but ahyu, I feel sorry having to ask for a favor (to do the dance challenge!).
Q. This solo album is being released on your 10th year of debut. “10th year” and “1st” together must feel significant. What kind of result do you anticipate?
XIUMIN: I don’t hope for much in terms of result. (…) +
What I personally want most is through this solo debut, I want it acknowledged that ‘So XIUMIN can perform all by himself!’
Q. You only have 44 posts uploaded on IG. You don’t seem to have much interest in SNS activities. What was the last photo you saved in your gallery?
XIUMIN: Do you wanna see it? It’s a selca I took just now. I got bitten by a mosquito and
it was so big I was taken aback so I took a photo. In the photoshoot location, I wanted a photo that said ‘My cool looks!’ but isn’t this so funny?
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I wanna share everything 😭 (and I will do the interview full of course) but everything is so interesting 😭
Q. Your title track is ‘Brand New’. A lot can be inferred from the title but we want to hear personally how you decided on the title track.
XIUMIN: I really put a lot of thought between a now b-side song and this one. I thought both had strong title track qualities. +
When I first received the guide tracks, the titles were ‘Brand New’ and ‘Feedback’. Just looking at the titles, I liked both. It meant ‘I need your feedback’ and ‘I will show something totally new’. +
Looking at it meaning-wise, there were more opinions that ‘Brand New’ would be good so I made the difficult decision.
Q. You must’ve stood on many stages already but it looks like XIUMIN still gets nervous.
XIUMIN: I really do. I always want so much to do things completely (~perfectly) so if I make a mistake, it really makes my heart ache.
Q. What do you think is your weapon (~specialty)?
XIUMIN: Something that I can say confidently is Passion! My personality is the type to burn energy. I like songs with fast and powerful tempo and that’s what I think I do well. I really use up all my energy.
Ok that should be all, @ me if you’re curious about something. Full interview🔜
220926 XIUMIN Brand New Press Conference: thread of photos, articles, etc.
XIUMIN: I have done solo activities but officially releasing my solo album, I feel nervous and thrilled. I believe my album will be turning point where I develop one step further
XIUMIN: It’s an album I’m releasing on my 10th year since debut. There are a total of 5 tracks. It’s filled with the sensibilities of music I liked and listened to since I was young from the 90’s to early 2000s in XIUMIN’s style
[Article] XIUMIN, “I really dislike losing” an embodiment of desire to win (HK Coin)
Details:
- So for HK Coin, they are playing jegichagi* & XIUMIN emerged as the final player of their team! Their team needs 30 kicks in total to succeed++
- When it was XIUMIN’s turn, he pointed at the ceiling fan and said, “There’s something called flow of air in every sport” also “When football players kick the ball, they think about the effect of the wind when they shoot” and used that knowledge for jegichagi 😭 ++