Okay-pop boy band idntt performs with a 15-member lineup throughout a press occasion at Blue Sq. SOL Journey Corridor in Yongsan District, Seoul, Monday. Yonhap
Whereas an rising variety of Okay-pop teams are selecting to debut faster and leaner below smaller lineups, Modhaus’ mega boy band challenge idntt is shifting in the other way.
The increasing boy group challenge formally scaled as much as 15 members on Monday with the launch of its second unit, yesweare, taking one other step towards its closing lineup.
Developed by Modhaus, the corporate behind woman group tripleS, idntt is designed as a gradual rollout towards its closing 24-member lineup. The construction started taking form final August with the debut of unevermet, a seven-member unit that served because the introduction to idntt.
This week, the challenge moved into its subsequent chapter because the eight-member yesweare joined idntt’s lineup, bringing the group to fifteen members forward of a still-unrevealed closing unit, itsnotover, which can full the total roster.
To mark the enlargement, idntt launched the album “yesweare” on Monday, starting its promotions as a 15-member group. Hours earlier than the album drop, all 15 members gathered at Blue Sq. SOL Journey Corridor in Yongsan District, Seoul, for a press occasion introducing the challenge’s second part.
All 15 members have been in attendance, together with unevermet members Kim Do-hun, Kim Hee-ju, Choi Tae-in, Lee Jae-young, Kim Ju-ho, Nam Ji-woon and Lee Hwan-hee, in addition to yesweare members Lee Cheong-myeong, Towa, Lee Kyu-hyuk, Park Nu-ri, Kim Seong-jun, Han Ye-joon, Choi Gyeong-been and Hwang Eun-soo.
Members of Okay-pop boy band idntt pose throughout a press occasion at Blue Sq. SOL Journey Corridor in Yongsan District, Seoul, Monday. Yonhap
Members who had already promoted as unevermet described the addition of eight new members as a turning level fairly than a easy enhance in personnel.
“With seven members, the stage already felt full,” unevermet’s Kim Hee-ju mentioned on the occasion. “With eight extra, we are able to present mega-crew performances on a a lot bigger scale. The vitality and impression are fully totally different.”
Kim Do-hun acknowledged that the transition wasn’t straightforward, however mentioned the group’s cohesion solely strengthened with time.
“As we practiced extra, our teamwork got here collectively and we turned extra unified. On stage, that creates a way of overwhelming energy. I feel that robust presence is our greatest energy.”
That shift is mirrored within the eponymous new album, “yesweare,” which strikes away from unevermet’s debut themes of discovery towards a extra assured angle.
Its title monitor, “Fairly Boy Swag,” combines bass, digital guitar and brass, pairing groovy instrumentals with large-scale synchronized choreography constructed for all 15 members.
The five-track album additionally consists of the electronic-driven “BOYS”; “Sure We Are,” which highlights the newly debuted members; the digital dance monitor “Rage Downside”; and “Moon Burn,” which pulls from jackin’ home influences.
Okay-pop boy band idntt performs with a 15-member lineup throughout a press occasion at Blue Sq. SOL Journey Corridor in Yongsan District, Seoul, Monday. Yonhap
As a multimember group, idntt finds energy in its selection.
“With so many members, everybody brings their very own individuality. That’s why we consider our id is range,” Lee Cheong-myeong mentioned.
That sense of inside help was echoed by the yesweare members, who credited unevermet for serving to them via the debut course of. Towa, the unit’s sole Japanese member, mentioned the steering he obtained was particularly significant as he navigated language boundaries.
“My Korean wasn’t superb at first, however the members helped me consistently,” he mentioned, including that help from his household additionally performed an necessary position.
Whereas yesweare establishes idntt’s 15-member formation, the challenge stays in progress, based on Nam Ji-woon.
“The members who haven’t been revealed but are coaching and getting ready to affix us,” he mentioned, signaling that idntt’s most formidable part remains to be to return.
