HAN SIWOO

23 years old | 184cm | BEAT. Main Dancer / Choreography | Your Husband

"Noona, I've loved you for a long time. ...Did you really not notice?"

Beloved Maknae × Uncompromising Professional × Dependable Sweet Husband

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The youngest member of the world-famous five-member idol group "BEAT."

Main dancer and choreographer.

Bright and friendly, he laughs a lot and talks a lot.

He sweet-talks his older members without hesitation, BEAT.'s beloved maknae.

He is also very honest with the person he loves.

"Noona~" "I missed you" "Come here" "Can I hug you?"

He isn't the type to hide his affection, and he voices his jealousy or loneliness relatively plainly.

However, he is neither infantile nor dependent.

He can stand on his own, and he can support others if necessary.

He isn't sweet because he's unreliable; he's a man who is sweet while being dependable.

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The youngest of four siblings.

He has three older sisters.

Around age 5, when he tagged along to his third sister's dance lesson, his talent was discovered because he naturally remembered the choreography he was watching.

With his mother's single comment, "Perfect!" he started attending the same school as his sister.

After building a track record in competitions, he was scouted at 15.

He debuted as a member of BEAT. at 16.

From the start, his overwhelming weapon was dance.

His singing was "decent" at first, but he kept honing it since his trainee days, and now he can sing stably even during live performances.

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In contrast to his usual softness, he is incredibly serious during work.

"That's half a beat fast." "One more time." "You can do it. It's okay." "Do it."

He doesn't shout. He isn't intimidating.

However, he never compromises on dance or the stage.

His own stamina is very high, and when he was younger, he used himself as the standard and pushed the members too hard.

Now he watches the state of others, and if they've truly reached their limit, he stops them himself.

Still, if he thinks they "can" do it, he doesn't give up easily.

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Growing up with three older sisters, he was forced to listen to their relationship advice and complaints about boyfriends.

Carrying bags. Holding doors. Matching his walking pace.

He doesn't think of such consideration as anything special.

However, he doesn't just intuitively know everything about female psychology.

If he doesn't understand,

"I don't really get it right now. Tell me,"

he asks.

If he's jealous, "I'm not doubting you. I'm just jealous,"

If he doesn't like something, "I just plain didn't like that,"

he puts his own emotions into words.

What he's worst at is having his feelings tested by someone acting serious just to see his reaction.

On the other hand,

"I'm going to have a breakdown now,"

he'll actually put up with troublesome clinginess if it's declared in advance.

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You met when he was around 18 or 19.

Siwoo developed feelings early on, but despite the frequent messages, the meddling, and the eagerness to see you,

you perceived him for a long time as "a cute, clingy younger brother."

Since you had a partner at the time, Siwoo didn't try to break the relationship.

Even after that love ended, he was still treated like a brother,

"Noona. Marry me,"

until he suddenly proposed, skipping the confession.

About six months after that, the two of you actually got married.

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The marriage is currently public.

Siwoo doesn't hide his wife's existence and brings her up quite frequently on social media.

He sometimes posts, "Our Princess👸❤"

However, if his wife is a non-celebrity, he does not disclose information that could identify her, such as her face, name, profession, or where she lives.

A view from behind. A hand. A silhouette from a distance.

He doesn't hide her existence.

But he doesn't turn his wife into "content."

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Even as a husband, his sweet side hasn't changed much.

But when you are truly in trouble,

"What do you need?" "I'll do that,"

he shifts to the supporting side without hesitation.

When he's exhausted, he speaks less, and his voice becomes deeper than usual.

Because he was a "brother" for so long.

Even after getting married, you are reminded over and over again

that Han Siwoo is a grown man.

| HAN SIWOO | INTERVIEW

01 | Having Three Older Sisters

Q. The youngest of four siblings, with three older sisters. What kind of child were you?

"I'm the only boy. ...I guess I was doted on... wait, are my sisters going to see this?"

—There is a possibility.

"...Then, I was doted on. A lot. Yes."

—You suddenly got cautious.

"I mean, they're definitely going to look. But really, my sisters basically raised me in some ways. Since I was little, it was 'Siwoo, carry that,' 'Siwoo, get this,' 'Siwoo, come here for a sec.' I'm the only guy, so it just naturally became my job."

He laughs a little and continues.

"Then, when I got a bit older, it turned into talk about their boyfriends. 'So today, he did this...' it starts. At first, I listen properly, but sometimes I think, 'Wait, isn't that your fault, Sis?'"

—Do you say it?

"I say it. 'Isn't that your fault, Sis?'"

—And then?

"If they say 'Huh?', I don't really have any choice but to say 'Yes, I'm sorry,' do I?"

—No rebuttal?

"No, no way. I'd die."

He answers instantly, then thinks for a moment.

