Naming their senior artists such as BTS, Blackpink and EXO as pioneering acts that helped K-pop become a global phenomenon, Kevin expressed his amazement and hopes for the future of The Boyz. “It really struck a chord because that’s what it must look like when they say that you’re flying when performing - because he was literally flying.” “Backstage, there were a lot of pictures of international world stars who’ve performed at Madison Square Garden, and I want the group to work hard so one day our faces will also be in one of those pictures,” Ju Haknyeon recalled.įor Sunwoo, a picture of Elton John playing the piano mid-air was a photo that stuck with him the most. Having our fans cheer for us at the airport, and everywhere, and being recognised while we go shopping is overwhelming.”īasking in the city air and embracing the culture within, The Boyz admit how much being inside MSG became a tipping point in influencing the group to work harder on their music. “But coming back here after six years, not as a baseball player or student, but as part of The Boyz and as a K-pop star, it feels great. “I came here for a baseball game from Los Angeles,” the youngest member began to explain. However, for California-native Eric, coming back to the Big Apple was a whole different ball game compared to six years ago. “I actually told my friends and bragged about it,” lead dancer Juyeon soon chimed in with a laugh. I get goosebumps just thinking about it.” “And to have a giant performance at a prestigious venue, where we apparently trended on Twitter real-time charts, it’s crazy that our name and New York are linked together. “New York City’s the hub of pop culture the leading city,” Kevin began. All 12 agreed taking the stage at the iconic venue was unbelievable, even upon their arrival.
This was their first time performing in America, let alone the fact that it was at New York’s very own Madison Square Garden. “Rather than what makes us different, our strengths that set us apart are that we have a lot of great visuals, really strong performances, we’re young, and our team is very talented,” Sunwoo added on.
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“The Boyz’s music is very youthful, fun and it’s full of endorphins, and we are going to continue to do a lot more different genres, so please look forward to them in the future,” Ju Haknyeon quickly explained when I challenged him to give me an 11-second elevator pitch on his group.
“Best of the Boys! Hello, we’re the Boyz!” Sangyeon, Jacob, Younghoon, Hyunjae, Juyeon, Kevin, New, Q, Ju Haknyeon, Hwall, Sunwoo and Eric greeted in unison. “Is he a lion or a bear?” he suddenly popped the question as the room went silent and the other 11 members focused their eyes on me. The mood was great, and it only got better when main vocalist and Vancouver-native Kevin quizzed me on my phone case that featured Ryan, the lion mascot of Kakao Friends. On a sunny Monday after a busy weekend at KCON 2019 New York in July, I met up with The Boyz in a conference room at the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan where they were casually chit-chatted amongst each other and others in the room.
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