'Glory Day' Kim Junmyeon "When I was injured and had my debut delayed, I did think of a non-celebrity life"

We naturally got curious as to what this person would do if he weren't a celebrity. If Kim Junmyeon the human being, not actor Kim Junmyeon, nor EXO Suho, never debuted, what would he be doing right now. When asked if he had ever thought of an 'ordinary Kim Junmyeon', he answered "I have", taking us aback.“In the 3rd year of highschool, my leg was injured so my debut got delayed. In the end I prepared for the entrance exam, and even after entering college, I could still feel the after effect in my once injured leg, so I did worry. The belief in myself was always there, but there was no certainty, and I got a bit of a stress over my career decision. I thought a lot about my future career." Kim Junmyeon majored in acting at Korea National University of Arts. He said his thoughts naturally drifted to keeping up his acting education, getting a master degree and becoming a professor. Those thoughts stayed with him to the moment he debuted.“Since I really was included in the debut countdown team, due to the school's policy of no celebrity activity allowed while in school, it came to a situation where I could choose to quit, my thoughts just got complicated again. I also thought about not debuting, not quitting school and becoming an actor, or not even becoming an actor, just living as an ordinary person. I thought 'Can I really move on, comforting myself that I don't have to be a celebrity?'”If there's something Kim Junmyeon of the moment want to tell the Kim Junmyeon back then, who was full of concerns at the age of 20, what would it be? "I hope you pass the belief in yourself and move on to being certain. A tiny advice would be... live a bit more recklessly? Haha. Having injured my leg, I was extremely careful with my body. Because of that, I couldn't participate in the lessons at college more actively, it's a shame.”Though he's built a dream career as EXO, it's just his start now as an actor. When we asked about the next role he would like to take on, the answer that came back was "Youth but a bit brighter youth". Because if he takes on the role of a youngster who just enjoys the world without knowing a thing, he himself can enjoy it too. First step into acting, what Kim Junmyeon enjoys the most about it is the fact that he can pour out the emotions he can't normally without any adjustment. "Portraying someone not myself, and interacting with the audience via that character alone, seems to be a different experience from a singer's, and feels very appealing. Saying that, it's not that I want to quickly do something next. When choosing a piece, isn't it about being moved by the character given to me while reading the script, and thinking that I can interact with the audience through this character?”When asked what he would ask for if he could own a power/ ability even by trading with devil, he chose 'height'. "In order to be able to fit more roles, I think it'd be great if I could be a bit taller than I am now. It's not something I'm dissatisfied with myself, but it seems you can choose from a wider variety of roles even if you are just as tall as 178cm. Ah, in order to get height from the devil, what do I have to give him in exchange? Even now, I'm a person who lacks so much, I have nothing to give him. I'm screwed. Haha."