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        Articles/Girl Generation - Interview (September 2003)

First sorry for so inaccurate translation from Russian :/ But I think it's better then nothing and I hope you will understand the most of this interview:

To our questions she answered very diplomatically, I appeared the sensation of some internal, human respect for this girl.
Because to not have money and to defy it in the creativity is more easy.
Such people, talented and not very, artists and writers, thousand.
To not difficult and throw ponty at each angle, after being obtained least reputation.
But here having possibilities, money and success, to remain in this case absolutely normal person, simple and intelligible, modest and worthy this let one Alsou alone.

GG: ALSOU, ON ONE OF YOUR SITES APPEARS THE BEAUTIFUL FLASH-ROLLERr: SHE'S SAD. IT ULY'AYETSYA. SHE HAS FALLEN IN LOVE! SOON WEDDING?? YOU MORE FREQUENTLY SMILING OR YOU ARE SAD?

This is accurately official site! (she smiles.) I more frequently smile, probably but I nevertheless remain in this case man of mood. Everything can upset, anything as in principle and to gladden.

GG: BUT TO THE CALCULATION OF WEDDING, THIS IS ACTUAL SO, IF YES, WHO WOULD BY YOUR I
ZBRANNIK? HOW In YOU AT PERSONALLY THE FRONT?

At the personal front entire vporyadke! But to tell about this 4 I will not be, let in me does remain actually something personal? But that so entire life on the people! But I can say that marry 4 I am not gathered thus far.

GG: A COMMONPLACE QUESTION, BUT PROBABLY, CAN BE FORMULATED, WHAT CHILDREN TEBEBOL'SHE IN ALL DO PLEASE THEMSELVES? WHAT YOU DO VALUE IN THE MAN OF OPPOSITE FLOOR?

Most of all I value honesty and understanding. Not each young of cheolovek is capable to understand: that how I am occupied? my work! I think that this is actually difficult, but my elect tries not to be jealous me, it relates with the understanding and it supports in everything.

GG: THE STATE OF LOVE HELP TO YOU In THE CREATION OR ON THE CONTRARY, IT DOES INTERFERE?

If it is faster, interferes. When it is sad and it's dull, song to pishut'sya oleye lyric. To ooni.yu as me it seems, more beautiful are obtained. But in the state of love nothing it is desirable to make generally!

GG: AS FAR AS POSSIBLE TO HAVE REAL FRIENDS, FRIENDS, WHEN YOU ARE SO KNOWN? INDEED, PROBABLY NOT SUCH A ONE, IT IS SIMPLE TO BE SELECTED TO THE OUT-of-town PICNIC OR PROGULYATSYA ALONG THE STREET? OR YOU DON'T NEED THIS ALL?

I need this, certainly! In London I live completely usual life, I walk to the disk libraries, on the stores, I am meeting with the friends. In Moscow I can't obtain it, there is always much work: encounter, there are no interview with time to the entertainments entirely. But all my friends remained even from those times, when 4 it was not famous; therefore our friendship underwent testing.

GG: YOU SANG THE SONG WITH ENRIQUE IGLESIAS, NOW EVERYONE GOSSIPS ABOUT HIS RELATIONS WITH ANNA KURNIKOVA. IN THE PRESS CONTINUALLY GRIND THE DETAILS. HOW DO YOU RELATE TO THE FACT THAT FOR PERSONAL ZHIEN'YU OF STARS IS CONDUCTED THE FIXED OBSERVATION?

I try not to speak about he's personal life. It seems to me that there are themes and points, than digging in the dirty linen!

GG: NOT SO LONG AGO YOU Have TOUR THROUGH THE UKRAINE. NO ONE MADE SECRET, THAT WAS DEDICATED TO YOUR 20- ANNIVERSARY. BUT GIRL USUALLY THEY DON'T LOVE TO SPEAK ABOUT THEIR AGE...BUT ENTIRE COUNTRY NOW KNOWS THAT ALSOU HAS 20 YEARS...THIS IS NOT TERRIBLE?

In 20 year it's pleasantly to speak about the age, to me "20 years" - this sounds amusingly.

GG: YOU DO NOT FEAR VZROSLET'?OR PERHAPS THIS FACE VZROSLENIYA YOU DID HAS ALREADY LONG AGO PASSED?

To vzroslet'... (pensive.) Certainly, this all is not very simple, no one it is desirable to vzroslet'. Noprishlo time to make the independent decisions, to accomplish considered only by the very behavior. In me after the back the large command of people, to which are necessary my aid, support, is not a bit not less than to me them! This is large responsibility for any person.

GG: HOW DID PASS LAST STAGE?

It was excellent! Greatly heat- they assumed in all cities! It was especially pleasant to be located in Yalta. Thus it came out that we have about three days to leisure before the concert. It is healthy after the stressed concerts to prove to be at sea in sunny weather.

GG: BESIDES THE TOURS, IN YOU STILL OCCUR DIVERSE REWARDINGS BY DIVERSE REWARDS. SAY HONESTLY, THEY ARE GENERALLY NECESSARY TO THE ARTISTS, WHOM HAVE AND SO EVERYTHING In THE ORDER WITH THE POPULARITY?

This is as encouragement. It is very pleasant to obtain rewards, especially when you do not entirely expect them!

GG: ALSOU, In YOU FOR SURE IS SOME CULINARY OF PRDPOCHTENIYA. COULDN'T YOU DESCRIBE ABOUT YOUR MEAN STATISTICAL MENU ON THE DAY?

Generally I try not to burden itself by diets. EM practically all but I try to approach the food reasonably - I will not eat till full to the night, carefully with the sweet. Greatly I love Japanese kitchen.

GG: CAN YOU RECALL THE MOST CURIOUS AND MOST MOST UNCOMMON MOMENTS DURING THE SURVEYS OF CLIPS?

It was very heavy, when we took clip to the song "Autumn". Surveys were passed to Venice, incredible heat stood! The director of clip was Yuri Grymov. So here, they tightened me into the very close corsets - 4 simply I do not represent, as girls earlier we could so walk constantly! Once from the heat I calmed down itself directly in the rock floor, the sole fresh place on surveying area...and even in Venice terribly it smells of rotten eggs!

GG: But SITUATIONS Into THE LIVES, CONNECTED WITH YOU IS KNOWN? FOR EXAMPLE, PASSPORT THAT THEY DO FREQUENTLY ASK YOU?

No, in no way frequently! I here flew to Moscow and from something to make began to count customs stamps - some Sheremetyevo alone it counted more than 60 pieces!

GG: YOU DO REMEMBER YOUR "THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER", WHEN SHE DID LEARN In THE SCHOOL? OF THE SCHOOL LIFE WHICH MOST OF ALL WAS MEMORIZED?

In Russia I learned not very for long, I remember, my certainly first teacher - even in Bugulme, I remember, as into the first class I went. Then we moved to London and I began to attend occupations in the college - rest was to the business, mathematics and especially drawings. Instruction very strongly differs - there all differently!

GG: WISH ANYTHING TO THE GIRLS, WHO WILL READ THIS INTERVIEW...

Always try to be smiling. Let nothing darken in your life in you everything is in front. And whatever occurred, believe that entire planned compulsorily will happen! Successes.

September 2003

Translated by me (Alamar)