Vol.2 - T1419 compares its members, who are full of individuality, to anime characters! They also talk about their goals for Japan: "I want to be on the stage of Tokyo Dome.

Released April 14, 2022

T1419 is a K-pop star who has been attracting attention as a promising new star in the K-pop world. They are gaining global popularity, including being the first Korean singers to be invited to the "Monitor Music Awards 2021.

On March 9 (Wed.), they will make their Japan debut with the mini-album "OUR TEEN: BLUE SIDE. Kstyle interviewed the Japanese members directly and the Korean members remotely after they returned to Japan for the promotional activities for their Japan debut. In the second part of the interview, they talked about their various activities in Japan, from the episodes of their variety show to their goals for their Japan activities.

**Vol.1 - Interview with 9 members of T1419 from Japan and Korea! Longed-for debut in Japan: "Next time, I want all of us to come together.**

**――How do you feel now that you have decided on your color?**

Kio: I have loved the color red since I was a little boy, so I wanted to go with red, but I got in trouble with my brother Noa (laughs). So I wore a red sweatshirt and red shoes the next day to appeal and won (laughs).

Noa: I chose rose gold, and I think it is a color that represents both the inside and the outside at the same time. I thought it was a color that would express my inner boy beauty and the words I wanted to convey.

Kairi: I have always admired the colors of the members by looking at the older members of idols. So I was very happy to have my color chosen, and it was a strange feeling. When I was choosing a color, I wanted to choose red, but Kio wanted red, and when I wanted pink, Noa wanted pink because he is rose gold, so I ended up with mint (laughs). But now I really like it.

Zero: I have always liked blue, too, but when I was thinking about what to choose as the member color, I looked it up and decided on sky blue because it was the color of my birthday.

Leo: I decided on gray, which I have always liked, too.

Sian: I chose violet, which I also like, and I like it very much because I put meaning into the color. It has a mysterious image, and I chose it because it is close to the color purple, which is the color I want to show on stage.

Kevin: I am pastel navy. I like pastel tones, but I chose a color that looks better at night because I wanted people to hear my singing voice at night rather than in the morning.

Gunwoo: I'm brown, and from my point of view, brown has a warm image, so I decided that I wanted to be like that too. I became attached to it and wanted to give brown things to my fans who like me and to the people around me (laughs).

ON: I am white. It is also my favorite color, and I meant that I would like to draw memories with my fans on white drawing paper from now on. It is a common color that I often use, but I like the meaning behind the color, so I am satisfied with it.

**Member colors decided! What goods would you like to make?**

**――If you were to make goods in the members' colors, what kind of things would you like to make?**

ON: Since it is white, I would like to make pillows, sheets, and other bedding. But plain white is boring, so I think my fans would be happy if I put an illustration of my character on it.

Kevin: I thought it would be great to make cell phone cases in the nine member colors.

Gunwoo: I would like a scarf, although it is seasonal. Maybe it's because I'm cold right now (laughs), but making one in the members' colors would be stylish and easy to use in everyday life.

Sian: I would like a hooded T-shirt with a subtle logo.

Noa: I would like a diary, where EDELWEISS (the name of our fans) can write about their day and their memories with us. I would like to write down my memories with EDELWEISS too.

Leo: I think it would be interesting to open a T1419 cafe and serve drinks or desserts in the members' colors. If it is gray, maybe something with sesame seeds (laughs).

Zero: I would like to open a café, and I think a ballpoint pen with our characters on it would be cute.

**――Have you gotten used to calling your fans by their name, "EDELWEISS"?)**

Gunwoo: We call them "our EDELWEISS" on SNS and VLIVE, so we are getting used to calling them that. Every time I call it, I get attached to it and it makes me feel good.

**The truth about the revelation episode!? " Actually, I was just trying to be funny..."**

**――I was introducing myself to others on the crown variety show "T1419 EDELHOUSE," and I was impressed by the episodes that were revealed in the show. You said that you "read books on how to be a good leader." Is there anything that you found helpful or that you are practicing?**

Noa: It's a very thick book, so I actually haven't read most of it (laughs). I bought this book when I was a trainee, and since then I have been a leader for two years, but the members are all good and solid to begin with, so there doesn't seem to be anything in particular for me to do as a leader (laughs).

ON: No, he is the best leader!

**――What do you keep in mind as a leader?**

Noa: To keep the lodgings clean (laughs). I also believe that the members have their own colors, so I make those colors stand out.

**――You said that you have an "awkward relationship with Kevin, who is the same age as you".**

Sian: Actually, I was just trying to be funny. I think I exaggerated too much, even though it came out of my own mouth. We don't have an awkward relationship at all (laughs). We are good friends.

