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Amber “Emceeing Show Champion with Eunjung is My Good Fortune”

“It’s fun.” This is what f(x)’s Amber said frequently throughout the interview.

I was surprised when I heard the news that she would be emceeing cable channel MBC Music’s music program Show! Champion. The worry of “Will she be able to do well?” came first as Amber, who came from the US, is the member who is the least fluent in Korean among the f(x) members. And although she has become much more fluent than she used to be, a question mark still seems to appear on the middle of her forehead when the word “elegant” comes up.

But when I actually watched the broadcast, rather than being worried I thought “She’s doing well,” and the image of beginner MC Amber, who was sweating with nervousness as she held a small script marked with Show! Champion and traded dialogue without a pause with fellow MC Eunjung of T-ara, who stood next to her, was fun. Amber spoke with embarrassment.

“My speaking is still clumsy, but I had wanted to try emceeing if the opportunity arose. Whenever I’ve appeared on broadcast until now I’ve kept quiet because I wasn’t confident in my Korean, but I also wanted to confidently speak on broadcast as I emceed. But words that mix in Chinese characters are as difficult as ever. I keep reading the script until it becomes comfortable to read and try to memorize it. But it’s still a lot of fun.”

When she came to Korea, she learned as she attended an academy. f(x)’s Luna, Krystal, and Sulli stuck by her at all times and kept her aware through dialogue. When she emcees, Eunjung is her partner and teacher.

“I have a jinx so that if I discover a mistake while monitoring myself, I think of the mistake I made as being bigger than it is, so I listen to the opinions of those around me instead. So I’m always exchanging conversations with Eunjung unnie about whether I’m doing well. Eunjung unnie revises the scripts to make it easy for me to understand and lets me know about a lot of things as she says, ‘Amber, try it once like this.’ Eunjung unnie debuted around the same time. Afterwards we got along closely, and I welcomed it when I heard that we would be emceeing together. It was comfortable since unnie knows me well too, and to me it was a good fortune.”

She has a bet going with Eunjung about not making mistakes while emceeing. It is 50¢ for every mistake. “Unnie has paid about 50¢ and I’ve paid about $2.00. Haha. Because there is a fine I have to work harder!”

Though she feels happy when junior idols approach and greet her when she emcees, she said that she was a little sad about having become a senior, commenting “I want to go around like a kid forever,” and stated that “Nu’est’s ‘Hello’ and Crayon Pop’s ‘Bing Bing’ are catchy,” in regards to songs sung by junior idols that are to her liking. She said that having to stand still and watch over other singers’ performances as an MC after singing and dancing on stage was “awkward” and boasted of a temperament fit for live broadcasts, unlike a beginner MC, as she said “It’s difficult, but I’m working hard to become better. And broadcasting live is more comfortable than recording.”

Source: MyDaily

Trans by 0wonhee @iheartfx.com