“We have received praises from Deux’s senior Lee HyunDo.”
Smiles just won’t leave from the members’ lips. The buried confidence has appeared in their eyes. Their recent release, ‘WOW’, is a dance track that uses the 1990s New Jack Swing style. Their stages which shows tough choreograph as well as synchronization, remind us of Deux’ “Try come back to me”
“We thought of how we should present it. What if he’s uncomfortable? We worried about that too. As we heard that he gave praises and supports to us, we really had our confidence level pumped up.” (Lee MinHyuk)
Lee HyunDo has recently watched BTOB’s first stage and through an acquaintance, has expressed his thoughts about it, “They lived the feelings well. I, too was about to prepare for a New Jack Swing song, but I want to take this as reference too.” BTOB was as happy as kids after they heard that they received recognition by Deux for ‘doing very well’ on stage.
“All the members were born in the 90s, but since our trainee days, we’ve watched Deux’s performance and dreamed about it. We don’t think to follow it exactly the same. We just want to express it suitably. (Yook SungJae)
All the BTOB members who were born in the 90s, had watched the birth of the idol generation since their childhood times. After Seo TaeJi and Deux’s era, H.O.T, Sechs Kies, GOD and many more followed, and therefore singer dreams were born. BTOB has brought back that vibe with a new feel to it.
“I think it’s special to seniors who prevailed that era. Promotions this time round, we want to learn and train our body. Of course, I’m the happiest when I heard that aunt fans in their 30s said that we had put on an amazing stage.” (Jung IlHoon)
BTOB kept saying that they gained confidence during ‘WOW’ promotions. They have made their name known with their debut song ‘Insane’, but they weren’t able to meet up to their expectation. After self reflection for a period of 5 months hiatus, they have compensate back those parts where they were lacking.
“During debut stage, I made a small mistake. That has always been in my heart, and regrets are over me, of course. When I looked back at it, it’s like a damage. In order for me to not to be afraid of mistakes, I’ve raised practice duration.” (Lee ChangSub)
“As we practice our singing, dancing, playing musical instruments skills, we’ve realized that we had quite a lot of parts that we were lacking. Now it felt like I’ve grown up a little now.” (Im Hyunshik)
During promotions this time round, BTOB’s goal is to establish themselves. Whatever music it is, BTOB’s principal is to express the colors that belong only to them, and consistent effort is a must to make that true.
“When compared with other groups, our main advantage is that we are able to present various type of songs. The music genre is different but we know how to distinguish between differences and similarities. We want to create a color that is ours, and that we are the ’omnivores’ for music as we are able to pull out performances which ranges from the latest popular to past feelings. (Seo Eunkwang)
Trans: MrsDooB2uty @ loveindacube.wordpress.com
Source: Sports Korea