[Exclusive]ATEEZ Explodes 'Adrenaline' "I'm worried..It reminded me of our beliefs" [an interview with]

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-Following the interview ①

ATEEZ (Hong Joong, Seong Hwa, Yun Ho, Yeo Sang, San, Min Gi, Woo Young, and Jong Ho) released their 13th mini album 'Golden Hour: Part 4' on the 6th. It is an album that follows the "Golden Hour" series that depicts their most dazzling moments, capturing ATEEZ's willingness to hold on to their beliefs and move forward even in the middle of the storm. The new song includes a variety of genres, including the title song "Adrenaline", "Ghost", "NASA", "On the Road", and "Choose".

-"Golden Hour: Part 4" seems to have a special meaning for ATEEZ. What message did you want to convey through this album. I wonder what kind of mindset you prepared.

▶Sung Hwa = (rather than message) I think I'm ahead of my concerns musically. It was the same for the previous album, and I have a lot of worries about what to show in each album. In Lee Bum's album, the members thought about what ATEEZ started and what the fans' needs would be. Also, the result of thinking about what our 'belief' will be is 'adrenaline'. I've always had a lot of worries, but this album is a song that especially shows our unshakable beliefs.

▶Hong Joong = There were also concerns about the timing of the release of this song, and in particular, the "Golden Hour" series is an album prepared after deep musically consideration. The title song "Adrenaline" is somewhat different from the genre we used to do in the past. The fans remembered the energetic and explosive stage, and we also had a thirst for such a stage. I thought let's capture not only new things to show in the future, but also our own iconic moments.

-How was the title song "Adrenaline" chosen. Was there another candidate.

▶ mountain = there was no. This song has been the title song since the guide was posted in the group chat room.

▶Seonghwa = Everyone thought this was the title song. I was just worried about when it would be released.

-In the first week of the comeback, not only 'adrenaline' but also 'screw' was performed. The fans' reactions were really good.

▶Woo Young = I think I only slept 5-6 hours for 3 days on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to pre-record both songs. But I'm proud that you like it, and I think I'm glad I did it.

-The 'Adrenaline' stage literally showed off its explosive energy. I'm also curious about the choreography process.

▶Sung Hwa = From the time we ordered the dance, we want to show it this time. It doesn't matter if it's hard,' he said. In addition, San directly participated in the choreography production and contemplated the direction.

▶Woo Young = When I first received the draft, I thought it was a little weaker than I thought. It went through several revisions, and after that, the current choreography came out. Since San is a player's position on the stage together, he seems to have made the team better understand the point they want and complete it.

▶Hong Joong = We received a compilation of San's choreography, and I remember asking for 'I wish this part could be saved more'. It accurately figured out the direction we were pursuing.

▶San=Compliments from others are good, but I feel really good whenever the members acknowledge it. There are many movements that were inspired by the members while making this choreography. I think adrenaline, which is secreted in extreme situations, is a force to go one step further. At the end of the concert, there is a scene where the members continue the stage by hitting their legs, and I wanted to incorporate such images to capture them more intuitively. Thanks to this, I think ATEEZ's unique color became clearer, and I want to say thank you to the members.

-What do you think is the killing part of this album?

▶ Min Gi = Yeo Sang's solo part in the chorus of the second verse of "Adrenaline" is very cool.

▶Yeo Sang = I like Min Gi's rap part in 'Adrenaline'. Gestures are addictive, and they are my cup of tea. ▶ Min Gi = Then the meaning of my praise for you is faded.(laughs) ▶ Yeo Sang = I mean it.

▶Jongho = 'On the Road' has the last killing part. After the music died for a while, only the vocal's voice came out to raise the atmosphere, and the part where everyone sings together comes out, and that part is touching. I think it's not a part that one person shows, but everyone created it together. When the album was released, the fans liked "On the Road" a lot.

-The gesture ATEEZ shows on stage is impressive. I wonder if it's a thoroughly calculated result or an impromptu expression.

▶San = Set the basic framework, and create new things according to the mood and stage feeling of the day.

▶Woo Young = I'm 80% free. I do what I feel on stage.

▶Hong Joong = In the beginning, we practice a lot, and there is a part that we each decide to shoot a music video. If you take another practice video and film various things to show, (the gesture) is often made naturally and developed.

-Is it easy to cast a challenge for this song.

▶Seonghwa = But the juniors are asking me to do it more than I thought. I also admired someone, and I'm sorry, but the fact that someone respects us again motivates me a lot.

▶Hong Joong =These days, members who are interested in dancing or who are in charge of performance in the team come to the challenge. I also filmed a challenge yesterday, and I prepared everything in advance, and I saw you ask me details while filming, and I think I'm finding my passion again.

-Hong Joong and Min Gi participated in writing the entire song. Is there a standard that you think you want to keep when you make a song?

▶ Min Gi = In this album, he tried to break the existing framework. It was my first album since the renewal of the contract, and I wanted to show a new side of myself, so I wrote the style and mood of the whole song differently. I'm in the process of trying, so I'm looking forward to how the fans will like it. Personally, I think it's an album where adrenaline came out while challenging myself.

▶Hong Joong =There was one solo song each during the tour last year. In the process, each person solved the concept they wanted to do, and when working on a song that represents the team's mind like "On the Road" while preparing for the album, we talked a lot with the members. Among the things we talked about, we came to include expressions that we thought would be fun to write in lyrics. I feel that we are at the point of more intuitively interpreting our words into the lyrics. Other tracks were also inspired by such a process.

-Did the members have any opinions on this album?

▶Woo Young = gave a lot of performance opinions. Since there was a production team in charge of music, it seems that the choreography gestures and the number of dancers appealed a lot. While contemplating the direction of music broadcasting activities, he expressed his opinion, "I hope many dancers will be together."

▶Hong Joong =All eight members are greedy for music or stage. First of all, after sufficient meetings among members, they have a lot of conversations with the production team and the music team based on their opinions. The process of coordinating the thoughts of eight people takes time, and even if it is stressful, I always try not to lean into one person's opinion.

-It is not an easy process to gather the opinions of eight people in one place. The process seems to be the know-how and teamwork gained for eight years.

▶ Min-ki = There was also a dispute until the second or third year. But now there are very few. In the process of becoming adults and becoming adults, the range of accepting each other has become much wider. Even if it is different from my opinion, I try to respect it if many of the members think so. I think that's the biggest advantage of our team, and those members feel really cool.

-What was the biggest moment of achievement that the members felt in common during this activity?

▶Yun-ho = 'Adrenaline' stage performance is so intense that I thought, 'I should really prepare for this activity.' However, the more I do music shows, the more I feel, "I'm glad I prepared like this (even if it's hard)." I'm even more proud that the fans also liked the intense performance.

▶Hong Joong = I feel a sense of accomplishment as I see the fans' reactions on the music show. What I felt during the fan signing event was that people who had previously encountered us with songs of different genres seem to enjoy intense performances, and those who originally like them seem to be satisfied.

-Following the interview 3

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