https://top-korea.blogspot.com/2012/01/trans-hottracks-interview-with.html
Last April, rookie group B1A4 released their first EP Let’s Fly and now they’ve already released their second EP. Perhaps it is because the members participated in composing the song, they are moving at a fast pace. Jinyoung stated “When we don’t have any schedules the members talk mostly about music and when we have the time we record the songs that we wrote.” Rather than saying their album is moving at a fast pace, he says it’s because they’re always thinking about music. This interview was conducted with B1A4 after the release of their new EP.
Q. The group’s name comes from the members’ blood types. Everyone knows who’s blood type is B right? In case there are some who don’t know please tell us. Also, who came up with the idea of the group name? What do you think the name would’ve been if all the member’s blood type was A?
CNU: B1A4 comes from our blood types! Baro is the only one with blood type B, everyone else is A. Many people told us that it’d be a fun and unique way to introduce ourselves. Some people say it’s hard to remember. It’s not very hard, there’s one member with blood type B and there are 4 members with blood type A. It’s very easy. Please remember us~
Baro: Before our debut the staff at our company told us to think of some names for the group. As we were discussing this, we just decided to play around with our blood types and came up with the name, told the company staff and they really liked it; saying it was fun and unique. (laughter)
Sandeul: At first it was going to be A4B1 but decided B1A4 is easier to pronounce and liked the idea of the letter “B” coming first. Some people say they think we came up with the name too easily. (laughter)
Gongchan: Um.. if all the members were blood type A don’t you think we’d be A5? (laugher)
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Q. The title of your new EP is “it B1A4”. What exactly is “it”?
CNU: People say “it bag” a lot nowadays. Something that’s popular, a hot issue, something to keep your eyes on, we got the idea from that. “it B1A4” means that we will show everyone our very own unique color and charms and fall in love with our music. Also, it is short for “It’s the B1A4”, implying that only B1A4 can do what B1A4 does. We will work hard so that B1A4 becomes “it”.
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Q. There is, yet again, a song that Jinyoung himself has wrote, composed, and produced in the album. A lot of teams have songs given to them by the company producers or very famous producers, so it’s kind of unusual to have a producer in the team. I’m sure there’s a sense of pride in that.
Jinyoung: Yes, a song that I personally wrote, composed, and produced is included in this album. In our first EP there was a song that I wrote and composed, but this time I actually got to produce it. I’m very pleased with the product of all of the hard work and effort put into this. I will continue to work hard and set my standards higher in order to make even better quality music. Actually, I had a lot of help from CNU and Baro in the producing of the song; same with our first album, I didn’t do everything by myself, I don’t think it would’ve been possible had the members not been there next to me, giving me suggestions and just supporting me. Even when we were all tired from practicing all day they gladly offered to help when I needed to make the guide for the song. I’m very thankful to all the members.
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Q. What were some intentions or motivations behind the making of your title track?
Baro: CNU hyung and I wrote the lyrics for the song. The motive was to tell that our hearts ZOOM ZOOM to the person that we like and will fly to her like a rocket. We made the rap very reggae-style and used the unique pronounciation for the hook/chorus of the song. It’s charm is that once you hear it you’ll probably be tempted to copy it. (laughter)
Gongchan: Also, if you listen carefully to the song you’ll be able to hear gun shots, rocket sound effects, a girl screaming, and lots of very fun sound effects. People say they don’t understand it at first but after they hear it for the second time they say it’s very fun and addictive.
Sandeul: Unlike many other pop dance songs there is a twist after a twist. It has a very fun house rhythm that starts with Jinyoung hyung and Gongchan’s very sweet voice, moves onto the rappers CNU and Baro’s unique rapping followed by my power vocals, you’ll be able to see a color unique only to B1A4.
Q. What are some of your songs in this album?
Jinyoung: I really like the Euro-pop and listen to often, so I loved this song ever since we made the guide to it. I especially pay very close attention to the sound. (It doesn’t say the name of the song.. I’m guessing it’s Wonderful Tonight) This song is very rich in sound, so I like it very much.
CNU: I really like <Chu Chu Chu> the best. Of course, I like all the songs but when we recorded this song I put a lot of thought and emotions to this song. It naturally made me feel a lot of emotions, even when I didn’t try to. This song has a very unique vintage sound with very conscise instruments rather than something over the top.
