Vol.2 - T1419: One of the members is "everyone's boyfriend! They revealed an episode of good friendship: "It doesn't matter if he's Japanese or Korean...".

Released April 10, 2021

T1419, who made an unprecedented simultaneous debut in Japan and Korea on January 11 this year, released their second single "BEFORE SUNRISE Part.2" on March 31. The group has been making an unstoppable comeback since their debut song "ASURABALBALTA". As a Japan-Korea hybrid group with four Japanese members out of nine members, they held a showcase for Japan called "T1419 COMEBACK JAPAN SHOWCASE" via LINE LIVE on March 31.

Following the interview before their debut, Kstyle interviewed them again just before their comeback! This time, the Korean members spoke mostly in Japanese, and it was amazing to see their progress. This time, the Korean members spoke mostly in Japanese, and it was amazing to see how much they have improved. When they were at a loss for words, the Japanese members supported them in many funny situations, and you could see how close they are. In the second part of the interview, we talked about episodes from the online autograph session, the close couples among the members, and plenty of stories about Japan.

**――Please tell us your impressions of the online autograph session.**

ON: I can't meet my fans in person right now because of my current situation, but I was really happy to meet my fans for the first time through the online autograph session. I was really happy to meet my fans for the first time through the online autograph session. Many Japanese fans also participated in the session, and I think that helped me improve my Japanese.

NOA: I was nervous for my first autograph session, but the kindness of the Japanese fans helped me get over my nervousness.

GUNWOO: The online autograph session was the most memorable part of my debut activities. There are only a few places where you can meet people in person and most of the fans are from Korea, but at the online autograph session, people came from all over the world and gave me all kinds of support. I felt the love from so many people. It was a very memorable event for me.

KAIRI: There was an autograph session the day before my birthday, and I was touched by the many people who prepared cakes and wished me "Happy Birthday.

LEO: It's been a while since I've talked to many Japanese people, so it was refreshing. At the first autograph session, both me and the fans were nervous and awkward, but there were people who participated many times, so we gradually got used to each other.

Kairi: Some of the fans spoke in Kansai dialect.

ON: There were people who prepared for us by writing and learning Korean. We've been studying Japanese hard for our Japanese fans, but we were really touched that they were prepared to speak Korean for us.

SIAN: I was happy to hear that some fans told me that they had read the book that I like.

KIO: There were people who cried sometimes, and it made me very happy to feel that they were supporting us so much. I spoke in Korean with the Korean fans, but with the English-speaking fans, I tried my best to speak in English, even though I couldn't speak it that fluently (laughs).

KEVIN: When we did our first online autograph session, I was really nervous. It was a strange feeling to meet people who like us for the first time, but it was great to meet people who like each other at an online autograph session. The other members seemed to be having a great time. I also saw some fans crying, which made me feel kind of bad, but also happy. Seeing all the fans gave me power and made me think that I should work harder. I'm very grateful.

**――It hasn't been that long since our last interview, but I was surprised to see how your Japanese has improved. How have you been studying?**

ON: I didn't have time to take any classes while I was active, but I got better as I talked with the fans at the online autograph sessions. The Japanese members also got better at Korean by talking to the Korean fans.

**――In Season 2 of the real variety show "Daily Us," you went on a reward trip to become self-sufficient, what are your impressions?**

ON: The last "Daily Us" was like a game, but in season 2, we were able to show our normal lives and how we relax, so I'm glad.

ZERO: It was a new form of "Daily Us" and we thought it would be fun at first, but when we actually tried it, it was difficult at times. But when we actually tried it, we found out that it was difficult. We had to chop wood, light fires, cook food, and so on, and all the team members had to work together, which I think helped us improve our teamwork.

KAIRI: It was fun to cook together, like we were camping.

SIAN: ON's cooking was very good.

Kio: Brother Ong has always said he was a good cook, but I didn't know if it was true or not because I don't usually have a chance to cook. But this time, I was surprised to find out that all the dishes he made were delicious (laughs). (laughs) I was like, "So it's true" (laughs).

ON: Leo worked very hard to make the fire. It was the hardest part.

LEO: It was hard work, building the fire for three days straight.

KAIRI: The meat that Noa cooked for us was delicious! The meat that Noah cooked for us was delicious! I was very touched that the members celebrated my birthday with a surprise. They gave me a cake made of sweets and a letter written by each of us. I was so surprised and happy.

**"Everyone's boyfriend"! Which members do you get along with?**

**――Fans like to see how the members get along with each other, but what are some of the close couples among the members?**

NOA: ON-kun and I. Oh, that's embarrassing.

ON: Yes. We're actually dating (laughs).

NOA: We're a couple that talks a lot.

ON: We like to talk about music, our personalities, and other things that are on the same wavelength. Everyone else is also very close, but I think Kairi and Gunwoo are especially a couple. They're not the youngest, but they're the youngest of the two.

