091229 Take 7 Interview with BEAST: Intro

Boys of EAst Standing Tall

There's a saying that states to not dictate your love, at first glance. Although they believe they're a group with no particular characteristics, that thought, like an Andromeda, should be quickly thrown out. The day is coming when these 6 boys will be standing tall across Asia. It is no mere exaggeration when they stated that they've only shown a mere speck of what they're capable of this past year. In the deluge of such a massive flood of idols, they were able to pull together by working through their personalities and teamwork to emerge as rookies, living up to their name, BEAST.

In order to simply appeal to the mass public, the concept of the mini-album was made for easy, comfortable listening. Within the album, there's a great balance between the cute, friendly "Pet idol" side of BEAST through their song "Bad Girl", and their manly side from their follow-up song, "Mystery." There's a song which the members took much care in called "Oasis." Apparently it's a song written as a tribute to BEAST fans. Thus, if you are that beloved BEAST fan, don't forget to check it out.

As they try to take a foothold in the world, taking a step at a time, one can sense a mixture of previous wounds of unrequited dreams and level of confidence in their eyes, ever increasing our curiosity and expectations of what would become of them next.

BEAST is the Best

TAKE 7 // There seems to be a lot of idol groups lately. What do you think BEAST's specialty is, if you even have one?

BEAST // Personality perhaps?? I think all six of us have distinct characteristics.

TAKE 7 // How does it feel having a nickname "pet idols"?

BEAST // Honestly, I think they started calling us "pet idols" because of Yoseobie. Even for us, he looks cute just by looking at him. Just like a pet, you want to keep him by your side. Although the rest of the members' individual characters have not been revealed as of yet, we hope to have a distinct nickname ,like Yoseobie's, one day.

TAKE 7 // Who do you consider your role model? 

BEAST // Shinhwa and GOD seniors. We look up to Shinhwa seniors' unique singing and performing abilities. And as you well know, GOD members were well known for being loved by the masses; thus, we aspire to be like them.

TAKE 7 // Not too long ago, you guys held your very first fan signing event, how did it feel to meet your fans face to face?

BEAST // I was really shocked to see such great attendance. Although our time was very short, the fact that we were able to meet them upfront made us very ecstatic. 

TAKE 7 // Were there any fans that you remember, that stood out? 

BEAST // There was a fan that brought us a whole chicken. She brought it to our first fan signing event. She also appeared for the 2nd meeting. Alas, she brought us another one. This time two. We used them to make baeksook and ate it. 

TAKE 7 // This past December 12, we heard BEAST members were nominated for "Rookie Music Award". I know it has great meaning particularly among new idol groups. Tell us your future activities and aspirations?

BEAST // First, we're very thankful. Without ever losing our intention of wanting to be the best, BEAST would like to be known for continually trying our best in everything that we do. So please stay tuned. 

CREDITS: 용준형팬입니다 @ Bestiz (SCANS); DOOSEOP @ B2STRISING (TRANS)