2022.05.05.QG Interview: 2015 vs. 2022 Yang Yang
Hello everyone, I’m YY
Hello YY
Hello
Today I represent GQ magazine to ask you 50 questions
Shall we begin?
Ok
0:16
What are you doing here today?
Photoshoot for magazine
0:20
In year 2015, we once invited YY to record a video interview
7 years later, we invited YY to look back at himself
We ask if how many rooms and halls can YY’s toe step into?
We interviewed YY in 2015
We made YY rewatch this footage after 7 years
Let’s see how much we can dig out from him
0:22
YY in 2015 vs. YY in 2022
0:29
Do you feel you are very photogenic?
Ah, not too bad (not bad)
Q: Do you think you look good on the camera?
2022: not bad
2015: I’m alright
0:33
Which face feature are you most satisfied with?
Nose (nose)
Q: Which feature are you most satisfied with?
2022 and 2015: Nose
0:36 When you are doing selfie, would you take into consideration what others around you think? No, why should I care what others think (I usually do selfie in my room)Q: when you took selfies, did you care about what other people think?
2022: No. Why should I care about what others think?
2015: I usually took selfies in my room.
Q: How would you rate your makeup skill?
2022: -10 points
Because I don’t know how to put on makeup
2015: 1 point
0:46
How wld you rate your own looks?
10points (can I give myself 1000 points? Heheh).., overtly narcissistic
Q: How would you rate your appearance?
2022: 10 points
2015: can I say…
1000 points?
2022: overly narcissistic
0:54
How wld you rate your acting skills?
Full marks (6 points, continue to work hard)
Q: Hoe would you rate your acting skills?
2022: full marks
2015: 6 points, continue to work hard and improve
0:59 How wld you rate your level of “OCD” on cleanliness/hygiene?When I was little, I’m a bit “ocd” bout cleanliness, but not so much now (9 points)
Q: How would you rate your degree of Mysophobia (neat/hygiene freak)?
2022: I had a bit of mysophobia when I was little, but I felt I don't have it that much anymore now. Right. 2015: 9 points
1:05
Please say a few words to stand up for Virgo people
What about Virgo? Virgo is quite good. Not many ppl dislike virgos. Right? (I feel virgos are very detailed, plus they are those who gets real work done, very practical)
Q: Please say a few words to justify for Virgo people.
2022: Is there anything wrong with Virgos? Virgo... Virgo is pretty good. Not many people speak ill about Virgos nowadays, right?
2015: I think virgos are very meticulous and considerate, and they are those who gets real work done. Very practical/useful
1:20
There are reporters that say your interviews are boring, what do you think?
Who say that?! (who say that?!)
Who?! Who, did someone say that? Can’t be, could it be you who wants to annoy me on purpose?
(Who said that? Come let us have a chat)
2022: Who?! Who was that? Did somebody say that? That's not possible... could it be you doing that to make me mad on purpose?
2015: Who said that? Then, let's chat more.
1:33
The last that u cried, what was the reason?
It was during acting (during acting)
Q: What was the reason you cried last time?
2022: During shooting
2015: During shooting
1:37
If you can exchange life with anyone, who will it be?
I don’t feel like wanting to exchange life with anyone, I feel my life is quite good. (I will change with a normal student)
2022: I don't feel like exchanging life with anybody. I'm happy with myself.
2015: I would choose to exchange life with an ordinary student.
1:47
Let’s review back your old interview recording
Then and now, there shouldn’t be much difference
Why must we rewatch back the old interview recording?
Watching back the 7 year old interview, it feels like “societal punishment”
We can take a look at your old interview recording together
2022: There shouldn't be much difference between my interview back then and the interview now, don't you think?
Why do we have to rewatch the old interview?
Watching an old interview from 7 years ago is like.... "societal punishment" (or "public execution")
1:58
What is your biggest positive attributes?
(My looks) self discipline
(my voice)
Q: What do you think is your biggest advantage point?
2015: appearance
2022: self discipline
2015: voice!
What about your biggest negative attributes?
(Indecisiveness)
Q: Then, what's your biggest shortcoming?
2015: Difficult to make decisions (indecisiveness)
Biggest positive attribute is sincerity
Biggest negative attribute is too sincere
2022: The biggest advantage point is
sincerity
The biggest shortcoming is probably being too sincere
2:22
What is your strength and weakness as an actor?
(I’m handsome)
Then what about your weakness?
Lack of personal experience (in various things)
2015: My look is alright/not bad.
Then, what about your shortcoming as an actor?
2015: I am still lack of experience
Strength as an actor… I feel I don’t really have that much of strengths,
and I feel an actor needs time to slowly gain experience,
and to experience various different roles
Through these, to improve on weak areas and further enhance areas of strength
Advantage point as an actor.... I don't feel I have that many advantages.
