BEAST | Stories of the 'Jungle' BoysAfter we complete our interview, six members of BEAST and <10> start cleaning up the garbage from our prepared food and drink and put them in plastic bags. I told them, "You don't have to do that" and they jokingly answered "Because we are rookie". But everyone, we know that they're no rookie anymore.
- Colorful history and endless attempts of idols. -
Beast was already well aware of the rules in the Idol World being a 6 member group. Of course, their before debut story has been published a million times.
Jang Hyun Seung was known as a member of the group BIGBANG, SonDongWoon might be one of 2PM or 2AM. Lee KiKwang, who already was a solo artist as AJ and now he is acting as SeHo on MBC , already know the taste of the spotlight. Group's rapper Yong JunHyung was trusted to write his own rap on the debut single "BAD GIRL" and known for great UCC videos before his debut, Yang YoSeob who spent lots of years as trainee. Yong JunHyung said "We don't have the HYUNG (older brother) in the group, we are all friends (the same age) and if we have problems, leader gathers everyone together and said "Let's Talk", It's an awkward situation but we do it just like campers. Someone's going to have to do it" Not to mention, Leader DooJoon sometimes doesn't have anything to say.
A few years ago, these trainees starts their trainee life. For their debut, they have to constantly knock on few companies doors. Beast was born through hardship, Shouting "Hi, This is the BEAST", you might wonder how could a rookie has the 'professional' attitude of a well-known idol. They practice together, "The members grasp everything quickly and adapt to the situation very well," said leader Yoon DooJoon. Single "Bad Girl" has been promoted on stage for a month, "We can do it" and "The company will determine" is a very common line, but fans will get tired with the same stage all the time "We had adlibs consultation with each other for the camera to capture" so that the fans can have new experience each time. Afterward, the company will consider our opinion.
- The kids who know which way to go -
You might think that the name BEAST is not suitable to a group with a rather cute dance on 'BAD GIRL'. During debut, many people are interested as they wait in line for shows like this. Like any other pop groups, Beast has been through a long and complicated process to be here. Beast's performance has been known to be enjoyable. They do their best, throwing in adlibs here and there like KiKwang's "without saying anything", you can take off your clothes on stage. In such time, they have been showing a lot of changes for their 'Bad Girl' debut choreography without a break.
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Beast, at least someday, you will know these idol for their own way.
Lee KiKwangMy name is Lee Ki Kwang
I was born on March 3, 1990. Junhyung, Hyunseung and I are the oldest children in our families. But we all have at least some cuteness. I have a younger brother.
I seem like I’m pushed around by the other members? Haha. I’m restraining myself for their sake.
Yes, I have taken off all the clothes on my upper body on stage before. Since I was filming a sitcom, I couldn’t be at the dry rehearsal, but the person who was in charge told me at the camera rehearsal that I had to take off my clothes decisively so I would show up well on the screen. But that person didn’t know how revealing my clothes actually were. He/she was fine with it since it was the first time but told me never to do it again.
I joked on the radio that I liked the ethics section of the college entrance exam, but fans took me seriously. Ah, I have to explain! Honestly, I’m not stupid. I studied well when I was younger.
Saeho from “High Kick Through the Roof” and the real me are pretty similar. We’re bright, a bit foolish, affirmative, and fond of exercise.
I couldn’t keep my focus when I had to film the scene where I confess to Jungeum nuna why I like her. Nuna is really pretty, and I think it was hard for me to recite the script in front of someone like that.
A lot of people say that Saeho is a character with a personality that is too simple. They also wish that he had more funny parts. But the truth is that Saeho is a character who is nice and bright when he’s outside but makes a 180 degree transformation when he goes home. Those parts still haven’t been shown, but I hope that they will be shown in the future.
I like crumping. I like to dance passionately with feeling and big movements like black people. So when I dance stage choreography, I dance so intensely that I’ve ripped my costume before. Starting with music video filming, the crotch area kept ripping so they changed the fabric, but they still ripped on stage, too.
I almost never do anything that’s bad for my body. I can restrain myself from things like that really well. I never eat ramen, and I hardly ever snack. Alcohol and cigarettes never touch my lips.
I’ve been working out for about 3 years. Even though there are times when it’s tiring to go work out by myself after our schedule, it’s become a part of my character so I have to. Also, if my body is good then I feel good, and I gain self-confidence, so I’m going to keep exercising.
I’m really nice to people when I first meet them. That’s my natural instinct. It’s not that I want anything from them later; I’m just the type of person who wants to become close with others. So I suck up to others a bit as well.
I think I’m a lot cooler than I was when I was younger. So I think that I “became a dragon at twenty years old.” My lips were thick back then…eh, now is better.
Son DongWoonMy name is Son Dongwoon.
I was born on June 6, 1991. All the hyungs acknowledge each other as friends, and I’m the only maknae since they can’t overlook a two year age difference.
