It had been so long since Hae had been infront of all these cameras. Today she had been asked to do an interview. She'd taken a long time to decide whether she should do it or not but came to the conclusion it might be fun, so she agreed. Hae was waiting backstage for the host to call her on
"Our guest today has not been seen in the spotlight for many years" The host started "A while ago she was one of the biggest female idols in the world. Please welcome Hae!" The crowd start screaming and cheering while Hae walks out with the biggest smile on her face. She missed this. The sight of people's faces brightening when she walked it. It felt amazing. She sat down as the cheers died down
"Hello" she smiled as she sat down opposite the host
"How are you today?"
"I'm good" Hae smiled "It's weird to be back here, you know in front of all these people but yeah i'm good"
"That's great news" He (the host) Smiled "Well today we're here to talk about.....well your whole career. What it was like? what it's like now, all of it"
"That's what i'm here for" She breathed
"So let's start with what's your life is like now and then we can move towards the past" He tells her "So what's been happening in your life over the past years"
"Well after Minho got back from the military we moved into together and then we got married" she smiled. The crowd started clapping and cheering again. She turned to them with a smile and started to speak again "Then we had our children" she said, making the crowd cheer louder "And then here we are"
"Are you happy?"
"I'm probably the happiest i've ever been" she said, honestly "While i loved idol life. I love family life more. Nothing makes me happier than seeing my children and Minho everyday"
"Would you say you enjoy being away from the starlight?"
"Yes i would" She nods "Of course i love performing, i always have but all the hate, paparazzi just everything. It was hard but this....my family isn't. Being with them is easy, it's safe and i love that feeling. I never felt that before. during those years i was in stray kids i never truly felt safe. I always felt like i was being watched, photographed. I could never relax but now i can" she explains, crossing her legs
"People often say that the treatment you received wasn't fair, do you agree?"
"Yes i do" she said bluntly "I was hated, stalked, chased, I was told to kill myself, that i wasn't good enough, that i was a slut and all because i was a woman in an otherwise male group. I know now for a fact i didn't deserve it. However, back then i didn't. I was a young woman who put her life out for the world to see, expecting love but what i got wasn't that at all. I started to believe everything they told me, everything they said i was and that hurt me more than i can ever explain.It hurt everyone around me. Even my husband. And it got to the point where i had to stop performing to find my passion for it again. So no it wasn't fair. It wasn't fair at all" She said. The audience were close to tears, however she wasn't. She sat there with a straight face. Not a sign of sadness behind her dark eyes
"So you came back from your hiatus feeling better. What did you do when you were in France?"
"I just thought about everything" she sighed "About my life, everything. What performing truly meant to me. I realized performing meant everything to me so i promised myself something. and i did it. When i came back to Korea i stopped listening to the hate and i turned it into something powerful....i turned it into fame" She told the host and the crowd
"That you did" the host smiled "You were one of the most famous idols ever" Hae smiled at him "So we only have a few minutes left but what do you want to say to your fans?"
"Don't let anyone tell you what you are. That's your decision" she said to the camera "Nothing matters more than what you think about yourself, not what other people think"
