YUHZ: "We Had Disagreements During Practice, But We Thought of It as a Process of Adjusting to Each Other" [Interview ③]

Group YUHZ revealed honest episodes between the members and stories from their dorm life.

On the 26th, YUHZ met with Hanteo News at Whosfan Studio in Seoul and shared stories about the members' daily lives. During the interview, BOHYEON said, "Right before our debut, there was a time when voices were raised during group practice, but we all gathered together, talked honestly, and resolved it."

The full story behind the disagreement was also revealed. BOHYEON shared, "Some members wanted mistakes to be corrected quickly, while others also wanted to fix them quickly but couldn't make it happen the way they wanted, so everyone had very different thoughts." He added, "As we talked, our voices got louder, but in the end, we all gathered together and honestly shared what we couldn't understand about each other, and we resolved it." JUNSUNG hinted, "Once we said everything we had been holding in, we realized that each person had their reasons, so it was eventually resolved well. It was a disagreement between me and BOHYEON."

The members also revealed the names they saved each other under in their phones. YEONTAE said, "I've known JAEIL for quite a long time, and I think he's someone I have a lot to learn from in terms of dance, so I wanted to express that differently and saved him as 'JAEIL-i Eonga.'" JAEIL said, "I kept it clean and saved him as YUHZ LEE YEONTAE," adding, "I saved all the members that way." HYO explained, "The names I saved them under aren't anything special, but I add an emoji that suits each member at the end." He added, "SECHAN likes ice cream, so I added an ice cream emoji, and JAEIL is cool, so I added a sunglasses emoji." JUNSUNG drew laughter by saying, "I like the Japanese actor MICHIEDA SHUNSUKE, and HARUTO saved me under that name."

They also offered a glimpse into the atmosphere of their group chat. YEONTAE said, "I think our leader HYO sends a lot of announcement messages." JAEIL, JUNSUNG, and SECHAN were named as the members who send the most casual chatter. SECHAN drew laughter as he said, "Yesterday, I was passing by Gangnam Station and saw content we appeared in playing, so I filmed it and sent it to the chat. Only HYO replied, 'Wow,' and the other members didn't react." YEONTAE explained, "I saw it after our schedule ended, so I missed the timing."

An episode from BOHYEON's birthday on the 23rd also came up. BOHYEON said, "When we were preparing for our debut, we had relatively more time, so we all ate good food together, but this time, my birthday came while we were promoting, so I spent it with the fans." He added, "At the fan sign event, the members prepared a cake for me, so I blew out the candles with the fans and took photos together." He said he wished for YUHZ to wrap up this round of promotions well. He added with a laugh that his personal wish was a secret.

There were plenty of dorm life stories as well. HARUTO, who shares a room with HYO, revealed, "He often closes the door, turns off the lights, and spends time alone, so I wondered what he was doing, and it turned out he was eating snacks." HYO confessed, drawing laughter, "I'm on a diet and all, so I secretly saved snacks from the waiting room and ate them with the door closed while the members were in the living room." BOHYEON said, "I share a room with SECHAN and KAI, and SECHAN can't hear his alarms." He added, "He sets several alarms with different sounds, but he still can't wake up, so KAI and I wake him up." SECHAN explained, "Since we're only getting two to three hours of sleep during promotions, if I set all my alarms to the same sound, my brain gets used to it and I can't hear them." JAEIL said, "JUNSUNG's sleeping habit is sitting up in the middle of his sleep and sleeping while seated." He drew laughter by adding, "Yesterday, YEONTAE suddenly sat up while sleeping, and today I did the same thing, so I think it's contagious." When JUNSUNG, who tries to keep the dorm clean, nagged SECHAN for spilling water on the floor after washing his face, SECHAN reportedly calmly cleaned it up while saying, "I can just clean it."

When asked how they would like to spend a day off, HARUTO answered, "I like sleeping, so I think I'd just keep sleeping." HYO said, "There was a day when we could go to work later, and JUNSUNG and KAI woke up early and did other things, while the members who value sleep slept until late before leaving." He added, "I think we all respect each other, so even if our daily patterns are different, we get along well." BOHYEON said, "At first, I didn't know that the Japanese members valued personal time and space, but as we lived together, we came to understand each other and adjusted well."

YUHZ's first single, Orange Record, was released through various music streaming platforms on May 7. Having now sent out its very first frequency to connect with the world, YUHZ is drawing attention to what kind of music it will use to connect with listeners in the future.