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Boygroup B1A4 Sandeul revealed that he will be releasing his first solo album five years since debut.

On 23rd, WM Entertainment announced that Sandeul's first solo album will be released in early October and posted a picture. The title song for Sandeul's first solo album would be "Please stay this way for me" (unofficial english name), the type of music nor the concept has not yet been revealed. The curiousity has increased tremendously as Sandeul has received lots of attention as "Next generation vocalist".

This time round, he announced to the fans first about the news of his solo album. It adds more meaning to Sandeul who is a very great "fan lover" even on normal days. On 22nd night, Sandeul revealed on B1A4 official fancafe saying "Everyone, I actually... Bana! My solo album is coming out soon. Bana are you guys surprised? Actually, I want to let banas be the first to know about the news of my solo album so I came into the cafe." He also added "Even though I will feel uneasy because the members whom I have done activities with are not going to be by my side, my banas please take care of me! I want to quickly let you hear my song. Please be by my side no matter when".

Sandeul is the very first member from B1A4 to have a solo album and his vocal skills has already been acknowledged in the singing world. Last year through MBC "King of Masked Singer", he showed his abilities and this year he wrote new history on MBC "Duet Song Festival" and also emerged as the final winner for King of Kings battle and is acknowledged as the "Next generation vocalist".

Not only that, Sandeul explosive singing abilities also took hold of the musical world and is receiving attention as a "Musical Rookie". His passionate performance and explosive vocals has a lot of charms and captivated the audiences in musical acts like "The Three Musketeers", "Brave brothers" "Cinderella" and so on.

Finally in October 2016, B1A4 Sandeul who has shown sincere and appealing vocals which made touched many heart through various broadcast and musical stages will be coming to us with a solo album and it is already attracting a lot of attention.

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B1A4's CNU emotional stage made everyone teary-eyed.

Shinwoo appeared on MBC King of Masked singer on the 18th. He wore a lobster mask and sang Tashannie's "Warning". More than anything, his husky voice was charming. However, when he was singing Cho Hamun's "Once more tonight" he show a different side with his dark tone. The panels loved his voice and no one thought that he would be an idol. When Shinwoo revealed his identity, everyone was surprised. Through King of Masked singer, while he gets more recognised, he also protrayed talents as a singer and made people anticipate even more. Below is his interview:

Q: Your thoughts on appearing on King of Masked singer?

A: Actually, I was troubled about the names like "spectacle guy" and "long haired guy" that were attached to me. I feel that an artiste would be need to change a lot like a chameleon and I was worried about having only fixed image. However, I feel that this is a growing zone for making my name as Shinwoo. Therefore I wanted bring along the image I already had to challenge and create a new stage. And that was King of Masked Singer. King of Masked Singer is a program that I have always wanted to appear on so before the stage, I anticipated a lot and prepared very hard. Not very sure if it is because of that but even on the day of the stage, I was still very nervous and I thought that was a little regretful. However, after the broadcast, fans all loved the stage so I was happy. I think it would be an unforgettable memory.

Q: It is the first time you stood on stage alone.

A: As I promoted as a group, there has been no chances for me to stand on the stage to sing a song alone. Therefore I think I was more nervous and anxious. However, this stage is very precious and special one for me so I did it to the best of my ability.

Q: How did the members react?

A: The members also liked it and were happy. I am thankful that everyone watched it even though they were busy.

Q: The reason why you chose "Once more tonight" as your solo song?

A: Actually, it has been a song that I have been wanting to do. Then I came to understand and sang this song when the people in the company recommended this song. It is a song that showed what I was not able to display on stage previously. I wanted to show a different side of my charm.

Q: It was an emotional stage.

A: When we were recording, I choked up at Cho Janghyuk's comments about being "emotional". After the broadcast, many people came with sincere praises so I was very happy and I want to work harder.

Q: The panels didn't thought that you were an idol.

A: When I showed my personal skills, I deliberately dance looking not like an idol and it was more fun. I guess it was because of that they said I wasn't an idol. When I heard those words, I didn't show it but in my heart I was really happy. (laughs)

Q: Any points you felt through "King of Masked Singer"?

A: I feel that if I have confidence about myself, no matter what I do in the future, I would be able to do it more firmly. I feel that I would be able to challenge any kind of variety right now.

Q: The goals for the future.

A: Through the stage this time round, I came to feel and realised a lot of things. In order to show myself to more people, I will work harder. I will also work my best to become a singer who do good music as B1A4 member too.

