What do you think of Introduction ~ magenta ~ ?
CM: I thought it sounds like a nursery rhyme. We tried this genre for the first time, and I was worried the song might turn into a real nursery rhyme when things go wrong(laugh). I thought this song could accentuate the charm of other songs,so sang it with a pure and simple mind.
YH: Introduction is the representative track of the whole album. That’s why I think this song represents Changmin and me making frantic efforts to make this album.
How about B.U.T?
CM: Most of the past Tohoshinki’s dance numbers came with vigorous dance and have made us out of breath.(Yunho burst into laughing!) This song isn’t an exception, but the lyrics have a different taste and represent a boy who directly approaches a girl.
YH: I tried an action scene in a music video for the first time. At first I didn’t understand why I need to high-kick (laugh), but I did because I wanted to show my mature side. Ah, it was also my first time to wear gray contact lenses. Unfortunately, the lenses are harder to spot than we expected (laugh). I’m satisfied with the music video because my action scene gets along with the dance scene that all of us put our best efforts into.
How about Duet?
CM: The lyrics convey a message “I want to protect the person I love at any cost”. I think it’s a manly way of expressing love.
YH: The tile “Duet” relates to us in a way. This song is a mixture of conventional style and a new charm of
Tohoshinki. The lyrics are…….I wonder if Changmin has such an experience, but I have (laugh). I did the recording, thinking back of my past.
The ballad that they put their heart and soul into is a new masterpiece!
What kind of feelings did you put into “Flowers with the color of happiness”?
CM: When we heard the demo tape, we thought it would become a ballad representing more evolved Tohoshinki and so we poured our honest feelings into it. Especially Yunho worked on it with enthusiasm. After we completed the recording, he said “I want to record this song again from the beginning” and we did the recording again and then again. This is the most repeated song in the album and we
put the largest effort into it.
YH: The director said okay. But I asked myself “Where is the limit of Tohoshinki? How far can we go?” and
thought “We should put far more efforts! We can go further!” This song is a long ballad of 6 minutes and 40 seconds. Tohoshinki has conveyed many magnificent ballads such as “Bolero”, but this time we have to express a song of 6 minutes and 40 seconds in this genre only with two voices. That’s why we wanted to push us to the limit.
How about Easy Mind?
CM: It’s a happy song. The lyrics say “Forget stress and enjoy yourself!”. I enjoyed singing this song,
and I’m sure we can enjoy it together with the audience.
How about Weep?
YH: We put our gratitude into the song. It’s just my personal opinion, but it’s a suitable song for
closing our solo concert. I hope people memorize the song and sing along
with us at the concert.
Are Easy Mind and Wee directed towards fans?
YH: Yes, we sang these songs with our sincere gratitude to our fans for waiting so long for us. At the end
of “Easy Mind”, you will hear strange and bad whistle (laugh). It’s me. I fell in Changmin’s trap (laugh). He told the director “Yunho is a good whistler”, but I’m bad at it……Fortunately, my whistle was considered to be artistic and now it is a funny story. About “Weep”, we put our gratitude into the last part “La La La ~”.
Which is your favorite song?
YH: My favorite song is “Flowers with the color of happiness” we recorded again and again. It’s a long
song, and ballads are the genre where Tohoshinki has sung a lot of songs. Both of us worked on it really hard, so please check it out.
CM: My favorite song is “Why?”. This is a meaningful song which marked the restart of Tohoshinki. I hope
people feel matured Tohoshinki through this album.