[K-Exclusive]: YOUNG POSSE Solutions Some Questions Forward of Los Angeles Live performance
YOUNG POSSE not too long ago kicked off their first ever U.S. tour, The Hungry Tour. Beginning out within the east coast and making their manner west, the group stopped in Los Angeles on November 2nd. Forward of their present within the Metropolis of Angels, the 5 members sat down and answered some questions for Formally Kmusic.
Q: Congratulations in your first tour! Was there one thing you had been most excited for earlier than the tour started, or one thing you had been most nervous about?
Sunhye: Till now, we had been performing in locations the place there have been many individuals who didn’t know us or our songs, however this time, desirous about performing in entrance of people that really like our songs that got here to see us made me excited to think about how way more energetic it could be once we get pleasure from it along with our followers. Nevertheless, since we had by no means crammed such a protracted working time by ourselves or executed it constantly for a month, I used to be most nervous about managing my voice even earlier than the tour began, so I paid plenty of consideration to taking good care of my voice all through the complete tour.
Yeonjeong: Because it was our first tour, I used to be very excited and had plenty of issues I wished to do. However as a result of it was additionally our first time, I lacked information in lots of areas. I feel I watched plenty of movies and practiced quite a bit to catch something I’d miss! It was our first time assembly the U.S. followers, and I actually wished to create completely happy recollections with them, however I used to be additionally fairly nervous that we would disappoint them.
Jiana: As I carried out and met followers in varied locations throughout the U.S., I used to be enthusiastic about how we might proceed to develop and enhance. What I used to be nervous about, nevertheless, was our well being because of the temperature variations and the back-to-back schedules.
Doeun: Whereas different members had expertise making ready solo levels for month-to-month evaluations throughout our trainee days, I felt pressured as a result of I needed to put together my first solo stage for this tour. Additionally, since all our members are Korean, I used to be a bit nervous about talking English. Nevertheless, I wished to speak quite a bit with our worldwide followers, so I studied onerous and got here on tour.
Jieun: I used to be nervous about whether or not I might have the ability to talk effectively as a result of I’m not superb at English!
Q: It’s been a little bit over a 12 months since your debut! What’s some recommendation you’d say to your self from one 12 months in the past?
Sunhye: Belief and luxuriate in!
Yeonjeong: I can’t imagine it’s already our first anniversary; I’m so grateful. There are such a lot of issues I might like to say to myself from a 12 months in the past, however I’d like to inform myself to precise what I like extra! I’ve so many issues I like, however I’m additionally fairly shy and are usually very acutely aware of others. I’m nonetheless within the technique of attending to know myself, however I need to inform myself to get pleasure from extra and develop correctly.
Jiana: “You don’t want to fret as a lot as you’re nervous, however don’t snack an excessive amount of underneath the excuse that you just’ll deal with the schedule effectively! Additionally, make sure that to work on self-development and self-care prematurely!”
Doeun: Doeun, you need to have practiced extra.
Jieun: I hope you apply much more and imagine in your self so to do it with extra confidence!
Q: If you happen to might take a break and a visit collectively to have fun your one-year debut anniversary, the place would you like to go trip?
Sunhye: I need to go tenting collectively. Fairly than an expensive journey, I feel we might get nearer by having a barbecue get together, sitting round a campfire, consuming cup noodles, and experiencing hardships collectively.
Yeonjeong: I might be completely happy to go anyplace with the members, but when I had to decide on one place… I might love to go to Jeju Island with them! I get pleasure from tasting scrumptious meals, and I additionally need to see the huge ocean collectively!
Jiana: I need to get pleasure from a lodge keep on Jeju Island! I like inexperienced tea, so I’d like to go to Osulloc.
Doeun: I need to go to the mountains collectively and sit whereas having fun with the surroundings and listening to the sounds of nature.
Jieun: I need to go to Jeju Island domestically and Switzerland internationally.
Q: Sunhye, you wrote your debut title tune with a backstory of seeing a poster of a macaroni cheeseburger. Are you often impressed by random issues all through your day, or do you search out inspiration and time to jot down particularly?
Sunhye: I’ve a behavior of jotting down issues I need to write about in my lyrics as they arrive to me in each day life. I additionally get impressed by inventive works like motion pictures and music, however for now, I discover it most pleasant and best to jot down lyrics based mostly alone experiences.
Q: Since your debut was impressed by macaroni and cheese, do you’ve gotten a favourite pasta dish to eat?
Sunhye: My favourite is carbonara cream pasta.
Yeonjeong: I like all forms of pasta, and I’ve tried many sorts, however I feel the pane pasta was essentially the most scrumptious amongst them!
Jiana: I like every kind, however I particularly love aglio e olio!! Bacon carbonara is nice too.
Doeun: Our debut tune is ‘Macaroni Cheese,’ however I want tomato pasta or spicy pasta.
Q: Your group has fairly a novel lady crush, hip hop idea. Was it tough to adapt to this as you had been making ready for debut, or had been you all naturally drawn to the sort of music, choreography, and magnificence already?
Sunhye: After I joined the corporate, I encountered many new issues, nevertheless it was really extra fascinating, and I naturally got here to like hip-hop tradition.