I think, as an actor, I need more time to slowly
accumulate more experiences
and experience various different roles
and learn from these experiences
discover weakness and improve on them
2:51
What wld it look like when you are angry? How can one pacify you?
How does it look like when you are angry? How can people calm you down?
Describe yourself when angry
(Become silent, don’t talk)
2015: Keep everything to myself. Not talking.
How can others pacify you?
(Talk more to me)
2015: Talk to me more.
When angry, who will want to talk to you ah?
When I’m angry
Others would not
Be able to pacify me
Because they won’t also stay close to me
As for me
I prefer to spend some alone time
Don’t feel like talking
Who'd talk to you when you're angry?!
When I'm angry
Others are probably not able to calm me down
because they wouldn't get too close to me
As for me
I just want to be alone
Not talking much
3:19
Who is your goddess?
2015: My goddess?
My mum! Quickly say that!
Still hesitating!
2022: My mom! Say it, quick! Still hesitating?!
(My mummy)
2015: My mom
3:34
If you are trapped in an island and can only eat one food, what would it be?
Durian
Because what I’m thinking is,
Because
Watch that movie before
When you ask me this, I suddenly recall this movie
(Evelyn is Not sure which movie)
And I thought that
If I’m stranded at a
Tropical island
And there’s only durian
2022: Durian.
Because what I was thinking was...
because I...
have you seen that movie?
When you suddenly asked me this, I immediately thought of this movie
that is
荒島求生 <-- not sure which movie, but I thought of "Cast Away" immediately (which could be wrong)
I just thought
maybe I was stranded
on a tropic island
And there were only durians
(Durian!)
Eh? I answered durian the last time too?!
I really answered durian the last time?
2015: Durian
2022: Eh?! I answered durian at that time, too?!
Did I answer durian at that time, too?
4:03
How would you introduce / identify yourself to others now?
Identity? Do I still need to introduce myself?
Introduce myself?
Hello everyone, I’m actor YY
4:16
Compare to 2015, where do you feel you have grown the most in 7 years?
My greatest growth is
More and more
staying true to self
More and more
Walking in line with my principle
Will not compromise on things that much
do not compromise on many things anymore
And will do things that I like to do
For example
Act in drama/characters that appeal to self
Take on roles/characters that I appeal to me
I feel time will lead you
Time will help you a lot
Right
I feel everyone needs time
Even though a certain time frame may have
Although during this time
Situations that happy, sad, smooth sailing or challenging
there will be all kinds of situations that are happy, sad, smooth sailing, or challenging
But I feel for each of us, time
Is the most precious thing
4:52
Was there a time you felt you were “rebirthed in fire”
Can you share your “rebirth in fire” story with us
Q: Was there a moment you felt you were "reborn in fire"?
Can you share your "reborn in fire" story with us?
As an actor
Our own projects / drama
One after another
For example if there’s a good project
Our own project become a hit
And gain recognition from audience
I feel this is
Another “rebirth in fire”
2022: As an actor,
I think it's my own projects/works
One after another
For example, if there's a good project
if my work is being shown
and can be
recognized by the audience
I feel that is
another "reborn in fire"
5:15
But When this fire actually hurt you, what do you think that means?
I feel it’s because I have a lot of followers
And
They all have high expectations of me
And
Under this type of pressure
I will feel some stress
Right, but I feel
For myself, regardless
Will still continue to pursue and work hard at whatever I’m doing
How to overcome “big fire”
Time will help you overcome fire
Right, all this need time
Q: What do you think the fire that makes people painful/suffer represents?
2022: I think it could be because a lot of people follow you
and then
they have very high expectation of you
and then
under this kind of
pressure
it would bring you some stress/worries
But I think
for myself, I've always
worked hard tirelessly to continue what I do persistently
How to survive a "big fire"?
Time will help you live through the big fire
Yes, everything needs time
5:53
Was there a time that makes you want to return back to the summer of 2015?
Q: Would there be a time that makes you really want to go back to the summer of 2015?
(YY seemed to mistook the question as "if you could turn back time, what time frame do you want to go back to?)
There is a time I want to go back to,
the time when I was born
To let me live my life again
If there is a time I want to go back to
(It'd be) the time when I was born
To relive my life again
Why?
This answer
Too much?
What’s so funny?
Really
If I can return back to the time when I was born, then return to
When I was in military art school
While in military school also will do
If this also don’t work then
Return to that interview time 7 years ago
That time really
When interviews again, I won’t be so childish
What?
Is this answer
too much?
What's so funny?
Really, I'm serious
If I cannot return back to the time I was born, then maybe return to
when I was in military art school (PLA)...
Yah, return back to when I was in military school also will do
If that wouldn't work, either, then
let's return to when we had the GQ 50 Questions interview (7 years ago)
At that time... I was really...
If you were to interview me again, I wouldn't be so childish like I was back then.
6:31
Are we good?
I couldn't continue watching it anymore
Just watching the old footage
It was really a "societal punishment" (or "public execution")
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