Singer: Stray Kids
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Song: STAR
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It feels like a storm is raging
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I guess you could say we're like
small giants on stage
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I'm a rock star
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Let's enjoy the ride
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We'll take the world by storm
with "LALALALA" in 2023
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Stray Kids is back
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We're finally back with a new album
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I'm sure you've all been waiting
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I think this is our first time
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filming the intro
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in the recording studio
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It's nice to be back
in this small space
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I think we'll be able to have
an honest conversation
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I remember back when
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we filmed the intro in our dorm
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In the room Changbin and I shared
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I remember putting our things aside
and filming it in the room
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It's been a while since we filmed an
intro in this recording studio
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Back then, I was wearing glasses
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and wearing a Camp cap backwards
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when we filmed the intro
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It feels strange to be back here
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This year, we got to meet
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many of our STAY
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in a much larger venue
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We hadn't been able to meet
STAY for a while
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but this year gave us the chance
to quench our desire
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and prove what we've done
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to so many people
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That's why I'm looking forward to
this comeback more than ever
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It still doesn't feel real
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We've never done a concert this big
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so I'm still nervous
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First of all, this album
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includes songs that capture
the powerful sound
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you've come to expect from SKZ
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Some easy listening songs as well
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We have a variety of songs
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That variety makes us
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feel like rock stars
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Personally, I think
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the term "rock star"
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isn't just about
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playing the guitar, headbanging
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or dressing like a rock star
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To me, a "rock star"
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isn't any of that
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A rock star is a "free spirit"
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A rock star is
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an important artist
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that represents the current era
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Our group is called "Stray
Kids" after all
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so I feel like the term really suits
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our rebellious identity
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That would be Hyunjin
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I really admire the way
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he expresses himself so authentically
on stage
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Being on the stage
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gives me a huge rush of endorphins
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and fills me with so much confidence
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In that sense I guess I do
feel like a rock star
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I feel like a rock star
when I'm on stage
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Seungmin is like a true rock star
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Even in his day-to-day he's
like a rock star
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When he's singing...
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His personality and aura
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might seem soft
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but Seungmin was the first
person to break
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my stereotype
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He's surprisingly a free spirit
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He knows how to speak his mind
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even more so than Changbin
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He has this sort of...
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If you have a rock spirit within you
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you guys are the true rock stars
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Our album "ROCK-STAR"
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brings me back to our "God's Menu" era
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This album is filled
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with music that can showcase
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our physical power and strong
stage presence
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It's a powerful album
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"5-STAR" is like a score
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It might be a standard for
how others evaluate us
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or a standard for how we
evaluate ourselves
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But our inner "ROCK-STAR"
goes beyond evaluations
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I think they're different genres
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For "5-STAR," we made up our minds
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to show you our "5-STAR" effort
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But for "ROCK-STAR"
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we're showing us as we are
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Our unfiltered free spirit
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That's how I see it
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I love "MEGAVERSE"
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This was made very intentionally
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There's a BPM change in the middle
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It gradually speeds up
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When we go from one BPM
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to another
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there's usually a pause in the middle
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but we tried to make
the change gradual
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That's how we made it
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- "Wel" doesn't have to sound
too strong - Got it
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- We'll gradually increase
the power - Yes!
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The space between words could
be a bit shorter
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Okay
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The words could be shorter
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Shorter?
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Just a little bit
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Alright, we'll keep that and
try a few more times
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And in terms of song arrangement
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The title of the song is "MEGAVERSE"
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and in a way, it can seem
like a multiverse
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Because the various universes
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make up one big universe
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we took samples and sources
from each universe
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and highlighted that when
arranging the song
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I really liked "MEGAVERSE"
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I still do
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The grandness
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and the scale
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"LALALALA" has a more exciting
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and lively type of grandness
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while "MEGAVERSE" has a heavier
type of grandness
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Even if they're both grand
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the song can clearly be differentiated
from "LALALALA"
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as well as the performance
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On the set
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we tried some interesting angles
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There's a scene where
the actor Seunghoon
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is sitting down and I glare at him
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At that moment
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he's blasted backward
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It was made with CGI
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and it turned out so cool
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He had a wire behind him
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which was pulled to make it look like
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I pushed him with my superpower
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It looked really cool
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It stars someone I like
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I have
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a certain connection
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with that person
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This could be a huge spoiler
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but you won't be disappointed
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And as you all know
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the universe is constantly expanding
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You know this, right?
