JINYOUNG

Q: A fashion item you bought recently

A: A checkered shirt and gold headphones.

Q: Color of clothes you like?

A: Black, white, red.

Q: A place you go shopping at regularly?

A: I think I go to Garosugil with the members quite often.

Q: What do you order most often at a coffee shop?

A: I can't drink coffee, so iced choco.

Q: 3 side dishes you want to include in your lunchbox?

A: Korean seaweed, fried egg, kimchi.

Q: What do you want to eat most when you're tired?

A: Ox bone soup! I get strength from eating it. (Jinyoung keeps eating the snacks left out for them during the break) I'm quite the big eater (laugh)!

Q: Something I unknowingly buy at the convenience store?

A: Ice cream and string cheese.

Q: 3 things you see in a girl

A: Well-mannered, gentle-hearted and a strong look in her eyes

Q: The scent that you like in a girl

A: A sweet and fresh scent.

Q: What would you wish a girl wear when she's out on a summer date with you?

A: White shirt, with jeans! I like it when girls give off the feeling of not dressing up to the nines.

CNU

Q: A fashion item you bought recently

A: Ring! I randomly select a ring from those given to me by my fans depending on my mood.

Q: Color of clothes you like?

A: Black, blue, purple. 

Q: A place you go shopping at regularly?

A: For Korea, it's Garosugil with my elder sister. For Japan, it's Harajuku with the members.

Q: What do you order most often at a coffee shop?

A: Hot choco! I always take time choosing but I end up choosing this all the time. 

Q: 3 side dishes you want to include in your lunchbox?

A: Samgyupsal, ddeokbokki, stir-fried anchovies.

Q: What do you want to eat most when you're tired?

A: Ddeokbokki♥ I make and eat it everyday. 

Q: Something I unknowingly buy at the convenience store?

A: Snickers chocolate bar and milk.

Q: 3 things you see in a girl

A: A broad mind like one of a mother, someone understanding, and someone bright. 

Q: The scent that you like in a girl

A: I don't have a preference! (Sandeul: So you don't mind her sweaty smell?) That's not it (laugh)!

Q: What would you wish a girl wear when she's out on a summer date with you?

A: It'll be nice if she would pull off basketball shoes!

SANDEUL

Q: A fashion item you bought recently

A: A white cap, black shorts and shirt. I bought them in America.

Q: Color of clothes you like?

A: White, black, red, blue.

Q: A place you go shopping at regularly?

A: With the members at Apgujeong.

Q: What do you order most often at a coffee shop?

A:  I can drink a cup of light Americano really quickly (laugh)!

Q: 3 side dishes you want to include in your lunchbox?

A: Kimchi, fried egg with the yellow yolk unbroken, samgyupsal with chilli paste.

Q: What do you want to eat most when you're tired?

A: Kimchi pancakes, kimchi stew, soybean paste stew, white rice, and with seaweed on top of it all, kyaa~ I'm hungry now! With kkakdugi kimchi and green onion kimchi.

Q: Something I unknowingly buy at the convenience store?

A: Chocolate milk that is of higher quality.

Q: 3 things you see in a girl

A: Naturally wavy hair, good at cooking and likes sports

Q: The scent that you like in a girl

A: The musk scent that I'm using now.

Q: What would you wish a girl wear when she's out on a summer date with you?

A: A shirt tucked into jeans, with Converse shoes.

BARO

Q: A fashion item you bought recently

A: The representative uniforms of the Chelsea and Germany teams. I really like soccer.

Q: Color of clothes you like?

A: All black! And um~ white and red.

Q: A place you go shopping at regularly?

A: Apgujeong with our managers.

Q: What do you order most often at a coffee shop?

A:  Iced americano, without syrup.

Q: 3 side dishes you want to include in your lunchbox?

A: Scrambled eggs, sausage and kimchi.

Q: What do you want to eat most when you're tired?

A: Eel and hanwoo beef! They are the best.

Q: Something I unknowingly buy at the convenience store?

A: Yoghurt that you can drink.

Q: 3 things you see in a girl

A: Humorous, bright and understanding of me.

Q: The scent that you like in a girl

A: Baby body lotion (laugh)!

Q: What would you wish a girl wear when she's out on a summer date with you?

A: A white tee with black jeans and sneakers. It'll be cute if she wore a denim shirt. I like casual looks (on girls).

GONGCHAN

Q: A fashion item you bought recently

A: I bought a black hairband from the airport when we went to America for our new music video filming.

Q: Color of clothes you like?

A: Black, white, grey.

Q: A place you go shopping at regularly?

A: I think I go to Apgujeong with the members quite often.

Q: What do you order most often at a coffee shop?

A:  Iced americano, without syrup.

Q: 3 side dishes you want to include in your lunchbox?

A: Fried egg, ham and stir-fried anchovies.

Q: What do you want to eat most when you're tired?

A: Seasoned spicy chicken! I am a chicken mania♥

Q: Something I unknowingly buy at the convenience store?

A: Ice cream. I used to eat 2~3 of them at night in the past (laugh)!

Q: 3 things you see in a girl

A: A small face that resembled an animal, cute lips and has a small frame.

Q: The scent that you like in a girl

A: Aroma oil that makes one feel comfortable. 

Q: What would you wish a girl wear when she's out on a summer date with you?

A: A slightly oversized shirt with sneakers.

Speaking your heart!

Sandeul: I get fluttery when a girl gives me a nickname.

Baro: I fall for a person who tells me that I am a good person.

Jinyoung: I am really happy if a girl calls me 'Jinyoung-sshi'.

CNU: 'I love you' is so simple, but yet so difficult.

Gongchan: I want my girlfriend to call me Chansik.

(T/N: This is translated column by column downwards.)

COLUMN 1

Q. Where do you get your inspiration for making songs from?

Jinyoung: When I think of things from the past when I'm alone, a melody or lyric just suddenly pops into my mind!

Gongchan: I want to cut fruits for my girlfriend and feed it to her.

CNU: I want to listen to the things my busy girlfriend has to say.

Q. A voice imitation you've done well recently?

Sandeul: Other than Funasshi, Korean announcer Johnny Yune.

COLUMN 2

Q. What do you want to do on your 100th day?

Baro: I want to cook for her at home, and show her a video that I prepared secretly!

Q. A girl that you think suits yourself?

CNU: Jinyoung needs someone like me!

Jinyoung: I'm someone who thinks of the future, while CNU is very realistic♥

Q. Where do you want to have a summer date at?

Sandeul: I want to do leisure boats. Like going on the banana boat, or rafting in the valleys.

COLUMN 3

Q. Where do you want to have a summer date at?

Baro: A vacation for just the 2 of us! Germany, or Madrid, Spain. To watch the soccer that I love (laugh)!

Q. What would you have as a couple item with your girlfriend?

Sandeul: Couple pants for me! I am in a couple look with Gongchan today!?

Jinyoung: Couple t-shirt. That's the original couple item.

Q. What do you want to do on your 100th day?

Gongchan: Pasting all the pictures that we took together in the room, and talking about them!

COLUMN 4

Q. Where do you want to have a summer date at?

CNU: A drive at Jeju Island. Whenever I'm free, I do take my elder sister's car out to feel better!

Q. A girl that you think suits yourself?

Baro: A girl who has a variety of charms like a rainbow would suit Gongchan well!

Gongchan: Really? If I have a girlfriend, I want to go on a bicycle date with her.

Q. What do you want to do on your 100th day?

Jinyoung: I want to spend it romantically, like making a path out of candles just like in the movies.

COLUMN 5

Q. A sentence that can make girls fall for you!

Gongchan: "Come into my arms and hear my heartbeat. Can you hear it go dugeun dugeun?" How's that?

Q. The action of a girl that you think is sexy?

CNU: I've never thought of that (laugh)! ...Maybe the slight biting of her lower lip?

Q. When your girlfriend is tired out from work?

Sandeul: I'll have to listen to her troubles by calling her before she sleeps.

Baro: I'll wash her feet in warm water (laugh).

Source: @aloha77maui

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Q. Please talk about how you feel about having come back.
Jinyoung: Hello. I am B1A4's Jinyoung. B1A4's 5th mini album SOLO DAY has been released. Because the fans have waited for us, we worked on this album with excitement and the hope to show everyone a better side to us. Please look forward to our stage as we have worked hard on preparing it.
Sandeul: It's a comeback we've been looking forward to, so I'm excited and nervous. But I know that the fans will love this album, so we worked hard. Please give it a lot of love ㅎㅎ
CNU: Thank you to the fans who waited for us through this short yet long period of time. As much as you guys have waited, we will show you our hardworking side.
Baro: Even though I'm nervous everytime we release a new album, I think I am more excited to let everyone hear our new music. I want to greet and thank the fans who are always cheering for us, and hearing to B1A4's music. And I want to hurry meet our fans.
Gongchan: I'm so curious as to what reaction will everyone have upon listening to SOLO DAY, and I'm excited. I'm so happy at the thought of being able to spend this humid summer with everyone.


