The strongest talented visual band
M.A.S0094
Make A Sound 0094 We met with he strongest visual band M.A.S0094.
It's a band composed of talents and visuals from 00 liners to 94 liner.
They do have flower-like looks but those visuals doesn't hide the talents they possess,
That's why they're the kind of friends you can expect a lot more of in the future!
(Awkward......)
Please introduce the band~
The way our band happened to meet is a bit fascinating.
At first it started with our leader, drummer, bass player, these three, with their instruments.
While we started like these, our bass friend brought over the subvocal friend over here so originally we were promoting as 4 persons.
Then we went to do a session in a contest, and just there, the hyung who was the winner.... Was really talented.
That's why, we talked, we asked if was signed (somewhere)...? Of course we brought him with us.
Like this, by the time we brought him, it was around mid-May 2015?
We started in May so until now.
If we think about it, it hasn't been a long time but our friendship is one of a band of a few years.
Our first song was released on August 13th. < Butterfly, Finding Flower >
Introduce yourselves~
Kang Hyungu (Leader, Guitar)
My name is Kang Hyungu, I'm 19. I'm in charge of being the leader and the guitarist.
I don't really have a nickname..... Ah, our members call me a guitarist prodigy but I really don't think that's right.
Yes, that's it.
Hyungu's personality
Hyungu:
I'm..... A bit shy.
Reporter:
It seems like it. You didn't meet my eyes once lololololol
Hyungu:
Yes... lololol I'm a bit shy.
I really don't like things like wasting a bit of time so in my free time, like when I'm travelling in a car I tend to read a book or do other things.
Harin:
But I think this friend is really like this. Because when he saw me for the first time, it was.... When we were in middle school. We met through a teacher and we were talking but he didn't look at me once and was standing straight.
That's why I thought that I wanted to become close to him quickly.
Dongmyeong:
But also, if you end up becoming friend, he's really friendly.
Harin:
That's right. He's shy around strangers but it seems like he really opens up after some times.
Giwook:
Hyungu-hyung is really... Meticulous? And really practice hard? He's a really sincere hyung. That's why he looks cool.
Yonghoon:
He's really soulless lololol First, Hyungu is really quite shy so, I put more effort into (being closer) to him to be honest. I think it was harder because I'm older than him. That's why I intentionally often call him at night and send him long Kakao messages. At first, when we were less close, 'Every time Hyung talks about those kind of things, I'm really touched', he said things like that?
But we became a bit more close and these days 'Hyung, you're going overboard, again. Good night' lolololol Like that.
He changed a lot.
Dongmyeong:
Hyungu-hyung is really shy, but I think he gets quite embarassed easily too. But he pretends to be really manly lololol
But he's a real leader. To be honest, the members are quite young and there's a lot of time when we start slacking. Everytimes it happens, he makes us focus back. He really acts like a leader.
Ju Harin (Drum)
I'm Ju Harin, 19, in MAS I'm in charge of the drums.
I don't really have a nickname but I think there could be..... Because I have a caring nature I think I tend to be a bit like a housewife, so there is something like a "housewife" mom. MAS mom.
Harin's personality
Harin:
My personality is a bit.... I'm easily sociable. I don't like being shy so I tend to approach people first. I'm a very caring person. Since I was young, I almost grew up exclusively with my little brother/sister. My parents went on business trips since I was 5. As I took care of my little brother/sister every days I became a family-oriented person.
I also cook at home and I got some advices from my mom so I realized that I tend to act a bit like a housewife and to have the personality of a dad or a mom.
Hyungu:
Yes, so. It seems like it.
Dongmyeong:
Tell us about the other things too.
Hyungu:
There are a lot of other things to talk about. Still... Huh.... First, he's kind. But he's a bit lazy. lololol Yes, I'll pass the question to the others.
Giwook:
It's true that Harin-hyung is the most caring. Um, Yonghoon-hyung is also caring. And he is really playfull.
Harin:
What? That's all?
Dongmyeong:
Ah~ Can I also do it? Can I?
Yonghoon:
Yes..... Giwook and I have the same thoughts. lolololololololol No. I'm kidding.
As he said himself, Harinie is a family-oriented person and is really sociable. To explain to you to what extend, he saw my little brother/sister. He only saw them for 15 seconds but they were close instantly, shoulder to shoulder, arm in arm, like that. And as Hyungu said, he's a bit lazy but that's something he himself has to work on to fix in the future.
Dongmyeong:
Ah I am.... Ah but Harinie-hyung is really a caring person. That is true....
Harin:
Why are you like this all of sudden....?
