As that song disappeared in the community I slowly forgot about it as well, so I’m wondering how it came back up. We were friendly with each other and at my suggestion, we produced a song together. We were kind of like the rising stars of the hip-hop community at the time. Rap Monster: In 2008, I was briefly a part of a different crew (not DaeNamHyup) with Zico hyung. Also, you were part of the DaeNamHyup crew and have a mixtape where you collaborated with Block B’s Zico. Q) I heard that leader Rap Monster promoted underground with the stage name Runch Randa. Suga: He’s a hyung who had a considerable amount of interest in hip-hop, so it wasn’t that hard. They helped me a lot and said things like "Try listening to this song.”, “Try doing it this way.” and so training became easier. Jin: At first it was really hard but there were lots of kids who helped me and treated me really well. Q) Wasn’t it hard for a student majoring in acting to practice ? Also, you can have an acting career while being an idol, which is why I chose to become a singer. Jin: First of all, I like trying out different things. You became a Bangtan member by being casted what made you take that chance of becoming a singer? I heard that eldest Jin was a film arts student. Q) I’m curious about the steps each member took to join Bangtan. Jin: The PD-nim said that a one-character name is intense and so I chose to use the last character of my name - “Jin" But in the end, they said that Jungkook was the best for me so that’s how I ended up using my real name. Jungkook: Because I’m from Busan, Seagull was suggested for me. (laughs) You know how in Pandora’s Box after everything else left, the only thing remaining was hope, right? I put “hope” in my name to be a hopeful existence in the group. J-Hope: My name has the deepest meaning out of all the others in this group. (laughs) I chose this name because I want to promote sweetly.
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Suga: Because my skin is pale, I’m pretty when I smile, and because I’m sweet. Names like Baby J and Kid were some options but I decided that Jimin was the best and ended up using my real name. (laughs) I was originally going to use a stage name as well and there were quite a few suggestions. Rap Monster: In 2011 I made a song by myself and at the very end of the song, there was a part when I had to yell out “Rap Monster!” I don’t know if that part was memorable or not but the company staff started calling me that and it eventually became my name. Those three names were suggested but the members and PD all said that V fit me the best and so I picked V to stand for victory. Q) I’m curious about what each of your names means. Right now, I like the name Bangtan the best and feel that it suits us well. Rap Monster: There were lots of suggestions but it was the best name. We’d change it when we debut, right?”, but the more I heard it, the more I felt that it fit us the best. I thought “What is this?” and also “It’s probably temporary. V: I first heard the name “Bangtan” two years ago and it was really awkward. Q) I heard that your team’s name meant “to block out the world’s bullets” It’s unique what do each of you think of the meaning? I’m in charge of rapping, dancing, and singing. I’m 20 years old and I’m in charge of rapping, dancing, and singing. I’m 21 years old and I’m in charge of rapping. I’m 19 years old and I’m in charge of dancing and vocals. I’m 19 years old and I’m in charge of vocals. I’m 20 years old, and I’m the leader and also in charge of rapping. The group whose music you can relate with, Bangtan. Let’s listen to the stories of the idols who want to try various types of music with hip-hop as a base. Is their music more attractive because in contrast to their “boy scouts” image, it’s serious? It’s only been a little over a month since their debut but with their ambitious name meaning - “Block out the world’s bullets.” - they have been receiving a great amount of love from the public. Their music is unique because they personally took part in composing and writing the lyrics to communicate with the public. The idols who said “What’s your dream?”, Bangtan.