**――-Kevin, you were introduced as having a strong sense of self-love.**

Kevin: (laughing). I'm embarrassed to say it myself.

ON: Then let me help you. Self-love is something that you don't understand, but that others see and feel. It's not a bad thing at all, but I love myself anyway. I have unfounded confidence in myself. Too much self-love is hard, but I think it is necessary to some extent, so I think it is good (laughs).

――You were said to be "excited 365 days a year." What is the secret to keeping that tension?

Gunwoo: I am an ENFJ (main character type) on the MBTI diagnostic (personality test), so I have an active and joyful personality. I like to play pranks on the members, and even when I am tired, I do it with apologies. I like to see their reactions, and I think that's why they say I am "excited 365 days a year. The secret to keeping the tension up is that the members are all good people. They always give me good energy, which makes me feel good and keeps me in high spirits.

**――Do the members ever tell you that you are too noisy?**

Gunwoo: I do (laugh)! When I return to the dormitory after work, I have fun and play pranks on my roommates, but the members who want to rest quietly tell me, "Gonu, please be quiet for a minute! But I know that they actually don't mind that much (laughs).

ON & Sian: (shakes head)

――オンさんは“空にきれいに浮かぶ月を見て泣くほど感受性が豊か”と紹介されていましたが、当時のエピソードを詳しく教えてください。(--ON-san, you were introduced as "so sensitive that you cry when you see the moon floating beautifully in the sky.)

ON: The story that came out of "T1419 EDELHOUSE" is quite exaggerated (laughs)! It is true that such a thing happened when I was a trainee, but it was because I was moved by the feelings of my choreography teacher who invited me to buy coffee because I was having a hard time, not because of the moon, and I didn't cry that hard.

**――Have you been moved by anything recently?**

ON: Two days ago, I watched a romance movie called "The Ending Notebook of a 17-Year-Old" with my brother Noa and was very moved.

**――Did you cry after all?**

ON: No! I am not that much of a crier, and when I do cry, I choose the right time and place (laughs).

**――You were introduced as having a "free-spirited personality".**

Leo: When I first arrived in Korea, I was walking around by myself, even though I didn't know anything yet and couldn't speak the language. It was like an adventure.

**――You were introduced as having a "strong desire to win".**

Zero: When I lose a soccer game, I get angry at myself and become bothered and frustrated. That's why I get so upset even in variety games (laughs).

**――Kairi, Kio revealed that you "go into the practice room and watch videos," what kind of videos do you watch?**

Kairi: When I have trouble concentrating or am in a slump, I sit on the couch in the practice room and watch a video to calm down, but I don't watch anything in particular. It's like being stuck in a loop (laughs).

Leo: You also watch a lot of ASMR (autonomous sensory climax response) videos.

Kairi: I don't watch that in the practice room, but on my bed before going to sleep.

**――Kio, you were introduced by Gunwoo as "a hardworking person" who studies after returning to his lodgings after completing his schedule.**

Kio: I hoarded assignments, and my manager told me that I was not allowed to practice individually until I finished my assignments. I could only use the practice room for everyone's practice, and if I wanted to practice individually, I had to finish my assignments, so I started working hard.

**――Do you like to study?**

Kio: No (laughs). My favorite subject is school lunch (laughs).

**From Ghibli to Pokemon...how would you compare the members to anime characters?**

**――In the program, Gunwoo-san was called "Crayon Shin-chan" of T1419. If you were to compare the other members to anime characters, how would you compare them?)**

Gunwoo: ON is Howl from "Howl's Moving Castle." I think we are similar in that he has a cheerful personality, but inside he is a deep thinker. Kairi is Ponyo from "Ponyo on the Cliff." We are similar in that we have a maverick side, but we are actually deep-thinking and cheerful.

Leo: Sian, you are Doraemon. He keeps everything in his bag and brings it out whenever he needs it.

Zero: To use a "Doraemon" analogy, Kairi is Nobita. He's not good at cleaning. He sleeps a lot and is a natural.

Kairi: Ahhh (laughs). I admit that.

Kio: Brother Noa is Whitebeard (Edward Newgate) from "One Piece. He's a good brother, a good leader, and he's like a good father.

Gunwoo: Brother Kevin has an atmosphere similar to Sanji from "One Piece". What can I say, .......

ON: narcissistic!

Kevin: (laughing)

Gunwoo: Confident and considerate of his fellow man. He is like a mother, and he is also very narcissistic (laughs).

Kairi: Brother Kevin is Eikichi Onizuka from "GTO" because he seems like a passionate teacher.

Kio: ON-kun is like one of those handsome senpai in a coming-of-age anime.

ON: (embarrassed) Oh my God - don't say that (laughs). But thank you.

