How long did it take ‘THE BLACK’ to make a debut?
EUNSEO: The first time we performed in this unit
Was at the second concert, from what I remember.
I think it has been 2 and half years since then.
What does ‘THE BLACK’ stand for?
EUNSEO: First of all, the color black Goes well with any color.
So it means that we will blend in anywhere.
And it stands for chic and elegant charm.
What’s your favorite color?
EUNSEO: It’s black.
Isn’t it everyone?
SEOLA: We have to go with black this time.
EUNSEO: We all like black.
Were there any other candidates for the name besides ‘THE BLACK’?
EXY: There were a lot.
BONA: We all had our ideas.
I was thinking ‘BLACK MOON’,
which means 4 strange sisters from the Sailor Moon.
I thought it would be great.
EXY: There were other candidates too,
EUNSEO: ‘Deneb’ which is a first-magnitude star in the constellation of Cygnus, the swan.
SEOLA: I was thinking ‘Trigger’ which sounds hip.
I cannot remember the meaning now.
EUNSEO: The bullet,
SEOLA: Something that goes bang.
EUNSO: It was something very serious.
How did you choose the members for ‘THE BLACK’?
BONA: We did a performance together at our second concert
EXY: with this unit
BONA: And our fans loved it
That’s how we got to form this unit.
I think members with mature and powerful charms gathered together.
If you can scout one more member from WJSN to ‘THE BLACK’, who would you pick?
EXY: This one is hard.
BONA: Yes this is tough.
EUNSO: We would just want to mix rest of the members all together
Into one person and scout her.
Peace~
I am curious about each member’s position and your alternate characters in ‘THE BLACK’
EUNSEO: Hi, I’m Kelly
EXY: For me, I am Britney Expears
I dyed my hair with some highlights
With this hair, and strong makeup
People said I look like Britney Spears.
What’s the killing part of this album?
EXY: There is a part where we dance using our jackets
With alluring moves.
I think that part can captivate
people’s eyes and ears.
So I would say that’s the killing part.
EUNSEO: I think the line of our body moves stand out.
There are some very not-calm body rolls
in the calm mood of the song.
So I hope you can catch that part.
Please show us the key dance move of this album!
Among the members, who thought that the concept was just perfect for you?
SEOLA: In the line of ‘THE BLACK’ members’ personalities,
I think each of us would choose themselves.
Let’s pick our own selves.
EUNSEO: But it’s because the concept goes well with all four of us.
EXY: I think all four of us thought that ‘This is mine’.
Is there anything you particularly remember while you were preparing for this album?
EUNSO: We worked on this album
while we were doing promotions for .
So we talked a lot about
how to keep our stamina up.
‘I heard this supplement is good, and that pill works very well’
We shared things like that.
EXY: I remember the music video shoot
Until this day.
Always there were a lot of members when we were shooting the music videos in the past.
And this time, since there are only 4 of us,
I thought it would be easier.
But it was the hardest shoot ever.
Since there are 4 of us,
There were more scenes we need to film,
So I felt the absence of the members.
It was very tough because of those things.
So it still remains in my mind.
But it turned out as great as we worked hard.
Is there any behind episode?
BONA: We all recorded our own part and listened to it.
And after SEOLA recorded her chorus and we listened to it.
And it was so great.
So I texted SEOLA that
‘Wow you sound really good’.
EUNSEO: We talked like ‘It’s really cool’
SEOLA: I did chorus for the first time in my life.
Honestly I thought I can do great
So I volunteered with confidence.
But it was really hard.
Because I had to sing like our members
So I learned a lot,
And I was also satisfied with the result.
What’s your favorite lyric from the title track?
EXY I would choose my rap part.
BONA: She wrote it by herself.
EXY I would choose my rap part.
EUNSEO: The line which goes ‘I get what I want’
I think it is really good.
It represents our personalities
So I really like it.
What does it feel like to debut after WJSN CHOCOME?
BONA: They gave us a lot of good advices.
BONA: They said that ‘Do you think it would be easier if you do it with 4 members?’
EXY: They said a lot of basic things.
‘Be humble and don’t forget when you first started.
BONA: Try hard.
SEOLA: Subin said that ‘Do you think it would be easier to perform on TV shows?’
EXY: CHOCOME said that they will do a cover of
So we are very much looking forward to it.
If you are watching this video, please start learning the choreography.
What would be the biggest difference with CHOCOME?
SEOLA: Height!
EXY: Make-up and the costumes.
SEOLA: The concept is very different.
They are cuter and more adorable.
