They are the brand new youngsters on the block, who delightfully name themselves “Catch The Young”. The quintet contains Sani, Jungmo Kihoon Namhyun Junyong are again with their second mini-album Catch The Young: Fragments of Odyssey. The album comes 5 months after their debut in November 2023 with their first mini album, Catch The Young: Fragments of Youth. Their music a vibrant mix of retro, rock and pop heralds a brand new sound within the music scene.
As the rock band embarks on their musical voyage, they spoke to Puja Talwar on their newest album, musical influences and love for Bollywood motion pictures, like Three Idiots and Rocky Handsome.
Many Congratulations on Fragments Of Odyssey. This is your second mini album and brings in an progressive mix of types, there’s a little bit of retro, pop and, provides the 80’s vibe. How did this come about?
Sani: This is our second mini album and a continuation of Fragments of Youth, which was our debut. While Fragments of Youth focussed on the start of “Catch The Young” our band, and the concept of youth itself. With our second album Fragments of Odyssey, we needed to give attention to the journey and journey, in addition to how we had grown. These had been the facets we needed to focus on in our songs, and as we labored on the songs, we determined to develop them across the idea of an “Odyssey”.
How difficult was it as you might have tried out new sounds, and created a brand new mix of music?
Kihoon: There are some challenges, as our essential focus has all the time been to create one thing pleasing to the ears in addition to to the eyes. That aside, we have to construct our group color and sound. We attempt to incorporate particular person concepts from every member, in addition to collective concepts for the group. We strike a stability between particular person concepts and group concepts and that may be a bit difficult every so often. But at any time when we put out one thing, it must be one thing we’re pleased with. That aside when the listeners tune in, they need to additionally suppose that our music is price listening to.
You have an progressive band title” Catch The Young” How did this come about, is there a narrative behind it?
Sani: We began as “The Young”, as a result of we needed to convey that our music can affect folks, with power and sound, and they’d get pleasure from it. We had been lively with “The Young “before our debut but wanted to add another element to that name, and that’s when we decided to use “Catch”. It was to focus on that the viewers can catch us, our youth in addition to theirs via our music. It was our approach of speaking to the listener that they may preserve coming again for our music and our performances, and collectively we launched into a journey.
Five boys making music so how does it work, do you all have outlined roles or does everybody tackle a little bit of all the things?
Sani: When we make music collectively it’s like drawing a giant image after which including particular person parts to it. The perk of being in a band is you could all the time right your self whereas taking part in collectively, and making changes on the spot, as we work alongside.
This is your second album inside 5 months of your debut, how have you ever grown as an artist? From trainees to rookies, something you miss about coaching days?
Namhyun: We have grown as artists since we made our debut. The different facets the place I see an enchancment are in expressing ourselves in addition to growing our expertise as a band, and being much more pure in entrance of the digicam. What I miss about being a trainee, is that once we had been coaching, coaching was the primary focus, and we had loads of time to apply and work on ourselves.
Kihoon: The distinction I’ve seen is that as trainees one remains to be very younger and a bit immature in a refreshing type of approach. That one way or the other carries if you make your debut. One remains to be new to all the things, and studying quite a lot of issues as properly. But, now with our second album, we’re engaged on easy methods to be seen by the general public and getting used to that. I agree with Namhyun, as trainees we’ve quite a lot of apply time, now being busy and given our schedules it will get powerful, and I keep in mind a senior artist telling us that, we’d miss apply periods. But, my trainee days had been difficult, so I don’t significantly miss them quite a bit.
As a brand new boy band on this very aggressive area what do you’re feeling is your greatest problem, and what makes you completely different from the various bands making their debut?
Sani: What we take up as a problem is writing and taking part in our music once we are performing. The creative problem of making one thing new, each time we launch new music is a facet we’re all engaged on. What makes us completely different from the remainder, is we’re additionally focussing on the efficiency not simply the band play, which I feel is a good power. We additionally self-write and produce all our songs, which showcase our distinct id as a gaggle.
With K-pop changing into a world phenomenon what do you suppose makes it a particular style?
Sani: One of the most important strengths of K-pop is the size of grandness. It’s visually very interesting and satisfying. As we talk about the phenomenon of its international reputation, I’d say past the music it’s visually very stimulating, drawing the viewers in with its power and music. It’s the general expertise which leaves an eternal reminiscence, and as a K-pop band, we too wish to create these unforgettable reminiscences with our performances.
What have been your musical influences and is there any specific band/ group you dream to collaborate with?
Sani: When we had been trainees we used to emulate a number of Western bands to reinforce our expertise. We would play covers of Red Hot Chilli Peppers, One OK Rock, 1975 since their sounds had been completely different. Regarding our collaboration want record, it will be enjoyable, and honourable to have the ability to collaborate with different K-pop bands like Xdinary Heroes, that may be thrilling.
India loves Ok Pop are you acquainted with Indian movies, Food and may we count on you to Perform in India?
Sani: I loved watching Three Idiots, which could be very in style. Overall I like watching Bollywood movies, it’s crammed with music and color, and I attempt to search for new Bollywood movies at any time when I wish to watch one thing enjoyable and attention-grabbing. I loved watching the Indian model of Man From Nowhere, “ Rocky Handsome”. We love Indian meals and are all the time searching for new spots to strive Indian delicacies.
