ALL(H)OURS. Picture: Courtesy of Eden Leisure
As seen in idea photographs for his or her second mini-album “Witness,” Okay-pop boy group ALL(H)OURS have been captured in leather-based jackets, lip rings, eyeliner, and silver equipment, displaying a powerful idea for them early on.
The group, composed of Kunho, Youmin, Xayden, Minje, Masami, Hyunbin, and On:N, debuted in January 2024 with a starvation to tackle challenges. Their second mini-album “Witness,” the place darkness and drift phonk are a few of its essential components, got here six months after introducing themselves to the business.
Whereas it’s regular for Okay-pop teams to have a brief grace interval earlier than their subsequent album, it’s uncommon for rookies to hold themselves with confidence early on. Others construct up their self-trust as time goes by, however a certain quantity of idols will give an aura of self-assurance, which will be seen in ALL(H)OURS all through their roundtable interview with reporters from totally different components of the world.
“After our debut, the most important factor we felt was immense gratitude to our followers, Min(ut)e. Because of them, we have been capable of work arduous with out getting drained,” Youmin informed INQUIRER.web whereas pondering on their development in lower than a yr. “Even after we felt exhausted, their help gave us the power to face again as much as ship one of the best of our performances.”
On:N agreed together with his bandmate’s ideas, saying having fixed talks with their group was an enormous consider increase their concord early on. “As we gained expertise from our debut album, we engaged in in depth discussions and follow classes to attain concord and unison,” he mentioned.
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Since there was a brief span between their debut and “Witness,” the stress to maintain a superb impression is inevitable. However for ALL(H)OURS, listening to the small print is vital because it exhibits development and retains doorways open for enchancment. “For our debut, we centered on showcasing the songs and dances we had practiced thus far,” Xayden defined. “With our second album, based mostly on our prior expertise, we realized the significance of even the smallest facial expressions on stage.”
For Xayden, listening to their expressions on digital camera is a means of giving justice to the mini-album’s idea as properly. “We paid consideration to how we’d be portrayed via the lens of the digital camera and made positive to not present our fatigue whereas performing strenuous choreography. I feel these are areas the place we’ve grown,” he continued.
Witnessing their development
In all its bombastic aptitude, ALL(H)OURS’ debut album is a physique of labor that exhibits their pleasure to enter the Okay-pop scene. Now, their present file shifted into EDM and drift phonk, as seen via the tracks “Witness,” “Shock (its title observe),” “Psycho Mantra,” “‘Bout That Difficulty,” and “Blah Blah.”
Other than taking part within the manufacturing, Youmin, On:N, and Xayden took management of the choreography.
Taking over a darker idea was enjoyable for the group. “We challenged ourselves with a brand new style referred to as drift phonk, rooted within the EDM scene. Exploring and researching this style was thrilling,” On:N mentioned of the album’s title observe. “Making a efficiency for the music concerned a whole lot of dialogue about tips on how to pull it off, making your entire course of very attention-grabbing. After we carry out on stage, the EDM components enable us to really take pleasure in it.”
Kunho and On:N of ALL(H)OURS. Picture: Courtesy of Eden Leisure
With this in thoughts, Kunho mentioned the file and exploring a brand new style was made to create a “important affect” within the business.
“Furthermore, being solely 6 months into our debut, we try to showcase our vitality and ambition as a rookie group to as many individuals as we will… together with our rookie spirit, are what distinguish us,” he continued.
Xayden, Minje, and Hyunbin of ALL(H)OURS. Picture: Courtesy of Eden Leisure
Making a distinction
As ALL(H)OURS takes on their profession with “confidence,” in response to Minje, the group hopes their music will attain a worldwide viewers. “It will be wonderful if we might have each seat crammed on our world tour sooner or later,” On:N mentioned. “I additionally dream of visiting Argentina sometime. And seeing our music on the Billboard charts could be a dream come true.”
Other than going world, the Okay-pop group expressed their need to observe within the footsteps of their seniors resembling Stray Children, Seventeen, and San of ATEEZ.
With massive goals forward of them, Youmin is conscious that “infinite trials and efforts” are a part of their profession, together with the opportunity of their music not being standard. However this thought doesn’t put a dent of their confidence, and as a substitute, would push them to be higher.
Youmin and Masami of ALL(H)OURS. Picture: Courtesy of Eden Leisure
“We’re proud to be again with an incredible observe, however in case our music doesn’t achieve recognition, we’ll preserve coming again with even higher songs and numerous genres. Our purpose is to persistently enhance and current higher variations of ourselves to our followers and the general public alike,” he mentioned.
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Kunho mentioned the group accepted that “excessive expectations” are positioned on them. However this pushes them to maintain going.
“With many eyes on us and excessive expectations, we really feel the stress to persistently showcase a greater model of ourselves. This mindset drives us to repeatedly attempt for enchancment,” he mentioned, carrying the group’s confidence to embrace the challenges forward.
