BOYNEXTDOOR shares how ‘19.99’ marks their 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!
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00:00♪ Isn't she lovely? ♪
00:02Come on!
00:03It's so good!
00:05Who is the nice guy with the most ribs here?
00:07Who's got it?
00:08We all.
00:09Me.
00:10You?
00:11Hi, we are BOY NEXT DOOR.
00:13And this is...
00:14Billboard News.
00:16Yeah, come on.
00:25Hey, what's up? It's Tetris with Billboard News,
00:27hanging out with BOY NEXT DOOR.
00:28How's it going, fellas?
00:29Yeah!
00:31Good to see you, Billboard.
00:32So you guys have a busy, busy time right now.
00:35You just recently announced your new album,
00:3719.99.
00:39Yeah, that's right.
00:41So tell me about the album and tell me about the title.
00:43Because why 19.99?
01:00We're watching the growth.
01:02Yeah, that's right.
01:06This album is especially involved a lot of our story.
01:12Like, our true stories.
01:14We felt a lot of, like, some kind of pain,
01:19some kind of happy, and some kind of thankful.
01:23We always feel pain of growing,
01:26so that is our album's story.
01:29And I mean, you're covering a lot of emotions there.
01:32And the pre-release track was called Dangerous.
01:35Yeah, that's right.
01:36Tell me about that song
01:37and why that was the perfect song to kind of set the tone.
01:56When I was young, I didn't listen to my mom.
02:00I just hung out with my friends and had fun.
02:05I wanted to express that kind of emotions
02:08in Boynexter's own way.
02:13Oh, you guys are really giving both sides
02:15because that's Dangerous.
02:16But then, the main single, Nice Guy.
02:19Nice Guy.
02:24So tell me about Nice Guy.
02:26I think Nice Guy and Dangerous,
02:29I think that lyrics is really funny and witty.
02:34But I think if we were, like, 30 or 40 age,
02:39if we were 30, 40, I think that lyrics is not that funny.
02:43Oh, mom, I'm not going to home.
02:45I don't want to go to home.
02:46I think that is not funny.
02:48But we are 20 or, like, 19 or 17.
02:54So I think that point is really good point.
02:57And Nice Guy is flirt to someone.
03:02Okay, so, but who is the nice guy with the most rizz here?
03:04Who's got it?
03:05We all.
03:06Me.
03:07You?
03:08I think we are different kind of nice guy.
03:10Everybody's different. Everybody's got their own side.
03:16Talk to me about the music videos for both Dangerous and Nice Guy.
03:19How was to film the videos for the project?
03:24I think the music video for both of them is very Korean.
03:33But for Nice Guy, I think it's more exotic and foreign.
03:40So I think that's why I think it's more attractive.
03:46What was your favorite of the two music videos?
03:48I think Nice Guy.
03:50Nice Guy.
03:51Yeah, I mean, I also love you talking about all these kind of different subjects that you're exploring.
03:55You guys write and produce a lot of your own music.
03:57So tell me about the creative process and how you approach making it.
04:21This album producing process was different by the other.
04:51Albums because I don't have an inspiration.
04:54So because it's inspired by myself.
04:59So please, please check out our lyrics and mood.
05:05This album is really about us going next to our story.
05:12And let's talk about how excited your fans are for this new music.
05:15You guys got to see your fans pretty recently.
05:17I saw you guys over at KCON.
05:19So tell me how that experience was in being in front of all these people.
05:29Wow, so amazing and beautiful.
05:34It's a good memorable memories.
05:37Oh, I think LA fans, LA fans energy is best of three.
05:42My life.
05:44Nice, man.
05:46Well, the LA fans are going to be really happy when they hear that.
05:48Yeah, energy is boom.
05:50This energy is my top, my top.
05:53I love that.
05:54And then how was it to be around all the other idols and groups that were there at KCON?
06:18This time, I felt at that point, I think from now that K-pop is not just a genre.
06:25K-pop growing up like a culture and K-pop.
06:30KCON was, it was a festival, but I felt a lot of Korean culture.
06:35And they love Korean culture.
06:37KCON has K-webtoon and Korean style food.
06:41And K-pop, it was so impressive.
06:45Yeah, it really is impressive.
06:47And then now that you guys are, of course, seeing other groups.
06:50And what are you listening to?
06:52Like, what are some of your inspirations lately?
06:54I've heard some of you guys, what you listen to.
06:56There's a lot.
06:57Yes, a lot.
06:58Who likes Nirvana?
06:59Oh, yeah.
07:00Nirvana, yeah.
07:01Somebody likes Nirvana.
07:03That's amazing.
07:04And then you were singing Stevie Wonder earlier.
07:06I don't know who was rolling on that, but you sound amazing.
07:09Can you give me that one more time?
07:10Isn't she lovely?
07:12Come on.
07:15It's so good.
07:18That's amazing.
07:19So, like, who would your dream collaborators be?
07:22If you can get Stevie Wonder, I mean, that would be great.
07:24Whoa, so amazing.
07:25Porter Williams.
07:26Oh, Porter Williams.
07:28I mean, come on, amazing.
07:29I like Anders Pak and Ryan McKnight.
07:33Oh, you're an R&B guy.
07:35Okay, those vocals.
07:37And before I let you guys go,
07:39I want to talk about a couple other things you guys have been up to.
07:41You also did your first Japanese release recently.
07:43Oh, that's right.
07:44So tell me how exciting that was and why you decided to do a Japanese song.
08:09I mean, you guys have a lot of firsts recently.
08:11You also did your first fan meet in June.
08:13Oh, that's right.
08:14So tell me how that process was.
08:16That was amazing.
08:41Well, that was really cool.
08:43And I'm happy that you were able to meet your fans.
08:45And also, I'm happy they're excited about 19.99.
08:48So thanks for coming and hanging out with us, guys.
08:51Of course.