A Pink showed just how much they’ve matured since their debut a year ago with the release of their comeback album ‘Une Annee‘. The girls sat down for an interview with Ilgan Sports. They dished on their progress, the disadvantages of their age, and dating. Check it out below!

Q. “You swept up all of the rookie awards.”

Eunji: “We actually didn’t anticipate the wins because so many talented girl groups had debuted at the same time as us. As it’s an award we had always wanted to earn, it gave us a deeper sense of responsibility and an opportunity to work even harder.”

Naeun: “I forgot all of the speeches we had prepared because we were so nervous when we won the MAMA award. When I broke out of my daze, I was going to thank my parents, but was cut off right as I was about to say ‘pa-’. I was sorry about that.”

Q. “Which member matured the most?”

Bomi: “Namjoo. Her talents didn’t shine as brightly in our debut album, but now she’s in full bloom. She has a way of singing deliciously, and she also got a lot of parts in our new album. She’s always rehearsing, and I think her efforts are finally seeing the light now.”

Q. “Eunji still has her Busan accent.”

Eunji: “I thought it’d fix itself on its own naturally, but I see that it doesn’t have any intentions to. I think it’s become my charm now as the other members think it’s fun and are also trying to learn it.”

Q. “Your average age is a year older now.”

Yookyung: “Our average age is now 19. The unnis are 20 years of age now, and they’ve all become so pretty as they’re losing their baby fat. I don’t want to become an adult yet though. Since I’m not able to enjoy my school days, I want time to go slowly. I’m more comfortable being cute and sweet on stage.”

Q. “What kind of track is ‘Hush‘?”

Namjoo: “It’s about shyly confessing to your crush. A Pink’s cute style translated well into the song. Genre wise, I guess you could call it disco with a retro feel. The T-ara seniors are mostly known for retro, but I think ‘Hush’ has a color unique to A Pink. There’s a nice combination of cuteness and sexiness.”

Q. “You seem to have matured musically as well.” Naeun: “We’ve become more daring with more individuality. Namjoo and Chorong unni even rap.”

Chorong: “It’s not rapping as much as it is talking fast. Our dongsengs are really good at looking chic and confident in their gaze or gestures. They must’ve practiced alone in the bathroom.”

Q. “Will your fans like a sexy image?”

Yookyung: “Our fans are very traditional and don’t want sexy concepts. Before the release of our album, we released a Twitter selca of ourselves wearing red heels. Some fans commented that they wouldn’t be our fans anymore if we kept looking sexy, haha. I think we’ll never be able to date at this point.”

Q. “So your goal is to win on a music program?”

Eunji: “We luckily won first place last time. Our goal is to become a trend like Busker Busker. No matter what street you turn on, you can hear ‘Yeosu’s Night Ocean‘ or ‘Cherry Blossom Ending‘ being played. I hope that ‘Hush’ can be played in the streets nationwide too.” 

  

Q. “You’re now of the age where you can drink.”
Chorong: “I want to have a drink with the members sometimes, but I can’t because we have minors. I’m 21 now and haven’t been to a club yet. Our director said he’d take me on my birthday, but they were all just words. Whenever I want to go to a club, I just turn on the music really loud and dance with the lights off in my room. The maknaes will flicker the lights to add to the atmosphere.” 

 Namjoo: “The unnis can’t drink because of us. I think it’d be fun just watching them drink, but they just say cheers with fresh fruit juice.” 

Q. “Are there any members who are dating?”

A Pink: “Our ‘dating cells’ have not generated yet. We actually don’t even talk about guys amongst ourselves. Our main topics are related to our promotions because we don’t have any interest in things outside of music as of now.”

Source + Photos: Joongang via Naver

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It is indeed impossible to stop time.

SNSD (Girls’ Generation), Wonder Girls, Kara, T-ara, B2ST, and MBLAQ‘s members that were born in the later half of the 1980s and the early 1990s have led the boy group/ girl group craze the past few years. However, the once young and fresh idols have now become mature sunbae stars, and the younger members have taken their places.

In the music industry, the new leading faces of the idols are the ones born between 1994 and 1996, and the ones born in the mid- 90s. It has now become the norm to meet the mid 90s idols on any music show.

At the forefront of the mid-90s idols are stars born in 1994, or high school seniors this year, such as f(x)‘s Sulli and Krystal, miss A‘s Suzy, 4Minute‘s Kwon So Hyun, and Dal Shabet‘s Subin.

After only 2-3 years since their debut, with their charming looks and innocence being a given, these stars have a prominent presence in not only the music industry, but also in dramas and variety shows. They have already become top star grade. Furthermore, showing constant improvement and endless possibilities, these 1994 stars are gaining fandom day by day.

Furthermore, there are plenty of idol singers even younger than the 1994 stars.

A Pink‘s Kim Namjoo, Boyfriend‘s twin brothers Kwangmin and Youngmin, as well as Minwoo, B.A.P‘s Jongup, and other stars that have been very active since their debut last year and this year are at the forefront of the 1995s.

Rookie group Nu’est will be debuting this month from Pledis Entertainment (company of After School and Son Dambi). Four of the five members, J.R, Len, Baekho, and Minhyun are 1995s, attracting much attention.

The youngest of the mid 90s idols are the 96 stars A Pink‘s Oh Hayoung, and B.A.P‘s Zelo.

However, while the mid 90s idols have an advantage of having started the idol lifestyle early, they also have disadvantages.

The lack of harmonious development of skills and character due to experience are one of them.

One expert in the music industry commented, “Even if they debuted at a young age, a pro ought to be a pro” and “especially if they pass the age of twenty, the industry and the fans both have higher standards, and if the stars do not constantly concentrate on improving their skills, they could die out, just like that.”

Furthermore, he advised, “After becoming a star at a young age, if even temporarily, they start losing popularity, there are instances where they will stray majorly. To prevent this, both the stars and the recording company must do their best to develop their emotional growth.”

Source: Star News via Naver

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Infinite members recently uttered an admiring cry to pictures of A pink.

Infinite appeared on KBS’s The Birth of a Family with girl group A pink and talked about pictures that A pink took with Quick and Dalee.

Infinite was invited by Boom, MC for the show, and heard that A pink took pictures with abandoned dongs Quick and Dalee before they were adopted. Boom invited Infinite members, who are also interested in taking care of abandoned animals, to see how A pink do on their pictures.

Even though Boom was talking about the dogs and said that they have grown bigger and changed, Infinite members were interested in A pink members more than the dogs. They even hid one of the pictures that they like the most.

Infinite’s Sung Yeol picked up one of the best pictures of A pink. Boom was surprised at their active behaviours and said that Infinite members are very interested in A pink.

Infinite’s leader Sung Kyu, who is scared of dogs, could understand A pink’s Yoo Kyung, Na Eun, and Ha Young, who have less close friendship with the dogs.

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With the Lunar New Year arriving in just a few days’ time, idol girl group A Pink have dolled themselves up in pretty hanboks to greet their fans.

A Pink revealed, “We hope that everyone can find success in everything they do in the Year of the Dragon, and always stay healthy. We will be releasing even better songs this year.”“We hope to get first place on Music Bank and Inkigayo.”

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