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[Idol Report] B1A4’s know-hows for ‘SOLO’ [people] …….[extracts omitted]… [Idol Report]’s 20th target is group B1A4. The ones who set “SOLO DAY” on 14th July 2014. Mum-like Jinyoung, dad-like CNU, oppa-like Baro, friend-like Sandeul, dongsaeng-like Gongchan, the ones who always protect by your side. Should we listen to the secrets of the five men who live enjoyable solo? ★ Good points for being ‘솔로(SOLO)’ Jinyoung= It’s good that I can do the things I want to do and proceed with what I want independently. For example I can watch whatever genre of movie I want regardless of someone else’s taste? CNU= Because it’s free time so I can enjoy my own time. Because energy is not used in other things but I can spend all [that energy] on myself Sandeul= I seem to be able to get into the work I do. I don’t have to worry about clothes, nor expenses for dating nor other expenses. Baro= I’ll have a lot of time to myself without regards to anyone. Plus if it’s the weekend or a day off and I don’t have any appointments I’ll comfortably rest at home without a care to anyone Gongchan= Somehow I’ll have a lot of time and because of this I’ll be able to do my favourite hobbies as I like. If I want to ride a bike then I can go out and ride a bicycle to Hangang River whenever I want. Also I can eat whatever without asking anyone and decide on my own menu. ★ #B1A4's own tips on how to enjoy ‘솔로데이(SOLO DAY)’ Jinyoung= Go watch a movie with friends or our members and buy popcorn and soft drinks. Because I like movies a lot I watch movies often when I have time. CNU= Just lie down at home, think about nothing and rest is the best. Eat whatever I want, sleep whenever I want. Ah~ just thinking about it makes me happy. Sandeul= Because I’m the active style I’m probably most likely to be outside with friends and playing with them. Play games and do some sports. If not then I’ll be in my room alone, playing the piano and singing the songs I want to sing Baro= I’ll go to a nearby place where wind blows. I don’t have freedom in time but if I have a day like this then I’d probably carry a backpack and just go anywhere Gongchan= I’ll leave on the refreshing air con at home, eat watermelon, play games, watch movies. Isn’t that the best summer solo day? ★ #B1A4's song recommendations for when going on a ‘Drive’ Jinyoung= Miley Cyrus ‘we cant stop’ CNU= Mariah Carey ‘You don’t know what to do’ Sandeul= Bruno mars ‘marry you’ Baro= David guetta ‘shut me down’ Gongchan= maroon5 ‘maps’ ★ Now to #YOU whom #B1A4 is most grateful for Jinyoung= Currently everyone who is around me! Thank you for always being by our side and thank you for helping me to grow little by little. CNU= Our fans! If I’m to talk about people whom I’m grateful for our fans are the first to come to mind. Thank you to all BANAs always for being there for B1A4 up to now, in the future we’ll show you more of our better aspects and give out more love. Sandeul= Our family.There are a lot of people whom I’m thankful for. Our fans, our staff around us but because I don’t seem to have said thanks to my family, today I want to say this. Dad, mum and noona (older sister) thank you for believing in me, supporting me, sometimes scolding (whipping?) me, thanks to you I can do well now. haha thank you I love you~!! Baro= Our members are always with me but if they are away for a little I feel their empty spaces too greatly. I’m always thankful for always being by my side and coping with my shortcomings. Gongchan= BANAs who support us no matter where, are our strong support bars.* Thank you very much to BANAs~^^ Let’s be together in the future too I love ‘YOU’ [*t/n: literally the support branch of a tree] Writer Kim Ye Na [email protected] /Photos=TVReport DB // [eng trans: @B1A4_UK ; article: TVReport] DISPATCH STARCAST INTERVIEW Q. It’s your second comeback of the year. How do you feel? Baro: It’s been a windwhirl for me, even after Lonely. I had filming for SBS God’s Gift - 14 Days as well. And I went to Brazil not too long ago. I want to say thank you to the members who gave me a lot of consideration during the preparation of the album. I will also show a good stage to the fans who have been waiting for us. CNU: I’ve been looking forward to our comeback. I anxiously wanted to stand on stage, even if it was a day earlier. This album is different from our previous album. It’s even more meaningful because it’s made up of music made 100% by us. So it’s a very special album to me too. Q. We’re curious about the concept of your album SOLODAY. Jinyoung: This album is much about us finding our dreams. The title song SOLODAY carries a lot of different meaning. There are the single people who have broken up with their other half, and there are those who are ostracized because they don’t fit in. In the music video, 5 characters with lost dreams appear. A jobless person who lives in the world of gaming, CNU who has obsessive compulsive disorder, Sandeul is a timid pizza delivery boy, 4D-character Baro who believes in UFO, and Gongchan the flower vagabond who roams around without a dream. They are all very extreme characters. A UFO appears in the later part of the music video, and many people were curious about it - what connection does it have to being a solo. If you wish for your dream to come true, it only stays as a part of one’s imagination. We wanted to show that if you become brave and put it into actions, your dreams can actually become a reality. Q. We heard that your album pictures and music video were all shot in LA. Baro: It was nearly the end of the shoot when we were shooting in a house that had a swimming pool. The camera director was so focused on shooting that he fell into the pool, together with the camera. All the content we had filmed was inside… We put in a lot of effort into saving the memory card. Thankfully after drying it well we managed to save the data. Gongchan: My concept for the music video was a carefree