The group OnlyOneOf (ģØė¦¬ģģ¤ėø) debuted in May 2019 under the label 8D Entertainment and the mini album Dot Point Jump. Consisting of KB (Vocalist and Dancer), Rie (Vocalist and Dancer), Yoo Jung (Vocalist and Dancer), Jun Ji (Vocalist and Dancer), Mill (Rapper and Dancer) and maknae Nine (Vocalist and Dancer).
On January 14, 2022, they released the mini-album "Instinct Part.2" and on September 6, 2022 the Japanese single "zuruiOn'na". Mill made his solo debut on November 28, 2022 with the single "undergrOund idOl #5".
Let's know more about them.
KB- I joined the company after I was recommended to audition. Since then, I’ve been learning how to compose, and I wanted to get better. So I listened to a lot of music and built my interest in it even more. Now, I’m always trying hard to present great music for lyOns.
Rie- Ever since I was young, I grew up watching musicians sing and dance on the stage. Before I knew it, I was admiring them. But I’m quite shy, so I only kept it as my own secret dream. When I moved on from middle school to high school, it dawned upon me that if I don’t try this now, I’ll regret it forever. So although I started off late compared to others in this profession, I began to really prepare myself in high school. Since I started off late, I tried harder to get better step by step, and I think that’s what led to where I am now.
YooJung – I got into dancing because my kindergarten teacher recommended it to me. The first dance I learned was dance sport. In dance sport, a male and a female become partners and dance together. I was young, and I was so shy and embarrassed to hold hands with a girl, so I really didn’t want to do it. But one day became two days, and I ended up learning dance sport for several years. Since then, I became interested in other types of dance as well, and then my life became inseparable from music. I love music, and I believe it’s a huge blessing that I get to have a profession in music.
JunJi – I still can’t forget how exhilarating it was when I got up on stage and danced when I was little. And I was born with the determination to become an idol.
Mill – I had a lot of interest in K-pop ever since I was little,so I enjoyed dancing. I performed BTS’s “Dope” at my high school festival. I was so happy that I got to show my dancing in front of people. So I became determined and thought to myself, “I’m gonna be a singer and show my dancing on a bigger stage.” And that’s how I ended up being part of OnlyOneOf like this.
Nine – It first started out as my way to make my dad happy. He really loved it when I would sing. So I was mesmerized by how singing can make someone happy, and I wanted to make others happy with my music as well.
My friend introduced me to an opportunity to become a trainee, and I debuted. Thinking back, I think I was destined to have this job.
KZ- What are your talents besides singing and dancing?
KB- I also like to draw and look at artworks. I’m also interested in fashion and art. So along with music, I like to enjoy appreciatingsomething by looking and listening.
Rie- These days, I’ve gotten interested in languages. We have fans who recognize us and root for us not only in Korea but abroad as well, but I feel like I can’t express how I feel because I can’t speak their languages very well. So although I’m still a beginner, I’m trying to learn other languages like Japanese and English so I can communicate at least a bit better with more lyOns. So I’ve become very interested in languages, and I think I’m quite talented in them so I’m making more effort.
YooJung- I’m quite good at noticing the subtle changes in people. For instance, I’m more prone to notice it if someone has changed his or her hair part or dyed hair roots. But I can get it wrong sometimes, so please don’t expect me to get it right all the time. :-)
JunJi – Whatever it may be, I learn fast and get better fast, and then also quit fast… haha. It’d be nice if I had other talents, but I want my best talent to be singing and dancing.
Mill –I think my talent is being confident. I believe that if you have the confidence in yourself and believe that you can do anything well and accomplish anything, then you’ll earn more meaningful outcome. So lyOns, never lose your confidence and show them what you’ve got.
Nine – I don’t think I have something that’s outstanding enough to be called a talent. So I make effort to work hard at whatever it may be. When it comes to dancing and singing, I’m more interested in singing. It’s my hope to be as good of a dancer as Junji too.
KZ- Quels sont vos talents en dehors du chant et de la danse ?
KZ- Let's talk about your mini-album "Instinct Part. 2 " What was your inspiration, what do you want to convey?
O- The title track of “Instinct Part.2” was a “skinz.” We thought it’s actually far off from popular mainstream music. But we thought it was a good attempt as we make our own unique musical world view as a group. Also, it makes you wonder, “Perhaps this can break the existing paradigm?” So it’s a bit of an experiment, but I think this album became a good inspiration for us to build more musical experiences going forward. As the album title is “instinct,” we wanted to convey to the listeners that anyone has his or her own instinct and that it doesn’t matter what kind of instinct that is. There’s also a song called “gaslighting” in this album, and we believe that this song also shows our distinct musical style. So I hope you’ll enjoy listening to that song as well.
KZ- This question is addressed to Mill. Tell us about "undergrOund idOl #5", sensations, inspirations, how does it feel not to be with other members....
Mill-I was really worried because I had to fill up the entire song on my own, whereas I’ve always filled up songs together with other OnlyOneOf members.
But after seeing what other members have done, I started to think, “I also got this,” “I hope lyOns will feel cheered up when they listen to my song.” That got me working on my song even harder.
KZ- Cette question s'adresse Ć Mill. Parlez-nous de "undergrOund idOl #5", sensations, inspirations, comment se sent-on quand on n'est pas avec les autres membres.....
KZ- If you could collaborate with another artist, who would you like it to be?
O- There are so many amazing artists out there, so we frequently talk to one another about how we want to collaborate with artists in various genres and learn and grow from the experience. If such opportunity comes, we’re confident that we will work very hard and definitely present great music.
However, for now, we think it’s time for us to work more on making OnlyOneOf’s music even more distinct and focus on further developing each member’s capability and growth. When we have the right level of skillsets, we believe we’ll have a lot more to learn not just in terms of skills but in terms of music by collaborating with other artists.
KZ- Si vous pouviez collaborer avec un autre artiste, qui aimeriez-vous que ce soit ?
O- We weren’t able to meet with our fans for a long time because of COVID-19. But fortunately, we think we’ll have a lot of opportunities to meet lyOns in 2023. We think we’ll get to go to different cities and enjoy being with many lyOns while performing. We’re in the middle of making lots of various plans, like albums and tours. So we’re expecting to make the year 2023 filled with great memories with lyOns. Please get excited.
Nous existons parce que nous avons nos LyONs qui nous soutiennent. Nous ferons de notre mieux pour nous assurer que nous rendons les LyONs fiers. Nous vous aimons toujours, les LyOns.
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