(EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW) GHOST9 Talks about their new music, Fans, and more!

Meet GHOST9, a seven-member boy group from South Korea that made their mark on the kpop world in 2020 with the EP “PRE EPISODE 1: DOOR.” The monster rookies recently came back with their newest release, NOW: Who we are facing. A continuation of the group’s album series Now: Where We Are, Here & Now: When We Are In Love. Today we’ll speak with the group about their music, hopes for the future, and more!

TS: What’s the meaning behind your group name GHOST9?

Junhyung: The team that surprises the world as they appear as unexpectedly as a ghost

Shin: Appear surprisingly as a ghost and become a group that gives out dreams and hope.

Kangsung: Like a ghost, we will approach the audience anytime and from anywhere. I don’t want to be a scary ghost, but rather a supportive spirit.

Junseong: The seven members and nine ghosts named “Gleez” travel the world and send out hope and courage. As mentioned, we want to become a global group.

Prince: Our group name GHOST9 comes from our group’s origin love story in which a world where ghosts and our members interact.

Woojin: We are friends of Gleez and have our own worldview.

JinWoo: We will approach global fans as ghosts could.

TS: Which member do you think fits this comeback the best?

Junhyung: Everyone did well. I myself think that this album suited our group best.

Shin: The moods best fit Woojin and Junhyung. I believe, too, that this album was the best so far.

KangSung: Me, I think I looked pretty cool.

Junseong: Junhyung / Because he was able to fit both strong and soft moods.

Prince: Junseong, his vocal colors, and sharp dancing style fits this concept well

Woojin: Kangsung: He showed the best expressions yet. Personally, I believe this album fits me best and the album concept as well.

Jin Woo: Choi Junseong, dear Jun Seong was born a natural in terms of expression and talent.

TS: Out of all the songs on your [NOW: Who we are facing] EP, which is your favorite?

Junhyung: I like the song called Dreaming. I like the lyrics “now, escape your dreams” especially.

Shin: control/ “The finale completed again by you”

Kangsung: Control/”Ay Look where I’m at now maybe climax더 빠르게 뜨겁게 달려 마치 master make it highlight 선율 위에 masterpiece,”

Junseong: milestone/”Where you at, I want you. I am here.”

Prince: Cosmos/chorus part

Woojin: In the song Triangle, I like best my part, “Even the shaken scope to which I am getting used to little by little”

Jinwoo: Control – “Look at me straight, slow”

What’s the story behind your latest single, ‘Control.’

Junhyung: We sang about a strong attraction and passion towards a specific entity

Shin: It expressed accepting some entity (Ex. Bipolar personality)

Kangsung: As described in the lyrics, the message says to come to us no matter what situation you are in and that we control you like a maestro.

Junseong: The members of GHOST9 were playing around with Mafia and then got owned.

Prince: The song is about being controlled using love~

Woojin: It’s about wanting others to come to us under our Control.

Jinwoo: It’s about controlling your hearts!

What sets GHOST9’s music style apart from the rest?

Junhyung: It’s a colorful theme that suits anything well.

Shin: We excel in performance, which entertains both the eyes and ears.

Kangsung: We have the ability to be multiple colors like a Chameleon

Junseong: Since we are more free and open, we express things without hesitation.

Prince: We have a dynamic and a wide range of concepts that set our group’s color and style apart.

Woojin: We are unique because we try more diverse concepts and try many things that others do not.

Jinwoo: We are GHOST9, a group that stands out in performance energy!!

Which song from any of your albums would you recommend to someone who’s never heard your music before?

Junhyung: I want to recommend Think of Dawn, which marks the beginning.

Shin: Runaway

Kangsung: Flying At Night, Think of Dawn, and Up All Night.

Junseong: Think of dawn- because it is our beginning.

Prince : Antenna: It’s different from our hard-hitting title songs.

Woojin: I recommend Control from this album. I want to showcase it because it has the best quality among all our songs so far.

Jinwoo: The title track Control!! It contains such a strong beat!!

What’s the secret behind GHOST9’s great teamwork?

Junhyung: I think it is our faith towards each other.

Shin: Our faith towards each other

Kangsung: Our friendship and faith so far. And trust.

Junseong: We are cautious in our actions and try to understand each other.

Prince: Practice ˙ᵕ˙

Woojin: We always are together and eat together.

Jinwoo: Practice. We worked hard and sweat a lot practicing to coordinate our movements and performance energy.

Lastly, what would you like to say to your fans?