DAY6 (Even Of Day) Talks About Going For A Vintage Sound + Picks Memorable Moments Of Their Career

Jul 05, 2021

On July 6, DAY6 (Even of Day) held an online press showcase for the release of their second mini album “Right Through Me.”

The title track of the album, “Right Through Me,” features a 90s sound. The band shared, “There’s definitely a different kind of appeal to the sound in the 1990s compared to now. There are certain emotions that can only be felt with 90s music, like a perfume that brings back memories. That being said, we didn’t set 90s music as our motif for the album. We wanted to go for a vintage sound, and it ended up sounding like 90s music.”

Asked if they could think of any moments in their life that went “right through them” like the title of their new song, Young K said, “I recently had a phone call with a My Day [DAY6’s fandom name] on my live radio show and they said, ‘Young K is a person too, so it’s okay if you’re having a hard time.’ I think that moment will stay with me for a long time.”

Wonpil picked their second world tour and said, “We started in Seoul and went to lots of different countries. I miss being able to perform like that. Doing things like this online is a bit disappointing. I hope that once COVID-19 is gone, we can meet fans in the concert arena.”

Dowoon said, “DAY6 itself is my moment. It’s where I spent my youthful 20s, and it’s been the biggest influence in who I am today.”

About making music that people enjoy, Young K said, “The catchphrase ‘you can have faith in listening to them’ is not something we made, or something that we can judge for ourselves. We just try to do the best that we can in making good music for people to listen to. It’s important that the people who are listening enjoy the music.”

Dowoon said, “I didn’t write our new song myself, but when I watched the process and saw the result, I felt that we could continue that catchphrase. There are a lot of good songs on the album.”

Young K continued, “I think that it would be difficult to pin down an exact color for DAY6. The same song will change color depending on who is singing it. I think that when we write songs and sing them, our innate color comes out in them. But the time and situation of the person listening to it is also important. We try to put universal emotions in our music without rendering them too easily. We want to live with a sense of perspective.”

Wonpil added, “When we make songs, we talk a lot about how to express what we want through music. I think that our own kind of music comes out through that process. That’s what becomes DAY6’s color.”

About promoting during the ongoing pandemic, Young K said, “One of the most precious moments for DAY6 was being able to perform with My Day. Not being able to do that has had a big influence on us. However, we’re always working to find other ways to be together.”

Dowoon said, “Since it became difficult to perform, we got a lot of time to ourselves. It made me think that I needed to develop myself.”

Young K concluded, “We want to give a lot of people love and happiness through this album and this promotional cycle. Apart from what we can give through music, we want to make people smile. We hope that we can be a little bit of help in people’s daily lives.”