[NEWS] 130318 eNews24 Interview with Girl’s Day
Girl’s Day “To be sexy while not being racy…it’s our problem to solve”
“We focused on showing a more moderated sexiness.”
Girl group Girl’s Day succeeded in showing off their charms. As they say, their potential has been found and discovered.
With their official 1st full album ‘Expectation’, ‘Are we going to get a 1st place?’ the members expectations are slowly approaching reality. Their title song ‘Expectation’ has taken 1st spots on important online charts and their music video is getting a fantastic response.
For them in 2010, since their debut they have focused on cute concepts but this is the result of them selecting a sexy concept. Now instead of making cute eye-smiles and adorable poses, they have revealing, see through tops and skinny jeans showing their seductive charms.
“Of course there was pressure. From cute to sexy…it’s a 180 degree change. Doing cute concepts for 2.5 years and then suddenly attempting something sexy, it was difficult. Making cute expressions uses different facial muscles than sexy expressions you know.” (Minah)
“We tried our best not to be too sexual. It’s a difficult task to prevent crossing the line from ‘sexy’ into ‘erotic’.” (Sojin)
Their 1st album title song ‘Expectation’, with their stages they show off sexiness close to perfection making the male fans fall in love but before their transformation they had to overcome a few obstacles. It’s true especially for Hyeri their youngest member who just became an adult and Girl’s Day’s cute eye-smile mascot Minah.
“You can’t find any feminine or sexiness inside me at all. The other members all have feminine qualities but for me I don’t know. I’m still trying to find that quality within me. Do you think I could find that on this week’s ‘Expectation’ stage?” (Hyeri)
“Firstly when I tell the people around me that I’m doing a sexy concept, I get reactions like ‘You? Sexy?’. I contemplated and worried a lot but when I got on stage I think my sexiness did show on stage. I can’t give up my eye-smiles though.” (Minah)
To break out of a long-standing image, it is hard for fans and the artists to receive and express it. I asked them about what their fanbase thinks.
“Our fans probably wanted something more feminine and sexy rather than being cute every time. They cheer for us a lot and I think this concept had more positive reactions than the last one.” (Hyeri)
“Just because we’re pulling off a sexy image, we’re not going to throw away our cute image completely. We can change into being cute, ladylike, and refreshing anytime. Being sexy is just one side of our appearances we can show.” (Yura)
In their ‘Expectation’ stage they perform a dance that lowers their suspenders focused on the hip line, a leg-spread dance, and etc. Since their debut they have never shown these kinds of unprecedented appearances, people comment positively that it’s a refreshing attempt by Girl’s Day.
Of course just putting out the ‘sexy’ card you can get tagged with a ‘sexuality controversy’ resulting in getting a paltry response from the public. Girl’s Day says they chose ‘sexiness with restraint’ and differentiated themselves from others.
“The suspender choreography is a dance that needs special attention from us. Doing a wave using the suspenders was harder than I thought. It was a part of my body that I never used before so it was quite difficult.” (Minah)
“It may look like we’re just moving our hips, but our choreographer’s intentions were different. It’s not just swaying back and forth but with subtle movements we show our restrained sexiness. It seems our plan worked!” (Sojin)
After releasing their official 1st album and their title track ‘Expectation’ they just started their promotion cycle. With this momentum they mention if they could grab this opportunity and get 1st place on a music program, that nothing could make them happier. They happily mention they would love a 1st place, but what Girl’s Day really wish for is lasting and steady interest and being recognized for their music.
“Honestly our ultimate dream and goal is to be loved by everyone.” (Hyeri)
“As a singer I want to be loved for our singing. We may sound selfish, I hope they like our ‘songs’ more than just liking the songs because they like us.” (Minah)
Source: enews24
Translated By: Kimoleon