Dongmyeong:
To be honest!!! To be honest Harinie-hyung said it all!! lololololol (joke, joke)
Harinie-hyung is really sociable. He met my younger brother and it was really like they've known each other for almost 30 years. My brother said that to me once we were at home. That this hyung is odd.
Yonghoon:
My little brother/sister said the same thing.
Dongmyeong:
But it's really...... Ni.... Nice.
Lee Giwook (Maknae, Bass, Songwritter)
Hello, my name is Lee Giwook, I'm 17, in MAS I'm in charge of being the youngest.
Ah that's right, I'm in charge of the bass. Um.... I'm, um.... the youngest, that's all. I'm the youngest, in the band.
*Members cut in* (- The marks indicate the members' comments)
- He writes lyrics well. He has two songs of his own, and they're in English.
- Googling a bit... There is this thing... (Raising suspicions about using Google Translation)
I'm in charge of writting lyrics. Thank you.^^
Giwook's personality
Giwook:
Yes, hello? I'm the youngest.
I'm! Very understanding of other people. I'm considerate. Um.... And I don't know much about myself but these days I'm just trying really hard to be nice.
Ah, and I often heard that I'm a lot more mature than my age but even though I have a mature side there's also time when I'm acting young.. I don't really know.
Hyungu:
For me, that's very admirable. I think that among the members, I'm the one who know Giwook the best, because we've been together since the very beginning.
First, I'm really proud of him, there wasn't one time where he was angry at me, and if we're between ourselves we play jokes on each other.... Giwookie doesn't really swear either, he's mature and thoughtful.
And he's really starring at me right now...? He's kind. Harin:
Giwook is the person I know best after Hyungu but I always feel sorry about him for a lot of reasons.
When I was in my 3rd year of primary school I met Giwook, who was in his 1st year, for the first time and it seems like I teased him a bit. I was friendly and I joked around but I Giwook got hurt? But he was very understanding about it and he came to me later saying 'Aih It's okay hyung~' and played around a lot. Giwook is the kind of person I especially want to really take care of.
Dongmyeong:
Giwook is always first compared to me....
Harin:
Yes, it's really like that.
Dongmyeong:
He doesn't even answer my calls.
Harin:
Ah, that's not true! That's not true!
Yes, he's really that understanding and kind. If you become close, he acts coy with older guys. Especially with older girls, really. Ahoo~ He can't even talk. Until the very end. And he writes great lyrics, he's also good at rapping. He's a very talented friend.
Yonghoon:
Giwook is the youngest but I'm really proud of him. There is something I would want to ask him as his Hyung, to speak a bit? Where there is something wrong. Because I can see it. When there's something wrong or when something happened you should talk about it with me. But Hyungu and Giwook don't say a word. Except that, I'm really proud of him, he's mature, he raps well and he's good at writting lyrics. I think he's the best dongsaeng.
Dongmyeong:
Giwook and I are the same age, still...
There are times when Giwook is mature but sometimes when I look at him he's unexpectedly really playfull, like people our ages. But I think he gets a lot of stress.
It's his personality not to talk much and he does it best when he's under pressure, even if you can see it, he doesn't talk about it. If you say enough, we can help each other. Yes, that's all.
Jin Yonghoon (Oldest member, Vocal, Guitar)
Yes, hello, I'm. MAS oldest member. My name is Yonghoon and I'm charge of the vocal, and the guitar. My nickname, um... Um, first, um, I always take care of the younger members with a big heart.
- Oh! What are you saying.
Let it be rain or snow, always...
- Ohohoh (Here, a storm of complains)
I take care of them and love them like a father, it seems like it's my existence.
- Not at all. Almost..... That....
Yonghoon's personality
Yonghoon:
First, my personality.... I have a little brother/sister. I'm really good with the younger members. Truthfully.
Dongmyeong:
Cough, cough!!! Shameless.... Cough
Yonghoon:
I don't know how to act with men who are older than me. Because I'm not used to it.
And I think I have the kind of personality where I have to take care everyone. Yes, that's what I think.
If someone was to touch my dongsaengs, I won't stand it.
Dongmyeong:
Whoa, you're a gangster, hyung.
Yonghoon:
Yes... That's right..... hehehehehehehehehe
Hyungu:
I think that Yonghoon-hyung is like a pillar for MAS. Personally, I really like him, he's really charismatic. He's like this on stage, but if we're among ourselves, he scolds us when we need to be scolled and he's really having fun when we're playing. If I were to be Yonghoon-hyung I don't think I could do it. That's the way I think.
He really often messages people younger than him.
But personally, I don't really keep in touch with the kids through messages. However after I met Yonghoon-hyung, it really helped me. Kind of like a life senior? Yes, that's right. Hyung. I love you.
