"Leehoo and Kwanghee met each other in high school when they were both competing to become school uniform models. Taeheon was also friends with them since high school. I (Kevin) started in Sydney signed with a company that also had Russell Crowe and Olivia Newton John, and decided to come to Korea to join with ZE:A. In the beginning, ZE:A only had 5 members including Leehoo, Kwanghee, Taeheon, and myself. Our debut kept getting pushed back so the members split up and only Leehoo was left. Later on, Leehoo called us all back together. And Minwoo was waiting for the result of his JYP auditions when Leehoo suggested he audition for our current label. A week after that, he heard back from JYP that he had made the cut. Heecheol was auditioning to become an actor and Siwan, Dongjun, and Hyungsik were all discovered at music competitions." - Kevin | Hot Beat (x)
“I believe we are uniquely fated to meet, like destiny. I first met Kwanghee at a uniform model meeting, and we became friends. At that time I was a trainee in another company. I left that company to joined Star Empire as a trainee with Kwanghee and Taehun. It was the opening of a new beginning.” - Leehoo (x)
"Leehoo-hyung was the one who chose me. He saw my UCC dancing video and called me at 2AM. He said ‘I like your dancing image,’ and told me to sing a song. It was in the quiet morning and my whole family was sleeping, so I couldn’t sing. The following day I went to the audition and passed it.” - Minwoo (x)
“Like dancer Minwoo, I call Kevin our ‘Foreign Vocal.’ I made my first international call to Australia, and persuaded him to come to Korea. At the time, I thought Kevin couldn’t or wouldn’t return to Korea. Then one day, when I was eating with the other members on the first floor (of Star Empire), Kevin walked in, saying ‘Hello.’ It was like a dream, the tears just fell down.” - Leehoo (x)
