Hey guys, this is Jay B.
and here’s my “Zip My Record”!
alright, let me read through what’s on the NAMU wiki.
It says name’s JAY B, DEF, and JB.
it’s wrong. JB and Jay B are basically the same.
179cm tall and 66kg.
It’s also wrong. My weight is between 72kg to 73kg.
I’m trying to lower my weight to 68kg now.
Have cats named Nora, Baireu, and Cake.
Nora was the first cat I brought.
I wasn’t gonna bring one when I went to the pet shop. I was looking at dogs,
then there was a cat looking down like it’s the end of the world
I tapped the glass, but she didn’t even care about it.
She just sat there looking down at the floor.
hen I had the feeling that I want to change her,
feeling that I want to make her world more brighter.
That’s how I brought her home.
Now I can say I was fooled.
Right after she got home,
she turned into some kind of a dog-like cat.
What made you name them like that?
I was a big fan of when I brought Nora.
I named Baireu after the digimon named BeelzebumonX.
And Cake is cake.
On January 6th, 1994, he was born an idol….
I mean the only son. Little JB was a quiet boy.
I used to be dragged to help…
I mean voluntarily helped my parents do work on their tomato farm, not an apple farm.
He used to want to have siblings to hang out with.
But he got used to it to be alone and started liking it. yes, this is correct.
I used to be jealous of friends who has siblings,
then I saw them arguing and fighting a lot.
That made me think like “Maybe I don’t want siblings.”
He was into the group and many other k-pop groups even when he was a kid.
Actually,
I liked copying my mom dancing and singing as she do the chores with music on.
Jay B, who liked to be alone, got into dancing and singing.
To make it clear,
I started b-boying first because one of my friends in the hood showed me the cool move that I wanted to do too.
I told my parents that I wanted to learn dance.
That’s how I got interested in b-boying, hip-hop, and more music.
What was that cool move?
It’s the one I have as a special skill.
It’s called nineteen. It’s the move you spin with only one hand.
It’s not the only reason, but it leads to the conclusion.
I believe it was when I was a sophomore in high school.
I wasn’t really interested in being a singer.
My goal was to know more about hip-hop culture.
I wanted to see more things like locking, hip house, deejaying, MC, and graffiti.
As people know,
I was cast when I was changing in the restroom. But I didn’t want to tell my parents about it. I actually hid it from them.
Because my parents were very worried about my future at that time.
Honest speaking, I wasn’t. I had a feeling if I tell them about the street cast, I might be off the track that I’m walking on.
Somehow I ended up telling them about it. Then it all began.
We had arguments so many times.
I was sure that this is not what I want to do, but they want me to.
I told them “you said you will support me doing what I want to do, not what you want me to do.”.
But they were right. They had a clear vision of the future.
I was young and dumb. Now I don’t regret this.
I was cast after the JYP audition.
There is a rumor that I wasn’t gonna make it,
but the boss saw me enjoying the stage and chose me.
It’s not official though.
It says you did happy dance when you met GFRIEND.
That’s not what it looks like.
If I did it for real, that would be super awkward.
I just did cuz I was on a tv show.
I’ve seen this before.
They are being nice.
They said nice things when they saw this video for the first time. I appreciate it.
I’m pretty sure my friends know the team.
There is one friend I once asked to teach me on Naver cafe, he is now a very famous b-boy.
Oh, Jay Park left a comment.
“We need to practice again.”
I second that.
I’m just kidding.
It’s hard to see mine.
Oh it’s right here.
“JB and Jay Park will still do fine right now”
I don’t agree with that.
We won’t even make it at the beginning.
“Wow, I knew Jay Park is a b-boy, but JB is a surprise.”
Is it that surprising?
That’s because there are not many videos of me attending the b-boying battle.
I don’t really share them on the internet.
It’s gonna be hard to find.
Wow, the styling is too much. But that was it thing back then.
I wonder how I wear that kind of styling.
Do you still in touch with Jin Young?
Yeah we do.
I still keep in touch with members.
We have lots to talk about.
What album or song is the most memorable?
is.
That was when we started to change our image.
And and album.
I participated a lot in the physical design, the meaning,
and the order of songs of this album.
I did with my heart.
And .
I think this is the one that GOT7 got more like
GOT7 bright and somewhat fun.
Something that’s not too much and fun fits GOT7.
I don’t think acting like we are cool or flexing is the image of us.
This is where so many changes were.
How did you be on the ‘King of Mask Singer’?
when I was in JYP, I was like “I should be on that.”. To be honest,
I was a bit scared.
What if I do not do so well? It was the time I moved to a different company.
So I had to be shown. I’m sure
I was very nervous back then.
Did they ask you first?
Yes, they did. A lot.
But I was scared at first.
Then I realize that I need to do this.
Who chose the song to sing?
They sent me the list and I picked the ones I want.
I should’ve chosen different ones to show more of my voice.
What would you sing besides ?
There was by Park Jinyoung. I would sing that.
I didn’t sing that
because I did too much imitating him that time.
So I wanted to avoid imitating him when I sing. He would sing like
in the was released.
I was gonna make R&B songs.
Then I realized I should not stop dancing.
Because this is what I’m good at. So I did the performance too.
How did you start working with Jay Park?
I joined the company, and had a lot of time with him.
That’s how. We did work when ‘Cha Cha Malone’ was in Korea.
That was a whole new experience.
I keep doubting myself as I work on my own.
Asking questions like ‘Is it the best?’,
‘Can it be better?’. Sometimes it’s bteer when I give a little change, and sometimes, it’s worse.
But Jay Park is different.
I kept asking him whether it’s okay or not.
If he says yes,
I just go with that. It was fun to work with him.
“Jay Park vs. JB, you win this time. I will go for revenge.”
I doubt he can revenge me.
It would work if I take a 3 month long break.
Just kidding. There are things he is good at and I am good at.
The result of the battle will depend on the referee’s taste.
Alright, we’ve been through my history together.
I hope you all enjoyed it. And want you to know more about me through this.
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bye~