Q. Please talk about SOLO DAY.
Jinyoung: If our previous album titled WHO AM I was an album that allowed us to look back on the direction of our music and position since debut, we worked on this album with the mindset of fulfilling another of our dreams. The title song SOLO DAY is a pop song with a country feel, and has a overall refreshing sound from the use of guitar. I think it's the perfect song to listen to in summertime.
CNU: When I first saw the title, I immediately thought that it was a song for all the single people with no other half. But it doesn't exactly mean that. I think it's a song for the lonely people in the world - those who have broken up with their other half, or for some reason are feeling lonely. I hope you listen to it with a broader mindset.
Sandeul: That's right. I hope SOLO DAY becomes a new date to celebrate. It's a song that is filled with B1A4's positivity. It will make you hum along to it, so I hope everyone who listens to this song will only be met with happy things.
Baro: And in this album we included a variety of song genres that we had not tried before. There are songs that are refreshing and suitable for summer time, so please listen to all the songs without missing any one of them.
Gongchan: If you listen to the album from beginning to end, you will probably think that it is music that is good to listen to in summer time. I hope you will spend this humid summer with B1A4's music no matter where you go.


Q. I heard that the B1A4 members personally worked on this album. Which songs did you participate in?
CNU: We worked on all the songs in this album. I am really happy to be able to continue to show everyone our (musical) style. Following up from SEOUL and DRUNK ON MUSIC in our 2nd full length album, I participated in the song DRIVE from this album.
Baro: All the songs in this album were composed, penned and produced by us. Jinyoung and CNU hyung composed and wrote lyrics, while I helped in writing lyrics. We tried to show everyone B1A4's variety so I hope you listen to all the songs.
Jinyoung: Not just composition and lyric writing, the members were all involved in this starting from recording till the end. When recording, we direct each other and talk about the song. The production process is very enjoyable. There is no song that hasn't been touched by the members, so please give them a lot of love.


Q. An interesting episode that happened while working on this album?
Jinyoung: It's not an interesting episode, but at the last filming of our music video, a camera fell into the pool. I recall we were all worried and nervous about all the content we had filmed would all disappear. The camera was also expensive so the mood at the filming location was very tense. But thankfully the camera was alright and I think the music video came out nicely.
CNU: There is a rap that Baro wrote for DRIVE, but there was something lacking about it so I recall we used a different rap when recording. In the end we fixed it with the original rap, but because of it Baro had to go through some difficulties. But thanks to it, I think a better end product was achieved and everyone was satisfied.
Sandeul: There is a scene which we filmed with a puppy. Jinyoung hyung had a scene with the puppy. As if they agreed upon it, both of them turned their heads in the same direction when a pretty lady walked past. I think that was the most interesting and amazing episode.
Baro: It was a first for us to film our music video in USA. We loved the sunlight in the desert and the bench, so we would soak up in the sun whenever we could and ended up getting so tanned. I think this summer will be a summer where I will have a healthy bronze tan.
Gongchan: I had a carefree vagabond concept, so I filmed with a hairpiece in vintage clothes. During a break of our filming, I was leaning against a streetlight. 2 foreigners walked past me and gave me $2.


Q. You seem to be very busy recently, Baro. Did you encounter any difficults while working on the album?
Sandeul: He's the kind who would stay up overnight to do what he needs to do. So I think he worked on the album without much difficulties.
Gongchan: I thought 'as expected of Baro hyung', whenever I saw him work on the album whenever he had time.
CNU: He's always lifting the mood wherever he is, so he is B1A4's energizer. Should I say that he's very praiseworthy?
Baro: The members always make up for the things I'm lacking of in twice the amount, so I always feel very assured. I just wanted to tell them that I am very proud and thankful for them always doing their best in their individual environments.

Q. What does B1A4 want to show everyone through this album?
Jinyoung: I want to show everyone us maturing a little bit more with every album, and the wide variety of music B1A4 seeks to make. So I hope many people will become happier listening to our music.
CNU: I want to be a group that people will look forward to seeing the future. I want to meet the anticipation that people who listen to our music have that we will improve bit by bit, and make music that will make people anticipate our next album.
Sandeul: I want to show everyone the positive energy of B1A4, and a musical style that belongs solely to us through participation of composing and writing in all of our songs.
Baro: I want to show off a different charm to us each time, while giving off a friendly feeling through a variety of songs.
Gongchan: I want the people who listen to our music think that we are idols with different sides to us, and become a group that leaves a lasting memory.

Q. What music does B1A4 enjoy listening to usually?
Jinyoung: Michael Jackson's Love Never Felt So Good. I really like the lyrics. When I listen to it, it feels like I'm right about to fall in love.
CNU: Not long ago Robin Thicke released a new album, and I enjoy listening to it. I also search for latest news about Mariah Carey.
Sandeul: It's different for me time to time, but recently I am enjoying a song by the name of Somo-Ride.
Baro: I want to recommend David Guetta's Shot Me Down!
Gongchan: I am enjoying Pentatonix's album recently. They are a mixed acapella group. Please listen to their album 'ptx. vol.2'.

Source: GENIE MUSIC

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Q. What do you think you will be doing on your birthday?

A: It's so obvious (what I will do) so I'm not too sure what to say. But if there are no schedules, I will probably spend it with the members in the practice room. In our first year of debut, I celebrated my first birthday with the fans as part of an event. I want to do that again. It was the first birthday party that I had with so many people, and I guess it left a lasting memory. I want to have an event like that again. If I can't do it this year, I'll definitely do it next year.

Q. Your thoughts on celebrating your birthday?

A: What should I do... Our Japanese management company has already congratulated me on my birthday. Overseas they don't calculate birthdays by the year, so they wished me a happy 23^rd birthday. It felt a little different so I thought, maybe I'm old now. It's a chance for me to think about my age.

Q. What do you think about growing up?

A: It's a little unusual and a little special, but to the majority of people out there, being my age is young. But as an entertainer, to singers, my age is when we are the busiest. I have to be more mature and think deeper than my peers, and I have to act older than my age. My fellow peers who are also 24 years old are generously and bravely challenging different things – not that I am not challenging things, but I feel that I have to take them on with more hesitation and after more thinking.

Q. What age are you looking forward to be? Why?

A: 30 years old. There's a song 'As I'm Nearing Thirty' [T/N: By Kim Kwangseok]. When I was in a band when I was younger, the hyungs who did music around me for a longer time told me that if I wanted to do serious music, I would have to be 30 years old. Only after then would I be able to do serious music, so I'm looking forward to being 30 years old. That's why I think turning 30 holds special meaning to me.

Q. What do you dislike hearing on your birthday, and what do you want to hear most on your birthday?

A: I don't like hearing that I have to work on my birthday. Honestly anyone would dislike hearing that. And I want to hear the words 'I love you'. Honestly to say or hear 'I love you' makes me a little abashed, but because my birthday is a special day I want to hear it and I want to express it.

Q. What was your birth dream?

A: I asked my mother what she dreamt of because I didn't know, but she wasn't too sure either. 'A really huge and thick snake appeared. And I think it came into the house?' was what she said. She couldn't remember exactly.

Q. Your most memorable birthday?

A: The first birthday I celebrated after we debuted. I felt it in my bones that I was receiving so much love as I spent my birthday with so many people. The members also secretly prepared a dance for me, so it was really memorable as I felt the love of so many people.

Q. What is the most special birthday present you've received?

A: When I was young, we didn't really celebrate with parties at home. I spent my birthdays simply with my family at home. When I was in my second or third year of elementary school, I had a birthday party for the first time ever with my friends. Of course it is nice to spend my birthday celebrating with my family, but the party that my mother specially prepared for me in itself was a huge present to me.

Q. What present would you like to receive?

A: I want myself to go on a break. I want to gift myself with freedom.

Q. If you were given a break for your birthday, what is one thing you definitely want to do?

A: I've always said that I want to go on a drive. I'm not one to enjoy a holiday, but I like the car ride that will bring me to the vacation spot. Even when we have schedules, I love going to the cities further down in the countryside. I think travelling by car is really nice. It's also nice to stop by the rest stop and buy food. Where would I go on a drive? If I have time, I usually use my elder sister's car to drive around and go to places I went to when I was in school.

Q. What was a wish you made when you were young? Has it come true?

A: It has come true, because I wished that I would become a singer. My dreams have never changed, I've always asked to be a singer. During my birthday I wished that I could become a singer, make my name known and succeed, and I wished it during ancestral rites to my ancestors too. Whenever I had a chance to make a wish, I made that wish. Haha.

