HALLYU Magazine No.14

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ContentsAPRIL Spr ing 2014 No 14

ROSIE Cover Interview NOM Cover Interview

BOYFRIEND Q&A USA TOUR

BOYFRIEND Exclusive InterviewNELL

HONEY FINGER 6 Interview

PASCOL InterviewEZEN InterviewKorean Rock Bands

Introducing: THE NUTSIntroducing: LABEL

Intro to K-INDIEHongder: The Indie Music Mecca

Man Up! Male Cosmetics K-POP Diets

Petite FranceGANGNAM Underground Shopping

The KINGS of AdvertismentThe QUEENS of Advertisemnt K-Drama VilliansUnderground Rappers Becoming Idols!Just Who Is Rok Hip Hop?

Korean Indie BandsHALLYU Kstar Street

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Korea’s most beautiful MC!

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HALLYU: Hello, Rosie, nice to meet you.

Rosie: Yes, nice to meet you!

HALLYU: Could you please explain how you started out your career?

Rosie:Rosie: I was a trainee for 5 years to become a singer. Before I had a dream to become a singer, I took part in a musical and while performing on stage, I started to have the dream of wanting to become a singer.

HALLYU: What was the hardest part about being a trainee?

Rosie:Rosie: I was preparing to debut with other girls as a girl group and because of that, we all had to live together. I think that was the hardest part when I was a trainee be-cause girls get jealous very easily. In the end, I was able to debut as a co-ed group with three other men similar to Black Eyed Peas so we also had to live together but because there was no jealousy between girls, it was much easiemuch easier.

HALLYU: Did the men get jealous?

Rosie: It was okay because it didn’t include me. I’m just kidding! Although I wasn’t able to debut as I had hoped to; I was able to promote very peacefully.

HALLYU: Then did you start using the stage name, Rosie, at that time?

Rosie: Yes, after I debuted, I was given the stage name “Rosie.”

HALLYU: Is there a special reason why you were given that name?

Rosie:Rosie: First of all, a rose is a flower and it is very common. We wanted to add a Korean meaning to that name so we added “ji” from the “ji-hae” (Hanja mean-ing wisdom). Therefore, my name has the meaning of a wise rose. Yes, it is a little hard (laughs). Simply put, my name could also mean to “become a flower amongst the men.”

HALLYU: How much do you personally know about baseball?

Rosie: My younger brother is a baseball player. He’s the pitcher and so I was able to naturally learn more about baseball. I like to personally watch a baseball. SSSS

I like to personally watch a baseball game and when I received that chance, I think I was able to know more about baseball.

HALLYU: Then is there a team that you like?

Rosie:Rosie: Yes, I like the Doosan Bears (laughs) but right now, I really like the NC Dinos as well in hopes for the new team to become more developed and become the starting point for more developed baseball teams.

HALLYU: In your profile, it shows that you were also in theater. In “흩날릴제” what role did you play?

Rosie:Rosie: It was probably during my freshman year in high school and I was able to act the role of a maiden.

HALLYU: Then did you act before you released an album?

Rosie: Yes, I was able to stand on my first stage as an actress. Afterwards, I became a musical actress and then started promoting as a singer.

HALHALLYU: Did you learn the Korean traditional dance at that time?

Rosie: Yes, I did learn the traditional dance. I learned the Korean traditional dance, ballet, contemporary dance, jazz, and hip hop. I know how to dance in all genres.

HALHALLYU: That’s amazing! Like you just said, you have multiple talents but which do you feel the most comfortable with and which talent do you wish to im-prove on?

Rosie: I want to act the most. I love performing on stage so I would pick being a musical actor since I can both act and sing on stage. I categorize dramas and movies together since they’re all acting and I wish to show everyone what I can do.

HALLYU: Do you wish perform on stage as a singer again?

Rosie:Rosie: I would like to promote more as a singer after I am more widely known (laughs) maybe in the acting department. Right now, I am focusing on my job as an emcee and so after I have done more acting and emcee-ing, I plan on releasing a solo album.

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Rosie: Yes, every day. I work out every day. I like to both actually work out as well as watching it but it’s more fun to actually take part in the workout. For instance, work-ing out at the gym is good but playing baseball and bas-ketball is what I like to do. I think that it’s more fun when you work out by playing a sport.

HALLYU: You play basketball as well?

Rosie: Yes, I do and I am also a part of a team. Our team actually participated in a competition recently and we got second place. It was a women’s team. It was the biggest amateur basketball competition in Korea.

HALLYU: Is there a person who teaches you?

Rosie:Rosie: Yes, there is. She was a national representative and her name is Son Eunsoo. She is a little old but she does teach me a lot.

HALLYU: Do you have a favorite player?

Rosie: I like all basketball players but I like one player of the Dongbu team. Have you heard of the basketball player Lee Seungjoon?

HALHALLYU: Yes, of course I do. He is a very cool player.

HALLYU: Today is Valentine’s Day and we’re wonder-ing if you could tell us who your ideal type is.

Rosie: Someone who has a healthy mind and body, I think.

HALLYU: Do you have any special plans for today?

Rosie: I don’t have any plans but I am going to make a health calorie bar with chocolates on top for my younger brother and my father.

