By Hasan Beyaz
To celebrate WHIB’s comeback with CHERRY PIE, we caught up with each member individually.
For WHIB’s JINBEOM, confidence on stage begins long before the spotlight. Influenced by his family, particularly his father’s philosophy and advice, he has developed a mindset rooted in patience, discipline and resilience. His approach to performance is similarly grounded: rather than trying to control every movement or expression in the moment, he believes in practising until everything becomes natural. It is a philosophy shaped by experience, including the demanding basic training he remembers as one of the hardest parts of his journey so far.
Away from the stage, he continues to draw inspiration from reading and the people around him; on it, that preparation allows him to focus less on what could go wrong and more on simply performing.
You often talk about mindset and resilience. Where did that perspective come from?
JINBEOM I think I’ve been influenced a lot by reading and by my family. In particular, I pay close attention to my father’s philosophy and advice.
How do you bring your personal experiences into performance without overthinking them?
If you become too conscious of everything, you’re more likely to make mistakes. To avoid that, I think it’s important to practice enough that everything becomes completely natural and ingrained in your body.
What has been the hardest lesson since debuting?
The most difficult part was the basic skills training I went through as a trainee.
What kind of stage do you hope people remember you for?
Personally, in terms of visuals, I like our “BANG!” Suit Dance video the most.