Kim Hyun Joong says he doesn't feel confident about an SS501 reunification

Article: [Interview] Kim Hyun Joong, "SS501 reunification? I honestly don't have the confidence for it"

Source: Star Today via Nate

"I think it was good for us to leave while still receiving the love of many. I don't believe we disbanded but considering the current circumstances, we're under different agencies so not only are we not able to use the name SS501 but we're not ready for it either.

Of course, I know there are certain groups who have gotten back together and gone on tours and held concerts but for me, I don't want to use our past memories that I cherish for commercial reasons. I think we should only do something together when we all want it and are ready. I don't want to change our good memories into something fake.

When I meet the other members, we talk about how we should work hard in our respective fields and maybe in the future, when the opportunity comes up, let's do whatever it is we want to do with the people we want to do it with. All we have to do is sing, isn't it? Honestly, we don't have the confidence to be SS501 again. We're open enough with each other to say things like that now."

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1. [+183, -6] It's because he shot to popularity on his own

2. [+123, -21] Rare to find a group that disbanded as cleanly as they did

3. [+134, -38] Kim Hyun Joong got way too popular on his own with 'Boys Over Flowers'... but still, there are many SS501 fans waiting for their return, what does that make them when he says he doesn't have confidence to brin gthe group back?

4. [+18, -4] DSP overworked Kim Hyun Joong... and he's the only one who got popular while SS501's activities were mismanaged. They naturally became Kim Hyun Joong and the Idols. Did you all know SS501 only has one album? They're nine years running and only one album...

5. [+18, -3] They debuted as TVXQ's rivals. A shame that the rest excluding Kim Hyun Joong didn't make it as popular as he did. There were members who sang better than him but he was more handsome so he got the spotlight earlier. People say his acting's improved lately but he was so bad in Boys Over Flowers... and I think he's one of those cases where he only got popular off of his looks.

6. [+13, -8] Honestly speaking, aside from Kim Hyun Joong, there wasn't any other member that would've gotten popular. They all looked like they got nose jobs done and none of them sang or danced spectacularly well. They got their name known off of the title of being TVXQ's rivals. Honestly speaking, their popularity was pretty pitiful compared to TVXQ ㅋㅋ The group only lasted as long as it did because of Kim Hyun Joong.

7. [+12, -2] As a fan, it still bothers me to this day that the group only has one album to name. The agency never kept its promise of releasing any more and all they did was release singles and Japanese activities. I remember even the members wanted to pay to produce their second album~ If only they started Japanese promotions later, things might've turned out differently... They spent a year in Japan at the height of their fame.

8. [+10, -5] I wonder what happened to Park Jung Min. He's hilarious.

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