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"I found back my confidence through King of Masked Singer" 

Group B1A4 member Shinwoo appeared on King of Masked Singer as "I am star Lobster" on 18th Sep. He lost to Noryangjin Mermaid on their first round when they sang Tashannie's "Warning" and went on to sing "Once again tonight" where he revealed his identity.

Even though he did not end up in the second round, but we were able to feel his charming vocal tone, and emotions completely and it was a meaningful stage. All these while, to get the name of B1A4 out, Baro, Sandeul and Jinyoung are working hard in not just group activities but also individual activities, the spotlight naturally lean towards those kids. Through King of Masked Singer this time round, whether it is widely known or not, no one could fall behind from the charm that only Shinwoo has and made him stood out.

Previously, Shinwoo appeared on KBS 2TV Sent from heaven and through that he protrayed a warm hearted high school student, and gained his name "spectacle guy" and grew as B1A4's very first acting-idol. After which he also protrayed stable acting skills and got recognized for his singing abilities through musical like "The three musketeers" and "Chess". On the 16th Sep, his OST for tvN drama Cinderella with 4 knights "The ways to find love" was also revealed.

The following was asked and provided to us by his entertainment company.

Q: It is your first time standing on the stage since debut. How did you feel before your performance?

A: I have always wanted to go on King of Masked Singer so I am happy that I was able to appear on the show. Because it was a stage that I really wanted to go on, so I prepare very hard for it. I had a lot of discussion with Sandeul especially since he has the most experience on competition stages and he has also been on King of Masked Singer as a panel. I wasn't quite sure on how to prepare for such competition stages so thanks to Sandeul I was abel to prepare them comfortably.

Q: Do you feel regretful about this stage? Do you also feel sad that you were unable to head to the second round?

A: I would be lying if I said I don't feel regretful. However, the fact that I was able to stand on the stage itself made me extremely happy. I still have a lot of images that I want to show you guys in the future, please anticipate a lot and think of this as only the beginning.

Q: What were the members and family reactions like after the broadcast?

A: Everyone liked it a lot. My parents especially wanted to see me on broadcast so they were very happy. Thank you! Also, the members liked it and were happy. Everyone was busy but I am thankful and touched that they still watched the broadcast.

Q: Did anything that you obtain and realised or any changes to your mental attitude through King of Masked Singer?

A: I was able to feel once again how precious a stage is. It felt like a stage when I was still a rookie and troubled over the stages one by one and asked around about the stages. Actually I was a little lacking in confidence for a while. But through King of Masked Singer, I found back my confidence and I feel that I would be able to use that confidence to challenge other things.

Q: After revealing your identity, you said you were sorry for not appearing much on variety. Do you have thoughts about doing more variety after appearing on King of Masked Singer?

A: Erm... I honestly thought that I don't go well with variety previously. So I did not appear a lot on varieties, so I feel very sorry towards the members and fans with regards to this. However, through King of Masked Singer this time round, seeing how happy our fans were when they watched it, I feel that I would approach varieties with a more positive attitude in the future. If given a chance, I would want to show people the many sides of Shinwoo often. Please wait for it.

Q: Lastly, please give a word to the viewers who left a good review and fans as Singer Shinwoo.

A: Really thank you very much. Thanks to many people, I was also to gain confidence and it gave me the strength to fly in the future. I would try my best to become an improved Shinwoo with the love that everyone gave. Thank you to those who have been watching and believing, for those who believe in me, I will become an artiste who will not go out of tracks. Thank you and thank you.

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Jinyoung (Jung Jinyoung)

DOB: 1991 Nov 18

Height & Weight: 178cm, 59kg

Group: B1A4

Entertainment company: WM Entertainment

Debut: 2011 B1A4 EP Album "Let's Fly"

Filmography:

Drama

- Love in the Moonlight (2016)

- Love detective Sherlock K (2015)

- Warm and Cozy (2015)

- Perseverance Goo Haera (2015)

- She is wow (2013)

Movie

- Miss Granny (2014)

[Announcement for entering the fandom]

If you have already been liking B1A4, there is no need to tell you to "read till the end".

(Even though there will be undisclosed selfie and signature at the end) 

However, if you are wondering "Who is that warm guy in Love in the Moonlight?" then you would have to read it carefully.

His hobby is looking for good food & restaurants, his specialty is fencing. You can feel the gap in his hobby and specialty. There is not one similarity between his hobby and specialty. If you hear his job, you would tilt your head even further in confusion.

B1A4's leader, who can do producing, singing, song writing, he is Jinyoung.

Idol, looking for good food & restaurants, fencing. We shall one more connection which makes you feel an even bigger difference. Actor Jinyoung.