HALLYU: Then while you were promoting, were you able to become close with any celebrities?

Rosie:Rosie: Hm… a close celebrity…? Sunny Hill’s Jubee. I’m very close with Jubee the most and… who else is there…? There is a group where we hand out briquettes in the winter to the elders. I don’t know if America knows of briquettes but the elders who live in the coun-tryside of Korea still use them as fuel. Within that group, there’s G.O.D’s Son Hoyoung, a sports announcer whose namename is Jung Inyoung, and ZE:A’s Dongjun. Oh, I’m also very close with NS Yoonji.


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HALLYU: The theme of the magazine is Alice in Wonderland and if you were to be featured in that story, which character would you want to be and where would you want to go in Korea? We’re cur-rently informing our readers about a fun café or loca-tion in Korea.

Rosie: There is a place that I do enjoy these days… It’s kind of like a multi-bar. They serve food and al-cohol. You can sing there as well but it’s not a kara-oke. You can also personally turn on songs at that place and not feel awkward about going alone.

HALLYU: What’s the name of that bar?

Rosie: The bar is called “Hyang-Sookie.”

HALLYU: “Hyang-Sookie?” There is such a place?

Rosie: Yes, they have everything. For example, they have Korean alcohol, American alcohol, everything. Even wine! And for snacks, if there is something specific you want to eat, they make it for you.

HALLYU: Can you personally make them?

Rosie: No, but they’ll make it for you.

HALHALLYU: The food tastes great as well?

Rosie: Of course. It’s a place that I secretly go to quite frequently and it’s quite nice.

HALLYU: Oh, the location itself is secretive?

Rosie:Rosie: No, I just don’t tell anyone about it because if it becomes too popular and many people frequent the place, I feel like there won’t be any place I can go to. It’s really great there.

HALLYU: Before we end the interview, would you like to say anything to our Hallyu Magazine fans?

Rosie:Rosie: Hello, everyone! My name is Rosie! I would love to meet every one of you and if the chance comes, I would love to meet all of you through inter-views. Please show lots of love and support! I will always do my best! See you again! Coming soon!

HALLYU: What is your favorite place to go in Korea? We’re currenly informing our readers about fun cafes or locations in Korea.

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HALLYU: Hello, this is HALLYU Magazine! Right now, I am with the boy group, NOM. Please introduce yourselves.

Hello, we are NOM!

HALLYU: Could you please explain what NOM TV is about?

AhAh In: NOM TV is a self-broadcast show that re-veals our everyday life on television. We hope that many people will watch our show!

HALLYU: We saw that you recently promoted in the Philippines. How did that go?

Ah In: Oh, the Philippines! We are still new in Korea so we are not that widely known but in the Philip-pines, there were many fans that came to see us! Whenever we perform, there are no empty seats and we are very thankful for every fans who support and love us.

HALLYU: Is there a member who had previous experiences before they debuted in the group, NOM?

Yongki: Yes, we all have our experiences before de-buting as NOM.

HALLYU: What kind of experiences?

Hu: I used to work in a club in Hongdae with a few friends by performing the songs we composed.

Yongki: As for me, I was able to go on stage a couple times and dance. I was also in a couple different en-tertainments.

Ah In: Yes, I was a street dancer before I debuted and I was on an audition program through Korea’s Mnet. Fortunately, I was able to win which is how I was able to debut as a member of NOM.

K: I performed on many stages as a member of a cover dance team in my hometown, Gwangju.

YYohan: In my case, my friends and I uploaded a video on Youtube of us doing a cover dance and was luckily chosen.

HALLYU: You once promoted while wearing animal outfits. How was that experience?

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Ah In: What we did was we wore animal outfits and handed out our name cards to promote ourselves. At first, we were very cautious because many people avoided us but because we were wearing animal outfits, the people started to warm up to us and stopped avoiding. When I handed out my name card, some would smile and others would say “fighting!” Now that I think about it, the opportuni“fighting!” Now that I think about it, the opportuni-ty to promote ourselves is how we were able to gain our current fans.

HALLYU: Does NOM’s fanclub have an official name?

Ah In: Right now, our fans do not have an official name.

HALLYU: Then is there anything that you’ve thought of?

Ah In: There are a couple things we have thought of but we can’t reveal them at this moment.

HALLYU: Yongki has recently turned 25 this year. Is there anything special the members have done for you?

YYongki: Ah, yesterday was actually my birthday.

HALLYU: Oh really? Happy Birthday

Yongki: The members have given me a good memory to treasure (laughs).

HALLYU: Will you be making a comeback soon?

AhAh In: Yes, we will be making a comeback this April with our second title track.

HALLYU: Many fans must be looking forward to it! What kind of image do you wish to present to your fans? Is there a certain way you wish your fans to perceive you as?

AhAh In: We actually always say this during our inter-views. Instead of having our fans view us as celebri-ties or singers, we wish to get closer to our fans by becoming a group they feel comfortable with and can connect with. Like a friendly-dol?

HALLYU: Oh, I see! I think that’s a very good idea! Instead of having your fans at a distance, it’s a good idea to have your fans closer like your friends. Fans will like that a lot.

