[NEWS] Wonder Girls, “I still remember when Boyfriend’s Youngmin and Kwangmin were still a kid”

The group, Wonder Girls, revealed their relationship with the group, BoyFriend.

On Sunday the 18th, through the radio broadcast of KBS 2FM “Jeon HyunMoo’s Music Square”, Wonder Girls’ Sohee and Sunye talked about members of Boyfriend, Kwangmin and Youngmin.

During the broadcast, Sohee said “Yesterday, for a music broadcasting, I saw the boy idol group Boyfriend.” She continued, “Back when I was young, I remember seeing a pair of male twins who were trainees at our company. They looked familiar, so I asked myself recalling ‘Who are they?’”

They later pointed out that it was twin brothers Youngmin and Kwangminwho has debuted with Boyfriend that has once lived under JYP Entertainment as trainees.

Sunye said, “For the first time, I have done a lot of thinking,” and continued, “I really remember back when I was a kid and it still remains in my memory that it just occurred to me instantly thinking of how tall they would be and how a lot more bigger they would be after they debuted,” which caused laughter.

And added, “I also think that it’s been a while since their debut and I don’t think there are any circumstances that it is surprising [that they debuted]. They did not give up nor get tired on climbing the staircase to upgrade their level* therefore, I want to congratulate them.“

Source(s): star.mt.co.kr (via 현성예설), Translations; imzee@ weloveboyfriend

[ARTICLE] “Boyfriend, have you tried eating monkey’s meat?”

“Have you tried eating monkey’s meat?”

While K-pop is attracting people globally, idol groups have been obtaining many international fans. Thus, sometimes there will be some surprising returns. Boyfriend who debuted this year was startled when they received an unusual present.

Donghyun who complained that he was hungry in the practice room nonchalantly tore off a piece of meat to eat. He only knew that it was monkey’s meat after that. Donghyun laughingly said “If no one told me, I’d have thought it was pork meat. There wasn’t much difference in taste”.

The difficulties of being an idol?

Before debuting, Boyfriend was already anticipated overseas. Their fashionable looks similar to those of a manhwa male lead’s features, and their eye-catching aegyo dance successfully wavered many girls’ hearts.

Even though that’s very fortunate, it’s not easy being an idol. The members said “Actually, hearing that we look similar to manhwa characters makes us feel burdened.” “The difficulties of being idols is that you cannot forget your smile.” while smiling like a beauty pageant.

Rookie of the year 2011 Boyfriend!

Boyfriend who debuted in May with the song “Boyfriend” recently announced their image transformation during their second single.

The members stated that “Even though the melody is cheerful, the lyrics has a sad feeling. You can say that it has a type of imbalance.” “Our debut song had a cute youthful concept. Our new song emphasizes the image full of maturity and charisma.”

“Don’t Touch My Girl” is Boyfriend who is aiming for this year’s Rookie Award’s wild ambition. Sweetunes told the members to show a sincere performance. “When you smile while singing this song, make sure you’re really smiling.”

Boyfriend commented “It is very competitive in the idol business, but we have confidence now. It’s important to have teamwork, and we’ve confirmed this during our second single.” “Setting this as our base, we will challenge the market in Thailand, Singapore, Japan and more.”

Source(s): Article; MINi @ Weibo, Translation; boyfriend-champion @ Tumblr

[JO TWINS] ‘Boyfriend’ twins talk about their ressemblance to Kim Hyun Joong

Twin brothers Kwangmin and Youngmin of rookie idol group ‘Boyfriend‘ have been highly praised for their resemblance to singer Kim Hyun Joong.

Ever since their debut, they’ve been dubbed as the ‘Kim Hyun Joong twins’. In fact, before they were singers, the boys guested on an SBS program, whose panelists pointed out that the boys looked very similar to the SS501 star. Kim Hyun Joong himself acknowledged that the twins did look like him, which drew even more interest from netizens and viewers alike.

During a recent interview with enews, Kwangmin and Youngmin remarked that those who felt they resembled their senior were “too kind“. “We saw him recently on a music program, and he was awesome. We thought to ourselves that we wanted to be like him in the future,” they said.