Q. Imagine your birthday in 10 years' time.

A: I guess I would be married. When I was young, I hoped that I would get married at 20 years old. I wanted to get married at 20 years old and have grandchildren to look after at 40 years old. Since that is no longer possible, I want to spend my birthday in 10 years' time as one woman's husband, as my children's father.

Q. Is there a star you want to get congratulated on your birthday by?

A: I really like Michael Jackson. Even though it's a wish that will never come true now, I did ever feel that it would be really meaningful even if he wished me in my dreams. Not long ago, Michael Jackson's album was released and I really welcomed it. I think it feels even more so because I no longer see him.

Q. Someone you wish to thank on your birthday?

A: Of course it's my parents. Even though I received a lot of love growing up, I also rebelled against my parents during my stormy period of adolescence. But of course I didn't cause any major accidents. I didn't realize then, but after living apart from them I really felt how precious my parents are. I want to thank them for giving birth to me.

Q. Please say something to yourself.

A: Dongwoo-ya. You're turning 24 years old. Even though you're not very old, and in other ways you're very young, but I hope you become a person who does not disappoint the many people looking at you and your family who loves you. I'll say this one thing. You're doing well now, but I believe you'll do even better. I love you Dongwoo-ya.

Source: Economy Today

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원문 더보기

Has everyone been doing well~??

..yo..? (T/N: to add the honorific to his title)

Hello I'm Sandeul.

Everyone has been doing well right??ㅎㅎ

I've been doing well!! I've been eating and sleeping well so I've um..also put on weight...!

Anyway!! I miss everyone~!! ㅠㅠ

Does everyone miss me too~?? ^ㅡ^

I've heard that everyone has been looking for me~ Our BANAs~!!

Okay!! I have been!! Doing well~ so please do not worry~^^

Oh yes!! Did everyone watch GO B1A4~!! today??

I watched it interestingly too ㅎㅎ But more than that I hope you BANAs had fun watching it ㅎㅎ

And in just a bit '7 Hungry Houseguests' will be airing soon~!!

And in a bit more our new album will be out too!!

So don't eat too quickly~ And wait for just a while~!! ㅎㅎ

Really soon !! We will be going next to everyone!!

Till then you will wait for us

Happily, enjoyably, happy happily right~??ㅠㅠ

With that, shall we do our greeting once??ㅎㅎ

B . 1 . A . 4 . Euaaaaaaah~~~~ㅎㅎ

p.s Please watch '7 Hungry Houseguests' tomorrow!!~Ho~hihi~

Source: http://cafe.daum.net/-b1a4/kKIq/84

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Baro: Do I think it’s a pity? Am I crying now? (A parody of a famous line from SBS drama Heirs) It will be nice if we could become a great strength to everyone. Please don’t be sick… I don’t know how to express myself. I am really really happy but I don’t know the way to express myself. Please always look at us only, and because we will only be looking at you guys, let’s go on until the day we die. Thank you everyone! 

Sandeul: To be looking at everyone from the stage is like a dream, and it really gives me a lot of strength. Just like how the slogans say “I’ll be your strength”… (A fan flashing ‘Sandeul I love you forever’ with her phone appears on the LCD screen) I love you too. I know that we are only able to hold a concert because of how everyone really loves us. Even though I am a singer, there are times when I am practicing that I ask myself why am I singing. And as time passes a lot of doubts fill my mind. But through stages like this I realize that I worked so hard practicing just so that I can stand here and sing to everyone. At least while on stage, I want to be everyone’s strength through my singing. I really feel that I am so lucky, and I have been so happy recently. 

Jinyoung: It’s a little sad that today is the last day of concert in Seoul. Everyone is really precious to me. I am really glad that there are so many precious people. Thank you so much BANAs, for always giving us a sense of responsibility not to be idle. (Tears) Ha.. I don’t know anymore. I am just really happy, what else needs to be said. Just looking at you, looking into your eyes and I know. I fell in love at first sight with everyone and here we have come today. I always say this, but won’t you please hear it once more? I love you, and thank you. You said that you will be our strength… We will be your strength. I will remember this moment, and all our moments together. Thank you to all the staff. I hope everyone treasures all the moments we have spent with you BANAs. We will become your strength. 

CNU: I want to let you guys go while smiling… (Tears) To be honest, it is all lies to say that it hasn’t been hard on us ar all. It’s hard on us, but every time it’s hard on us everyone is around. Looking at everyone gives us a little strength to stand on stage. Thank you for always giving us a lot of stage. Please watch over us in future too. [T/N: The following part is not in the article but I transcript it from a recording.] Today I seem to have acted somewhat like a spoilt child, but I wanted to say that I gain a lot of strength from everyone. Thank you. 

Gongchan: (Wiping off his tears with his sleeves.) I will work really hard to become everyone’s heart, and make sure it doesn’t stop. Please always feel our nervousness, and treasure it. We will deeply engrave it in our minds to work hard so please stay by our sides. Thank you so much.

Source: Tenasia via Daum

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Real man blood type B rapper, Baro

Source: @TOPSTAR_B1A4, @B4_SHOOTINGSTAR

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CNU

To. Sandeul

Sandeul-ah. Your birthday has come again. Time really flies. It’s been 6 years since I’ve gotten to know you. Even though in this period of time you have shown me a lot of your bright sides, I know that you have a lot of troubles and worries. Such a praiseworthy fellow. You’ve done so well up until now. You’re someone who will continue to do even better in the future so don’t worry so much. And thank you for being the middlemen with Baro. Because of both of you, the hyungs are relieved. In any case, happy birthday, and don’t hope for a birthday present.

-CNU hyung-

JINYOUNG

To Sandeul~

Hello Sandeul-ah~ Congratulations on turning 23! It feels like yesterday that I met you, but why does time fly so quickly~ Anyway hyung always thinks this way - that I’m so fortunate to have met you, and I’m so fortunate to have met all the B1A4 members! It may be tough and difficult at times, but you never show it. When I see you working hard even then, you have no idea how proud of you I am! Let’s have a little more strength in the days to come, and work hard~ Oh yes about your birthday present. On my birthday you gave me a ‘touch my cheeks for a day’ coupon so I will give you a 'stop touching my cheeks for a day’ coupon~ You’re thankful right? Haha anyway happy birthday to you and [T/N: The last few words are coveredㅠㅠ] ♡

BARO

To. Lee Junghwan!

Sandeulnim~ Happy birthday~ ㅊㅋㅊㅋ [T/N: Really shortform for congratulations]!!

- End~ Haha I’m kidding.

Junghwan-ah, congratulations on turning 23 years old. But I have something I’m curious about. Why were you born? Haha 

Sorry, I was joking again. Sso~rry^^ I’m always glad to have you, someone who I can joke around with comfortably and talk to about my innermost thoughts comfortably. In the days to come when you’re tired and worn out, we will always be by your side so lean on us as much as you want!! Thank you for being so cheerful and energetic no matter where we are. Even though we’re friends [T/N: Of the same age] I am learning many things from you. There are times that I pity your eating habits, but since that’s all for your voice I won’t touch it. But let’s just reduce it by a little ^^ 

When you eat, you look blissful. When you smile, you look bright. When you sing, you are so powerful. B1A4’s charmer Lee Junghwan!!! Thank you and happy birthday.

- Junghwan’s friend, Sunwoo ♡

GONGCHAN

To. San-bro~♥

Happy birthday to San-bro♥ I can’t believe you’re turning 23 years old~! Time really flies. Thank you for always taking care of me and being the first to help me~♥ I was awkward with hyung in the beginning and it was hard to get close to you. Whenever I think of how you approached me first, treated me like a friend and cheered me on~ Jjang jjang boy♥ We’ve gotten so much closer since I always talk to hyung and know each other better. Let’s continue on this way! Hyungnim-ah happy birthday to you and I love you~ [T/N: He wrote this last sentence in satoori/accent] 

- Hyung’s cool younger brother Gongchan-

Source: Sandeul's Twitter

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JINYOUNG

Q. Leader Jinyoung who has impressive talent in composing, writing and producing songs. How do you compose your songs?  

Jinyoung: Either in the car or in the toilet (laugh). When a melody comes to mind, I immediately record it with my voice. When lyrics come to mind, I note them down immediately.

Q. 'Beautiful Lie' is very popular amongst the fans, and the chorus is addictive. How did you think of it?

Jinyoung: The phrase 'Beautiful Lie' came to mind first, and it was after that that I created the melody.

Q. You mentioned that there are many songs that include your own personal experiences.

Jinyoung: It's nice to look back on the the past. It's a pity to create the song while thinking of a sad love, but if it can remain in my heart deeply through a song, I feel that it's a good thing.

