Drippin Share How They Trained To Be ‘Villain’ for Their Comeback [Interview]
DRIPPIN have returned as the villains of K-Pop but remain sweet when it comes to their loving fandom, Dreaming!
While flaunting a dramatic concept change, the 7 charming members revealed what it takes to become bad guys that make killer music in our exclusive interview.
The wickedly catchy new single "Villain" showcases a more mature and moody side of DRIPPIN. Members Hyeop, Yunseong, Dongyun, Junho, Minseo, Changuk, and Alex (aka Rex!) found the concept to be refreshingly new as they not only murder the beat with their talented vocals but also thrill fans with their intense fight scenes.
Why so serious? Take a moment and watch the nefariously captivating MV!
If liking this new track is bad, then we don't wanna be good!
DRIPPIN not only share who their favorite villains are, but they also discuss how they prepared their dark sides for each performance. Plus, the boys share how they enjoyed their Valentine's Day in Korea and New Year goals.
See what they have to say and don't forget to watch their devilishly charming fan-greeting video at the end of this interview!
Q1. In your latest song 'Villain' the members can be seen fighting and getting very physical. How did you all prepare for these combative scenes?
ì´ë² 뮤ì§ë¹ëì¤ ì¥ë©´ìì 멤ë²ë¤ì´ ì¸ì°ë ì¥ë©´ì´ ëì¤ëë°, ì´ì¥ë©´ë¤ì ì´ë»ê² ì¤ë¹íëì?
Hyeop: For those scenes, Yun-seong practiced by copying and filming with the stunt actor on the set!
Yunseong: I have a scene where I fight in the intro part and that scene was recorded immediately after trying it on the spot, so I decided to follow through with the manual and film over and over.
í - ì´ ì¥ë©´ì ì¤ì±ì´ê° ì´¬ì íì¥ìì ì¤í´í¸ ë°°ì°ë¶ê³¼ ì¸ì°ë ì¥ë©´ì ê°ì´ ë§ì¶ë©° ì¤ë¹ë¥¼ íìµëë¤!
ì¤ì± - ì ë ìì ì¸í¸ë¡ ë¶ë¶ì 격í¬íë ì¥ë©´ì´ ìëë°, ê·¸ ì¥ë©´ì ì¦ììì ë§ì¶°ë³´ê³ ë°ë¡ ì°ì ì¥ë©´ì´ë¼ ë©ë´ì¼ì ì íê³ ê·¸ ë©ë´ì¼ëë¡ ë°ë³µí´ì ì°ììµëë¤.
Q2. How do you practice your facial expressions or try to appear more rough?
ì´ë² 컨ì ì ìí´ì ì ì¤ì²ë íì ì ì¤ë¹í ì ì´ ìëì?
Changuk: "I practiced my expressions through the feedback I received from my members and our instructor."
Dongyun: "If I think of a villain, I think they are chic, so I tried and thought that I should look chic on stage."
ì°½ì± -"멤ë²ë¤ê³¼ ë ì¨ ì ìëê» íì ì ëí í¼ëë°±ì ë°ì¼ë©´ì ì¤ë¹íìµëë¤."
ëì¤ - "ë¹ë°ì´ë¼ê³ ìê°íë©´ ìí¬í ëëì´ì§ ììê¹ ë¼ê³ ìê°í´ì 무ë를 í ë ìí¬íê²ë ë³´ì´ê² ìê°íë©° ì ê²½ì¼ìµëë¤."
Q3. You held your 'Villain' showcase in January. How did it feel to perform in front of fans again?
1ì 17ì¼ì ë¹ë° ì¼ì¼ì´ì¤ë¥¼ ì§ííìëë°, í¬ë¤ ììì 무ëí ìê°ì´ ì´ë ì ¨ëì?
Minseo: "It has been a long time to perform in front of fans so it was nice. I want to perform in front of our fans more often!"
Junho: "I really like 'All Eyes Down,' so I wanted to show it to Dreaming even when I was practicing, so I was very happy to show it to fans and feel excited thinking about our future activities."
