On the 2nd, the KBS2 pilot program ‘Million Seller’ was broadcasted, and in it B1A4’s Jinyoung completely understood the viewer-written lyrics and wrote a beautiful melody to go with it. Joo Hyeon-mi commented on the song he produced on the program, ‘Companion,’ saying, ‘The tone was hard to grab, but int was a dreamy song,’ and complimented Jinyoung. Jinyoung was introduced as a singer-songwriter idol, and from their debut album to their most recent 2nd full album that was released this past January, at least one of the songs, he has written. Especially, from their first full album, ‘Ignition,’ B1A4’s title tracks have been consistently composed by Jinyoung. Counting all of his songs, he has composed a total of 16. With all the songs he has composed in the past 3 years, it would not be lacking if they were put into a special album. So we prepared. Jinyoung’s song collection, if it were to have a name, ‘Made by Jinyoung.’ (*this is excluding intros and songs released in their Japanese album.) [TRACK LIST] 01. Bling Girl Jinyoung’s first song, that was on the debut album ‘Let’s Fly.’ It is about a boy who has falled in love and expresses it saying, ‘You’re my sparkling, cute princess.” It portrays the excitement of love and the cuteness of it as well. 02. Wonderful Tonight It’s about wanting their lover to come back after leaving, and in the end it is not ‘wonderful.’ With the ironic title, it’s easy to confirm Jinyoung’s positive mind set. The rock base and electronic sound adds to the cheeriness. 03. Baby I’m Sorry As the title track of their first full album ‘Ignition,’ with a strong, trance rhythm it grabs the attention of the ears. Although the excessive autotune was often pointed out, to keep the song alive, one can take a peak into Jinyoung’s decision and attempt. ‘Although everything has changed, I don’t have yo, every night, I forget you dancing party time’ In Jinyoung’s early songs the words ‘night’ and ‘dance’ come up often and are stressed in the latter half. 04. Feeling The electric sound is prevalent in this song. With lyrics like ‘Even without you, feeling like a Friday party, Friday night’ it is expressed that even without you, I can have fun. 05. Wonderful Tonight Unplugged From the original song, ‘Wonderful Tonight’ there is a different charm that can be felt. With the guitar melody, and Baro and CNU’s individual raps, it matches extremely well. 06. Baby Goodnight As the title track of the special edition album, it was a retro song with elements of synthpop. After tucking in his girlfriend, it draws the picture of a man having fun late at nigh with lyrics like, ‘dancing in the moonlight’ fitting with the title, and completes the song’s mood. 07. Because of You It’s a song of the house punk genre, and with the catchy melody and lyrics, ‘Because of You’ is an addictive song. ‘I order a cup of coffee, and wait for you’ the coffee goes cold, connecting to, ‘the night that’s gone cold, the moon that shines on me’ and expresses the regrets after a break up. 08. Tried to Walk The title track of the third mini album, ‘In the Wind,’ it’s a song with a balance of acoustic and electrics sounds. Using those its reminds us of late fall, walking on an empty street with the wind blowing. It describes the solitary and gloomy feeling, after becoming alone. 09. What Do You Want to Do It’s a song following ‘Bling Girl,’ about the excitement of the beginning of love, with an acoustic and hip-hop sounds. With the honorary guest vocal of the band Humming Urban Stereo, Shina-E featuring. 10. What’s Going On It was the title track of the fourth mini album, ‘What’s Going On,’ and came from Jinyoung’s experiences. It starts off with a calm melody, and with the narration and rap, it breaks off into distinctive chorus, with easy lyrics that make it addicting and fun to sing along to. With this song B1A4 received their first win since debut. It was said that part of the lyrics, “Hey, tell me honest, who are you’, the ‘hey’ was recorded over a hundred times to get the feeling right. 11. Good Love From and R&B soul genre, it is a song where you can feel the maturity of B1A4. With soft lyrics, it describes a love that has gone cold. It is a song that came from Jinyoung’s real life, when in high school the distance between him and his girlfriend had grown and they sat across from each other at a coffee shop. 12. Lonely The title track of their 2nd full album ‘Who Am I.’ With a mix of an R&B and hip-hop genre that they had never done before, they portray through the truthful lyrics, the pain and process of returning to a normal, after a break up. This song with the winter feeling, won eight times on public and cable television music shows. 13. Love Then A song where ‘Harim’s’ harmonica performance grabs the attention. With lyrics like, “Back then the separation gave me pain, but now more than pain, I have good memories,’ it expresses that although the past hurts and is painful, now we can laugh and be positive about it. 14. Baby A neo-soul and R&B song, it has a dreamlike sound. It describes how it is hard to say to someone you are leaving, but you loved, to be happy afterwards, and that they’ll forget you, and the sadness that goes with it. 15. Pretty A song where in the chorus the brass and muted trumpet are the highlights. When a guy is in love the word that comes out the most is ‘pretty,’ so using that they show through the lyrics their honest feelings about how they can only see the one they love. 16. Who Am I When Jinyoung wrote ‘Who Am I’ he was always asking himself, “Who am I?” and as much as it was a profound thought, he expressed that in the lyrics such as, ‘I wander looking for myself.’ With an electronic and rock sound, the combination creates a bright and positive energy. [COMMENT] All the songs have to do with ‘love,’ but there is a variety of feelings that are put into each song. Some songs are written using his experiences (Including ‘What’s Going On,’ ‘Good Love,’ and ‘Lonely.’) or songs written after he watched a movie or drama, (Like ‘Baby Goodnight’) and instead of complicated words, they’re written so that anyone could relate to the songs. It could be seen that, it is one of the main factors of B1A4’s appeal. If their first full album ‘Ignition’ is the real beginning of B1A4’s style, Jinyoung’s first marked growth would be through their third mini album, ‘In the Wind’ which was released in the winter of 2012. With the exclusion of his debut composed song, ‘Bling Girl,’ all of his songs before the third mini album had the image of ‘night’ in them, though they were all different songs. Using his songs from ‘In the Wind’, ‘Tried to Walk’, and ‘What Do You Want to Do’ like stepping stones he leapt off. Sound wise, in the beginning he used primarily electronic sounds with strong trance rhythms, but he started to use acoustic elements, creating the base for B1A4’s sound. After with ‘What’s Going On’ and ‘Good Love,’ he showed that he could use introduction narrations, with melodies almost like chants. Especially with ‘Good Love’ of the R&B genre, it was the first time he had a brass introduction. In the most recent album, their 2nd full album, ‘Who Am I,’ with ‘Lonely’ and ‘Pretty’ the charm of the brass can be further enjoyed. From ‘Bling Girl’ to ‘Who Am I,’ without hurrying, Jinyoung found his own color of music and this is the result of his growth. Source: Tenasia trans cr: afterJJyoung @ AVIATEB1A4 / Take out with full credit to the sources and translator
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While Jinyoung went to change, the photographer said with admiration, “He’s really good.” And it was true. Even though his experience with acting only consisted of one drama, and one movie, he reacted quickly and compliantly to the photographer’s requests. His expressions were limitless. It was to the point where I wondered, where he was hiding a ‘Infinite Expressions’ button. If you asked him to do one thing, he would do at least two or three. In the beginning Jinyoung’s concept was a ‘flower boy.’ However we wrealized that even with just Jinyoung, the picture would be complete, so the set and props were minimized. It was even decided that he would wear all white, which is often hard to pull off. With one mind, and one thought that, ‘If it isn’t Jinyoung, we will never be able to do this,’ we were able to have the chance of doing this concept. It wasn’t long until everybody fell for Jinyoung’s charm - like a blank paper he could draw on any image including a lovable cupid, a sleepy and sexy cat, and a mischievous boy. # It’s the first time I’ve sang in front of a singer I’ve never hummed a song like this before. Normally when talking about songs, it’s just part of the whole conversation. But for some reason during Jinyoung’s interview (even as the singer was in front of me) I began to softly sing along. While he was explaining his songs, he asked frequently ” Do you know this song?” “Have you listened to it before?” and I felt like I need to show definitely that I knew. Or maybe it’s that Jinyoung’s adventurous nature had spread to me, during the interview. When Jinyoung explanied the lyrics, he always sang a short port of the song, and when he did I sang along. Though it was really embarrassing, it was also something I remember as a nice memory. # Sitting on top of a white box, a gorgeous Jinyoung The only prop that was used in the first shoot was a white box. The set and the prop were all completely white, and in that place it felt like even if you put the universe’s most handsome man there, it still wouldn’t be inspiring. However the moment Jinyoung walked in, I changed my mind. As he came in, he took of the cute hotdog shaped slippers he had been wearing, and his expression changed. When asked to have a mischievous expression, he matched the speed of the camera shutter clicking, never ever once showing the same expression, and showed his diverse facial poses. One of his transformations that was especially surprising, was when he went sat atop the box. When he sat atop that box, he said all of the world’s sweetest words, but said it through his body. He could express words with his body. After this longest photo shoot, the photographer said with wonder, “Jinyoung really doesn’t need any (props).” # Like a cat on a drowsy, spring day, slyly When he used the ladder, he did a variety of different things. He sat at the very top of the ladder, and also stood at the middle, looking at some faraway thing. It was a situation where he needed to act in many different ways, and it was then that he began to show a new side of himself again. He was already wearing