[INTERVIEW] DXMON Shows Off 'Spark' in Explosive Debut
On January 17, 2024, DXMON exploded on to the K-pop scene with their debut mini-album, "HYPERSPACE," and lead singles, "Burn Up" and "SPARK."
To celebrate, we at KpopStarz sat down with the boys to discuss their music, their ambitions, and their future goals in an exclusive interview!
DXMON 'Burns Up' K-Pop Scene With Stellar Debut
Before making their official debut, DXMON stunned K-pop fans with their pre-release single, "Burn Up." The music video has since garnered over 1.24 million view on YouTube. Since then, the boys have showed no signs of slowing down.
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They made their official debut with on January 17 with their first mini-album, "HYPERSPACE." The boys dished more on their debut with us at KpopStarz!
Congratulations on your debut! Can you tell us more about the meaning of your album, “HYPERSPACE”?
ì¬ë¬ë¶ì ë°ë·ë¥¼ ì¶íí©ëë¤! HYPERSPACEë¼ë ì¨ë²ì ì미ì ëí´ ë ìì¸í ë§ìí´ì£¼ìê² ì´ì?
ë¯¼ì¬ : ì í¬ ë¤ì´ëª¬ì íì¬ HYPERSPACE, ì¦ ì´ê³µê°ì´ ìì±ë ë¨ê³ì ëë¤. ê·¸ ê³µê°ì ì±ì ëê°ë ê³¼ì ê³¼ 모ìµì ìì¼ë¡ì íëê³¼ í¨ê» íì¸ì´ ê°ë¥íìë, ë¤ì´ëª¬ì ê³ìí´ì ì§ì¼ë´ 주ìê³ ììí´ì£¼ìë©´ì ì í¬ì í¨ê» í´ì£¼ìë©´ ê°ì¬íê² ìµëë¤.
MINJAE: We, DXMON, are currently at the stage where our ‘hyperspace’ has been created. You can find out the process and what it’s like to fill that space through our future activities, so we would appreciate it if you continue to watch and support DXMON and stay with us along our journey.
Your song “Spark” has been on repeat for us at KpopStarz! Can you tell us more about your title track?
ì í¬ íìë¤ë ê³ìí´ì “SPARK”를 ë£ê³ ìëë°ì, ë°ë· íì´í곡ì ëí´ ë ìê¸°í´ ì£¼ì¤ ì ìëì?
ë¯¼ì¬ : ì°ì ì´ë²ì ëë¸íì´í 곡ì¼ë¡ ë°ë·íë§í¼ íì´í곡ë§ë¤ ìë°ë ë§¤ë ¥ì ëë ì ìì ì¤ ê±´ë°ì. Burn Upì ì¸í¸ë¡ë¶í° ê·ì ê½íë íì 기 ìë¦¬ê° ì¸ìì ì¸ íí© ì¥ë¥´ì 곡ì ëë¤. ê·¸ë§í¼ ì í¬ì ìëì§ ëì¹ë í¼í¬ë¨¼ì¤ê¹ì§ ë³¼ ì ìë 곡ì´ê³ , SPARKë Burn Upê³¼ë ë¤ë¥´ê² ì´ì§ë¦¬ì¤ëì ì´ì ì ë 곡ì´ë¼ì ì¢ ë ì¸ì ì´ëìë í¸ìíê² ë¤ì ì ìë 곡ì ëë¤. ìì¼ë¡ë ì´ë° ë 곡 ì¸ìë ë¤ìí 곡ë¤ì ë³´ì¬ì¤ ì ìëë¡ ë ¸ë ¥ì ë íëë¡ íê² ìµëë¤.
MINJAE: Since we debuted with double title tracks, you will be able to feel the opposite charms of each title track. “Burn Up” is a hip-hop genre song with a significant percussion sound that catches listeners’ ears from the start. Through that track, you can witness our energetic performance. “SPARK” is a song that aims for a comfortable listening experience, unlike “Burn Up”, making it suitable to enjoy at any time and in any place. Besides these two songs, we will try our best to showcase various songs in the future.
What are your favorite songs from your debut album?
ì¬ë¬ë¶ì´ ë°ë· ì¨ë² ì¤ ê°ì¥ ì¢ìíë 곡ì 무ìì ëê¹?