Q. Were you creative even when you were young?

Jinyoung: I liked to make things that I thought of myself. I was also good with electronics so I would fix them and broken handles. I got praised by my parents.

Q. Are you good at fixing things now?

Jinyoung: On the other hand, I might be breaking them now (laugh). Recently I broke the handle of the car door (laugh).

Q. I thought you were dependable, but surprisingly you're a scatterbrain?

Jinyoung: Honestly I lost my wallet recently too (laugh). I always lose things easily even when I was younger so I always got scolded.

Q. How is your relationship with your elder sister of 2 years?

Jinyoung: We used to fight over trivial matters when we were younger, but now we advise each other. She's a precious person that I cannot do without in my life.

Q. Would you be jealous when your elder sister gets married?

Jinyoung: I wouldn't be jealous, but I will actively and strictly judge whether the man she is marrying matches her well. If she is happier, I will let them be. But if I think he's not suitable, I will say no well (laugh).

Q. One thing your parents did that you are happy about?

Jinyoung: The way they allowed me to do the things I wanted to do without spoiling me too much. That time I was restless, but I think it was because they talked to me strictly that I am who I am now.

Q. Who is your hero?

Jinyoung: Though not exactly a hero, but a friend that I used to play with. It was so much fun playing with that friend, to the point that I felt glad that I was born. He's very precious to me.

Q. Amongst your friends, were there anyone you followed around? 

Jinyoung: Unfortunately I was somewhat the leader, so my friends followed me around. It was when I was in elementary school (laugh).

Q. A children's tale that you liked?

Jinyoung: 3 Little Pigs. It is a famous writing that is interesting even when I read it now. Amongst the characters, I think I am most alike the youngest pig who was wise enough not to get fooled by the wolf (laugh).

Q. An experience or a person you met that has left the biggest impression on you now?

Jinyoung: He is not someone whom I've met personally but someone I've met through the books: Albert Einstein. I was drawn to his strong mindset of challenging everything.

CNU

Q. CNU is always gentle, and always looks over the younger members. Even maknae Gongchan is now 20 years old, will you still continue to do so?

CNU: Of course. I'm not the only one having a difficult time, and the members are also shouldering the things that I'm lacking. It's not a burden at all.

Q. What kind of person do you want to be?

CNU: In Hanja, CNU can also be expressed as 信友 [T/N: A trustable friend.] so I want to be worthy of this name. I am happy when my friends, the people around me and the fans think that I'm trustable.

Q. What caused your interest in music?

CNU: Singer Wheesung. When I was scouted at a music festival, I had performed Wheesung's song. When I met him, he wrote the lyrics for a song on our first mini-album so I was really touched. And when Sandeul beat Wheesung on Immortal Song, I beat him up (laugh).

Q. What is a princess to CNU?

CNU: A person whom I like so much I want to protect. The girl I liked in my third year of middle school was the personification of a princess. She was cute, and good at her studies. We went our separate ways because we went to different high schools, but the faded memories and experience from then helped me with writing lyrics.

Q. You look very quiet, but you turn sexy on stage. Is it something natural?

CNU: The stage is where the side of me that is usually suppressed comes out, it is 100% natural. There is no intention to look sexy on stage, but I am liberated (on stage) naturally (laugh).

Q. So you're going on the sexy route from now on?

CNU: No. It's not that I didn't go that way on purpose, but I just wanted to show everyone a different dance performance, a new side to myself.

Q. What are your plans for the shoulders you've received much love for?

CNU: I will definitely maintain them well. And go to the gym often.

Q. Who is your hero?

CNU: There was a famous uncle in my town that sold fruits while pulling the pushcart around. We fooled around last time by imitating the unique sound, but I was really surprised to find out that he donated all the money he made. A hidden hero. When I found out about it, the thought of wanting to become like him came to mind.

Q. A children's tale that you liked?

CNU: It's not a children's tale but fiction... I really liked Japan's heros 'Choushinsei Flashman'. Especially Red who had a stick that looked like a sword and could spit out fire. I also learnt the values of righteousness and that one should protect their loved ones.

Q. Something you did without fail?

CNU: My father said that I should write a diary, so I did so up until my middle school days. I have tens of them at home, but I don't know if it was beause I really disliked writing them because my handwriting was horrible (laugh). But it was nice to conitnue writing them, and I will make my son write them in future too.

Q. You have an elder sister you followed around?

CNU: My elder sister of 5 years. Both my parents worked so my elder sister looked after me often. She was really strict and demanded absolute obedience (laugh). She influenced me greatly, and I really respect her.

SANDEUL

Q. You won on Immortal Song with your exceptional vocal ability. What did you take away from doing this show?

Sandeul: The passion I have for singing has increased another level. I also think that the most important thing when singing is that I should be conveying a message to the people listening. Thanks to the show, I've been able to practice that several times and learn the way to express that better.

Q. How did the members react to your win?

Sandeul: They praised me saying that "it'll work out so long you display yourself through your feelings". I was really happy that they were proud of me winning. But I was embarrassed (laugh).

Q. Please tell us more about the "magic glasses that make you ugly when you wear it" that's viral on the Internet.

Sandeul: The prescription of the lenses of the glasses that I wore in high school was so high it made my eyes look small. Even my eyebrows get smaller (laugh).

Q: Since when did you wear glasses?

Sandeul: Since I was 5 years old. My mother was very sorry because she thought my eyes were bad due to hereditary, but it was actually because I watched the tv from too near a distance... You know how you can feel the heat from the back of the television when it is turned on? I liked that warmth so I watched television right in front of it... In one shot my eyesight went bad (laugh).

Q: Do you have an elder sister?

Sandeul: She is 2 years older than I am. SHe was good at whatever she did so she was popular, hence I copied whatever my elder sister did. But thanks to her I also have a fear of women (laugh). It was during middle school when I just started getting interested in girls, that I saw my elder sister walking along the street with her boyfriend. But the moment she reached home she started to run down her boyfriend with a very serious expression. It was such a sudden change, and it made it think that women are scary.

Q: Do you still have a sense of distrust for women now?

Sandeul: I'm going to trust that the girl I like will not do that (laugh).

Q. What did people praise you a lot about?

Sandeul: People used to tell my parents that I was good at cooking rice (laugh). The exact amount of water to make good rice!

Q. What were you most scared of?

Sandeul: Ghosts. I like to imagine, for example a hand coming from under my bed. It was scary but I couldn't stop imagining (laugh).

Q. Who is your hero?

Sandeul: The character that comes out in the movie Mask, because it was so cool to become a different person after putting on a mask. But I did not make my own masks and play with them. When I was 7 years old in elementary school, I used to play a survival game involving guns with the hyungs from high school and they thought that making a mask was childish. We were playing a game against a team from another apartment building, and they added people to the team without consideration for age, only based on fighting power. I was the only 7 year old then (laugh).

BARO

Q. You have been receiving attention for your personal fashion style. Today you are wearing a knitted hat with a white embroidered shirt with leather trousers and basketball shoes. What is your fashion policy?

Baro: I don't like the common styles, and I actually avoid them. Choosing clothes take time for me. I took 7 tries to choose this plain t-shirt... This is important to me. 

Q. Please tell us about your ideal type.

Baro: Someone who works hard at what she does; someone sensible.

Q. Are you attracted to people who are alike to you?

Baro: I don't think so. But it's not like I like the direct opposite of me too. I don't fall in love at first sight, but first impressions count for me.

Q. You received high compliments for your first acting venture, Reply 1994.

Baro: I want to redo it from the first... I got goosebumps from my awkward acting (laugh). It took me a lot of confidence to watch the drama.

Q. What did you develop about yourself from your new work?

Baro: That I am surprisingly cautious. Even though there are still many times that I work as things go, I now think hard about important things. I think I've gotten more responsible too.

Q. They say you resemble a squirrel. Do you have any memories in relation to animals?

Baro: Ah~ Peter Rabbit! I really liked it when I was in elementary school. I liked all the other animals too, but was it the piglet or the duck... The piglet was pitiful, when it said that it would do the cleaning and all if they let her go. Even though it caught a chance and escaped (laugh). It was gentle and I really liked it so I was surprisingly pleased even with its bad brains. Yeah, it was really interesting back here! I strongly recommend the story of the duck too.

Q. One thing that your parents did that made you happy?

Baro: They gave me gloves on Christmas during a difficult period at home, saying that it was all they could do that year. It was a pair of grey chick gloves connected by a string. I was happy that they talked to me honestly.

Q. What were you often praised for?

Baro: I often hear that I have sense, at every small indiscreet word or action I did. I didn't do it consciously, but I guess I had some wit (laugh).

Q. Were you popular in school?

Baro: Not at all~ Other people were popular, whereas I just fit in the way I was. I was friendly with the girls too.

