Q. How are the reactions to the album?
James: People are going crazy.
Moon: Really outrageous!
EXSY: We enjoyed working on the album and we’re proud that we’re receiving such a great response from it, since it is an album we have a lot of attachment to. Thank you for giving it so much love.
Q. The album is doing very well on overseas charts.
Moon: Since it’s rising on the American charts, we’re starting to feel like wanting to have some performances in America.
James: We haven’t had a performance in America for a very long time, and the fans who were in America all along have said they miss us. We’re so thankful for them, and we miss them too.
Moon: Since it’s rising on the American charts, we’re starting to feel like wanting to have some performances in America.
James: We haven’t had a performance in America for a very long time, and the fans who were in America all along have said they miss us. We’re so thankful for them, and we miss them too.
Q. The music video held much of their personal stories, as well.
EXSY: We didn’t know we would be showing in the MV. The director (Min Oh) suddenly came to find us and said he wanted to talk to us about our lives, and we thought it was just a talk between hyung and dongsaeng. It ended up being that he put a lot of our life story into the MV.
Moon: Our traumas are something that aren’t easily said aloud, but I think it’s nice to have expressed them through music and art. They’re tools that can help us express things uniquely and sincerely.
EXSY: We didn’t know we would be showing in the MV. The director (Min Oh) suddenly came to find us and said he wanted to talk to us about our lives, and we thought it was just a talk between hyung and dongsaeng. It ended up being that he put a lot of our life story into the MV.
Moon: Our traumas are something that aren’t easily said aloud, but I think it’s nice to have expressed them through music and art. They’re tools that can help us express things uniquely and sincerely.
Q. A scene in the MV even tells us the story of member James’ accident this summer.
James: It definitely wasn’t easy. The charm of this director is that he was able to draw out our stories and the difficulties we’ve come to surpass. We’re thankful that he was able to express it so artistically. We really hope we can work together with him again on a different music video.
James: It definitely wasn’t easy. The charm of this director is that he was able to draw out our stories and the difficulties we’ve come to surpass. We’re thankful that he was able to express it so artistically. We really hope we can work together with him again on a different music video.
Q. They’ve been together for so long they’re practically family. But there are bound to be disparities.
James: Rather than fighting, we just talk it out maturely. (Regarding the album) Personally, I’ve only worked on three of the songs on this album, and the remaining three I was in the hospital. So they don’t hold very much of my opinion. (laugh) But I like it, the album.
James: Rather than fighting, we just talk it out maturely. (Regarding the album) Personally, I’ve only worked on three of the songs on this album, and the remaining three I was in the hospital. So they don’t hold very much of my opinion. (laugh) But I like it, the album.
Q. You don’t even fight over what to eat?
Moon: If someone suggests something we usually all just agree. For EXSY, if he wants to eat something different from the rest of us, he’ll go and eat by himself. He goes to eat what he wants to eat. In one moment we may find out he’s missing, and he’ll say, “Oh, I went to eat OO.”
Moon: If someone suggests something we usually all just agree. For EXSY, if he wants to eat something different from the rest of us, he’ll go and eat by himself. He goes to eat what he wants to eat. In one moment we may find out he’s missing, and he’ll say, “Oh, I went to eat OO.”
Q. What do you think of James’ change in position?
EXSY: Since James’ position has changed, there are a lot more electronic elements added into the songs, and we can add in piano lines as well. I think it creates a really unique sound.
EXSY: Since James’ position has changed, there are a lot more electronic elements added into the songs, and we can add in piano lines as well. I think it creates a really unique sound.
Q. If presented with the opportunity, do you want to come out with a sweet song or Christmas song?
Moon: I actually specialize in writing sweet songs. I write a lot of sweeter songs but for right now, we’re making a lot more mature songs for the music broadcasts. I don’t know when we’ll be able to include a sweeter song in there... But personally, I do like writing sweeter songs.
Moon: I actually specialize in writing sweet songs. I write a lot of sweeter songs but for right now, we’re making a lot more mature songs for the music broadcasts. I don’t know when we’ll be able to include a sweeter song in there... But personally, I do like writing sweeter songs.
Q. Plans for the future?
Moon: We want to let people hear a lot more of our songs and in 2016 we want to complete our promotions and just become an RP that people can see often. Please anticipate our music in the future. Please give us a lot of love~
Moon: We want to let people hear a lot more of our songs and in 2016 we want to complete our promotions and just become an RP that people can see often. Please anticipate our music in the future. Please give us a lot of love~