Sandeul: I like <Chu Chu Chu~ <Chu Chu Chu> has very nice lyrics and the overall mood of the song is very sweet. I think all the member’s unique voice is what brings this song alive. Plus, the title is very cute. When I first heard the title of the song I laughed at it and didn’t really like it. But I thought of it as a cute way to make your girlfriend who is sulking feel better and thought of it as a song I would sing to my girlfriend if I had one. (laughter)
Baro: I think our title song is the best! I got goosebumps when I first heard this song. Maybe it’s because of that, I had so many ideas and were able to put the lyrics together. Unlike many other songs, it has a lot of twists and there are lots of very fun elements to keep this song as alive as possible.
Gongchan: I’ve been listening to (the song name isn’t on here….). Everytime I hear this song I really want to dance, despite the lyrics being kind of sad. At the end Sandeul hyung’s high note adlib is very awesome. CNU hyung’s very calming rap is very impressionable too. It’s a song that gives me a lot of energy after a long day of practicing because we put so much effort into it.
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Q. There are a lot of boybands in the music industry right now and B1A4 is a part of that competition. If you had to tell a person who listened to your music for the first time, what can you tell them that makes you different from the other boybands?
Jinyoung: We’re a group that is very musically greedy. Because we love all sorts of music and have a great passion for it we do whatever it takes to improve ourselves musically, and as the leader it makes me very happy that our team is so reliable. Just the fact that I’m a group with these guys. CNU and Baro have a lot of discussions about rap. They’re consistant with their rap making and they always give necessary suggestions and are very serious about it. But in the end they always end up complimenting each other. They’re able to give compliments to each other because when it comes to music we become unbiased and completely honest when it comes to evaluating each other. For example, Sandeul is very greedy about music. He’s always in this “I’m a person who does music” mindset so he becomes very cold when he monitors himself on stage. Something I can’t ever forget is when Sandeul watched I am a Singer program and was so deeply moved by the singer that he just lied face down on his desk and didn’t move for a very long time. He was able to relate to that person. He said he wants to be a singer that can move people’s hearts with his music and thinks very highly of people who do. Sandeul is a fantastic singer already but when I see that he’s never fully satisfied and always pushes himself to become better, I can’t help but to feel very proud of him. Gongchan has a voice like jewels, but it makes me sad that not a lot of people know of his gift yet. But he’s working very hard right now and I know that one day the world will know of his beautiful voice. I myself an working hard with singing, song writing, composing, and producing. Every time we release an album it motivates me to set my standards higher and make better quality music. B1A4 is composed of guys who always work hard have a passion for music like no other, so please keep your eyes on us!
Baro: Ah! And all five of us each have our own very unique characteristics and charms but aren’t hard to approach. We’re very friendly, I think that’s one of our biggest charms~ No one is extremely handsome or anything but we have that next-door oppa or younger brother feel so you should feel very comfortable around us (laughter)
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Q. Finally, tell us of your plans for the future.
Jinyoung: Our determination compared to the one from our first album is different now that we have people that actually give us their attention and support. When we were producing the album we thought hard about our fans that have been waiting for us so we will fly high. Please keep your eyes on us.
CNU: We’ve worked very hard for “it B1A4” and now it’s finally out. We will always try our best and sing our best. I hope our efforts reach out to everyone.
Sandeul: Is there anything to say! We will work hard until our bodies break. Even if we pass out on stage! We just ask for everyone’s love~
Baro: The aim for this album’s promotion is show everyone a true side to us, nothing fake. I actually said this on the radio last night (laughter) It’s not a joke though! I really want to have many people know about our music! We will work hard!
Gongchan: We’re back with our new album in 2 months. Our hiatus was a bit long.. every day felt like a year. I was very eager and completey ready to get on stage and meet our fans. Thank you to all the fans that waited for us. Everyone’s our Beautiful Target~
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it B1A4 [EP]
Pony Canyon 2011
Interview questions by Kim Sung Hwan l pictures by Pony Canyon
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source: hottracks
trans cr: mr. Jiyoung @ AVIATEB1A4
Last April, rookie group B1A4 released their first EP Let’s Fly and now they’ve already released their second EP. Perhaps it is because the members participated in composing the song, they are moving at a fast pace. Jinyoung stated “When we don’t have any schedules the members talk mostly about music and when we have the time we record the songs that we wrote.” Rather than saying their album is moving at a fast pace, he says it’s because they’re always thinking about music. This interview was conducted with B1A4 after the release of their new EP.
