Group ATEEZ recently addressed the modifier ‘miracle of a small-medium agency’ during their latest comeback.
ATEEZ held a press conference on the afternoon of the 12th at Novotel Ambassador Seoul Gangnam in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, to commemorate the release of their 15th mini-album ‘GOLDEN HOUR : Part.6’ and shared stories about their new album.
The new album ‘GOLDEN HOUR : Part.6’ is an album that powerfully reveals the musical identity, worldview, performance, and energy that ATEEZ has built over a long time, pushing the colors of ATEEZ that have been loved so far even stronger.
Hongjoong stated, “I think it is important not to be swayed and to remain unfazed by the success and continuous flow of our previous or prior works. This album contains a lot of those sentiments as well. To maintain a good flow, we wanted to capture the idea that we must find our own essence within ourselves.”
He continued, “When it comes to ATEEZ’s essence, ‘Bad’ went viral, but that essentially came from a video born on stage. We were genuinely happy that San, as the center, brought spotlight to the stage. The essence we want to talk about is our stage and music. The fact that every second of our performance went viral was made possible because we delivered great gazes, choreography, and expressions on stage. Our essence has always been in our stage and music. We are a group that wants to be loved by creating iconic moments and prove ourselves through great music, so we are focusing on that aspect.”
Regarding ATEEZ being called the ‘miracle of a small agency,’ Wooyoung shared a message of encouragement, saying, “I think that every group and every person has their own speed. A saying I like is ‘Let’s not rush, but let’s not give up.’ Because we have worked hard, I believe everyone can achieve it too, and fighting to all the small-medium agency idols out there. Since we did it, everyone can do it too.”
