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250218 THE BOYZ for Singles Magazine March 2025 Issue [Full Interview Translation]

"The Possible World Unveiled by THE BOYZ"

Last week, THE BOYZ met TheBs after a while through the THE B LAND fanmeeting. You started things off with your debut song, “Boy”. Seems like it brought up some memories.

New: We thought a THE BOYZ - “Boy” stage wearing uniforms was the most anticipated one, so we prepared it as our first performance. It’s a really meaningful debut song both for the fans and for us.

Kevin: When we first rode in then walked over to our positions for the “Boy” choreography, the stage direction there was actually a reenactment of us running on the first scene of the “Boy” MV. The fans probably didn’t know that. (laughter)

Maybe because you were meeting the fans after a while since your world tour in July of last year, you looked even more excited. It’s almost as if you were having fun and not just enjoying the stage.

Younghoon: That’s right. Starting from our mindset itself, the fanconcert was different from the world tour we did before. I’m the type to always be worried about any stage, but surprisingly, I wasn’t worried about this concert. I mean that in a good way!

Differently from the types of stages where you have something to prove and show “this is THE BOYZ!”, it feels like a given that you will have different expectations for a fanconcert where all images you show will be well-received.

Younghoon: All the members had the same opinion of “let’s go crazy with TheBs”. When preparing for a concert, there’s always the pressure of not wanting to mess up choreography or feeling like we have to do well no matter what, but this time we let go of that pressure and just went into it wanting to have fun.

Haknyeon: We went there to communicate more closely with fans.

Kevin: To me it was the opposite, I felt more pressure. Because of the princess costumes… (laughter)

You felt pressured to look pretty?

Kevin: I kept wondering “is this right?”

Sunwoo: Everyone turned into princesses but Kevin dressed up as Tarzan all by himself. (laughter)

Ah, Kevin turned into Moana, right?

Jacob: More like “mwo hana?” (T/N: What are you doing?)

Sunwoo, Haknyeon: Oh, that rhymes! (laughter)

From the emergency meeting for the 11 princesses to the first-seen “Igloo”, “Whiplash”, “Shanghai Romance” units. There were reactions calling you “new concert experts” as well. If you were to choose something in particular you focused on while preparing for this concert?

New: We just wanted to show everything. It was a concert where we had a really big desire to show everything we could. We actually couldn’t hold a year-end concert like we do every year due to the agency change.

Haknyeon: That’s right. Instead of meeting at the end of the year, we met at the start of the new year, and as this was a fanconcert, we listed all the songs the fans love from 1 to 100 and carefully made the setlist like that.

Sunwoo: For this concert I focused my efforts specifically on looking pretty. (laughter)

In one interview, Sunwoo said “Big efforts are a must to truly cherish each and every performance”. I would imagine each member has different areas where they put in the most effort.

Sunwoo: I’m constantly imagining things and coming up with scenarios. “In this part I should do this expression, and in that part I should do that gesture”, that kind of thing. I come up with movements and gestures by imagining them. I lie still and imagine a lot of scenarios.

Younghoon: So you’re always lying down? (laughter)

Sunwoo: When we’re learning a new choreography, I stand still behind the members and just watch. Only after I’ve observed all the details in the movements by the dance instructor can I move my body.

Haknyeon: In my case, I’m a bit slower compared to the other members. My memorization speed, my adaptation speed, it’s all slower, so for 1 or 2 weeks before the concert, I don’t think about anything else at all, only the performances. That way, I can memorize the moves faster and familiarize myself a little more with that performance.

Jacob: I make an effort not to be satisfied. Because I believe that once you’re satisfied, you stop growing. I think I try to accept my strengths and weaknesses as they are while monitoring myself and put in the effort to develop even further.

THE BOYZ is now in their 8th year. How do each of you recall the time spent in these 8 years?

Sunwoo: All kinds of emotions. (T/N: Literally “joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure”, meaning all range of human emotion.) That’s just life. As we live, we experience joyful things, angering things, sorrowful things, pleasing things, and it’s the same with THE BOYZ. Should I say THE BOYZ is like a person? Be it the results of the team or the things we do, it all brings about different kinds of emotions.

Younghoon: To me, I want to say it was TheBs themselves. No matter what, everything was only possible because TheB were there by our side for these 8 years.

We can’t leave out the chemistry between the members. All 11 of you have distinct personalities but you respect each other as you are.

Kevin: The team spirit is really horizontal. (T/N: No hierarchy.) All 11 are friends and family.