I am a senior in high school. I took the college entrance exam this year. Kikwang hyung, Junhyung hyung, and Hyunseung hyung all took the exam too.
The day that Kikwang hyung excessively exposed himself, we were at a part in the choreography where all our heads were lowered, so we didn’t really know what was going on. The screaming was really loud, so I thought “Oh, Kikwang hyung must have done something really cool.” But after we came down from the stage, the director and other people said that it was a big deal. After watching the performance, the members were really surprised too.
I’ve lost my character, so even in my daily life, I’m gradually talking less. Ah…….. (Doojoon: Lately, Dongwoon has been hearing that he’s good looking. Have strength.)
The BEAST hyungs were trainees for long times too, but I started my trainee life a long time ago. I started in 2004 and then briefly left, but after seeing the hyungs that I practiced together with debut as 2PM and 2AM, I regained my focus. But while I took a break, I lost all my instincts and didn’t have any stage experience, so I was frustrated. (Kikwang: Dongwoon is only nice and good looking. Even during his trainee days, he was famous for that.)
When the other hyungs play games, Yoseub hyung and I eat midnight snacks, since we don’t even really know the rules of the games.
Truthfully, in MTV episode 1, my entrance into BEAST had already been decided, and we reenacted it. But because of my terrible acting, the PD didn’t give us any information after that.
That program was actually real. When we had the naval base experience, we thought we were going to play at the beach. We had our suspicions, but they kept denying it….they thoroughly kept the secret from us.
The hyungs are very protective of secrecy. When we divided into groups of 3 people and had a dance battle, we had to share the practice room since there is only one, and neither team told the other anything that they were doing. Hyunseung hyung, Yoseub hyung, and Doojoon hyung were one team, and they performed all kinds of things that they hadn’t even revealed in the rehearsal. They painted their faces, blew bubbles, and took off their pants. I was really surprised. (Hyunseung: We really wanted to win.)
When we practiced the choreography for the dance battle, the background music was R.Kelly’s “Bobble,” and I don’t listen to that song anymore. I heard it too much. I became sick of it.
Yang YoSeobMy name is Yang Yoseub.
I was born on January 5, 1990.
I have one older sister. You can think of her as me but with a smaller face, smaller body, and long hair. The truth is that my mom and dad look similar too. If the four of us stand together, even from far away people say, “Oh, they’re a family!”
I first started practicing singing after I listened to Brian McKnight’s music. After that, I listened to a lot of music of a similar style, but I thought about it and realized that I couldn’t be biased towards certain music. So I also started listening to dance music and rock.
I was in a band when I was in high school. At that time, we performed a lot of hard rock and metal, but the truth is that I wanted to try modern rock. But my sunbaes said that it would ruin the mood and forbade it. Even now, modern rock is a genre that personally, I really want to try.
Originally, I'm artistically or musically talented because I take after my dad. I couldn’t dance. Because I’ve practiced, I’ve reached this level with difficulty. (Doojoon: Yoseub learns the fastest now. Junhyung: He can even make choreography by himself.)
My hairstyle changed dramatically, but I think it was a successful transformation, so I like it. It’s to the point where the members look at old pictures of me with black hair and think I look weird. They keep telling me to bleach it, but it’s a bit sad. Since I’m Asian, black hair keeps growing…
On KBS , the PD said I looked like a shi tzu, and my mom was really happy when she saw that episode. Since I received one more camera shot. She complimented me on tying my hair.
Honestly, my manly/sexy side is disappearing, and I used to not like being called cute. I would just throw on clothes to wear carelessly, and I couldn’t act silly. But now that’s become a part of my color, so I accept it, and I even mess around more enthusiastically.
Maybe it’s because started filming videos a long time ago, but when people ask me to perform, instead of being embarrassed I try to make something good out of it. Even in front of a blue screen, I’m not embarrassed. If you type in “Yang Yoseub” in a search engine, a lot of videos come out. Look them up when you’re bored!
When Dongwoon is only with us, he’s really fun, to the point where at first, MTV PD said that Dongwoon and I had the biggest chance to succeed in entertainment. But as soon as the camera gets in his face, he’s not fun anymore. So he’s slowly becoming more awkward, his screen time is shrinking, and the kid seems like he’s going to develop a speech impediment, plus he’s aging more and more. Hahaha.
Doojoon has a strong sense of responsibility, and even if something is taken care of, he has to check the process himself before he’s satisfied. So if Doojoon wasn’t here [in BEAST] we probably wouldn’t have been able to do interviews, music programs, anything. You see, Doojoon wakes up first and wakes up all the other members.
At home, the members like to play games like “Winning Eleven,” but at those times, everyone’s desire to win is no joke. Kikwang kept saying that he would cancel the patbingsoo debt he owed Doojoon after he lost a bet, but eventually he had to buy patbingsoo for everyone in the house. At that time, I think he used more than 20,000 won? (approx. $20 ish) Hahaha.
