BOYNEXTDOOR shares how 19.99 marks the group’s journey into adulthood and how the album’s themes address the emotions surrounding it. 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? This is Tetris with Billboard News, hanging out with BOYNEXTDOOR. How are you guys? You're pretty busy right now, obviously you announced your album '19.99'.
Yes, that's true!
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 look forward to it.
We are seeing growth.
Yes, that's right. The album captures BOYNEXTDOOR's journey into adulthood. This album is especially related to a lot of our history, our real stories. We feel a lot of pain, some happiness, and some gratitude. We always feel pain from growing up, so that's our story.
I mean, you're covering a lot of emotions there. The pre-release song was called “(Dangerous).”
That's how it is!
Tell me about that song and why it was the perfect song to set the tone.
The pre-release song “Dangerous” shows our mischievous side. Sometimes when we were students before we turned 20, we would imagine things like not listening to our mothers, hanging out with friends all night, etc. We tried to uniquely express the various feelings we had in our own way, just wanting to have fun.
Oh, you guys are really giving it both ways because that's “Dangerous,” but then there's the lead single “Nice Guy.” Tell me about “Nice Guy.”
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