민ì - "ì¤ëë§ì í¬ë¶ë¤ ììì 무ëí´ì ë무 ì¢ìê³ . ìì¼ë¡ ì주 í¬ë¶ë¤ ììì 무ëíê³ ì¶ì´ì."
ì¤í¸ - "ì ë§ ì¢ìíë 곡ì´ë¼ì ì°ìµë´ë´ ë리ë°ìê² ë³´ì¬ì£¼ê³ ì¶ì ë§ìì´ ì»¸ëë° ë³´ì¬ë릴 ì ìì´ì ë무 ê¸°ë»¤ê³ ìì¼ë¡ì íëì ìê°íë©° ì¤ë ìµëë¤."
Q4. Is there one word you can use to describe your music?
ë리íì ìì ì í ë¨ì´ë¡ ì¤ëª íë¤ë©´?
Hyeop: "Healing music."
Alex: "It is epic!"
í -"íë§ì¡!"
ë ì¤- "ìí½íë¤."
Q5. You are working so hard each and every day! How do you prevent burnout (fatigue) or try to reduce your stress?
매ì¼ë§¤ì¼ ì´ì¬í íëíê³ ìëë°, ë²ììì ì´ë»ê² ë°©ì§íê±°ë ì¤í¸ë ì¤ë¥¼ ì¤ì´ë ë°©ìì´ ìëì?
Yunseong: "Taking a walk at night or senselessly sweating it all out is how I relieve stress. It's not like there is a method, but it's better to accept stress and enjoy it in a good way than reducing it. I'm still thinking about it and trying to understand it."
Changuk: "Whenever I have the time, I listen to my favorite songs to heal myself."
ì¤ì± - "ë°¤ì ì°ì± ì íë¤ê±°ë ìëë©´ ì ì ìì´ ëì 빼거ë ì´ë°ìì¼ë¡ í¸ë ê² ê°ê³ , ì¤í¸ë ì¤ë¥¼ ì¤ì´ë ë°©ë²ì ê·¸ë° ë°©ë²ì´ ìë¤ê¸° ë³´ë¨ ë§ì¸ëìì ì¤í¸ë ì¤ë¥¼ ë°ìë¤ì´ê³ 그걸 ì¢ê² ì¦ê¸¸ ì ìë ê² ì¢ë¤ê³ ìê°í´ì 그걸 í°ëí기 ìí´ ì§ê¸ë ê³ì ì ê²½ì°ê³ ììµëë¤."
ì°½ì± -"ì ë ì´ëíê±°ë ìê°ì´ ë ëë§ë¤ ì¢ìíë ë ¸ë를 ë¤ì¼ë©´ì íë§ì í©ëë¤."
Q6. The Lunar New Year celebrates the year of the Tiger - do you have new personal goals for this new year?
ìí´ê° ë¤ê°ì¤ê³ ë²ì¨ 2ìì´ ëìëë°, ì¬ í´ì ê°ì¸ 목í를 ìë ¤ì£¼ì¸ì
Dongyun: "I hope to be healthy and have a year of happy memories."
Minseo: "My goal for DRIPPIN is to be healthy and win first place on music shows!"
ëì¤ -"ê±´ê°íê³ íë³µí 기ìµì´ ë§ì´ ìë í í´ìì¼ë©´ ì¢ê² ìµëë¤."
민ì -"ì ë ë리íì´ ê±´ê°íê³ ìì
ë°©ì¡ 1ì íëê²ì´ 목íì
ëë¤!"
Q7. Ii Korea, Valentine's Day (Red + White Day) had passed - did you ever receive or give chocolate when you were younger?
2ìì ë°ë íì¸ë°ì´ë ìëë°, ì´ë ¸ì ë ì´ì½ë¦¿ì 주거ë ë°ë ê²½íì´ ììëì?
Junho: "Haha~ When we were young, we were all so close, so we got it from our classmates and I shared it with them, too."
Alex: "My family has a small tradition where we give chocolates to each other on Valentine's Day, so we always exchange chocolate on this day."