The twins continued, “Kim Hyun Joong is someone with a very strong aura, as well as a great stage presence. We want to follow in his footsteps, being loved and acknowledged not only in Korea, but overseas as well.”

The two admit that they’re “still lacking in a lot of ways“, and that they continue to receive dance and vocal instruction from time to time. They will always work hard to develop as an artist. Perhaps in time, they’ll get to see the day where their juniors will cite Kwangmin and Youngmin as their mentors.

Meanwhile, Boyfriend is actively promoting their new song, “Don’t Touch My Girl“.

Source(s): enews24 via allkpop

[NEWS] Boyfriend lifts spirits in Thailand with a concert!

Idol group Boyfriend flew to flood-damaged Thailand recently to lend support to their fans.

On October 26th, the boys threw a concert in Siam Paragon, Bangkok, which drew 2,500 female fans. The day before, they visited Dong Muang International Airport, which currently acts as a shelter for many flood victims. They added to the flood relief by volunteering and sending in supplies.

Starship Entertainment revealed, “Through this concert, we want to help Thailand’s flood victims and lend hope and strength to the people. Though Boyfriend’s strength is small, they joined with the heart to help. We thank the warm hospitality of their Thai fans, and we will keep the flood recovery in our thoughts.”

Source(s): Seoul Newspaper NTN and Nate via allkpop

[ARTICLE] Boyfriend Interview

The 6 members who have features similar to those of a manhwa character have won over many girls’ hearts and are lively on stage. Boyfriend who have debuted in summer with the mini album “Boyfriend’ is now doing their promotional activities for their second single “Don’t Touch My Girl”. Until now, they have shown us two songs, and have shown the songs’ charm.

Before Boyfriend debuted, they felt that the stage is a place of wonder, and just by watching the other singers performing on stage, they felt emotional. But now, they’ve gradually begun to find their place as a singer.  Leader Donghyun(22) commented that “We were passive when we just debuted. Now we’ve started to broaden our views, and become able to keep seeing our fans while we’re on stage”. Jeongmin and Minwoo were very nervous in the past, but after hearing their fans’ cheers and seen their banners, they’ve gradually overcome it and have the urge to to show more for everyone.

In only a few months’ time, the matured Boyfriend has discarded their previous cute image that makes people want to whisk them away by putting them in their pockets, and transformed into charming youths. Their second single title track “Don’t Touch My Girl” which was composed by SweeTune’s Han Jaeho and Kim Seungsoo is a total opposite of affectionate and pure love, has a more prominent forceful choreography and explosive performance. To show the small affection of a teenager, there is use of dynamic group choreography to fill in the whole performance.

Just like any other rookie group, Boyfriend also wishes to obtain the year’s Rookie Award. In unison, they have expressed their wish of winning the Rookie Award, and determinedly stated that “The Rookie Award can only be won once in a lifetime, because it is so precious, we want to win it very much”. However, Boyfriend’s target is not only the Rookie Award. They want to break away from the constraints of being an idol group, having the wish of becoming artists.

Hyunseong(18) stated that “In order to be recognized as an artist, I want to challenge composing lyrics and music if I have the chance to do so.  Of course, I’ll make mistakes in the process of working hard, but I want to let people see how much we want to become musicians and artists”.

To let everyone further differenciate between an artist and an idol, Minwoo(16) also commented that “We don’t want to satisfy everyone by letting everyone know us in a period of time, instead, we want to give everyone new options, and keep improving without fail”.

Jeongmin(17) who has never given up on his talent, and held on to his dream of becoming a singer since young said “During middle school, everyone started to like performing on stage, it’s like I’ve naturally had the dream of becoming a singer. He further commented that “To fulfill my dream of becoming a singer, when Boyfriend has reached it’s peak, I want to let everyone know that we can only improve, and let everyone see the process of us working hard to improve”.

Kim Hyunjoong look-alike twins Youngmin(16) and Kwangmin(16) who have gathered many topics of discussion have also confirmed their target of becoming singers. Youngmin said “I want to become the target of others who want to become idols. When they work hard to be like us to achieve their dream, I want to be able to help them”. Kwangmin said “In the non-stop process of growing, I want to be able to be recognized by everyone. I also want Boyfriend to become a group which can show off all of it’s own unique traits”.