Q. What were your treasures?

Baro: Soccer ball, to the point that every single photo from my childhood days had a ball photographed too. I remember not walking away from the shop until someone bought it for me (laugh).

Q. An experience or a person you met that has left the biggest impression on you now?

Baro: G.O.D. They were at their peak when I was about 10 years old, and it was really shocking when I saw them for the first time.

GONGCHAN

Q. Gongchan is finally a 20 year old adult. What do you think is an ideal man like?

Gongchan: Jang Donggeun. I was especially attracted to his character on the drama A Gentleman's Dignity. Gentle yet mature. I want to be like him.

Q. Your goal as a 20 year old?

Gongchan : To gain experience by actively challenging the things I have never tried before, including acting.

Q. What do you want to do personally?

Gongchan: Going on a holiday alone. I also want to trael around Japan on a bicycle. I made a promise with Sandeul hyung to tour the country while taking photos.

Q. We hear that you've been taking photos of the members since half a year ago.

Gongchan: I take photos during our personal lives which I have not done previously, so that we can look back on it a few years later and think "Ah, these things happened".

Q. Are there any pictures that were taken secretly?

Gongchan: One of CNU hyung sleeping (laugh). We put a biscuit near CNU hyung's mouth when he was asleep. 

Q. If you were to put a title to the picture?

Gongchan: 'Why aren't you eating the biscuit?' (laugh)

Q. You have a very lovable younger brother image. Did everyone find you cute since you were young?

Gongchan: It's embarrassing for me to say this myself (laugh). But the boys around me told me I was cute. But the girls didn't (laugh).

Q. When you were young, what did you think of when people talk about princesses?

Gongchan: The princesses from fairytales. Fair skin, long hair...

Q. So is your ideal type a princessy-type, with fair skin and long hair?

Gongchan: It's not my ideal type. It's alright even if she's not pretty. She will always look beautiful to me because I like her. It's alright so long I like her.

Q. Do you look for the good sides of the girl you like?

Gongchan: It's the opposite. I will look for the bad sides to her, and I will fill that gap. So she doesn't have to fix the bad sides to her (laugh).

Q. Who was your hero?

Gongchan: I guess it's my cousin who is 6 years older than me. It was so cool to see him looking for the things that he wanted to do and doing it, so I think I followed in his footsteps. I think it is because of him that I am who I am right now.

Q. Do you have an elder sister whom you badgered after?

Gongchan: It was an older girl whom I was friendly with when I went to a music academy. I was in my first year of high school, and she in her second. I think that was the first time I hankered around an older girl. Now that I think about it, was it a crush? (laugh) Haa~ I've always only had crushes...

Q. A children's tale that you like?

Gongchan: Hansel and Gretel. I like sweet things so I wanted to try eating the candy house. Right now if there was a gummy house, I want to try it too (laugh).

Q. What was a treasure to you?

Gongchan: When I was in elementary school, me and 2 other boys exchanged diaries, something like a secret notebook. The book had a lock on it, and we wrote about what happened that day, or about the girls we liked (laugh). I ever wrote "I like OO too, what do we do?" (laugh).

QUESTIONS 

1. Everyone is famous for looking like cute characters. Is anyone just like how you look?

2. If you had a different side to you, what would that be? Do the fans know about it?

3. What kind of person are you to men?

4. What kind of person are you to women?

5. What kind of person are you to your family?

6. What about you do you occasionally dislike? And what do you like about yourself?

7. Who is the member you can read easily?

8. What is the most important thing to you now?

9. What are the things you have failed at and learnt from your previous relationship?

10. What is the most important thing you want to do in your future relationships?

11. Is there a side of a girl that you dislike?

12. On the other side, is there a side of a girl that you like?

JINYOUNG

1. Just as our lyrics are, not only is there a cute side but also a funky side. I feel that I have a mixture of charms.

2. I feel that there are still many sides to me that I have not shown everyone, so I cannot be 100% sure either?

3. I want to become someone who doesn't change no matter who I am with. There may be some people who try to look strong and show off when there are only guys around, but I'm trying hard not to do so.

4. There are some people who try to look manly in front of girls, but I don't have that kind of personality and I don't wish to do that. Instead of trying to show off something consciously in front of the other party, I want to show myself off the way I am.

5. I think everyone is like that, but I reveal a little more of my personal thoughts. And I also act like a baby in front of my elder sister of 2 years.

6. Both the side I dislike and like is my positive personality. I like that I do not get stressed when I work. When you do something thinking that it'll turn out well, you don't get that stressed. But when one is too positive, they cannot sense a crisis. That causes me to only push forward too hard, so I don't like that side of me.

7. Sandeul! He is easy to read, so I can anticipate his actions.

8. Right now, as we are doing this interview. As I answer the questions, I am looking back on myself once more and it is also a time for me to let everyone about my inner thoughts.

9. 'No matter what happens, someday it becomes a good memory." The sad things, angry things, unhappy things. When you think back on the memory of it being a difficult time, it becomes a precious memory, an experience for yourself. I learnt that every moment one day will become a memory, so I must live them to the fullest. A song talking about this has actually been included in our 2nd full length Korean album 'WHO AM I'.

10. Protecting her.

11. A rude person. I really dislike people who are ill-mannered towards elders. If such a person was my girlfriend, I'd be embarrassed.

12. A person who is courteous to elders, and is gentle. That kind of person is really my type.

CNU

1. I had no idea that we had a cute image, but I am cute (laugh). I've never tried to look cute and I don't know what to do to look cute. I think it's just my inborn cuteness coming out naturally (laugh).

3. I am different, depending on the situation and the other party. It's different when I'm with the members, or when I'm with a junior or senior.

4. I will not change my attitude just because it's a girl, but I am very shy so until we become close I will have nothing much to talk to her about.

5. I don't really talk to my family, nor do I share my inner feelings. I don't like to worry them by talking about work or my troubles. Even though I used to share a lot of things with my elder sister when I was young, we don't really do so now that I've started working. Come to think of it I don't really talk about my troubles to the members too.

6. (I dislike) the side of me that worries a lot.  When I think about different things, I end up worrying to the point that I can't fall asleep because I'm too immersed in troubling over it. It's become a form of stress so I don't like it. I think the side of me that can control myself cool-headedly.

7. Baro. You know what he's thinking the moment you look at him. As for Sandeul, he just doesn't express but he's the kind who thinks very hard because he has a lot of troubles. Gongchan seems very transparent, but he has a lot of hidden sides to him so I cannot say that I know everything about him. Jinyoung is easy to read too because he sometimes acts in a very predictable way. Hence the easiest to read is Baro.

8. What I am doing now. I am doing what I like this, and it is a part of my life.

9. Through my relationships I was able to discover the new sides of me that I did not know about.

10. Respect, consideration and understanding for the other party. I always felt that I have tried to understand and be considerate to others since I was young, but now that I think about it I think it was a delusion. I think to understand and spend effort on the other party is important.

11. A dishonest person. I don't want to get close to you if you lie or look like you're wearing a mask.

12. I am attracted to a courteous person.

SANDEUL

1. There are many sides to me so when you get to know me better you will discover new charms to me. I'm a guy overflowing with charms!

2. Even though I have a bright and optimistic image, in reality I often ponder alone and I have a serious side to me too. I have been showing such sides of myself on television recently so I believe the fans know about it.

4. Weirdly I'm nervous around girls so I don't know what should I say to them. Even when I try to talk to them, I only say things that they don't know about. When I lived in Busan, I would only reply with a Yes or No whenever people talked to me. I think it's gotten better after I started living with the members but I am still weak at leading a conversation.

5. In the past I was closer to my mother than I was with my sister so I talked to her more. But because we're living apart now, no matter what I say she only gets worried so I haven't been able to speak to her comfortably. I don't know if my mother will be upset, but it's because I don't want to make her worry. 

6. I don't liked that I cannot concentrate. I don't know if it's because my mind is filled with useless thoughts, or because I am impatient so it makes me want to hurry get something that troubles me over and done with... What I like about myself is that I get nervous on stage. I hated that my nervousness made it easy for me to make mistakes, but when I perform with actor Choi Minsoo, he told me that "I am no longer nervous on stage, and it's troubling me because I don't like that". Since then I started to think that being nervous on stage is a good thing.

7. Baro. Maybe it's because we're of the same age? Even without saying it aloud, we know what each other is thinking. Should I say that it feels like we connect well?

8. My passion for singing. I have never had such passion before so I hope it never dies down.

9. To me, the simple fact that I have several dating experiences including crushes is precious to me. Just like singing is. I feel that you need to have experience to be able to sing with your heart. In future I also want to experience a heart-wrenching love or a difficult breakup.

