“I hope ‘Body’ resonates, not the BEAST song” Highlight, ‘Just Do It’ until the 60th anniversary

Group HIGHLIGHT (Yoon Doo-jun, Yang Yoseop, Lee Gikwang, Son Dong-woon) expressed their ambition to move forward in the spirit of the team's slogan, 'Just Do It', until the 60th anniversary of their debut.

Highlight held an online press conference commemorating the release of their fifth mini album 'Switch On' at 4pm on the 11th.

Highlight's new album 'Switch On', which celebrates its 15th anniversary since its debut, was planned with the intention of turning on the light with an even more special heart. Yang Yoseop said, “We came back as a complete group after 1 year and 4 months. This year is even more meaningful because it is the year our members celebrated their 15th debut anniversary.”

Regarding his thoughts on his comeback, Lee Gikwang said, "1 year and 4 months is a long time, but if it is short, it is a short time, but I worked hard and polished it during that time. I carefully selected and made everything from the title to the included songs. The level of completion is high and I think it matches the season." He asked for a lot of love. .

Yang Yoseop also expressed his hope, "I am grateful that we can release a new album with our beloved members on our 15th anniversary. This is an album we worked hard to create, so I hope many people will listen to it well."

Yoon Doo-jun also smiled and said, "It's really not easy or natural to release an album. Nevertheless, I'm really happy and grateful that I can meet my fans by releasing an album."

This new album's title song 'BODY' is a sensuous house-style song that Highlight has never done before. It contains a love confession that says, 'The time with you at this moment is the most precious' to the addictive chant melody.

In addition, 'Switch On', which heightened fan sentiment with just one verse of the trailer, and 'Feel Your Love (48.6Hertz)', which has attractive clean and stylish vocals, depicts the process of love in a refreshing way. A total of 5 songs are included, including the sung 'How to Love' and the refreshing band sound of 'In My Head', which expresses a pounding heart.

Lee Gikwang participated in writing and composing three of the songs, including 'Switch On', 'How to Love', and 'In My Head', and directly directed and produced them.

In relation to this, members commented that they liked Lee Ki-kwang's directing in a way that gave them praise and encouragement. Yang Yoseop expressed his gratitude, saying, "I was so happy that Lee Kikwang became an angel. He said, 'Our Yoseop is the main vocalist of our team,' and put positive words into the recording booth for everyone on this earth. It gave me a lot of strength." .

Regarding this, Lee Gikwang smiled and said, "Now, I am grateful that the members are so good at directing me. They record so smoothly that I feel comfortable when I receive the recording. I don't know how all the members are so skilled."

On this day, Yang Yoseop was asked if there were any difficulties while preparing the album, and he said, "I started recording quite early, in January of this year. It has never been that difficult." He said, "Personally, there was an episode where it was difficult because I had to set the microphone back to low when I was recording behind Son Dong-woon. The tallest person, Dong-woon, and the shortest person, Yoseop, created a cool song."

Yoon Doo-jun laughed and said, “When I do it after Yang Yoseop, the headset is too tight. It becomes a free meridian.” He added, “I had a lot of fun while recording. Working with the members was definitely difficult, but it was really fun.”

The highlight emphasized the spirit of ‘Just Do It’, which is like the team’s slogan. Son Dong-woon said, "If you ask the secret to a long run, it is based on the fact that all members give in and are considerate. Based on that, we follow our slogan, 'Just Do It'." He added, "Do this for another 15 years, and then 15 more years after that. If you do this, you will reach 60. “I think it will be our anniversary,” he said, drawing attention.

Lee Gikwang said, "I've been getting a lot of questions like this these days, and when I look at the numbers, I think I've been doing it for quite some time. If I keep singing, dancing, practicing, and making things like this, I think a lot of time will have passed before I know it." “Thank you for the 15th anniversary, but I will continue to do my best to dance and sing happily.”

Yang Yoseop, who said he agreed with Lee Gikwang's words, smiled and said, "I wonder when so much time has passed. Still, I think I've done well over the past 15 years. I'm proud of myself and want to praise myself for doing a good job."

Yoon Doo-jun, who said, “The 15th anniversary is special,” said, “Actually, it’s the 15th anniversary on October 16, and I think I can be more motivated because I can have a goal to do well for the year until then.” He added, “It’s such a happy 15th anniversary.” “The first thing our Highlight must do is create. After that, we will move forward with the spirit of ‘Just Do It’ as we have done so far,” he emphasized.

Highlight hoped that the new album released to celebrate its 15th anniversary would receive great love. They repeatedly said, “Please take good care of it, please look at it kindly,” and “I hope it’s a big hit.” In particular, Son Dong-woon raised his voice, saying, "When I go to the store, they play a lot of our songs, and there are a lot of songs from the BEAST era. I hope that Highlight's 'Body' and 'Switch On' will be played in many stores, gyms, etc."

Meanwhile, all new album songs and music videos will be released at 6 PM on the 11th.

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr