LUMINOUS Share Which Country They Want To Promote in + Favorite Songs From Their Mini-Albums [Interview]
Boy group LUMINOUS are shining a bright light on the K-Pop scene as the quartet endlessly strike while the iron is hot this year and especially last. Although they may be fresh faces, the four handsome boys have cemented their name in the industry.
Officially debuting on September 9th, 2021 with the album "YOUTH" and the lead single "RUN," the boys have met with success both in Korea and internationally.
Despite their debut involving member alterations, concept revamp (they were originally a heavily hip-hop focused group!), name change (originally known as DS BOYS), and battling the issues of Coronavirus, members Suil, Steven, Youngbin and Woobin remained strong and solidified their place as popular K-Pop idols.
See how their latest comeback "All Eyes Down" is giving fans everywhere goosebumps!
As expected, "All Eyes Down" garnered attention due to its adrenaline-filled opening and repetitious climactic hook that emphasize the powerful lyrics of survival and gathering all your strength at the moment. The song has a more edgy and noisy instrumental in comparison to their smooth debut song "RUN" (which I keep on repeat till this day) and gentle track "Home Alone," which makes their recent comeback track refreshingly standout among their long repertoire of songs.
Now, LUMINOUS had fun answering our questions and shared the endless efforts they put into this comeback, how much they care for their fans, as well as some personal goals.
It is just the beginning but LUMINOUS have a lot in store for the future - check it out below alongside their personal fan greeting.
Q1. LUMINOUS debuted in 2021 but the group has already released over 4 MVs, title songs, and a second mini-album. How do you feel about all your hard work and efforts this year?
루미ëì¤ê° 2021ë ì ë°ë·íëë° MV 4ê°, íì´í곡 2ê° ê·¸ë¦¬ê³ ë¯¸ë 2ì§ê¹ì§ ìì§ì. ì¬í´ì íë ë ¸ë ¥ê³¼ ê³ ìì ëí ìê°ì ìë ¤ì£¼ì¸ì.
LUMINOUS: "It feels like LUMINOUS debuted only yesterday, but a lot of new songs have been released and we feel very proud of our work in 2021 and we are grateful we can show the fans all of our hard work in 2022. Looking at the results, it is not just hard work - we also remember the good moments and feel like working harder and stronger. Thank you so much to the fans who love us."
LUMINOUS: "ë°ë·ê° ìê·¸ì ê°ìë° ìì¼ì¤ë½ê² ë§ì ìíë¤ì ë¸ ê±° ê°ìì êµì¥í ë¿ë¯íê³ 2021ë , 2022ë ì ê³ ìíëë§í¼ ì¢ì 모ìµë¤ì ë³´ì¬ë릴 ì ìë¤ë ê² ê°ì¬í©ëë¤. 결과물ì ë´ë©´ì íë ì ë¿ë§ìëë¼ ì¢ì ì ì´ ìë¡ìë¡ ê¸°ìµì´ ëê³ ìì¼ë¡ ë ì´ì¬í í´ì¼ê² ë¤ë ìê°ì´ ë ê°íê² ëë ê² ê°ìµëë¤. ì í¬ë¥¼ ì¬ëí´ì£¼ìë í¬ë¶ë¤ê» ì ë§ ê°ì¬ë립ëë¤."
Q2. Tell us which song you hold most dear to your heart.
ì§ê¸ê¹ì§ í´ìë 곡 ì¤ì ì ì¼ ë§ìì ëë 곡ì ìë ¤ì£¼ì¸ì.
Suil: "When I first received the song 'Blind' I thought it would be very challenging, but the song came out so well that I really like it."
Steven: "'Want It More?' was difficult to make feel lively during the recordbing, but later on when the song was released I really liked it!"
ìì¼: "ì¬ê´ì¦(blind)를 ì²ì ë°ìì ë êµì¥í ëì ì ì´ë¼ê³ ìê°íëë° ë ¸ëê° ë무 ì ëìì ë§ìì ëëë¤."
ì¤í°ë¸: "Want it more? ë ¹ì í ë ëëì ì´ë¦¬ë ê²ì´ ì´ë µê³ íë¤ìì§ë§ ëì¤ì ë ¸ëê° ëìì ë êµì¥í ë§ìì ë¤ììµëë¤."
Q3. You had your long-awaited 'All Eyes Down' showcase back on January 19th despite the difficulties of Coronavirus. How did it feel to be back on stage in front of your fans?
