The seven-member idol group Monstar was armed with a more intense masculine beauty. It is in the second part of the regular 2nd album, "WE ARE HERE" title song "Alligator".
Monstar X met with reporters at the Star Hill Building in Nonhyeon-dong at 11 am on the 18th, saying, "I have stepped on one step. Now, no one can easily see us or break it, "he said confidently.
There is a reason for confidence.
Last year, she participated in the K-pop group's first tour of "Jingle Ball" hosted by Ihatradio, the United States of America's biggest year-end radio show, to rival the prominent Lee Su-hyun, including Sean Mendes, Camilla Cabeyo and Dua Lipa.
He also made his name on Billboard's "10 Most Expected K Pop Albums of 2019," and swept the "Mnet Asian Music Awards" (MAMA), "Golden Disk" and "Seoul Song Awards" awards in Korea.
"I always prepare not to be embarrassed. I am confident in preparation," he said. "But I keep the line so that confidence does not flow into pride."
Minhyuk said, "It was not done by the company for the past four years, but we wanted to do more. So it is more valuable, "he said." I am really happy that the hard work is visible in front of me and it feels like skin. "
The theme that penetrated the first part of the second album, "A You Are?," (Are You There?), released by Monstar last October, was "Saving." The seven Christian sins, arrogance, jealousy, anger, laziness, greed, appetite, and color, craved to be saved. I send you a message that you are not alone even if you are suffering in the swamp of pain.
The powerful choreography is also powerful this time: Shennu, the mainstay of the performance, has sexyly implemented the gesture of a crocodile pulling food and down into the swamp.
There are also songs aimed at the World market: "Play It Cool" (PLAY IT COOL), produced by Steve Aoki, a famous DJ of United States of America. Aoki said in an interview with the company last October, "We have confirmed the high level of attraction and production of Monstar X in social media."
Ki-hyun said, "Steve mentioned us in the interview first, but I did not even know if it would become a reality. As soon as I received the song, I discussed and recorded it in video calls. "" I prepared an English version in addition to the Korean version. "
"'Play It Cool' is a track with house elements that I did not usually do. "I asked why we chose us among many artists, and I told them that you were just cool."
Monstar opened the blueprint without hesitation when asked what future he dreamed of. He said he wanted to be named on the Billboard charts, where the ex-World's outstanding songs compete, as well as to scale up the performance.
Wonho said: "I want to be on the Olympic Main Stadium in Korea. Japan aims to do a dome tour, and United States of America to stand at the Staples Center. "
Ki-hyun said, "I want to go to the Billboard main single chart 'Hot 100' once until the end of singer's life." IM said, "I want to try six domestic music broadcasts with this album."
The 40,000-seat Jamsil Olympic Stadium is called the "dream stage" for singers. Japan's six dome stadiums (Tokyo Dome, Seibu Dome, Osaka Kyocera Dome, Nagoya Dome, Sapporo Dome, and Fukuoka Yahoo Okudome) tour are considered a measure of Korean singers' success, and the United States of America Los Angeles Staples Center is the stage where BTS took place last year.
When asked what the secret of K-pop's popularity abroad is, each member gave an answer from their experience.
"The cool is the best weapon, and above all, through the trainee period, the bond and unity in the team are good, and the fans know that," Wonho said. "K pop idols write and write themselves, choreograph and even show the process as content. "It is a different part (from overseas Lee Su-hyun) that there is a lot of content to communicate closely with fans," he added.
Juheon also said, "For starters, overseas fans see us as if we are watching a drama. If we start watching a drama, we will lose and continue to see it."
Monstar will unveil its comeback stage on Mnet 'M Countdown' on the 21st. After the album, domestic concerts, Japan concerts and World tours will resume.
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