"Nose piercing? I've been really keen on it, but I've just got to do it. I've been hesitant about the strong image."
In fact, Park Ji-min has a strong image of a young girl. He was fifteen years old when he first impressed the public with his explosive singing ability in the audition program 'K Pop Star'.
"I think there are still many people who remind me of 'K pop star', so I think there will be some people who are surprised to see me. But I wanted to build a new image, and I thought it was right to change as old as Twenty, to drive a wedge at all with this album (Smile)."
It took two years for the album to be completed. Two years is a fairly long gap in the fast-paced Music industry.
"I made a song really hard for two years, but I was often evaluated by J. Y. Park PD as 'I am sorry to do it as a title song' and 'I am not popular'. I felt very sorry for my fans, especially when I saw that I was used to waiting."
The result is the five songs in 'Jimmin X Jamie'. The title song "April Fools" (April Fools), subtitled "0401", which means April Fool's Day, was the occasion for the songs to come out of the world.
"(J. Y. Park) PD gave me the best evaluation I have ever written. As soon as I sent you the song, I called and said, 'Thank you, I think I have a title song now.' 'April Pulls' has made it possible to prepare for a full-scale comeback. "
'April Pulls', written and composed by Park Ji-min, is a song of a pop dance genre that combines the lyrics, electric guitar loops and synth bass sound that are witty to the keyword 'April Fool's Day', which is a song of impressive pop dance genre.
"I made a song inspired by 'April Fool's Day.' Personally, I thought it was the day when people became the most honest because 'April Fool's Day' brought out a deep story in their hearts. I wrote lyrics that seemed to be true and lied to me. 'K pop star' is a cute and girly image, and this song is a Music style that I originally wanted to do. "
"After 'K pop star', the denaturation period came up badly. I suffered from vocal cord nodules. Fortunately, I have been trained steadily, so I can make various sounds. In the past, there was stress on the high-pitched part, and I was comfortable singing by learning JYP's famous "air half, sound half" technique. (laughs. I like my voice now."
Park Ji-min, who has matured not only on the outside and voice but also on the inside, said that his goal is to be remembered to the public as "Singer Park Ji-min" rather than "K pop star Park Ji-min". That's not to say that I do not like the modifier 'K pop star Park Ji-min'. Park Ji-min smiled, saying, "It seems not bad because there is an image that can be compared."
"(J. Y. Park) PD told me that I hope this album will be the same as the frame that will make Music in the future and the opportunity to approach the public comfortably. Personally, I try not to care about my grades as much as I can, but the company and PD are probably different, right? (Smile)"
In a growing figure, Park Ji-min's Music passion, which returned with a hard-earned album, was hot. Park Ji-min replied at the end of the interview when he asked if there was anything he wanted to do like 'nose piercing'.
"What do you want to do? Well, I think the Music part is big. I want to show a Music that is realistic and cool, rather than a love story, and in a way can be depressed. I think that's just the feelings that I can feel at the age of two, and I hope this album will give me a chance to write songs often in the future. "