BOYNEXTDOOR is back with their album filled with their personality.
BOYNEXTDOOR HOW SHOWCASE!
On the afternoon of the 15th, a media showcase for the second mini album “HOW?” was held at Yes24 Live Hall in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. BOYNEXTDOOR is back with an album that will mark the end of the trilogy of first love stories. Sung Ho said, “This album was produced by all the members discussing their music a lot, and it feels like we’re making a comeback wearing the right clothes.”
The new album has a “kitchencore” vibe. “I was thinking about keywords that could express this album well, and I combined “kitchen” and “nomcore,” which means natural style,” Leehan said. Woonhak was confident, too. He said, “If we say ‘kitch’, it might feel very different from ‘hip’, but we made this kitsch in a friendly and witty way with our own color.”
The title song of BOYNEXTDOOR HOW album, “Earth, Wind & Fire” compares love to nature such as the ground, wind and fire. Riwoo said, “The song is fun. It is refreshing and addictive as BND expresses the frustration of love that doesn’t go as he wants.”
Myung Jaehyun, who participated in the song’, said, “When I set up the main character in the early days of the title song, I wanted to express my anxious self, who is a very confident and cool person, but who struggles in front of love.” “I thought of the ‘King’s Man’ character as myself, when I wrote the lyrics. If the song is about ‘King’s Man’ in the album, please pay attention to it,” he said. Taesan also took part in the project. “I thought I should make a part that only Riwoo can do. I wanted to make it like a pop star because he is talented in dancing and singing,” Taesan said.
The group also talked about how they improved throughout the preparation of BOYNEXTDOOR How album. Riwoo said, “We focused on the details of each and every detail. We usually discussed these parts with the performance director, but this time the teachers entrusted it on me this time.”
The pre-order volume of BOYNEXTDOOR HOW album reached 570,000, an increase of nearly 40 percent from the previous album. In response, Taesan said, “We are all most grateful. We will become a more responsible team because we think that more people like our music and like our music.” Furthermore detailed article, CLICK HERE.
The group also received an advice from executive producer Zico. “As he always said, now that the result of music video and music have came out well, he hoped we can show a lot of things as a team and as an individual,” Taesan said.
Myung Jaehyun said, “I wrote the lyrics for the second verse of the title song. So after I wrote the lyrics I sent it to producer Zico. After he read the lyrics, he told me that it was good. It was the first time that I received compliments without any changes since I was a trainee.”
“I have a goal. I want to give trophies to my members while I’m on “M Countdown” host spot,” said Myung Jaehyun, the MC of M Countdown said.
Meanwhile, BOYNEXTDOOR’s second mini album “HOW?” will be released at 6 p.m. today (15th).