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Just like the universe is expanding
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Stray Kids is too
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Our musical spectrum
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is constantly expanding just
like the universe
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That's the message I wanted to convey
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Last November
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It's been a year now
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That's when we made "LALALALA"
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Initially
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this song wasn't recorded
for this album
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We had planned to include it in the
"5-STAR" album as a B-side track
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"LALALALA" was written
as a title track
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But at the time, we thought
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"S-Class" was a better fit for us
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so we recorded "LALALALA" as a
B-side track for that album
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But as we were recording
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I thought...
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I really wanted to perform
this on stage
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I thought this was a song
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that could really show the energy
that SKZ can bring
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to the music and to the stage
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so I called the company in
the middle of recording
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I called the higher-ups
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and said, "I wish we could
keep this song"
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The song that we included
instead of "LALALALA"
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was "ITEM"
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It's not "rock" as in the music
genre It means "pleasure"
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Still, it's a word play on the word
"rock" using a homophone
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Some of us in 3RACHA said
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we'd like to play up the band sound
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so I remember adding in
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guitar sounds later on
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We made some revisions to the song
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We wanted to emphasize
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the part where everyone
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sings along
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Initially "Lalalala la lalalala"
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was only included before the hook
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but we added it to the entire
hook as background vocals
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Like this
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So that everyone can sing along
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like the Stray Kids "Anthem"
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3RACHA said they were into
one-syllable titles
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In songwriting, the title
is so important
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I think one-syllable titles
give a strong impact
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and considering our overall
concept and strengths
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"S-Class" and "LALALALA"
go together very well
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That's why we chose it
as our title track
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"S-Class"
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is lighter than our usual songs
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It feels like a mix of
different genres
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with a strong focus on sounding catchy
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On the other hand, "LALALALA"
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is a song with a flow
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and our new energy
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and an aura that can
dominate the stage
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When I first saw the title without
the Chinese character
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I assumed it meant "ROCK"
as in the music genre
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But after listening to the song I
realized that wasn't the case
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It was actually the Chinese
character for "pleasure"
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People experience a multitude of emotions
throughout their lives
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Joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure...
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In the end
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I hope the emotion we choose
is "pleasure"
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I hope it would be happiness
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That was my intention for this song
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Of course, they're all good emotions
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and emotions you must feel
in life but while you're
listening to this song
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I hope you focus on the
feeling of "pleasure"
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Our songs don't normally
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have a melodic tune in the chorus
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so hearing the melodic chorus
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was a pleasant surprise
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Personally, I think STAY
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will love singing along to this song
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We cranked up the energy in this song
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so we could sing it energetically
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like rock stars
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That's how I directed the song
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We had already recorded the song once
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and when this song became
the title track
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I had some parts I wanted to fix
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so I ended up recording
the whole thing again
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Since this became our title
track I added more power
to the falsetto parts
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and sang in a full voice
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Let's use the original version
for "Cause we will"
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and starting from "make" I'll
sing with a full voice
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Can I slide in two punches in there?
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Okay, let's start from "will"
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Yes, yes
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By the way
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This is just an idea, but right now
I'm singing "Rock" with vibrato
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- You can remove that - Can I
try removing the vibrato
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and make the ending sound tougher?
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- The last note?
- Sounds good
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For the title track
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I think it will sound better
without the vibration
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I'll make it sound less pretty
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I loved that rhythm
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- Rock...
- Did it sound too high?
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Maybe we could just add the vibration
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- Then instead of a pretty
vibrato - Right, right
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- I can make it sound
irregular - Exactly
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"Cause we will make it rock"
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There's a part that goes like this
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The lines after that were
mostly sung in falsetto
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but I suggested reducing the falsetto
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and singing it in a full voice instead
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so I tried it in the booth and
it sounded pretty good
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so I proposed making some revisions
to the title track
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Luckily, our kind producers
accepted my idea
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so I was happy with the result
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This performance
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is really intense
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I feel like
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The intensity doesn't
build up gradually
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It starts off intense and
gets even more intense
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It's not 0 to 100
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It's 100 to 200
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The moves are really big too
267
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We have to know where
to exert our power
268
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And the chorus...