Boyfriend also commented that “In the midst of so many, we want to walk on a road that only belongs to Boyfriend. Walking on a road that our sunbaes have walked on before will be much more easier, because there won’t be big challenges, and we’ll be able to safely promote. But we want to walk on a road that other idols will not choose”. Besides that, they expressed that “We want to have a 180 degrees transformation during every new album, so as to always give everyone Boyfriend with fresh feeling”.

Boyfriend who is stepping in the competitive showbiz have to go through cold situations and constantly change their images in order to be recognized by the public. They have prepared themselves mentally, and all they need is a wide stage where they can freely enjoy.

Source: MINi, Translation; boyfriend-champion @ Tumblr

[NEWS] Boyfriend feels they’ve become more masculine with their comeback

They debuted only a few months ago in April, but Boyfriend is already showing signs of maturity with their recent “Don’t Touch My Girl” comeback.

Siting down for an interview with Star News, leader Donghyun stated, “Our debut stage was nerve-wracking, but I think we feel a lot more at ease now. We’ve been hearing that we’ve gotten a lot more masculine and tough. Do you think this is enough to be a dependable boyfriend?”

The members have undergone a huge image change. Instead of flashing his signature smile,Kwangmin now opts to speak with his strong gaze instead. “I’ve cut my hair shorter and practiced making masculine facial expressions every day,” he revealed.

Donghyun added, “We even bulked up for the album. I think our fans will be quite surprised to hear that we have muscles now.”

Recently, they’ve been earning attention from fans overseas. Japanese fans flew in to support the boys’ comeback stage, and more and more fans are beginning to visit them at their rehearsal studio. Considering how they haven’t promoted overseas yet, the attention is still foreign to them.

The group revealed, “We were really surprised to see fans from Japan, China, and Thailand at our fan signing. Online, we noticed a lot of fans from South America and the Middle East as well. Just the mere thought of becoming Hallyu stars excite us.”

Source: allkpop

[NEWS] Boyfriend’s Youngmin acts cutesy to Nam Hee Suk

Boyfriend’s Young Min recently acted cutesy to comedian Nam Hee Suk.

On the 23rd, Nam saw Boyfriend when they appeared on KBS’s Gag Concert then he tweeted, “A blond hair member of Boyfriend is much prettier than my wife.”

On the 24th, Young Min tweeted, “I read your comment now. Thank you for praising me. Bbooing Bbooing. I will work hard!” The word “Bbooing Bbooing” is a cutesy word which became popular in MBC’s sitcom High Kick 3.

Boyfriend is keeping busy with their song “Don’t Touch My Girl.”

Source: TV Report

[SCANS] Boyfriend Scans from "Cool Magazine"

Update Logs:
 10/25 Update: [1:30 PM] Added Hyunseong and Donghyun Scans and Article Translation | Source(s): MiNi @ Weibo, Translation; boyfriend-champion @ Tumblr
 Original Post: Scans and Article Translations of Boyfriend from "Cool Magazine" (Chinese Magazine) [Posted at 9:35 | 10/23]

Scans and Article Translations of Boyfriend from "Cool Magazine" (Chinese Magazine).

JEONGMIN

Boyfriend manual: The mirror prince Jeongmin’s popularity as risen recently! As a boyfriend, he will bring you a lot of happiness, he will give his girlfriend little surprises, make the atmosphere very romantic as if nothing is lacking during dates, these events are things that makes him happy too. He knows how to act spoiled, to play instruments, to teach others a lesson. He who is full of humour is just like a vitamin, giving your strength to live your life. However, as a boyfriend, Jeongmin does not like to be clinged on. He is like the wind, blowing on your face, but he can also suddenly escape from your grasp. His playfulness and mischievousness originated from his cute personality, and he has a bit of a bad boy trait. (When asked which Boyfriend member he would choose to date) “I want to date myself, I am curious as to how the dating Jeongmin would become.” As soon as Jeongmin has satisfied his curiosity, you’ll have to be careful.

