2023 has been a packed 12 months for the boys of ATEEZ. The Ok-pop group — which consists of members Hong Joong, Seong Hwa, Yun Ho, Yeo Sang, San, Min Gi, Woo Younger and Jong Ho — not too long ago went No. 1 on Billboard‘s Prime Album Gross sales chart with its Outlaw EP, hit up this 12 months’s KCON LA for a headlining efficiency and are about to embark on a sequence of tour dates in Latin America. In between the group’s stacked schedule, the Ok-pop stars stopped by Billboard Information to debate their newest profession highlights.
Host Tetris Kelly kicked off the interview congratulating the group for the Outlaw EP’s success (the set additionally peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200), and requested the members their ideas on why it had such optimistic reception.
“I feel this period is a complete totally different ATEEZ, in order that why many ATINY [the group’s fan name] and plenty of viewers wanna get some new piece of our album,” Hong Joon mused. “After we acquired a excessive quantity on the chart, we had stress additionally, however we attempt to take pleasure in lately. We attempt to have a superb mindset to make new songs. After debut, we attempt to put one thing deeper into it, like a brand new style of music.”
Ok-pop has develop into one of the vital fashionable genres of music in the previous couple of years, and consequently, ATEEZ’s rise comes on the proper time. Min Gi mirrored on this shift and famous “there’s a rising change as Ok-pop is changing into extra broadly accepted by most of the people regardless of the language variations.”
The shift has additionally led to the growth of ATINY. The group not too long ago mobilized internationally to carry out flash mobs of the group’s single “Bouncy” in public areas, with lots of the movies going viral throughout social media.
“I feel the one folks that may actually seize the ATEEZ vitality are our ATINY, so seeing them comply with together with our dance was actually fascinating,” Yun Ho stated of the dance movies. “It made me need to set extra cool choreographies that we will do collectively sooner or later.”
Up subsequent for the group is the continuation of its The Fellowship: Break The Wall tour. The trek continues on Aug. 30 with a cease in Santiago, Chile, and can go to Bogota, Singapore and Manila subsequent month.
Watch ATEEZ’s Billboard Information interview above.
