Meet the teens making a name for themselves in Latin America (Video)

Sian: The main theme of our newest single is "chasing our dreams." We often think of pursuing a dream as a challenging, painful process. But in this song, we intepret it as a fun journey going forward, and enjoyable like the children's game of the same name.

Kevin: Actually, "Red Light, Green Light" was one of our unreleased songs showcased before our debut, then the children's game recieved worldwide attention thanks to "Squid Game," so we thought it would be entertaining to do a "Squid Game"-themed performance at the Asia Artist Awards ceremony.

**Q. How does it feel to be the first K-Pop artist to be invited to MLMA 2021?**

Kairi: We were very surprised to be invited. We had been closley communicating with Latin American fans, but we never imagined we'd be asked to join the ceremony. We were more nervous than usual while performing during the ceremony, but felt so grateful and proud afterward.

**Q. Why do you think T1419 is seeing so much populularity in Latin America?**

Leo: We are getting so much support and love from Latin American fans, as you can see in our stage appearances, we show a lo of intense performances like jumping over each other and what not, and I think viewers in Latin America find them eye-catching and take interest in us.

ON: Since we debuted and even before that, we've been consistently uploading a vast amount of content on various platforms with subtitles in many different languages including English, Japanese and Spanish. We tried our best to reach fans in many different countries. Maybe that's a reason why we've been able to gain Latin American fans early on, or there might be other factors that lead them to like us.

Zero: Fans in Latin America support and love us so much, so we've been communicating with them frequently. Thanks to them, we became interested in Latin pop, and decided to participate in a TikTok dance challenge for Daddy Yankee's song "Problema" (2021), which was a favorite among members,

ON: We grew to listen to a lot of Latin pop. Listening to upbeat reggaeton or tropical music made us interested in the genres. If we have the opportunity, we'd love to release songs like that to repay Latin American fans with music that suit their tastes.

**Q. What motivates T1419 to be so prolific, dropping four releases this year alone?**

Noa: Above anything else, its our fans Edelweiss who keep us going through so many releases. Since we were trainees, it was our dearest wish to perform on stage. So despite all the activities, we don't feel tired. We're simply full of passion.

Gunwoo: We debuted without a live audience. Still, we've been doing our best to communicate with fans online through various platforms and content to show ourselves as much as pssoible. We did a lot of livestreams, chatted with fans in real time in comment sections to feel more connected and closer.

Kio: Most events are still not in person. We want to hold a lot of in-person autograph events, concerts and fan meet and greets.

**Q. Tell us about T1419's future plans.**

Gunwoo: Our core concept is about a "complete me" and we are approaching that theme from multiple angles. Our mission is to be the spokesperson for teenagers, so in order to do that, we try to deal with as many isssues as possible from a teen viewpoint, not tied down to just one approach.

ON: The first of our EP series "Before Sunrise" sang about "myself" and searching for a "complete me." The second was about the small society of teens, which is school, and bullying that happens there. The third was about materalism in society at large. We're expanding our range of topics and preparing to continue telling our story in upcoming albums.