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It's grueling
270
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"They're really pushing the limits"
271
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"They're giving it their all" That's
how the final chorus feels like
272
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Every time I listen to a song
273
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I can picture the choreography
in my head
274
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and how I want it to feel
275
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When I listened to this song
276
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I thought we could really
use a choreography team
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to bring out the song's full potential
278
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We were actively involved in
creating the performance
279
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I was under this pressure to make
it better than "S-Class"
280
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so for the performance
281
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I was in charge of mixing and
editing the draft video
282
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I collected ideas from
all eight members
283
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It was the first time that all eight
of us gathered to discuss a song
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I'm happy we get to perform
285
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"LALALALA" with the dancers
286
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I think it will really amplify the strength
and energy of "LALALALA"
287
00:14:06,949 --> 00:14:12,043
Ever since "District 9" things
are getting more challenging
288
00:14:12,044 --> 00:14:14,864
I guess it means we're breaking
out of our boundaries
289
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growing, and getting stronger
290
00:14:17,793 --> 00:14:19,237
I hope you cover the song
291
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Challenges are a thing these days
292
00:14:21,071 --> 00:14:23,114
But apart from challenges
293
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I'd like to see you cover
294
00:14:25,682 --> 00:14:27,343
the whole three minutes
295
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I'll be looking forward to your covers
296
00:14:29,776 --> 00:14:31,573
This was a real challenge
297
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The choreography is so demanding
298
00:14:35,892 --> 00:14:38,291
and to get used to it you have
to dance with strength
299
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I remember we were all shouting
as we were dancing
300
00:14:41,966 --> 00:14:45,071
We had that part playing on repeat
301
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So if we were all sitting down
302
00:14:46,843 --> 00:14:49,660
I'd play the music and the members
would run out to dance
303
00:14:51,267 --> 00:14:54,650
But we had lots of fun
304
00:14:54,651 --> 00:14:56,539
We actually enjoyed it
305
00:15:12,251 --> 00:15:14,506
Is this your hardest song so far?
306
00:15:14,507 --> 00:15:15,635
The hardest!
307
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"S-Class"
308
00:15:17,096 --> 00:15:20,151
So far, our songs would have
a catchy riff, like
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DU DU DU DU DU DU
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MANIAC
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We always had a catchy point
312
00:15:25,285 --> 00:15:26,179
but with "LALALALA"
313
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the performance itself is the point
314
00:15:29,741 --> 00:15:34,539
Would you get it if I said it feels like
we're throwing a ball at you?
315
00:15:34,540 --> 00:15:36,022
Do you get it?
316
00:15:36,023 --> 00:15:39,865
It's a performance that shoots forward
317
00:15:39,866 --> 00:15:41,961
But if you want to find the
points within that
318
00:15:41,962 --> 00:15:43,237
There's Changbin's part
319
00:15:45,050 --> 00:15:46,077
That goes like this
320
00:15:46,078 --> 00:15:47,622
You wouldn't know what I'm
referring to, right?