Yong JoonHyungMy name is Yong Jun Hyung.
I was born on December 19, 1989. Even though our school year is the same, whether one be born on '89 or '90, it doesn't seem like a huge difference.
When Ki Kwang was performing as AJ, I worked as his back up dancer as well as a featuring, so I do have some experience on stage, but as a singer, holding the microphone was pretty heavy. However, as I was standing on stage, I practiced spotting the camera and adapted to this really quickly.
We choreographed our dance. Our dance teacher did give us some feedback and opinions, but we are the ones who proposed the contents of the dance. In fact, during practices, we are very radical and would do our so-called 'jack-hammer-like' dance, but we ended up doing a light, lively stage performance, so it's a bit regretful. Just like MBLAQ, i would love to do a more strong, stylish performance in the future.
I nag a lot at our dorm. But i don't do it without a reason. There's always a reason. With our 6 members and 3 managers, making 9 guys living in the dorm, really...it makes no sense! They don't clean and after they eat snacks, they just leave it around, and when flies come out, they don't even catch them. A few days ago, I cleaned out the whole living room, you guys don't even know that, do you? [Doo Joon: We don't. After you clean, you nag. So that's how we know. hehe.]
Out of the members, me and Hyun Seung are interested in fashion. And in the past, since we came to watch many artists on stage, we were a bit greedy of their outfits. But somehow because of the song's atmosphere, team's environment, and the company's thoughts on our image, we aren't quite ready to enter the field of styling. And if the image of the stage outfits and our casual clothes are different, it's good to show people two different appearances.
I love hats, so I like wearing them. i don't have much to collect, but maybe one day i could get a room filled with hats.
Doo Joon can't fail when using his head. Doo Joon is always the best at thinking up a lot of games.
When practicing, as much as you do it, it isn't always efficient. Usually one would do it if they want to, Hyun Seung, unlike others, would always look for that moment. Even right now, when our schedule ends, Hyun Seung would be the one to practice alone until dawn.
I wrote the rap parts in the lyrics of 'Bad Girl'. Sometimes, to others, the lyric's rhyme and flow can be awkward. One time, before composer hyung went to get coffee, he told me 'some are durable, try it', and while he left, I started to think up ideas. When recording, I once modified it and we almost went with that. Though I can't say I am the best, I'm satisfied by the results.
As I practice writing lyrics alone, the contents of the lyrics are more imporatnt to me than the flow. I listen to a lot of underground music, like Kebee and The Quiett, and their lyrics really come to mind. I hate hearing people say that I rap because I can't sing, but I put a lot of effort on my own. But the more I do, the more I'm mesmerized. Whenever I'm writing lyrics, I always put Yo Seob next to me. We talk back and forth and come up with great ideas, so it helps a lot. [Yo Seob: Really? I should've just gathered those words and wrote it myself!]
The members talk to each other a lot. So, now I have nothing much to say. In the past, we talked about each other's past girlfriends so much that I'm not even curious anymore.
Jang HyunSeungMy name is Jang Hyun Seung
I was born September 3, 1989. Dong Woon and I entered just as friends we had thought. If you're taking care of different grades may have had.
Neckwear Items In the winter and fall I like to wear a lot of scarves. However, the members don't lend things to each other. There are rules in our group to what we can wear.
These days people dress more with a feminine image. People are very conscious of their style. Dong Woon has the original beauty¡¦.(Doo Joon: He has the pretty role, but all of Beast is beautiful!)
I wanted to have a stage name, a particular name before I debuted. Younger artist especially singers have to think of a name. Its how your seen on stage. Ah, but saying you don't want your name will upset your parents.
To get rid of stress is had. Sometimes I just want to be left alone. In some ways I live accordingly. But its frustrating.
I can be a perfectionist. I want things to be perfect. How should I put it. I don't hate anything I just pursue the idea. That's it.
Now after a month the company has made us start practicing everyday and dancing. But it is art so we have to keep a theoretical approach of how it will be in the future. Haha
When I first saw Doo Joon was probably when I learned he was our leader, he looked reliable. Jun Hyung was mysterious and shy but he was easy to get along with. Yo Seob was an old friend but I couldn't imagine as it is now!
Kikiwang or AJ made his debut and he was a good solo artist. I¡¯m so glad he joined our group. The dancing is difficult but easier when you have others. When you dance you can meet friends with similar interests and work hard together, it makes me happy. And, that¡¯s what happened. And, then I didn't know this was the cause.
When you eat it has to be light. I didn't know this when we had to exercise and it(stomach)hurt, but now I know. Even now I still want to eat cake but I can only look. Ah, I shouldn't eat.(Yo Seob: Look at Hyun Seung's body in the album!)
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