LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) – Okay-pop band ATEEZ will play London’s Wembley enviornment on Saturday as a part of their world tour, which was delayed from 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Identified for songs like “Say My Title” and “Turbulence”, the eight-member boy band has garnered a legion of followers around the globe since their 2018 debut.
Members HONG JOONG, SEONG HWA, YUN HO, YEO SANG, SAN, MIN GI, WOO YOUNG, JONG HO spoke to Reuters concerning the tour, their songs and influences forward of the 2 London weekend gigs.
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Beneath are excerpts of the interview, by way of a translator, edited for size and readability.
Q: Why do you assume your songs are so standard?
HONG JOONG: “Our songs have their very own energies.”
YUN HO: “I feel ATINYS (ATEEZ followers) love our efficiency, outlook and storyline.”
Q: Which ATEEZ tune would you recommend a brand new fan take heed to first?
MIN GI: “If I needed to advocate one tune that screams ATEEZ that might be ‘Say My Title’ as a result of it is a very snug tune to take heed to and it has very significant lyrics and is an impactful tune.”
YUN HO: “For me it could be our first album that has two title songs which might be ‘Pirate King’ and ‘Treasure’.”
Q: What has it been prefer to lastly go on tour?
SEONG HWA: “We’re actually grateful to all of the followers who waited… for us to return again… We have now been practising and dealing actually laborious to provide you with a greater and stronger efficiency on stage for them.”
HONG JOONG: “Lastly we’re having fun with this time now as a result of we waited for a very very long time (for it to occur).”
Q: What are your fundamental influences to your music movies?
SAN: “We get inspiration from different artists, individuals who have come earlier than us, and likewise from films and all the pieces round us. And in addition from the tales of our followers.”
(This story corrects to say Wembley enviornment in first paragraph)
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Reporting by Lisa Keddie; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian
Modifying by Gareth Jones
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