REX : ì ë SPARKì ëë¤. SPARKë ë¤ì´ëª¬ë§ ë¼ ì ìë ê·¸ë° ëëì 곡ì´ì´ì ì ííìµëë¤.
HEE : ì ë Burn Upì ëë¤. Burn Upì ì í¬ ë¤ì´ëª¬ì ìê¹ê³¼ ìëì§ë¥¼ ë¤ ë³´ì¬ì¤ ì ìë 곡ì´ë¼ê³ ìê°í©ëë¤.
ì¸ì´í : ì ë N.W.Bì ëë¤. ì í¬ ë¤ì´ëª¬ì´ ì¬ë íí© ë°ì´ë¸ë¥¼ ì ìíí ê² ê°ìì ê°ì¥ ì¢ìíë 곡ì ëë¤.
íê·¹ : ì ë ë¸ê¸°ëëì ëë¤. ì í¬ ë¤ì´ëª¬ì´ í¬ë¶ë¤ê» ì í´ ëë¦¬ê³ ì¶ì ë©ìì§ê° ê°ì¥ ëª íí 곡ì´ë¼ê³ ìê°í©ëë¤.
JO : ì ë Burn Upì ëë¤. ì í¬ì ë©ì§ ì¤íì¼ë§ ê·¸ë¦¬ê³ ì í¬ë§ì´ ìíí ì ìë ë ë³´ì ì¸ ì¤íì¼ë¦¬ìí 무ëììì ë§ì´ ë³´ì¬ë릴 ì ìì´ì ì ííìµëë¤.
ë¯¼ì¬ : ì ë ë¸ê¸°ëëì ëë¤. ë²ì¤ ë¶ë¶ì ê°ì±ì ì¸ ë©ë¡ëê° ìê³ í ë¶ë¶ìë ë¤ì´ë믹í ë¹ ë¥¸ 리ë¬ì ëë ì ìì¼ë©°, ê°ì¬ê° ëêµ°ê°ë¥¼ ì§ì¬ëíë ë´ì©ì´ ë´ê²¨ìë ë¶ë¶ì´ ë무 ê·ì½ë¤ê³ ìê°í´ì 골ëìµëë¤.
REX: For me, it’s “SPARK” because I thought it was a song that only DXMON could present.
HEE: I would choose “Burn Up.” I think “Burn Up” is a song that can show all the colors and energy of DXMON.
SEITA: For me, it’s “N.W.B.” It's my favorite song because I think DXMON pulled off the old hip-hop vibe well.
TK: I like “Very” because it clearly shows the message that we wanted to convey to our fans.
JO: For me, it’s “Burn Up” because we can show you our cool styling through unique and stylish stage costumes that only we can pull off.
MINJAE: For me, it’s “Very.” This track carries a sentimental melody in the verse part and a dynamic, fast rhythm in the hook part. Additionally, its lyrics tell a cute story of admiring someone.
Before making your debut, you guys released the hip-hop song “Burn Up.” Can you tell us what message you want to tell fans with your pre-release?
ê³µì ë°ë· ì “Burn Up”ì´ë¼ë íí©ê³¡ì ë°ííì ¨ìëë°, ì´ í리ë°ë· 곡ì íµí´ í¬ë¤ìê² ì´ë¤ ë©ì¸ì§ë¥¼ ì ë¬íê³ ì¶ì¼ì ¨ëì?
ë¯¼ì¬ : ì í¬ë Burn Upì íµí´ ì´ë° ë¹ì£¼ì¼ê³¼ ê°í ìëì§, ëì¹ë í¼í¬ë¨¼ì¤ê° ìë¤ ë¼ë 걸 먼ì ë³´ì¬ëë¦¬ê³ ì¶ììµëë¤. ë¤ì´ëª¬ì ììì¸ë§í¼ ì°ë¦¬ë§ì ìì ë³´ì¬ì£¼ê³ ì¶ììµëë¤. ê·¸ë¦¬ê³ ëì¤ë¶ë¤ìê² íì¤í ê°ì¸ì´ ë기 ìí´ íì ë ¸ë ¥íëë¡ íê² ìµëë¤.
MINJAE: Through “Burn Up”, we wanted to show that we have unique visuals, strong energy, and an overflowing performance. As it was the beginning of DXMON, we wanted to share our own colors, and we’re determined to work tirelessly to leave a lasting impression on the public.