10. The other party. I think she is the most important. The other important things are only important when the other party exists.

11. A person who cannot express their opinions well. I hope she can tell me exactly what she wants to do on a date. 

12. I like a person full of surprises. A girl who I've always thought to be cute and gentle but occasionally she leads in the relationship.

BARO

1. I do not act that way consciously - I act as I feel so I think I am what I look like I am.

3. It differs depending on whether the other party is younger or older than me. If younger, I will show consideration for him with the thought that I should help him as a senior. If older, I will unknowingly get nervous and it will be difficult for me to get close to them.

4. As expected it differs depending on whether she is younger or older. I will look at younger girls more cutely and chat with them. But to older girls, I will naturally be more careful with all of my words. 

5. Everyone in the family has a good relationship as we go on family holidays often. I am also no different when with my family, I am cheerful.

6. What I dislike about myself is my honesty. There have been times that there are misunderstandings and I have hurt people by saying things off the top of my head. Whenever I meet different people nowadays, I work hard so as to prevent that from happening so I think I've gotten better from before. What I like about myself is also my honesty. Whenever I want to help someone, I will help them without thinking. There have been misunderstandings because of this, but I believe that they will understand my mind.

7. Sandeul. Part of it may be because we're of the same age, but because we talk often we know what each other is thinking about.

8. My emotions. These emotions gathered over time are all mine, so they are really precious to me when I stand on stage or when I act. I won't change it for anything else.

9. Loving the other party sincerely. Be it a relationship that you're trying out because you're lonely, a relationship that lasts a day, or a relationship that has been for a long time. When you're dating, I feel that it is important to love the other party with all your heart. The subtle troubling of whether you like the other party after she admits that she likes you... It will always hurt the other party. I think people should only date after they confirm their feelings for each other.

10. Making memories, and trusting each other. My previous relationships were all during school days where we all focused on studying so I don't have many special memories. And if you believe in each other firmly, I feel that you can overcome any fights or weariness.

11. I quickly get sick of people who have no consideration for others.

12. A person who thinks ahead about what she's going to do, and prepares for it.

GONGCHAN

1. I always like doing things alone and spending time quietly so I am quite abrupt an dcold. But I am changing as I live with the members and I have become more active. I got to learn out the aegyo I never had so I was surprised.

2. Even my childhood friends said that I changed a lot, and that spread so I think the fans know about it too.

4. I don't have many words when I talk to girls. I fret a lot about how the other party is feeling, what I should talk about, and what she is thinking about after hearing me talk...

5. Should I say that I'm abrupt and blunt, or should I say that I have nothing to say... But I think it's gotten better now.

6. I don't like my indecisive personality that causes me to think very hard just to decide on something. Because of it, I end up depending on the people around me and cause trouble for them absently. I like that I have the best stamina in the group.

7. Sandeul hyung! Recently the time we've spent together is more than anyone else so I've been able to anticipate hs actions.

8. The most precious thing is something I started 6 months ago - taking photos of the members. I enjoy looking at photographs and have the memories come to mind.

9. I feel that quickly confessing without thinking too hard is a good thing if you find someone you like. It has been an incident where the mood was as though we liked each other but I had no confidence to confess so I missed the correct timing.

10. Having a 'dugeun dugeun' heart. Be it e-mail, phone or talking face to face, I want to always feel the 'dugeun dugeun'. I have heard that men's affections die down after starting a relationship while women get more passionate. I don't want myself to turn out that way.

11. A person who expresses herself truthfully. When you don't talk about it when you're angry, the other party gets bothered and misunderstandings occur.

12. I don't know if this should be the way a person is, but someone who smiles eventually after you pacify her when she's angry.

Q. Please tell us about the BANA village as you imagine it to be. Firstly, the rules of BANA village! Are there any rules other than "No lying"?

Baro: How about eating our meals on time?

CNU: Why are you suddenly talking about food (laugh)?! That's not it!

Sandeul: How about eating rice instead of bread in the morning?

All: That's not it either! (laugh)

CNU: Setting a time for our own personal time? Or have a break on one day after working 5~6 days a week.

Sandeul: Resting after we promote a new song!

Baro: It's BANA village, but there's no freedom at all (laugh).

Jinyoung: But it's not just us in the village right?

Gongchan: What will be nice~?

CNU: How about having some time once a week to gather and talk?

Jinyoung: It'll be the same as we are now if we have some time every week on the weekends to talk.

All: That's a good idea!

Q. What would the symbolic building in BANA village?

Jinyoung: Something like a stage.

Baro: A huge building complex!

Sandeul: B1A4 house.

Baro: Sauna, mini stage, ice rink and meeting room. There's various things and it will be about 10000 pyeong [T/N: About 30000 square metres] big.

Gongchan: 10000 pyeong?! Building it is gonna be a huge problem (laugh).

Baro: You can build whatever you want there. In other words, you don't even have to go out (laugh). In addition, it will be able to move on ground (laugh).

Sandeul: It's like a game (laugh).

Baro: The exterior will be filled with different signboards...

CNU: Wouldn't it be nice if the exterior was like Howl's Moving Castle?

Baro: Oh yes. But the moving of the building is manual!

Sandeul: Eh~ It'll be so tiring just to move the building!

CNU: The moving of the building will be done by the person who doesn't follow the rules. And that they have to do it alone (laugh).

Gongchan: Move that huge building all alone?!

CNU: Ah the moving will also be done by the overweight people... (laugh)

Sandeul: How could you~!

Q. What B1A4 song would you choose as the theme song of BANA village?

Jinyoung: Maybe it should be 'O.K'. No matter who you are, it is OK for you to come into the village if you wish to.

Gongchan: I like CNU hyung's solo song 'Drunk on Music'. Everyone can be cheerful!

Baro: 'This Time is Over'. We cannot not move, this location is going to be over. We will listen to this song as we move (laugh).

Sandeul: Moving again!? (laugh). With the meaning of BANA village = peace, I will choose Only One.

Jinyoung: Ah then I will change to 'Who Am I'! With the meaning of finding yourself after coming to the village.

CNU: Then I will choose 'O.K'. It has a quick pace so it is an enjoyable song that makes one cheerful. It will add energy to our lives.

Q. When will be the biggest event of BANA village? What would you do?

Jinyoung: Of course it would be a party. We will gather everyone in the village and have a celebration where we will sing and have a BBQ.

Baro: You'll be receiving money for it right? (laugh)

Sandeul: We need to earn money. This village is in financial difficulties (laugh).

Baro: Let's just receive money for parking!

Sandeul: Yes, otherwise we will all have to stay at home (laugh).

Jinyoung: The event day will be on our debut day, 23 April.

Baro: How about on the 22nd? It's the day before, so we can do it over the span of 2 days 1 night.

Gongchan: That's god!

Baro: We'll do the main party on the 22nd, and rest on the 23rd. The venue will of course be at B1A4 house!

Sandeul: It'll be big enough since it's like 10000 pyeong. Even a sports event would be possible!

Q. Please tell us about what you and the members have to do in BANA village, like your roles or occupations.

Sandeul: I'll be the doctor! I will be able to learn about even the tiniest things in the village as I talk to the patients. I want to become that kind of person. As for the members, Jinyoung hyung will be farming. CNU hyung will bring lunch to Jinyoung hyung who is working at the farm. Baro will be playing next to the field... Gongchan will be the scarecrow! And I will be the doctor watching all of that.

Gongchan: You're too much, saying that I'm the scarecrow.

Sandeul: No it's a really important role! You have to look over the farm with crops.

Baro: It'll be nice if Gongchan was the policeman looking over the village. Someone who doesn't say much but is very trustable. I want to be the physical education teacher in the elementary school! I want to be run around in the nature with the children. CNU hyung will be the really manly farmer on the tractor. Usually he is like a mother, but when it comes to work, he is very manly. Jinyoung hyung will be the aunty who writes in the household accounts book in a small mart. He is usually very detailed so he will be good with the books. 

Jinyoung: I cannot do the books. I can't manage money...

Baro: That's true (laugh). Sandeul will be the leader of the church vocal group. He will not be so much of a trustable leader, but a deliquent one who likes to chat.

Jinyoung: Sandeul will fit the role of the owner of a pizza place. Even though I think he will be stealing food as he makes it.

Sandeul: That's the best! (laugh)

Jinyoung: Gongchan will make electronic equipment. He is smart so I think he will making good tings. CNU will be working at the samgyupsal restaurant that he has always dreamt of. Baro will become a harmonica player who travels freely all around the world. And I will be an inventor. I will create things that do not exist in this world yet. 

CNU: I want to become a B1A4 fan, a BANA. I want to understand the hearts of the BANAs who cheer for us. Jinyoung will be the Minister of Environment...

Jinyoung: I don't want that (laugh).