321
00:15:47,623 --> 00:15:48,791
I want you to be curious
322
00:15:51,916 --> 00:15:56,419
I think this is our point move
323
00:15:56,420 --> 00:15:57,734
It's energetic
324
00:15:58,152 --> 00:16:02,637
and sends the message "This is how we're
going to show our strengths"
325
00:16:02,638 --> 00:16:06,073
There's a part near the end that'll
take your breath away
326
00:16:06,462 --> 00:16:10,237
It's the part where Felix goes like
this and he did such a good job
327
00:16:10,238 --> 00:16:13,200
It's going to make a huge impact
328
00:16:13,201 --> 00:16:16,308
The music video
329
00:16:16,309 --> 00:16:20,652
is about a clash of emotions and
ultimately, pleasure wins
330
00:16:20,653 --> 00:16:22,531
Those who can have fun
are the true winners
331
00:16:22,810 --> 00:16:26,524
That's my motto and the story
lined up with it
332
00:16:26,525 --> 00:16:28,375
It does seem like a fight
333
00:16:28,376 --> 00:16:32,698
Because we filmed it ourselves
334
00:16:32,699 --> 00:16:35,960
We're all the same people in a team
335
00:16:35,961 --> 00:16:40,578
It felt like the music video was
showing everyone's inner side
336
00:16:40,579 --> 00:16:42,772
All the emotions are colliding
337
00:16:42,773 --> 00:16:44,283
Like the film "Inside Out"
338
00:16:44,284 --> 00:16:48,484
In the end, "pleasure" is
the biggest emotion
339
00:16:48,692 --> 00:16:51,805
and it enables us
340
00:16:51,806 --> 00:16:53,139
to go on with our lives
341
00:16:53,140 --> 00:16:54,618
That's how I felt
342
00:16:55,218 --> 00:16:56,692
It was really intriguing
343
00:16:56,693 --> 00:16:58,481
Something really cool was
344
00:16:58,482 --> 00:17:02,894
we had so many dancers
dancing with us
345
00:17:02,895 --> 00:17:06,442
I thought, 'How would we get
them all in the frame?'
346
00:17:06,443 --> 00:17:08,896
But there was
347
00:17:08,900 --> 00:17:11,702
a famous drone director on set
348
00:17:11,703 --> 00:17:17,433
who flew drones to film all
the supporting actors
349
00:17:17,483 --> 00:17:20,096
That was a memorable moment
350
00:17:20,097 --> 00:17:22,328
Seeing a drone
351
00:17:22,329 --> 00:17:27,289
filming our "LALALALA" choreography
and performance
352
00:17:27,339 --> 00:17:31,145
made me realize how much technology
has improved
353
00:17:31,146 --> 00:17:33,037
What a useful electronic device!
354
00:17:33,338 --> 00:17:37,448
It's a good song to listen to whenever
355
00:17:37,449 --> 00:17:40,146
When you're happy you'll
go, "That's awesome!"
356
00:17:40,554 --> 00:17:41,895
That's how I feel too
357
00:17:41,896 --> 00:17:43,511
When you're sad
358
00:17:43,512 --> 00:17:46,587
'I'm sad, but this is fun'
359
00:17:46,588 --> 00:17:49,276
'This is pretty fun... Why am
I moving to the rhythm?
360
00:17:50,294 --> 00:17:52,102
That's how this song is like
361
00:17:52,103 --> 00:17:54,558
We have what we call a work song
362
00:17:54,559 --> 00:17:57,560
I think this can be categorized
as a work song
363
00:17:57,561 --> 00:18:01,352
because it fills you up with energy
364
00:18:01,353 --> 00:18:06,245
It's a song you can go crazy to
365
00:18:06,360 --> 00:18:09,010
The image we want to portray
366
00:18:09,011 --> 00:18:11,027
through "LALALALA"
367
00:18:11,028 --> 00:18:13,652
is SKZ itself
368
00:18:13,653 --> 00:18:15,367
Just like the SKZ you know
369
00:18:15,368 --> 00:18:16,784
we want to run around
370
00:18:18,066 --> 00:18:19,244
get lost
371
00:18:19,245 --> 00:18:23,046
and show you how we enjoy
the music and the stage
372
00:18:23,047 --> 00:18:25,236
I hope you can have fun with us
373
00:18:25,237 --> 00:18:28,014
Everyone has a different way
374
00:18:28,015 --> 00:18:29,227
of expressing pleasure
375
00:18:29,815 --> 00:18:31,882
We wanted to show
376
00:18:31,883 --> 00:18:35,762
SKZ's way of expressing pleasure
377
00:18:37,554 --> 00:18:39,864
My favorite song in this album
378
00:18:39,865 --> 00:18:42,840
and a song I think many
people can relate to
379
00:18:42,841 --> 00:18:45,816
is the song called "BLIND SPOT"
380
00:18:45,817 --> 00:18:49,803
'How should we write this song?'
381
00:18:49,804 --> 00:18:51,607
'What makes a song good?'