vagabond, so I stuck on a hairpiece and wore vintage clothes. I was leaning against the streetlight halfway through the shoot, and 2 foreigners passed by me and gave me $2. It was an interesting experience. Q. One last thing you want to say to your fans. Jinyoung: The members had a lot of fun preparing for this album. We will work hard promoting, so please cheer us on! CNU: I hope this album will be like a present to the fans. We will work hard to become an artist whose ‘next time’ will be even more anticipated. Sandeul: BANAs, you’ve waited a long time. We all practiced hard thinking about our BANAs. Let’s meet with a good appearance! Baro: I hope all the single people meet someone good after singing to our songs. And if our fans are single, please don’t feel lonely because you have us! Gongchan: Listen to SOLODAY in this sweltering summer and make all the heat go away! Source: naver Translation Credits: skipfire Please repost with full credits to source and translator. [MEET&GREET] Signed B1A4 5th Mini Album 'SOLO DAY' http://mwave.interest.me/meetgreet/view/64
Q. Please talk about how you feel about having come back. Jinyoung: Hello. I am B1A4's Jinyoung. B1A4's 5th mini album SOLO DAY has been released. Because the fans have waited for us, we worked on this album with excitement and the hope to show everyone a better side to us. Please look forward to our stage as we have worked hard on preparing it. Sandeul: It's a comeback we've been looking forward to, so I'm excited and nervous. But I know that the fans will love this album, so we worked hard. Please give it a lot of love ㅎㅎ CNU: Thank you to the fans who waited for us through this short yet long period of time. As much as you guys have waited, we will show you our hardworking side. Baro: Even though I'm nervous everytime we release a new album, I think I am more excited to let everyone hear our new music. I want to greet and thank the fans who are always cheering for us, and hearing to B1A4's music. And I want to hurry meet our fans. Gongchan: I'm so curious as to what reaction will everyone have upon listening to SOLO DAY, and I'm excited. I'm so happy at the thought of being able to spend this humid summer with everyone. Q. Please talk about SOLO DAY. Jinyoung: If our previous album titled WHO AM I was an album that allowed us to look back on the direction of our music and position since debut, we worked on this album with the mindset of fulfilling another of our dreams. The title song SOLO DAY is a pop song with a country feel, and has a overall refreshing sound from the use of guitar. I think it's the perfect song to listen to in summertime. CNU: When I first saw the title, I immediately thought that it was a song for all the single people with no other half. But it doesn't exactly mean that. I think it's a song for the lonely people in the world - those who have broken up with their other half, or for some reason are feeling lonely. I hope you listen to it with a broader mindset. Sandeul: That's right. I hope SOLO DAY becomes a new date to celebrate. It's a song that is filled with B1A4's positivity. It will make you hum along to it, so I hope everyone who listens to this song will only be met with happy things. Baro: And in this album we included a variety of song genres that we had not tried before. There are songs that are refreshing and suitable for summer time, so please listen to all the songs without missing any one of them. Gongchan: If you listen to the album from beginning to end, you will probably think that it is music that is good to listen to in summer time. I hope you will spend this humid summer with B1A4's music no matter where you go. Q. I heard that the B1A4 members personally worked on this album. Which songs did you participate in? CNU: We worked on all the songs in this album. I am really happy to be able to continue to show everyone our (musical) style. Following up from SEOUL and DRUNK ON MUSIC in our 2nd full length album, I participated in the song DRIVE from this album. Baro: All the songs in this album were composed, penned and produced by us. Jinyoung and CNU hyung composed and wrote lyrics, while I helped in writing lyrics. We tried to show everyone B1A4's variety so I hope you listen to all the songs. Jinyoung: Not just composition and lyric writing, the members were all involved in this starting from recording till the end. When recording, we direct each other and talk about the song. The production process is very enjoyable. There is no song that hasn't been touched by the members, so please give them a lot of love. Q. An interesting episode that happened while working on this album? Jinyoung: It's not an interesting episode, but at the last filming of our music video, a camera fell into the pool. I recall we were all worried and nervous about all the content we had filmed would all disappear. The camera was also expensive so the mood at the filming location was very tense. But thankfully the camera was alright and I think the music video came out nicely. CNU: There is a rap that Baro wrote for DRIVE, but there was something lacking about it so I recall we used a different rap when recording. In the end we fixed it with the original rap, but because of it Baro had to go through some difficulties. But thanks to it, I think a better end product was achieved and everyone was satisfied. Sandeul: There is a scene which we filmed with a puppy. Jinyoung hyung had a scene with the puppy. As if they agreed upon it, both of them turned their heads in the same direction when a pretty lady walked past. I think that was the most interesting and amazing episode. Baro: It was a first for us to film our music video in USA. We loved the sunlight in the desert and the bench, so we would soak up in the sun whenever we could and ended up getting so tanned. I think this summer will be a summer where I will have a healthy bronze tan. Gongchan: I had a carefree vagabond concept, so I filmed with a hairpiece in vintage clothes. During a break of our filming, I was leaning against a streetlight. 