Jinyoung is receiving very huge attention for "Love in the Moonlight".

"She is my lover... Your Highness" Kim Yoonseong who did this arrogant confession-but-not-quite-a-confession confession. When asked about how he knew she is a female, he just said because you are a girl, so i'm saying you are a girl. Sharp-sighted, good sense and intensity, Jinyoung based on these to act out Yoonseong.

Anyways, as to how good the degree that Jinyoung is immersed into the character, it had the viewers searching for his profile.

Because it is a period drama, you have to wear "gat" (T/N: that black hat that Jinyoung wears in above image) no matter what. However, this singer guy came out nicely on the screen. Even the tone for period drama fits him. I will watch again.

- Drama viewer A

#me_in_love_in_the_moonlight? its amazing!

Before the drama, Jinyoung had vocal and and pronunciation practices separately as it is his first try at period drama, making great preparations. Analysing the production, rehearsals that looks like actual filming, and even familiarizing his body with the situation. 

(When I saw myself on TV) It felt amazing. Especially when it was my first period drama, so I was more curious about it. Actually, it doesn't feel real that I am in this production, so it felt amazing. Really thank you very much! 

- Jinyoung

Period drama is a genre that is famous for being difficult and tough. During winter, the winds blows and enters through the gap of the hanbok, in summer, clad in layers and layers of hanbok gives off an odour easily. If we were to check out the date in which we saw the scene that made our hearts raced in "Love in the moonlight", it matched with the period where the heat wave was in full swing.

The thing I was worried about the most was whether it was hot, but it was really hot. (laughs) But I gained strength because many people were cheering me on. Ah! There was this one incident! When we were filming, the recording of the audio is really important, but every time the moment I start on my dialogue, there would be a plane flying past. So it was tough haha!

These planes are too much.

#doesnt_lose_out

Jinyoung who is acting alongside with the hottest personnel in the entertainment industry, Park Bogum. However, "What? He is not losing out". Be it in looks or in acting, or in attracting praises, he is getting out there.

Erm.... I.... think I am losing out on a lot.

Such humble young man.

If you were to see what is charming on his face, it would be his eyes. The eyes could do both good and evil stares. For an actor, that is the optimum condition.

I think that being an actor has been one of my dreams. So before debut, since young, I gathered experiences through doing minor roles of supporting roles. Actually, it is hard to move from a countryside to Seoul to live. So I remembered the most about going up (to Seoul) on the weekends.

Is that because of such experiences? Jinyoung had possess such process of being prepared for the production sufficiently in his own way.

I feel that I have always met up with the acting teacher to talk about the production first. After understanding it, then I use my whole body to practice. Also, on the filming site, I will ask the senior actors and learn along the way. Thank you. Haha.

This is where the emphasis is.

Th point that Jinyoung wrote 20 over B1A4 songs like Sweet Girl, Solo Day, Who am I, Lonely and so on. The state of the mind of "The dummy who doesn't know anything but music" probably has above 0.8 thinking about "Love in the moonlight".

Because I want to do it with more emotions, do it more detailed, so I was troubled.

#the_best_tour_course_4_to_understanding_actor_jinyoung

Jinyoung has displayed his acting through various channels after debuting. If you came to know Jinyoung through "Love in the Moonlight", you can watch the video to know a little more about actor Jinyoung's charms.

1. Perseverance Goo Haera traffic accident scene.

It is the scene whereby the taxi that Sechan (Jinyoung) was riding in met with an accident with a truck. He displayed passionate acting while having blood makeup, lying on the ground in such cold weather.

2. Singing scene from movie "Miss Granny"

This is the scene where half level basement (Jinyoung) stood in front of Ohduri (Shim Eunkyung) and sang seriously.

3. In the rain scene in drama "Love in the Moonlight"

This is the scene Yoonseong grabbed Raon's (Kim Yoojung) hand and ran in the rain. The scene where they were hiding from the rain under the shelter and met Lee Young (Park Bogum) and he said "This is my woman... Your Highness.".

4. The threatening scene in drama "Love in the Moonlight"

The scene where Yoonseong threatened Eunuch Ma (Choi Daecheol) to keep Raon's secrets.

#Normal_guy_Jinyoung

The Jinyoung whom receievd praised for his genius song writing skills. Through Love in the Moonlight this time round, he successfully expanded his exposure. Not the singer Jinyoung we feel who is miles aways, nor the actor Jinyoung, but we asked about the normal Jinyoung beyond all these.

Q: The things that you liked the most recently?