Haknyeon: Like what Sunwoo said, THE BOYZ is a team, a person, and life itself. If we don’t respect each other, who will respect us?

New, who wanted to sing so much that he became a singer, who is your musical inspiration/idol?

New: I don’t aspire to be like anyone else. My role models are my fans, of course. I liked singing so I had a vague dream to work as a singer, but now I know this singing isn’t just mine. I share this singing with the people who are listening to it, and for that I’m always grateful towards our fans.

We’ve heard that Kevin has a lot on his mind. It’s to the point where you can’t sleep. Is that still the case these days?

Kevin: These days, there’s been a lot more of me not being able to sleep due to excitement and nervousness about our new beginning than because of worries. (laughter)

Between all of that, what are you most excited about?

Kevin: THE BOYZ evolving musically, and also THE BOYZ’s potential that’s about to blossom. I’m always sort of expecting that the day will come when our potential will blossom beyond what we see right now.

Haknyeon is such a super E (extroverted) that he says he spends even his rest days out of the house. Did you leave the house after the concert ended this time as well?

Haknyeon: I really spent a lot of time outside back in the day. But maybe I’ve grown older. (laughter) These days I find it hard to go out. So I tend to stay inside. At home I spend my time mostly listening to music and practicting recording.

We’ve heard that you like singing so much that you even sing it on your daily life. We heard your sweet voice today during the shooting as well.

Haknyeon: I had vocal practice yesterday so it must be coming out of my lips naturally. I was practicing Yoon Dohyun sunbaenim’s “It Must Have Been Love (사랑했나봐)”. I didn’t realize I was singing it today.

Sunwoo said he thinks “form” is important. What kind of form is that?

Sunwoo: I say a lot that “image/reputation is important” so I think that’s why I’m asked that, but honestly the kind of form I mean isn’t about pretending to be tough to look strong in front of the weak, or acting full of myself. It’s the complete opposite, actually. I think the real form is having great skills but not showing off and just being strong inside. Of course that in order to not lose your form, your skills can’t lag behind, so you need to work harder. (laughter)

The class president Sangyeon is about to enlist. It seems like the responsibility lies heavy on the vice president Jacob’s shoulders.

Jacob: We all work while treating each other as friends so I don’t think I’ll necessarily need to step up and lead. We lead each other.

Haknyeon: Even so, I think it would be nice if Jacob hyung did our group greeting. We should discuss that among ourselves, but still. (laughter)

Younghoon is a member who gets a lot of attention for his handsome looks, right? Between “He’s so handsome that looking at him every day never gets tiring” and “His voice is so nice that listening to him every day never gets tiring”, which one do you like the most?

Younghoon: (After thinking long and hard) Both are great, but I like “so handsome that looking at him every day never gets tiring” more. (laughter) But I think if the fans came to me and said that my voice is so nice they never get tired of listening to it every day, I would be really touched. Even so, so handsome that you never get tired is nicer. (laughter)

Is there anything that THE BOYZ wants to explore for the first time in the future?

Younghoon: If we talk to people, it’s not that they don’t know THE BOYZ. But there aren’t many people who know THE BOYZ’s songs well. So with this new start, we want to make a hit song that once you mention THE BOYZ, people will say “oh, they have a really popular song, don’t they?”.

Kevin: If I were to add to that, I’d love it if we could strengthen the image of a “self-made” group. We have many members that are good at writing and composing songs. So since we have in-house producers and a CEO that support us musically, I’m really looking forward to that.

Even if as a team there is one goal you’re running towards, each one probably has their individual goals. What is the moment that will make each of you feel like you’re satisfied?

Sunwoo: I don’t think I’ll be satisfied no matter what?

Haknyeon: Charting 1st place on Billboard.

Sunwoo: I think I’ll be satisfied then.

To move towards their goal, a team needs an engine, wheels, a steering wheel, and a gear to decide if they go, reverse, or stay on neutral. What role do you think each member assumes in that scenario?

Sunwoo: How should I say this… I don’t believe we need to think of THE BOYZ as one car. Of course, we’re all closely interconnected. But instead of assigning different roles in one car, I think we’re 11 different cars. Each person is responsible for steering its own wheel and has its own engine, right? And while we may be 11 different cars, I believe we’re all moving in the same direction. If someone falls behind, we’ll all slow down, and if someone runs ahead, we all step on the accelerator together.

That is such a cool answer. So what’s the genre of the story about the 11 cars lined up to form THE BOYZ?