Dongmyeong:
It feels like we're at a Healing Camp.
Harin:
Yes, I feels the same way that Hyungu. Hyung often acted as a pillar to me when I felt lost.
He's really charismatic. His pesronality is different depending on if we're doing something or not.
He scolded me a lot in the beginning. But I think that it's because he was like that I'm able to be here today.
Giwook:
Hello, I'm MAS youngest member.
Yonghoon-hyung's personality, first, it is one of a father. We were promoting as 4 people and when Yonghoon-hyun came in, we felt like we were a band that could make it?
He's really good at singing and he's really kind. But there isn't many case where he's dependent on us.
We just cameback from Lotteria and he, like, told us to do this, to do that, to put that away. He's sometimes reliable. Yes, that's all.
Dongmyeong:
Yonghoon-hyung really gives me a lot of advices. He also gives me advices on minor things.
But there isn't much I can do with my own hands. I can't do anything except to sing and he makes fun of me every days, "Have you ever done something with your own hands? You haven't, right?"
To talk about an episode.... Mine is also at Lotteria. We were together at Lotteria, eating, I told Hyung to clean our meals up while I didn't and ran away. But he really just let (everything) behind and left. In the end, I cleaned it up.
There are a lot of times like this. He's always whinning and making a fuss....
Yonghoon : Yes!!!(Ends the conversation in a hurry)
Son Dongmyeong (Vocal, Piano)
Yes, I'm Son Dongmyeong, in MAS I'm in charge of the vocals and the piano. My feets are 280mm (T/N: 43 / size 10). So, my nickname is Foot-Dongmyeong.
- But his height is 160cm...
What are you saying!! Please don't believe that. Also I was born in 2000 but because I was born early in the year, I'm a hyung to Giwook. It's a difference of 2 weeks but I entered highschool early and he (Giwook) went later.
Reporter:
So he calls you hyung?
Yes, even if he speaks without honorifics sometimes...
- You say that I'm a middle school student and you're a highschooler, to call you hyung~
He's framing me.
Dongmyeong's personality
Dongmyeong:
I am... At first I'm also really shy but it's okay once we become close.
Ah, maybe not...? Instead of saying I'm shy.
Um.... I'm really careful.
Yonghoon:
He's really talented. You'll understand if you see him during our concert.
Dongmyeong:
Um.... Ah, but really. I heard this often. But in really I don't really know. Isn't it like this?
Yonghoon:
What do we do if you're forced to ask.
Dongmyeong:
I don't really know, my personality....
Yonghoon:
Then the other members are going to talk about it.
Hyungu:
Truthfully, he's really kind, Dongmyeonie. I think he's the nicest kid I've ever seen. But at the same time, he's too nice. It feels like bad things could happen to him too. He's too kind and really naive. That's why I think it's great he's able to express his feelings. At first I really thought, 'How can an angel-like kid like this exist'. But this was only at first.
Dongmyeong:
What are you talking about!!!
Yonghoon:
Right now, he's like an sergeant in the army.
Hyungu;
Usually I act like a tsundere towards Dongmyeong. If he asks me something I gave him an approximate answer, not a sincere one..... Actually, having a conversation with Dongmyeong is really tyring lololol I don't like answering him lolololol
But he's a really kind dongsaeng.
Harin:
But I really think that there's nothing else to say. I think being too nice is like a disease, really. There are cases where because he's too kind when I'm being serious I feel like he doesn't take the situation seriously. Even if I'm tired and I say seriously 'Ah~ Please stop it', even if I hit him saying 'Aih~~#%$%$'..... He's a bit slow.
Yonghoon:
He always goes too far. (T/N: there a joke I can't understand ;;;) (Omg.... What's with this dad's joke)
Giwook:
Hello, I'm the youngest member. Among the people I know, I've been with Dong..... myeong (Reading others) the most. Our homes are 5 minutes appart and I realized his highschool was also close.
First, Dongmyeong's personality, he's kind and really talented. He has too much talent. He's also really playfull.
He's really... a good hyung. A mood maker?
Harin: I think he plays the role of an energizer.
Giwook:
I think the atmosphere would be very dull if Dongmyeong-hyung wasn't there. And when there is only two of us together, we talk about a lot of serious stuff, it's like we're different persons. We also cry.
Dongmyeong:
That's too much~!!
Yonghoon:
Dongmyeongie..... He's the one I talk to the most. Because Dongmyeong talk to me the most. He always messages me at night when he can't sleep. I can always see it. It's confusing to know if there's something wrong or not with the other kids but when it's Dongmyeong I can always see it. From the way he walks, seeing this kind of things, 'Ah~ Something must have happened'.
