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Moonbin for Men's Health (2018 December issue)

What are you up to lately? I’ve been busy preparing for our concert and album. The concert will be held on 22nd and 23rd December at KBS Arena Hall. It’ll be different from our existing groundwork and we’ve prepared stages where you can witness new sides to each member. Of course, we matched the season and will give off a year end vibe.

What kind of new side are you referring to? True to our 'refreshing-dol' nicknames, our image has been bright and fresh but we’ll be showing a more mature and sexy manliness this time round. It’s also an image our fans want.

You were on XtvN’s <The Ultimate Watchlist of Latest Trends>, right? It’s been a while since I acted so I felt nervous but I’m gaining good experiences and learning a lot. There’s learning through the script but there’re also many things I’m familiarising myself with on set as we exchange opinions. It feels nice to produce something together. The director’s good natured and Kwon Hyuksoo sunbae-nim, Kim Mingyo sunbae-nim and the others treat me well so the adlibs naturally flow.

How did it feel when you received the offer to be on Men Health’s cover? I was very surprised. I even asked the people around me if it was alright that I did it. It’s because I thought that only people with really big and nice bodies like bodybuilders shot for the covers. I was afraid but I also felt greedy. I’ve always liked exercising and I often hear that I’ve got a good physical. Whenever I’m at home, I’ll do push ups, chin ups and regular full body workouts but I developed the desire to work hard on building my body and do the shoot. I thought I could show my reverse charms.

That was about a month ago. What’s your current body condition? I’m exercising regularly. I had more fat then as compared to now and my muscles were less visible. Now I’ve lost weight and my muscle mass has increased so my lines have become more defined.

What are your thoughts on the end of filming? It was a different experience. It’s rare that I film showing off my body so it was fascinating and felt different from what I’ve experienced before. I’m looking forward to the end product.

How did you exercise? I planned my exercise time with my trainer to be in the mornings where possible. To be honest, I’m a night owl. If I wanted to meet up with friends after wrapping up my schedules, night time was comfortable and I liked the night air different from the crisp morning’s. But I wanted to be a morning person. I’ll plan for my PT to be around 10 in morning and started my day early. I could make full use of the mornings I wasted on sleep so it felt good. I’ll do PT and lose the sweat though aerobic exercise then do abs exercise and even push ups… Rolls in the next day and my muscles will feel like they were being crushed.

What about your meals? I kept to what was arranged by my trainer. I mainly ate chicken breast, egg white, sweet potato, salad, etc.. Breakfast was brown rice and chicken breast, lunch was sweet potato and egg white, dinner was 150g of rump meat and brown rice… my meals were like that. I lasted yesterday with only 4 egg whites. Controlling water intake was also difficult. In one word, I nearly died.

Building your body in such a short period musn’t have been easy, what about it was the hardest? My meals. I’m usually a glutton so I’m often tempted. When I ate meat, I could easily polish off alone a portion for 3 and had 2 bowls of rice. I’m at an age to be eating a lot. Having to turn away from all that was the hardest. I like instant noodles so I would stock some up in our dorm by brand and would at least eat them once every 2-3 days but I didn’t even have a single bite as I made my body. Finally today!! When my itinerary ends, I’ll be eating to my heart’s content spicy squid soup, spicy fried cream cheese noodles, etc..

What kind of body did you want to make? I built broader shoulders and focused on making my lines distinct all around. It felt like my body was divided into sections. It’s still ongoing. It’ll be possible if I build a little more muscle and bring down my body fat. Practicing choreographies is a high intensity form of aerobic exercise and I’ll be stronger if I gain muscle so I think that’ll help me with my dancing. My wannabe body is Rain sunbae-nim’s.

How much do you practice your choreographies? I’d usually be practicing more on my vocals than my dance if we don’t have any schedules. If we do have them then it’s a basic minimum of 3-4 hours per day. There were of course instances where I went about it for the whole day.

What are the words you often hear the most from your trainer? He said that I’ve a good physical and that my muscles show easily because I’ve a thin layer of fat. He mentioned that I’ll be able to make a nice body if I exercise more regularly.

You’re known to like exercising. Are you good at it? I think I’m pretty good when it comes to using my whole body. Ever since the last album, I’ve thought about wanting to build my body a little. So I watched full body workout videos on YouTube and copied them. I did it routinely without skipping a single day and my body got bigger and I also grew stronger. I’m the type to get really hooked once I’m into something so that helped me. I gained muscles quick and my body got better in that short period. But I’m not good with ball sports. My accuracy is really low.

What else are you really into? A lot. I’m that kind of style in general. I enjoy webtoons so I’ve read nearly all of them and once I get addicted to a certain food, I’ll mainly only eat that. It was the same with pig intestines and if I’ve found a brand of instant noodles that I like then I’ll only have that for all my three meals. If I find a piece of clothing comfortable and nice then I’ll wear only that day in and day out. I think my slightly rash yet sometimes simple personality bears some of the blame.

Is there another form of exercise that you enjoy besides weight training? I’m close with Seventeen’s Seunggwan so we play badminton together and ride our bicycles. I like walking too. It’s because I’ve always liked moving around.

