I'm ready to jump into this.
10:33Okay.
10:34Let me do the sauce for you first.
10:36So this would be chili paste.
10:38It's like a little bit tangy.
10:41Soy sauce.
10:46And this is raw.
10:48Yeah, it's raw.
10:48This hasn't been cooked.
10:49It hasn't been cooked.
10:50And this, and the fish hasn't been cooked either, right?
10:52The fish hasn't been cooked.
10:53All right.
10:53We love it.
10:54The only thing that's cooked is this and this.
10:57Okay.
10:58Let's try it.
10:59So how I do it.
11:04I dip it in this like sesame oil with salt.
11:07Oh my God.
11:08I can't even.
11:10You know how to use a chopstick, Tetris.
11:12Yeah, let me get it.
11:14Okay.
11:15Oh, I like how you use the spoon here.
11:17That was okay.
11:18Okay.
11:18Oh, you dip it in the sauce first.
11:21You put it in the sauce first.
11:21Sauce first.
11:22Okay.
11:22Okay.
11:26Okay.
11:28And you just.
11:30Okay.
11:31You go first.
11:32Okay.
11:37It's really good.
12:01It's good.
12:02It's good.
12:02That is so good.
12:04Yeah, I want to talk to you about other stuff you've been working on too.
12:06I love that you were like interested in getting into acting.
12:09Mm.
12:09So I heard you've been in some acting classes as well.
12:11So how has that been?
12:12Mm.
12:13It's very new.
12:14But I'm learning new things.
12:15It's helping me express my emotions more.
12:18Because I feel like most of the time I might be a little bit closed off.
12:22So through the lessons, you know, it's helping me like bring out my emotions more.
12:28I'm having a lot of fun with it now.
12:30What's like an interesting like what exercises do you have to like do when you're like in
12:35acting classes and you're learning how to like channel your emotions?
12:38What I think of like, because I haven't done like a lot of acting classes, but it kind
12:42of feels like therapy.
12:44Oh, interesting.
12:45That makes sense actually.
12:45A little bit like therapy.
12:46Yeah.
12:47I talk a lot about myself with the teacher and then learn how to express my emotions through
12:53that.
12:54Oh, that makes sense though.
12:55What would be your like dream role or like something you want to do?
12:58Maybe something like Begin Again.
13:01Oh, nice.
13:02I wanted to do something like that too.
13:04Or I really love Modern Family.
13:08Such a classic.
13:09Yeah.
13:10So something like something to do with that.
13:12A little bit of comedy in there too.
13:14A lot of comedy too.
13:14Yeah.
13:15And then I like that we like walk past like Mark Ruffalo hangs out here.
13:19Yeah, that's crazy.
13:20So now I want to know like, who would you want to be in a movie with?
13:23That would be like, this is the Joshua film.
13:27Brad Pitt.
13:28I love Brad Pitt.
13:29Let's shoot.
13:29Hi Brad Pitt, Joshua.
13:31I mean, honestly.
13:32You can always dream.
13:33Yeah.
13:33I'm ready for this movie.
13:35Yeah.
13:35You know what I mean?
13:36You talk about, you can always dream dude.
13:37You're living the life.
13:38Like we were just talking about how we were at the Golden Globes.
13:41Right.
13:41That was crazy to see you there.
13:43So what was that experience like?
13:44Like being there by yourself and doing interviews and just being in that world of film.
13:50Man, I was so nervous because I'm used to like being surrounded by my members, but like going
13:56there by myself, I was really nervous, but there was a lot of good feedback from like my fans
14:01and you were there.
14:02So I was like a lot more comfortable doing like the interviews and it kind of blew up.
14:08But a lot of people were talking about that, like me going to the Globes.
14:12So I was really happy with like the feedback.
14:16Yeah.
14:17And I mean, what's also interesting to me is that like people were so excited that you got
14:21to meet the Heat It Rivalry voice.
14:23Yeah.
14:23How was that backstage?
14:25You getting to see Connor and all of that.
14:27It was crazy because I didn't know anything about Heat It Rivalry before, but my fans,
14:33like during like a fan call, my fan was like, you have to watch Heat It Rivalry.
14:37Do you know Heat It Rivalry?
14:39I was like, what's Heat It Rivalry?
14:41And then suddenly I'm at the Globes with like the stars from Heat It Rivalry.
14:46Yeah.
14:46It was really cool.
14:47Like meeting Hudson, he was like, oh, my fellow Korean.
14:52I didn't even think about that.
14:53Oh, my God.
14:54That's crazy.
14:55And I mean, you didn't just get to go to the Globes.
14:57You've been like everywhere.
14:58So talk to me about the Super Bowl, because that was also awesome.
15:00Like to just go to the Super Bowl, like what?
15:03That was crazy.
15:05Well, everyone like in the States grows up like watching football and like the Super Bowl
15:10is like the biggest event ever.
15:12So I've never imagined myself going there.
15:15But to see it like live at San Fran, it was crazy.
15:19I had so much fun.
15:21And the day before, I was at the Tom Brown show.
15:23So that was really cool, too.
15:25Just living the life that all of us dream of.
15:27Yeah.
15:27And I mean, what was like seeing Bad Bunny live?
15:30Oh, that was crazy.
15:32I loved his set.
15:34And I didn't know like they only have like 12 minutes to like build the whole set.
15:39You watched him like push it out on the field.
15:41Yeah.
15:41And like the bushes were walking.
15:43There were people like, it was crazy.
15:44I thought the bushes were going to dance, but it was because of the time limit.
15:48Yeah.
15:48They just have to get it out there and get it done.
