2023 has actually been a jam-packed year for the kids of ATEEZ. The K-pop team — which contains participants Hong Joong, Seong Hwa, Yun Ho, Yeo Sang, San, Min Gi, Woo Young as well as Jong Ho — lately went No. 1 on Billboard‘s Top Album Sales chart with its Outlaw EP, hit up this year’s KCON LA for a headlining efficiency as well as will start a collection of trip days in Latin America. In in between the team’s piled routine, the K-pop stars dropped in Billboard News to review their most current job highlights.
Host Tetris Kelly began the meeting congratulating the team for the Outlaw EP’s success (the collection likewise came to a head at No. 2 on the Billboard 200), as well as asked the participants their ideas on why it had such favorable function.
“I think this era is a whole different ATEEZ, so that why many ATINY [the group’s fan name] and many audience wanna get some new piece of our album,” Hong Joon mused. “After we got a high number on the chart, we had pressure also, but we try to enjoy these days. We try to have a good mindset to make new songs. After debut, we try to put something deeper into it, like a new genre of music.”
K-pop has actually turned into one of one of the most prominent categories of songs in the last couple of years, and also therefore, ATEEZ’s surge comes with the correct time. Min Gi reviewed this change as well as kept in mind “there’s a growing change as K-pop is becoming more widely accepted by the general public despite the language differences.”
The change has actually likewise resulted in the development of ATINY. The team lately activated throughout the globe to execute flash crowds of the team’s solitary “Bouncy” in public rooms, with a number of the video clips going viral throughout social media sites.
“I think the only people that can really capture the ATEEZ energy are our ATINY, so seeing them follow along with our dance was really fascinating,” Yun Ho claimed of the dancing video clips. “It made me want to set more cool choreographies that we can do together in the future.”
Up next for the team is the extension of its The Fellowship: Break The Wall trip. The trip continues Aug. 30 with a drop in Santiago, Chile, as well as will certainly see Bogota, Singapore as well as Manila following month.
Watch ATEEZ’s Billboard News meeting over.
