American pop princess Britney Spears paid her first visit to Korea on Monday, holding a press conference at Central City in Seoul. Spears, whose albums have sold 65 million copies worldwide since 1999, is on her promotional tour for her latest album, "In The Zone".
Britney Spears, wearing a Korean traditional costume hanbok, posed for the picture. She said hanbok ¡°is so beautiful¡± that ¡°she feels like a princess.¡± Britney added that she was glad that she came to Korea.
Spears said that she has been working on the new album for two years, and that the effort put into the recording should be evident to anyone who listens to the album.
After french-kissing Madonna at the MTV Music Awards, rumors of a relationship flew, but Spears called the rumors groundless. The act was just orchestrated and was part of a performance, but Madonna is a very creative artist and I got plenty of inspiration from her during the production, she said.
Asked about her changing image, the once-avowed virgin added that as she has matured, she has felt more natural expressing her sexuality.
The first song on her new album,¡°Touch of my hand,¡± was the major influence for the other songs. So the production came together one person at a time, she said.
Now only 22 years old, Spears has a tight schedule, but says that too much spare time leaves her feeling restless. Her advice to the legion of young girls trying to follow in her dainty footsteps?
Keep rehearsing. If you feel in your bones that it¡¯s your path, then devote yourself solely to your goal. You have to be strong to succeed in this field.
(translated from the Korean by Chosun English News Team staff)
(Han Hyun-wu, hwhan@chosun.com )
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