HALLYU: Is there a member who helps with composing the music?

The maknae.

HALLYU: Which member is most playful?

Most playful? That member would be… Yongki!

HALLYU: Then who is the most serious?

A serious person? We don’t think so?

HALHALLYU: Not even a little?

K: I think that Yongki is the most playful yet serious as well. Yes, he has the charms of both characteris-tics.

HALLYU: We heard that the members have dif-ferent blood types. Are there any differences re-garding personalities?

Ah In: Hu, Yongki and K all have different blood types while Yohan and I have the same blood type.Ah In asks Hu: What’s your blood type?

Hu: (chuckles) Type A.

Ah In: (chuckles) Our youngest member tends to be mad for a long time if we make fun of him.

Hu: But they sometimes go overboard!

AhAh In: For example, we joke around saying “you look ugly today” and he gets mad for a while. He’s also very timid. Yohan Hyung and I are the only ones who have the same blood type so our prefer-ences, favorite foods, and hobbies are quite similar.

HALLYU: Do you have a memorable moment where a fan has done something for you?

Yongki: We’ve been performing guerilla concerts these days and our fans have never missed a day to support us in this cold weather. From the beginning to the end, they have been with us and we are very thankful.

HALLYU: Which member is the most romantic?

NOM: Oh! Romantic?!

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NOM: We’ve only practiced so we don’t know.

HALLYU: Oh really? Then who do you think is the most romantic?

Hu: Yohan hyung wakes me up every morning. So I guess that’s romantic?

HALHALLYU: Why did you want to become idols?

AhAh In: In my case, I liked to dance and sing since I was 9 years old but my reason wasn’t simple as performing on stage. I just thought that I could live my whole life by either dancing or singing. I thought about it a lot when I was casted but I eventually chose to become an idol. become an idol.

HALLYU: What about the rest of the members? Do you guys have similar reasons?

NOM: Yes.

HALLYU: If you were able to go back in time, what would you like to say to yourself before you became an idol?

Ah In: Fighting!

HALHALLYU: Do you have any regrets in the past? Such as doing better in school or practicing more?

YYohan: I have thought that it would’ve been nice if I had started training earli-er. I studied before I switched to the music industry so I often think that it could’ve been better if I had started earlier.

HALLYU: What do your parents think about you becoming idols?

AhAh In: All our parents probably op-posed the idea at first. After they’ve seen how hard we work and the results of our hard work, they now support us every step of the way and buy us food when they drop by the company.

HALLYU: What 3 things do you treasure? It can be anything at all.

Ah In: Me, the members, and my family.

HALLYU: One more.

Ah In: Me (laughs).

K:K: What kind of answer is that? You love yourself, is that it? (laughs)

HALLYU: What about the other members?

Yohan: It’s the same for me. The mem-bers, my family, and my cat.

Yongki: Hasn’t it been long since you’ve seen your cat?

Yohan: I always see my cat through pictures.

HALHALLYU: How unique. If you had a carrot, a shovel, and a microphone, what would you do with those three items? Try to make it a scenario.

AhAh In: I would first break the carrot into pieces with the shovel and while eating the carrots, I guess I would sing the carrot song with the microphone? (laughs) This is embarrassing.

Yohan: What else is there?

K: This is very unexpected (laughs).

YYongki: Can we have a different one?

HALLYU: If you were a character in Alice in Wonderland, where would you want to go or who would you want to meet?

Yohan: The rabbit. I would want to catch the rabbit.

HALHALLYU: Why?

Yohan: I can’t think of any other char-acters other than the rabbit (laughs).

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K: I don’t know that story.

All members except Yohan: We don’t know that story.

Yohan: I have to catch that rabbit and take the watch.

HALHALLYU: Have you not watched the movie that recently came out?

Yongki: Yohan and Ah In watched the most recent movie called “Frozen.”

HALLYU: Between the two members who watched the movie “Frozen,” which character do you want to be if you were in it?

AhAh In to Yohan: Do you think you and I will say the same character?

Yohan: Yes!

Yongki: One two three!

Ah In and Yohan: Olaf! (laughs).

HALLYU: How come?

AhAh In: The character is very unique and stands out a lot. We named Olaf as the character who saved the kingdom. He’s so cute and funny! He actually looks like our Yohan hyung!

HALLYU: Can the 2 members who watched “Frozen” sing a song from that movie?

YYohan: (singing) Do you want to build a snow-man? (everyone laughs)

HALLYU: You all seem to be interested in fashion! What makes you so interested?

Ah In: People say that clothes are a person’s wings so I think that I act accordingly to the clothes I wear. For example, if I wore a suit, I would behave maturely but if I wore hip-hop like clothes, I would be more care-free. I carefully choose what to wear before I dance.

HALLYU: What does art mean to you?

K:K: I think art is something that we can express ourselves as. I think that art is something that cannot be told but something that we can show through our dancing and singing.

HALLYU: Then do you wish to continue what you do for a long time?

NOM: Yes. If we can, we wish to continue.

HALLYU: What did you have a fun and hard time with during your photo shoot for your al-bum’s cover?