ZERO: They often play pranks on each other, like when Gunwoo plays a prank and Kairi chases after him, or when Kairi retaliates and Gong-woo chases after her. We watch them in the rehearsal room and sometimes intervene, and it seems like a lot of things come out of these two.

GUNWOO: Kairi is a very strong brother. Of course he and Kairi get along well, but everyone in T1419 gets along well, so I don't think there's a particular couple that gets along well. We play together all the time and eat together. Sometimes, I'll sneak out in the middle of the night and ask someone if they want to eat chicken. (laughs).

SIAN: I'd make Kio a couple. Kio is really cute, and I want to take care of him.

ON: Leo is a good match for all the members. He's a couple with everyone. He's everyone's boyfriend.

LEO: I think that's a little hard to do (laughs). But I think everyone gets along really well, and it's interesting to watch everyone together. It doesn't matter if you're Japanese or Korean, they all get along, and I think that's really great.

**――If you were a woman, who would you be a fan of? Please tell us why.**

ZERO: I know some of them because they are members, so it's difficult~.

GUNWOO: That's a tough question, because the nine members of T1419 all have different personalities, and each of them has their own charm.

ON: If I were a girl, I'd choose On.

KAIRI: I'd choose On, too. He seems to be kind to girls.

**――If you're going to be a fan instead of a boyfriend, you know?**

KAIRi: Ahh. Then I'd go to.......

NOA: I'd have to say Sian. He's always helping out the members, so I think I'd become a fan if I saw him like that.

SIAN: It would be Noa. He has a lot of charm. He can rap and dance very well, so I think he'll be a fan.

NOA: You can add "handsome" to the list of reasons (laughs).

ON: I'm also Noa's brother. He's charismatic on stage, but usually he's more like the youngest son, and I think that's his charm.

KAIRI: I'm not just saying this because it's a trend, but Noa too. I've been looking up to Noah since I first came to Korea, so I think I'd be a fan of his.

**――Yes, but if he were a boyfriend, it would be ON?**

Kairi: Yes (laughs).

Leo: I'd probably go for Gunwoo, because he's funny. I like people who are interesting. Oh, but I can't be Gonu's girlfriend, though (laughs).

**There are some complaints about living together! "Until 3 a.m...."**

**――I heard that you are living in a bunk bed. Please tell me the arrangement of who and who is sleeping on the second bunk.**

KEVIN: There are two rooms. Gunwoo, Leo, On, and Sian are in the smaller room, and Zero, Kevin, Kio, Noa, and Kairi are in the larger room.

GUNWOO: In the smaller room, I'm on the first level, Leo is on top of me, and next to me is Sian hyung's on the first level and On on top of him. In the larger room, the first tier is Zero and above him is Kairi, the first tier is Noah's brother and above him is Kio, and Kevin's brother uses the first tier by himself.

ON: Kevin uses the first bunk, and Kevin's stuff is on the second bunk (laughs).

KIO: We drew lots for the room and bed assignments, and the first one to get a spot got the spot of their choice. I was the last one, so I really wanted to use the first bunk, but I ended up on the second bunk.

ZERO: You don't have to climb a ladder to sleep on the first bunk, and for some reason, the beds are softer on the first bunk. That's why we decided on the first bunk right away. Kairi is on top of me, and every night she drops all kinds of things. One time a tablet fell on me, and another time a cell phone hit me on the head (laughs). (laughs) I've also had a pillow tear and its contents fall out....... But lately, I've been sleeping in the living room just because Kairi likes to sleep on the floor. The only time she comes to our bed is when we play games, and when it's time to sleep, she takes her pillow and futon to the living room.

KAIRI: After I came home from practice and took a shower, I dried my hair in the living room and fell asleep. That's why I have a stuffed animal sleeping in my bed (laughs).

**――What are the characteristics of your beds?**

ON: Leo and I often talk to each other on the second bunk. My brother's bed is a little more moody.

SIAN: There are scented candles and it smells nice.

ON: Brother Sian likes to keep his room clean, so he cleans it every day.

**――Please also tell me what you would like to say to your partner in the upper and lower levels.**

ON: I don't have any complaints about Sian hyung, but I feel bad for him because I'm the one who turns over a lot.

SIAN: It's totally fine. I'm sleeping and don't even notice.

LEO: I'm only sleeping, so I'm not complaining.

ON: I have a complaint about my roommate, Leo. He's been into the Nintendo Switch lately, and last night he was up until 3 a.m. playing it.

LEO: He's playing Smash Brothers, but even with the sound off, I can still hear it ticking (laughs).

NOA: I'm not complaining because the second level Kio is quiet.

**You're the cute King of T1419! The charm of the members**

**――Please tell me the key words that go into the "◯◯" of "I am the King of cuteness" in T1419.**

KIO: I'm the King of Cuteness!

GUNWOO: I'm the King of Power! I'm very strong. I'm strong, but I'm also the happy king. I'm always smiling, and I make people laugh.

KEVIN: I'll go with King Voice.

