MCND Impresses Fans with Dance Cover of Justin Bieber's 'Second Emotion' [Exclusive Interview]
K-Pop boy group MCND shares what went through the making of their latest dance cover performance, Justin Bieber's "Second Emotion" (feat. Travis Scott), in an exclusive interview with KpopStarz.
MCND, the five-member boy group under TOP Media, has been steadily making its way through the global K-pop industry with its mix of visuals and talent.
Aside from successfully completing their activities for their third extended play, "MCND Age," the group continues to stay connected with their equally devoted fanbase, the GEM, through various content on their social networking sites (SNS).
One of their highly-anticipated works over the years has been the "Play Music Ground" (PMG) series, which saw the group perform dance covers of different K-Pop and international hits - and they have displayed their impressive dance skills once again with the Play Music Ground cover for Justin Bieber's "Second Emotion" (feat. Travis Scott).
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1. First of all, congratulations for another successful Play Music Ground entry with Justin Bieber's "Second Emotion (ft. Travis Scott)." It now has close to half a million views a week after its release. To start, who first came with the idea to choose the Justin Bieber song for your next dance cover?
MCND : ì í¬ê° ì ì¤í´ ë¹ë²ëì ìì ì ì¢ìíê³ íììë ë§ì´ ë£ê±°ë ì. ìµê·¼ 'Second Emotion'ì ì í¬ ëª¨ë ì¢ìíê² ë¼ì ì무 ììê¹ì§ ì°¾ìë´¤ëë° ì ë§ ë©ìëë¼ê³ ì. ëê° í리íë©´ìë ê°ì´ ì¡í ìê³ , chillíë©´ìë ì¸ë ¨ë ëëì´ ë§ìì ë¤ììµëë¤. ë ì í¬ê° í¼í¬ë¨¼ì¤ë¡ ì ë³´ì¬ë릴 ì ìì ê² ê°ë¤ê³ ìê°í´ì 'PMG'ë¡ ì§ííê² ëìµëë¤.
MCND: We like Justin Bieber's music and listen to it a lot. Recently, we all started to like Second Emotion, so we looked up the choreography video and it was really cool. It's free and angular, and we liked the chill and sophisticated feel. We thought we could show you our performance, so we decided to do PMG.
2. According to your dance video uploaded on YouTube, the dance performance was directed by TaeHoon Kim, a popular choreographer? Is there a concept to your "Second Emotion" dance cover? Can you share your experiences working with him?
Castle J: íí ì ìëì ì í¬ê° ìºì¹íì§ ëª»íë ëí ì¼ì ì¡ì 주ì기ë íê³ ëì± ë©ìë ëìì ì ìí´ ì£¼ì기ë í©ëë¤! ì¦ê²ê³ í¸ìí ë¶ì기ìì ìì í ì ìì´ì ì¢ì ê²°ê³¼ë¬¼ì´ ëì¤ë ê² ê°ìµëë¤.
BIC: ì í¬ì ëê² ì¤ë«ëì ì무 í¸í¡ì ë§ì¶°ìì ì í¬ì ëí´ ì ë§ ì ìê³ ê³ì¸ì. ê·¸ëì ë í¸íê² ë°°ì¸ ì ììµëë¤.
MINJAE: íí ì ìëì´ ëì ê³¼ ëì ë±ì ë¤ ë´ì£¼ìë©´ì í° ëìì 주ì¸ì.
HUIJUN: ì ì²´ì ì¸ ëí ì¼ì ë´ì£¼ì¸ì!! ëê° ëê° ë¶ì¡±íì§ íì ë§í´ì£¼ìê³ ìí¬í¸í´ì£¼ìëë¤.
WIN: í리 ë°ë·ê³¡ 'TOP GANG'ë¶í° ê³ì MCNDì í¼í¬ë¨¼ì¤ë¥¼ ìí´ í ì¨ì£¼ìê³ ê³ì¸ì. MCNDì ì무 í리í°ë ì무ê°ëì í¼ëë°±ì íµí´ì ë ìë²½í´ì§ëë¤!
Castle J: Taehoon shows us some details that we didn't notice and shows us some cool moves! I think we get good results because we can work in a pleasant and comfortable atmosphere.
BIC: You've been working with us for a very long time, so you know us very well. So I can learn more comfortably.
MINJAE: Taehoon, please help us by looking at all the movements and movements.
