Japan-based boy band ONE N’ ONLY — consisting of members EIKU, TETTA, REI, HAYATO, KENSHIN, and NAOYA — lately digitally dropped its bouncy new single “Good Day.” The six-member dance and vocal unit has been steadily increasing its world fanbase, notably in Asian and South American international locations, by their distinctive model of music they’ve coined “JK-pop” that blends the perfect qualities from each genres.
Billboard Japan caught up with the members for the primary time since they carried out in entrance of their followers in Brazil on the finish of July. The members chat about “Good Day” and share their ideas on the danceable tune, plus give away some behind-the-scenes particulars about its recording and choreography on this newest interview.
You latterly launched your new tune “Good Day.” May you inform us a bit about this cheerful, uplifting quantity?
NAOYA: It’s like we’ve added one other monitor to our repertoire of cheerful numbers resembling “Video Chat,” “LUCKY” and “HOLIDAY.” “Good Day” is a tune that basically seems to be nice carried out dwell and might be introduced differently from the opposite songs I simply talked about. It’s simply loads of enjoyable to bop to. It brings out the members’ real expressions. It’s additionally uncommon in that it begins and ends with the A melody (first verse). I’m fairly certain it’ll becomeone of our signature songs sooner or later.
It’s very addictive.
REI: Sure, it’s. I believe it’s a tune that basically goes straight into individuals’s hearts. I need it to be the type of tune the place individuals suppose, “Sure!” after they hear the intro at a live performance.
EIKU: I actually just like the choreography of the refrain. The half the place the members dance going through one another simply makes me smile, and I attempted to make the tune really feel contemporary and spontaneous in my very own method after we recorded it.
You make eye contact one-on-one?
KENSHIN: We do, so much!
NAOYA: I’m on the outermost finish of the formation, so I get to make eye contact with KENSHIN, then look different method and make eye contact with SWAG [the group’s fans]. It’s one of many enjoyable elements of the tune, so I’m trying ahead to performing it dwell as a lot as we are able to.
How do you’re feeling while you face one another individually like that?
KENSHIN: It cheers me up! I really like seeing the opposite members faces shut up like that. However after I make eye contact with EIKU, I all the time crack up.
EIKU: He twitches his eyebrows. He tries to make me snort.
KENSHIN: I additionally make eye contact with NAOYA, and he seems to be at me like, “How’s this?” [Laughs] We goof off like that, so followers are inspired to look out for these moments.
REI: HAYATO is over there trying like he has nothing to do with this dialog, however he’s the one who makes the weirdest expressions.
HAYATO: I don’t deny it. [Laughs]
TETTA, something you wish to add concerning the monitor?
TETTA: I actually just like the A melody(first verse) too. Really, I heard that our choreographer got here up with the dance for this half by imagining me dancing to it. The tender spot I’ve for this half has grown much more after listening to that. In addition to, the choreographer praises me each time I dance to it.
KENSHIN: All of us are likely to thrive on reward.
TETTA: Yeah! Reward us!
Do you all usually reward one another?
REI: We frequently reward TETTA after he finishes singing. Additionally, HAYATO’s rapping is admittedly superior. I used to be shocked at how a lot he developed in the course of the fall tour. However in Sapporo, he referred to as SWAG “twag.” [Laughs]
HAYATO: I did my greatest to fake it didn’t occur. [Laughs] That was my first time performing a solo on stage, and because it was my very own concept, I used to be nonetheless form of pondering what to do. That was a part of the explanation why I acquired nervous onstage and blurted out “twag.” It was fairly vexing so I used to be tremendous cautious throughout the remainder of the efficiency. [Laughs]
KENSHIN: No, you actually did higher with every efficiency. The ultimate was much more superb with the added emotion.
REI: You’re all the time fast to reward, KENSHIN.
TETTA: The momentwe completed “STARLIGHT~Mirai no Tobira~,” you came to visit to inform me it was nice and it made me so comfortable.
KENSHIN: I can’t conceal my emotions. I wish to talk my ideas each time.
Getting again to the topic, HAYATO, inform us your favourite a part of this tune.
HAYATO: I just like the half the place REI sings, “Life goes on, risou o koete (past beliefs).” His voice matches and it feels so good. It actually does go “past the perfect.” I’d like everybody to hear fastidiously to that half together with the lyrics.
REI: Candy. You identified what I used to be aiming for! Really, that half is deliberate and I’m singing at full quantity whereas staying relaxed.
HAYATO: In order that’s why it feels “past the perfect”! After that, you tighten it up with “prepared.”
REI: Thanks for saying all that. [Laughs]
HAYATO: The cadenced method you deal with the ending of every line is admittedly cool, too.
REI: I realized that from TETTA.
Did you resolve who sings which elements by yourselves?
TETTA: The author of the tune had all of the elements laid out at first, however we mentioned issues amongst ourselves and altered it whereas had been recording it.
REI: My half we spoke about simply now was once EIKU’s at first, proper?
EIKU: Yeah. However REI’s voice matches higher, and since I’m in command of the start of the refrain, it’s higher to have another person do it. REI’s voice provides a very nice contact to the tune.
KENSHIN: It turned out rather well. It’s actually nice as a result of EIKU’s refrain brims with encouragement and respect for individuals who dwell and work arduous day-after-day, and it may be interpreted as us saying, “Let’s carry on rising collectively to any extent further.” It’s heartening and uplifting so I like to recommend listening to it within the morning.
NAOYA: Very first thing within the morning is sweet.
KENSHIN: Just lately I’ve been difficult myself to play this tune the second I get up and prepare to depart the home in the course of the three minutes it takes to complete. Everybody ought to give it a attempt!
NAOYA: That sounds fairly thrilling. [Laughs]
—This interview by Kana Yoshida first appeared on Billboard Japan.
