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BOYNEXTDOOR shares how 19.99 marks the group’s journey into adulthood and how the album’s themes deal with the emotions surrounding that. The boys talk about how “부모님 관람불가 (Dangerous)” and “Nice Guy” portray the epitome of their personal stories, why K-Pop is no longer a genre, but a culture, their first Japanese release and more!
Hey, what’s up? It’s Tetris with Billboard News, hanging out with BOYNEXTDOOR. How’s it going, fellas? So you guys have a busy, busy time right now, you obviously announced your album ‘19.99.’
Yeah that’s right!
So tell me about the album and tell me about the title because why 19.99?
The album explores the emotions experienced just before turning 20. Specifically, the tracks express the intricate emotions that precede and follow turning 20. That’s the key point to focus on, so please look forward to it.
We’re watching the growth.
Yeah, that’s right. The album captures BOYNEXTDOOR’s journey to adulthood. This album is especially involved with a lot of our story, our true stories. We felt a lot of some kind of pain, some kind of happiness, and some kind of thankfulness. We always feel pain for growing, so that is our story.
I mean, you’re covering a lot of emotions there. The pre-release track was called “(Dangerous).”
That’s right!
Tell me about that song and why that was the perfect song to set the tone.
The pre-release track “Dangerous” shows our mischievous side. We sometimes would imagine things like not listening to our moms, hanging out with friends all night, and so on, as students before we turned 20. We tried to uniquely express in our own way the diverse feelings we had, wanting to just have fun.
Oh you guys are really giving both sides because that’s “Dangerous,” but then the main single “Nice Guy.” So tell me about “Nice Guy.”
Keep watching for more!
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