Group SEVENTEEN conducted an exclusive interview with the British media “I-D”.
ID is a famous British media outlet dealing with general cultural trends such as music, fashion and art, and on May 6th (local time), it published an in-depth interview on music performance and songs. representative of SEVENTEEN, a global trend.
First of all, the media praised SEVENTEEN‘s first song “Adore U“, saying: “Being like one of the best beginnings of K-pop, DOKYEOM and SEUNGKWAN have a powerful, straight and perfectly balanced voice“ , and WOOZI said about the work of the song “Very nice“.
“I tried to make it an exciting and energetic song“.
Regarding the choreography of “Very nice“, HOSHI drew attention by saying: “I thought about things with my dance teacher to make the scene more interesting and I found the idea of use suspenders. “
As for “Getting closer“, said VERNON,
“Our goal was always to show the true image of an artist, and it cannot always be the same if we want to develop. It widened our spectrum and we went a little further“,
referring to musical growth.
Also in the backstage story of the birth of the song of “Hit“, S.COUPS and WOOZI said that they “had discussed their desire to do something strong and grand, and to put a lot of efforts on the track because it was a direction to show the dynamic performance of the song.“ Furthermore, as the song implies “freedom”, JOSHUA expressed his conviction, saying: “Our music and our performances can be defined as freedom for us because we do what we want.”
In response, “I.D.” praised the thoughts and musical changes of SEVENTEEN, saying: “SEVENTEEN albums have always been journeys with the emotions of 13 members, and through “Hit“, they have been forced to pay attention to their creativity. “
Finally, on “Fear“: “The song was born in the midst of frank feelings and creative confusion. There were pressures such as direction, position and future that we should pursue for the future. We were still in advancing, smashing walls, but we also stood in front of unbreakable walls. The deepest thoughts are contained in this song. I think it’s different from what a lot of people think, but I think that’s our identity too,” said SEVENTEEN honestly.
The group added: “We wanted to talk about this song because it expresses SEVENTEEN‘s past and present feelings. Our thoughts have matured and our opinions have widened. We can confidently say that “Fear” was the ‘one of our biggest changes and brought about good results’, showing strong conviction and confidence.”
As such, the media described five notable songs from SEVENTEEN and published articles on member interviews, and praised SEVENTEEN, saying: “It was not just a sensation that emerged from the day overnight, and this is a powerful group within K-pop, and they are well recognized both in Korea and abroad for their composition, production and perfect performances, and continues to show their creativity, in browsing pop, punk, ballad and hip-hop, no matter how successful the song is.“
Interview I.D : HERE
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: Pledis Entertainment / I.D
