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Q. For the people that are used to seeing you guys on TV variety shows, it could feel weird to see you on stage. Plus, you guys are completely different when you’re on stage versus off stage.
Seungho: Although we need to take care of our image as singers and there are many things we shouldn’t do because we’re idol stars, we think it’s okay to go easier on those limitations and instead, just do well enough on stage that nobody will think of those sides to us. We wanted to be told that we’re great and sexy when we’re on stage and really funny and friendly when we’re off stage.
Q. Your appearance on tvN’s “SNL Korea” was pretty shocking for an idol star too. In the episode dubbed “Step by Step,” the way in which you guys dissed yourselves left a strong impression.
Seungho: If it was about a really pitiful story or an incident that people viewed unfavorably, it would’ve done us damage. But it was good opportunity to give viewers a good laugh and each member got to appeal to the audiences as well, like how I compared myself to actor Yoo Seung-ho, who has a much longer career than mine.
Seungho: Although we need to take care of our image as singers and there are many things we shouldn’t do because we’re idol stars, we think it’s okay to go easier on those limitations and instead, just do well enough on stage that nobody will think of those sides to us. We wanted to be told that we’re great and sexy when we’re on stage and really funny and friendly when we’re off stage.
Q. Your appearance on tvN’s “SNL Korea” was pretty shocking for an idol star too. In the episode dubbed “Step by Step,” the way in which you guys dissed yourselves left a strong impression.
Seungho: If it was about a really pitiful story or an incident that people viewed unfavorably, it would’ve done us damage. But it was good opportunity to give viewers a good laugh and each member got to appeal to the audiences as well, like how I compared myself to actor Yoo Seung-ho, who has a much longer career than mine.
Q. To tell you the truth, Cheong Dung, you were the most surprising member with your comical acting on the show. Since you are also good at impersonating people, would you consider yourself as being funny?
Cheon Dung: I do like funny things. Yet I don’t really try to be funny because I don’t think I am, but my comical instincts come into play when the mood is right. I rarely let myself go in that way though, because if I joined in with these guys, we’d be a total mess (laughs).
Seungho: We’re never depressed when we’re together. When we’re having a hard time, we’ve been cheery by encouraging ourselves, and I think that’s what you need most when you work as a group. I’m sure that other groups get along just fine too but we pride ourselves in the close friendship that we have and the fun we have because of it. There are so many funny incidents that have happened in our house and studio, but we can’t say them because they’re not suitable for telling (laughs).
Cheon Dung: If Mir’s real life hit airwaves, he would even defeat Jim Carrey (huge laugh).
Cheon Dung: I do like funny things. Yet I don’t really try to be funny because I don’t think I am, but my comical instincts come into play when the mood is right. I rarely let myself go in that way though, because if I joined in with these guys, we’d be a total mess (laughs).
Seungho: We’re never depressed when we’re together. When we’re having a hard time, we’ve been cheery by encouraging ourselves, and I think that’s what you need most when you work as a group. I’m sure that other groups get along just fine too but we pride ourselves in the close friendship that we have and the fun we have because of it. There are so many funny incidents that have happened in our house and studio, but we can’t say them because they’re not suitable for telling (laughs).
Cheon Dung: If Mir’s real life hit airwaves, he would even defeat Jim Carrey (huge laugh).
Q. There must be more individual activities each of you pursue now. Is there any subtle competition that comes from that?
Seungho: It doesn’t matter at all if only one of us gets good response and the agency keeps giving just him work. I think everyone needs to do better when they’re doing well, and everyone will get their time. Not once have I thought, ‘I could do better’ when such a situation came up. We rather monitor each other’s work and make fun of the person that does a bad job. That’s the way we go about it (laughs)
Q. G.O, you cemented your position as a vocalist through KBS singing competition show “Immortal Songs.” Any plans for a solo debut?
G.O: I don’t want to rush into undertaking solo activities because I think there are many other colors I can show you as a member of MBLAQ. There’ll come a day when I have the capability to produce my own album and I think that’ll be the right time for me to try going solo. Right now, I need to find my color and gain the ability to appeal to the public. In “Immortal Songs,” I learned so much by just listening to senior singers.
Q. You and Seungho rotated the same role in the version of musical “Gwanghwamun Yeonga” which showed in Japan. And you were in Japan for the second time this year, in Tokyo, following the first time in Osaka last year. What’s your favorite number of the musical?
G.O: I cherish the song “When My Love Passes By” because it’s the song that best fits the flow of the story. It has such beautiful lyrics and it was arranged so well that I cried every time I performed the number.
