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MBLAQ
Our chic feeling as well as our bright feeling
Both are our true appearance
If you are bitten once, you can’t leave again…… It is MBLAQ that has landed in Japan this Spring as the strongest vampires. With their debut single “Your Luv” in May they achieved a good result as the 2nd place on Oricon. With their chic style in Korea and refreshing J-POP in Japan, they do activities as they change their styles in Japan and Korea. They don’t have a break in both countries, and they who show their multifaceted charm are approaching.
We are not changing our style
It is a part we have
—-It’s a great result that you got the 2nd place on Oricon at your debut without knowing.
G.O “Yes. It’s a result out of our expectation and we were very happy. We were also able to get the 2nd place with “Baby U!” this time. However, we think that next time we will work harder and want to aim at the 1st place.”
—-When you debuted in May, you had stayed in Japan for about 1 month for promotion. What is the difference between the promotions in Japan and Korea?
Seungho “The promotions in Korea focus on interviews and music shows, so there are not many chances to be able to meet our fans. However, in Japan we directly come in contact at high touch meetings, mini-live, etc., and there are events that show our live stages. I think those parts are different.”
—-Which did you enjoy?
Joon “High touch (with a smile)! I enjoyed the behavior of touching. Moreover, there were people who cried aloud when meeting me. I was shocked, but happy.”
—-Your new song “Baby U!” has been released. After “Your Luv,” as you released your 3rd mini album “Mona Lisa” in Korea, you held your first solo concert in Seoul in August and have an image of doing activities all the time, but were they produced without your notice?
Mir “Ahaha, we were surely busy (laugh). We debuted in Japan in May and started to prepare when we were doing our activities in Japan. when we finished our activities in Korea, we started our practice for “Baby U!”
—-What kind of song is “Baby U!”?
G.O “I think it’s a song with which people can feel close to us. We use words like “omae” (“you” in less formal form) but not “anata” (“you” in more formal form), and the distance between each other is closer than “Your Luv.” I wonder if they will feel that we are like their boyfriend.”
—-Cheondung, you participated into writing the lyrics, didn’t you?
Cheondung “At the beginning when I discussed about the division of the rap parts with Mir, Mir challenged rapping in Japanese and I proposed to the producer whether I could try to do the lyrics and my solo parts originally. I was happy that I was granted the chance.”
Mir “First, I recorded a bit of my rap parts in Japan. A little later I did the finishing recording in Korea, but at that time when I went to the studio and listened to the song, my part was replaced by Cheondung’s part. Although it’s because Cheondung is good at rap making, I also felt a bit regrettable…… (laugh). However, I think because it was Cheondung who worked hard, such an awesome song was completed.”
—-Concretely speaking how did you participate?
Cheondung “When consulting with the staff in various way. I think that the feeling and inspiration of the time are important when writing lyrics.”
—-”Baby U!” became the opening song of the anime “Beelzebub.” Mir who likes anime, please tell us your thoughts.
Mir “I’ve read the manga of “Beelzebub” in Korea. I heard that it will become an anime, but I also didn’t think that MBLAQ will sing that main theme. As I read a lot of mangas, it’s really the first time that I got praised like this (laugh).”
G.O “I guess it’s not a praise (laugh). Isn’t it Gundam lately?”
Mir “It’s Evangelion!”
—-The coupling song “Again” is a great ballad. Text messaging appears in the song, but approximately how many texts do you send out in a day?
G.O “When there’s a lot there are about 200 texts. There’s a lot of texts about work. However, ‘How is that?’ ‘It’s like this.’ ‘I see.’ There has been 3 texts like this only, right? There’s a lot of short texts.”
—-Joon, you didn’t have a cellphone, did you?
Joon “Ah~ There were times when I didn’t have it, but now I do. I send out countless texts. I sent them out even when I’m sleeping (laugh).”
—-You also held release events in Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo this time.
Joon “I enjoyed it very much and felt all of our fans’ love.”
Mir “I went on stage after I’ve high touched a lot of people, so it was a bit difficult. However, we sang only 3 songs and that’s too bad.”
—-I feel that the high-pitched cheer of MBLAQ’s fans is loud when compared to other groups……
Seungho “It’s because the ones who cheer loudly will be chosen in the audition. If you can’t reach above a certain level you can’t join our fanclub (laugh).” (Of course it is a joke)
—-You are doing activities with J-POP style music in Japan.
Seungho “I think that there’s no such thing as differences between K-POP and J-POP. MBLAQ have only been doing charismatic performances with chicness in Korea. As for Japan, we hope that we can do performances that have a bright and refreshing feeling. I think our fans in Japan are also seeing our activities in Korea and we wanted to show a different appearance in Japan.
—-You don’t feel uncomfortable doing activities while changing your style in Japan and Korea?
Seungho “Rather than changing our style, I think it’s a part we have originally. How to express that? It’s only that the way of expression is different according to the song, and the chic feeling as well as the bright feeling are both our appearances.”
