The male idol group, B.A.P, has secured their spot as rookies who brightly shined the 2012 music industry.
After revealing their debut song ‘Warrior’ in January of last year, B.A.P won the rookie award during the 22nd Seoul Music Awards on January 31st, and swept the rookie awards for various end-of-the-year award ceremonies.
They received awards such as the best new boyband on an English K-POP site, Allkpop, and the 2012 K-POP rookie award on a German site, receiving acknowledgement from even their overseas fans.
With this popularity, they tasted the happiness of holding their first solo concert at the Seoul Olympic Park Olympic Hall on the 23rd and 24th of last month. I asked B.A.P, who are currently gaining popularity through their new song ‘ONE SHOT’, about their thoughts and plans for 2013.
- You guys basically received all the rookie awards from award ceremonies last year.
“We received love to the point where it felt like too much. To be honest, we feel a bit of self-respect. This is because we really worked hard, and feel that good results came out. Although we’re just rookies who have only debuted a year ago, we plan to show a more improved and matured side to ourselves during 2013 for our fans who showed a lot of interest.”
- You promoted last year without any rest. Do you have any complaints towards the company for enforcing this?
“Complaints wouldn’t even make sense. We only feel thankful. We wanted to promote without any time for rest. Although there were times when we wanted to rest, we feel that our tension has been released every time we think something like that. We feel more sad in not being able to promote more diligently.”
- What’s the secret behind B.A.P’s popularity?
“We feel that it’s a different style of music than other groups. Although we occasionally do music that appeals to the public, the fierce and hardcore music colors of B.A.P is our innate style. I would like to think that the secret behind our popularity is that we constantly showed that kind of musical color. Also, it seems like overseas fans also like B.A.P’s own strong and manly style as well.”
- You guys held a solo concert only a year after debuting.
“Holding a solo concert is a dream for every singer. Although we wanted to hold one ever since our debut days, we didn’t know that we would hold one so quickly. Although we worked hard as well, we feel thankful and proud for the staff members who worked together to prepare it well.”
- Your plans for promotions this year?
“After finishing ‘One Shot’ promotions, we plan to hold a concert tour in various nations and not only in Asia. If given the opportunity, we wish to hold concerts in Europe and South America as well. We will be holding our first solo concert in Japan at Yokohama on May 24th. We’ve never released an album in Japan, so we feel more nervous that we will be meeting Japanese fans through this performance.”
- Your wishes for this year?
“Because it’s only been a year since we debuted, young people know who we are, but older generations still do not know about us as well. That’s why we would like to inform people about B.A.P’s existence through music that embraces all generations. We would also like to strengthen B.A.P’s existence to overseas fans through amazing performances.”
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