[INTERVIEW] 141028 Choa Magazine

─The new song ‘How About You’ will be released on 14th November. For song writer and composer, Junhyung-san, what did you include in the song? 
Junhyung: I think there are more people who are clumsy about love than there are people who are experts at love. I made it with thoughts of identifying with people who are not familiar with love, in hopes they will pluck courage and have a great love. It is a story of the start of two people who have fallen in love.
Doojoon: This was a song Junhyung-goon made quite some time back; from that time, I’ve liked the song’s melody.
Kikwang: I too, liked it as soon as I heard it. When we sing it on stage with the choreography, it’ll be even more enjoyable.
Hyunseung: I like it too. It is a song that is compatible with BEAST’s promotion in Japan right now.

─ Who does the ‘You’ in the title refer to?
Dongwoon: The fans.
Junhyung: Definitely. When I made the song, I continuously thought of the fans.

─ To the fans, what would you want to ask them with regards to ‘How About You’?
Dongwoon: I really like this song, how about you?
Yoseob: ‘We like to eat Ichiran, how about you’ like that (laughs). Ah this question is difficult~!

─’Either day or night, whenever, it’s only you’ there are lyrics like that, lately what do you think about be it when you’re awake or asleep?
Junhyung: This time too the answer is the fans!
Dongwoon: Junhyung hyung, don’t you think of your puppy?
Junhyung: There is no place for the puppy in the relationship between me and my fans. Even so, I keep thinking of my summer vacation to Hawaii. I want to go to Waikiki again!
Dongwoon: Agreed!
Hyunseung: There isn’t anything special that I’ve fallen for. When we end our promotions in Korea, I don’t think about work and I spend my time freely.

─What about the coupling song ‘One Day’. What kind of song is it?
Junhyung: Unfortunately recently, there was someone around me to broke up… Based on that someone’s experience I made the song. I hope it gives strength to people who have been hurt by love.

─Did you tell that person that he/she was the inspiration/model for this song?
Junhyung: I properly received permission before creating the song.

─ The rest of the members are laughing, is this someone the members know?
Kikwang: He/She is our friend.

─ Seems like all of BEAST together are cheering that friend on.
Junhyung: It’s not like that (laughs).
Doojoon: Yup, it’s not to the point of cheering that friend on (laughs).
Junhyung: Through this song, we are turning his commonplace heart break story that happens anywhere, into a cool love (laughs).

─What kind of person is Producer Junhyung-san?
Junhyung: (In Japanese)Kawaii!(cute)
Doojoon: Junhyung-goon is thankful that the members sing his songs. Although he is serious, sometimes in the studio he teases me; if you’re saying cute, well I don’t really know (laughs).
Junhyung: I make the song thinking “This part will fit this member”, when recording it is the moment when my thoughts become reality. That moment, is the moment I feel that is the most worthwhile. Recording is hard on the members so there are times when the members send me a glance saying it’s hard but as a producer, I have to be objective.

─Is there anything you’d like to request of producer Junhyung-san?
Yoseob: The high range is too high! When I was recording ‘How About You’, I complained a little.
Doojoon: He cursed.
Yoseob: You weren’t even there, what are you saying (laughs). There’s never been an instance where you were at the recording studio at 1AM.
Doojoon: Weren’t you last (to record) because you had musical practice?
Yoseob: Nope. No matter what song, I’m always the last to record.
Doojoon: Right. Sorry, I’m sorry (laughs).

─Why is Yoseob-san always the last one to record?
Yoseob: I’m also in-charge of singing the chorus. Since you can’t record the chorus before everyone records their part, that results in me always being the last. BEAST is singing a song that a BEAST member made, therefore I want to also make sure that the chorus, everything, is done by BEAST.

─You’ll be starting your Arena tour in November.
Doojoon: This year we had a tour in hall (venue) so as much as the venue has grown, I hope many people could have that much fun as well.
Hyunseung: It’s been a while since we had something on this large scale so my heart is fluttering.

─In the concert in Korea, Dongwoon-san cried.
Dongwoon: Seeing the slogan ‘We will wait for you BEAST’, I was touched and ended up crying.
Doojoon: It was a surprise that the fans prepared without us knowing.
Junhyung: I was touched by the unexpected surprise. I was happy we were able to hold a concert in front of so many people so I cried too.
Kikwang: BEAST is a union of members who are emotional. Japanese fans too prepare surprises for us often. Not long ago, at our concert they prepared the slogan ‘Let’s go to Tokyo Dome’.
Yoseob: It was a moment we were able to share our feelings of wanting to go to Tokyo Dome with our fans!
Doojoon: During out fanmeeting, while we sang How To Love, our grey penlight turned to pink suddenly.
Hyunseung: I was really surprised by that too!
Kikwang: This time round, what will there be. I’m anticipating (a surprise). Ah, I’m just joking~ (laughs).

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