Girlfriend criteria: Being Jeongmin’s girlfriend, you’ll have to be able to withstand some pranks, because this boy is too good at playing pranks on others. If you are timid, you’ll probably be shocked and cry when he suddenly plays a scary prank on you. You have to have patience when listening to his lectures, and have an adoring expression when watching him play. Also, don’t make fun of this boy in case you are in turn made fun of. You have to improve on your speaking skills, train your debating skills. Whenever the urge comes, he will keep back talking to you. If you cannot keep up with him, he cannot prove himself right. But then, you can’t let him have his way too much, who knows how would the chemistry between the mighty noona fan and Jeongmin turn out?

Uniform impression: As soon as Jeongmin appears, his eyes can be seen full of worries. He can only tell them to the morning sun because his girlfriend is still sleeping. The scene where they brush teeth for each other is too cheesy, I guess it makes a lot of Bestfriends feel uncomfortable? In the new song, undeniably we get to see Jeongmin’s performance becoming more and more soulful, his sideways glance never fails to make others unable to contain themselves.

KWANGMIN

Boyfriend manual: Kwangmin who always had a cold demeanour, does not show you his tenderness only because he wanted to enjoy the feeling of quietly looking out for you. As a boyfriend, Kwangmin will be the type to quietly do things behind your back, secretly take care of you, but he will not be the type to say much. His little wish is to be an entertaining supporting role, quietly serving others. Those who don’t understand his inner heart might misunderstand him, he will stubbornly not explain himself either. However, we can only lean on a hard and stable wall right? His expression is a little stiff, and he cannot do winks, but he is a person who will take out the ring when the time is crucial. Even though he is still young, as a boyfriend, he may be surprisingly mature.

Girlfriend’s criteria: You have to understand him, only then you can be by his side. You have to learn to feel every small thing he has done for you, and also understand that stubbornness is a good thing in economics. Furthermore, if you want to keep up with Kwangmin’s thoughts, you’ll have to broaden your imagination. Even though Kwangmin’s expression is stiff, his ideas are countless. If he tells you that he saw a rabbit making medicine on the moon, don’t reply “You’re too much”, if he laughs crazily and then suddenly says that he’s hungry, don’t say “You’ve finally gone crazy”. Because if you say that, you might hurt his vulnerable feelings, and the stiff boy will keep those hurt feelings in his heart.

Uniform’s impression: Kwangmin’s comeback this time has shown a sexy image which could have been always there. If you say that in the first single, he had an image full of cuteness, this time he has fully transformed into a more manly boyfriend. This transformation has given him more confidence, that hairstyle which covers his eye could have been the hairstylist’s intention to give Kwangmin a cool image. This knight in shining armour doesn’t ride a horse, instead he rides a bicycle. When you think back now, the image of Kwangmin riding his bicycle with his messy hair and yelling with grief makes one’s heartbeat increase.

MINWOO

Boyfriend manual: Saying that Minwoo is a two-sided angel, it’s better to say that he is actually very domineering. Cuteness is only his way to attract others, as soon as you’re hooked, his domineering personality will make sure that you cannot escape. This isn’t surprising, seeing as Minwoo’s star sign is Leo, being kingly and domineering is a trait that will always be present. No matter what, whether he is being cute or domineering, his objective is to make you surrender, just as he will suddenly pull his girlfriend over while walking on the streets. Minwoo who is very serious about dancing does not hesitate while lecturing his hyungs! How can a lion be afraid of an elephant? Showing cuteness is just a lion cub’s most direct way to show his domineering personality.

Girlfriend criteria: Minwoo likes noonas, but this is only his current phase of being able to act spoiled and stubborn towards someone. As his girlfriend, you’ll have to spoil him no matter how old you are. When he shows a sad and lovable expression, you’ll have to care for him by patting his head. When he smiles brightly at you, you have to say “Ah~ So cute!” as if you’re going to faint. When he dances, you must watch his every move and when he wants to show his masculine side, you have to show a girly side, asking to be taken care of, to be protected, to be domineered, to be…. You’ll have to let him have his chance of being a man! He is your core, your everything. Also, don’t forget to always bring tissues with you, wiping his sweat for him is your privilege.

Uniform impression: In the MV, Minwoo seems to be telling everyone that his shoulder is a place worth leaning on, that even though his hand is not big, he can use it to block the sun for you. His sad expression is hard to accept instantly for some people. Is this the precious Minwoo who always shows a charming and bright smile? I want Minwoo to always be happy. But it’s as if this child is using his acting skills to show everyone that side of him whenever he is sad. Putting aside his domineering rap and dance, in the end, what everyone really wants to see is his smile.

