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A message from YOONDONG to fans:
Hello EαRTH~! It's Yoondong.
I'm really happy thanks to you loving "00" a lot!! Please listen to "Enchant" a lot too!!
I want to make EαRTH listen to many more good songs.
Q. Where do you want to go to the most right now?
The city of Jinju in Korea. It's a place with a lot of memories from when I went on a trip there with friends two years ago. Lately, a close friend opened a store there, so I'd like to visit.
Q. What kind of child were you?
I was a very quiet soccer-loving child who only played with a few friends.
Q. Are there any words or phrases you like in Japanese?
"Star". It's a word I learned because I'd often hear it when listening to Japanese songs and I like it because the pronunciation is cute.
Q. What are you into lately?
Lately, I've bought many spring clothes and I've been trying them around. I like spring because it's a season when you can try many different clothes.
Q. What's your charm point?
The outer corner of my eyes. I used to be told that my thinner outer corners made it look like I had a bad personality, but I started liking them more and more until I started thinking of them as my charm point. I think they give a gentle ambiance when I smile.
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210130 KStyle Vol. 2 ― ORβIT, a strong wish for 2021. “We’d like to see fans at a live event… we have so many things we want to do (laughs)”
Vol. 2 ― ORβIT, a strong wish for 2021. “We’d like to see fans at a live event… we have so many things we want to do (laughs)”
ORβIT is a Japanese-Korean group composed of 7 unique members. They released their long-awaited debut album in November last year, to which many fans responded with enthusiastic support.
It has almost been a year since ORβIT was formed and announced on February 9, 2020. We asked them about the steps that led to the decision of forming the group and questions about the reason for their career choices as an artist.
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― How have you been spending this time since the announcement on February 9th last year?
HEECHO: Now that I think of it, it went by so quickly, but a big part of 2020 was the fact that we couldn’t see each other. We could communicate via phone calls or video calls, but I’m sure it was hard for the members and the staff were also worried for the members. We did receive the songs to practice at home and think of the choreography, but there wasn’t much I could do on my own. I just kept thinking “if only I could be with them (the members)”. And Shunya was always crying.
SHUNYA: I wasn’t always crying (laughs)! But, not being able to see each other was hard. With the ongoing pandemic, there was nobody you could blame for the hardships we went through, so I’d sometimes get annoyed on my own. That’s when the other members would talk to me and that was very helpful. I think we got even closer because we had the chance to speak so much more in this situation.
JUNE: Yes, because we were able to talk a lot when things were hard. We’d discuss what we should do from now on when things were getting hard, have heart-to-heart conversations at the dorm, and spend time together. I think that’s why we’re so close now.
SHUNYA: The video calls helped so much. Even though we were separated in Japan and Korea, we were able to speak while seeing each other’s faces, so it was good.
TOMO: Yeah. There are some of us who’d like some words of encouragement when things get hard or some of us who’d rather be left alone for a while, so we respect that and we spend time together, it was great.
JUNE: At the end, we were all like “there’s no use to overthink everything, so let’s just do what we can do!” and that’s how we got here.
SHUNYA: Even for our music work, we’ve been helped a lot by the internet. We weren’t able to meet the people who bought our CDs to thank them, so we kept thinking what we could do instead. We were able to hold an online signing event, so I hope we were able to convey some of the feelings of gratitude we have.
HEECHO: But because the date of release got pushed back, we were able to spend more time on the production process of the album. There are some parts that we were able to be more particular about, especially because of the current situation.
The 7 of them with each their own different turning points in life
― You started off as an artist with the album “00”, but what were the turning points in your artist life?
HEECHO: I like dancing and I wanted to be a dancer, but my mother wouldn’t agree with it and she suggested that I become a singer instead. But I’m not good at singing, I can’t rap either, so I continued although I wasn’t sure of where I was headed to. When I was in highschool, I got sick and the doctor told me “you might not be able to dance and sing anymore” and I was very shocked. I realized that I must really like the job if I was that shocked. Then, I started taking it more seriously from there on.
JUNE: It was popular at the time and I would listen to Eminem at first because I happened to buy a CD, but I wasn’t planning on starting rapping at the time. Later on, K-POP came in from Korea and I felt a different charm from Japanese music that I had been listening to until then. I like music that mixes up different genres and rap and I found different groups from there. My impression on idols changed and it broadened my horizons. My brother joined a performing arts school and I joined as well. I think that was a turning point as well.
SHUNYA: I’ve always liked dancing ever since I was small, but I disliked singing and I wasn’t great at it. When I saw K-Pop artists in university, I thought I wanted to become someone who would be looked up to as well, so I got very interested in dance and music. Still, I was looking for a regular job like everyone else too. When I went to an interview for a promotion company for artists, I was told “When I hear about your experience and what you like and want to do, it seems like you are more suited to become someone who expresses themselves through art.” It made me realize again that I wanted to become an artist in the music industry.