G.O “We are not particularly aware of it. We just follow the image of the songs. We comprehend the songs, and grasping the true nature of the songs and what kind of things that we want to sing is important. From that we make our image.”
Our first solo concert is an experience
A tour in Japan has been planned!
—-MBLAQ is welcoming the 2nd anniversary of their debut in Korea. What is the most memorable thing in your 2 years of activities?
All “Our first solo concert!”
—-It’s “MEN IN MBLAQ” that was held in Seoul in August. There were solo corners, right?
Seungho “I revealed a piano and dance performance. I received a lot of support and was really happy. Though it was our first concert, weren’t we able to have fun, I think. On the other hand, we also showed many lacking sides. It’s our homework from now on.”
Joon “I showed a pole dance. I danced desperately to show sexiness. I saw a lot of materials in order to study what sexy is. (That…… He feels a look of suspicion, in a fluster) Ah ah ah, they are not dirty materials but other artists’ videos! Foreign artists’!”
Mir “I became a DJ. I’ve been interested in being a DJ since a long time ago and wanted to try. I took advantage of the concert and challenged it for the first time. It was very difficult.”
G.O “I sang my solo song ‘Even In My Dreams’ that was composed by myself. It was released as a digital single only and I sang it for the first time on stage, so I was very happy. Fans gave me great cheer. Because it’s a song that I composed by myself, I also have an attachment to the stage very much. I’m composing a song and there’s something I’m working on with Mir, too.”
—-RAIN came to your rehearsal and it looks like he has given you some advice.
Seungho “He told us, ‘Do your best! Be cool, have fun, and you’ll be fine if you keep that in mind.’”
—-You are entering your 3rd year, and what is the thing that MBLAQ must achieve?
Seungho “We want to try to have a world tour.”
—-There are also rumors about overseas performance of “MEN IN MBLAQ.”
G.O “The rumors are true (laugh). Starting from the end of this year we have plans to start from an Asia tour. It’d be nice if we could do a lot in Japan, too.”
—-We will look forward to that! How about your activities in Korea?
Seungho “We’ve planned to start from now on. Now we are preparing for them.”
—-MBLAQ is a 5-men team, but please tell us an episode in which you think that it won’t do if you are not 5 people.
Seungho “When Mir is not here I do the rap, and I’ve sang on behalf of Joon. I’ve also danced Cheondung’s part and sang the main vocal on behalf of G.O. At that time I acutely felt that each of us is necessary in MBLAQ. I usually don’t realize that, but when anyone is missing I feel that’s a very lonely place. If we are not 5 people I can’t live.”
—-At last, please tell us your goal of 2012.
Seungho “I want to learn a new instrument. Maybe that’s it. Flute is nice.”
G.O “I want to self-produce. I want to complete a piece of work all with my own hands. Whichever kind of album it is, I think that accumulating experience is important.”
Mir “I want to become good at rapping. For that, there’s only practice!”
Joon “I don’t hold up any goals in particular! To say why, it’s because when I wish for something strongly, a lot of times it doesn’t come true. There will be good things if one lives like water flowing naturally. I live with an open attitude.”
Cheondung “I think I want to challenge acting in a drama!”
Entering their 3rd year since debut!
How was MBLAQ’s 2011?
This year I want to praise this of myself!
Seungho – Piano and dance
I really practiced hard. Everyone saw the result of that at my solo stage of “MEN IN MBLAQ.”
G.O – Singing lessons
I practiced singing with my all to perform in a TV program called “Immortal Song 2.” I thought I only worked hard on singing without being competitive, but because it became competitive at the end, I was very nervous.
Joon – Discussion with Cheondung about his worries
To our kind Cheondung who is worried about his uncertain future the advice that I can give him is “be natural like flowing water.” It’s also not good to have a dream that is too big, right?
Cheondung – Muscle training
I think that muscles are necessary not for looking only but also for dancing, so I did body building with muscle training. Although they got a bit bigger only, did I become cool?
Mir – Studious about becoming a good rapper
For myself, I think the most important thing now is rapping and studied a lot. I read books and worked hard on improving myself!
This year I want to praise this of this member!
Seungho – Joon’s ability to express
He’s studied acting, so his ability to express on the stage is also the best among us.
G.O – Cheondung’s hardworking
He did a lot of singing practice! Moreover, same as me he challenged composing and is working hard on making songs.
Joon – Seungho’s leadership
As the leader, he’s perfectly showing his leadership. Oh, it’s because he treats well (laugh).
Cheondung – Mir’s reading
To build up his vocabulary for rap making, he was reading a lot of books besides manga (!).
Mir – G.O hyung’s evolutionary power
He’s composing and a person who develops himself everyday. He’s really working hard for developing himself.
TRANSLATION: mocha @AbsoluteMBLAQ
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