382
00:18:52,023 --> 00:18:53,593
Within 3RACHA
383
00:18:54,407 --> 00:18:57,592
we had a lot on our minds
384
00:18:57,593 --> 00:19:00,714
After making the first demo
385
00:19:00,715 --> 00:19:02,325
and listening to the finished version
386
00:19:02,326 --> 00:19:04,599
I think I cried in bed at night
387
00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:05,760
I...
388
00:19:06,045 --> 00:19:09,518
got very emotional listening
to this song
389
00:19:09,519 --> 00:19:13,372
There's a part that goes "Not
everything is as it seems,
hidden in the blind spot"
390
00:19:13,373 --> 00:19:15,149
Even if we look cool on stage
391
00:19:16,055 --> 00:19:17,962
Even if we don't show it
392
00:19:19,048 --> 00:19:22,275
we're always competing
393
00:19:22,276 --> 00:19:24,231
and to survive in the competition
394
00:19:24,232 --> 00:19:25,674
we have to
395
00:19:26,270 --> 00:19:30,158
constantly evolve and improve
396
00:19:30,159 --> 00:19:32,369
That's what all our members think
397
00:19:32,370 --> 00:19:34,411
We're not asking for sympathy
398
00:19:34,412 --> 00:19:37,818
but we just wanted you to
know what's going on
399
00:19:37,819 --> 00:19:39,789
The lyrics are so relatable
400
00:19:39,790 --> 00:19:43,041
At first, it made me sad
401
00:19:43,042 --> 00:19:47,059
but eventually, the song
402
00:19:47,060 --> 00:19:50,656
gave me the courage
403
00:19:51,557 --> 00:19:53,803
to keep going forward
404
00:19:53,804 --> 00:19:55,686
This isn't just about us
405
00:19:55,687 --> 00:19:58,286
We just happen to be standing
in front of the camera
406
00:19:58,287 --> 00:20:02,279
So many people are working hard
out of the spotlight
407
00:20:02,280 --> 00:20:07,600
and their efforts won't go unseen
408
00:20:07,601 --> 00:20:12,181
This song can be about
all the scenarios
409
00:20:12,587 --> 00:20:14,533
that exist in this world
410
00:20:14,534 --> 00:20:18,658
That's what makes it so relatable
and sad at the same time
411
00:20:19,442 --> 00:20:21,497
Even though I wrote the song
412
00:20:21,498 --> 00:20:26,653
I'm comforted by the thought
that I'm not the only
one who feels this way
413
00:20:27,504 --> 00:20:32,265
It's a strange song that evokes
so many emotions
414
00:20:32,266 --> 00:20:34,494
I had the most fun recording
"BLIND SPOT"
415
00:20:34,495 --> 00:20:36,524
I was able to show
416
00:20:36,525 --> 00:20:38,928
everything that I had practiced
417
00:20:38,929 --> 00:20:41,010
The pre-hook
418
00:20:41,011 --> 00:20:44,198
has a challenging melody line
419
00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:46,632
I had a hard time with it
420
00:20:47,135 --> 00:20:49,779
so I practiced similar songs
421
00:20:49,780 --> 00:20:55,611
and thanks to that I think
I was able to
422
00:20:55,612 --> 00:20:57,425
pull it off in "BLIND SPOT"
423
00:20:57,834 --> 00:20:59,458
I was so proud
424
00:21:04,375 --> 00:21:05,453
Sounds good
425
00:21:05,454 --> 00:21:07,123
I'll move on to the chorus
426
00:21:16,367 --> 00:21:17,900
You were amazing
427
00:21:18,396 --> 00:21:23,081
The song made me realize that
hard work really pays off
428
00:21:23,471 --> 00:21:27,795
That's why "BLIND SPOT" is
a special song for me
429
00:21:28,389 --> 00:21:30,440
If you're going through a hard time
430
00:21:30,441 --> 00:21:32,945
or if you feel stuck while
chasing your dreams
431
00:21:32,946 --> 00:21:36,411
I hope you give this song a listen
432
00:21:37,209 --> 00:21:40,683
I think this song will lift you up
433
00:21:42,505 --> 00:21:43,763
This song incorporates
434
00:21:43,764 --> 00:21:45,944
a lot of rock elements, which I like
435
00:21:45,945 --> 00:21:47,240
Personally
436
00:21:47,241 --> 00:21:51,162
I think this song is as good
as the title track
437
00:21:51,163 --> 00:21:53,031
It's one of my favorite songs
438
00:21:53,032 --> 00:21:55,463
It's another SKZ-style word play
439
00:21:55,961 --> 00:22:00,258
You can already tell by the title
440
00:22:00,259 --> 00:22:03,997
It means "We flex our complex"
441
00:22:03,998 --> 00:22:04,797
It's a play on the pronunciation
442
00:22:04,798 --> 00:22:08,565
We made up a new word called "COMFLEX"
443
00:22:08,566 --> 00:22:12,457
Everybody has their flaws
444
00:22:12,458 --> 00:22:15,011
but that's what makes them special
445
00:22:15,012 --> 00:22:19,876
and we have nothing to hide!