Haknyeon: “Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.” Just like that saying, I think it depends on the perspective. From up close, it could be a documentary about 11 people, but from far away, it could be a romantic movie of THE BOYZ and TheBs.

Younghoon: All-genre. I think THE BOYZ’s color is that we can do any genre well.

What kind of group do THE BOYZ want to be defined as?

New: In the future, in the present, and in the past, THE BOYZ are boys. Just like it’s always been, I would like for us to be defined as boys.

You’re releasing a new album in March. You’re starting a new journey, so is there anything you would like to say to TheBs?

Younghoon: Our TheBs must’ve been worried since the beginning about things like what company we would move to, what new beginning we would have. But after the fanconcert, I felt like both the members and the fans grew to trust the new company a lot.

Kevin: That’s right. Our new album has a completely different color and vibe compared to what THE BOYZ has shown so far, so I’m really excited to see what will be TheBs’ reactions.

Haknyeon: I wonder if we need to express that it’s a new beginning at all. THE BOYZ is always THE BOYZ, regardless of what company we are in, we will continue to make our own path. Just like now.

New: Just like TheBs cherish THE BOYZ, we too will continue to love TheBs, so please believe in us and walk with us until the end, that’s what I want to say. Thank you always!

You showed special stages at the fan concert last week.

Juyeon: It felt like I was dreaming. The performances were all planned as a way to repay the fans’ love even if just a little bit, so we were able to definitely perform more comfortably and just as ourselves. However, instead of the performances that we spent months putting our sweat and blood into, the princess costumes seem to have gotten an even better reaction… (laughter)

Hyunjae: Nothing beat the princess costumes.

Q: What kind of performance will we do to top the impact of the princess costumes…

Seems like the princess costumes left a big impression not only on fans but on the members as well.

Eric: We wore the costumes and rode the carts deep into the standing section, right? I don’t think I’ll ever forget the look on TheBs’ faces when I met their eyes then. They were shocked, and I hope it was a good type of shocked. I wonder what those expressions meant. Even as I lie down to sleep, I keep thinking of those expressions?

Sangyeon: I think it was shocked horror…

Eric: Right, it looked like they were scared. I want to say I’m really sorry. But honestly, at first I was really mortified and embarrassed, but after doing it for 3 days I found that I was growing shameless, so in all honesty I had a bit of fun during the last day. Yes, I believe I can say it like that. (laughter)

THE BOYZ is a group where each member has his own personality, but each member also have its own associated color, right? Those representative colors aside, I’m curious to hear which color do you think each one of you has. When looking at each other, what color comes to mind first?

Q: Sangyeon hyung is mint. He just exudes mint energy. He’s just so minty. (laughter) 

Eric: Juyeon hyung is either black or brown. Since he’s a bit of a romantic. Hyunjae hyung is sort of navy blue. Navy looks cold and it’s a cool (= chic) color, right? But if you befriend him, he’s a “softie”.

Hyunjae: Once you befriend me I’m pink, right?

Eric: No, no. You’re sky blue. You fade from navy blue. Because you’re really like a friend and you make the person feel comfortable. And Q hyung is apricot.

Hyunjae: Oh, I totally agree he’s apricot!

Eric: Because yellow is too pure and sort of has that baby chick vibe, and while Q hyung does have that pure vibe, when he’s at work he’s a total “T” (MBTI). So it feels like it should be the vibe of something close to yellow but a little colder and more chill?

Ah, because as a person he has more of a modern vibe? (T/N: Eric said mudeonhan, chill, but the question now is about modeonhan, modern; not sure if the interviewer misheard him or if they’re inferring that from what he said.)

Hyunjae: To me, it’s because Q is very human. He’s a really decent person!

Juyeon: To me, Q is gray. Because gray is the combination of black and white, right? If you look at Q, [his personality] is very clearly black and white… (laughter)

So is there any skill or talent among the members that you admire so much you would want for yourself?

Q: To me it’s Sunwoo’s wit. It’s something really intrinsic to him. He’s a really smart friend. So I kind of really want to have that wit myself too. No, actually, I want to take everything. 

Sangyeon: To me it’s Eric’s energy?

Hyunjae: Oh, hyung looks like he has absolutely no energy right now.

Sangyeon: Yeah, I think I need it right now. This is the time I go to sleep, so… (laughter) Eric’s energy is really overflowing with, how should I say it, like a battery that doesn’t run out.

An all-center boygroup that doesn’t lack in anything, from visuals to skills. I would say that’s how THE BOYZ is recognized, but there’s also something like “metacognition”. I’m curious to hear what the members think of THE BOYZ right now.

Sangyeon: Even from my own perspective, I think the members are such a good combination of people. Everyone is interesting and filled with talent. So schedules together like this one today feel much more reliable and trustworthy than solo schedules.

When you were rookies, how did you introduces yourselves when you got asked “What kind of group is THE BOYZ?”?

Hyunjae: The one and only boys in everyone’s hearts!

After 8 years, how has that changed?

Sangyeon: We’re still… the boys who capture hearts?

Hyunjae: Pfft. That’s right. We’re working on it.

Sangyeon: Even now, we found that there are many TheBs finding us and joining the fandom. So we still need to work as hard as ever, that’s what I think.

You were really busy last year with your world tour and album promotions, right? On the day of release, you reached the top of the Japanese Oricon chart, and your 9th minialbum <Dohwaseon(導火線)> achieved half a million pre-sales. Do you have an even more ambitious record you want to achieve?

Q: Uhm, of course that achieving good records is great for everyone involved. However, instead of trying to achieve this record or that goal, I think what’s more important is what you have in mind and how you spend your time while preparing an album.

Sangyeon: I find that trying to chase records doesn’t make you happy. I believe that if you work hard and happily on what you need to do, on what you want to do, records will follow.

Q (to Sangyeon): But Eric thinks records are important.

Eric: That’s right. I think they’re important. Because of course that if the album does well, the members feel happy, but if it doesn’t, the members feel a little disappointed. Even then, right now I’m also thinking that we shouldn’t focus too much on records. The biggest priority became to promote for a long time happily, healthily and without getting hurt as THE BOYZ.

Everyone having fun is the most important thing. Seems like you all share the same heart about this.

Sangyeon: We participated in many competitions. We went on two survival shows, we also had year-end performances where we were rivals against other groups. Maybe because we went through those moments of trying to prove ourselves fiercely, but now we don’t want to pay attention to others. I think the answer is just focusing on ourselves and having fun among the members.

We’re talking about records and Juyeon-sshi went quiet.

Juyeon: Ah, the conversation turned serious so I tried to organize my thoughts. I would like it if we could enjoy promotions more comfortably, be it as the team THE BOYZ or as individual artists. Instead of thinking “we need to have a huge success here”, just meeting fans closely and promoting our music like we’re doing now is great, I feel grateful for that and think that’s more than enough now. 

Q: That’s right, that’s definitely what’s important. To me, I think the best thing is expressing things healthily and with a good and sincere heart to TheBs. If you get caught up in the obsession of doing something, you can try really hard to pretend you’re happy. I think doing something well while enjoying yourself and being healthy is really important.

Where do you think is THE BOYZ’s highest peak? I understand the members don’t chase records or success. But a peak could be enjoying a stage comfortably, or a huge happiness that’s achievable as a team called THE BOYZ.

Hyunjae: It’s right now!

Q: I think our highest peak worthy of celebration was our contract as a group. I feel really reassured and proud that this many people have the same heart. We’re past that hurdle and every moment together from now on can be our highest peak, so I would say our contract as a group.

Eric: Later, when THE BOYZ comes together again as 11 people, wouldn’t that be our highest peak? Sangyeon hyung is about to enlist. After everyone fulfills their duty and we come together again as THE BOYZ, I think that will be our highest peak. But also, personally, I want us to try having a concert at Jamsil stadium? (laughter)

As expected of the goal-oriented Eric. (laughter)

Eric: Ah, but really, it’s not that. It’s just that it’s an open air venue so if we performed there, we could have fireworks, and I think that if all the members got together to perform on that stage, it would be really romantic. Let’s just move on. (laughter) All right, next, would Juyeon-sshi like to answer?

Juyeon: Our highest peak… It’s the next album!

Hyunjae: Oh, I like that. (laughter)

You’re releasing an album in March, right?

Hyunjae: That’s right. We can’t say much yet, but I think we’ll be able to show music that’s completely different from the music we’ve done for the past 7 years, so I’m looking forward to it.

We heard that after today’s shooting, you’re going straight to recording. Everyone is always doing their best, but there are days when our condition isn’t great, of course. How do you push through that?

Hyunjae: Our performances are rather powerful, and there have been times when I was disappointed in my body for not delivering things the way I wanted. (laughter) Thinking about it now, the process of going through that while enduring those moments has made me grow. And there were many times when THE BOYZ faced difficulties and instead of feeling afraid, we instead turned those difficulties into opportunities.