They put candies on their head
To be cute and all
But our concept is more strong and mature,
It’s 180 % different in terms of the concept.
EUNSEO: Personally I think it’s like the sun and the moon.
I feel like CHOCOME is like the sun
and THE BLACK is like the moon.
Could you tell us one of your TMI?
EUNSEO: I think we put a lot of our opinions In this album
Even for the music video,
All 4 of the members presented their opinion
And we all participated
In deciding the costumes.
What else?
BONA: We have a monochrome teaser film.
SEOLA suggested to make it in monochrome.
And EXY suggested to film the scenes in pairs.
And they were all accepted and we released the teaser on May 7th.
This is real TMI.
What’s the one thing you can do better than anyone else?
EUNSEO: Among the 4 members,
EXY: I would choose rapping.
SEOLA: I wish I was her.
EUNSEO: You are really the one.
EXY: Without any hesitation, I would say rapping.
EUNSEO: For me, I would say to show affection to our members.
I am the best out of four.
I was being cute to our members just now as well.
SEOLA: I think I have the most intense stare.
EUNSEO: You are cute but also good at things like that.
EUNSEO: You are good at solo dance.
BONA: I think I am the most flexible person among the members.
Glad that I found one.
What was each other’s first impression?
EUNSEO: First impression... EXY made me dance when we first met.
And Seola said hi like this in our vocal practice room.
With Bona, I grabbed her hand as soon as I saw her and asked her to go out for a meal.
BONA: She asked me to go out for a meal grabbing my hand right after I got in the office.
EUNSEO: It was dinner time when we first met, so I asked her ‘Let’s go out for a meal’
BONA: So we were like ‘Hello’ and then ‘Let’s go out for a meal’ and she grabbed my hand and took me out.
It was really fresh and shocking.
EUNSEO: But I don’t do that to anyone.
BONA: Seola was a lot like Eunseo.
She was wearing a track suit.
BONA: She had long hair.
EXY: Yes with a perm.
SEOLA: Did I have a perm?
I didn’t know that I had a perm.
EXY My first expression with all 4 members were the same.
Pretty. Pretty. Pretty.
How am I going to survive
in this world.
SEOLA: I have one too, EXY had a very semi-curly hair.
EXY I had super curly hair, not semi-curly.
So a lot of people asked me about it.
And I was tanned a lot,
So I looked like a little girl who came from the country to become a singer.
SEOLA: For Eunseo, during the shoot I felt like
‘When did she grow up like this?’
EUNSEO: This makes me cry.
BONA: She cries again, she always cries.
SEOLA: I saw her during the shoot and she looked all tall And I suddenly felt like she grew up well.
It will be super weird if you cry here.
EUNSEO: It’s all fake.
What do you do at home when you have a day off?
EUNSEO: I sleep and eat.
BONA: I can’t remember the last weekend we didn’t have any schedule.
EUNSEO: I sleep, eat and go out for a walk with Seola.
SEOLA: Because we are together a lot,
In winter, we go out to see snow,
In spring, we go out for a brunch,
In summer, we go to Han river.
We are living like a husband and wife like this.
Is there any workout you do to stay healthy or daily beauty routine that you do?
EUNSEO: I found out that cardio workout is really important.
I felt that while I was doing the choreo of our song.
It helps me survive in the group.
I am used to get short of breath like this
So I keep doing it.
SEOLA: For beauty routines,
Taking collagens?
BONA: I haven’t been working out as I was too exhausted.
But I realized that I should exercise to keep up with everything.
So I started pilates again,
But I haven’t been able to go very often because I’ve been too busy.
What food are you craving for right now?
SEOLA: Would you get them delivered?
BONA: Red-banded lobster?
EUNSEO: Raw prawn.
I am dying for raw prawns.
And I want to eat jjamppong near our office.
BONA: I want to eat hot pot.
It’s been too long since I had it.
EXY: I want to eat frozen pork belly so much.
SEOLA: My mon’s homemade dishes.
What do you want to do when ‘THE BLACK’’s album promo is over?
BONA: It’s been so long since I visited my home in Daegu.
So I would like to go there
And spend some time with my mom.
EXY: I would like to go on a trip by myself.
I don’t think I have tried traveling alone, so I would like to try it.
SEOLA I want to get driver’s license.
I don’t think I can do it,
But I would like to test myself.
If I can do it or not.
So I will do it as a challenge.
EUNSEO: When ‘THE BLACK’s promo is over,
Hopefully I expect the situation to get better.
And I would like to do WJSN’s concert.
I want to keep myself busy this year.
Please make me busy.
SEOLA: What would that make us look like?
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