Seungho: It doesn’t matter at all if only one of us gets good response and the agency keeps giving just him work. I think everyone needs to do better when they’re doing well, and everyone will get their time. Not once have I thought, ‘I could do better’ when such a situation came up. We rather monitor each other’s work and make fun of the person that does a bad job. That’s the way we go about it (laughs)
Q. G.O, you cemented your position as a vocalist through KBS singing competition show “Immortal Songs.” Any plans for a solo debut?
G.O: I don’t want to rush into undertaking solo activities because I think there are many other colors I can show you as a member of MBLAQ. There’ll come a day when I have the capability to produce my own album and I think that’ll be the right time for me to try going solo. Right now, I need to find my color and gain the ability to appeal to the public. In “Immortal Songs,” I learned so much by just listening to senior singers.
Q. You and Seungho rotated the same role in the version of musical “Gwanghwamun Yeonga” which showed in Japan. And you were in Japan for the second time this year, in Tokyo, following the first time in Osaka last year. What’s your favorite number of the musical?
G.O: I cherish the song “When My Love Passes By” because it’s the song that best fits the flow of the story. It has such beautiful lyrics and it was arranged so well that I cried every time I performed the number.
Q. Mir, you earned much recognition and popularity after starring in MBC variety show “Real Man.” Do you feel it?
Mir: Not really. I just learned so much from the program, maybe the most among any other TV show I’ve done before, and I adore the show itself. I’m always ready to go back to the show. Actually, I could have joined last week’s episode but I couldn’t because we were all very busy readying for our new album. I was grateful when the show’s staff and cast said, ‘Come back anytime you’re free. We’ll keep your spot empty.’
Q. People say your rapping skills improved a lot in this album Mir. Do you think you’ve found your own style of rapping?
Mir: I still have a long way to go. I heard that there are two types of rappers—ones that rap to earn a living and ones that are crazy about rap itself. And I think I have been more of the former up till now. I’ve thought long and hard about what I should do in the future, but I think I won’t be able to let go of the mic. I know I could do some kind of business but I don’t think it’ll satisfy that something within me.
Mir: Not really. I just learned so much from the program, maybe the most among any other TV show I’ve done before, and I adore the show itself. I’m always ready to go back to the show. Actually, I could have joined last week’s episode but I couldn’t because we were all very busy readying for our new album. I was grateful when the show’s staff and cast said, ‘Come back anytime you’re free. We’ll keep your spot empty.’
Q. People say your rapping skills improved a lot in this album Mir. Do you think you’ve found your own style of rapping?
Mir: I still have a long way to go. I heard that there are two types of rappers—ones that rap to earn a living and ones that are crazy about rap itself. And I think I have been more of the former up till now. I’ve thought long and hard about what I should do in the future, but I think I won’t be able to let go of the mic. I know I could do some kind of business but I don’t think it’ll satisfy that something within me.
Q. Cheon Dung, you have gone from joining your group 15 days before your debut to showing so much improvement in your latest album. You must’ve worked hard on the side to make this happen.
Cheon Dung: I decided I wouldn’t appear on TV shows and declared it to my agency as well. No variety shows. Like Mir said, I thought about what I would do in the future without the members of our group and the only thing I could think of was music. Of course, I lack in many ways compared to everyone else but I didn’t want to be not good enough to come out alone. I heard that if you want to do well at music, you need to sit down and just write songs and sing all the time so I wanted to make as much of that time for myself as possible. Oh, I did dramas though because I wanted to (laughs).
Q. Your first TV series “Nail Shop Paris” is on air. What do people around you say?
Cheon Dung: I didn’t have many acquaintances in Korea because I made my debut only in a year or two after coming here from the Philippines. So the only people I knew were other trainees and the staff of my agency. But after filming “Nail Shop Paris,” I became close to the director, writers and other staff and they showed a lot of support when we released our new album. I’ve been told I’m doing well so it’s helped me gain a lot of confidence.
Cheon Dung: I decided I wouldn’t appear on TV shows and declared it to my agency as well. No variety shows. Like Mir said, I thought about what I would do in the future without the members of our group and the only thing I could think of was music. Of course, I lack in many ways compared to everyone else but I didn’t want to be not good enough to come out alone. I heard that if you want to do well at music, you need to sit down and just write songs and sing all the time so I wanted to make as much of that time for myself as possible. Oh, I did dramas though because I wanted to (laughs).
Q. Your first TV series “Nail Shop Paris” is on air. What do people around you say?
Cheon Dung: I didn’t have many acquaintances in Korea because I made my debut only in a year or two after coming here from the Philippines. So the only people I knew were other trainees and the staff of my agency. But after filming “Nail Shop Paris,” I became close to the director, writers and other staff and they showed a lot of support when we released our new album. I’ve been told I’m doing well so it’s helped me gain a lot of confidence.