You must have gone through a lot of things to get to the place where THE BOYZ is right now, like a sculpture that is completed by adding or removing things in the process. The time you spent so far, was it one where the members added something, or removed something?

Sangyeon: My MBTI changed from F to T. (T/N: From emotional to rational.) Back in the day, there were many times when I let anger or sadness overwhelm me. But as I did this job, I started to judge things more rationally and realistically. I can’t tell what exactly I added or extracted, but what I learned was between worrying about other people and my own ambition, I couldn’t lean too hard one way or the other, I had to find a balance there.

Q: Back then, I was receiving a lot of inspiration and through that worked on maturing myself. However, I realized I wasn’t internalizing necessarily good things. So I learned how to erase all of that and leave only myself. By erasing all of that I found again the good things that were already inside me since then.

“By erasing all of that I found again the good things that were already inside me since then” is such a wonderful way to put it.

Eric: I also used to absorb everything I saw, but then came to learn that some of those things were poisonous. I still don’t know how to remove that, and I’m still filling myself, but more wisely, with more discretion, “let’s ingest only nutritious things and not poisonous ones”!

Hyunjae: It’s similar to how I feel. The bowl isn’t always full of clean water. If you add just a little bit of muddy water, the whole thing turns muddy. So now I think I should just wait for the dirt to set and for the water to purify itself.

Juyeon: Until last year, we were only running nonstop like racehorses. We could look straight ahead. Of course we’re still running just as hard, but I think we changed our way of doing it. How can I say it, like riding a wave.

As if surfing?

Juyeon: As if surfing. We got a little bit more freedom, not physical freedom but in our hearts, so I think our field of vision expanded. We’re not just looking straight ahead, and while we’re still moving forward in that direction, it’s a bit like surfing.

Where are you headed now? To THE BOYZ’s highest peak, the new album?

Juyeon: Perhaps? That’s right now. (laughter)

Eric: All right, we have to go record now, right?

Sangyeon: Even as we’re recording, we think this album is something really new. And that means it’s just as hard too. I wonder if TheBs will think “huh, so THE BOYZ did this kind of music this time”, I wonder if they’ll have fun, I’m really looking forward to that. Please enjoy it a lot. (laughter)

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250317 THE BOYZ Comeback Interview [Full Translation]

"THE BOYZ, First Comeback Today (17) After Changing Companies... 'More Excited Than Pressured'"

(T/N: Translation may contain inaccuracies!)

This is the first album you're releasing after changing companies as a group. What are your thoughts on the comeback?

Sangyeon: As this is an album released under a new company, it's really meaningful. We worked hard preparing for it, so we're really looking forward to it. We're really thankful to our fans, and it feels great to be able to show a new image.

Kevin: There were many worries and a lot of excitement, but during the process of preparing the album, all the members were serious about the music. So despite the short preparation time, we weren't worried and instead enjoyed it a lot.

New: Thank you so much for always waiting for THE BOYZ and cheering us on. If it weren't for TheBs, I don't think it would've been possible for the 3rd full album "Unexpected" to be released. I'm really, sincerely thankful! ♥

Sunwoo: A new start is always exciting. It felt fun to make new music with people who saw us under a new light and from a different perspective. Please look forward a lot to our 3rd full album, "Unexpected".

Eric: I feel immense gratitude for being able to show THE BOYZ's next chapter. As this is our first album after changing companies and it's also a full album, I think there will be lots of interest and expectations. We're prepared to work hard in promotions to live up to those expectations, and moving forward we will come to find you again with more different, even better music!

Please introduce "Unexpected"'s title track, "VVV".

Sangyeon: It's a genre THE BOYZ couldn't challenge so far during our promotions, and the boxing-themed MV and performance are really cool. The melody is also catchy, so I think it's a title track that many people will find refreshing.

Jacob: Just like the title says, we settled on "Unexpected" as our first start with the sense that it's something beyond what you can imagine, and an image we want to show you a lot moving forward! The new title track is also a really hopeful and exciting song, so please enjoy it a lot!

What would you say is the killing part or main point of the choreography?

Juyeon: During the WOO in the chorus, everyone can easily sing along and it's also an impressive part in the choreography, so I think that's the killing part.

Q: The main concept for this choreography is boxing, so I think it would be nice if you looked for the boxing moves here and there!

Please share an episode from when you were filming the MV or during the process of making the album.

Kevin: From January until March, we kept doing jacket photoshoots, teasers, MV filming. Maybe because it was the cold season, but the MV filming site was incredibly cold. Especially when we were filming outdoors in Incheon, I remember the members all waiting while standing together like penguins to share body heat.

