K-OTIC back with their latest album BLACKLIST
Kaos is greek god of chaos and subsequently is now used to describe these 5 boys really well, Poppy - Panu Chiraguna, Koen - Patdanai Sedsuwan, Jongbae - Jongbae Park, Kenta - Kenta Tsuchiya, and Tomo - Wisawa Taiyanon. These 5 boys created a lot of chaos with their debut album last year that brought something new to the music scene, event with their different personalities and nationalities but when they are together they fit really well with each other.
They are all back - Poppy, Koen, Jongbaem Kenta and Tomo, with their 2nd album, Blacklist, with new dance moves and styles such as Stree Freestyle and their clothing style which is called Street Wear.
What‘s the name of the album?
K-OTIC - it’s called “blacklist”. The concept of this album is like people have their eyes on us and we are on their blacklist
How is this album different from the last one?
K-OTIC - This album has more of a Street feel to it and since we are now older then when we did our first album it has a different feel to it but it still has the K-OTIC touch to it. And since we’re closer now with everyone and the production team everything went smoothly and it was a little easier then before too since our team new our personalities and knew what we wanted to do so it turned out great.
When did you start working on this album?
K-OTIC - If you count in the voice lessons and dance rehearsals that we did for this album as well then we started at the end of our promotion for the first album. We first started by extra and longer dance rehearsals everyday and then our company RS sent us to a lot of different voice trainers and singing teachers so that we can learn new singing techniques and styles for our 2nd album.
For this album is your choreographer stronger and rough looking?
K-OTIC - Yes you can say that it has a strong feel to it like how we mixed in Krumpin and b-boying. Like for example when he are b-boying we’ll use a more difficult move and that needs a lot more engery and power behind it that;s why we had to practice a lot and harder.
Why B-Boy?
K-OTIC - You can say that the b-boy style is the latest dance craze in Korea and here. And with krumpin it’s a hot dancing style in the states.
What are the styles of dancing you guys do for the album?
K-OTIC - Everyone dances to the choreography where we are together but for the individual choreography we all have different styles and choreography that fits our own style the best. Kenta’s dance style is called “Street Breaking” which is mixed with B-boying and shows more of the power moves of the lower half of his body with the footwork. Poppy is dancing style is called “Street New Style” which is hip hop but a new style that just came. Koen and Jongbae are dancing the style called “Street Isolation Delight” and lastly Tomo is dancing in the style of “Street Footwork” which is a style that makes you move like water …
How did you decide who gets to dace what style?
K-OTIC - well we were taught that style from the beginning. Like in the beginning stages making this album the teacher looked at us and our body to see which style our body was capable of doing best.
So you guys put your all into the dancing and this album?
K-OTIC - Yes, like we’ll have to go to work early in the morning and then at around 6pm we’ll be done but from 8pm till midnight or later we’ll be in the dance studio practicing. Even though its rough and tiring we do it so our performances won’t go down.
How many songs are on the album?
K-OTIC - 10 songs
So is the majority of the songs in the album is upbeat?
K-OTIC - There are about 3-4 songs that are upbeat but the rest are slow songs. We wanted to let the listeners know what we are trying to tell them and with slower songs its a little easier to tell them how and what we feel.
Did you guys have to do extra work to make your bodies fit?
K-OTIC - Well since we are dancing a lot for this album when we had a lot of dance rehearsals so then we just ended up being fit due to the dance rehearsals we had.
Who are your choreographers for this album?
K-OTIC - Our main choreographer is Kru J. Da, but technically speaking we have 5 different choreographers - Kru J.Da, Pump, Kru Kai, Kru Diew, and Kru Sin
**Kru means Teacher**
Why did you choose to use so many different dancing styles for this album?
K-OTIC - We wanted something new for this album and try new dancing styles out so it wouldn’t be the same like the last album so we tried to mix the different styles up to create something new. For each different dance style that we used we went to different teachers who are stronger in that style of dance style. Like we would go to this teacher to learn this type of dance and then we’ll go to another teacher who teachs us a different style of dance. And with this we mixed and mashed it up with the song so it would fit the style that will represent us and it’s also something different and new.
What‘s the opening single for the album?
K-OTIC - The song is called “Blacklist” and its also the same title as the album. The concept of the album is like we’re dangerous but if you like a challenge or something new then come in and see for youself. It’s something around that idea
Are you guys rapping in the song as well?
K-OTIC - Yes we have rapping parts in the songs and we also have rapping parts in Japanese and Korean. Jongbae writes his own raps in Korean for the songs and Kenta and Tomo help each other write the Japanese parts for the song too
Is it hard to rite your own rapping parts in the song?
K-OTIC - Yes, its somewhat hard because you have to write the parts to fit well with the words that are already in the song and the beats of how we‘re saying the rap has to match the beat of the song as well. Since we have to match our raps to the thai lyrics that were given to us we will translate the whole song into Japanese and Korean to make it a little easier for us to write the rap for the song
Did you guys choose your own color?
K-OTIC - No, our producing team chose the color because they know us already and what kind of style we have so we started from there
How did your album look and outfit come about?
K-OTIC - For this album our team took our characteristics and interpreted into colors and started off from there. For example, Kenta is orange which represents his cheerfulness, being bright, and how strong he is. Poppy is blue which represents his quiet nature and his look. Koen is pink but is doesn’t just represent Koen as a sweet natured person but it also represents his naughtiness he has in him. Jongbae is green which represents his romantic streak he has in him. Lastly Tomo is yellow which represents his coolness he has in him as well as the fun side to him.
How‘s the feedback so far for the Blacklist album?
K-OTIC - From the time out first single was released we had a lot of good feedback from fans and people saying they like the song and it also made it on the charts in the different areas all over Thailand as well. And with that we want to say THANK YOU to our fans for giving us so much support because before we were going to release the album we were worried if the fans and everyone would like the songs or not. So with all the good feedback we’ve been getting our worries about the album is now gone thanks to the fans and since they’ve accepted us we are thankful to them for letting us reach our goals and stand where we are right now.
What makes K-Otic stand out from the rest of the boy bands out now?
K-OTIC - hmm maybe how “K-Otic” we are and out personalities that make us different and that we have 3 nationalities in our group - Thai, Japanese, and Korean. So with that we use 3 languages in our songs to have something new for listeners to try out.
Any last words about the album ?
K-OTIC- Okay, we’ve released 3 singles now - Blacklist, Kae Tur Song Sai, and Fan Mai and now all three music videos have been released as well. Our album is also out on sale now so we hope that you’ll listen to it and buy the copyrighted album not the pirated album. We love you guys and if you want to follow our news on about what we’re doing right now you can go to www.zheza.com to do so. Thank you.
credits to RS-Promotion
