Popular group BEAST (Yoon Doojoon, Yang Yoseob, Jang Hyunseung, Lee Kikwang, Yong Junhyung, Son Dongwoon) is celebrating their 1st anniversary since their debut.
Their recently released album 'Mastermind' is their 3rd mini-album. Within one week after the release, they beat 2NE1 with their title song 'Soom' in placing first on KBS 2TV 'Music Bank' as they have now 4 hit songs along with Shock, Bad Girl, and Mystery.
However, in the a recent interview, the members said, "We're an idol group but we haven't had a song in which all age groups could understand" and "With that said, we still have a long way to go."
"Instead of trying to fit our music to the ears of the public, we want to make the audience like our own music style," showing their ambition.
For one year, they have earned popularity amongst Asia but also received better treatment from the company.
"When we first started off, we used a van but now we use a mini-van. Also, our dorm grew in size from 56 square meters to 158 square meters hahaha." (Members)
Feeling the strength of their trend, they continued to do carry on in this album with the first track 'Mastermind' as they showed their strong will. In this song, it starts off with the lyrics 'We hold onto the last feel of 2010 as we'll shake it up.'"
Yoon Doojoon said, "With lots of idol groups promoting, we want to especially show BEAST's own style of music and engrave it in people's minds."
Continuing on, Yong Junhyung and Yang Yoseob said, "BEAST's unique color of music started from Shock with the electronic sound and house beat, a non-boring melody, and not using auto-tune for the vocals" and "In the chorus, we add a lot of rock-type feel to it which makes us different."
Ever since their debut album, Shinsadong Tiger has composed songs for them meanwhile member Yong Junhyung wrote lyrics to the song 'Soom' which fit quite well together in this case.
With a dramatic melody and Yang Yoseob's adlibs adding onto it, they differentiate themselves amongst the many hook songs from other idol groups.
"The lyrics to this song are fun also. It's about the different changes of hearts a man feels when with a woman as all six members expressed the different feelings through their character. A man may feel as if sometimes he can't live without her or he wants to break up with her. Son Dongwoon and Yoon Doojoon are the bad guys as Jang Hyunseung and Lee Kikwang portrayed the weak guys." (Members)
Through their ballad song 'Clenching a Tight Fist,' they showed their singing skills. If Yong Junhyung's emotional rap is combined with the members' singing, 'Break Down' uses a synthesizer sound as it's combined with sad lyrics.
It seems as if they had challenged themselves in a twist but the members said, "Amongst the fans, we're known as the 'twist group.'"
"When you look at us, it seems that we're just consisted of rappers but aside from Yong Junhyung, all five members are vocalists. Yang Yoseob looks like the magnae but Son Dongwoon is actually the magnae as Yoon Doojoon, who is full of charisma, goes on variety programs and shows his talents." (Members)
Yoon Doojoon and Lee Kikwang are currently active in variety programs. Yoon Doojoon first showed himself through MBC TV 'Sunday Sunday Night – Danbi' but is soon to appear in a new program. Meanwhile, Lee Kikwang is appearing in the corner 'Hot Brothers' of 'Sunday Sunday Night,' increasing his value. Is an idol appearing on a variety show medicine or poison for them?
"I think it's medicine. Especially for rookies, it's healthy medicine. There's no specific wall amongst the age groups and it's a good method in getting your face and name out there. In my first variety program 'Danbi,' it was hard to adjust with the foreign camera and staff but I was able to ease up soon enough. I also have the greed in becoming an MC." (Yoon Doojoon)
Continuing from this, Yang Yoseob said, "If I had to pick out a con in viewing this as poison, I would say that there's less time in focusing for music shows" and "Yoon Doojoon and Lee Kikwang didn't get proper sleep as I felt bad for them that they had to go on music shows also. Since I have a sensitive throat, I don't think I could have taken in that schedule."
In order to make a mark at the top, they'll even be preparing a part 2 of their 3rd mini album. On top of that, they will be having their solo concert on December 12th at the Seoul Olympic Stadium.
With their popularity rising within Korea, their popularity has risen just the same overseas. In the beginning of the year, the joined hands with universal Music Group as the album they released in Korea have ranked 1st amongst music charts in Thailand, Taiwan, and Singapore.
"When we opened a live video chat with the media of 6 other countries, it was really fascinating. The Asian countries we've never been to knew our name and all of our music. We're going to approach a bigger universe."
With a dramatic melody and Yang Yoseob's adlibs adding onto it, they differentiate themselves amongst the many hook songs from other idol groups.
"The lyrics to this song are fun also. It's about the different changes of hearts a man feels when with a woman as all six members expressed the different feelings through their character. A man may feel as if sometimes he can't live without her or he wants to break up with her. Son Dongwoon and Yoon Doojoon are the bad guys as Jang Hyunseung and Lee Kikwang portrayed the weak guys." (Members)
Through their ballad song 'Clenching a Tight Fist,' they showed their singing skills. If Yong Junhyung's emotional rap is combined with the members' singing, 'Break Down' uses a synthesizer sound as it's combined with sad lyrics.
It seems as if they had challenged themselves in a twist but the members said, "Amongst the fans, we're known as the 'twist group.'"
"When you look at us, it seems that we're just consisted of rappers but aside from Yong Junhyung, all five members are vocalists. Yang Yoseob looks like the magnae but Son Dongwoon is actually the magnae as Yoon Doojoon, who is full of charisma, goes on variety programs and shows his talents." (Members)
Yoon Doojoon and Lee Kikwang are currently active in variety programs. Yoon Doojoon first showed himself through MBC TV 'Sunday Sunday Night – Danbi' but is soon to appear in a new program. Meanwhile, Lee Kikwang is appearing in the corner 'Hot Brothers' of 'Sunday Sunday Night,' increasing his value. Is an idol appearing on a variety show medicine or poison for them?
"I think it's medicine. Especially for rookies, it's healthy medicine. There's no specific wall amongst the age groups and it's a good method in getting your face and name out there. In my first variety program 'Danbi,' it was hard to adjust with the foreign camera and staff but I was able to ease up soon enough. I also have the greed in becoming an MC." (Yoon Doojoon)
Continuing from this, Yang Yoseob said, "If I had to pick out a con in viewing this as poison, I would say that there's less time in focusing for music shows" and "Yoon Doojoon and Lee Kikwang didn't get proper sleep as I felt bad for them that they had to go on music shows also. Since I have a sensitive throat, I don't think I could have taken in that schedule."
In order to make a mark at the top, they'll even be preparing a part 2 of their 3rd mini album. On top of that, they will be having their solo concert on December 12th at the Seoul Olympic Stadium.
With their popularity rising within Korea, their popularity has risen just the same overseas. In the beginning of the year, the joined hands with universal Music Group as the album they released in Korea have ranked 1st amongst music charts in Thailand, Taiwan, and Singapore.
"When we opened a live video chat with the media of 6 other countries, it was really fascinating. The Asian countries we've never been to knew our name and all of our music. We're going to approach a bigger universe."
CREDITS: YONHAP NEWS (SOURCE); seoulfoood @ B2STRISING (TRANS)
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