YOUNGMIN

Boyfriend’s manual: From the look, Jo Youngmin is of course the best boyfriend out there, but you know him not only for one or two days, his life is not like his look, not everyone can see through it.Maybe it’s his look that gave him too much confidence, which makes him has enough courage to give up the troublesome appearance, also it might be because of not enough practice in the artist road, that cause a lot of devastating photos.No matter if anyone yawn very madly , facing the camera with those fixed eyes, using the tongue and turn around licking the teeth, and those very unique high jump positions, this is known as his “god”, his source of his nickname evidence that has been collected by most of the fans. Youngmin successfully overturned our ideal type of boyfriend, our dream and hope. let us know that, even better human beings also have to eat in the world, this is life.

Girlfriend’s criteria: Those who want to be Youngmin’s girlfriend, you must endure his action that didn’t think about the consequences, if he feels very happy and carefree like this. But if he’s very sad, it’s suitable to have small little eyes staring at him, in case, losing your face throwing to outer space. So how? Life cannot be judged from the first time. Will you still choose him as your boyfriend?

Uniform’s impression: While others are acting so good, Youngmin is using his personality ! Although the rhythm is very cheerful, but the lyrics and the story line are a bit sad, but why Youngmin’s smile is the brightest and the happiest? Why did the director arranged the most childish pillow fight? Is it because of his acting and that he can’t do anything or is it wanting him to continue the first single place. Lastly, we found out that a lot of girlfriends hit the sofa and left, hope the director will give Youngmin a chance to perform out his charisma.

DONGHYUN

Boyfriend manual: As someone who was born in 1989, Donghyun joining Boyfriend is something that is very different. To be able to fit in with the other members who are born in or after 1993, he had to show cuteness. Actually, saying that he himself is “acting cute” is only a way for him to cover his true personality which is very playful! However, he will take matters into his own hands when the need arises. Donghyun who promised the fans that he would take good care of Minwoo, and that he would lead Boyfriend properly would be a boyfriend who makes people feel secure.

Girlfriend criteria: Cheesy Donghyun has a keen insight into your heart and mind. So if you have the intention of leaving him hints, relax, because he will definitely take the hint and satisfy your wishes. But if you have any bad intentions, or want to do any small actions unnoticed, he will know about it. His dorky side is his way of showing affection and forgiveness towards you, so hurting him is something you should never do! Besides that, as his girlfriend, you have to take care of his image. You have to always remind him that he is 22 years old, in case he forgets his manly image as a leader. You have to cruelly tell him that he is different from his dongsaengs, to be steady!!!

Uniform impression: Bestfriends, the action of the girl in MV poking her toes softly at him is worth learning from. This spoiled action must be used against the patient Donghyun, it can also make him more manly. The scene where he was composing songs by his girlfriend’s side, sitting cross-legged while she is sleeping on the chair has a calm feeling. Even so, the songs bring sad memories in the end. The image of him holding his headphones, looking down with a melancholic feeling without life in his eyes makes people feel pained.

HYUNSEONG

Boyfriend manual: Hyunseong is the most innocent in their group, closing his mouth whenever he smiles, among the members, he looks the most sincere in his military outfit. Wait, what? Sincere? It can’t be! In reality, he is very hyperactive and moves around a lot, but he doesn’t show it because he is too shy. He actually wants to show it on camera, but couldn’t find an opening to do so. As a boyfriend, he may be so shy that he couldn’t even confess his feelings properly. Even so, he is so innocent that he is easily bullied. The member usually bully him by putting on music while he is sleeping and hiding his things, but he does not get mad. Donghyun says that Hyunseong is willing to sacrifice everything for the one he loves, and satisfy her wishes without any repayment in mind. Where else can you find a boyfriend like this?

Girlfriend criteria: If you don’t want to see him gain weight, please control his eating habits. This boy loves eating a lot, and that strong body of his may be the type to easily gain weight. He seems to have gained weight during the comeback this time…(Maybe it’s due to exercising?) Anyway, just make him eat less.(Is this too cruel?) Besides that, help him build his confidence! Make his camera shyness disappear!