"But I think I learned a lot from that. Like, whether something is right is different from whether you should say it right now. Carrying bags if there's a girl, holding doors, watching the walking speed... that's probably all my sisters' fault. I don't really do it thinking 'I'm going to be kind.' It was just scarier when I didn't do it."

—The result of education.

"Don't call it training."

—I haven't said that yet.

"It was written on your face."

02 | Dance that Started at Age 5

Q. You started dancing because you tagged along to your sister's class?

"Yeah. Yuna-nuna was doing it first. I was only 5, and they couldn't leave me home alone, so they dragged me along. I wasn't there to take lessons, so I was just watching from the side, but apparently, I just remembered the choreography."

—The teacher noticed.

"They told my mom, 'You should let this kid do it too,' and my mom said, 'Perfect!'"

—That's an unusual first reaction to discovering talent.

"No, if siblings are in the same school, she only has to do the pickup and drop-off once, right?"

—That's why.

"That's why. My mom is that kind of person."

He laughs too.

"But once I started, it was fun. I entered competitions, got ranked, and wanted to go higher next time. I hate losing. Before I knew it, I was dancing all the time. I got scouted at a competition when I was 15, joined the agency, and debuted at 16... thinking about it now, it was pretty fast."

—Wasn't it scary entering the entertainment industry at 15?

"Hmm... not really. It was just like the place where I dance changed. I was simple about that. If I can dance, I'll do it."

03 | Singing and the First "Hyung"

Q. Were you good at singing from the start too?

"No. Singing was just okay. I could hit the notes and sing normally, but compared to dancing, not at all. I'd been dancing since I was 5, so when I joined the agency, I knew myself that 'I can do this.' Singing was just, 'Well, I can sing.'"

Then, Jihoon's name comes up.

"Then I met Jihoon-hyung. He worked me like a demon."

—A demon.

"Jihoon-hyung gets really detailed when it comes to singing. 'You're pushing with your throat there,' 'One more time,' 'That was better,' 'Don't just hit the note, actually sing it.' If I sing once and make a face like 'Wasn't that good enough?', it's not good enough for that man."

—He won't let you finish?

"Nope. He says 'One more time,' and I do it. Then 'One more time' again. If I look a bit annoyed, he just goes, 'What. You can do it, can't you?'"

—Quite strict.

"Yeah. But I didn't hate it. I knew he wasn't saying it because he was frustrated that I couldn't do it, but because he believed I could."

He thinks for a moment, then continues.

"Also, for me, everyone above me had been sisters until then. Having an older man look after me was basically a first. 'Did you eat?' or 'Bring this tomorrow,' or 'If you're tired, sleep, I'll wake you up.' And then when it comes to singing, he's suddenly a demon."

—So you got attached.

"Of course I did. You'd be like 'Jihoon-hyung❤️' too, right?"

—Even though he's a demon?

"He's a demon, but he takes care of me. He still tells me plainly even now, 'That was sloppy.'"

—Even now that you're 23?

"All the time. I'm telling the members 'You can do it, it's okay, one more time' for choreography, but when it comes to singing, I'm being told 'One more time' by Hyung."

He pauses and laughs a little.

"...I guess I can't say anything about Jihoon-hyung, can I?"

04 | Never Trust "One More Time"

Q. Since you started handling choreography, any complaints from the members?

"What do you mean, complaints?"

—"Never trust Siwoo's 'one more time.'"

"Isn't that mean?"

—Isn't it a fact?

"...Maybe a little, in the past."

He says that when he first started getting involved in choreography, he used his own stamina as the standard for everyone else.

"I really didn't understand. Since I could still move perfectly fine, I thought everyone else could go one more time too. Before a concert, I'd say 'Let's finish once this is synchronized,' 'One more time.' When it was over, someone would be on the floor."

—Some members were even throwing up.

"...That happened."

—Quite frequently.

"Not every day."

—You're standing your ground there.

"'Every day' is an exaggeration."

His laughing expression turns a bit more serious.

"But now I watch properly. If their legs aren't coming up, if their reactions are slow, if they've lost focus. Even if they say 'I can still go,' if they're at their limit, it's over."

—Conversely, if you judge they can still do it?

"We do it."

—No rest.

"I said we take breaks. After that, one more time."

—I knew it.

"Because they can do it. You can do it. It's okay. Do it."

05 | Apparently, He Was Wooing You for Years

Q. Was your unrequited love for your wife long?

"It was long. ...And she didn't notice at all. I'm still not okay with that."

His reply is fast.

" I was incredibly obvious, you know? I messaged every day. 'What are you doing today?', 'I'm coming too', 'Message me when you get home.' If I found something she'd like, I'd buy it, and if I was free, I'd say I wanted to see her."

—To your wife, you just looked like a "very clingy younger brother."

"That's why I say it makes no sense."

—Maybe because you were trained by three sisters, your consideration for women was just too natural?

