Give up music → formed to open an academy..Boyd's debut filled with desperation [Interview 1]

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Five different gemstones gathered to become a gem.

Boy band Boyd (V01D) is ready to create a new wind in the K-band scene.

Boyd (Song Yoo-chan, Jo Ju-yeon, Kevin Park, Jung Ji-seop, Shinnosuke) is a five-member boy band that will be introduced by IX Entertainment for the first time. Cho Ju-yeon (vocal) and Kevin Park (keyboard + vocal), who were from Mnet's "Steel Heart Club," as well as Song Yoo-chan (drum), Jung Ji-seop (guitar + vocal), and Shinnosuke (base).

The team name means to engrave existence with sound above the name Void. It is a tall band with a height of more than 180 centimeters and an average height of 183 centimeters, and has an immersion that instantly controls attention on stage with overwhelming visuals and performance that is faithful to the essence of the band.

Boyd, who released his first mini-album "01" on the 11th, recently conducted an interview at Star News headquarters in Seorin-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, ahead of his debut.

-It's interesting that there are two members from the band audition program "Still Heart Club", and I'm curious about how Boyd came to be made up of five members now.

▶Song Yoo-chan = I was the first to come to this company. I met the CEO after being introduced by a friend and said, "I want to do a band," and he said, "Let's find the members together," so I watched a lot of videos. After watching the members' performance video, I said, "I want to see you."

▶ Jeong Ji-seop = I was in another band for a long time before I joined Boyd. After that, I left the band and spent a year of my own dark days. I thought about whether I should keep doing music or not, and when I gave up on music, the director introduced me to this company, and my parents and CEO told me to be brave and do it one more time, so I debuted as a boy band. The first person I met at that time said, "There is a handsome drummer. He said, "I'll take good care of you." At first, it was composed of two members, Yoo Chan and I, and a few days later, Kevin Park came in.

▶Kevin Park = I'm originally an American. I was studying at an American university as a philosophy major. In fact, I thought, "I want to do music," but I thought a lot about how to get into this world. I used to do classical music. After graduating from university, I told my parents, 'Just one year, please. "I'll try my best to make music". At first, I auditioned for Mnet's "Boyz Planet 2" to become an idol. Then, the casting director introduced me to this company.

-All the members wanted to do music, but I don't think I could have imagined debuting as a band.

▶Kevin Park = That's right. I thought it was my last time to appear on 'Boyz Planet 2', but I suddenly had this opportunity. I like to try new things, so I thought, "I should do it no matter what." The two things I love the most in the world are piano and song. It's rather nice to be able to do these two things together. I love music so much. Of course, idols are cool, but for bands, music is more core-oriented. I think it's really cool that we make band colors, and I want to continue growing as an artist.

▶Song Yoo-chan= I originally gathered the members to do a band after graduating from the Department of Practical Music, but it didn't work out. So I was going to open a practical music academy as a drum teacher, but my friend introduced me to the CEO, so I came all the way here. As I became a band, the opening of a practical music academy was postponed until later.

▶ Jung Ji-seop = Except for Yoo Chan, not all members majored in music. I was working as a fashion model when I started doing music.

▶Kevin Park = Our combination is fun. I majored in classical music, Juyeon majored in acting, and Shinnosuke was a jazz orchestra. Everyone has different colors, so it's fun and the combination is better than I thought.

-The number '01' included in the team name also means 'No.1', but what is the strength of Boyd that he is proud to be No. 1 in the band scene outside of music?

▶ Jung Ji-seop = I'm embarrassed to say it myself, but our team's average height is 183 centimeters. I think your height and visuals are really good. Musically, I'm still in the process of finding it. But there's a freedom that only we can do. What we want is that the relationship between the fans and the artists is like a friend. My goal is to make it feel like I'm going to see my friends when my fans come to see our performances. I think this is the difference from other bands. I want to tell you that they're really good at live performances.

▶Song Yoo-chan = Kevin Park played classical piano and Shinnosuke likes jazz bass. I think I can show you a variety of music musically.

-How do you think the overwhelming physique of an average height of 183cm affects Boyd's own sound scale when performing or performing on stage?

▶Kevin Park = Since his physicality is big, don't you think he fills the stage and can see well. So I'm confident enough to fill the big arena or stadium with our sound.

▶ Jeong Ji-seop = Basically, isn't it good to be tall. I think the fans will like it, too. I think it'll look smaller if I do the performance on stage even though I'm tall, so we make it bigger when we practice.

-Is there any point you are particularly interested in to maximize the tall silhouette in stage production or costume concept?

▶ Jeong Ji-seop = It may be selfish, but we added 3-4cm more insoles to our height. (laughs)

▶Song Yoo-chan=Drummers think that they look cool when they play drums only when they have a good body, so I've been working out a lot lately.

-continuing in the interview ②.

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