Lovelyz (Babysoul, Yoo Jiae, Seo Jisoo, Lee Mijoo, Kei, JIN, Ryu Sujeong, Jeong Yein), who debuted in the music industry November 2014 while grabbing attention as the team produced by singer Yoonsang, is a girl group that is continuously receiving love from the public with their clean and pure image and music.
Lovelyz, whose every member hold the vocalist position—unprecedented among other idol groups—have been singing about the excitement and happiness of love as well as the poignant story of farewell with their '8 people, 8 colors' voices that made people emotional, and in no time, they've established themselves as "the girl group whose music we can trust to listen to" not only with their title songs but also their b-sides. Last year, they became the first girl group to release an instrumental album 'Muse on Music' consisting of 33 instrumentals of their songs, making them known not only for their visuals but also as a team with outstanding musicality.
Based on the number of years, they're welcoming their 6th year* in 2019. When we stand with Lovelyz, who are having a busy start of the year with the preparation for the third series of 'Lovelyz in Winterland' and also the fourth concert and Japan promotion after wrapping up the promotion for their fifth mini album 'Sanctuary', we listened to their updates in the interview, their new year goals, their future music and concept, among other things.
(*T/N: 2014 was considered their 1st year.)
▲ Please update us on how you spend your time a week after the promotion for your fifth mini album 'Sanctuary' has wrapped up. We're also curious whether you have anything special planned for the Lunar New Year's holiday.
Yoo Jiae "We're busy with concert preparation and Japan promotion. We're also trying to communicate with our fans sometimes. I took a trip to Gangneung with my mother and older sister on last year's holiday, but it overlaps with the Japan promotion this year, so I'll spend it with the members and the Japanese Lovelinus. That is also fun."
▲ How's the progress for the concert preparation?
Seo Jisoo "I think we're around 5~60% prepared. After we're done with 2 weeks of Japan promotion, we'll work hard for a week in order to make it over 120%. The concept and the theme...please come to check it for yourself!"
Lee Mijoo "As our latest album that we promoted was named 'Sanctuary', we'd like to become a 'heal' for everyone who has lived hard last year. Please come and open your eyes and ears!"
▲ We're curious as to what you think is Lovelyz's biggest forte, musically and also outside of music.
JIN "[Our] high class music. Yoonsang PD-nim has produced for us since our debut, that's why our base is rich. I hope people who don't know us will give us a listen. Maybe you'll fall for us."
Kei "I think it's the 'loveliness' that is unique to Lovelyz. I think our biggest strength is that you can feel the love if you listen to our songs. I want to receive and give a lot of love in the future as well."
▲ I felt that the story of Lovelyz's recent music has definitely gotten more mature, so what do the members think? Do you feel that the team's musical color and identity are well established in your music?
JIN "I think I really appreciate that we can show various sides of us and also various stages. At first, I was worried about showcasing a transformed image and music with a different vibe, but our fans love that and we're promoting with a thankful heart."
Kei "Every time we release a new album, I think our musical color that is unique to Lovelyz also deepens. In the future, I want to give music that you can feel the emotions that are distinctive to Lovelyz."
▲ You became the first girl group to release an instrumental album last year. What does the 'Muse on Music' album mean to Lovelyz?
Yoo Jiae "It's an album filled with Lovelyz's growth period. As much as it is an album where you can hear the unique melody of Lovelyz's music, I'd say it's also an album where you can fall in love with Lovelyz deeper."
▲ Please recommend a hidden masterpiece song of yours that isn't a title song that you want the public to listen to.
Seo Jisoo "I'd like to recommend a b-side in our fifth mini album 'Daydream', 'Night and Day' off of our second album, also a b-side called 'Bookmark' off of our second mini album. If you listen to them, you'll be able to tell the quality of the b-sides of Lovelyz's albums."
Lee Mijoo "From our fifth mini album, songs called 'Floral', 'Daydream' and 'Rain' are really good. They're songs with a warm vibe that can soothe your tired heart, so please listen to them."
▲ Is there any story that you wish to unravel in your future album?
Ryu Sujeong "Other than the lyrics or stories that we've shown until now, I want to tell another story. I saw that Lovelinus liked 'Rewind' off of our last album, so I thought I wanted to do a song filled with supportive or comforting messages."
Jeong Yein "For me, Lovelyz is youth. Therefore, I want to put the feelings of youth in Lovelyz's songs. Also, I want to sing a fan song about Lovelinus who have been giving us love for over 4 years."
▲ Is there a charm that the 'complete' Lovelyz haven't shown? What's a charm that you always want to show?
JIN "I want to gain the title of 'Very Funny'. That's because we got the title 'Not Funny'. We're very funny that we [should be] censored, so it's really unfortunate that we can't showcase that side of us. We're really funny!"
Kei "The members have a lot of energy/are hyped, so when we're together, we're really funny. I want us to do a concept where we can "detonate" that fun energy."
▲ If you can promote as units, what kind of different side that you want to show and which members do you think the synergy will show if you're grouped together?
Lee Mijoo "I want to show a different funky and strong [side] that's different than the complete Lovelyz. Lovelyz really suit white but we also suit black so much, so I want to show a concept that is a complete opposite [of Lovelyz]."
Seo Jisoo "The members have so many talents, so we would've been really cool even if we were grouped randomly, but personally, I want to try and make a hip-hop team with Soul and Yein. I think it'll be nice to showcase the 'The' team, consisting of Yein, Mijoo, Sujeong, and the 'My Lover' team, consisting of Jisoo and Jiae again."
▲ Please tell us Lovelyz's goals and aspirations this year.
Ryu Sujeong "It's to see many of you with the start of the concert. Also, I want us to hold concerts not only in Korea but also overseas."
Jeong Yein "We will meet our fans this year with a good album, so please give us a lot of love. I hope the team "Lovelyz" can exist for a long, long forever."
▲ Finally, please say a word to the fans who have been supporting Lovelyz for a long time.
Ryu Sujeong "Lovelinus! I don't know if my heart can be conveyed through this writing, but I'm always thankful that you know us and for being with us, and I'm happy. Lovelyz and Sujeong will always release good music in order to be everyone's happiness, so please be with us in the future as well. I love you."
Jeong Yein "Lovelinus! Thank you so, so much for always loving Lovelyz with your big love. You know that Lovelyz wouldn't exist without Lovelinus, right? Thank you always, and let's be together forever."
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