170331 B1A4 Ananweb Magazine interview
1 blood type B and 4 blood type A! 5-member group B1A4.
Be the thoughts of their expected new album, or their solo activities, all in this interview! A must see exclusive video for with their explosion of cuteness!
It feels good to be a fan too?!
The secrets to B1A4's popularity?
B1A4 who debuted in Korea in year 2011. Their unique group name comes from their blood type, a combination of 1 blood type B and 4 blood type A. Full of talents and writing their own songs, outstanding singing skills, characters with no loopholes. As much as B1A4's charms are uncountable, no matter what they do, they do their best and their cuteness that doesn't fade since debut days! Also, the relationship among the members are good. When we told leader Jinyoung "The relationships between the members are good." he answered "right?" and smiled. Let's look at the cheerful and friendly talk now.
Q: Member's good points and point that is lacking a little?
SD: I shall introduce Baro (and then he starts to ponder)
CNU: Let's change the sequence~! For Gongchan, even though he is youngest but he is someone we can lean on. He plays game really well and is top class among the idol world. He even teaches someone like me who doesn't know well.
JY: That?!
CNU: I mean I can lean on him even in such little stuffs (laughs). As for the points to change, Gongchan talks too little. He especially doesn't tell us the negative things. The hyungs get worried, so no matter what it is, please tell us!
GC: I can't bring myself to tell you guys because you would feel sad for me... However, I tell the manager things so don't worry!
GC: Baro hyung is always watching over us from behind, when we needs to be somewhere, he will tell us firmly and catching hold of us. The bad point would be when he is tired, he will shout out things we can't make out of. (laughs). But I will think "Looks like he is tired..." and let it be.
SD: BAROOOOOOOOO (weep)
BR: Jinyoung is the mood maker. Because we have a lot of schedules, so he will be one who is in charged of making the mood by joking around so that our mood remains up. Even though they are always not fun (laughs). The lacking point would be that he continues to joke around. There should be a time when he should stop isn't it? There are times as a receiver, I thought "It should be time you stop..." but Jinyoung just wouldn't stop! And he is still constantly losing things.
JY: Just when I was in Japan, I lose my iphone at the restaurant. I think I lost about 10 iphones already.
JY: For Sandeul, his good points would be eating a lot. His lacking point would be, he keeps eating. (laughs) I'm just joking. On the serious note, I find it amazing that he keeps running towards the goal he set. On the bad side, there are times when he ran too hard and hurt himself... I hope on this note he can be more careful.
SD: Life moves on like as if time is running out, therefore I need to do all the interesting things. Learning Japanese, fishing, golf, anything. Only when you have tried everything, then you will know which wouldn't work. (laughs)
SD: Shinwoo is the center of the team. However, he doesn't goes around show his weight like "I am the oldest!", instead, he is flexible and comes to you, and it makes people want to follow him. There are times acting for the sake of the team, he act as the evil character that no one wants to do and becomes stern. But no matter how stern he is, you can feel that he is full of love. The lacking point would probably recently he started acting cute..? (laughs) I got a shock and asked "Is there such a cute person?"
CNU: Guys get cuter when they get older.
Q: Please tell us about your new songs, You & I and Blue Moon.
JY: You & I is a song that run towards the fans, it consist of the message of wanting to run together with the fans in the days ahead. Since I made the song guide in Korean, it was hard to change it into the Japanese because we have to match the number of the syllables. Even just a bit of difference can change the feeling of the song.
CNU: As this is the first single we released since we change label, I want to input songs of various colours into it. Different from the up tempo song You & I, I wanted to make Blue Moon a ballad. The Japanese we know are all pretty strange and unfortunately, we are not able to write the lyrics of this song. (laughs)
SD: You & I is a song that we can have fun with the audiences while Blue Moon is a song where we can show in the dark and under spotlight!
Q: The reason why you guys covered Choo Choo Train?
CNU: The songs is popular in Korea and it is a song that we like. Also, it is a song that can make us feel the bright future. I feel that it matches our emotions as we switch to a new label. Thank you for willingly letting us cover the song.
