If there was no time limit for our interview, we might have been chatting until the break of dawn. When they were asked about the TV variety show they feel the most confident on, they all chose ‘R-rated (age 19 and over)’ <SNL Korea> as if they had prearranged it. They were also busy making jokes at one another by ranking the members based on their looks. Here is a late-night interview with B1A4, the nation’s ‘boyfriend idol’. You guys finally held a concert in Busan, hometown of Sandeul, on March 1st. Sandeul, you might feel like you returned home in glory. Sandeul: I was more nervous because the venue was my hometown. Our fans say that the impression and excitement they get from the concert linger in their mind for a week after it ends, and I feel the same way. Baro: If we can give a concert in my hometown Gwangju later, I’d like to sing out song titled ‘Seoul’ changing the name of city to ‘Gwangju’. Actually, I practiced performing it with a Gwangju accent, but that was quite a daunting challenge. I think we had better sing it with revised lyrics. Your second arena concert in Japan is held soon in April. When was your most impressive moment at the concerts in Japan? Baro: In the Yokohama arena concert, our fans wrote our name ‘B1A4’ in a giant letter with their fluorescent glow sticks They almost made me cry. I felt like I was looking at the starts in the darkness of the universe. CNU: I was so amazed and grateful to see Japanese fans screaming out our birth names in Korean. For television music ranking programs or concerts, you guys perform on stage in the name of B1A4 as a whole while KBS’ <Immortal Songs> gives you another meaningful experience because it is an opportunity for you to show your own individual originality. CNU: I’ve got more chances to communicate with the middle-aged fans after appearing on <Immortal Songs> Sandeul: I get nervous whenever I perform on stage of <Immortal Songs> because I’m all alone without my wings. The first question I asked to myself looking into the mirror was “Do you trust yourself?”, and the answer was “I’m not sure”, which made me practice two to three times as hard as I do in a group. I’m constantly pushing myself. Baro, you are now starring as Ki Yonggyu in SBS drama <God’s Gift — 14 Days>, but I heard you were cast as a different role at first. Baro: I was offered the role named Wang Byeongtae, a hacker working for a private investigator office, but I was afraid I couldn’t do it well. In fact, I couldn’t pull it off even when I was reading the script. On the day of audition, the director told me to read the lines of Ki Yonggyu, and I got the feeling at first sight. It was the very character I have long desired to play at least once. You spend most of your time shooting with Kim Yoobin, who plays Han Saetbyeol in the drama. Did you become closer with her? Baro: I thought we became friends, so I was joking a lot, but Yoobin is such a cool little girl. She is a bona-fide actress. I like playing with children to be on friendly terms, which turned out be my misunderstanding. It’s really hard to get close to her. Lee Boyoung is also teasing me by talking to Yoobin, “Don’t hang out with this boy.” I think I have become everybody’s favorite Aunt Sally on the set. You are supposed to go to Brazil as soon as you finish your drama. How did you come to join the cheering squad of MBC’s <Infinite Challenge>? Baro: At the year-end awards show last year, Noh Hongchul and Jung Hyungdon came to see me to propose the audition. That being said, they were actually very mean to me at the audition. I have no idea why I have become a character being teased. I’m not that kind of person at all between our members. Now, I can understand what Sandeul feels like when he is always the target of nasty jokes in the team. Lately, Gongchan rated the members in the team based on your looks on SBS MTV’s <The Show>. Gongchan, you ranked yourself the first place in the team without hesitation. Gongchan: Well, my name involuntarily burst out of my mouth because it was the 60 seconds interview. In fact, I would say Jinyoung is No. 1, Baro No. 2, and me No. 3. I’m not going to say further. I’ll stop there. (Laugh) Sandeul: He didn’t even mention my name at the time, too. Then, why don’t you, Sandeul, rank the members again? Sandeul: Fair’s fair. The first place is Gongchan, the 2nd Jinyoung, the 3rd CNU, the 4th me, and the last Baro. I’m full of confidence in my looks when I see Baro. It’s not because I disrespect him, but both of us are often bickering jokingly about who looks better. In spire of your hectic schedule, have you ever felt lonely like your title track ‘Lonely’, which was released in January? Baro: I feel like something is missing in my heart when I get home from the filming set or when I go out to eat for a while. I get awfully sentimental in spring. When I’m alone, I get easily agitated that I sometimes scream out. If I had some free time, I could have played soccer and sweated, which would make me feel refreshed. I’d really like to go to an amusement park if I get one day off from the drama shooting. It is driving me crazy. I’ve never been on Everland’s ‘T-EXPRESS’. Sandeul: I turn into a man who gets sentimental in fall when I’m left alone after having a chat with members. It seems odd, but I enjoy those moments. When I feel empty in my heart, I’m walking down the streets at the mercy of the wind. Things get clearer when I simply pass the time roaming around alone. Jinyoung: Sometimes I hanker after love. I am tempted to try to seek true love even though I’m with the members. It is a lie if I don’t want to have a relationship. I believe I can find my soul mate someday. But now, it’s time to focus on my career and I don’t want to cause any inconvenience to the other members. Now that you guys are in the third year since your singing debut, can you say about what you are used to and what you still aren’t? Jinyoung: Now I’m used to gazing at the cameras, but waking up early is still hard to me. Baro: I’m used to appearing on the music ranking programs, but not on variety shows. It takes a long time to get familiar with entertainment programs unless you are a regular cast member. Sandeul: I feel comfortable with singing or acting but I feel some pressure to make people laugh on variety shows. Let’s pick out one at this point: what is your favorite TV variety show you feel the most confident on? <Radio Star> featuring sharp tongues; <Running Man> requiring stamina; <Sketchbook> focusing on music itself; and <SNL Korea> standing for adult comedy. Gongchan: I’ll pick TvN’s <SNL Korea> with Shin Dongyup, hahaha. I really enjoyed watching the episode where Park Sungwoong appeared as the host. Sandeul: I like everything except the talk shows. I’ll choose <SNL Korea>, too. I can play any characters. Haha. Baro: I’d like to appear on SBS’ <Running Man> because I like running, obviously. I can do adult comedy well, but I will do it later for our younger fans. (Laugh) Jinyoung: I’ll pick KBS’ <2 Days & 1 Night> because I can show up for a long period of time on TV. Besides, I think I’ll be able to defeat all other cast members taking lead in the games. You have been experiencing so many things, from being ranked number one on the music chart to giving your own concert and going on arena tours in Japan. Do you have anything else you want to add? Baro: To go on a world tour, be ranked on the Billboard chart, and win a Grammy Award. These are my dreams. Sandeul: I’d like to perform a concert until I die old even though I have to lean on the walking stick. There is a famous saying that goes, ‘I want to die on stage’, which I don’t find cool at all. What is more more desirable is to die after going down the stage with all the performances completed. Jinyoung: I believe it’s time to draw a big picture. I’m now deeply thinking about the members, our future, and how to get ourselves widely recognized. When is your next album expected to come out? Jinyoung: I think it should come out within this year. Source: High Cut Magazine / Scan Credits: bethe1all4one / Please remove with full credits to source.
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