• why he decided to become a singer
  • "During my first year of high school, I was watching Wheesung sunbae singing ‘Walking in the Sky’ at a year-end award ceremony and I fell for his performance, I was really decided on becoming a singer then."
• "My reason for living is being on stage" ▿
• "I want to hear them say I have the talent to be considered a main vocalist or an artist" ▿
• his love for music and soccer
  • "Even when I was an athlete, I was always listening to music. I was originally a kid who liked music, so naturally it turned out like this. Rather than quitting sports to pursue music, I think it’s more that I continued to like music after I stopped playing sports and became a singer."
• "I’m simply trying to show a side of me that’s not made up." ▿
• relishes freedom; goes crazy when he cannot do something on impulse
• forever overwhelmed by the love of fans
  • "There's never a perfect stage for any stage, but I still always end up being touched even when we prepare a perfect stage"
• lives in the present
  • "The fact that I'm 24 … I don't really realise it. Rather than think, 'Since I'm 24, I need to do at least this,' I like to continuously do the things I can do one by one. Since there's a lot of time left, I think I'm creating a weapon of some sort to fill up that time."
• "When later asked about the most memorable member, the photographer chose Leo. He said Leo has a cold image but he was surprisingly easygoing." ▿
• "Sometimes the members advise “Don’t tire yourself out" but I can’t survive without practicing. Even if I can reach the top by achieving 100 points out of 100, I won’t throw away the mentality I have now." ▿
• learning to let go
  • "There’s also a good and evil that torments me a little. If it’s not perfect I get frustrated, the evil says ‘I have to do more’ even if someone else says it’s okay. The good says ‘Let’s rest today’, but I fall into a dilemma again. Recently I’ve been letting it go and resting, I believe that’s the good side. I’m trying to enjoy it a bit."
  • "My field of vision has gotten wider, and it seems to be a positive thing. I criticized myself, was really greedy, and acted like I couldn’t live, but recently I let it go a little and now I’m beginning to see things I haven’t seen before, and I found a lot of ways to enjoy myself. In doing so, it seems like I’ve been able to sing more freely. Before I was ‘Don’t rest, I have to do this’, now I’m listening a little more to different songs, and I’ve come to enjoy myself."
• troop leader only in regards to looking out for his dongsaengs
  • "The only time that I saw harsh words is when they do something that’s unmannerly. They’re lovable dongsaengs just by looking at them, so I don’t want them to get pointed at."
• the resident chef
  • "I learned while watching my father do it... Although I’m one of the oldest hyungs in the team, I feel like I’m obliged to take care of my dongsaengs."
• envies ken's cheerfulness
• "When my dongsaengs are practicing, they are the most lovable and admirable." ▿
• his friends
  • "After high school, there aren’t many chances to make friends, so having the chance to meet my friends in my schedule in school life is precious to me."
• his father's teachings
  • _"He used to tell me ‘You have to know a lot in order to feel a lot’. In order to do what you love, you have to study hard in that field. Then you can feel so much more."
• competitive
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• his curiosity/shock at relationship and skinship related events
• on working with sunbaes
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  • "I was a fan of g.o.d during elementary school. I filmed <Let’s Go Dream Team> with Son Hoyoung sunbae-nim and I felt strange." ▿
• naul's 'wait'
  • "I have a lot of greed, so I torture myself. When I’m incompetent I receive stress, when I’m resting I feel uncomfortable. But after a long time, I listened to sunbae-nim’s ‘Wait’ and this feeling came over me. Suddenly my heart was at ease and I thought, Ah so this is what it’s like to grow."
• if he were a 'regular' college student
  • "I would do something that still allows me to sing"
• loves children
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• values
  • "When you do something wrong, if you don’t tell the truth then you’re only tormenting yourself. If you do something bad and you tell the person, I think getting forgiveness is the right thing to do." ▿
• life's naughty and nice
  • "Having to call my mother during my school days, making my parents happy by debuting with VIXX."
• his name
  • "Jellyfish CEO Hwang Sejun gave the name Leo, ‘King of the Jungle’ as a means to dominate the music industry." ▿
• physically
  • predebut gym training ▿ ▿
  • winning in hurdles ▿
  • long jump ▿
• would like to collaborate with trey songz
• if he could have a superpower, he would have the power to fly ▿
• current aims
  • "I’m working hard to fulfill where I am lacking in terms of stage experience. I’m also working hard at studying composing" ▿
  • "I’m studying composing. I’ve written a few songs while playing piano. It’s a ballad, but I have to think about how to edit it." ▿

misc

• bungee jump/revealing the wimp