Q. The group’s name comes from the members’ blood types. Everyone knows who’s blood type is B right? In case there are some who don’t know please tell us. Also, who came up with the idea of the group name? What do you think the name would’ve been if all the member’s blood type was A?
CNU: B1A4 comes from our blood types! Baro is the only one with blood type B, everyone else is A. Many people told us that it’d be a fun and unique way to introduce ourselves. Some people say it’s hard to remember. It’s not very hard, there’s one member with blood type B and there are 4 members with blood type A. It’s very easy. Please remember us~
Baro: Before our debut the staff at our company told us to think of some names for the group. As we were discussing this, we just decided to play around with our blood types and came up with the name, told the company staff and they really liked it; saying it was fun and unique. (laughter)
Sandeul: At first it was going to be A4B1 but decided B1A4 is easier to pronounce and liked the idea of the letter “B” coming first. Some people say they think we came up with the name too easily. (laughter)
Gongchan: Um.. if all the members were blood type A don’t you think we’d be A5? (laugher)
===============================================
Q. The title of your new EP is “it B1A4”. What exactly is “it”?
CNU: People say “it bag” a lot nowadays. Something that’s popular, a hot issue, something to keep your eyes on, we got the idea from that. “it B1A4” means that we will show everyone our very own unique color and charms and fall in love with our music. Also, it is short for “It’s the B1A4”, implying that only B1A4 can do what B1A4 does. We will work hard so that B1A4 becomes “it”.
===============================================
Q. There is, yet again, a song that Jinyoung himself has wrote, composed, and produced in the album. A lot of teams have songs given to them by the company producers or very famous producers, so it’s kind of unusual to have a producer in the team. I’m sure there’s a sense of pride in that.
Jinyoung: Yes, a song that I personally wrote, composed, and produced is included in this album. In our first EP there was a song that I wrote and composed, but this time I actually got to produce it. I’m very pleased with the product of all of the hard work and effort put into this. I will continue to work hard and set my standards higher in order to make even better quality music. Actually, I had a lot of help from CNU and Baro in the producing of the song; same with our first album, I didn’t do everything by myself, I don’t think it would’ve been possible had the members not been there next to me, giving me suggestions and just supporting me. Even when we were all tired from practicing all day they gladly offered to help when I needed to make the guide for the song. I’m very thankful to all the members.
===============================================
Q. What were some intentions or motivations behind the making of your title track?
Baro: CNU hyung and I wrote the lyrics for the song. The motive was to tell that our hearts ZOOM ZOOM to the person that we like and will fly to her like a rocket. We made the rap very reggae-style and used the unique pronounciation for the hook/chorus of the song. It’s charm is that once you hear it you’ll probably be tempted to copy it. (laughter)
Gongchan: Also, if you listen carefully to the song you’ll be able to hear gun shots, rocket sound effects, a girl screaming, and lots of very fun sound effects. People say they don’t understand it at first but after they hear it for the second time they say it’s very fun and addictive.
Sandeul: Unlike many other pop dance songs there is a twist after a twist. It has a very fun house rhythm that starts with Jinyoung hyung and Gongchan’s very sweet voice, moves onto the rappers CNU and Baro’s unique rapping followed by my power vocals, you’ll be able to see a color unique only to B1A4.
Q. What are some of your songs in this album?
Jinyoung: I really like the Euro-pop and listen to often, so I loved this song ever since we made the guide to it. I especially pay very close attention to the sound. (It doesn’t say the name of the song.. I’m guessing it’s Wonderful Tonight) This song is very rich in sound, so I like it very much.
CNU: I really like <Chu Chu Chu> the best. Of course, I like all the songs but when we recorded this song I put a lot of thought and emotions to this song. It naturally made me feel a lot of emotions, even when I didn’t try to. This song has a very unique vintage sound with very conscise instruments rather than something over the top.