Yohan:We wore hats for our photos so we were sweating a lot and because of the sweat, our hair became messy and stuck to our faces.

HALLYU: Was it fun?

Yohan: It was relatively fun! It was our first photo shoot for the album’s cover.

Yongki: The weather was also very hot.

HALHALLYU: You all had interests in performing arts but what was your dream when you were young?

Ah In: My dream was to become a dancer be-cause I like to dance a lot. I wanted to become a dancer and express myself through my dance on stage.

Yohan: I like to sing while playing the piano so I wanted to sing many emotional songs.

HALLYU: Hu, did you like to compose music back then?

Hu: Yes, I wanted to sing a song that I composed. I want to give strength and touch the hearts to those who listen to my music.

HALHALLYU: When did you start composing?

Hu: I started composing when I was 14 years old. HALLYU: What kind of music did you com-pose?

Hu: I composed hip hop and R&B songs.

HALLYU: Which artists do you like from those two genres?

Hu: Artists? I like the singer Chris Brown!

Ah In: I like Usher and Jay-Z.

HALLYU: Why do you like Usher?


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Ah In: All his dances and songs are per-fect! Usher has a song called “Bad Girl” and I used to dance to that song all the time. That song is what got me into Usher in the first place. I still like that song very much.

HALLYU: Do you all listen to a lot of American music?

Ah In: Yes!

HALLYU: Other than hip hop, what other genres do you like to listen to?

YYohan: I personally like Bruno Mars. I mostly listen to his songs rather than listen-ing to all pop artists.

HALLYU: Which one artist do you listen to the most?

Ah In: Oh, including Korean artists?

HALLYU: Yes! For example, someone you look up to or desire to be like. Some-one you wish to perform with.

Yohan: I like the idol group B1A4. Our style is pretty similar too so I wish to col-laborate with them.

K: I used to like the singer Rain ever since I was young. His songs, performances, and dances are all very amazing. I wish to per-form on the same stage with him.

HALLYU: Then if Usher asked to per-form together, what would you do?

Ah In: We would definitely accept while crying (laughs).

Yongki: As for me, I like B2ST.

Hu: Right now, I admire G-Dragon very much.

HALHALLYU: If you were to come across B2ST or G-Dragon at the airport, what would you do?

Hu: I would definitely take a picture and ask for a signature.

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HALLYU: Would you like to say anything to Hallyu Magazine fans or promote about?

Hello, we are a rookie group called NOM! We plan to release our 2nd title track this coming April and before we promoted in Korea, we first performed in the Philippines and China. We plan on con-tinuing our promotion overseas whether it may be in Japan, China, or the Philippines. Please contin-

ue to show support and lots of love! Thank you!


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SINCE THIS WAS YOUR FIRST TIME PERFORM-ING IN THE U.S, CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THE RE-ACTIONS WERE FROM YOUR FANS IN CHICAGO?

Donghyun: From Chicago we got about 10 times more than we expected. We were really able to enjoy the stage.

AS YOU WILL SOON BE CELEBRATING YOUR 3RD ANNIVERSARY, WHAT NEW GOALS DO YOU HAVE AS AN INDIVIDUAL OR AS A GROUP?

Donghyun: Since it is our 3rd anniversary and we we’ve been to America as a showcase, now we are getting the idea of maybe doing a world tour one day.

Minwoo:Minwoo: Individually it will be nice for us to do what we’ve really been wanting to do separately, such as one might want to do a musical, or acting.

YO HAVE MANY FANS IN PERU, MEXICO AND SPAIN, DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS TO TOUR THERE?

YYoungmin: If they call for us, we will be there.

CAN YOU DESCRIBE IN ONE WORD WHAT BEST FRIENDS MEAN TO YOU?

Jeongmin: girlfriend.Kwangmin: They are my treasures, my precious.Donghyun: Best Friend is like my Avatar Youngmin: Best Friends are energy drinksHyunseong:Hyunseong: They are like airMinwoo: Family

WHICH MEMBER DO YOU THINK IS THE BEST BOYFRIEND AND WHY?

Donghyun: We all have such different personali-ties so we all are pretty sure we will make great boyfriends.

Kwangmin: I think Minwoo is so cute and so I think he will be really good for ladies. I think he will be a great boyfriend.

SINCE YOUR DEBUT WHAT IS THE BEST GIFT THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO YOUR PARENTS?

Donghyun:Donghyun: Our parents don’t exactly love the gifts we get from overseas and everything. I think that they just really appreciate seeing us on stage, I think that can be the best gift they can re-ceive from us.

GIVE A MESSAGE FOR YOUR ARAB FANS.

Donghyun: We get a lot of support and comments from them and we really appreciate them. When-ever the opportunity arises we will be there.

IF YOU WERE NOT A MEMBER OF BOYFRIEND, WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING?

Jeongmin: If I were not in Boyfriend I would have been a composer.Kwangmin: I love all the comics and cartoons so I would have been a comic artist Minwoo: I would have been pretty ordinary and just studied really hard and become a good dad.Youngmin: I’ve always wanted to be a good de-tective, like a Sherlock. Donghyun: Pianist Hyunseong: I’ve always loved to be playing in-struments so I would have been an artist with an instrument or a singer.

