WINNER ARE LIKE BONESOUP

[suxaholic.livejournal.com]

- What kind of colour are you making your debut album into?

MINO: Our team’s advantage is being able to keep our own individual colours while giving it a synergy effect.  Since it hasn’t been decided yet, I can’t say it’s exactly “this”as of right now.  However, I’m hip-hop, Seungyoon’s rock, Taehyun’s retro, and so on.  The members also listen to diverse music without being picky.  Seeing as how all the five members  have different colours, it’s great because we can all learn about different types of music.  Starting now, I think  we have to go and create WINNER’s own  colour.


- Officially, you are all still pre-debut but your popularity is amazing.   A moment you realized your popularity?

JINWOO: Maybe it’s because we’re doing a reality program right now but there’s a lot of people that have been recognizing us.  When we were shopping in Osaka, the fans crowded around and it felt like we were bombed.  There’s also a lot of people who recognize us on the street corner from our dorm on our way to the practice centre.  Every time that happened, because we were thrilled, we would talk amongst ourselves and say, “We must’ve  become famous!”.

SEUNGHOON:  Honestly, it’s all thanks to our fans’ votes even before the team was made.  I’m always keeping a thankful heart to them and I want to get to know more about our fans.

TAEHYUN:  Our fans are the “Goddesses of Victory” that made us.  We don’t have a fan club name yet so what about the name of the Goddess of Victory, “Nikē”. (Laughs)



- Thoughts about appearing in a reality program.

SEUNGYOON: I’m more natural in WINNER TV because I’ve experienced it once in ‘WIN’.   As rookies, being natural in front of a camera will become a great help in our work and activities.  Thanks to the camera, I’m very careful in each and every one of my actions.  Although we’ve practiced together for a year and a half, we only went to the practice room or the dorms every single day.  Thanks to the missions given on ‘WINNER TV’, it’s nice that we can go to the amusement park and make memories with our members. 


- Some of  the members have participated and gotten their faces known  through Superstar K,  KPOP Star, and etc.Then, you had to go through another training period for 3 years.   Any difficult moments?

SEUNGYOON:  I practiced because I wasn’t satisfied of myself.  After being on fancy shows and then going back to practice in the basement, of course since I’m a person, I also felt sad at times.  However, I believe that those times made me who I am now.

SEUNGHOON: To be honest, I liked it when I became a trainee after participating on KPOP STAR.  I was able to learn through classes and seeing development thrilled me.  After around a year was when the tough times came.  At one point, I was worried if this was the right path for me.  Just in time, I recovered my composure through the program ‘WIN’.


- If there was a stage you dreamed of?

MINO: Right now, we sing two songs on the BIG BANG Japan Dome Tour stage.  Even so, I want to stand on that stage, on that same spot, with our own name.  You have to dream big, right… (Laughs).

SEUNGYOON:  When we practice, my joys of the week are the weekend variety programs.  I watch Infinity Challenge, Running Man, 1 Night 2 Days, We Got Married, etc.  Sometimes I think, how great would it be if we could give “joy”, too. 


- Compared to other groups, what is a charm that WINNER has?

SEUNGHOON:  We are men like bone soup that gets more delicious as it’s boiled.  There’s so many things we can show.  Not just songs, we are confident in showing anything that the members are interested in, like acting, performance, drawing, photos, etc. 

TAEHYUN: Our team makes our own songs.   We each make our own team songs, solo songs, etc.  We’re a “self group” that gives feedback to each other.  I think a day will come where these things will give light.


- It is The Year of the Blue Horse”, WINNER’s hopes?

JINWOO:  I want to quickly stand on stage.  I think this year will become a step by step process with the goal of a great stage. 

SEUNGHOON:  With our job as singers, it’s the first time we can earn money and finally fulfill the duty to our parents that we couldn’t before.  I want to throw a feast for the people around me and for myself too.  (Laughs)

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Comments

[hilary-faye.livejournal.com]

Ugh YG just give me a debut date.

[dapo322.livejournal.com]

They probably won't debut until WinnerTV is over. Since ep 4 airs this week and these types of shows usually last 10 episodes, they probably won't officially debut until Feb/March. That's just my guess.

[hilary-faye.livejournal.com]

Probably for the best considering January is jam packed

[kingalexarnold.livejournal.com]

they are seriously so freaking cute i cant stand it lol

I really really hope YG lets them do variety because they are variety gold imo.

also lol @ “Goddesses of Victory” but i dig it

[vvipforseungri.livejournal.com]

they are so presh ugh frig i love rookie mindsets even though winner seem to have a thing for weird analogies. i need them to be all that current yg artists aren't being and more.

[amandaplan.livejournal.com]

i just started watching WIN today so i can watch their new show. but im happy to see they won since i liked taehyun's voice. what happened to team b?

[babyonions.livejournal.com]

They are in the dungeon, Bobby and BI will probably debut, I don't think the rest have a chance.
#SaveBobby2014

[sunnydlita.livejournal.com]

YG will hopefully save Junhwe if he knows what's good.

[pseudo-shigure.livejournal.com]

YES. please, i need junhwe's voice. YG please do something right for once.

[yixxing.livejournal.com]

yg said that he will not be breaking them up, right now he has kept his word and all 6 of them are still together practicing under yg. we haven't gotten much official news about them but they are sometimes spotted on the streets by fans and there are some pics around. they recently just got a holiday break and bobby is in the states right now and jinhwan is in jeju. like 4 of them were spotted together the other day. it seems like they will have a chance to debut together in the future (maybe next year) lol that's pretty much all we know

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

Apparently for investors YG claimed that Team B would debut late this year, but knowing YG they'll debut at earliest in 2015. (And hopefully with one or two new really good vocalists as that was the group's weak point.)

[zuluuluz.livejournal.com]

mte they need to cut the dead weight off
keep bobby/BI/jinhwan and drop the other 3

[amandaa23.livejournal.com]

what you didnt like junhwe? D: he was team b's best singer imo

[zuluuluz.livejournal.com]

so in love with this group rn and they are just hilarious

[tlict.livejournal.com]

my babies speak so well. they're such a refreshing group of people. i love their silly analogies. also really happy that seungyoon thought of wanting to give joy to people in the future with variety shows. YES PLS YG pls let them go on shows, let them out of your holy ivory tower.

[zombiechick815.livejournal.com]

Goddesses of Victory is the best fan club name ever I hope they really use it!

Each one of the members is just so cute and I already have so much stan love for them in my heart. I cannot wait for their official debut because I'm sure I'm going to go crazy! I'm also going to be really curious to see how much control they have over their debut album, like will they get to compose and write lyrics for all of the songs or just a few?

[canxi.livejournal.com]

Adorable. I love the answers and the humbleness and awe.

Also like that they can make their own music so they don't have to sit and wait around for stuff to happen in the future. Can't wait for their debut!

[pseudo-shigure.livejournal.com]

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE LATEST WINNER TV GET SUBBED THEIR DEBUT
They're so precious in Winner TV, i'm in love with all five of them. I hope their debut is timed perfectly for them.