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Group ZEROBASEONE shared their goals ahead of their comeback with their 6th mini album ‘Ascend-.’

 

ZEROBASEONE met with Hanteo News at a cafe in Seoul on the 15th and discussed their new album and activities. On this day, PARK GUNWOOK said, “I think I would feel really proud to see our team win No.1 on the program I host.”

 

PARK GUNWOOK is currently an MC on the music show M Countdown. PARK GUNWOOK shared, “I’m serving as MC after HANBIN hyung, and when HANBIN hyung was MC, we received a trophy on M Countdown with ‘GOOD SO BAD,’” adding, “At the time, I told HANBIN hyung that I wanted to receive an award with him, and now I understand how he felt.”

 

The title track ‘TOP 5’ is a song that was born like destiny. SEOK MATTHEW said, “When I first heard it, I liked it so much that I immediately wanted it to be the title track.” SUNG HANBIN explained, “If you watch the trailer, it is expressed through the five senses,” adding, “It is an album expressed in a fun way through various interpretations.”

 

When asked if this marks a new second chapter, PARK GUNWOOK said, “With the title track and overall mood, we are trying to build a completely new image,” adding, “For fans who like our existing color, we also arranged the B-side tracks so they can feel a sense of nostalgia.” He also added that the B-side track ‘Zero to Hundred’ is a song that maintains ZEROBASEONE’s previous color well. Regarding the unique color of the five-member ZEROBASEONE, he said, “It has a stable, calm, and sophisticated charm,” adding, “If we have talked about youth until now, this time we captured a more mature charm in the album, the lyrics, and the melodies.”

 

The members’ opinions were largely reflected in the album production process. PARK GUNWOOK said, “There were around 30 to 40 candidate songs, and even for the title track, many changes were made after we delivered the members’ ideas to the company,” adding, “I think this is an opportunity for us to persuade the public on an album level about what we want to do.” KIM TAERAE shared, “This is an album where every song is so different that no matter which song you listen to, there will be something that suits your taste,” adding, “I really hope people feel that ZEROBASEONE worked this hard and understood our hearts this much.” SEOK MATTHEW said, “We chose everything for this album,” adding, “Since we poured all our hearts into it, I hope ZEROSE like it.”

 

Regarding the fact that many teams are making comebacks in May, SUNG HANBIN said, “I think it is an opportunity to promote ourselves more widely,” adding, “Many people will be watching music shows, including M Countdown.” He continued, “We have a stronger desire and ambition to ride this momentum and rise higher.”

 

ZEROBASEONE’s 6th mini album ‘Ascend-’ will be released today at 6 PM through various music platforms. Attention is focused on what kind of record ZEROBASEONE, who recorded 1,514,370 initial chodong sales with their 1st full-length album ‘NEVER SAY NEVER’ last September, will write with this album.