angora, so with the soft fur, he was reminiscent of an animal. Playing around with the ladder, he reminded me of a cat. His distinctive eyes, and slender face just amplified that connection. With his appearance, he gave the photo shoot a lot of synergy. # Without rest jump, jump, and jump again When he wore a comfortable t-shirt, he had that rebellious and delinquent feeling for some reason. The balance of his hair, makeup, and outfit completed his atmosphere. What was most striking was his ability to change, according to the clothes he was wearing. Depending on the clothes’ material and texture, he changed, from soft, to rough. In this shoot, Jinyoung had to jump continuously. It’s not that easy to have to keep jumping as the camera says. Adding on to the fact that he was bare foot, on the hard ground. The photographer, who knew the shoot would be hard, sheepishly said, “Let’s go one more time,” but Jinyoung never showed nuance, going with whatever he was told. He was a man who did what he had to do silently, until the end. # The floor’s really cold, are you ok? Before Jinyoung started, the photographer with him on set, showed him the different poses, and checked several things. The last shoot with the shirt, was a scene where he was lying down on the ground. After the demonstration ended, there were a lot of concerns of whether or not Jinyoung would be able to lie on the floor, because it was very cold. After changing clothes, Jinyoung came in and the photographer asked Jinyoung to lie down on the floor. Jinyoung asked, “In this direction?” thinking nothing of the cold floor. The male photographer worried saying, “The floor is extremely cold though…” In the end a staff member asked if there was anything like a towel, and brought a t-shirt. The staff member brought it to Jinyoung, and said to lie down on it because the floor was so cold, but Jinyoung said “Oh, it’s ok,” After he became immersed in the shoot. He’s a real pro. [Interview extra - Romantic Boy] Q. You said you like watching movies, so what movie have you watched recently? Jinyoung: I saw, ‘When a Man Loves’ on VOD. It’s was really fun! Q. ‘A Moment to Remember’ also left a deep impression didn’t it? You must like movies of that genre. Jinyoung: Exactly. I used to like grand and awesome movies like SF movies, but after watching ‘A Moment to Remember’ I fell for love type of movies. After watching it, I think I tried to find all the movies like it. It was then that I began to dream for love like in the movies. Q. Darn, movies always leave people behind! (laugh) It’s not realistic. Jinyoung: That’s what I’m saying. Ah… It can’t be realistic. Anyway people can dream. Even if it’s a love like in the movies, it can have a sad ending. It has to happy endings! Q. Is ‘When a Man Loves’ also memorable? I should see it later. Hwang Jungmin sunbae comes out as a mobster (He’s in the middle of summarizing the movie) and he’s rea~lly cool. In the end… Ah… I shouldn’t tell the ending. Because you’re going to watch it. (laugh) Source: Tenasia / trans cr: afterJJyoung @ AVIATEB1A4 / Take out with full credit to the sources and translator The 16 episode SBS drama ‘God’s Gift’ has aired over half of its episodes, gaining the interest of many, and in the center is one person. It is the handicapped Younggyu, with the mind of a 6-year-old. B1A4 Baro is acting as Younggyu, who is always next to and comforts the daughter, Han Saetbyul (Kim Yoobin), of the main character Kim Soohyun (Lee Boyoung). Especially in the 9th episode which aired on March 31, the curiosity around Younggyu is incomparable to the 1st and 2nd episode. He’s such a good friend to Saetbyul that he is even called ‘Saetbyul sunflower.’ At times he has a blank face, and at other times he uses him bright laugh to silently show his varied character. This Younggyu, and that Younggyu, all are lovable. Shooting a ddeokbokki ‘eating broadcast’ Younggyu Firmly holding a wooden skewer, he eat ddeokbokki deliciously while making a ‘nom nom’ noise. It wouldn’t even be weird if on a home shopping commercial it said, ‘Younggyu ddeokbokki for four people, just 9,900 won!’ However this scene does not just compose of his ‘eating broadcast’. Younggyu (Baro) makes use of interesting words. Although in actuality he’s 15, with a mind of a 6-year-old he says, “Grandma is a liar.” “Daddy must have forgotten Younggyu. Younggyu wants to see daddy though.” His grandmother (Jung Hyesun) is the one who raised him, and the words he knows come from only his grandmother. It becomes evident that his feelings for his father (Jung Eunpyo), spending his years in jail, are different than Younggyu has for others. Younggyu wearing new sneakers The first thing that Younggyu said to Saetbyul’s mother Soohyun (Lee Boyoung), while being outside Saetbyul’s villa gate, was, “I didn’t play with Saetbyul”. While looking nervous and uncomfortable, his gaze and his body movements were natural. Starting from the 3rd, it was possible to see the person called Younggyu. Soohyun buys Younggyu, who is still wearing slippers during the cold winter, new sneakers, saying if anyone were to take Saetbyul away, he must stop it from happening, and he agrees, nodding. While confirming it with a pinky promise, Soohyun tells Younggyu ‘Sorry’. And for 2 seconds, on the screen is Younggyu’s