SEONGHWA appears in WWD KOREA’s September issue, reflecting on ATEEZ’s 8 years, fashion, new hobbies, and the group’s success.

SEONGHWA, a member of ATEEZ, has unveiled a new pictorial. Magazine WWD KOREA recently released a September issue pictorial and interview featuring SEONGHWA’s diverse charms. The title of this cover story is “IN HIS GOLDEN HOUR.” It captures SEONGHWA’s present and future time ahead of his 8th debut anniversary. After the shoot, SEONGHWA said, “I learned that even without adding anything, I can shine enough just as I am now.” In the interview, he honestly opened up about ATEEZ’s past eight years, the present, and what lies ahead. He said that even after more than 100 tours, he and the members continue to keep their promise to “do it as if today is the last day,” expressing their unchanged sincerity toward the stage. In June, ATEEZ released their 14th mini album, “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5.” This album took first place on the U.S. Billboard main album chart, the Billboard 200 (dated July 18), achieving the remarkable feat of reaching No. 1 for the third time in total. It is also continuing to be a long-running hit on domestic Korean music charts. On the album chart, first-week sales exceeded 1.88 million copies, achieving the great feat of becoming a million seller for the seventh time in total. Regarding the song “BAD” and its styling, SEONGHWA shared the process in which he repeated certainty and worry, as well as the emotions he felt after confirming the passionate response after activities. He said, “I thought that what I had steadily done without bending my will would eventually be recognized,” and referred to his favorite saying, “Do all that one can do and wait for heaven’s mandate” (尽人事待天命). His thoughts on fashion also changed. If in the past he adhered to a clear style, now he freely chooses clothes according to his mood that day, saying, “Fashion is a flexible way to express the mood of the day.” He also showed special affection for the collaboration with the brand SONGZIO, with which he has built a long relationship. Having done three shows and campaign pictorials together, and having watched closely the brand’s production process and the way it leads its business, SEONGHWA revealed, “The inspiration I received through SONGZIO changed many parts of me.” The story continues with SEONGHWA’s preferences, daily life, and new challenges off stage. He said he has recently started fencing and feels it is especially interesting, and conveyed his wish to someday compete in an amateur tournament; he also shared that he has started learning guitar. When leaving for tours or overseas schedules, he always brings an iPad, one book, and a notebook for writing poems. Even on the plane, he spends time watching movies and YouTube, reading books and poems, and writing. In particular, he said that if he records the emotions of that time through poetry, he can vividly recall how he felt even after time passes, introducing his own habit of preserving moments and emotions for a long time in his own way. SEONGHWA described the moment when he looks at the audience while giving the final greeting at a performance as “the brightest moment in my life,” showing his exceptional feelings toward fans. At the end of the interview, he told the members of ATEEZ, “Thank you for working so hard and earnestly for eight years,” and said, “I definitely want to tell you, ‘You really worked hard, and thank you.’” ATEEZ, to which SEONGHWA belongs, successfully concluded their 2026 fan meeting “ATINY'S VOYAGE : TINY MYSTERY” over three days in Korea from July 17 to 19 and over three days at K-Arena Yokohama in Japan from August 4 to 6.