446
00:22:19,877 --> 00:22:22,816
We can turn our weaknesses
into strengths
447
00:22:22,817 --> 00:22:26,320
We flex what others consider a complex
448
00:22:26,321 --> 00:22:28,101
So don't mess with us!
449
00:22:28,102 --> 00:22:31,514
It's a song about self-confidence
450
00:22:31,515 --> 00:22:33,672
The chorus is really interesting
451
00:22:33,673 --> 00:22:36,981
Changbin had sung the guide
452
00:22:36,982 --> 00:22:39,569
and there's a part that goes "Hm"
453
00:22:39,570 --> 00:22:41,573
That part was so hard to listen to
454
00:22:41,574 --> 00:22:42,445
It was so annoying
455
00:22:43,354 --> 00:22:44,372
Hm
456
00:22:44,373 --> 00:22:45,634
What does it mean?
457
00:22:45,635 --> 00:22:47,068
We have a lot of flaws
458
00:22:47,069 --> 00:22:48,763
but that's what makes us special
459
00:22:48,764 --> 00:22:51,339
I always like to cause trouble
460
00:22:51,340 --> 00:22:53,532
so the members say
"Not again, I.N"
461
00:22:53,533 --> 00:22:55,511
But I think
462
00:22:55,512 --> 00:22:59,446
STAY will find it charming
463
00:23:00,548 --> 00:23:01,634
and...
464
00:23:02,889 --> 00:23:04,282
trigger a protective instinct
465
00:23:12,385 --> 00:23:13,868
In "COMFLEX"
466
00:23:13,869 --> 00:23:16,660
there's a dynamic rhythm variation
467
00:23:16,661 --> 00:23:17,819
and those elements
468
00:23:18,603 --> 00:23:20,326
make it a fun listen
469
00:23:20,327 --> 00:23:22,520
It was a fun song to sing
470
00:23:22,521 --> 00:23:24,531
and the song
471
00:23:24,532 --> 00:23:30,329
uses a lot of vocal techniques
472
00:23:30,330 --> 00:23:33,887
I always think about how I
can make the song fun
473
00:23:34,486 --> 00:23:39,596
and which parts I should
sing with more power
474
00:23:39,597 --> 00:23:43,843
and "COMFLEX" was a song I put
the most thought into
475
00:23:43,844 --> 00:23:47,095
It's a song I can sing
476
00:23:47,096 --> 00:23:48,290
as SKZ's vocalist
477
00:23:48,291 --> 00:23:52,392
So singing "COMFLEX"
478
00:23:52,393 --> 00:23:54,285
was a pleasure
479
00:23:54,286 --> 00:23:55,298
It was fun
480
00:23:57,248 --> 00:23:59,390
This song is more special
481
00:23:59,775 --> 00:24:04,175
because it's the first
B-side track I wrote
482
00:24:04,176 --> 00:24:08,583
Initially, I was taken aback by
the grandness of the track
483
00:24:08,584 --> 00:24:11,711
because I usually prefer minimal songs
484
00:24:11,712 --> 00:24:13,718
But somehow
485
00:24:13,719 --> 00:24:17,132
I was able to come up with
a good top line and hook
486
00:24:17,133 --> 00:24:19,624
After finishing the song
487
00:24:19,625 --> 00:24:23,591
I recorded it with Chan in
his recording booth
488
00:24:23,592 --> 00:24:27,481
We filled the second verse
with Chan's verses
489
00:24:27,482 --> 00:24:29,379
and that's how this song came about
490
00:24:29,380 --> 00:24:34,290
I remember Chan's voice
being in the demo
491
00:24:34,291 --> 00:24:38,389
I was impressed by the chemistry
of their voices
492
00:24:38,390 --> 00:24:41,903
It was a shame to cover it up
with all of our voices
493
00:24:41,904 --> 00:24:43,699
That's how much I liked the demo
494
00:24:43,700 --> 00:24:45,103
I still listen to it
495
00:24:45,104 --> 00:24:47,668
Even if we use the same guitar sound
496
00:24:47,669 --> 00:24:50,776
Hyunjin has a way of making
497