CNU: I'm doing it so that you're someone of power though (laugh). Sandeul will be a scholar, because he has a serious side to him different from what you see him to be. Baro will be playing the role of Trash from drama Reply 1994, so that he can release whatever he suppressed when he acted as Binggrae (laugh). Gongchan will be a 5 year old kid. I hope he can forget all his troubles from now and become a child who plays without any worries.

Gongchan: Ahaha. I want to become a kindergaten teacher because I like children. It will be hard to become anything more than an elementary school teacher so I think a kindergarten teacher will be best. Jinyoung hyung will be the security guard at that kindergaten. Even though he is very detailed, he is filled with a lot of 'holes' in his daily life so instead of letting him work hard in politicis I want to have him work with me at the kindergaten. CNU is good at cooking, so he'll be the cook at the kindergaten. Sandeul will be the clothes shop owner who will design the uniforms of my kindergaten. He is filled with a lot of unique ideas, so I think he will make cute clothes that will go well with the children. Baro will drive the school bus, because he will tell stories so that the children are not bored.

Q. Let's talk about B1A4's daily lives. You got first place on music broadcasts with your new Korean song 'LONELY'. Please tell us about the song that Jinyoung composed.

Jinyoung: I'm thinking about you who is not around, as I eat my food and watch movies. It is a song written with that kind of feelings. It's about the sad feelings of people who have broken up with their girlfriends or boyfriends.

Gongchan: I thought it was a good song when I first heard it.

Sandeul: It is also a song that fits well with this season.

Q. You have a concert in Seoul in February, and an arena tour in Japan in April. What is your goal for 2014?

Baro: In the first half of the year, we have an arena tour and we will be releasing an album. We are always aiming to change the 'Asia' in our tour to become a 'world' tour.

Sandeul: Me too. I want to become a singer that not only receives love in Asia but everyone in the world!

Jinyoung: We may have various events and goals, but the biggest aim is to have all the members' minds as one and achieve all the other goals together.

Gongchan: I want to challenge various things this year too, without anything preventing me from doing so.

CNU: Last year we met many fans at our concert, but we only managed to release 1 album. I want to release more albums this year, and show everyone more songs. 

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Q. You are receiving a lot of love while getting first place on music broadcasts and music charts for your second album. It's a happy start to 2014, how do you feel?

CNU: It's complicated. I am happy and I feel good but I wonder if it's right for us to be getting first place, and I also wonder if this is all just a dream.

Jinyoung: I feel really good since we've had such a good start to the year. I had the thought that we'll have to work even harder if we want to make something out of that start.

Q. Did the feeling of 'this is gonna make it big' come to you when you were composing the song?

Jinyoung: Honestly I was very worried. It was not a fast-paced impactful song but a calm song, so I was worried whether it would be able to give an impact. Thankfully it fit well with the seasons, and the general public and fans listened to it kindly.

Q. Was there no sign that you guys would make it big?

Jinyoung: When we were filming our music video, it wasn't snowing so we had to resort to using artificial snow. But the moment we started filming snow started to fall. Thanks to it the music video came out really prettily. We thought, "Oh? Is it trying to make this album a good one?" because we got so much help from the snow (laugh)

Q. Wah~ Even the heavens helped.

Baro: The heavens really helped!

CNU: We really did not expect it to snow for real (laugh).

Q. The biggest contributor to your first places seems to be your fans. Their support is amazing. When do you best feel the love of the fans?

CNU: Every moment we feel it. Recently I feel it from various mediums such as SNS. I read every mention I get and I really feel the love from the fans. And whenever I see the fans who come support us when we go on broadcasts, I realize that we are receiving love.

Baro: I get a lot of strength reading the messages of support on the Internet.

Q. On the other hand, when is it that you think of the fans the most?

Baro: After we see the fans waiting out front of the broadcast stations when we go in for filming. We're going in after we see how they're shivering from the cold outside so I feel sorry when the filming drags out for too long.

Q. Even right now they're waiting outside with their placards.

CNU: I'm worried that they might catch colds. It's not like we can ask them not to come, so what can we do...

Q. The album this time is like a giftset with its variety of genres and stories. I think it's filled with the stories the members wanted to tell. What was the story you most wanted to tell and show?

Jinyoung: Naturalness. When I write songs, I express the emotions and situations from when the members are discussing about it. Instead of wanting to show or express something on purpose, I wanted to show everyone our natural emotions.

CNU: I wanted to talk about our thoughts and feelings. I wanted to express them in a variety of ways. The reason the album has the concept of a magazine is not only because of the songs but also because we wanted to fill it up with a variety of stories. There are some things that we have written in the form of interviews. Through that we hoped that the fans will be able to know what we were thinking of. The stories of what people our age would be doing now. Because we wanted to talk about what kind of people we are, so we went with WHO AM I for the album title.

Q. There is a definite change in your fashion style too.

CNU: The concepts of the previous albums were bright so we wore clothes with a variety of colours. But Lonely, like WHO AM I, has a serious image to it so we decided to show a simplistic style.

Q. What kind of style do you dress up in usually?

Gongchan: I like achromatic colors so I mainly wear black colors neatly.

Baro: I mix and match what I have. I mix them up according to what I feel like that day.

Sandeul: I like dressing up comfortably.

CNU: He dresses up too comfortably (laugh).

Sandeul: I want to dress up but it doesn't work out well. So I decided to just dress comfortably (laugh).

CNU: I think Sandeul looks better dressing comfortably than dressing flashily. I have a lot of dark colored clothes, and recently I like neat suit styles. I also enjoy dressing hiphop style.

Jinyoung: I like clean styles, like a coat. I am someone who tries out different things. When I was in middle and high school I really liked street fashion. But as I get older I prefer a clean style. But who knows when that's gonna change again (laugh).

Q. Jinyoung and Baro wrote the lyrics to title song 'Lonely'. How did it come about?

Jinyoung: It was a feeling (laugh). When I made that song, the weather was turning cold and my heart was cold too (laugh). I think I felt a little lonely. I made the song by infusing what I felt then, while thinking about past memories.

Baro: Once I heard the explanation of the song from Jinyoung hyung, I immediately knew what to do. I looked out of the window thinking about this and that, and it came out as I was scribbling. There was no pressure of having to write it quickly; I wrote it feeling the melancholy mood.

Q. Jinyoung, you wrote it based on personal experience?

Jinyoung: Yes. But there's a slightly different part. The truth behind the lyrics 'I wanted to eat with you but you're no longer around' is that it was not rice, but pizza. I used to frequent a pizza place with a girlfriend last time. But the second day after we broke up I went to that pizza place with my friends and it felt so different. The person I've always eaten with is suddenly gone and I was so lonely. I had friends next to me but I felt lonely. It was really nice when I ate with my girlfriend... But I'm not saying that I don't like my friends (laugh).

Q. Does everyone have dating experience?

CNU: I do, but it's a long time ago (laugh).

Jinyoung: Only Gongchan doesn't.

Q. What kind of relationship does Gongchan want to have then?

Gongchan: A ordinary love. I want to walk along the streets and watch movies with my girlfriend... That's the hardest thing to do now (laugh).

Q. When is a girl at her prettiest?

Gongchan: When your girlfriend is annoyed, you have to make it better right? I think for some reason she'll be really cute and pretty when she's complaining. Even though I haven't been in a relationship before, it's always so cute in the movies and dramas (laugh).

CNU: I think a lady who is always smiling brightly is charming.

Sandeul: A person who is concentrating on her work, and a person who has a lonely backview.

CNU: That's unique. You actually like a lonely looking backview! (laugh)

Baro: She will look pretty when she has a charm of her own. I find that when a girl does not fake her reactions, actions or words it feels attractive.

Jinyoung: A girl with a beautiful heart.

Q. A girl with a beautiful heart?

Sandeul: For example, someone who gives up her seat in the subway.

Jinyoung: Yes. She will look beautiful if she knows how to respect her elders and have a beautiful heart.

Q. When are you the most lonely?

Jinyoung: I tend to enjoy being lonely. The feeling of being lonely. I like the feeling of being sentimental. I may not be really lonely, but I like the emotions that come from thinking about things from the past.

Sandeul: I am similar with Jinyoung hyung. I really like the feeling of being lonely. You know there are times where one wonders, "what am I doing here?" When I get lonely, I'd rather look out the window than to tell someone that I'm lonely. I like being alone and thinking "What is this? What is this feeling?". I want to feel those emotions often.

Baro: I don't really feel it when we have many schedules, but I feel it often when we don't have schedules or I am on a personal schedule. Usually I'm always with the members, and the staff and fans are around me nearby so I'm not lonely. But I feel the loneliness when I finish a personal schedule on my way back in the car.