What do you mostly do when you have no schedules? I’ll game at home or exercise… I enjoy lazing around on my bed and reading webtoons or watching YouTube videos. I’m off opposite extremes.

What is your role in ASTRO? Musically, I’m in charge of vocals and dance. In terms of atmosphere, I’m kind of like a vortex. One that won’t let you escape from ASTRO? (laughs) Our team itself is always bright and energetic, to the point that people tell us we’re chaotic. From the mood maker MJ hyung to JinJin hyung… The older members are outgoing and positive so the younger ones tend to follow along.

How is it like living together in a dorm? It’s always boisterous and you’ve no time to feel bored. I like that we’re together and it’s a bright atmosphere rather than a competitive one so it’s fun. The disadvantages are that I can’t take a break alone and that it’s noisy? There used to be the ones who were messy and the ones who cleaned up after themselves, but now we’re all messy together. There’re 6 men so it can’t be helped (laughs).

What kind of year has 2018 been to you? I’ve challenged myself to several things and had many concerns. I also realised how I’ve grown through those processes. I imagine my future self whenever I’m free and decided that I should work harder.

What kind of challenges? I’ll use the classic example of acting. I worried a lot before I started but I realised that I’ll only know if I gave it a shot so I went straight into it. You can’t always only do what you like or what you’re familiar with. I think rather than sitting still and being afraid, it’s better that you dive into it.

Is there anything different when you compare to last year? I think my perspective has changed. I’ve become more positive. There are slightly more things I’ve tried out despite being afraid and I think I’ve developed some skill in responding to unimaginable situations with a broad mind.

When do you feel that you’re still young? When after saying something I think, "Ah, I spoke without taking in mind this certain factor," or when I already have something thought out yet can’t properly relay it.

On the other hand, when do you reckon that you’ve matured? When I give my best an am immersed in something? It can be in regards to work or exercise but it’s when I’m devoted to what I do. Also, I’m satisfied with myself whenever I put across a good idea without sounding disorganised.

What do you think are the qualifications that a "real guy" should have? They’re 'skills and a conscientious mindset'. In my case, I’m a singer so it’s a given that I should be skilled in dancing and singing and that I should strive to improve. A conscientious mindset is knowing to reflect upon myself when I’m in the wrong and being able to come up with solutions, not doubting anything when I become certain and pushing forward. You need a conscientious mindset for self-reflection and in gaining confidence.

What are your future plans? For now I want to safely conclude our concert. I’ve to do well preparing for our next album and I won’t stop in the current condition I’m in, my goal is to create a more amazing body. The body is not simply for showing off and is necessary in lasting the span of 3 minutes on stage. It demands a strong stamina. Also, if I have personal schedules then I’d like to show new sides of myself in not only variety, but also acting and other various fields.

Have you thought about the future in 10 years? Not up to 10 years but when I turn around 28-29 years old, I’ve thought about wanting to become a good example to my idol juniors who would’ve debuted then. Like DBSK sunbae-nims who helped me nurture my dreams of becoming a singer!

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The Netflix app on Android is broken, but only for some

by [email protected] (Henry St Leger)

Techradar - All the latest technology news / 2021-10-21 13:17

I can't open the Netflix app on Android, and it's driving me up the wall.

No longer can I play Squid Game on a precariously-placed smartphone while I make breakfast, or flick through new and trending titles on the service while I walk home, to know what to add to my watchlist later on. And it looks like I'm not the only one.

While a major Netflix outage hit users around the world on October 18, and has seemingly been resolved, there are persistent issues opening the Netflix app on Android, even if it's for a minority of users.

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When trying to open the Netflix app myself – on a OnePlus 8T – I'm repeatedly met by a sad-looking satellite illustration, asking me to "try again". It's a small improvement over the sadder "Sorry, we could not reach the Netflix Service, please try again later. (-1000)" message I'd been receiving during the outage.

In our chats with Netflix support, we've been told that the Android problem is "an active issue" and "a known issue", but that there's "no information when this started" – suggesting that Netflix isn't sure at what point the problem began (i.e. before or during the outage).

I'm advised by Netflix customer service to force stop the app, open the Android 'overview' and close the app manually, restart my phone, and then try to update to the latest version of the app (7.120, if available).

Again, looking for Netflix in the Google Play Store gives me an update option, but prodding it repeatedly doesn't do anything. (I'm told to attempt to launch the Netflix app four times at this point, which may work for some, even if it didn't for me.)

Help me, please

Ultimately, this Netflix issue appears not to be too widespread. Other TechRadar colleagues aren't reporting the issue, and the platform seems to be operating fine across iOS, browser, and smart TV apps, which will make for the overwhelming majority of users anyhow.

I can make do without the Android app for a time, but it does limit the flexibility of accessing my Netflix account on the fly.

If you're experiencing the issue – or any others like it – please do let us know. You'll find my email through my author bio at the bottom of this page.

Given Netflix's ongoing turmoil over the Dave Chappell special, though, it might be good to spend some time with other TV streaming services until the platform actually takes some action...

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