15:50It's crazy.
15:51What's your life like when you're balancing like travel and work and like making that time
15:56for yourself to do personal things that you're excited to do?
15:58I don't know.
15:59Like these days, I'm kind of like a workaholic.
16:01So I like not being able to sleep.
16:05Really?
16:05Yeah, a little bit.
16:06You prefer it.
16:06Yeah, I prefer it like these days.
16:08I feel like a day is too short.
16:09Like 24 hours is too short for me these days.
16:12So what's a typical Joshua day like?
16:14A typical Joshua day?
16:15Um, I wake up in the morning.
16:19I take my Omega-3's vitamins.
16:23He's so healthy.
16:24If I have time to like work out, I try to work out in the morning or go to sauna.
16:31Yeah.
16:31All right, nice.
16:32And would you say you're early, you go to sleep early or you stay up late?
16:36I try to sleep early though.
16:38So I can wake up early.
16:39Because I like that balance.
16:42Because I heard that it's like really healthy to sleep early and wake up early.
16:46So I try to do that, yeah.
16:47And then I feel like being an idol also is something that you have a lot of spotlight on you
16:51all the time.
16:52So how is it that you handle like even social media?
16:54I think about something like going viral like you in the rain, right?
16:57But that's like something extremely positive.
16:58Everybody's talking about how great you look.
16:59But then I'm sure that's not always positive.
17:01So do you like avoid social media? How are you with that?
17:03I don't try to avoid social media.
17:05I try to avoid like anything negative.
17:08Because I like staying positive.
17:10So anything negative that pops up, I try to like ignore it.
17:13And just look at the positive stuff.
17:15Yeah.
17:16Nice. I love it, man.
17:17And then outside of this food, like what do you like to do in Korea?
17:20Like what are your activities?
17:21These days what I'm doing a lot is like producing music with like the producers that I'm close with.
17:26I like going on drives.
17:28I like going to the Han River to just like walk and like think about things.
17:32And it's like cherry blossom season, so.
17:34It's gorgeous out there.
17:36And then you're talking about those producers.
17:37I do want to talk to you a little bit more about the music.
17:39So how is the creative for you when you're working with a producer and you're saying I want to work
17:43with you?
17:43Like do you send them ideas first?
17:45Do they send you ideas?
17:46And how do you kind of do that collaboration?
17:47I think we go back and forth, but I try to find producers that match like my style of music.
17:53So I try to look for producers that produce music that I like personally, and then I might DM them
17:59or get closer to them like that.
18:02And then we produce and we get close and it goes back and forth like that.
18:06I love how natural it is for you guys to just like DM somebody and be like, hey, I want
18:09to work together.
18:10And it just like happens.
18:11It has to be like cool that you've worked so hard that you've gotten to the point where you can
18:14like reach out to people and be like, hey, let's do a track together.
18:17Yeah, it's really cool. And sometimes like if I upload like the Instagram photo, I might like input like music
18:25on it.
18:26And like the artist might comment on my photo and tell me like, thank you for using my music.
18:33And sometimes I tell them, yeah, I want to work with you.
18:36Yeah.
18:37That's so cool, man. And that's again, a positive way to use social media.
18:40Yeah, I love it, man. And then I got to talk to you about style.
18:43You are such a style king, man.
18:45Like every time you step out, I feel like the fit is always on point. So how important is fashion
18:50to you?
18:50Just like music. I feel like fashion is like another way to express yourself.
18:55So I try to put my personal touch to like everything I wear.
18:58Yeah.
18:59And is there any like dream brands and stuff you want to do?
19:02I like watches. So Jaeger would be like something really cool to work with, with that brand.
19:09For clothing, maybe Armani, Giorgio Armani, because I really like their shows.
19:16That'd be really cool.
19:17That's awesome. I know nothing about watches. Like what do you look for to watch? I don't even know how
19:21to shop.
19:21I like dress watches. So this watch I bought because like when I go to like an awards ceremony, I
19:30try to like wear this as much as possible because it goes with well with any suit.
19:34And this is a reverse though, so.
19:37Oh, wow. Yeah. That is really cool.
19:39Yeah. So you like subclassic. Yeah. It's something to be able to kind of like work with everything.
19:44Oh, dope, dope. I mean, also, of course, you just toured. How is traveling for you? Like what's your favorite
19:49places to go? Like what?
19:52Recently, I went to Hong Kong for our concert. The venue was really nice. The hotels were nice. It's like
19:58really fun to shop. So maybe Hong Kong.
20:01No, I mean, I went for the first time not too long ago and I was like so shocked by
20:05like, there's skyscrapers, there's ocean, there's mountains.
20:08Yes. It's like so much all at once. It makes a really cool place. You said like going shopping. Is
20:13that something that's like easy for you to do when you go out?
20:15Because I've asked a lot of people about shopping out here and everybody's like, I go online. And I'm like,
20:20wait, so is that something you prefer to do is go shopping in person actually?
20:24I love shopping in person. Yes. Come on, man.
20:27I don't like shopping online that much. Because I have to be able to wear it before I buy it.
20:31You know what I mean? Because I don't know how the fit's going to look on me like online.
20:34See, that's how you care. And I feel like the way you care about your fashion is probably the same
20:38way you're approaching your new music.
20:40True. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I see you, bro. I see you, bro. Well, I'm so excited to
20:45see what you come up with, man. I know your fans are going to be looking forward to it.
20:47Oh, I'm scared, but I'm hopeful. I guess I hope I'll see you out there and let's enjoy this video.
20:55Okay?
20:55Sure.
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