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Hello! I am the female vocal of <Honey Finger 6>.

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Han: 6 is perfection and solidity of the octagon and diamond.

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Hello! I am singer of Honey Finger 6..

Han KyeongSoo.


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Hello! I am singer of Honey Finger 6..

Han KyeongSoo.

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Hello. I am guitarist of

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Uncle Sam!


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HALLYU: Hello, this is HALLYU Magazine! Today we are interviewing Pascol! Please introduce your-selves.

J-Sun: Hello. I'm J-Sun the leader.

MoonBin: And I’m MoonBin.

J-Sun: We are the same age and are very close friends. Nice to meet you!

HALLYU: We have met Pascol several months ago, what has changed about you since then?

J-Sun: We got a new studio. Isn't a beautiful place? So we are really happy making music.

HALLYU: You changed your hair, was it part of con-cept or personal decision?

J-Sun: It wasn't really for a concept of Pascol. It was a personal decision which helped me diet (laughs) and also pay more attention to just making music. I hope it looks good… How is my hair? (laughs)

HALLYU: What is your current concept for upcom-ing album?

J-Sun: This new album is a song called “영화속 대사처럼”. We are a singer/songwriter group so we made all the music and lyrics. But this ablum is 100% Pascol hand-made music. Music, lyrics, editing, instru-ments, music video, production and a lot more is all done by us. We went to the movies and we saw a couple on a date which gave us the idea. The song is about what we wishwish a boyfriend would say to us and if love would happen to come that we wish for it to be a happy ending.

HALLYU: Your Music Video will be released tomor-row, how do you feel about that?

J-Sun: This Music Video compared to our previous Music Videos is about how we make our music, where we get our ideas and how we complete our music. It also shows how we live our everyday life here in the studio. So I feel like people will be able to enjoy those sides of the Music Video.

HALHALLYU: What was the hardest/funniest thing about filming?

MoonBin: Actually in this Music Video there is dancing. J-Sun is really good dancer but for me it hasn't been long since I practiced dancing so it was very hard for me.

J-Sun:J-Sun: For me it was about how since we did everything 100% right before the release I was really nervous. The most fun part was making the music. Right before the re-lease it's hard but till then the process of making music it so fun and easy.

HALLYU: You have new album coming out in April, could you tell us more about it?

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J-Sun: In Korea, there's Valentine’s Day, White Day and an unofficial holiday on April 14th called Black Day. Black Day is a day for the people who didn't get any candy and chocolate. They meet up and eat jajangmyun. To be honest we haven't been in a relationship for a long time and we thought why is there so many songs for cou-ples but not for singles. So we made a song called “Merry BlackBlack Day”. We would like to share this song with you on April 14th for all the single people (laughs).

HALLYU: What does Pascol do on this day?

J-Sun: On Black Friday, We will wear a black suite, wear sunglasses and eat jajangmyun while we sing “Merry Black Day” (laughs). Everybody can actually come to the studio to eat jajangmyun with us. But there will one rule. You have to be single (laughs).

HALLYU: How different will it be from your previous song?

MoonBin:MoonBin: Since this album is all done by us. It makes us a lot more nervous and a lot more excited. Also thinking of how the audience will respond to the album.

J-Sun:J-Sun: The difference between the albums are the first one was mostly acoustic and although there is some acoustic in this album there is electric. Also the lyrics are a lot more honest. We have been doing this for a year and for that year we grew a lot and I feel like that shows in our music.

HALLYU: Are you considering having a fan meeting?

J-Sun:J-Sun: The first time we did the interview we had 1 offi-cial fan. But now we have 2 more! (laughs) Since we have a new studio we are thinking of inviting the 3 people and show them our music personally.

HALLYU: What is your dream stage?

J-Sun: In our last interview we said our dream and I feel our dream is the same. To make music that everybody can relate and with everybody on stage have a great time lis-tening to that music.

HALLYU: The weather is becoming warmer, what is one thing you wish to do in spring?

J-Sun: I would like to take of my thick jacket first. Then I would like to wear a flowery spring dress. So a diet is due… (laughs) Just joking but yeah I would like to take a guitar and with MoonBin go to a park breathe in the fresh spring air.

HALLYU: Could you each name of the top 5 sunbaes that you wish to work with?

J-Sun:J-Sun: We really like Jessie J.

HALLYU: Oh really? Me too.

J-Sun: If there ever is a slight chance of working with her it would be absolutely great. We like to watch Super ssssss

Bowl performances a lot and Madonna came on. We were just imagining how it would be to be performing at the Super Bowl with Madonna. It will be Madonna and 2 little girls next to her. There’s so many! MoonBin also really likes Christina Aguilera. In korea I would like to work with 인순이. Am I too greedy?

HALHALLYU: There’s cafe near your studio, what is the drink you always get from it? Do staff at cafe know your drink and do not need to ask for it?

J-Sun: We both really like Americano. So when the man-ager sees us he always prepares americanos with 3 ice cubes. Basically, it’s a lukewarm americano. I like it be-cause you can drink it right away.