Haknyeon: The preparation time was shorter than expected, so there were many difficulties here and there but that means this is an album the members and the staff really gave it their all to make. I remember working really passionately day after day! 

The first album you’re releasing after changing companies is a full album. Was there any sense of responsibility or pressure due to the format, and what was the reason behind that choice?

Sunwoo: I want to say the biggest thing was the fact that THE BOYZ wanted to make one big memory as a whole group. So instead of feeling pressure, we instead enjoyed ourselves more.

Eric: Our first album after changing companies being a full album means we were more excited than pressured about it. We wanted to show the fans an album made from the heart so we wanted to add many songs to it, and so we decided to make it a full album.

Sangyeon is enlisting in the military before the comeback. Is there anything you would like to say to the members, or something you feel sorrowful about?

Sangyeon: Although it’s a pity that I won’t be able to perform on music shows with THE BOYZ, I believe the members will work hard filling up my empty spot and will show a good image. Members fighting!

If you were to define this album in one keyword? And why?

Hyunjae: I think a keyword for this 3rd full album could be “last youth”. Once you listen to the album, you might understand what that keyword means.

New: I think it’s “rainbow”. Because it feels like a diverse yet harmonious piece of work. I would like it if this album, especially when many more people listened to it, could make you feel better.

How would you like the public or the fans to receive this album?

Younghoon: “THE BOYZ can really do any concept well, huh!”, I would like to receive that kind of acknowledgement.

Haknyeon: I want us to be acknowledged as a “fan sunflower”. (T/N: A fan admirer, someone who only has eyes for their fans, like a sunflower only looks at the sun.) I want people to feel it a lot more that “THE BOYZ really only has their fans in mind!” 

Please share your final thoughts or say a word to TheBs.

Jacob: I feel really glad that we can show you this album faster than we expected, and I’m thankful that TheBs are always on our side cheering us on! TheB, please look after us during this era too!!

Younghoon: TheB~ You’ve waited a long time, right? I believe it’s thanks to TheBs being there that we can prepare an album and have a comeback like this. All of our efforts are possible because TheBs exist! Thank you and I love you a lot! ♥

Hyunjae: THE BOYZ is making a comeback with our 3rd full album “Unexpected”. Please show this album lots of interest and love, TheB-ya! Let’s run together!!

Juyeon: Thank you for supporting us and showing us so much interest and love for our new start. Please remember that we’re always sincerely cheering for you. Thank you. 

Q: TheB! Thank you for supporting this album a lot, and let’s make precious and fun memories this era too! Thank you for always taking care of THE BOYZ from our side!

Haknyeon: To release this full album as a full group, everyone worked really hard and with the same heart preparing for it despite the short time. TheB! Please listen to it a lot!

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THE BOYZ Thanks To messages from the "Unexpected" album [Full Translation]

(T/N: Some members are thanking specific members of staff by their titles: 회장님, 대장님, 대표님. Since we don't know who exactly they're referring to, and since there are a few different people with similar titles at the head of the company, I'll make notes each time to avoid confusion. Translation may contain inaccuracies!)

Sangyeon: TheB! We worked really hard preparing for this album, so I hope TheB like it. It’s thanks to TheB, who have been with us, always supporting us without holding back for such a long time, that we were able to take this step forward.

Really, I’m so grateful, you’re always such a big strength!

And to all the many people who worked tirelessly on this album, including our members! Thank you so much, I think it’s thanks to you that we were able to create one more precious record like this. In the future too, I want to make many more great memories with TheB. We have to stay together for a long time! I love you, TheB!

Jacob: It’s already?! Our 3rd full album?! I feel like saying that?! Just being able to take part and release this many albums already makes me so grateful, and in that sense I think this is an album we worked really hard preparing!

I’m really grateful to all the many people who helped us get here throughout these 7 years, and I’m sincerely grateful to the Onehundred family for running together with us and putting in the effort into our new beginning! I think we were able to come back coolly like this thanks to everyone taking such good care of us and working so hard! I’m thankful to the members too for always putting in the effort and helping each other, and to our parents for always supporting us!!

And to those who are always by our side, waiting for us and supporting us, TheB!! I'm so grateful I can't express it in words, I feel really reassured [thanks to you], let’s continue to run in the future!!

Younghoon: Hello. This is THE BOYZ Younghoon.

We’re meeting TheBs with a full album again after a really long time. This is an album we worked really hard in preparing even while rehearsing for the fanconcert, so I hope TheBs really love it a lot. The title track and the b-sides are all songs I was surprised to listen to for the first time. I think TheBs might like it too haha. And I think that since this is our first start with our current company, it’s also a highly anticipated album.