DXMON Talks About Their Identity & More
The boy group's name, DXMON (pronounced DAAI-MON), is unique and contains a lot of meanings. It definitely suits the passion of rookies!
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Boy Group DXMON Debuts with 1st Mini Album, HYPERSPACE
In our interview, we dived a little deeper into what it means to be DXMON, as well as their future dreams and goals.
Your group name, DXMON, is very unique. Can you tell us what it means and what was your reaction when you first heard your group name?
DXMONì´ë¼ë ì¬ë¬ë¶ì 그룹 ì´ë¦ì ë§¤ì° ë í¹íë°ì, 그룹 ì´ë¦ì ë´ê¸´ ì미ì ëí ì¤ëª ë¶íëë ¤ì. ì¬ë¬ë¶ì 그룹 ì´ë¦ì ì²ì ë¤ìì ë ì´ë»ê² ë°ìíì ¨ëì?
ë¯¼ì¬ : ì í¬ íëª ì¸ ë¤ì´ëª¬ì 그리ì¤ì´ìì ì ëë ë¨ì´ë¡ ìì ë¤ì ì´ëª ì ì§ì·¨ì ì¼ë¡ ê²°ì íê³ ì´ë£¨ì´ ëê°ê² ë¤ë ìì§ë¥¼ ë´ê³ ìë ì미ì ëë¤.
TK : ìì§í ë¤ì´ëª¬ì´ë¼ë ì´ë¦ì´ íë²íì§ë ìììì. ì ë ë¤ì´ëª¬ì´ ìë¬ë¼ì ì¢ììµëë¤. 먼ì ë°ë·íì ì ë°°ëë¤ì ê·¸ë£¹ëª ì ë´¤ì ë, ëì¤ë¶ë¤ì´ 기ìµì ë¨ëë¤ë ë§ì ì ë ë§ì´ íë ê·¸ë£¹ëª ë¤ì´ ì¡´ì¬íììì. ì ìê°ì ë¤ì´ëª¬ì´ ê·¸ë° ë§ì ë¤ì ì ìë ê·¸ë£¹ëª ì´ë¼ê³ ìê°í©ëë¤.
JO : ì ë ‘ì°ë¦¬ íì ì ì²´ì±ì´ë ë§ê² ë¤.’ë¼ë ìê°ì´ ë¤ììµëë¤!
ì¸ì´í : ì í¬ë¼ë¦¬ ì´ë¦ ê´í´ì ì´ì¼ê¸° í ì ì´ ììëë° ë¤ì´ëª¬ì´ë¼ë ê·¸ë£¹ëª ìì²´ê° í¹ë³í ê² ê°ë¤ê³ ë§íìµëë¤.
MINJAE: The name of our team, DXMON, is a word derived from a Greek word that means a willingness to make ambitious decisions about one’s own fate and achieve it.
TK: To be honest, the name DXMON is not quite common, and that is exactly why I liked it. When you look at the group names of seniors who debuted before us, there are group names that the public says are memorable. I think DXMON is a group name that can provoke such comments as well.
JO: I thought, "It fits our team's identity!"
SEITA: We've talked about the group name among ourselves, and we've agreed that the group name DXMON itself seems special.
Your concept right now is strong, fiery, and confident. In the future, what kind of concept or genre would you like to try out?
ì§ê¸ ì¬ë¬ë¶ì´ ì ë³´ì´ë 컨ì ì ê°ë ¬íê³ ë¹ë¹í©ëë¤. ìì¼ë¡ ì´ë¤ ì½ì í¸ë ì¥ë¥´ë¥¼ ìëí´ ë³´ê³ ì¶ì¼ì ê°ì?
ì¸ì´í : ì í¬ ë©¤ë²ë¤ì´ íìì ë½ ì¤íì¼ì ë§ì´ ì¢ìí´ì ìì¼ë¡ ë½ ì¤íì¼ì´ë íí¬ ì¤íì¼ë ëì í´ë³´ê³ ì¶ìµëë¤.
