Rocket Punch Discuss How 'YELLOW PUNCH' Album Differs From Previous Comebacks [Interview]
Rocket Punch is a colorful girl group that packed a powerful punch since their debut in 2019! Now, these lovely ladies are back with their song "CHIQUITA" and are ready for a final knockout with this new track.
While many of their songs such as "Ring Ring" or "Juicy" show a more playful and energetic tone, the vibrant girl group's recent comeback reflects their growth and flexibility in musical genres. This time around, "CHIQUITA" reveals a new side of their palette as it vivaciously shows a more chic and powerful side to their music. If you haven't already, watch members Yeonhee, Juri, Dahyun, Suyun, and Sohee own the stage with this fierce come back and see what makes them so special.
Now that you are hooked, the girls will continue to dazzle and charm their ways into your hearts! Whether you're already a KTCHEY (the cute and endearing name of their fandom) or ready to become one, everyone will want to check out their fantastic interview below. Let's learn more about Rocket Punch!
Q1. From Rocket Punch's debut until now, each release had a unique "punch" color concept (Pink Punch, Red Punch, Blue Punch, etc) what is the purpose of using these colors and what do they represent?
Yunkyoung: "When it comes to yellow, most people think of bright and cute colors! Yellow is said to be the closest color to light! The motif of this album, "YELLOW PUNCH," is the feeling of walking the runway proudly under the colorful lights, so I think this feeling is better expressed through yellow."
ì¤ê²½: ë ¸ëìíë©´ ëë¶ë¶ ë°ê³ ê·ì¬ì´ ì! ì´ë¼ê³ ë ì¬ë¦¬ìëë°ì. ë ¸ëìì ë¹ê³¼ ê°ì¥ ê°ê¹ì´ ìì´ë¼ê³ íëë¼ê³ ì! ì´ë² 'YELLOW PUNCH' ì¨ë²ì´ íë ¤í ì¡°ëª ìë ë¹ë¹íê² ê±·ë ë°ì¨ì´ë¥¼ 모í°ë¸ë¡ íë¤ë³´ë ë ¸ëìì¼ë¡ ííí ê² ê°ìµëë¤!
Q2. Rocket Punch has many fans in Spanish countries - how do you feel about your international fame and is there anything you want to say to your Spanish fans?
Yeonhee: "First of all, thank you overseas Ketchy and Spanish Ketchy who overcome language barriers in various countries and find and love Rocket Punch in Korea! Thank you so much. ROCKET PUNCH will always be ready to shine, so please love us! Te amo, me gusta ketchy!~"
Dahyun: "Thank you for liking and supporting us even from afar. I'm so happy about our fans' overwhelming love and the Spanish fans! Thank you for watching Rocket Punch even though we can't meet often. I'll hurry up and meet you. I want to see you all a lot."
ì°í¬: ì°ì ë¤ìí ëë¼ìì ì´ë ê² ì¸ì´ì ì¥ë²½ì ë°ì´ëê³ íêµììë ë¡ì¼íì¹ë¥¼ ì°¾ìë´ ì¬ëí´ì£¼ìë í´ì¸ì¼ì¹, ì¤íì¸ ì¼ì¹ì¬ë¬ë¶! ì ë§ ì§ì¬ì¼ë¡ ê°ì¬í´ì ë¡ì¼íì¹ë ì¸ì ë ë¹ë ì¤ë¹ íê³ ìì í ë ë§ì´ ì¬ëí´ì£¼ì¸ì! Te amo, me gusta ketchy!~"
ë¤í: 먼 ê³³ììë ì í¬ë¥¼ ì¢ìí´ì£¼ìê³ ììí´ì£¼ì ë¤ë, 무 기ìê³ ì ë§ ê³¼ë¶í ì¬ëì´ë¼ê³ ìê°ì´ ëë¤ì ì¤íì¸ í¬ ë¶ë¤! ì주 ë§ëì§ ëª»íë ìí©ì´ì¬ë ë¡ì¼íì¹ ì§ì¼ë´ 주ì ì ê°ì¬í´ì ì¼ë¥¸ ë§ëë¬ ê°ê²ì ë§ì´ ë³´ê³ ì¶ì´ì.