Also, TheB-ya! Thank you so much :) I know very well that it’s thanks to TheB being here, staying with us and continuously sending us love and liking us, that we could prepare this album now, and that TheB is the only reason I'm able to stand on stage to sing and dance. Moving forward, we will show you a lot of even better images, I love you, my babies♡ Bbangdam bbangdam

And I would like to thank the people who worked together with us in this album!!

Hyunjae: We’re releasing a full album after a really long time, so I feel really glad and excited while scared at the same time, but I’m happy. I think it’s thanks to our TheB who give us THE BOYZ strength and send us love no matter when, no matter where, that we can always work hard and promote happily. Our TheB, my sincere and profound thanks, and I want to tell you I heart you too���ㅎ (T/N: Like his "hearthae" on Fromm) Moving forward too, I hope we can continue running while having fun, being healthy, and full of “fighting”. Thank you!!

Juyeon: The new full album that many people put so much effort on and made with their whole heart has come out..!!

Coming together in a new environment has been strange and exciting and something I was looking forward to. I’m glad we were able to adapt quickly and meet with fans with good music and a good message in a good environment, I’m looking forward to our future promotions too. And I only want to give TheBs good things always. I want to make you see and feel good things only!!!

To our TheBs who are always by our side supporting us and sending us love, thank you so much and I love you.

I hope you can receive lots of good energy and love with our album, please look forward to our future activities as well.

Kevin: And just like that, THE BOYZ has released an album again! There was a lot of excitement and many worries ahead of our new start, but we stuck close together and made a work we’re satisfied with. First of all! To each and every TheB who has been steadily sending us love throughout that time, thank you so, but so much. It becomes my daily motivation, and in that regard I feel incredibly blessed to be in this place where I can repay you by falling more in love with music and doing something I enjoy. [Eng] Thank you to our fans for allowing us this platform to create, perform and to enjoy our jobs as we return the love you show us.

To THE BOYZ members who weathered this storm together, I feel relieved as well but I also feel like that was always going to happen! (T/N: Meaning he trusted them) We’ve come this far but let’s go farther, let’s fly higher!! To the always hardworking staff in management, production, A&R, fan marketing, video team, thank you for creating a family-like atmosphere at the new company. Above all, to the chairman (회장님) and the head boss (대장님) who love music! And to our producer hyungs! Thank you for embracing this little sprout called Kevin~ I’m so excited at the thought of developing as an artist from now on that I don’t know what to do with myself. ㅎㅎㅎ Lastly, to my parents who sacrificed themselves to raise me with love, and to all my family who showered the maknae with love! I’ll run even harder to share with the fans all the good influence you generously gave me. Please love the fresh from the oven “Unexpected” a lot. xoxo - kevin

New: We wanted to make an album that could receive and give love to many people.

To our TheBs who have been waiting for our full album, to our TheBs who have spent so much time with us, I’m most thankful to you.

For all the deep affection and for taking care of each one of us, to the Onehundred family including the chairman (회장님) and head boss (대장님), sincerely thank you.

We’ve come together as one, and as always, we’re only trusting in TheB as we run.

Please look forward a lot to our next steps, both big and small.

New.

Q: Hello! This is Q.

THE BOYZ has made a comeback with our 3rd full album! We came back sooner than you thought, right? :)

In 2025, I want to see and be together with TheB a lot more, so I’m running hard!

I’m sincerely thankful to TheB for always being by our side cherishing us and supporting us!

And I’m sincerely thankful to the Onehundred family who are together with THE BOYZ for our new start and who pulled together their strength with us to make this album. Thank you to my family who is always by my side supporting me and giving me strength, I love you so much and let’s all go on a trip together when we have the time.

My friends, thanks for always making me laugh and have so much fun. Lastly, thanks to TheB I think I’m growing into a good person, even if not a cool person! In the future as well, let’s give each other a lot of good energy! I Q-ove you♡

Haknyeon: Hello. This is THE BOYZ Ju Haknyeon.

Greeting you again through a full album after a long time feels touching. Above all, to the most important TheB! It’s thanks to your unchanging love and support that I’ve been able to come this far. And to the chairman (회장님), head boss (대장님) who are always making us feel reassured and giving us so much strength, my sincere thank you. To the members who have been running together, to the staff, and to our beloved families, I wanted to say I'm thankful to you.

TheB, let’s be together for a long time. I love you!