ì½ë¡ë를 ì¸í´ ìë ì´ë ¤ììë ë¶êµ¬íê³ 1ì 19ì¼ì "All Eyes Down" ì¼ì¼ì´ì¤ë¥¼ íëë° ì´ë ê² í¬ë¤ ììì 무ë를 ì ìë ìê°ì ìë ¤ì£¼ì¸ì.
LUMINOUS: "Despite the COVID-19 situation, we were really touched to see the fans who came to see us in person. I felt the same at last year's mini-fan concert too, but I was really happy to meet with fans in person and show our performances. Although we couldn't hear the cheers, we all felt the support from fans and I think we finished successfully. I also think it's a unique and good memory to be able to start promoting a new album together with the fans."
LUMINOUS: "ì½ë¡ë ìí©ì¸ë°ë ë¶êµ¬íê³ ì í¬ë¥¼ ë³´ë¬ ì§ì ì주ì í¬ë¶ë¤ìë³´ê³ ì ë§ ê°ëë°ììµëë¤.
ìë
미ëí¬ì½ìí¸ììë ëê¼ì§ë§ ì§ì í¬ë¶ë¤ì ëì ë§ì¶ê³ ì í¬ì 무ë를 ë³´ì¬ë릴 ì ìì´ì ì ë§ íë³µíê³ í¨ì±ì ë£ì§ 못íì§ë§ í¬ë¶ë¤ì ììì´ ì ëê»´ì¡ê³ ë í¬ë¶ë¤ì 기ì´ì ë°ìì ì±ê³µì ì¼ë¡ ì ëë¸ ê±° ê°ìµëë¤. ë ìë¡ì´ ì¨ë²ì ììì í¬ë¶ë¤ê³¼ í¨ê» í ì ìì´ì ìë¤ë¥´ê³ ì¢ì ì¶ìµì´ë¼ê³ ìê°í©ëë¤."
Q4. Is there one word you can use to describe your music?
루미ëì¤ì ìì ì í ë¨ì´ë¡ ì¤ëª íë¤ë©´?
Woobin: "Youthful!"
Youngbin: "Comforting~"
ì°ë¹ : "ì²ì¶!"
ìë¹ : "ìë¡~"
Q5. How do you prevent burnout and reduce your stress during such hectic schedules?
ë²ìì ì´ë»ê² ë°©ì§íê±°ë ì¤í¸ë ì¤ë¥¼ ì¤ì´ë ë°©ìì´ ìëì?
Youngbin: "I read a book to calm myself down or I play games to relieve stress."
Woobin: "I spend some time alone."
ìë¹: "ì ë ì±
ì ì½ì¼ë©´ì ë§ìì ê°ë¼ ìíê±°ë ê²ìì íë©´ì ì¤í¸ë ì¤ë¥¼ í´ìí©ëë¤."
ì°ë¹: "í¼ìë§ì ìê°ì ê°ì§ë ¤ê³ í©ëë¤."
Q6. Although you're always working hard, do you have any new personal goals for this new year?
íì 모ë 걸 ì´ì¬í íëë° ì¬í´ì ê°ì¸ 목í를 ìë ¤ì£¼ì¸ì.
Youngbin: "My personal goal for this year is to make LUMINOUS more known and to win first place on a music program."
Suil: "To have many albums and be busy with diverse activities that capture the eyes of the public."
Steven: "My personal goal is to take good care of my health and work hard in everything I can do."
Woobin: "My personal goal for this year is to showcase any performances with no regrets. If we can do that a lot, it would be wonderful."
ìë¹: "ì ì ì¬í´ ê°ì¸ëª©íë ì í¬ ë£¨ë¯¸ëì¤ê° ë ìë ¤ì§ì ìëë¡ ë
¸ë ¥íê³ ë ëìê° 1ë±ì íë ê² ëª©íì
ëë¤."
ìì¼: "ì¢ì ì¨ë²ê³¼ íë°íê³ ë¤ìí íëì¼ë¡ ë§ì ëì¤ë¶ë¤ìê² ëëì¥ì ì°ë ê²ì
ëë¤."
ì¤í°ë¸: "ì ì ê°ì¸ 목íë ê±´ê°ì ì±ê¸°ë©´ì ëë ì´ì¬í íë ê² ëª©íì
ëë¤."
ì°ë¹: "ì¬í´ì ê°ì¸ 목íë ì´ë¤ 무ë를 íë íí ìë 무ë를 íê³ ë´ë ¤ì¤ë íìê° ë§ìì¼ë©´ ì¢ê² ìµëë¤."
Q7. What do you think about Valentine's Day - did you ever receive or give chocolate when you were younger?
