[A/N:: I apologize that the summary isn’t up to my normal standard. The audio on my Arirang Radio kept going out, and I missed big sections of the interview. However, I summarized what I did get to hear.]
The Rose were in the SoundK studio for You Who Came from the Stars with DJ Leah. The Rose (더로즈) is a boy and that debuted 2017 under J & Star Company (제이엔스타컴파니).
Members::
Woosung (우성) – Leader, Electric Guitarist, Vocalist
Dojoon (도준) – Pianist, Vocalist
Hajoon (하준) – Drummer
Jaehyung (재형) – Maknae, Bassist
Tidbits::
– They came into the company as an already formed band.
– In elementary school Jaehyung decided he wanted to be a Jeff so that is his English name.
– Dojoon’s English name is Leo.
– Hajoon’s English name is Dylan which was given to him by the fans.
– Woosung was on Kpop Star season 1, and his English name is Sammy.
– Dojoon, Hajoon, Jaehyung were previously in a group called Windfall.
– There was a time they were all trainees in different companies.
– They go the Internet cafes all the time. DJ Leah didn’t understand why people do go to Internet cafes. They guys said it’s a guy thing.
Q & A::
Q: Where did the group name come from?
A: Their group name was given to them by their company. Roses have both beauty and thrones, they can show both sides with their music.
Q: What are your individual rose colors? What do they mean?
A: Dojoon – blue = mystery
Hajoon – white = pure
Jaehyung – pink = happiness
Woosung – red = passionate and fashionable
Live Performance::
Sorry & Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran cover)
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