YUGO: I liked K-Pop artists, so I’d copy them dancing. I usually get very easily bored out of things, but the one thing I’ve been able to continue is dancing. When I became a university student and started considering career paths, I decided to challenge what I want to do. Actually, I couldn’t get into any of my ideal universities and I went to the one where I can get in by recommendation. But if I had been accepted to the one of the universities I wanted to go initially, I would’ve continued studying and I wouldn’t have gone into the entertainment university. That’s why I think that failing entrance exams was a hard experience, but it was a turning point now that I look back to it.
YOUNGHOON: I got into university and I wanted to be part of a band as a keyboardist, but I was asked “do you want to become a vocalist?”. Then, I told them “Huh? Vocalist? I can’t.” and I gave up. After that, I tried getting into the tennis club but the seniors looked scary, and so I gave up (laughs). Then, I found a dancer I liked… Wait, where am I at in the story? Anyways, to summarize, I got into university and I wanted to be part of a band… (He keeps circling around the same story.)
Everyone except YOUNGHOON: It’s ok!!! We get it!! (Laughter)
YOUNGHOON: The seniors at the dance school were all very nice. I didn’t really have hobbies before, but I started having bigger dreams after starting to dance.
YOONDONG: Until I was 20, I never thought I would do a job where I had to appear in public, but my feelings of admiration grew gradually. My parents told me I couldn’t become a singer if I didn’t go to university, so I chose to study acting in university. After that, I attended for 2 months, but I realized I wanted to be a singer after all so I went ahead and got into the industry. That’s my turning point.
TOMO: Me too, just like Shunya, I never liked singing and I hated going to karaoke, but I became very passionate about it after I got into high school. I started to think that I’d be very happy if I could do a job where I could sing, so I attended many auditions after graduating high school, but never made it. Every time I’d go to an audition, I kept telling myself “If I don’t make it for this one, it’s going to be the last one”. After that. I decided I’d start working on myself and started a ship job to save up money for two years. Even then, I knew I still wanted to be an artist, but I couldn’t say it to my parents. I didn’t want to worry them about the tuition fees or the instability of the job. Still, I couldn’t give up in the end and I gave up my job completely to go back to doing auditions. My grandparents both came from musician families, so I was hoping I had some of their DNA flowing in me too.
HEECHO: Tomo definitely has some of it! (the DNA)
TOMO: It’d be great if I really did.
The 7 are now together as ORβIT - “We’d like to meet fans at a live event in 2021.”
― You came together as a group and you are now ORβIT, but could you please tell us about how and why you got together?
HEECHO: I had been listening to everyone’s concerns for a while, but “what we should do from now on” became a topic one day. That’s why I suggested we all work together with these members and that I’d take responsibility for it. Then, I started talking to people, looking for people who could help, and it became like this,
YUGO: When we became a group, I was mostly very happy to be able to do this with the people I like and I was hoping we can do what we want to do.
TOMO: When the talk about doing something with the 7 of us came up, all the other options I had previously were gone for me. Heecheon-san took the lead to do things like setting up an agency, but we try not to put all the weight on the leader. We each have our responsibilities which we established altogether.
― You started your activities in 2020 and 2021 will definitely be an even busier year for you. I’m sure EαRTHs are excited as well.
HEECHO: First and foremost, I hope everyone in the world can have a healthy year this year. As ORβIT, we have the general outline of the year set, so it would be great if we can follow those plans.
SHUNYA: I hope we can spend more time altogether compared to 2020. The time we are spending together right now makes me so happy, I keep wishing everyday that if only this time could continue forever.
JUNE: When we look back at 2020, the fact that we are together right now feels like a dream.
YOUNGHOON: I hope the virus will be gone in 2021.
TOMO: Yes, and I really want to do live events too.
― You haven’t been able to hold live events yet. I bet your feelings of wanting to be on stage must be blowing up?
Everyone: Yes, that’s true.
SHUNYA: We definitely have a lot of ideas (laughs).
HEECHO: It’s part of a singer’s job to sing at live events, so I’d like to work soon. It’s really just that.
TOMO: We haven’t been able to perform in front of EαRTHs yet, so it’d be great if we could soon.
― Is there anything you want to do at a live event?
SHUNYA: I want to throw signed balls! (Throwing pose)
YOUNGHOON: I want to jump into the audience! (Everyone: No you can’t do that~!)
JUNE: I want to throw water to the audience! Like in summer festivals! It’d be great to do our own event, or to be part of an outdoor event too, I hope we can be part of one.
YOUNGHOON: I want to do an outdoor concert during daytime.
YOONDONG: I want to do a night time concert outdoors. The lights will be very pretty. I can’t wait to be able to do concerts.
(Younghoon and Yoondong discuss whether day time or night time is better, while the other members laugh.)
Everyone: So it’s 24 hours! We want to do it all the time (laughs)!!
― We’re very excited for you to hold a live event as well! We also heard you are preparing for a mini album in April. Can you tell us about the theme and the songs?
HEECHO: I think there are many songs with mature themes. The release date is in spring, so there might be many sad songs. I hope we can show a mature side with the performance, including dance. “00” was a very complete album, so there is a little bit of pressure that pushes us to make something even better. Outside of that, considering what we want to express, we’d like to show a mature side as we are getting older.