Sunwoo: We’re meeting everyone again with a full album after a long time but at the same time also rather fast, and I think a new start is always exciting. I’m thankful that we can release a new album as a full group once again in front of TheBs, and it’s thanks to all the love TheBs have given us that this was possible. To TheB who are always supporting us and to my family and my members that I love, thank you so much, and to the all staff who put their heart and soul into managing things and working [with us], thank you so much.

Lastly, I want to thank the chairman (회장님) and the CEOs (대표님들) for discovering my and the members’ potential.

Eric: Hello. This is THE BOYZ Eric.

First of all, I’m extremely happy that I can greet you like this through a full album after a long time. There are many people I would like to convey my gratitude to. Thank you to all the people who raised the 11 members of THE BOYZ for the past 7 years. Also, thank you to Onehundred who has worked hard and provided generous support so THE BOYZ can promote actively.

And above all, our TheB! Thank you sincerely for always staying by THE BOYZ's side. Thanks to TheB, all 11 of us were able to continue as THE BOYZ and dream of a bigger future.

Lastly, THE BOYZ members!! Thank you so much for the past 7 years, you’ve worked hard, let’s work even harder moving forward!

THE BOYZ, TheB, Get It? Got It!

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250305 Onehundred CVO on THE BOYZ's upcoming full album "Unexpected"

"The first question was 'is a full album possible?'. Just this once we'll trust you, we'll trust ourselves, and let's make sure we release a full album before the leader has to leave; that's how it started. There is no album as emotional as a full album. Everyone's desire to work hard preparing [the album] before the leader leaves came first. It was such a short time, it might not have been possible. Everyone worked so hard day in, day out, to the point where no one got proper sleep. We had so little time that the things we needed to prepare for after Sangyeon enlists lost importance. 'We need to release it before Sangyeon enlists.' If it weren't for the 21 producers, 11 artists, the A&R team, and the production team all following that same goal, I don't know if that would've been possible. The MV schedule and filming took 6 days and 5 nights, and the fanmeeting within that time frame must've made it that much harder, but [TBZ?] never once complained that it was hard. Mixing, practicing choreography, mastering, filming the MV, receiving the earliest date possible for distribution, it's a real relief that we can send our Sangyeonie off by releasing an album with a song he wrote. The theme of the album is, like it says, something completely unexpected. What is something unexpected? The questions on next month's exam? The weather? This album carries young people's unexpected pains, separations, and a few other unexpected things. Music become memories. The stronger those memories are, the more legendary is the song. My hope is that all these videos and future episodes can warm everyone inside, give you strength, and become beautiful memories to you. Onehundred artists particularly love and cherish their fans so much that it's almost strange. We'll become a company that puts the fans first. [...] THE BOYZ will kill it with a genre they've never tried before."

Correction: I originally called him the CEO here but have now (250312) corrected it to CVO, which is the title he uses.

(T/N: It seems he posted this on his personal Instagram account, but news outlets picked up on it too.)

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250317 THE BOYZ Melon Artist Note for "Unexpected"

Sangyeon: Everyone, listen to our songs and start today happily too

Jacob: All the b-sides in Unexpected have different colors so try listening to all of it!! I ask you for lots of love to VVV as well~

Younghoon: I hope TheBs can be happy listening to ✌️✌️✌️ We worked really hard preparing the b-sides for the full album as well so please show it lots of love, TheB ❤️

Hyunjae: Try going one-two, one-two while listening to the songs! (T/N: "One-two" like in boxing)

Juyeon: You can listen to VVV and stand up again, right? Listen to VVV and take courage, I’m always rooting for you, fighting!! (T/N: He made a pun with his name in the first sentence so it ends in “Juyeon”.)

Kevin: I hope you can listen to VVV and fu~lly recharge your energy 🥰

New: Please listen a lot to THE BOYZ’s many various voices ◡̈ I hope this album receives love from many people ♥︎ Please look at it and listen to it kindly ◡̈

Q: Among all the various new songs, which one is TheBs’ style? For me it’s “Cross Over”!!

Haknyeon: TheB I love youuu, the songs this time are niiiice, right?!! ㅎㅎㅎ Please enjoyyㅎㅎ

Sunwoo: We didn’t know what you’d like so we prepared everything We challenged many different genres for our 3rd full album so please have fun listening💕

Eric: I’ll try to do an acrostic poem with VVV.

V. The song "VVV" is V. very good V. Please listen to it a lot 😄

(T/N: Only the last line doesn’t start with V 😅)