ON: Leo is Kabigon from "Pokemon". He's always sleeping (laughs). Zero is Haku from "Spirited Away." He looks cold at first glance, but inside he is warm and kind.。

Kairi: I think Leo-kun is Orochi from "Yokai Watch. The unique atmosphere is similar.

Leo: What do you mean (laughs)?

Kio: Zero is "Captain Tsubasa" because he is a soccer boy.

Zero: (laughs). Kio is a cute character, so what would be .......

Kairi: I think Leo-kun is Orochi from "Yokai Watch". They have similar unique atmospheres.

Gunwoo: Kio is Himawari, Shinnosuke's younger sister from "Crayon Shin-chan. Himawari is a baby, but she is very assertive. Kio is also the youngest of the team, so he is loved like "our baby," but like Himawari, he has his own ideas, so we are very similar.

**"My goal for Japan is to be on stage at the Tokyo Dome."**

**――As is our customary question, what is the most recent Japanese you have learned for Korean members and what is the most recent Korean you have learned for Japanese members?**

ON: I am learning honorifics such as "ladies and gentlemen" and "to show you," but it is difficult and I am having a hard time with it.

Sian: I'm also worried that I might mistakenly use a "tame" tone, so I ask my teacher, "Is this a "tame" tone? Is it honorific?" I check every time.

Gunwoo: I have recently been learning grammar. I believe that only by learning grammar properly can I have a proper conversation. I report what I have learned in a week to my Japanese teacher in a free talk session.

Kevin: I think the best way to learn Japanese is to listen to music, and I would like to sing Japanese songs in front of EDELWEISS in Japan someday. I need to understand the lyrics and sing with feeling, and I also need to pronounce the words properly, so recently I have been listening to Japanese songs and imitating them.

Noa: In the line from "DEATH NOTE," "I am Kira. I am the god of the new world." I memorized it because it made a deep impression on me (laughs).

Kio: I recently watched the movie version of "Crayon Shin-chan" on Netflix and learned the word "Mapusosa" with subtitles. It means "Oh my god." I usually don't use this word, so it was the first time I saw it with subtitles.

Zero: I have not learned it recently, but I sometimes use abbreviations that are in vogue. Like kebake (case by case) or kapunsa (katchagi punigiga sahejida = the atmosphere suddenly cools down).

**――What TV programs would you like to appear in when you are able to work in Japan?**

On: I would like to be on "Shabukuri 007," which Leo told me about before. The panelists are very interesting, and I would like to talk with them.

Kairi: I would like to participate in variety shows, but I would also like to participate in music programs such as "Music Station".

Zero: I would like to be on the "Music Station" too, but I also like exercise, so I would like to be on a sports program.

Leo: I think it would be fun to be in a variety show where all nine of us go on location.

Kio: I have always wanted to participate in a quiz show. I'm not very smart (laughs), but I would like to try it once.

Sian: I saw some of the older K-pop members on "Kohaku Uta Gassen" and they looked really cool. It's a big dream, but I would like to be in it someday.

**――Finally, please give a message to our readers in Japan.**

Noa: First of all, my main goal is to meet Japanese fans in person. And my big goal is to be on stage at the Tokyo Dome.

**――What are your goals for your activities in Japan?**

ON: (in Japanese) Dear Japanese fans, we, T1419, have released a Japanese album. We hope you will support our Japanese members who are now active in Japan, and we Korean members are practicing hard in Korea so that we can show you cool performances, so please look forward to it.

Kevin: Thank you for always standing next to us. We have worked hard to make this Japanese album a good one, so please expect a lot from us.

Gunwoo: Although circumstances prevented us from meeting this time, we have felt the interest and love from Japanese fans in Korea as well. Next time, I would like to visit Japan and express my gratitude in person. Please have a good time with the members in Japan. I can't wait to see you. (In Japanese) I love you~.

Sian: I was really looking forward to going to Japan, so I am disappointed, but I will be even cooler next time, so please look forward to seeing me as soon as possible.

Noa: First of all, I would like to thank everyone at EDELWEISS in Japan for making our debut in Japan a reality, which we have dreamed of since we were trainees. We will continue to grow and develop, so we hope that you will give us much expectation and interest.

Leo: I have returned to Japan after a two-year absence, but I intend to continue working in Japan more and more, and I will be back with the nine of us, so please wait for me.

Zero: I am really happy because I have been looking forward to my debut in Japan for a long time now. Next time we will come back with nine members, so please look forward to it. Kairi: We are all doing our best for our long-awaited Japanese debut, so please keep supporting us!

Kairi: We are all doing our best for our long-awaited debut in Japan, so please continue to support us!

Kio: We would like to continue to show you more and more of our new look, which we can only show you on our Japanese album. We will do our best!