"Entering the Tokyo Dome" Rise "We will be a team that achieves our goals as we say." [a question and answer]

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Group RIZE will stand at Tokyo Dome for the first world tour "RIIZING LOUD" special edition performance for three days from the 21st to the 23rd.

In particular, Rise's performance is receiving great attention as it is a record of "entering the Tokyo Dome for the shortest time by a K-pop boy group," and the members expressed their feelings directly through their agency SM Entertainment.

The following are questions and answers about Rise's first Tokyo Dome performance.

How do you feel about setting a record for entering the Tokyo Dome for the shortest time by a K-pop boy group?

- SHOTARO: I'm very grateful. It means that there are people who support and watch us. Come to think of it, in the Japanese broadcast with Yuta of NCT in 2022, he asked me about my goal in 5 years, and I told him that I wanted to stand at Tokyo Dome. Thank you to the members who always gave me a lot of strength to make that dream come true.

- Eun-seok: I still can't believe it. It's also the place where I performed for the first time when I was SM Rookies. It's interesting that they only fill it with BRIZE (official fan club name). I want to say thank you to the members for doing well without getting sick. Let's make a great performance again.

- SUNG-CHAN: It's nice to be able to perform, but I'm glad it means something else. I want to say thank you and thank you to the members who came with us, leaning on each other and relying on each other, from the previous fan concert tour where the dome concert hall felt far away.

- Won-bin: When I first started my tour under the name of Rise, my dream was to meet Breeze in a bigger and bigger venue. It's nice to be able to achieve that dream again this time. The "RIIZING LOUD" tour, which started last year, is just around the corner. Thanks to the members, I was able to cheer up and do well. Thank you!

- So-hee: I think it's meaningful just in itself that Rise came to a big concert hall like Tokyo Dome. Since we've been working hard with the same dreams as the members, it's an opportunity to stand. Members, you've done a great job. Let's continue to show good performances.

- ANTON: I couldn't believe it at first. In fact, a record can be broken by someone someday. But anyway, I'm proud of us right now. I hope that the Rise team will continue to work hard and go higher. What I want to say to the members is... It's not easy to be the youngest (laughs), but thank you for taking good care of me in my own way.

What do you expect from this performance?

- SHOTARO: The stage is big, but Breeze will try to make you feel closer to us. Please look forward to the new setlist as well. The members and the company staff talked together and put all their energy into the performance. I hope it'll be a concert where Breeze can go home happily.

- Eunseok: The performance of "All of You". It's a song that's just been released, so I hope it'll be known a lot, and it's my first time performing in a big place. There's a part of me that you like because Breeze is the killing point, and I'm also thinking about the choreography variation.

- SUNGCHAN: I'm looking forward to 'All of You' performance. It's a new Japanese song that came out after a long time, so I think we need to show it well. I prepared a cover song, but it's a famous song, so most of you probably know it. There must be a lot of Breeze coming from far away, so I want to make happy memories for three days.

- Won-bin: There's a stage that we've never used before. That's all for spoilers… I'm looking forward to "Fame" the most. There are times when I shout "Cream!" at the beginning of the song, and I wonder how much Breeze will shout.

- So-hee: I'm looking forward to Breeze's "Bag Bad Back" singing in the concert hall. I'll look forward to it. Breeze! And please look forward to the last section before the encore. I can't tell you what song it is, but my prediction is that the members will probably dance to the point where they fall down, and Breeze will be very excited.

- Anton: You'll be able to see the point of "shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" The performance I'm looking forward to is "9 Days", but the reason is still a secret (laughs). Later, when I look back on the history of Rise after 10 years, I will make a performance that I did not regret.

What did you say to each other before the performance? Who do you think is the most nervous member?

- SHOTARO: The day before yesterday and yesterday, after practice, I told the members that we should eat and do well. I think Won Bin is very responsible and puts meaning on each stage, so he's nervous. On the other hand, Eunseok seems to be less nervous than the other members. When I saw it during rehearsals, I felt relaxed.

- Eun-seok: Rather than saying anything, I remember all the moments when we practiced together. I just set a goal of not making mistakes and having fun on stage. I think everyone is as nervous as they need to be, but if I have to pick one, SHOTARO. A lot of my friends said they'd come to see me. Surprisingly, SUNGCHAN doesn't seem nervous. I tend to lose my tension when I run stage simulations in my head... I've already simulated it once.

- SUNGCHAN: We tend to share feedback rather than fighting (laughs). Before the last rehearsal, I remember saying to everyone who makes the performance with me, "Please take care of the performance for 3 days." Since it's a concert in Japan, I think SHOTARO must be the most nervous. SHOTARO is the one who can cry! I've got a lot of leeway on stage, but now I think I'm a little nervous because I want to speak a little better.

- Won Bin: I think I was the most nervous... I was so nervous when I came to Tokyo Dome for the first time as Rise, so I opened my hands and went up on stage. Compared to then, I can feel the good tension now, the tension I need to perform. I'm really excited. With the members, the tour is coming to an end, so I told them to work hard on the rest of the performances.

- So-hee: I don't think we're a team that cheers up with words. All the practice and performance itself are fighting for L.O.즈.E. Let's talk about each other's shortcomings and try to fix them together. The member who is nervous is SHOTARO. I tend to care about details, but wouldn't it be even more like that this time? On the contrary, Eunseok doesn't seem to be nervous when he sees no ups and downs. Actually, I'm not trying to relax, I'm trying to take a moderate amount of tension.

- Anton: There are times when we pick one member and make him do "fighting" like a joke. Yesterday, Won Bin was chosen as the person in charge of "fighting" before the rehearsal began. That's how we feel fighting in our own joy. Tensions are honestly all similar. What everyone said at the end of the rehearsal was that it would only be realized right before the performance. I think I'm probably most nervous when I get on the lift to appear... But I think it's better to feel nervous because you want to show something well.

Rise, who is achieving your goals as you say, if you set your next goal?

- SHOTARO: I want to see more breezes and more orange lights in a bigger venue. I want to get a bigger award for Rise music.

- Eun-seok: Rather than aiming for a concert hall, I want to be a cool group that everyone knows Rise and listens to Rise songs often. Regardless of the size of the concert hall, we will work hard to become a rising star anywhere.

- SUNG-CHAN: I want to be an artist who shines through the year someday. I hope our music and performance will be loved a lot.

- Won-bin: I think RISE's goal is to become a team that performs well. I've said this while starting the "RIIZING LOUD" tour, but I hope the public, not Breeze, feel that they want to see the "RIIZING LOUD" concert. I think Rise continues to grow and has done well, but I want to do better in the future. We will continue to be a consistent team, so please look forward to it. I'll show you!

- So-hee: First of all, Breeze who took us all the way here, thank you so much! Wouldn't the next goal of the dome be the stadium? I recently had a SMTOWN LIVE performance at a stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, and I remember Antone saying that he wanted to stand in the stadium.

- Anton: I hope it continues to be known as "Rise that goes as you say" like the question. My goal has been to perform at a stadium in New Jersey, the U.S., where I lived since my debut. The short-term goal is for Rise's music to reach more people's hearts in 2026.

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