JUNE: Even as we are preparing the songs, we do feel like we all matured.
SHUNYA: There are also plants because it’s April… It isn’t set in stone yet, but I’ll keep the hint hanging (laughs).
TOMO: It’s still in preparation, but we’d like to practice a lot and bring up the overall quality since we have the chance to see each other like this.
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Welcome to ORβIT International fanbase!
We are a team of overseas fans who will share updates, translations and other content about ORβIT for fellow EαRTH!
Contact us : [email protected]
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A message from TOMO to fans:
Good morning, hello, good evening.
I'm TOMO from ORβIT.
I'm very grateful for "GIANNA" featuring us like this.
Please check out our 1st mini album "Enchant".
Q. Where do you want to go to the most right now?
There are many places I want to go to such as Europe or space, but the place I want to go to the most is Korea. I can't wait to go to Korea and do things with the 7 of us together.
Q. What kind of child were you?
Honestly, I didn't like studying, so I would leave my school bag home and run to the park. I've always liked sports.
Q. Are there any words or phrases you like in Japanese?
When I thought of giving up my dream of pursuing music, the words "the regret of trying over the regret of not trying" supported me.
Q. What are you into lately?
Watching videos of dogs. I especially like Shiba, Pomeranians, Huskies, and Golden retrievers and they're always making me feel better.
Q. What's your charm point?
Honestly, I can't come up with any, but I think my hands are skinnier than other people. I also think my eyelashes might be long.
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A message from JUNE to fans:
Thank you for always supporting us! We're able to work harder thanks to your support, so please watch over us from now on too!
Q. Where do you want to go to the most right now?
I want to go to the US. I want to feel the culture and the people there and make use of it in my music. I also like burgers, so I want to eat some authentic ones!
Q. What kind of child were you?
I used to be playful and active when I was small, but I've become shy as I grew up…… I'm loud in front of my friends, but I wasn't able to speak in front of people I didn't know……
Q. Are there any words or phrases you like in Japanese?
It's "spirit"! Most things can be overcome with spirit, so I try to overcome things most of the time with spirit unless I'm really in trouble. Please help me if ever I'm in serious trouble.
Q. What are you into lately?
Writing songs! It's interesting how learning to write songs from scratch has changed the way I hear the songs I used to listen to casually. I'll work hard so that you can listen to my songs soon!
Q. What's your charm point?
My eyebrows! When I was small, I was walking home upset that I lost at a game and bumped into a pillar. Since then, my left eyebrow wouldn't grow anymore. Even now, when I look at my eyebrows it reminds me of my frustration from back then, so it gives me energy for when I need to work harder!
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A message from YOUNGHOON to fans:
Hello EαRTH! Are you doing well?
We're doing well!! Soon, our mini album "Enchant" will be released, so please wait a little bit!! It might be hard this year too because of COVID-19, but let's meet if it's possible!! I'll believe that it's possible!! Please stay healthy until then!! ...
Q. Where do you want to go to the most right now?
I want to go to the US, I've never been there.
Q. What kind of child were you?
I used to live with my grandmother when I was small. There, it was a rural area that didn't even have convenience stores, so I was a very active child who went out to play with friends every day. I think I became more introverted later in life when I moved to the city.
Q. Are there any words or phrases you like in Japanese?
"Keep your heart burning." It's a line from a character called Kyojuro Rengoku in the animated movie "Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train", I think it was very cool.
Q. What are you into lately?
Lately, I have been watching the anime called "Hikaru no Go". I've watched it once when I was small, but I've rediscovered it recently. It makes me look back at my childhood memories, it's fun.
Q. What's your charm point?
I've gotten this question many times previously, but I still haven't come up with an answer after so many years. I don't really know what a charm point is.
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210214 Special Project: Approaching the music roots of HEECHO from ORβIT! What did he feel when the debut was announced?
On February 9, 2020, ORβIT, a seven-member group from Japan and South Korea, announced the start of their activities with the words “Now, 7 people will start their journey” and released their long-awaited debut album in November, attracting the support of many fans.
ORβIT is composed of 3 Korean members HEECHO, YOUNGHOON, YOONDONG, and 4 Japanese members JUNE, TOMO, SHUNYA, and YUGO, who have started their activities as artists in K-style.
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◆ HEECHO Profile
◆ Music that forms HEECHO
Q. What was the first CD that you bought in your life?
I don’t really remember past things
Q. Please tell us 3 songs that form you
1. LOVE / Musiq Soulchild
2. Slow Motion / Karina Pasian
3. Fallin' Out / Keyshia Cole
Q. Music that you listen to recently?
Boby / Sinead Harnett
Q. Please express in a few words how you felt when it was announced that you will debut as ORβIT.
Well... my feelings are always the usual ones.
Q. What kind of you music activities you want to try?
Well... steadily releasing albums.
Q. An artist you want to collab with?
Right now, I think that’s still a matter for the future
Q. Your favourite Japanese artist?
ONE OK ROCK-san
Q. What kind of artist do you want to become in the future?
An artist who does what they want
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