GC: We recorded the MV in a ski resort. It has been a long time since we filmed at a place with lots of show so it was fun!
BR: We shifted from a bustling city to a quiet place and because of that, it was healing for us.
Do you have any free time when you are in Japan?
JY: We have came to Japan several times, but it is a pity that we are unable to have any free time. I want to get to know more about the Japan culture, I feel that if I know more, I will be able to communicate with the Japanese fans a little more... If I get free time in Japan, I want to go to places where the cherry blossoms bloom.
SD: I want to go Fuji-Q Highland! (It is an amusement park)
JY: I went before once, that time it rained. I took the roller coaster and went into the haunted house and that's it. And then because the haunted house staffs were all so scary I couldn't finish it till the end.
BR: I want to make friends with Japanese people. Go shopping, and he does music too, then I want to do a collab with him.
GC: This time round when we came to Japan, we all went to eat ramen together.
BR: Ramen is delicious!! Delicious!! Delicious!! Delicious~!!!
GC: A few moments ago, I said Baro will shout out loud... this is one good example. (laughs)
Jinyoung - Born on 18 Nov 1991, Blood Type A, Leader
Q: You acted in Korea's hit drama, Love in the Moonlight. How was it?
A: Up till now, the characters that I have acted in are all one-sided love, and among those, the degree of a one-sided love are all very high. I think I acted in all the one-sided love already. (laughs) Since it was in summer, wearing layers of clothes while filming was extremely tiring. The part of the hat that touches the forehead is made of metal, it is heavy and leaves a mark too.
Q: From Jinyoung who knows well about a one-sided love, please give some advices to the people who are habouring a one-sided love right now.
A: Please don't stop. If you stop, it just stops there. If you do whatever you can do, you will have no regrets. Such sincerity will work one day.
CNU - Born on 16 Jun 1991, Blood Type A
Q: You have been constantly doing musicals like Chess and The Three Musketeers.
A: A musical where I get to act as a character is different from just standing on the stage as a singer. When I stand on the stage as a musical actor, it was really fun, heart palpitating... Lots of emotions exists at the same time. Even though as time passes since debut, I have experiences of standing on the stage, I am still a rookie as a musical actor. It reminded me of the humility and innocent heart when B1A4 first debuted. There were a lot of things that we need to learn you can only do it with a humble heart. And thanks to that, we ambitious with our group activities.
Sandeul - Born on 20 Mar 1992, Blood Type A
Q: You are the first in the group to do a solo.
A: I feel that the good part of being solo would be that you get to sing the song from the first second all the way till the end, without ceasing the emotions you put in. However, no matter how it is, I feel lonely in the waiting room... because the members aren't there. I can't seem to solve my loneliness throughout my promotions. I will let the other members know that it will be extremely lonely when they do their solo activities. I also want to advise not to be too greedy. I was too greedy, practiced too much and became too lethargic. If given a chance, I want to make a song on my own, or do a cover of the the band I like, Southern all stars and do promotions in Japan.
Baro - Born on 5 Sep 1992, Blood Type B
Q: Baro has received lots of good reviews in terms of his acting, what is the role you would be acting in your recent web movie "Closed eyes"?
A: Im acting as a musical who has problems with his eyes, there is a reason why he was not able to see. There was an emphasis that in the movie, I was hurt and I was trying to protect my heart. I tried to read the script several times to understand the character, as I rehearse with the characters in the movie several times and repeatedly, I was able to get immersed into the character.
Q: Is there any productions that received great priases from the members?
A: God's gift. It is probably because it was the first time an idol is acting as an autism kid, the members were very interested and gave me lots of praises. I was very happy.
Gongchan - Born on 14 aug 1993, Blood Type A
Q: A mobile game with Gongchan as the main character was released.
A: The title is "I need romance". In the game, I am an idol and at the same time a member of the indie band, so there were two different charms to the character. As a person who likes games, I am thankful that I was able to become a main character in the game. However, it was a weird feeling that I am in a relationship. (laughs) I diligently check the comments that were being uploaded onto the SNS, wonder if the fans are having fun with it, and through that I was able to enjoy the game.
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