ì¤í¸ - "ì´ë¦´ ë ë¤ë¤ ì¹íê² ì§ë´ì ê°ìë° ì¹êµ¬ë¤íí
ë°ê¸°ë íê³ ë ì ë ëë 주기ë íìµëë¤. ã
ã
"
ë ì¤ - "ì í¬ ê°ì¡±ì ë°ë íì¸ ë°ì´ê° ëë©´ ìë¡ ì´ì½ë¦¿ì 주ëê·ì¹ 문í ê° ìì´ì íì ë°ë íì¸ ë°ì´ ëë ì´ì½ë¦¿ì ì£¼ê³ ë°ìë ê²½íì´ ìììµëë¤."
Q8. Who are your favorite villains?
ìµì ë¹ë°ì´ ë구ìì?
Hyeop: "I like Harley Quinn the best! I think she's a very charming and refreshing character."
Yunseong: "The choreography for 'Villain' reminds me of the Joker a lot, so I recently think the Joker is really cool. He's a romantic villain and does things in a dandy way but, because he always looks cool doing it, I think Joker is an awesome villain."
í - "ì ë í 리í¸ì ì ì¼ ì¢ìí©ëë¤! ì ë§ ë§¤ë ¥ìê³ ììí ìºë¦í°ë¼ê³ ìê°í©ëë¤."
ì¤ì± - "ìµì ë¹ë°ì ì무ëë ì í¬ ë¹ë°ì무ìì 조커를 ë ì¤ë¥´ê² íë ëìë¤ì´ ë§ìì ìµê·¼ì ì¡°ì»¤ê° ì§ì§ ë©ìë¤ê³ ìê°í©ëë¤. ëëí¨ ììì ë¡ë§¨í±ê³¼ ë¹ë°ì´ì§ë§ ê·¸ ììì ëì¤ë ë©ììì´ ì기 ë문ì ì¡°ì»¤ê° ë©ìë ë¹ë°ì¸ ê² ê°ìµëë¤."
Q9. If you could feature in a CF (commercial) in the future, what kind of CF would you want to be in?
ê´ê³ 를 ì´¬ìíê² ëë¤ë©´ ì´ë¤ ê´ê³ 를 íê³ ì¶ëì?
Changuk: "I want to advertise clothing like suits." (After seeing the above picture, it makes sense!!)
Dongyun: "I want to shoot a ramen commercial."
ì°½ì± - "ì ë ìí¸ê°ì ìë¥ë¥¼ ê´ê³ 를 í´ë³´ê³ ì¶ìµëë¤."
ëì¤ - "ë¼ë©´ ê´ê³ 를 ì°ì´ë³´ê³ ì¶ìµëë¤."
Interested in learning more about DRIPPIN? Check their social media and past interviews here!
Q10. Any messages for our readers?
ë§ì§ë§ì¼ë¡ í¬ë¤ìê² íë§ë í´ì£¼ì¸ì
Minseo: "Dreaming~ Let's meet more and more often *crying* Really, thank you so much and I love you." <3
Junho: "Thank you for always waiting and loving everything about DRIPPIN. We will show you better performances and good music again. I love you."
민ì - "ë리ë°~ ì°ë¦¬ ì주ì주 ë§ëìã
ã
ã
ì§ì§ ë무 ê°ì¬íê³ ë무 ì¬ëí´ì <3"
ì¤í¸ - "ë 기ë¤ë ¤ì£¼ê³ ë리íì 모ë 모ìµì ì¬ëí´ì£¼ì
ì ê°ì¬í©ëë¤ ê¼ ë ì¢ìëª¨ìµ ì¢ììì
ë³´ì¬ë릴ê²ì. ì¬ëí´ì."
What do you think of DRIPPIN's new appearance as Villains? Are their evil master plan of K-Pop domination working? The catchy chorus already has me brainwashed and listening on repeat! Don't forget to watch their fan greeting video and show your love and support for the group.
Special thanks and promotional credits to MJTONZ. All images used in this article belong to the respective agencies and promotional teams.