HALLYU: Sweets are every girl’s favorite thing to eat. What is your favorite sweet?

J-Sun: We don’t usually have sweets but when we do we have the... what's it called? the milk?

MoonBin: Mint chocolate milk.

J-Sun: Yeah really like it.

MoonBin: Actually had it on the way home yesterday.

J-Sun: Only she had some I didn't (laughs).J-Sun: Only she had some I didn't (laughs).

HALLYU: When you have free time do you spend it together or you like to enjoy time by yourself?

J-Sun: We don’t really have any free time.

HALLYU: Then what if you had free time?

J-Sun: I think we would both be sleeping.

HALHALLYU: If you could go to a country that’s not pop-ular or unusual, which country would it be?

J-Sun: Oh! Tell them about that. MoonBin: We would actually like to go to a jungle.

J-Sun: A jungle where nobody knows. We watch a lot of survival TV shows and the reason we want to go is be-cause we feel like we would survive absolutely. ssssss

HALLYU: If you had 2 hours every day for your whole life to do anything you like what would that thing be?

J-Sun:J-Sun: I feel like you would agree with me. Since we are always together if we had 2 hours every day I would like to spend it with my family. We are always here so we don’t get to meet our family much.

MoonBin: Yeah. I would meet my family and friends that I dear to me.

J-Sun:J-Sun: On the other hand if I get 2 hours every single day I would also like to have a concert for 2 hours every day.

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HALLYU: Pick out one fashion item you are wearing right now and tell us why you choose it.

MoonBin: The Sweater I'm wearing has a lot of fish swimming on it (laughs). It's also used in the Music Video and I feel it's very bright and helps bring the concept of the album together.

J-Sun:J-Sun: The thing I like the most is my socks (laughs). It's the most affordable thing to buy and I feel like when I wear very bold colored socks it seems like they are going to take me some place special.

HALLYU: Do you like making projects or gifts with your hands?

J-Sun:J-Sun: For Christmas we made cards and got pres-ents for the people at our company. Everybody was working on the holidays so we wanted to do some-thing special for them. So we kind of became Santa for one day and hung the cards and presents at the Christmas tree that was at our company. It was a memorable day.

HALLYU: Imagine you are given a really short black dress and a super long black dress, who will wear which dress?

J-Sun:J-Sun: Do we have to? (laughs). For Moonbin, the long black dress, for me the short one. Since I'm somewhat of a tomboy maybe if i wear a short dress I might become more feminine. For Moonbin, she would wear the long dress and I will get her stairs that she can stand on.

MoonBin: About 30cm.

J-Sun:J-Sun: No no no no. I'll get you a 2 story building and put that under you.

HALLYU: If you had ten donuts who would you give them to from famous people, dead or alive?

J-Sun:J-Sun: Huh? Dead or alive? I would like to give them to the staff at the company. We have dance teams, actors, and all sorts and we are mostly girls. This is a secret but we love to eat. So we would give everyone each a donut. Oh... that won't be enough right? Can you give us 20 more imaginary donuts?

HALHALLYU: Final question, please give advice to our readers for this spring!

J-Sun:J-Sun: Even though it’s become spring it is still cold so be careful not get a cold. Also prepare to take of your thick jackets and show off your bodies that you have been working on so hard during winter. Go to picnics, watch movies and all of the sorts. We are jealous (laughs).

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Hallyu: Why did you choose EZEN for your band name?

Brave: Hoil and I talked once, and we just thought it was time to make a band.

Hex: In English EZEN is just EZEN, but in Korean, it means “from now on.”

Hallyu:Hallyu: For our readers who may not be famil-iar with you, describe EZEN’s music style.

Brave: Based on ‘LA Metal’ in 80’s ~ 90’s in America, but more popular. These days people call it AOR (Album-Oriented Rock) or Sleaze (Sleazy) Rock. AOR is known as melody Rock, and there still are some melody rock artists. AOR is also an American FM radio channel.

Hallyu:Hallyu: Aside from performing do you all have certain roles you fall into when making your music?

Hex: I usually write the lyrics. My brothers (Hoil and Brave) compose a music score, and they give me the subject of it. I sometimes suffer from an obsession of writing good lyrics.

Brave: He can do it quickly and well, actuallBrave: He can do it quickly and well, actually.

Hex: Sometimes I have only 2 hours to do it. And the drummer is the youngest one, and a mood maker. Though there’s a big age difference be-tween the members, he makes us friendly.

Hallyu: Were you nervous about how EZEN would be greeted by fans when you made your debut?

Hex: I was a member of “Vanilla City”, and it was “temporarily closed,” because of military ser-vices of the members. But the fans welcomed us very much, when we started again.

Brave: I haven’t been on the stage for 18-19 years. It was special. Opening Ceremony of Label 발전소 (power generator) is the first stage in this 19 years. I was too sick to check the re-sponse of the fans. Not nervous, just sick. I might feel nervous during the concert in April 25 and 26.

Hex: It will be held in V-Hall in Hongdae.

Hallyu: The response following your debut has been very positive and supportive, how did that make you feel?

Hex:Hex: Hoil needs to answer this. He took a rest, and made the band again, and lots of people had a good memory of 015B(Hoil’s ex-band), so he was very welcomed.