Q3. Tell us the meaning behind 'Chiquita' - what does it represent in the song and do you know the meaning in Spanish?
Suyun: "I heard that "Chiquita" means "Little Girl" in Spanish, but the word is expressed in our song in a more meaningful way. Please listen to "CHIQUITA" and you can see a new side of Rocket Punch with more confident and honest lyrics!"
Dahyun: "The word "Chiquita" is used as an addictive chant in the song. When we first heard the title, we were curious about the meaning of this word, so we searched it right away and found out that it means "Little girl" in Spanish."
ì¹í¤íê° ì¤íì¸ì´ë¡ ìììë ë¼ë ë»ì´ë¼ê³ ë¤ìëë° ì í¬ ê³¡ ì¹í¤íë ì¶ììì ìë¯¸ë¡ ííì´ ëììµëë¤! ë¹ë¹íê³ ìì§í ê°ì¬ë¡ ë¡ì¼íì¹ì ìë¡ì´ 모ìµì ë³´ì¬ë릴 ì ìë ì¹í¤í ë§ì´ ë¤ì´ì£¼ì¸ì!
ë¤í: ì¹í¤í ë¼ë ë¨ì´ë 곡ìì ì¤ë ì± ëì¹ë ì¶ìì를 ë´ìë´ê³ ììµëë¤ ì í¬ë ì 목ì ì²ì ë¤ìì ë ì´ ë¨ì´ê° ì´ë¤ ì미ì¸ì§ ê¶ê¸í´ì ë°ë¡ ê²ìì í´ë³´ê³ ì¤íì¸ì´ë¡ ìì ìë ë¼ë ë»ì´ë¼ë 걸 ìê² ëììë 기ìµì´ ììµëë¤.
Q4. Is there one word you can use to describe your new song?
Yeonhee: "I want to say "Stage." The song "CHIQUITA" is a stage where everything shines. From lighting, style, to performance, the song gathers all these points that I wonder if there's another song that suits the stage like "CHIQUITA? Haha~"
Sohee: "Completion/Total. We're going to show you a strong performance."
ì°í¬: ì ë '무ë' ë¼ê³ íê³ ì¶ì´ì. ì¹í¤í ë§í¼ 무ëì ì ì´ì¸ë¦¬ë ë ¸ëê° ììê¹ ì¶ì ì ëë¡ íë ¤í ì¡°ëª , ì¤íì¼, í¼í¬ë¨¼ì¤ê¹ì§ 모ë ë¹ëë ê²ë¤ì´ 모ì´ë ê³³ì´ ì¤í ì´ì§ ê±°ë ì.ã ã
ìí¬: ì´ ê·¸ë§í¼ ê°ë ¥í 모ìµì ë³´ì¬ì¤ ìì ì ëë¤.
Q5. Rocket Punch has shown a lot of fresh and fashionable outfits. Are there any particular outfits you enjoyed wearing the most?
Juri: "I like the outfit that we're wearing for the last dance scene in the MV! I like the dress and the hat."
Yunkyoung: "From this album, I like the outfits from the "First View" dance pre-release video the best. It's a style that we've never shown before and all the members like it because it looks so good."
쥬리: ì ë 뮤ë¹ì ë§ì§ë§ 군무 ë ì°ë¦¬ê° ì ê³ ìë ììì´ ì ì¼ ì¢ìì!!! ìí¼ì¤ê° ì¢ê³ 모ìê° ë§ìì ë¤ì´ì.
