Okay-Pop boy group Treasure has been ready years to satisfy their U.S. followers.
The ten-member group is getting ready to wrap up the U.S. leg of their Particular Second tour, fashioned by Okay-Pop large YG Leisure’s music survival present YG Treasure Field, is getting ready to wrap up the North American leg of their Particular Moments tour with a present in Los Angeles Sunday. The tour is the group’s first U.S. tour in its five-year historical past.
Treasure, who spoke with The Hollywood Reporter forward of their tour, additionally launched a particular EP Pleasure final month, which they are saying is supposed to showcase a special aspect of them as a gaggle.
Beneath, Treasure talk about their EP Pleasure, what they’ve discovered about themselves since their 2020 debut and their first U.S. tour.
What had been among the highlights of constructing Pleasure? Do you have got standout moments?
DOYOUNG Initially, our members participated closely in creating our newest album. As a particular album, Pleasure is an album fused with the strategy of affection unique to Treasure.
Does anybody have a private favourite on the album?
HARUTO I personally love “Yellow,” and I really feel that it’s a observe with a catchy attraction that you just want to hearken to on repeat. It’s an bold tune in that Sahi, Hyunsuk, Yoshi and I all bought concerned in writing its lyrics.
JAEHYUK In my case,I completely love the observe “No matter, At any time when.” It presents overwhelming moments for me once I give attention to its circulation and its lyrics whereas picturing myself singing it at a live performance, so I’m already excited imagining our followers singing alongside to it with us.
How do you’re feeling about with the ability to strive completely different genres on the album?
JUNKYU We actually get pleasure from exhibiting you the brand new sides of Treasure, and this album was in itself aimed toward exhibiting our new sides to Treasure Makers [name for the group’s fanbase].
Are you able to speak about about what your dynamic looks like as a workforce at this level in your profession and whereas making this album?
HYUNSUK We’ve been emphasizing one thing for a very long time now, and that’s communication. Since we’ve many members, we even have many opinions, however since we spent a lot time collectively, opinion coordination wasn’t onerous for us. Whereas doing so, many elements turned sturdier as a result of teamwork. Throughout the course of [of making this album], we’ve been sensing how very dependable we might be to at least one one other. We’re feeling that as one workforce, we’re exhibiting tremendously sturdy teamwork and that we’re successful all through as energetic musicians.
As you proceed to launch music and develop as artists, how do you need to be perceived by each followers and people who may not but know you? Has that modified because you debuted?
JIHOON The picture of Treasure we’d like to point out doesn’t appear completely different between our debut and now. To mark our fifth anniversary, we’d like to point out many followers and people seeing us for the primary time [that] whereas there are numerous teams with nice music, we’re artists that really get pleasure from performing and we will placed on spectacular performances even after we’re relaxed.
Do you’re feeling you’ve discovered something new about your self when you’ve been working in Treasure these previous few years?
JEONGWOO Whereas acting at many concert events, we really feel that our pressure or awkwardness that we felt after we first bought on stage have steadily been eased, and we’re studying the right way to have extra enjoyable and to create even happier reminiscences for our followers.
What do you suppose followers which were ready some time to see are going to be most enthusiastic about in your first U.S. tour?
JIHOON Since we’ve by no means been to the U.S., there have to be a distinction between seeing somebody for actual and seeing somebody at a live performance. Seeing how there’s a distinction between watching us on video and seeing us for actual, lots of our workforce’s performances are offered higher reside in comparison with a filtered type of video, so we hope that our followers, who should really feel that too. Furthermore, we’ll be capable of placed on even richer performances because of the band sound.
YOSHI We’re referred to as a performance-type workforce in Korea, so we’d prefer to be artists that can also be referred to as the identical approach within the U.S. sometime.
A reside band actually provides to the expertise. Are you able to speak a bit about performing with one?
JIHOON To be sincere, other than our early debut days, we’ve all the time collaborated with reside session band members since we began to start acting at concert events bearing the tour title, and that has been happening for nearly three years as of this yr. Because it’s our efficiency and the band performs within the background, you may not discover it, however we’re collaborating with the band session to maximise the circulation and vibes of the venue. These parts will work to our benefit on the venue within the matter of sound, so we hope you stay up for it.
Exterior of the performances, what are you most enthusiastic about with touring within the U.S.?
JUNGHWAN In terms of viewing the surroundings overseas, I bear in mind visiting the U.S. once I was very younger, so I’ve many expectations about appreciating the out of doors surroundings or landscapes of the U.S.
As you proceed to make music and carry out as Treasure, what are you hoping to realize as a gaggle?
JIHOON As a short-term purpose, we need to prepare a incredible new tour for this yr and examine it to our performances up until now in order that when the individuals new to our work see us, the set checklist might be an skilled and completely weaved one, and that we will go meet many individuals with it, that might be the most important purpose for this yr.