Hallyu: You made a hard decision, so I just imag-ined how you feel.

Hex: Not a hard decision, Just now it’s the time, from now on?

Brave: We should do our best.

Hallyu: Do you think you will ever do a con-cert outside of South Korea?

Hex: Of course, but we need a chance.

Hallyu: Where do you dream to perform?

Brave: Medison Square Garden, NY

Hex: Rock festivals in other countries, with other rock bands.

Brave:Brave: There’s a festival of similar kind of music style to ours, it’s M3. It’s for LA Metal artists, and we want to go there someday.

Sungho: Anywhere, thank you. Just call me.

Hallyu: What made you all decide to play music when you first started out?

Hex:Hex: MIDI is my first experience, and I had a chance to exchange music between underground artists. I felt like let more people listen to my music.

Brave:Brave: I played a guitar to date a girl. After I start-ed, I continued to be an artist, and tried many things, like composing OST in dramas. I’m giving a song to the artist, and still composing.Hex: Friendly with KARA.

Brave: Gyuri send a tweet directly, “Cheer up,” and had lots of chances to become friendly with them. I feel thankful for Gyuri and Raina for helping me a lot.

Sungho:Sungho: I want to tell you the reason I joined the band. I left a band before and just became a ses-sion drummer for 3-4 years. Then, I when wanted to start a band again, Holi called me to join his band. Nice timing.

Hallyu: Hex, do you play any instruments?

Hex: Guitar, Piano. Just a little, not for a concert.

Hallyu: Do any of the members play other in-struments?

Sungho: Guitar, Piano, Chord, Bass. Brave can play a synthesizer, originally play a guitar, com-pose a song, he’s the most important member in the band.


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Hex: Yes, I was headhunted.

Brave: In live concerts, and recordings, he sings in the best way we want.

Hex: Brave’s strength is he can do whatever the other members can’t, and he’s the most stylish one…

Brave:Brave: Without sunglasses, I look too old. Hoil has a drive, and I manage it. I’m accustomed to planning, and managing, and making things work, because I was a producer. That is my strength.

Hallyu: can you tell us about the title track “Angel”?

Hex:Hex: Hoil made it before, for an album of his ex-band, Geenie. Brave:Brave: It was made in some degree, and the way of arrangement was decided already. Angel must be the title track, it was a rule, and I listened to the song, and said yes. After that, I arranged the song with a piano from the beginning of it, and he con-firmed.

Hex: It’s meaningful because it’s the title track. “Band” sounds heavy, but we can express the song, popular rock ballad. The subject is angel, and it’s lovely, warm, and reminisces about the time with a lover.

Brave:Brave: This song is claimed to be a power ballad song in 80’s ~ 90’s, like “Heaven” of Warrant, you know. When I arranged it, I was concerned with the change of the keys. I mixed it myself, and it was the hardest. Usually in ballad mix, the sounds of strings should be louder or quieter; it was hard to make all strings sound clear. So I mixed it completely again three times. mixed it completely again three times.

Sungho gave us lots of ideas. I arranged it without the drummer; I felt it was not enough to express the drum sounds with MIDI. My thought and a drummer's thoughts are different, actually, so Sungho suggested the way directly. So the drum part has been changed a lot; it got better for studio recording.

Hallyu:Hallyu: What is it like for you when you per-form? Do you still get nervous?

Hex: I have been on the stage before, so I just get a little nervous on the stage. It just makes me anx-ious, but I'm not afraid.

Sungho: It’s not my first time also, I don't get ner-vous. I was a session drummer, no spotlight for me, I play drums very exactly without stylish ac-tions or performance. I just need to change that.

Brave: I always need to check all the things, and haven't been on the stage for a long time, and I’m

Brave: I can play those just little. If I need to play guitar…. I play. Need to play a violin, I play. Need to play synthesizer, I play.

Hex: He’s versatile

Brave: Not versatile, just earning a living.

Hallyu: Are their plans for a full album in the works?

Brave:Brave: This year, we do our job with the 1st album, so we will make a new album next year.

Hallyu: Since 80’s rock influenced you grow-ing up, do you remember a song that you would always listen to?

Brave: Hoil influenced us the most. And he lived with LA metal songs from childhood. I’m not much younger than him, so my music style is similar. And Hoil served in KATUSA, and he played songs with soldiers in the U.S. army. I was in a copy band, so my music style is similar to him. I like Mercury Crew and White Snake.

Hex:Hex: I know just few bands unlike the other members, because I was a R&B singer before.

Brave: He’s the only one who doesn’t know the song “Sister Christian” of Night Ranger.

Hex: Sometimes I feel lonely.

Hallyu: What sets you apart from other groups?

Brave:Brave: Not ever in Korea. Melody is so popular but also sound is strong. Rock bands in Korea usually care about sound, not melody, but we do about both.

Hallyu: As individuals you all have your own unique charms, can you tell us something about yourselves?

Brave:Brave: He has a nice body. So sometimes I think the drummer should be in the first row on the stage.

Hex: Usually the vocals are the most stylish, but I don’t actually. My singing style is different from other artists because I was a R&B singer. This can be my unique charm.