Uniform impression: The scene which leaves the biggest impression on people in the MV is when Hyunseong uses all his strength to throw the ball onto the floor. That strength and his back view makes people feel his anger, this is very different compared to his usual elegant image. When the album photos came out, everyone was captivated by Hyunseong’s style. The scene where he threw the paper airplane on the balcony also displayed a mature feeling that is beyond his age, his acting skills gave everyone a surprise. But was the scene where he played basketball for losing weight? And the girlfriend wore high-heeled shoes to play basketball with our Hyunseong, that’s not sincere

Source(s): Scans by 无垠浮声_半脱饭中 (1678990160) @ Weibo, Translations; Yonghwazxc (Youngmin's Article) and boyfriend-champion (Jeongmin, Minwoo, Hyunseong, Donghyun and Kwangmin's Article) @ Tumblr via MiNi @ Weibo, Edits; @yeolcheek for @youngminbiased

[TRANS] “President, give us our cellphones if we win first place.”

“Full of masculinity!” Rookie idol group Boyfriend who released the song “Boyfriend” in May which gave off the lively charms of youth has made their comeback with their second single.

The feeling of working with composer SweeTune who has composed Kara, Rainbow and Infinite’s hit songs is undeniably different. SweeTune lets Boyfriend sing the song with feeling, and supplies them with many suggestions.

In this time’s interview, Boyfriend was asked the question “The message Boyfriend members want to convey to someone”.

Dong Hyun(22), the oldest member of the group, who is also the leader told the members “Until now, we’ve done everything together, there will surely be a tired side. Because I’ve been very tough, there has been some sad incidents. There isn’t any other thing I want to say, I just want to thank you for following me. I will stick to my ways so please trust me and follow me”.

Hyunseong(18) acted spoiled by talking about his expectations towards Sports Soul. “Please write our article nicely. I wish we can win the Rookie of the Year award this time, we’ve never won it before. If we win it, we’ll work even harder”.

Jeongmin(17) sent a message to the fans. “Thank you to the Daum Cafe Bestfriends. I really worked hard to prepare for the new song and I have a lot to show to everyone. During fansigning and fanmeeting events in the future, I’ll show everyone many more different images”.

Youngmin(16) conveyed his expectations toward their company Starship Entertainment’s Golden Age representative by saying “Thank you for trusting us and letting us debut. I will never forget my initial dreams and work hard to improve every day. I have something I want to request from you. To be able to improve in our activities, can you return the cellphones we gave up to you previously if we win first place? To be able to communicate more efficiently, we need cellphones, haha”.

Kwangmin(16) made a request towards the TV station’s staff. “We weren’t experienced in doing variety shows during our first single album. Now that we’ve improved a little and have the urge to go on variety shows, please use Boyfriend whenever you need to. The skills of imitating the action of singing in the dorm, training vocal cords to imitate others and more”.

Maknae Minwoo(16) said to his hyungs “In the dorms, I’m the one on cleaning duty, if only we could clean the place together. It’s better to live in a nice environment, right?”.

Source(s): Sports Soul, Translations; MiNi @ Weibo and boyfriend-champion @ Tumblr [via BFKPOP]

[INTERVIEW] Boyfriend "The competition with girl groups? We use our masculine charms to capture girls' hearts."

The idol group Boyfriend made up of pretty boys which debuted in May has a cute and refreshing charm alongside their nickname as pet-dol, obtaining the support of many teenage fans. After 5 months, Boyfriend who made their comeback with “Don’t Touch My Girl” has grown manlier. The pure and fresh image has disappeared, replaced by a charisma. Not only their concept, Boyfriend’s image has also transformed, showing confidence on stage. Unlike the previous interview filled with nervousness, it feels like they can joke around this time.

“When we first debuted, we were very nervous. Now we feel more relaxed, it’s starting to feel cheerful. Seeing our fans while we’re on stage, looking at their placards, our views have broadened. It feels more enjoyable. Even though we still feel that we are lacking, but we feel like we are improving little by little.”