A: Looking for good food! Since shooting period drama result in heading to the countryside frequently, so I find it fun to find restaurants that sells good food there.

Q: The things that you are addicted to?

A: Looking for songs that will make you feel better! I like songs that make me feel better when I listen to them~ So I have been looking at various kinds of music recently.

Q: About your usual character?

A: I like joking around and I like talking too. And because I don't like situations where there are unhappiness, no matter what situation, I would want to solve them positively.

Q: The point I feel about me that is special?

A: About losing my way...? I am also not sure why I am like that.

#Even_that Still_B1A4_Jinyoung

Still, the noun modifier, B1A4 Jinyoung, is still the most natural.

Looking at B1A4's Jinyoung simply, he debuted in 2011 with Let's Fly. Even though it is still the same even now, when B1A4 first debuted, they were called "comic idols", showing their pride about their visuals. In the middle of that, Jinyoung worked as heavy burdens like producing, song and lyrics writing for B1A4.

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Many idol group members have wrote and composed their own songs, and have gotten good results from the market. It's the same for Jinyoung, but the character is different.

This is because the songs that he wrote all by himself is overwhelmingly high. Not working with a producing team, or joint composing, the route Jinyoung took has gained attraction. Among the current idol producer, he is the first to have such results.

Jinyoung who has such great passion for music! He continuously is troubled for B1A4's activities.

Whenever there is a chance, I would write B1A4's music too. As to what kind of music should we have, the members and I are troubled over that. We will soon show good image with all five of us, so please don't feel that it is a pity and wait a little while more~~! Bana, we will meet soon~

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"The process of preparing for the contest itself was fun."

Boygroup B1A4 member Sandeul has been voted as "Legend duet" team. With the win together with CHo Seonyoung on "Duet Song Festival" for the King of Kings battle and set another record. It is yet another opportunity to know about how awesome Sandeul's singing skills are and how valuable he is. He is the brightest shining vocal on MBC Music Variety "Duet Song Festival".

The keywords are music that make people's heart cry with a warming touch and also comfort for the people who heard Sandeul and Cho Seonyoung's songs. As the meet each other's eyes and harmonises, the stage they created one by one are all called "legend" and present to the audiences great 'healing'. Even MC Sung Shikyung watched their performance with a delightful smile. Appearing the most on "Duet Song Festival", the team with most wins, as well as the first champion on "King of Kings battle", the two gave the audiences a great time.

Sandeul and Cho Seonyoung's warming harmony and expressive singing abilities may be good, but more than those, the songs they choose are remarkable. From "As you say", "Road", "Butterfly", "Two Persons", "Etude of memories", "Shall we walk together", as well as "Jasmine flower", those two expresses their hearts through those are meaningful songs. That is why they get better responses.

After King of Kings battle ended, we asked Sandeul about the stage on Duet Song Festival that left Sandeul the most impression. Firstly, the stage Sandeul likes is Sung Shi Kyung's "Two Persons". Even though it is not a song which is suitable for singing for a contest, but they obtained good response through their heart felt feelings, it is a stage that made Sung Shi Kyung felt proud.

Sandeul mentioned "All of the songs left an impression but among them all, I like Sung Shi Kyung's 'Two Persons'. It is a song that I often listen to, it is a song that gives both people comfort calmly. I received healing when I listen to the song, so I really liked it."

Also on the topic of the hardest performance "The hardest stage was Senior Lim Jeonghee's Music is my life. I remembered that my throat condition was really bad. It was a genre that noona likes and I struggled and wondered if I would mess up the performance if I perform this song."

Sandeul was the first to win consecutive three wins, the most appearance, and excluding the King of kings battle, he has four wins on his belt, he emerged as the representative combination for "Duet Song Festival". Sandeul also experience things like "most wanted stage" as well as netizen's first choice for winning. A lot of energy has to be put in because Sandeul has B1A4 as well as individual's schedule, and at the same time he has to prepare for the competition, but he said that it is a pleasure that the process was fun.

He said "Many people get stressed while trying to prepare for competitions but I feel that I took it with pleasure and enjoyed the entire process while preparing. I feel that even though it is a competition, it is not important whether I win or lose." He also laughed and said "It is more important to deliver a performance that fits that. Starting from the choice of the song, the practicing process or to understanding the song, I discuss with noona on her thoughts, fill in the portion that needs more emotion, every moment of the process was fun."

Even though it is hard to see the Sandeul x Cho Seonyoung combi for the time being, but one who can sing well, a vocalist who can deliver healing, it is hard not to anticipation for more activities from Sandeul.

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