Q. Seungho, you showed various dance performances on MBC’s “Dancing with the Star 3” and won with a vampire-styled paso doble. Which performance was the most satisfying for you?
Seungho: I personally liked my standard waltz performance the most. It was so boring at first, having to repeat the same moves in a comfortable and happy face. It was so different from the fast and funky dance moves we usually do.
However, after learning the basic waltz moves and practicing it the second time with my partner, I came to know the real charm of waltz. I realized why standard waltz is appealing and why they chose it. I heard that my paso doble rocked, but I got more compliments from professional dancers after performing the standard waltz.
Q. From playing instruments, to assembling computers and bicycles, to doing magic, there seems to be nothing you can’t do. Are there any new skills you learned recently?
Seungho: There’s nothing I do roughly well at among the skills and specialties I’ve been known for. I put in lots of time and effort into them and with time, they just accumulated to make me an all-around entertainer (laughs). These days, I really want to play the flute but I haven’t had time to practice because of our comeback. For our next concert, I’d like to play the flute in collaboration with a piano.
Seungho: I personally liked my standard waltz performance the most. It was so boring at first, having to repeat the same moves in a comfortable and happy face. It was so different from the fast and funky dance moves we usually do.
However, after learning the basic waltz moves and practicing it the second time with my partner, I came to know the real charm of waltz. I realized why standard waltz is appealing and why they chose it. I heard that my paso doble rocked, but I got more compliments from professional dancers after performing the standard waltz.
Q. From playing instruments, to assembling computers and bicycles, to doing magic, there seems to be nothing you can’t do. Are there any new skills you learned recently?
Seungho: There’s nothing I do roughly well at among the skills and specialties I’ve been known for. I put in lots of time and effort into them and with time, they just accumulated to make me an all-around entertainer (laughs). These days, I really want to play the flute but I haven’t had time to practice because of our comeback. For our next concert, I’d like to play the flute in collaboration with a piano.
Q. It has been two years since you parted from your former producer Rain. And Joon, you said you guys are “trying to find our style” during your comeback showcase. Do you think this album has helped with it?
Seungho: In a way, we received attention immediately because Rain was our producer. But to tell you the truth, it didn’t hit us at the time and it just put a lot of pressure on us. I think it (the separation with Rain) helped us bond better over our music and gave us time to try out this and that. If we knew who we were from the very beginning, we would’ve probably stayed that way. I think it’s good that we got to try out each album in a different style.
Cheon Dung: I’d say that this album rather marks a new beginning for us. If you’ve never failed, it means you’ve never taken up a challenge. I think that the more you fail, the more you’ll succeed. So I think we’re still in the process of completing ourselves by experiences many failures. I believe that we should fail even more in the future.
All: No way!
G.O: Yeah, I don’t think so (laughs)
Seungho: In a way, we received attention immediately because Rain was our producer. But to tell you the truth, it didn’t hit us at the time and it just put a lot of pressure on us. I think it (the separation with Rain) helped us bond better over our music and gave us time to try out this and that. If we knew who we were from the very beginning, we would’ve probably stayed that way. I think it’s good that we got to try out each album in a different style.
Cheon Dung: I’d say that this album rather marks a new beginning for us. If you’ve never failed, it means you’ve never taken up a challenge. I think that the more you fail, the more you’ll succeed. So I think we’re still in the process of completing ourselves by experiences many failures. I believe that we should fail even more in the future.
All: No way!
G.O: Yeah, I don’t think so (laughs)
Q. This October will mark the fourth year since your debut and Seungho, G.O and Joon, you’ll be in your thirties in four more years. What do you hope will remain the same for MBLAQ as a group or the members?
G.O: I hope Mir’s forehead stays the same. Because it keeps losing hair(all burst into laughter). It would be really sad if his hair is gone by the time I come back from the military.
Cheon Dung: I hope everyone stays obsessed with baring their skin.
Joon: Me too.
Seungho: I simply want us to live as long as we can. Of course, we get along well now and want to continue to pursue our activities as MBLAQ but you know, who knows what could happen? I’m sure good things will keep happening though, as long as we’re alive.
G.O: I want to live till I’m 770.
Mir: I hope these guys stay like this.
G.O: I hope Mir’s forehead stays the same. Because it keeps losing hair(all burst into laughter). It would be really sad if his hair is gone by the time I come back from the military.
Cheon Dung: I hope everyone stays obsessed with baring their skin.
Joon: Me too.
Seungho: I simply want us to live as long as we can. Of course, we get along well now and want to continue to pursue our activities as MBLAQ but you know, who knows what could happen? I’m sure good things will keep happening though, as long as we’re alive.
G.O: I want to live till I’m 770.
Mir: I hope these guys stay like this.
