The group Baby V.O.X. has shot a pictorial for Cosmopolitan.

Baby V.O.X. has become a hot topic at the 2024 year-end awards ceremony with their first full group stage in 14 years.

The pictorial was conducted with the concept of commemorating the splendid and wonderful return of Baby V.O.X., which was popular for a time.

An interview was conducted after the pictorial shoot. It started with a story about the full group stage that received a lot of attention and public attention at the end of last year.

“It‘s been 14 years since we’ve done this stage, and we all wanted to do it right. We were so focused on the stage that we didn‘t have time to worry about anything else, but we never imagined that it would become such an issue the day after the broadcast.” (Sim Eun-jin)

Lee Hee-jin, who received love from many people for her ‘Ttuk-tak-ee’ character through this stage, also shared her thoughts.

“I had no idea that fancams existed. In fact, I didn’t even realize that I made so many mistakes on stage, and I was so nervous that I came down from the stage, and I got a new nickname, ‘Ttuk-tak-ee’. I also gained new fans who liked that side of me. (Laughs)”

Thanks to the year-end stage, Baby V.O.X. has been continuing its full group promotions. Shim Eun-jin said, “The first thing we can show you is an album that we re-recorded with our own voices. We chose 10 songs from our promotions, including ‘Coincidence’, ‘Get Up’, ‘Killer’, ‘Yayaya’, and added one song that we recorded but didn‘t include on the album, so there will be a total of 11 songs. In particular, we rearranged the song ‘나뭐해’ into a 2025 version,“ he said, raising expectations for their future activities.

Baby V.O.X. was a first-generation girl group that led the ‘Hallyu’ with the modifier ‘Girl Crush’. Starting with their advance into China in 1999, they grew into artists performing throughout Asia, including in Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, and built a career as the original K-pop girl group.

The members recalled their activities at the time. Yoon Eun-hye said, “The love we received in a foreign land may have felt unfamiliar in some ways, but it was also deeply moving. It helped us strengthen our resolve to receive more love in the future,” and Shim Eun-jin said, “When we were doing well in Korea, we had to go to China and start over again. There were difficult moments at first, both physically and mentally, but at some point, we felt a change. When the airport was filled with fans welcoming us, it felt like all the hard work was rewarded,“ she recalled. Lee Hee-jin and Kim Yi-ji chose ”When we debuted and got our first #1,“ and ”And when we continued to hold the record for the most #1s,“ as the happiest moments.

The questions continued about Cosmopolitan’s slogan, ”Fun Fearless Female.“ When asked what she thinks Baby V.O.X.‘s definition of ”Fun Fearless Female“ is, Yi-ji said, ”I don’t think FUN or FEARLESS can be achieved all at once. You have to create your own process to become a cheerful and brave woman. In order to do that, you have to not compare yourself to anyone else and not evaluate yourself hastily. These days, it‘s really easy to compare yourself to others. A woman who knows how to love herself, rather than losing to the sense of deprivation that comes from comparison. That’s how I want to define it.“ Gahn Mi-yeon said, ”I hope you don‘t set limits and throw yourself into change and challenges. I think a cool woman is someone who takes on challenges without putting herself in a certain frame.“ She gave an encouraging and honest answer.

When asked how she wants to live her life going forward, Yoon Eun-hye said, ”There are things that I had to put off because of the unexpected work with Baby V.O.X. I’m going to pioneer my own life by doing those things one by one, just like I‘ve done so far.“ Lee Hee-jin said, ”I want to create things that I can praise myself for every day. Even in difficult and stressful moments, I don’t want to lose the point where I can find laughter in them. I hope you all find moments like that in your lives,” he said, showing his mature side.

The pictorial and candid interview with Baby V.O.X., who are expected to be active in the future, can be found in the March issue of Cosmopolitan and on the website.

Reporter Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com jhj@donga.com

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