00:24:50,777 --> 00:24:55,587
the energy inside him to flow
freely in his body
498
00:24:55,588 --> 00:24:57,966
Rather than power
499
00:24:57,967 --> 00:25:01,447
this song leaves a lingering
sense of sadness
500
00:25:01,448 --> 00:25:05,290
Asking something to be hidden means
501
00:25:05,315 --> 00:25:07,693
if the sights you're seeing
502
00:25:07,718 --> 00:25:10,737
or the environment you're in
503
00:25:10,762 --> 00:25:12,724
make you feel anxious
504
00:25:12,749 --> 00:25:15,332
someone can hide them for you
505
00:25:15,360 --> 00:25:18,522
That feeling
506
00:25:19,323 --> 00:25:21,026
changes every day
507
00:25:21,027 --> 00:25:23,831
I drew inspiration from
508
00:25:24,368 --> 00:25:26,355
one of Hyunjin's lonely days
509
00:25:26,356 --> 00:25:32,675
and it inspired me to
come up with a song
510
00:25:32,676 --> 00:25:34,743
that people could resonate with
511
00:25:34,744 --> 00:25:39,432
Among our melodical and deeper songs
512
00:25:39,433 --> 00:25:41,457
this is the first time
513
00:25:42,619 --> 00:25:46,894
we have a part where we pour all
our emotions out in the end
514
00:25:46,895 --> 00:25:50,980
That was the first part
515
00:25:50,981 --> 00:25:54,318
that I recorded
516
00:25:54,319 --> 00:25:56,497
I did it in one take
517
00:25:56,498 --> 00:25:58,349
We kept the first recording
518
00:25:58,350 --> 00:26:00,482
and sang it two more times
519
00:26:00,483 --> 00:26:04,411
but the first one was the best so we
went with the one-take version
520
00:26:04,412 --> 00:26:08,021
Since I listened to the song
before going into record
521
00:26:08,428 --> 00:26:11,243
I was able to reflect on the emotions
522
00:26:11,244 --> 00:26:13,307
and carry them into the song
523
00:26:13,308 --> 00:26:14,647
- Ready?
- Yes
524
00:26:14,648 --> 00:26:16,417
- Okay, let's sing it
a few times - Okay
525
00:26:30,325 --> 00:26:31,372
I think we're good
526
00:26:31,709 --> 00:26:32,831
Should we give it a listen?
527
00:26:45,634 --> 00:26:46,949
It's so grand
528
00:26:46,950 --> 00:26:49,543
The guide was sung in falsetto
529
00:26:49,544 --> 00:26:51,681
but I got greedy
530
00:26:51,682 --> 00:26:53,809
I was in the vocal room
alone with Lee Know
531
00:26:53,810 --> 00:26:55,665
and I asked him if he could hit
the notes in a full voice
532
00:26:55,666 --> 00:26:56,732
We were talking
533
00:26:56,733 --> 00:26:59,549
and I asked him to try it in a full
voice and it actually worked
534
00:26:59,550 --> 00:27:01,834
Back then, I had
535
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a work appointment so I couldn't
join the directing
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so I left Chan
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a note saying
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"I want this part to sound like this
and that part to sound like that"
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and Chan directed the song in my place
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As soon as I came back to Korea I
went to the recording studio
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and listened to the songs
and they were so good
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I was so happy with them
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