Dongmyeong was really shy at first so if I asked, 'Dongmyeong-ah, did you eat?', he would respond, 'Ah! I didn't! Hyung, did you have lunch?'. These days it's, 'Ya, what should we eat?' lololololol
Now he's really playfull, but honestly he's also soft-hearted and gets hurt easily. He pretends he doesn't get hurt but I can also see that. To be honest, everytimes I feel sorry for him. That's why I want to tease him more lololololololol
Your favorite among your own songs?
Hyungu:
There are two song that immediately comes to my mind, my favorite is <Peace>. I love this song more than anything...
- Because he's the one who wrote the melody hehehe
Hehe, Yes, really.... I think it's great.
Harin:
Yes, I also really like <Peace>, because this friend (Hyungu) and I stayed at my house together the whole day, and at the right time we both held the guitar and sang, and the cords came out so well....
We took it, showed (the others) and the reaction was great, it was my style because I like things that are majestic.
Giwook:
Yes, hello, I'm the youngest.
I wrote the song <Peace> as well as the song <별 보다 빛나는 (Shinning Brighter than the Stars)>. Um... Their common point is that they're definetly dynamics. It was calm at first and it went off during the last part, the lyrics are nice
The melody is also good, so I think it's a really great song. I also wrote the lyrics for <Peace>.
Yonghoon:
I also have two songs that immediatly comes up to my mind, <축복 (Blessing)> and <별 보다 빛나는 (Shinning Brighter than the Stars)>.
Originally, we weren't going to do <축복 (Blessing)>, but this song.... I was the one who wrote it. And you know, it's cold now. It's Autumn.
The melody came up instantly, it's song made with Autumn in mind.
As I said, it's a song that is really warm and dynamic.
Dongmyeong: Mine are <Feeling Good> and <훌륭한 사람 (A Great Person)>
Our youngest member (Giwook) wrote the lyrics for <Feeling Good>, it's also our most popular song among all the ones we wrote, and it's just really nice lyrics that everyone can identify with and easily think about.
Hyung (Yonghoon) and I wrote the lyrics of <훌륭한 사람 (A Great Person)> together but... I haven't discussed it with the member yet, it's a song for my father to listen to. I think we'll be able to perform this one too during our concert soon.
별 보다 빛나는 (Shinning Brither than the Stars)
Why are you doing music?
Hyungu:
Music...... Is there a reason? lolololol
Dongmyeong:
Music~! Music is my life (T/N: he said it in English) Hyungu:
Honestly, if you ask about the reason, there are many.... Or none. To be honest, right now I don't really know. I feel like I need to do more to know. For now... It's fun to do, and I think doing promotion with the band is helpful to my life and I gain a lot of inspiration from it, it's nice.
Harin:
Since I was young I always found it fun to play drums and I had a lot of interest in it. If I take an interest in something I tend to immerse myself into it. The more I played drums and sounds came out of it, the more I got interested in it. And because I stuck with it, I'm in a band. I discovered another charm after realizing this kind of sounds can come out of it. While sharing and doing music with this friend (Hyungu) I felt new things.
Ah, these is what I want to do this until the end.
Giwook:
When I was in 5th grade of elementary school, we decided to start a band with some of my close friend so, at first I was playing the drums, but I changed it to the bass and that's what I'm doing now. As I continued doing it, I became attached to music, I had fun doing it and I was also able to learn about myself through music. I think music is appealing. It's fun. I'll continue to live by doing music. Until I die.
Yonghoon: A long time ago, when I was a student, I went to the concert of the singer Lee Seungchul with my mother and my maternal grandmother. And I suddenly realized. This is what I need to do. I didn't live much yet, but having a connection with the singer Lee Seung-chul is the most glorious memory I've ever had in my life.
He hurt me the first time I met him. A long time ago, I went to Superstar K 4 and I passed the second round so I went up to him but I heard harsh criticisms. I remember being hurt at that time.
Recently, I went to Lee Seungchul-sunbae-nim's recording studio and I sang a chorus. We recorded and we ate there but we were sitting really close.
As I'm an adult, he poured me a drink. At that moment, it was such a honor. I think that I'm doing music because of him.
Dongmyeong:
For me, it's simply.... I liked that it's something everyone like. Even now, the reason why I like doing concerts is because people are happy when I sing. I find it interessing how people also like me. That's why, I simply, liked it.
축복 (Blessing)
The band M.A.S0094 is doing music at a young age but the member's hearts and actions are never frivolous, they have a firm philosophy and thoughts about music.
Although they're younger than me I had a lot to learn from them who have more clear ideas and dreams about the future.
I hope you will keep this genuine passion for music in the future.... Adios~~
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