Exclusive: T1419 "Winning the AAA Potential Award, I feel a lot of responsibility" Interview①

Interview with 2021 Asia Artist Awards Potential Award Winner T1419

Reporter / Lee Deok-haeng / Released: April 15, 2022

Debuting in January 2021, T1419 garnered a lot of attention as the first boy group launched by MLD Entertainment, the same company that brought us Momoland.

From the beginning of their career, T1419 defined themselves as a global idol group by releasing both Korean and Japanese versions of their music simultaneously, quickly expanding their influence beyond Asia to Latin America, and were recognized for their performance at the 2021 Asia Artist Awards (AAA) in the category of Potential Singer.

T1419 has been busy in 2022, releasing a Japanese mini-album and digital single "EDELWEISS," and sat down with Star News to talk about their AAA win and their plans for the future.

**-Congratulations again on the award, is there anything you didn't say at the time?**

Gunwoo=There are a lot of award shows like AAA at the end of the year, and even before I debuted, I thought that I wanted to go to such an award show right away. To do that, I thought that I had to debut, work hard, and do well. Fortunately, I attended the award show and saw amazing seniors, and I thought a lot about how I used to like them. After the award show, there was a lot of encouragement from the people around me, and my mindset changed a lot. I thought, "Did I struggle?" but this year, I decided to work hard so that I wouldn't have any regrets.

Sian=The award we won is a potential award, and I feel responsible for believing that they saw our potential and recognized it, and I feel responsible for showing it in the results.

Noa=It's a personal story, but my mom told me that a lot of her friends watch awards shows like AAA, so she bragged about it to her friends a lot. I was personally happy and grateful. It's not easy for my parents' generation to watch music shows, so I'm glad that we were able to show them.

**- Looking back on 2021, what kind of year was it for T1419?**

ON=We made our debut on January 11, and I think we felt that even though we fulfilled our first dream, which we had hoped for the most as trainees, we still had a lot of work to do. We were busy with our activities, we had fans, and we won awards, so we had a sense of responsibility.

**- What do you think you did well as a rookie and what did you lack?**

Kio=I didn't have any experience in the entertainment industry, so when I watched the direct cam and the stage and saw the seniors in person, I could see my shortcomings very clearly. So I think I actually took more responsibility in practicing than I did as a trainee.

Noa=Music broadcasts are often pre-recorded in the early morning, and it can be hard to sing, but our main vocalist Kevin screams high notes in a cool way, and when that happens, we often come down with energy, and the members who do their best every moment are also cool.

Leo=We did four concerts last year, and I don't think it's that we did well, but that we're doing well.

Sian=Noa told me that he feels energized when we do well live in rehearsal, so I was proud and grateful that we did a lot of rehearsals and monitored them.

Continuation of interview ②.