2ìì´ë ë°ë íì¸ì´ììì. ì´ë ¸ì ë ì´ì½ë¦¿ì 주거ë ë°ë ê²½íì´ ìëì?
Youngbin: "When I was in elementary school, I shared chocolate with my classmates on Valentine's Day and I remember eating chocolate together."
Steven: "I remember exchanging chocolates amongst friends in church."
ìë¹: "ì ë ì´ë±íì ë ë°ë íì¸ë°ì´ì ë° ì¹êµ¬ë¤ìê² ì´ì½ë¦¿ì íëì© ëë ì£¼ê³ ê°ì´ 먹ì 기ìµì´ ììµëë¤."
ì¤í°ë¸: "êµíìì ì¹êµ¬ë¤ë¼ë¦¬ ìë¡ìë¡ ì´ì½ë¦¿ì ì£¼ê³ ë°ë 기ìµì´ ììµëë¤."
Sadly, this must mean the boys aren't currently exchanging chocolate with anyone else - hurry fans, send them some love and chocolate!
Q8. If you can visit any country right now for a showcase, which one would you like to go to first?
ë§ì¼ í´ì¸ìì ì¼ì¼ì´ì¤ë¥¼ í ì ìë¤ë©´ ì´ë ëë¼ì ê°ì¥ 먼ì ê°ê³ ì¶ì´ì?
LUMINOUS: "Out of all the countries, it's too hard to choose one. If we have a chance, we'll perform in many countries and it would be great if we could play music for our fans."
LUMINOUS: "ì ë§ì ëë¼ ì¤ì í ê³³ì ì í기 ì´ë µë¤ì. 기íê° ëë¤ë©´ ë§ì ëë¼ìì ì í¬ì 무ëì
ìì
ì ë¤ë ¤ë릴 ì ìì¼ë©´ ì ë§ ì¢ì ê±° ê°ìµëë¤."
Q9. If you could feature in a CF in the future, what kind of CF would you want to be in?
ë¤ìì ê´ê³ 를 ë§¡ê² ëë¤ë©´ ì´ë¤ ê´ê³ 를 íê³ ì¶ì´ì?
Suil: "I usually enjoy playing games, so I would like to advertise games."
Woobin: "I would want to do a liquor commercial. It's like a symbol of stars, so I really want to shoot that kind of advertisement."
ìì¼: "íìì ê²ìì ì¦ê²¨í´ì ê²ì ê´ê³ í´ë³´ê³ ì¶ìµëë¤."
ì°ë¹: "ì£¼ë¥ ê´ê³ ì
ëë¤. ì¤íë¤ì ìì§ ê°ì ê´ê³ ë¼ì ê¼ ì°ì´ë³´ê³ ì¶ìµëë¤."
Q10. Any messages for our readers?
í¬ë¤ìê² íë§ë ë¶íë립ëë¤.
LUMINOUS: "In four months, LUMINOUS has returned with our album 'Self n Ego.' There are so many good songs on this album that are enjoyable to the eyes and ears, so please give it a lot of love. Thank you for always waiting for us and thank you for your patience and love. We'll be back with better performances and appearances so please look forward to it and show LUMINOUS a lot of interest! We love you!"
LUMINOUS: "루미ëì¤ê° 4ê°ìë§ì 'ë¹ê³¼ ì´ë ì¬ì´(Self n Ego)'ë¡ ëìììµëë¤. ì ë§ ì¢ì 곡ë¤ì´ ê°ëíê³ ëê³¼ ê·ê° ì¦ê±°ì´ ì¨ë²ì´ë ë§ì ì¬ëë¶íë립ëë¤. ë ì í¬ ë£¨ë¯¸ëì¤ë¥¼ íì 기ë¤ë ¤ì£¼ìê³ ì¬ëí´ì£¼ì ì ê°ì¬ë립ëë¤. ìì¼ë¡ ë ì¢ì 모ìµì¼ë¡ ì°¾ìëµ í ë 기ëí´ì£¼ìê³ ë§ì ê´ì¬ ë¶íë립ëë¤! ì¬ëí´ì!"
Such wonderful answers from a wonderful group, right? Before finishing, the boys of LUMINOUS left one more heartfelt message for their fans! Check it out here ~
So what do you think of LUMINOUS and their new comeback from the album "Self N Ego" - any song that was your favorite? Without pause, the four boys keep pushing forward and will continue to not only repay the love and support they receive from fans but also make beautiful music everyone can enjoy.
Don't forget to show your support for LUMINOUS by listening to their new album and learning more about them here!
Special thanks and promotional credits to MJTONZ. All images used in this article belong to the respective agencies and promotional teams.