Part 2: “11-second shower” – Shindong – “Chef” Ryeowook – "Busy both at work and in private" Eunhyuk
Ryeowook (second from left) has a lot of interest in cooking. He would frequently provide food for the hungry members. The members' faces lighten up when they see food.
◇ Dorm life is good because (you won’t feel) lonely
- With a group of grown men living together, there would inevitably be a lot of interesting episodes right?
Siwon: We don’t even have (enough) towels to dry ourselves after we bathe. To make things more interesting, we decided to hold bathing contests. The best record holder is Shindong (who finished bathing) within 11 seconds.
Shindong: If you were to ask me how is it possible to finish bathing within 11 seconds? It’s possible!
- Which member has the worst sleeping habit?
Leeteuk: That would definitely be Shindong. He snores really loudly and he also has the habit of taking off his clothes while sleeping. The housekeeper who came to clean our dorm got a really big shock when she went to clean Shindong’s room. Haha.
"Here, say 'ah'" Ryeowook, who likes to feed the other members, is delivering watermelon into Sungmin's mouth.
- Who is the “mother figure” of the group? For example, a member who takes really good care of the other members.
Donghae: It’s Ryeowook. He is pretty good at washing dishes and whenever he sees the ingredients in the refrigerator, he will say “I’ll make you all something to eat”. He really takes good care of us and the food that he makes is really delicious as well.
- Who is the member who is busiest with both work and life outside of work?
The members unanimously agreed that the busiest person is Eunhyuk.
Leeteuk: “Eunhyuk’s house is in Doksan-dong, Seoul and therefore he could return to his own home quite frequently. Also, Eunhyuk is a devout Christian and he would also diligently attend church services." Whenever he comes home the members would ask him “Where have you been?”. Those are the answers that he would give us but we don’t believe him, haha.
Eunhyuk chose himself as the member with the cleanest room.
Eunhyuk, who is the most notorious for being the one who is extremely busy in work-related and private matters amongst the members, stands in front of the vanity table. His vanity table is neater than the vanity table of an average woman.
Different from Eunhyuk, Donghae, together with Leeteuk, prefers staying in the dorm.
On the other hand, Donghae and Leeteuk are different compared to Eunhyuk. They were chosen as the reclusive members of the group. These 2 members are at the dorm most of the time. They would be curious if they do not see each other at the dorm. Even if it’s only for a very short while, they would call each other up and ask "where are you?" and "what are you doing?". The members laughed while saying that their relationship is similar to that of a girlfriend who constantly needs to know the exact whereabouts of (her boyfriend).
The various cartoon figurines given by the fans.
-What are the pros and cons of living in the dorm?
Leeteuk: The inconvenient part is that we don’t get much privacy. To be honest, we would like to be in a relationship and have a girlfriend, but if were to talk on the phone in our room, someone would come in and ask “who are you talking to?”. However, there are many merits to dorm life. We won’t feel lonely, and when we are tired or when we want someone to talk to, the members are always there.
Donghae: I want to live like this until the day I die. It’s because I really like living with the members. However we will have to get married and raise our own families in the future. Therefore we shall live as neighbours instead after getting married.
- It’s comfortable living in the dorm but there would be times when you will actually miss home?
Sungmin: When we don't get to go home during festive periods because of work, we would. Watching TV programmes which feature families or when we have nothing to eat in the dorm, that is when we miss our family most.
◇ Besides the 12th floor’s dining chairs, we hope to change....
Are there any members who say that "I want to live separately now", or "I'm tired of living in the dorm"? We asked whether there are any members who are showing signs of wanting to leave the dorms.
- Are there any members currently living in the dorm who wish to live independently?
Leeteuk: There are no such members, in our dorms, we have a housekeeper who helps us cook and clean. All our expenses are taken care of by the company, therefore we don’t really need to spend much when we live in the dorm. Also, we are accustomed to living with each other in the dorm and we won’t really know what to do if we were to live separately. In fact I have been worrying a lot that my room will be taken away (by someone else) when I enlist in the army. However, the door to my room is a sliding door, so it can’t be locked. Haha.
- Are there any changes to the dorm that you’ll like the company to carry out?
Leeteuk: The 12th floor dorm’s dining table and sofa should be changed. We have been using those since our trainee days and now it feels a little uncomfortable. We hope to get dining chairs with back support as well because our waist hurts after eating while using chairs without the back support. Haha.
Sungmin: It would be great if the 11th floor's television could be changed to one of those with a bigger display screen.
Ryeowook: On the 12th floor we previously pooled together some money to buy a new television. It was more than 20-inches wide previously, but we've changed to a 50-inched one.
Source: Sports Seoul (1) (2)
Chinese translation by 朴海希=海朵 @ 海时代 www.onlyhae.com {Part 2}
English translations by eternalsnow {Part 1} & KyU Is L♥Ve {Part 2} @ SJ-WORLD.NET