The six members, Donghyun, Hyunseong, Jeongmin, Youngmin, Kwangmin and Minwoo all had satisfied expressions showing that the concept this time suited their preferences. “It’s something we’ve always wanted to do. We prefer showing masculinity compared to cuteness, so we feel more at ease. It’s a bit more comfortable this time”, confessed Donghyun.

Jeongmin and Youngmin, Kwangmin, Minwoo, the dongsaengs are already so cute. It’s harder for me to look good because I have to smile nicely, it’s difficult for me to find that expression. I feel more comfortable now”, added Hyunseong. On the other hand, Youngmin from the maknae line commented that “It’s troubling for us when showing expressions, if we show intense expressions, it may turn out scary; if we try to open our eyes widely, we’ll look like we’re in a daze. But we feel like we’ve found the feel”.

The members added while laughing, “20% of our fans think that it’s a pity we’ve lost our cute image, but 80% thinks that the concept this time is better. Compared to being fully masculine, we’re satisfied because we can show the image of growing into a man”.

“Don’t Touch My Girl” is composed by hit song composer SweeTune, the cute and refreshing feel is the song’s unique point, singing out the song’s sorrow. SweeTune enables the members to sing the song not by using their skills, but by using their feelings, so the members individually expressed their skills.

“Actually, I didn’t have any relation to the song lyrics, I didn’t have any experience, and I cannot date now. Remembering the sunbaes telling me to watch sad movies in order to grasp the feel, I watched many sad movies before recording the song. “Giving you my first love“‘s lead male character feeling of sadness when we couldn’t protect his first love is similar to the song lyrics, after shifting the feeling, it’s finally OK”, said Hyunseong.

Donghyun stated that “The other members are in their teenage years, so they don’t have and experience in love, I am in my twenties, so I have experience. The feeling of being in love and english lyrics are connected so I can sing the song well”.

It’s been more than 5 months since Boyfriend’s debut, even though they are still rookies, it is observed that they are climbing up and growing up rapidly. As per usual, there will be international fans present during performances and fan meetings. They also received many love calls from Japan. After going on Japan NHK’s show “Enthusiasm Stadium”, they were appraised as the next k-pop celebrity.

“We have not held activities in Japan and China yet, but we saw many fans at the airport. We experienced the feeling of the popularity of k-pop, we really want to take part in the Hallyu wave quickly.”

Boyfriend who are currently doing their promotional activities while having fierce competition with girl groups such as Secret’s and Girl’s Generation’s comeback commented that “In contrary to that, we want to show the charm of men”, “We had a cutesy concept the first time, after transforming into a different style, everyone seemed to be shocked, we us our ability to show many changes to compete”, implying the challenge to girl groups.

When Boyfriend was asked about their long-term goal, just like in their interview 5 months ago, they stated that their wish to win the Best Rookie award is still there.

“We hope that we can obtain the Best Rookie award. Sistar sunbae from the same company as us got the Best Rookie award last year, this time we want to win it. We hope that after promoting our new album, we can hold on to the probability of winning it.”

Source(s): Article: Mini @ Weibo, Translation: boyfriend-champion @ Tumblr

[NEWS] Boyfriend’s School Activities

“School friends of the members of Idol group Boyfriend which has gained a lot of popularity because of their new track “Don’t Touch My Girl expressed their support for their activities.”

On the 17th of October, Boyfriend attended an interview by Editorial Asia. After their exams have ended, the 4 members who are still in high school, Youngmin, Kwangmin, Minwoo and Jeongmin talked about their school life.

Youngmin said, “Because our daily schedule is very packed, we didn’t have time to study well, so I couldn’t answer many of the questions.” followed by Kwangmin who said, ”I try my best to work hard whenever I’m in school, but because of our packed schedules, I’m absent a lot.”

Minwoo commented that “My friends in school help me sort out the important points and help me study during the exam period because I’m always absent from school.” He also added that “Sometimes my friends would request signatures from me, they also invited me to attend many activities related to the performing arts.”

On the other hand, on the 6th of October, Boyfriend has officially released their second single album “Don’t Touch My Girl” and has started their promotional activites. Boyfriend has performed a mature-sounding song and displayed a lot of charisma, wavering the hearts of many girls.

Source: asiatoday.co.kr, Translation: boyfriend-champion @ Tumblr