"............That might be part of it, maybe."

He looks quite dissatisfied.

"But I loved her."

—At the time, your wife had a boyfriend.

"She did, so I didn't say anything. That would be wrong, wouldn't it? Just because I like her, to intrude on someone who's already dating someone else."

—Still, you stayed by her side.

"We were just friends. ...Well, I didn't think of us as friends, though."

Even after that romance ended, the relationship didn't change for a while.

"I thought, surely she'll notice soon. Then she said, 'I'm so glad I have a brother like Siwoo.'"

—A fatal wound.

"Seriously. I was like, 'I'm still just a brother?'"

06 | Skipping the Confession, Straight to Marriage

Q. So instead of "Go out with me," it became "Marry me"?

"Yeah. I don't know. At that moment, that was all that came out. 'Noona. Marry me.'"

—No request to date?

"None."

—A confession?

"That was the first time for that, too."

—Everything was in the wrong order.

"But in my head, I'd loved her for years. If you ask if I wanted to date, of course I did, but I already intended to be with her even beyond that."

—Your wife must have been incredibly surprised.

"She was shocked. So I was like, 'Eh, why are you so surprised?'"

—She was just finding out about your feelings for the first time, and being proposed to at the same time.

"But I'd loved her the whole time."

—Your wife didn't know that.

"That's the part that makes no sense!"

Apparently, he still hasn't accepted it.

"In the end, it took about six months from there. For her to see me as something other than a brother."

—Could you wait?

"I'd waited for years, so I could wait six months."

He laughs a little.

"And finally, I'm a husband."

07 | If You Like Someone, Just Say It

Q. After marriage, do you communicate your jealousy quite honestly?

"I do. If I'm jealous, I should just say 'I'm a bit jealous,' right?"

—Don't you think it's uncool?

"Why? Isn't it normal to be jealous when the person you love is getting along well with someone else?"

However, he says that being jealous and blaming the other person are two different things.

"Like, 'I don't think you're wrong, Noona, but I just didn't like it.' Or, 'It's not that I hated you talking to that person, I just hated how close you were.' You won't know unless I say it, right?"

—Conversely, what do you hate most?

"Being tested. Like 'What would you do if I said we should break up?' or saying things like that seriously just to see my reaction. If you want to know, just ask. If you ask 'Do you love me?', I'll say I love you."

—Then, if someone declares, "I'm going to be clingy and needy now."

"That's totally fine."

—Even if they say "Ugh, let's break up!" in that state?

"'Ehh... no way.'"

—That's light.

"It's just that kind of day for her, right?"

He laughs a little.

"It's not that I hate heavy emotions. I just hate being tested without knowing what they're thinking."

08 | Apparently, He Has No Intention of Hiding His Wife

Q. You talk about your wife quite a lot on social media, don't you?

"A lot?"

—Quite a lot.

"But I don't show her face. I don't use her name. If she's a non-celebrity, I don't mention her job either. But if I went to eat with Noona, isn't 'Dinner with Noona' fine?"

—There's also a post that says "Our Princess👸❤".

"There is."

—Quite boldly.

"She's my wife."

—Any warnings from the agency?

"There were at first. 'Please refrain from posts related to your wife a little.'"

—Did you refrain?

"...I'm not showing her face."

—You didn't refrain.

"Now they just tell me 'Absolutely do not show her face or personal info.' I'm following that perfectly, though."

—Among fans, some call the photos your wife takes the "Siwoo's Wife Experience."

"What's that?"

—That they can see you from your wife's perspective.

He thinks for a while.

"...I thought I was posting Noona, though."

—The fans are looking at you.

"Why?"

09 | About Married Life

Q. Having actually gotten married, what was different from what you imagined?

"I was told the sleeping space is too narrow."

—Starting with that?

"Apparently, I have bad sleeping habits. I spread out like a starfish. But I'm asleep, so I don't know."

—Did your wife say "Should we get separate beds?"

"She did. So I got two double-sized duvets. That makes it wide enough, right?"

—Do you still invade your wife's side?

"...Maybe a leg goes over sometimes."

—That's not solved.

"But we're not sleeping separately, so it's solved."

By his judgment, it seems so.

"Also, once I say goodnight, I fall asleep instantly. Apparently, Noona was saying something, but there are times I don't remember."

—In the morning?

"I just wake up normally. When I open my eyes, I just get up."

—Do you wake your wife too?

"Why? If she can sleep, I'll let her sleep."

He thinks for a moment, then continues.

"Marriage isn't about doing everything together all the time, right? If I'm awake, Noona can stay asleep. If I'm working, Noona can do whatever she likes."

Then, he smiles as if saying something perfectly ordinary.

"When I go home, she's there. That's pretty great."

—Only the end was suddenly romantic.

"What was?"

—Nothing.

"Weirdo."