Nicole recently went on the cover for the January issue of ‘GanGee’ magazine, where she showed her mature feminine charms. In the photos, Nicole looked drastically different from the adorable image she had with KARA, and showed off her sexy charms that was tinged with maturity.
When asked in the accompanying interview whether she felt any stress or burden over wearing revealing outfits on stage, Nicole answered, “Definitely. There was once where I had ate a lot before heading to the set. I was left flustered when I was told that I had to wear a revealing outfit, and it was one where I had to bare my midriff. I was thinking why did they make me wear that outfit first. It would had been better if I had some time to digest before beginning the shooting. After that day, I would refrain from eating before shooting anything.”
Nicole continued, “As a member of KARA, I would go on crash diets before an album release, but that results in me losing muscle mass. I need a set of stable vocals for the album, but on the flip side, I need to have a slim body frame for the stage, so the changes are really to the extreme. I tried my best to change because I don’t like this, but I don’t have sufficient time. I went to New York for some vocal lessons before my solo album release. My vocal range actually isn’t that restricted, so I didn’t want to emit vocals like in the past. So I placed an emphasis on hitting the high notes during my rehearsals. I will continue to work hard in future, and maintain something that didn’t come easily.”
As for the direction of her solo album, Nicole said, “I was really afraid about the reviews of my album, and I was really stressed out. I got so sensitive that I would often just drop tears. I would also criticize myself because of my desires. The rewards from my promotions this time have fell short of what I have prepared, and I even had to rely on medicine because I was so stressed out. It was a really trying time.”
Nicole added, “I will have to keep myself in check for my next album, and go about it comfortably without forcing anything. My solo album was delayed this time. If I had kept to the original schedule, the results would be far worse.”
Finally, she said, “You can make plans, but there will always be situations which you can’t foretell. So you need to adapt accordingly.”
By: Alvin
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Nicole confesses to taking medicine to manage excessive stress
original src | mydailyFormer KARA member Nicole revealed during an interview that she was recently prescribed medication to help ease the extensive stress that she had been battling in preparation for her solo debut.
During an interview for the January 2015 issue of fashion magazine GanGee, Nicole stated, “While preparing for my solo debut, the fear of being judged on my talents and skills really overpowered me. The burden was just too much. I became so sensitive to the point that if someone had just slightly poked at me regarding the issue, I would burst into tears. I even reproached myself for letting my greed outrun me.”
“What I’ve learned from my recent promotions and debut is that no matter how much you stress out about it, the results will never come out as well as you expected.” The artist continued, “I even got medication prescribed for my excessive stress, but now that I look back, the stress was something I put upon myself.”
Nicole then began explaining how she will now be more focused on preparing for her future albums while incorporating some freedom in between, saying, “I plan on becoming more free during my next album and more focused on having fun, rather than on perfecting everything. I have now come to the realization that everything has its own flow and that it makes things work out the way they should. Even this last album took a bit longer than expected and was postponed, but had we rushed into getting it out as originally planned, it would have been a lot worse than how it is now.”
Lastly, the artist said that when an individual has something planned, a plan is just a layout of how to carry on with those actions, so never let your guard down and be quick to adjust to all the obstacles you may run into.
Many netizens who heard of the hardships Nicole has been through left comments of support, such as, “It’s okay, Nicole! You’re very talented and beautiful,” “Even if this debut wasn’t as good as you expected, we have faith in you for your next album,” and, “If I was Nicole, I would have just bought a few buildings off of the money she made during her KARA days and lived rich while collecting rent…but seeing how she keeps on trying to do what she loves is great. Fighting, Nicole!”
src| koreaboo
She is very tough on herself. You can see that she seeks better results and she is not satasfied with what she have now.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that she is brave enough to step out into the world to live her dreams and ambitions. However, the entertainment industry is definitely a harsh one and there will be many vultures ever ready to peck at her as can be seen in the netizenbuzz article.I'm sure she is aware of it because she's been in the industry for so long. There will be more to come in the future so I hope she knows how to ignore the negativity and know that there are many that support her too. She just has to take it slow, do her thing and grow as an artist.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I hate pages like Allkpop. They only post thins like: "Nicole show her abs", "Nicole and her body", "Nicole talks about her ton body". Make her look like she's only worried about her body, but she's not. Now bunch of people comment she's only her body, she's only sticks, she's only bones. If they know Nicole became thinner because of the stress maybe they would stop. I feel bad for her now, all I wanted was her comeback but now I feel like we put too much pressure on her, making her come back too early maybe. So if she doesn't get too much schedules right now I think that would be ok as long she has time to recover and check herself. I want to read an article when she talks happier for once.
ReplyDeleteI think after she leaves Korea on March and go to Japan she's going to be better. In Japan the people really likes her. Knetizens are being so rude, even for someone who opened her heart and talked about her problems, they still... that's why I blocked netizenbuzz, onehallyu, etc... on my PC. I don't want to read their comments anymore. Hurts me and I can't imagine how those comments hurt Nicole. So since now I'm going to support her without caring knetizens and the rest of the world comments.
ReplyDeleteThis is why I adore and respect her. She knows herself and she knows her flaws and admits to them. She knows the result of her debut and she doesn't need anyone to sugar coat it. She takes it as a lesson learned and a piece of development for herself and her career. We await your next growth Nicole!
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