bitaa ⭐

wonbin talked about his recent haircut and explained that he only had the back trimmed for now. even after cutting it, he still felt that his hair didn’t quite look right because it was quite thick, including the sides and other sections. so, rather than deciding on a completely new hairstyle, he chose to let it grow out a little longer and only shaved the inner layers. he also mentioned that his stylist had brushed his hair upwards while styling it this time, which made it appear much shorter. but when he lets it down, his hair is actually still pretty long, so he thinks there are quite a few different styles he could try. for now, even he hasn’t decided what he wants to do with it, so he’s just letting it grow while figuring things out with the company. he acknowledged that hairstyles are important too, especially since he’s an idol. he knows briize have different styles they’d love to see on him and is aware of what fans like, but he also understands that the company probably has its own reasons for certain decisions. he ended by reassuring fans that he’ll find a way to work things out.

wonbin shared how challenging the first week of insomnia promotions was for him. unfortunately, he caught a really bad cold just as they began performing a song that relied entirely on vocals. by the time he arrived at music bank, his throat was so swollen that he could barely get his voice out. his nose was completely blocked, and he was also dealing with a cough, a runny nose, and phlegm. his condition was so bad that he even considered whether he should lip-sync. but then he thought about how briize had come all the way to see them and wondered how he could possibly lip-sync when the song was meant to be sung live. so he decided to give it his best and perform live, regardless of whether his voice cracked. he spent a lot of time warming up his voice, taking medicine, drinking warm tea, and using everything that could help his throat, including throat lozenges, propolis, and yonggaksan. he also kept working on his vocal technique to maintain a lighter vocal tone despite his swollen vocal cords. the first week was especially tough, particularly with the early morning preparations for inkigayo. thankfully, the second week went a little more smoothly, and he’s now almost fully recovered, although he still has some lingering effects from the cold. despite the difficulties, wonbin also found the experience of performing such a vocal-focused song on music shows really new and enjoyable. he said briize looked so cute singing along and doing the fan chants that he actually struggled to hold back his laughter during the performances. since insomnia is such a calm song and the music show studios aren’t very big, he could also see briize’s expressions clearly and hear their fan chants without much delay. he even wore just one in-ear monitor so he could hear them better. he found the contrast between the calm song and briize enthusiastically doing the fan chants especially funny and adorable.

wonbin was so sick during the first week that he even considered lip-syncing because his voice was so congested. but he decided to sing live anyway, saying, “briize came all this way to see us, so how could i lip-sync?” 🤭