Gongchan: I don't think I have ever been lonely. If I'm with the hyungs it's always interesting... Should I call it a happy virus? Unknowingly I laugh and it's fun and interesting (laugh).

Q. Gongchan you must have a very optimistic personality.

Gongchan: Is that so? Naivety (laugh). I'm never been lonely while I'm with the hyungs.

Q. Who is the person who gets very lonely often?

CNU: I think it's me. I am always lonely (laugh). There are times that my heart is just empty. It's not the loneliness from not been able to meet someone of the opposite sex, but occasionally I get the feeling that I am all alone in this world. That is why in order not to feel lonely, I always hold the members' hands whenever we go somewhere (laugh).

Q. What is the secret to your great teamwork?

Baro: I think it's communication. We are talkative, and we like to chat. Before we debut, we would gather on the weekends and talk. But since we don't have time now, we do in whenever we have time. Otherwise we would talk over meat or supper after our schedules, or while watching TV. As time passes I think it gets stronger.

Q. Do you not have conflicts in opinions?

CNU: Of course there are, but we solve all that through communication.

Baro: We try to match each other as we talk. In the past it used to talk a long time, but because we've spent so much time together our thoughts become similar. We now gather opinions very quickly I think (laugh).

Q. There are a lot of schedules now so you spend a lot of time travelling. What do you do in the car, or when you're waiting around?

Baro: In the car we sleep. In the waiting room, we fool around and take. We also talk about things regarding the performance after we get off stage. We talk a lot.

Q. What's the conversation about recently?

CNU: It varies. Of course amongst a bunch of guys we do talk about girls. Recently we talk about games too.

Baro: The movie which Jinyoung hyung participated in was recently released. We talk about the number of people who have watched it (laugh).

CNU: The topics vary. Generally it's about album promotions. We are really happy when the fans monitor our promotions and give us feedback. There are positive and negative reponses, but we discuss them, thinking of it as interest in us.

Q. You said that through this album, you wanted to think about who you are. What do you think of 'WHO AM I'?

Jinyoung: I am a positive person. Whenever I start doing something, I think 'I can do it'. Instead of thinking 'I don't think I can do it', I tend to challenge it by saying 'I think I can do it'. By thinking so I think I get less stress from doing it.

CNU: I think it's still difficult for me to tell you who am I. I think there are still a lot of sides to me that I don't know yet. I think it's difficult to define myself as a person in a sentence.

Sandeul: I think of myself as a person with unlimited possibilities. I feel like I can do well in anything. There are many things that I have not experienced but if given the chance I want to try them out, and I have the confidence I can do them well.

Baro: I am also not too sure about myself, but the people around me usually say that I am delicate inside and I have a lot of affection. I only like the things I like, and I really dislike the things I dislike. I think I am like a blood type B in that sense.

Gongchan: I think I am a person who likes challenges. I want to try the things I've never done before if the opportunity arises, and I want to challenge it and win against myself.

Q. What is it that sustains you to be the person you are?

Jinyoung: Myself. My willpower. The thought that I cannot collapse. I have the thought that I cannot lose my focus. There are times that it is dangerous. But I have the willpower that I can strengthen myself. I like that attitude about myself.

CNU: I think it's music. By a stroke of luck we are able to create an album with the music we make. To be honest, just for this I am very thankful. There is a music for us to express ourselves, and music is a way for us to tell that to the people of the world. I think I am expressing myself well through music so I think music is most like myself.

Sandeul: Mirror. I fall into slumps very often. I get lonely very often, even though that might be even more so because I like being lonely. But during those times I look into the mirror. There seems to be something that I have kept inside in. That's why I get a lot of strength when I look into the mirror.

Baro: Opportunities. I feel that opportunities don't come easily, and that it is also luck that you can make good use of the opportunity. It is all because of opportunities that we are able to do music, become singers, and even go into acting. We don't know what opportunities are going to knock on our doors in future, and when those opportunities will disappear. In order not to miss out on those opportunities we are always preparing. So I consider the thing that sustains me to be opportunities.

Gongchan: Our fans sustains me. Whenever I'm tired and worn out, I gain strength from reading the letters or messages on SNS. Whenever I see people uploading pictures of us or pictures with us, I am so thankful for the love and that helps me gain strength. I am always thankful to the fans. I am so thankful whenever I see from on stage the fans cheering and supporting us, and sorry that I cannot do more for them.

Q. Jinyoung and Baro challenged acting last year and received positive feedback. You're acting and doing music at the same time, it feels like it would have a synergistic effort. How is it?

Jinyoung: I do not think of acting and music as different. On stage, you're expressing the lyrics and emotions of the music. The script when acting is just like lyrics. I am learning acting through music, and music through acting. It's beneficial for both sides.

Baro: Thanks to the movie and drama, the age groups of our fans have diversified and they have given much love to our album this time. I think it is effective in letting more people know about us.

Q. How are the members' reactions when they see your acting?

Jinyoung: They are really good at monitoring. I went with the members to watch my movie once more not long ago. They gave me a lot of honest feedback, so I felt really satisfied that I have so many reliable supporters.

Q.  I think it's awkward for both the person acting and the people watching because you guys are so closed.

CNU: Very awkward.

Baro: It's awkward if I'm watching it.

Jinyoung: There is a scene where I put on makeup, and the members kept laughing at it. I was so embarrassed I couldn't watch that scene (laugh).

CNU [T/N: I believe they labeled it to be the wrong person...]: You cannot ignore the person's image even when they're acting, especially when we are so aware of Jinyoung hyung's image. We were so embarrassed watching the scene where Jinyoung hyung has white face makeup in the middle of the movie (laugh). It was just an element of the movie, but we were so engrossed that we went 'Why is he acting like that?'. We are also very proud of him (laugh).

Jinyoung: (laugh)

Q. Baro got a lot of attention with drama Reply 1994. You have been casted in new drama God's Gift, which is to be broadcasted soon. What kind of image will you be showing us?

Baro: I will be playing the role of a intellectually disabled person in their 10s. Their IQ is that of a 5~6 year old. The director told me to only say this much (laugh).

Q. What kind of preparations have you been doing?

Baro: I prepared to my best ability to show the director, and I got the vote of approval. He said I could do it the way I am doing now. For more details, please watch the drama... (laugh).

CNU: I think Baro has felt a great sense of responsibility after being casted for this role. He is taking a lot of caution not to cause any inconveniences to the intellectually disabled. We're looking forward to it because he's preparing so hard.

Q. What do you want to challenge to do in 2014?

Jinyoung: I want to go to every member's hometown and do a hometown concert. Firstly, we have confirmed our Busan concert to be in March. To have a concert tour around the members' hometowns has been a dream that we definitely want to try so I hope it becomes reality.

CNU: Last year we worked hard towards concerts, so we have not been able to greet everyone with albums more. I want to meet everyone with more albums this year. It was really interesting to take part in lyric writing for this album, and I feel really satisfied. It makes me want to try a variety of genres every album. Please look forward to it.

Sandeul: I want to find an instrument that matches well with me and learn it. I feel that it will help me with promotions if I knew how to learn an instrument. There are many fans who want to see me handle an instrument too. I want to learn an instrument and show it to everyone during our country-wide tour.

Gongchan: I want to meet our fans overseas regularly. A few days ago on TV I saw that people in Chile gather to make friends and talk about us. I was so amazed that there are people who love us even in places that we have never gone to before. I want to hurry go meet them.

Baro: Every year I plan on something but I fail to do them. I want to study English hard this year. I really want to do a world tour. I intend to study hard so as to be able to communicate with the overseas fans more naturally.

Q. From when onwards?

Baro: I will start immediately after we end this interview (laugh).

Q. Finally please say something to your fans.

Jinyoung: I don't know how to repay all the love you always shower on us. I think we can only work even harder to show you a better side of us. May everything work out well for you in 2014, and please always be healthy.

CNU: There may be things that will occasionally cause the fans who like us to get hurt. We're not going to see each other just once or twice, but we are lifetime companions so please stay strong and overcome those things. I hope we can do so together for a long long time.

Sandeul: I'm very worried about the fans who wait for us in this cold weather till wee hours at night. Please dress warmly if it's cold when you come see us. Because I want to see you too (laugh). I want to show everyone the side of us on stage, so please come and see our performances often.

Baro: These are all things that we did not expect: win first place, attain triple crown, have the movie and dramas we were casted in do well, have a follow up album. Because there have been only good news, I think our fans are even happier than we are. Those who have been with us since debut say it feels like they're raising children. I think The future will also be filled with such good things too. And for that to happen, we will work hard. We will show you even better things and make it so that there will only be happy occasions, so please trust and follow us.

Gongchan: More important than anything else, health is the most important so please eat 3 meals every day. Please stay healthy!

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