Maroo Entertainment's latest boy group, GHOST9, debuted on September 23, 2020. To celebrate the super rookies and their debut to the K-pop industry, we at KpopStarz were given the opportunity to interview the members and learn more about them, their title track, their thoughts on their pre-debut activities, and bits of trivia fans might not have known about them!
Check out our interview with GHOST9 here!
Q: Let's talk about your title track, "Think of Dawn". How would you describe the song and what message would you want your fans to take from it?
SON JUNHYUNG: "Think of Dawn" is a song about GHOST9's bold aspirations as appearing after the dark fog of dawn has cleared and marks the first beginning of GHOST9. I'd like to send a message to the fans to watch GHOST9 coming up with energy.
Q: In the "CINEMATIC WORK : DOOR", you meet an alien-looking creature at the end of the film. What is that creature? Did it cause the hole in the world?
LEE JINWOO: Yes, that's right! They are called GLEEZ. GLEEZ are ghosts living in an empty earth, and they are soulmates who grow up and go on adventures with us.
Q: You guys have posted some dance videos and already garnered quite the fan base thanks to your talents! Which dance video is your favorite and why?
SHIN: I like all three videos, but "The Chainsmokers – Closer" is the best one! I like it because I can show you another side of GHOST9.
Q: So many of you guys have experience performing already! What's the biggest difference with how you performed before compared to performing in a group with nine people?
LEE WOOJIN: It's hard to practice with nine members because we have to do it together in the same way, but the results are epic.
Q: A few of you guys have competed on survival shows, such as "Produce X 101" and "Mixnine". What's the biggest lesson you learned while competing on those shows?
LEE TAESEUNG: How to look at the camera and practice facial expressions are very helpful now.
HWANG DONGJUN: The experience of standing in front of many cameras are a great help to the stage.
Q: Prince, we heard you're a language genius! How did you manage to learn four languages?
PRINCE: I attended an international school ever since I was young. So picking up languages came naturally for me, but I'm still working on my Korean.
Q: What is one goal that you guys have as idols?
CHOI JUNSEONG: In the future, I'll develop myself and become a good person when others see it, and I want to understand and love other countries/cultures as well as be loved.
Q: If you could collaborate with any artist in the world, who would you want to work with?
LEE KANGSUNG: Chris Brown, Justin Timberlake, Kygo, Aminé.
Q: Who are your role models? Who inspired you to pursue music?
HWANG DONGJUN: The person who inspired me to do music is the Korean rapper Naachal of Garion. He is my mentor and always encourages and leads me. He's one of the biggest drivers of moving towards a goal.
Maroo Entertainment announced the group would be debuting back on August 27 and that the group would have members who previously competed on "Produce X 101" and "Mixnine". Since then, fans have been highly anticipating their debut.
Maroo Entertainment didn't shy away from teasing fans, either - not only did they release a cinematic film, they released an animation called "GLEEZ - THE ANIMATION", choreography videos, and individual teaser films for each member!
Check out their debut music video for "Think of Dawn" here:
The group is composed of nine members: Dongjun, Shin, Junhyung, Kangsung, Junseong, Prince, Woojin, Taesung, and Jinwoo. If you would like to know more about each member, feel free to read: Introducing Maroo Entertainment's Upcoming Boy Group, GHOST9!