2 foreigners walked past me and gave me $2. Q. You seem to be very busy recently, Baro. Did you encounter any difficults while working on the album? Sandeul: He's the kind who would stay up overnight to do what he needs to do. So I think he worked on the album without much difficulties. Gongchan: I thought 'as expected of Baro hyung', whenever I saw him work on the album whenever he had time. CNU: He's always lifting the mood wherever he is, so he is B1A4's energizer. Should I say that he's very praiseworthy? Baro: The members always make up for the things I'm lacking of in twice the amount, so I always feel very assured. I just wanted to tell them that I am very proud and thankful for them always doing their best in their individual enviroments. Q. What does B1A4 want to show everyone through this album? Jinyoung: I want to show everyone us maturing a little bit more with every album, and the wide variety of music B1A4 seeks to make. So I hope many people will become happier listening to our music. CNU: I want to be a group that people will look forward to seeing the future. I want to meet the anticipation that people who listen to our music have that we will improve bit by bit, and make music that will make people anticipate our next album. Sandeul: I want to show everyone the positive energy of B1A4, and a musical style that belongs solely to us through participation of composing and writing in all of our songs. Baro: I want to show off a different charm to us each time, while giving off a friendly feeling through a variety of songs. Gongchan: I want the people who listen to our music think that we are idols with different sides to us, and become a group that leaves a lasting memory. Q. What music does B1A4 enjoy listening to usually? Jinyoung: Michael Jackson's Love Never Felt So Good. I really like the lyrics. When I listen to it, it feels like I'm right about to fall in love. CNU: Not long ago Robin Thicke released a new album, and I enjoy listening to it. I also search for latest news about Mariah Carey. Sandeul: It's different for me time to time, but recently I am enjoying a song by the name of Somo-Ride. Baro: I want to recommend David Guetta's Shot Me Down! Gongchan: I am enjoying Pentatonix's album recently. They are a mixed acapella group. Please listen to their album 'ptx. vol.2'. Source: GENIE / Translation Credits: skipfire.tistory.com / Please remove all translations with full credits to source and translator. Q. What do you think is the most important thing when you’re recording? Jinyoung: The members all have very different voices and charms. So I feel that the most important thing is for the members to naturally bring out the best points of their individual voices. Hence to achieve that, the members try to talk a lot about the song. If we discuss about it together, we are able to bring out the feeling behind the song. We record trying to follow the mood or feeling of the song by blending the members’ voice naturally in. The members say I’m too strict! But that’s definitely not the case :) Haha CNU: I think a comfortable mood is most important. I try to practice as much as I can right until I record. I analyze the song to see how I can best bring out the mood, and practice it several times to understand it better. But on the day of recording, I leave it up to my condition on that day and try to record in a comfortable mood. I think I record best when I’m most comfortable since I sing more naturally. Sandeul: (The most important thing is) the feeling that the lyrics give. When working on a song, I always give great importance to lyrics and focus on it. I sing during recording with the hope that the lyrics of our songs will be delivered (to the listener) well. I imagine the situations in the lyrics, and I hope my emotions from doing that will be felt in the song. In particular I really like the lyrics to our title song this time, SOLO DAY. Instead of a depressing feeling to represent singles, we went for a bright and positive mood. Did you manage to read my feelings from the song?!. Baro: I write lyrics based on the hope to deliver my very first emotions upon hearing the melody. I create rap lyrics by reenactkng the feelings that I felt when I hear the song for the first time. My favourite lyrics also turn out to be the ones I wrote the first time. I express my innermost feelings or stories most naturally through the first version of lyrics. No matter how good a song is, it will be lacking if our feelings about the song are not conveyed properly. Gongchan: I think to be able to deliver the overall mood of the song is the most important. I think a lot about how to deliver each individual song we are recording. Only that way will the listener be able to fall into the song and feel the same emotions we felt. And together with the hyungs we always try to record in a fun way in the recording booth. If we get angry when the recording drags on too long, it will just make everyone tired so instead we will cheer each other on. Q. Jinyoung and Sandeul, please say something to each other after seeing the unreleased video. Jinyoung: Sandeul-ah, how is your backview so round? I’m always thankful that you always lift the mood of the recording booth. Sandeul: Actually I’m always caught by the tiger that Jinyoung turns into in the recording booth so there are a lot of occasions that I spent a lot of time in that. Recently I do directing for when Jinyoung hyung is in the booth. In order to have a better end product, I work hard to direct more strictly by listening carefully to every breath and every vibration. So now I understand how Jinyoung hyung feels! In order to have an end product is that more complete, I will become the lion of the recording booth in future. Hahaha :) Source: naver Translation Credits: skipfire Please take out with full credits to source and translator. |
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