ë¯¼ì¬ : ì§ê¸ê¹ì§ ì í¬ ê³¡ì´ ë©ì ì¸ ë¶ë¶ì ë³´ì¬ì¤ ì ìë 곡ì´ìë¤ë©´ ë¤ììë ì í¬ë¤ì 보컬ì ì¸ ë¶ë¶ë ë³´ì¬ë릴 ì ìë 곡ë¤ë¡ í´ë³´ê³ ì¶ìµëë¤!
SEITA: Considering how our members like rock style a lot, I'm keen on trying out both rock and funk styles in the future.
MINJAE: Until now, our songs have mainly featured our raps, but going forward, we're eager to experiment with tracks that also emphasize our vocal talents!
If given the chance, would you like to collaborate with any artist? If so, who?
기íê° ëë¤ë©´ ì´ë¤ ìí°ì¤í¸ì ì½ë¼ë³´ë ì´ì ì íê³ ì¶ì¼ì ê°ì?
ë¯¼ì¬ : ìì ì ë°°ëë¤ê³¼ ì½ë¼ë³´ë¥¼ ì§ííê³ ì¶ìµëë¤. ìì ë¶í° ì í¬ê° ì¡´ê²½íê³ ìë ì ë°°ëë¤ì´ê¸° ë문ì ëë¤.
REX : ì ë ì¤í¸ë ì´í¤ì¦ ì ë°°ëê³¼ ì½ë¼ë³´ë¥¼ ì§ííê³ ì¶ìµëë¤. ìëë©´ ì¤íì¼ë ë무 ë©ìê³ , ì¡´ê²½í기 ë문ì ëë¤.
MINJAE: I'd like to collaborate with EXO because they’re seniors we’ve respected for a long time.
REX: I want to collaborate with Stray Kids because their styles are so cool and I respect them.
DXMON Teases New Music & Leaves Special Message to Fans
Though DXMON just made their debut, many are already anticipating the boy group's new release! The group hinted at new music in the works, and left a special message for their supporters!
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Do you guys already have something new in the works? Can you give us a hint on what it is?
ì´ë¯¸ ì¤ë¹ì¤ì¸ ìë¡ì´ ë ¸ëë íë ê³íì´ ìëì? ê°ë¥íìë¤ë©´ ì´ì§ ì¤í¬í´ì£¼ì¤ ìë ìëì?
ë¯¼ì¬ : ì´ë²ì ì ë§ ê°ì´ ìíµíê³ ê³µê°í ì ìë ë ¸ëë¡ ëìëë°ì. 곧 ë¤ì´ëª¬ë§ì VIBE를 ëë ì ìë ìì ì¼ë¡ ëìì¬ ê³íì ëë¤.
MINJAE: This time, we came out with a song that you can communicate with and resonate with all listeners. We're planning to come back with music that will truly showcase DXMON's unique vibe.
What is one thing you want to tell your fans?
í¬ë¶ë¤ìê² ì íê³ ì¶ì ë©ì¸ì§ë¥¼ ë§ìí´ì£¼ì¸ì.
ë¯¼ì¬ : ì§ê¸ ë¤ì´ëª¬ìê² ê´ì¬ì 주ìë ë¶ë¤ê» ë무ëë ê°ì¬ëë¦¬ê³ ì´ ê´ì¬ì íµí´ì ì í¬ê° ìì¼ë¡ ë ë°ì ì í´ ëìê° í ëê¹ ê³ì ì§ì¼ë´ì£¼ìë©´ ê°ì¬íê² ìµëë¤. íì ìµì ì ë¤íê³ ë ì´ì¬í ë ¸ë ¥íë ë¤ì´ëª¬ì´ ëëë¡ íê² ìµëë¤.
MINJAE: Thank you so much to those who are interested in DXMON right now! We will continue to improve through this interest, so please keep supporting us. We will always do our best and work harder to show better versions of DXMON.
Check out DXMON's music video for 'Spark' here!
More About DXMON
DXMON (pronounced DAAI-MON) is a 6-member South Korean boy group under SSQ Entertainment, and they are the first boy group to debut under their company.
DXMON is a word derived from the Greek word "Daimon," and it is a name that embodies the will to proactively decide one’s destiny and achieve it.
The group consists of members MINJAE, SEITA, HEE, TK, REX, and JO. On January 1st, 2024, they released their pre-debut single “Burn Up,” which has since garnered over 1.2M views on YouTube.
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