HUIJUN: Please look at the overall details! Someone always tells me what's lacking and supports me.
They've been working hard for MCND's performance since their free debut song 'TOP GANG'. MCND's choreography quality becomes more perfect through feedback from the choreographer!
3. You have done a wide range of dance covers for your Play Music Ground series, do you already have the next project in mind? Is there a particular song you'd like to cover next?
MCND : ëì¤ ì¸ìë 보컬, ë© ë± ë¤ìí 걸 ì¤ë¹íê³ ìì´ì. ì í¬ê° ìì ë°©ì¡ìì ë³´ì¬ëë¦¬ì§ ëª»í ìë¤ë¥¸ ëëê³¼ ë§¤ë ¥ë¤ì ëë ì ìê² í´ëë¦¬ê³ ì¶ì´ì. ë¬´ì¨ ì¥ë¥´ì´ë , ì´ë¤ ì½ì í¸ì´ë ë¤ ìíí´ë´ë 모ìµëì! ë 커ë²ê³¡ì ë¹ë¡¯í´ ì í¬ë§ì ì°½ì물ë ë§ì´ ë³´ì¬ëë¦¬ê³ ì¶ìµëë¤.
MCND: Besides dancing, we're preparing vocals, rap, etc. We'd like to give you a unique feeling and charm that we haven't shown you on music shows. You can pull off any genre or concept! We also want to show you our own creations, including cover songs.
4. Reading the comments section for your latest Play Music Ground, people are saying that all members of MCND have what it takes to be main dancers, and that your moves "hypnotize them." What can you say about these comments? Also, do you have a message for GEMs who have not yet watched this dance performance?
Castle J: ì¢ê² ë´ì£¼ì ì ê°ì¬í©ëë¤! ìì¼ë¡ë ì´ì¬í 춤ì 춰ì¼ê² ë¤ê³ ìê°íê³ ì! 모ë 멤ë²ë¤ì´ 춤ì ì¢ìíê³ ë§ì ìê°ì í¬ìí기 ë문ì ì¢ì íì ë¤ì ì ìë ê² ê°ìì. ìì§ ì í¬ì í¼í¬ë¨¼ì¤ë¥¼ ë³´ì§ ëª»íì ë¶ë¤ë ê¼ ì°¾ìë´ ì£¼ìë©´ ì¢ê² ìµëë¤!
BIC: ì í¬ ë¤ì¯ ëª ëª¨ë ë구 íë ë¹ ì§ìì´ ë¤ ì¶¤ ì¤ë ¥ì´ ì¢ë¤ë ë§ì´ ë§ìì 기ë¶ì´ ì ë§ ì¢ìµëë¤. ìì¼ë¡ ë ì¢ì ì´ì¼ê¸°ë¥¼ ë§ì´ ë¤ì ì ìê² ë ¸ë ¥íê² ìµëë¤!
MINJAE: ì í¬ ë¬´ëë¡ë, ì»¤ë² ë¬´ëë¡ë ì¢ì í¼í¬ë¨¼ì¤ë¥¼ ë§ì´ ë³´ì¬ë릴 í ë 기ëí´ ì£¼ì¸ì!
HUIJUN: ê³ìí´ì ë ¸ë ¥íê³ ë ë ¸ë ¥í´ì 'PMG'ë¡ ë©ì§ 모ìµì ë³´ì¬ë릴 ì ìë ê² ê°ìì. ìì¼ë¡ë ê³ì ì±ì¥íë MCNDê° ëê² ìµëë¤!
WIN : MCNDì ì¥ì ì ììë´ ì£¼ìë ê² ê°ì ê°ì¬í©ëë¤. ìì¼ë¡ë 기ëì ë§ë ì¢ì ëª¨ìµ ë§ì´ ë³´ì¬ëë¦¬ê² ìµëë¤.
Castle J: Thank you for being so nice! I think I should continue to dance hard! I think we can get good reviews because all the members love dancing and have spent a lot of time. If you haven't seen our performance yet, please watch it!
BIC: I'm really happy that all five of us are [seen as having] good dancing skills. I will try my best to hear more good stories from now on!
MINJAE: We'll show you a lot of great performances on our stage and cover stage, so please look forward to it!
HUIJUN: I think we can continue to work hard and show great performances through PMG. We'll continue to grow as MCND!
WIN: Thank you for recognizing MCND's strengths. We'll continue to show you good performances that meet your expectations.