Yeonjeong: Since my trainee days, I’ve naturally been uncovered to varied genres like pop and hip-hop, and I imagine that hip-hop greatest expresses who we’re! That’s why I feel I naturally got here to find it irresistible extra and was capable of showcase it higher!
Jiana: At first, there was some awkwardness, however I really feel like we regularly discovered garments that match our type.
Doeun: The truth is, I preferred artists with a woman crush and hip ideas even earlier than turning into a trainee, so I didn’t have a tough time adjusting!
Jieun: Since I joined the corporate, I began with the hip-hop idea naturally. At first, there have been varied challenges, however over time, I’ve come to love hip-hop and really feel that it fits me effectively, so I’m all the time studying with pleasure!
Q: YOUNG POSSE is a gaggle that’s additionally shortly develop into well-known for having memorable choreography to pair together with your music. If there’s one tune you’d advocate to somebody based mostly off of the dwell efficiency and choreography, what would you select, and why?
Sunhye: A monitor from our second album referred to as “Scars.” It’s enjoyable to precise the style and sound by dance, and it’s the tune we get pleasure from essentially the most whereas performing.
Yeonjeong: I additionally need to advocate the tune “Scars!” It’s a tune that not solely I however all of our members love, and we tried to include the tales all of us wished to inform when writing the lyrics. It’s additionally the tune we’ve been with the longest, so it holds a particular attachment for us! We discovered it collectively through the choreography creation course of, and it completely suits the tune, making it considered one of our favourite performances!
Jiana: I like to recommend our second album’s title monitor, “XXL!” The title expresses itself in a direct but fashionable manner, and I feel the movement of the efficiency is de facto nice!
Doeun: I need to advocate “OTB.” It’s a monitor from our debut album! Every half showcases our distinctive personalities by each the vocals and choreography, and particularly the refrain choreography is de facto thrilling and enjoyable!
Jieun: I like to recommend the tune “Scars!” It’s my favourite tune amongst all of our tracks and likewise my favourite efficiency! There’s a transfer within the refrain the place we attain our fingers as much as the sound of ‘woo!’ so I encourage everybody to strive it alongside! It’s a extremely cool and enjoyable choreography.
Q: Although you’re fairly identified on your idea already, do any of you’ve gotten one thing you’d need to check out sooner or later?
Sunhye: I’ve proven many unembellished lyrics that replicate being younger to this point, and I’m interested in how a extra mature YOUNG POSSE could be like.
Yeonjeong: I imagine considered one of our strengths is the flexibility to problem ourselves with varied ideas, so I need to regularly present you our completely different sides sooner or later!
Jiana: I need to present plenty of appeal with varied ideas with out being confined to the framework of hip-hop.
Doeun: I’m at present having fun with the hip-hop idea a lot that I haven’t thought of different ideas but, however not too long ago, I’ve been having fun with the music of Japanese bands and peaceable botanical songs, so I’d wish to discover comparable kinds of music sooner or later.
Jieun: I want to strive making an R&B type tune sooner or later!
Q: What are your targets, each short-term and long-term, as a gaggle? What do you hope for YOUNG POSSE to perform sooner or later, and what do you hope YOUNG POSSE might be identified and remembered for, for years to return?
Sunhye: My short-term objective is to carry out as a headliner at a pageant. In the long run, I hope that many individuals will proceed to get pleasure from our music and that it turns into part of the tradition.
Yeonjeong: I hope we will develop into a gaggle that communicates by music with extra individuals! I imagine that due to the assist and encouragement from many, we will shine even brighter, so I need to give again sometime! Additionally, I need to be remembered for a very long time as somebody who’s each pleasant and a cool fashionable particular person!
Jiana: My short-term objective is to wrap up our U.S. tour effectively after which go on tour in different international locations! For my long-term objective, I need to develop into a gaggle that’s acknowledged by everybody, not only a lady group that does hip-hop, and I aspire to be a gaggle that may win the Artist of the 12 months award!
Doeun: I really don’t often set a timeframe for my targets! It is perhaps a obscure thought, however I simply need to be the most effective!
Jieun: My short-term objective is to efficiently end this tour after which have a fan live performance in Korea with our Korean followers! My long-term objective is to develop into a terrific artist who can empower the individuals watching our performances by assembly extra followers on larger levels. I additionally need to obtain first place on a music present!
Q: And eventually, what’s one phrase that you just’d use to explain what YOUNG POSSE is to every of you?
Sunhye: It seems like a rowboat. With my members, we preserve rowing and dealing onerous to maneuver ahead. So, I don’t assume we will cease rowing; that’s why we’re consistently placing in effort, and that’s how we will preserve progressing.
Yeonjeong: Winter. I like this season most among the many 4 seasons as a result of it has a cool but cozy vibe. I feel it has varied charms, which is why I selected it!
Jiana: I want to select white for YOUNG POSSE. While you combine all colours of sunshine, you get white. I need all of the completely different charms of every member to harmoniously come collectively and make us shine much more attractively.
Doeun: I’m curious and actually trying ahead to what we are going to do sooner or later, so I need to say a query mark.
Jieun: I need to specific YOUNG POSSE as crayons!
Be sure that to take a look at Formally Kmusic’s official live performance overview and recap right here, and all our pictures from the present right here! Particular thanks to YOUNG POSSE and group.
Written & Edited By Ephney Tsai
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