Brave:Brave: When I produced an album before, I didn’t expect so much, because an arranged song by them before was below my expectation. But when I met him during the recording, my thought was changed. He sings very well. There’s only few artist can sing a song straight with pop song emotion. So I met him, and that was the period to makemake the band, and I called Hoil, and said, “Brother, I found the vocal.”

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Hallyu: How did you meet the leader, Hoil Jang?

Hex: Brave met him very long time ago. I was just headhunted, and he was an idol when I was a kid. It has been 7 years.

Brave:Brave: Only?In Hoil's own band, I had an audi-tion for a drummer. And now I'm here. I also in-troduced him to you. I met him in 1992 for the first time in Daeyoung. A very long time ago... but please do not guess my age. It was a long time ago, and the guitarist was with me, and I intro-duced him about 2 years ago.

Hallyu: Question to Sungho. How do you feel for being the youngest one?

Sungho: Usually I'm modest, and not arrogant, so I can be friendly with the brothers.

Hex, Brave: He’s scary, because of his body..

Hallyu: What's your favorite color?

Sungho: BlackHex: BlueHex: BlueBrave: Violet; dangerous color (laughs). Hoil likes black and red; he likes the contrast.

Hallyu: If you switch positions, what would you like to do and why?

Hex: I have a liking for Guitarists. So I really want to learn how to play a guitar.

Sungho:Sungho: Like Brave, I have a passion for compo-sition, and I'm trying to be a composer.

Brave: Vocalist.

Hex: He has a wider voice range than I do.

Brave: Wider voce range doesn't mean good singer.

Hex: He's does the high-pitched tone chorus very well.

Hallyu: If you become an animal, what do you want to be? What would you do and why?

Hex: A puppy; women love puppies.

Sungho, Brave: We just want to be human-be-ings.

Brave: I just want to breed puppies....

Sungho: Then, What am I?! You are cheap (laugh).

Hallyu: Do you live together?

Hex: You are thinking idols...

Brave: We are not Idols, just old dols (the pro-nunciation of 'I' means a child in Korean).

Hallyu: 3 things that you can’t be away from.

Hex: Cellphone, Bag.

Sungho: Phone, sticks, socks. I always buy socks; no barefoot.

Hex: Even in summer, he wears them.

Brave: Phone, car keys, Macbook pro for com-posing.

Hallyu: If you didn't become artists, what would you be doing now?

Hex: My major was business, so I would be a salary man.

Sungho: I would play sports. I just like sports very much, I'm in Dalnara (Moonland) baseball team of artists. Brave:Brave: I have no idea, really. I didn't do anything except music.

Hex: Housewife?

Brave: Nothing. Music is my job.

Hex: But.... if you didn't?

Brave: Casanova?! (Laughs)

Hallyu: What age group do you want to date?

Hex: 25-35. Hex: 25-35.

Sungho: Young! Younger than me

Hallyu: How old are you?

Sungho: 31

Brave: Anyway thank you! All of them are younger than me.

Hallyu: Who's the most outgoing?

Hex:Hex: Sungho. Today, he's the quietest, but usually he's always busy, and the most outgoing.

Hallyu: What was your outrageous challenge?

Hex: Bungee Jump? 50 meters

Brave: I have an acrophobia. Without balustrade, I feel very uneasy.


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JansoriMy LoveDot Dot Dot잔소리(Nagging)Long WallOnce or TwiceKissKiss The SeaWe AgainShe’s HurtingLove FoolLove NoteDdoreureu (Twirl)

• http://cafe.daum.net/realthenuts• http://youtube.com/user/RealTheNuts• https://www.facebook.com/RealThe-Nuts• Group Twitter: @RealTheNuts• Seung Hwan: @No__Bass• Sang Don: @musicdondon• Yi Han: @Oncelime• Junha: @NaJunha

1st Vol The Nuts2nd Vol Whispers Of Love3rd Vol Could’ve Been4th Vol Crazy Love 5th Vol Truth J

SINGLES:This is my PersonThis is my PersonTravel MemoriesSenior TripKissing In The SeaRebirthReturn to Love

COLLABORATION ALBUM:White RomanceWhite Romance Vol 12008 Ivy Mega Mix Single Col-lection Vol. 1

The Nuts Vol 1 7-27-2004

FORMER MEMBERS:

Ji Hyun WooPark Joon ShikKim Woo KyungKim Hyun JoongKim Sung GyeolKang Il

• Seung Hwan is a former member of an indie band

• Sang Don is in a Jazz band

• Sang Don is a former member of an indie member of an indie band

• Yi Han is a member of Once, under the stage name Lime

• Yi Han is a former member of Dia Tree

• Junha is a former • Junha is a former member of Snow Globe City

• Junha knows English and Japanese

• Junha graduated from • Junha graduated from Middlesex University in London

• Junha lived in Japan for three years

No Seung Hwan | 2-2-1985 | BassistKim Sang Don | 3-18-1986 | Drum-merJung Yi Han | 6-3-1987 | Leader, and Lead VocalistNa Junha | 2-21-1988 | Maknae, Gui-tarist, and Vocalist

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