face. The moment she apologizes, in Younggyu’s eyes there is no exact answer, no ‘It’s ok’ or ‘no, it’s not ok’. His expression seems conflicted and his gaze clouded over. From when he is able to make others imagine the feelings, the love for Younggyu grows. Younggyu protecting his grandmother Younggyu was still even when someone slapped him, but when he sees his grandmother being told off, he becomes a justice doer. He says, “Don’t do that to our grandmother,” and continues on saying, “You’re bad,” expressing himself and makes a definitive assessment of the other person. It’s a part where it shows that if his love for people he cares about, has nothing to do with his intelligence. Underneath his school gym clothes, he wear a red sweater (originally knitted by his real mother) given to him by Dongchan (Jo Seungwoo) and smiles brightly saying, “Uncle gave it to me”. He says after his dad and grandmother, he loves his uncle. and calls them his family. It could be said that the strength he had to protect his grandmother, was from his trust and belief in this thing called family. Like Superman’s red cape, it might be that for Younggyu his strength comes from his red sweater. Younggyu going to a ‘live broadcast’ with his friend Thinking that Saetbyul had made a new friend, Younggyu offers Saetbyul the ‘ultimate ddakji’ that Dongchan made, at the concert. All at once, Younggyu becomes a fan of the group Snake, following Saetbyul who is an extreme fan of one of the members Theo . After that, it’s not known how many times they went to public shows together, but Younggyu waits for Saetbyul on a raining day at the place where Snake’s show will be. Saetbyul, who was late to the show, says if they go to the parking lot they would be able to meet Theo, and they hurry along. Hearing that the show, which was originally cancelled, was resumed they head toward the performance, instead of the parking lot, and end up watching the show. Younggyu does whatever Saetbyul says, some of which include hiding in someone’s car, and secretly going to Theo’s house. If he was a regular kid, it would have been hard to do those things, but with Saetbyul things like those happen often. During this process, he has the sense to take care of the evidence picture that Saetbyul took. Source: Tenasia: 1; 2 / trans cr: afterJJyoung @ AVIATEB1A4 / Take out with full credit to the sources and translator "Recently I’ve been watching the drama Baro is in, ‘God’s Gift’ well. In the first episode, I thought Baro could have a hard time getting into his characters so we talked about, ‘What feeling would go well, and just talked together. Now, without being too excessive, he is playing the character ‘as it should be,’ and I become immersed in it. In the May issue of Ten Asia’s magazine ‘10+Star’, B1A4’s leader Jinyoung, talked about his same team member Baro’s acting. Like he said, ‘God’s Gift - 14 Days’ (or ‘God’s Gift’) which Baro is part of, in the beginning episodes 1 and 2, Baro seemed confused about Younggyu, and how to express Younggyu. Because it’s not possible to act out his character just with a naive, young child’s way of speaking and acting as if he knows nothing, it must have been hard. At a young age, due to a confrontation with a kidnapper where he got shot, he ended up in the mind of a 6-year-old. Although he is in the body of a 16-year-old boy going through puberty, but because of his mental development, Baro came to play a slightly difficult character. Before ‘God’s Gift’ Baro had acted in the movie ‘Miseng’ and the drama ‘Reply 1994’ just two works, so to him acting as Younggyu in ‘God’s Gift’ was not a safe and comfortable choice, but an adventure and a challenge. Originally he auditioned for a completely different role in the drama, so to become Yonggyu and completely understand him, Baro needed some more time. However due to the director’s advice, Baro improvised his audition for Younggyu, having lots of potential with Younggyu’s character he was given Younggyu’s role. Even until the 8th episode of ‘God’s Gift,’ Younggyu was just a good friend of Saetbyul (Kim Yoobin), but in the 9th episode Younggyu clearly began to change. He was able to undertake the handicapped Younggyu, from just a blank face and bright smile, and as Baro began to show off his acting skills, the thing called Younggyu was able to become a important part of the drama. The revolving point of the whole incident has to do with Saetbyul. Within all the happenings, his sincerity for Saetbyul, and to uphold his promise with Soohyun (Lee Boyoung), the effort Younggyu puts in, makes him seem realistic. Also almost all of the characters are somehow tied to Saetbyul’s killer, and in the middle of it all, the safest feeling towards Saetbyul, is his only want to ‘play with Saetbyul.’ His pure white want that Younggyu has come with so for, makes him stand out and only goes on from there. In front of this Younggyu, whatever happens, whatever unexpected incident occurs, he will definitely stand out above the others. Because of that, now in ‘God’s Gift,’ that’s over halfway done, the anticipation for Baro’s interpretation of Younggyu. Source: ten asia 1; 2 trans cr: afterJJyoung @ AVIATEB1A4 / Take out with full credit to the sources and translator |
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