ì¤ê²½: ì ë ì´ë² ì¨ë²ì 첫 ê³µê° ììì´ì ì무 ì ê³µê° ììì¸ 'First view'ì ììì ê°ì¥ ì¢ìí´ì. ì´ì ì ì í¬ê° ë³´ì¬ë린 ì ì´ ììë ì¤íì¼ì´ê³ 멤ë²ë¤ 모ëê° ì ìíí´ì ì¢ìí©ëë¤.
Q6. A lot of your songs feature some English lyrics. How do you practice your English or prepare for these lines?
Suyun: "I am studying English mainly to have conversations with foreign fans. When I receive the English lyrics for our songs, I look up what they mean with translators or check dictionaries and then sing!"
Dahyun: "I started studying English recently to communicate with our international fans. I'm learning by myself little by little while watching some lecture videos. I try to express the English lyrics in a cool way by referring to our recording guide."
ìì¤: ìì´ê³µë¶ë ííìì£¼ë¡ í´ì¸í¬ë¶ë¤ê³¼ ëíí ì ììë§í 문ì¥ë¤ì ê³µë¶íê³ ìê³ ìì´ê°ì¬ë ê°ì¬ì§ë¥¼ ë°ìì ë ë¬´ì¨ ë»ì¸ì§ ë²ìê¸°ë¡ ì°¾ìë³´ê±°ë ì¬ì ë±ì ë³´ë©´ì ì미를 ìê³ ë ¸ëíê³ ììµëë¤!
ë¤í: í´ì¸ í¬ ë¶ë¤ê³¼ë ìíµì ë§ì´ í기 ìí´ ìì´ ê³µë¶ë ìµê·¼ ë¤ì´ ììíëë°ì ê°ì ììë¤ì ë³´ë©° ì¡°ê¸ì© ë í ì¤ì ëë¤. ìì´ê°ì¬ë ë ¹ì ê°ì´ë를 ì°¸ê³ íë©° ë©ìê² íííë ¤ê³ ë ¸ë ¥í©ëë¤.
Q7. For new fans of Rocket Punch, is there a song you recommend them to listen to first?
Yeonhee: "Lilac" and "BIM BAM BUM" - I thought it was a time when new excitements bloomed in my heart, so I recommended a song that matches this feeling! Rocket Punch's songs are all good, so please listen to them all, our New Ketchy fans!!"
Suyun: "First of all, our debut song, "BIM BAM BUM," is a song that I want people to listen to even if it's they are not a part of KETCHY. I think you can listen to it comfortably when you want to listen to it. Our comeback song "CHIQUITA" is also a song that raises your inner self-esteem, so I hope you listen to it a lot and love it!"
ì°í¬: 'ë¤ì, ë´' - 'ë¹ë°¤ë¶' ë§ììì ìë¡ì´ ì¤ë ë¤ì´ í¼ì´ëë ì기ë¼ê³ ìê°í´ì ì´ì¸ë¦¬ë ë ¸ë를 ì¶ì²íì´ì! ë¡ì¼íì¹ ë ¸ëë ë¤ ì¢ì¼ë ë¤ì´ë³´ì¸ì ìë¡ì´ ì¼ì¹ë¤!!
ìì¤: ì°ì ì í¬ ë°ë·ê³¡ì¸ 'BIM BAM BUM'ì ê¼! ì¼ì¹ê° ìëëë¼ë ê¼ ë¤ì´ì£¼ì ¨ì¼ë©´ íë 곡ì´ê¸° ë문ì ë ¸ëê° ë£ê³ ì¶ì ë ë¶ë´ì¤ë½ì§ìê² ë¤ì¼ì¤ ì ìì ê±°ë¼ ìê°í©ëë¤! ê·¸ë¦¬ê³ ì´ë² ì»´ë°± 곡 'CHIQUITA'ë ë´ì ìì¡´ê°ì´ ë§êµ¬ ì¬ë¼ê°ë 곡ì´ê¸°ë문ì ë§ì´ ë¤ì´ì£¼ìê³ ì¬ëí´ì£¼ì ¨ì¼ë©´ ì¢ê² ìµëë¤!
