Choi Si-won

“I am taking Chinese lessons and I practice speaking Mandarin almost every day.”

“We need to make sure that our policymakers and politicians realize that we are the future of the country, not only by words. We should ask them to invest the right resources for every school, every hospital and every community.”

“All children should have a chance to speak up for what matters to them, like school violence, and they should be encouraged to take action to end violence against children.”

“Fashion is confidence from me. If I'm comfortable in everything I'm wearing, then I can do better.”

“I want to make daily vlogs, I want to show my everyday life as much as possible.”

“South America was amazing, very powerful. We didn't imagine they like K-pop there and they loved it!”

“In the future, I would like to become a missionary. I'd like to go to countries where I have received much love as a musician and personally return all of that love.”

“We all need to be a part of the fight against injustice, insecurity and irresponsibility towards children and the world.”

“Unfortunately, I have witnessed millions of children suffering from the deprivation of basic rights such as the rights to education, the rights to health and the rights to play.”

“K-pop has become such a global movement now... We can write a new history that was never possible before.”

“Dancing all night and then vocal lessons right after was hard and not unusual - but I enjoyed it.”

“The most important parts of fashion to me are confidence and expressing who I am.”

“Children should speak out and take action to support each other to end bullying.”

“Jackie Chan is so international. Everywhere you go, people know who he is. I hope I can be like that one day too - to be an actor that represents Asia to the world.”

“A long time ago, when Korea was having a hard time, the Philippines came to Korea and helped the Korean people. We're very thankful, as a country.”

“Now, it's not that Super Junior and I are singers or actors for the fans. We're family.”

“I hope the entire Korean culture like films can be enjoyed by many others.”

“People know me as just this handsome guy - a very handsome guy. But I can also be funny and fun.”

“I have learnt a lot about the challenges children face - poverty, inequality and their difficulties in accessing basic services.”

“Bullying will eventually end if we all decide to stop it.”