ZERO: I've been playing soccer since I was a kid, so I'll be the Soccer King. Before we became what we are now, the nine of us used to play soccer, dodgeball, and basketball. We still play soccer sometimes in the practice room, though it's small.

KAIRI: I eat a lot, so what do you think? I guess I'm a glutton.

NOA: I'm the sexy king (laughs). I'm the sexy king because I look sexy on stage.

ON: If Noa hyung is the sexy king, I'll take the rap king. Then there's the visual king, or the boyfriend kind of king.

**――What makes you a boyfriend king?**

ON: I'm the boyfriend king because I'm a good cook, I'm kind, and I think I'd make a good boyfriend.

LEO: I'm the communication king. I can get along with anyone. I used to be a little shy, but now I'm not at all.

SIAN: If Noa is the sexy king, I'm the sexy king of voice.

### ――By the way, who is the King of Fashion?

ON: I think it's my brother Sian. He's fashionable and has a great style, so he can wear anything. There are some clothes and accessories that the stylist prepared for me that only Brother Sian can wear.

SIAN: Thank you very much.

**A taste of Japan that I miss: "I want to take my brothers with me."**

**――Because we have many Japanese members, we are looking forward to more activities in Japan. What do the Korean members want to buy when they go to Japan? What do you want to buy when you go to Japan?**

SIAN: I like baseball, so I want to buy a Softbank Hawks uniform in Fukuoka. I'm a fan of Softbank because a Korean player used to play for them.

ON: I recently did some online shopping and found a lot of beautiful and stylish clothes on my phone. I want to go shopping with my brother Noah when I go to Japan, because you can only buy such things in Japanese stores. We're a couple, and Noah likes clothes too.

**――Please buy us a pair of clothes when you go to Japan.**

NOA & ON: Yes (laughs)!

NOA: The Japanese 7-Eleven is really famous in Korea, so I want to go there.

ON: I really want to visit a convenience store too.

KEVIN: I've heard that Japanese poultices are good, so I want to buy some, and I want to go eat ramen.

GUNWOO: I want to buy ballpoint pens and stationery. I've heard that there are many good writing materials in Japan. My father bought me a ballpoint pen when he went to Japan, and when I used it at school, my friends asked me, "What's this? I want to use that ballpoint pen again. I want to use that ballpoint pen again.

**――For the Japanese members, what is the one Japanese flavor that you miss the most?**

KAIRI: Curry from Coco Ichi (Curry House Coco Ichibanya) and ramen from Ichiran. I used to go there with my family every once in a while, but I want to eat there so badly.

LEO: Okonomiyaki. I'm from Osaka, so I want to eat flour-based food.

KIO: The miso soup my mom used to make. I love miso soup with daikon and spinach. I also want to go to a ramen restaurant and take my brothers there. I'd like to show them my favorite ramen shop.

ZERO: I want to eat yakiniku. We have yakiniku in Korea, but I miss it in Japan because there are many kinds of yakiniku, such as kalbi and tanshio. I heard that they don't eat much tongue in Korea, so I want to make Gunwoo eat tongue salt.

GUNWOO: I want to try beef tongue.

KAIRI: Curry from Coco Ichi (Curry House CoCo Ichibanya) and ramen from Ichiran. I used to go out to eat with my family every once in a while, and I want to eat there so badly.

**――When you ask your mother to send you something from Japan, do you sometimes request it?**

KAIRI: I request jagarigari or cup ramen. The members of the group also like Japanese cup ramen, so they are happy to receive it.

ON: I like U.F.O. (fried noodle)!

**――Now, please give a message to our readers at the end.**

ZERO: I'm making a comeback with the title track "EXIT"! I'm sure we'll be able to deliver a different charm to you than we did in "ASURABALBALTA," so please look forward to it. Thank you for always supporting us! We'll do our best, so please continue to support us.

ON: After the activities of "ASURABALBALTA" were over, we wanted to meet our fans as soon as possible, so we came back with "EXIT". Please look forward to our activities this time. We really love you.

KEVIN: Thank you for all your support. We'll continue to show you cool stuff, so please watch over us.

KIO: I'll do my best to show you a more grown-up version of myself in this album, so please look forward to it!

GUNWOO: This is already our second album. This is our second album already, and I think it will have a different charm than "ASURABALBALTA," so please look forward to it. I'll do my best to satisfy your eyes with my cool performance. I would like to thank everyone who is reading this article, and I will do my best to become an even cooler T1419.

KAIRI: I can't meet you all in person right now because of this situation, but I will do my best to bring you happiness whenever there is an online autograph session, so please support me.

SIAN: Thank you so much for your support every day. I can't wait to go to Japan when this situation calms down!

LEO: As soon as I'm able to go see you, I'll be there, so please just wait a little while. Please be patient until the day I can see you. I want to see you soon, too.

NOA: To all the Japanese fans, I can't wait to see you too. Thank you very much. I love you.