SECHSKIES Starts Again with “YELLOW NOTE” after a 16-Year Break
[마이데일리=최지예 기자] SECHSKIES starts again after a 16-year break.
At 3:30 PM on September 11, a press conference was held before SECHSKIES’ concert “YELLOW NOTE” kicked off at the Seoul Olympic Stadium.
EUN JI WON said, “This is the first time we stood before reporters after our group disbanded. Being here brings back many memories. I think that support from so many people made this possible.”
He went on to say, “We even got to hold a concert. Originally, we’re only going to hold the concert for one day because we’re worried about how many would remembers us. But so many people wanted to come to our concert, so we’re able to hold the concert for two days. Thank you. We’ve prepared for this concert for a long time.”
KANG SUNG HOON and KIM JAE DUK also smiled and said, “We’re so thankful to our fans for letting us hold a concert. We’re quite nervous.”
we were able to do before. We’re not in our twenties anymore. There were things that I could do in my head but not in reality. I was really frustrated. I was angry at myself and practiced harder trying to find out why I wasn’t able to do it.” He smiled and said, “I didn’t sweat a lot before, but when I was doing the opening stage yesterday, it was as if my pores all opened up.” Other members agreed with him and said, “We’re not like as we used to be before.”
When asked why their concert was titled “YELLOW NOTE”, SECHSKIES answered, “The title of our last album in 2000 was ‘BLUE NOTE’. We finished telling our story with ‘BLUE NOTE’, and 16 years later, we want to say what we want to say to our fans with ‘YELLOW NOTE’.” KIM JAE DUK said, “EUN JI WON came up with the idea. ‘BLUE NOTE’ sounds sad, so we wanted to offset it. It has a good meaning.”
EUN JI WON talked about the recording process of their new song. He said, “It was really fun. In the old days, the composers were much older than us, but now they’re younger and it’s more fun. It was the first time that we had fun while recording a song.” He went on to say, “I was so moved when I heard that TABLO cried while writing the lyrics. So I asked him to show me the tear-ridden lyrics, and he took out what looked like a dried-up wet wipe. I read the lyrics line by line and they were very easy to relate to. I recorded the song thinking that it will be a big present for our fans. It got me emotional at some moments. But it was fun.”
When asked about H.O.T reuniting, EUN JI WON said, “They debuted earlier than us. It’s their 20th anniversary this year. We really wanted them to reunite like us. I talked with Moon Hee-jun as we’re on the same show, but I don’t think it’s our place to say anything. It took a long time for us to become a group again because we didn’t want to make a hasty decision.”
He continued, “It’s not something that could happen just because people want it badly. The members have to agree on it. I believe that they will come back as a group again someday.”
When asked about the group’s new teenager fans, EUN JI WON said, “I think many people took interest when we appeared on Infinite Challenge, and they looked up our old hit songs. They must have liked our songs and felt that there were also many good songs in the past. I learn a lot of new slang from them. I learned what ‘picketing’ means yesterday.”
SECHSKIES made an official comeback. About their future plans, members said, “We want to sing new songs, appear on music shows wearing name tags, and go on ‘Weekly Idol’. We want to do a lot of things. That will keep us busy for the rest of the year, and next year is our 20th anniversary. We want to do a concert to celebrate. We’ll make plans and take it by step by step.”
Lastly, SECHSKIES said, “This is only the beginning for us. We’ll not let you down.”
SECHSKIES reunited after appearing in Infinite Challenge’s Saturday Saturday is a Singer 2 earlier this year. Then, they signed a management contract with YG Entertainment and prepared for their first solo concert in 16 years. At the concert, SECHSKIES will reveal their new song, which is made by TABLO and FUTURE BOUNCE. Their concerts on September 9 and 10 drew 10,000 people each, totaling to 20,000.
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