Sandeul: I like <Chu Chu Chu~ <Chu Chu Chu> has very nice lyrics and the overall mood of the song is very sweet. I think all the member’s unique voice is what brings this song alive. Plus, the title is very cute. When I first heard the title of the song I laughed at it and didn’t really like it. But I thought of it as a cute way to make your girlfriend who is sulking feel better and thought of it as a song I would sing to my girlfriend if I had one. (laughter)
Baro: I think our title song is the best! I got goosebumps when I first heard this song. Maybe it’s because of that, I had so many ideas and were able to put the lyrics together. Unlike many other songs, it has a lot of twists and there are lots of very fun elements to keep this song as alive as possible.
Gongchan: I’ve been listening to (the song name isn’t on here….). Everytime I hear this song I really want to dance, despite the lyrics being kind of sad. At the end Sandeul hyung’s high note adlib is very awesome. CNU hyung’s very calming rap is very impressionable too. It’s a song that gives me a lot of energy after a long day of practicing because we put so much effort into it.
===============================================
Q. There are a lot of boybands in the music industry right now and B1A4 is a part of that competition. If you had to tell a person who listened to your music for the first time, what can you tell them that makes you different from the other boybands?
Jinyoung: We’re a group that is very musically greedy. Because we love all sorts of music and have a great passion for it we do whatever it takes to improve ourselves musically, and as the leader it makes me very happy that our team is so reliable. Just the fact that I’m a group with these guys. CNU and Baro have a lot of discussions about rap. They’re consistant with their rap making and they always give necessary suggestions and are very serious about it. But in the end they always end up complimenting each other. They’re able to give compliments to each other because when it comes to music we become unbiased and completely honest when it comes to evaluating each other. For example, Sandeul is very greedy about music. He’s always in this “I’m a person who does music” mindset so he becomes very cold when he monitors himself on stage. Something I can’t ever forget is when Sandeul watched I am a Singer program and was so deeply moved by the singer that he just lied face down on his desk and didn’t move for a very long time. He was able to relate to that person. He said he wants to be a singer that can move people’s hearts with his music and thinks very highly of people who do. Sandeul is a fantastic singer already but when I see that he’s never fully satisfied and always pushes himself to become better, I can’t help but to feel very proud of him. Gongchan has a voice like jewels, but it makes me sad that not a lot of people know of his gift yet. But he’s working very hard right now and I know that one day the world will know of his beautiful voice. I myself an working hard with singing, song writing, composing, and producing. Every time we release an album it motivates me to set my standards higher and make better quality music. B1A4 is composed of guys who always work hard have a passion for music like no other, so please keep your eyes on us!
Baro: Ah! And all five of us each have our own very unique characteristics and charms but aren’t hard to approach. We’re very friendly, I think that’s one of our biggest charms~ No one is extremely handsome or anything but we have that next-door oppa or younger brother feel so you should feel very comfortable around us (laughter)
===============================================
Q. Finally, tell us of your plans for the future.
Jinyoung: Our determination compared to the one from our first album is different now that we have people that actually give us their attention and support. When we were producing the album we thought hard about our fans that have been waiting for us so we will fly high. Please keep your eyes on us.
CNU: We’ve worked very hard for “it B1A4” and now it’s finally out. We will always try our best and sing our best. I hope our efforts reach out to everyone.
Sandeul: Is there anything to say! We will work hard until our bodies break. Even if we pass out on stage! We just ask for everyone’s love~
Baro: The aim for this album’s promotion is show everyone a true side to us, nothing fake. I actually said this on the radio last night (laughter) It’s not a joke though! I really want to have many people know about our music! We will work hard!
Gongchan: We’re back with our new album in 2 months. Our hiatus was a bit long.. every day felt like a year. I was very eager and completey ready to get on stage and meet our fans. Thank you to all the fans that waited for us. Everyone’s our Beautiful Target~
===============================================
it B1A4 [EP]
Pony Canyon 2011
Interview questions by Kim Sung Hwan l pictures by Pony Canyon
===============================================
source: hottracks
trans cr: mr. Jiyoung @ AVIATEB1A4
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