The Boyz exclusive interview: K-pop boy group talk hit single The Stealer, new album Chase, starring on reality show Road to Kingdom, and holding their first virtual concert [Re:al]

Oct 20 , 2020

The Boyz exploded onto the K-pop scene in 2017, and they’ve been on the up and up since. Photo: @Creker_THEBOYZ/Twitter

As the 11-piece K-pop boy band’s 3rd anniversary swiftly approaches, Younghoon, Hyunjae, and the rest discuss their YouTube channel A to Boyz and offer lockdown listening tips to their fans, The Bs

Since debuting in 2017, Cre.ker Entertainment’s 11-member boy band, The Boyz, has been steadily going strong, comeback after comeback. The K-pop group held their first solo virtual concert titled [Re:al] on September 19 and, two days later, released their fifth mini album, “Chase”, with title song The Stealer. They also emerged as the winners in Mnet’s competitive reality TV show, Road To Kingdom, in June.

STYLE sat down with The Boyz to get to know more about their trainee days, how they prepared for their comeback, and how much they miss their fans, The Bs.

What’s great about our songs is the fun lyrics

Juyeon, The Boyz

Their debut and appreciation of the group

The Boyz, who will be celebrating their third anniversary this December, are still in disbelief that they’ve been idols for this long.

“We felt that we had to go through so much in order to debut, but we also realised that there were a lot of people behind the scenes that supported us, gave up a lot of things, and worked really hard to help us get to where we are now,” said Sunwoo.

When they were trainees, said Q, their goal was definitely to debut, but they stopped thinking about it once they got closer to it becoming a reality. It only hit them that they were bona fide idols when they did their first showcase in 2017.

While on the topic of debuting, the group recalled their first impressions of the other members.

“I’m thankful to each and every member, but when I was struggling with dance, Q was the one who led dance practice and made sure we all got caught up,” Jacob said.

Although a hierarchy system is present in South Korea’s entertainment industry, Kevin said that wasn’t a problem when he first met Juyeon despite the differences in their trainee periods: “The moment I saw him, the first thing he said was ‘let’s talk comfortably’ because we were the same age, so I’m thankful for that.”

One of the youngest members, Eric, also thanked Juyeon for being caring to this day. “When I was a trainee, since my family was back in LA I didn’t have anywhere to go on holidays or Christmas when we got days off. But Juyeon took me to his place and took care of me, so I was very thankful for that,” he added.