Q8. The name "Rocket Punch" makes me think of something fun/ Can each member share their favorite game to play in an arcade?
Yeonhee: "Of course, I really love Tetris, Haha! I often play the game through an app on my phone - so much that I had to delete it because it was too addicting. Haha~"
Yunkyoung: "I don't go to the arcade often, so I don't know much about arcade games. But I like playing games on my phone a lot. Like Yeonhee, I enjoy playing Tetris these days."
ì°í¬: ì ë ìì í í¸ë¦¬ì¤ë¥¼ ì¬ëí´ìã ã ã í¸ëí° ì´íë¡ë ì주íì ì ëë¡(ì§ê¸ì ë무 ë§ì´ í´ì ì ì ì§ì ëµëë¹). ì¤ê²½: ì ë ì¤ë½ì¤ì ì주 ê°ì§ ììì ì¤ë½ì¤ ê²ìì ì 모르ë í¸ì´ìì.. íì§ë§ í¸ëí°ì¼ë¡ íë ê²ìì ë§ì´ ì¢ìíëë° ìì¦ìë í í¸ë¦¬ì¤ë¥¼ ì¦ê²¨íê³ ìì´ì.
Q9. Rocket Punch is a group with no assigned members (Dancer, vocalist, etc) - but who do you think is the best dancer in the group and why?
Yunkyoung: "I think it's Yeonhee and Suyun. Yeonhee is the type to dance neatly, so knowing this, she leads us when we practice as a group! Suyun is good at noticing details and catching key points in the choreography."
Dahyun: "We don't have a main dancer position. We're all talented. My personal dance style preference is like Sohee unnie. She is powerful and she masters the details. It's cool and I think I want to learn from her."
ì¤ê²½: ì ë ì°í¬ ì¸ëë ìì¤ì´ë¼ê³ ìê°í´ì. ì°í¬ ì¸ëë 춤ì ê¹ëíê² ì¶ë ì¤íì¼ì¸ë° ê·¸ ì ì ì´ë ¤ì ë¨ì²´ ì°ìµì í ë ì í¬ë¥¼ ì´ëì´ì¤ì! ê·¸ë¦¬ê³ ìì¤ì´ë ëí ì¼ì ì ì´ë¦¬ê³ í¬ì¸í¸ë¥¼ ì ìºì¹íë í¸ì´ìì!
ë¤í: ì í¬ë ë©ì¸ëì í¬ì§ì ì´ ìì´ ë¤ ìíëë°ì ì ì ê°ì¸ì ì¸ ëì¤ ì¤íì¼ ì·¨í¥ì ìí¬ì¸ëì ëë¤ ì¸ëê° íìííë©´ì ê¹ëíê² ëí ì¼ì ìíí´ë´ë ì ì´ ë©ìê³ ë³´ë©´ì ë°°ì°ê³ ì¶ë¤ë ìê°ë ë¤ììµëë¤.
Q10. Any messages for our readers?
Rocket Punch: "Hello, KETCHY! Rocket Punch is back! Were are so happy to finally show a new performance to KETCHY. We prepared a lot and worked hard, so please look forward to it, and let's enjoy this album together!"
Rocket Punch: ìë íì¸ì ì¼ì¹ë¤!! ë¡ì¼íì¹ê° ëììì´ì! ëëì´ ì¼ì¹ë¤ìê² ìë¡ì´ 무ë를 ë³´ì¬ë릴 ì ìê²ëì´ ë무 기ì©ëë¤. ë§ì´ ì¤ë¹íê³ ë ¸ë ¥íì¼ë 기ëí´ì£¼ì구, ì´ë² ì¨ë²ë í¨ê» ì¦ê²¨ë³´ì구ì!
Don't forget to watch their charming fan greeting as well~ The girls truly love KETCHY!
Was the interview fun or what? The girls of Rocket Punch continue to knock us dead with their cute charms and powerful songs! Stay tuned for more future updates and interviews like this one and don't forget to support us and the artists.