1.How was it decided to name the 10th mini album ‘Novella’? Were there other choices? - @SHCJAngelOT6
UP10TION:[Novella] is the name that best matches the concept. We were thinking of a name that could tell the stories of meeting and breaking up and we chose [Novella] because it fits the song atmosphere and this novel-like album.
Other choices…Reminiscence seems to suit well too.
2.Which song from the new album would you like to listen to 24/7? - @psychopath_di
KUHN: SAD ENDING
KOGYEOL: ‘Crazy About You’!!
BIT-TO: Our title track ‘Crazy About You’
SUNYOUL: Usually, if I have a favourite song, I’ll not keep listening to it instead I tend to listen to it preciously.
GYUJIN: FALL???
HWANHEE: I’ve listened to ‘Crazy About You’ so many times during practice.. so I want to listen to ‘Give Love’
XIAO: I choose our title track ‘Crazy About You’.
BIT-TO
3. Among all songs in the ‘Novella’ album, which song reminds you of yourself or your life? - @chia9815
KUHN: PANDORA
KOGYEOL: ‘Incredible (雪來)’. I’m always excited when I see HONEY10.
GYUJIN: ‘SAD ENDING’!
HWANHEE: ‘Give Love’. HONEY10 woke me up 🥰
XIAO: ‘FALL’. When I wrote the lyrics, I want to express the feeling that I get while taking a night walk in the lyrics. These days, I walk and think a lot. Listening to this song goes well with the night breeze and the smell of dawn. And when you have a lot on your mind, you’ll feel at peace when you listen to this song.
4.KUHN, BIT-TO and XIAO, how do you get your inspiration when writing lyrics and composing songs? - @gyeol_byeol
KUHN: I tend to get a lot of inspiration from my own experience, movies, and dramas.
BIT-TO: It’s usually fun to look at the overall context and add lyrics that best match it.
XIAO: I listen to a lot of songs, think about my favourite genre and songs I want to try with UP10TION. When I start preparing for the album, I discuss with the songwriting team and start working on it one by one. I like sentimental songs and lyrics, so I mainly focus on this.
GYUJIN
5.What experience did you get when working on an album with a different genre from your previous albums? -@sooilappa
KUHN: I put effort to go deep into it emotionally.
KOGYEOL: I had a very sad feeling while recording the song.
BIT-TO: It was something new and I do enjoy it. It’s a concept that I’ve always wanted to try.
SUNYOUL: With the singing style, the choreography decreased a lot, so I’m quite baffled.
GYUJIN: It was an opportunity to think and feel new emotions!!!
HWANHEE: It was fun!! I don’t like new challenges, but I think it was fun because the results were good!
XIAO: When we did the choreography for our previous songs, we had lots of intense movement, but when we did the choreography for this song… It was a bit awkward because there was no feeling of “I’ve danced!” Those out of breath feeling.
6.From 1-10 how difficult is the choreography? Which part is the most difficult or takes a longer time to learn? - @NiantiPramesthy
KUHN: 5! At first, the members find it difficult to follow during my part since it’s fast.
KOGYEOL: 4! It’s the feeling that hard to express. The choreography is not that difficult.
BIT-TO: 4! Overall, I think it’s about 4. KUHN’s part in the first verse took a long time to learn.
SUNYOUL: 8! Rather than the choreography being difficult, it was difficult to fill in the gap because there was not much choreography.
GYUJIN: 5! I think that’s about so!!!!
HWANHEE: 4? The choreography is not hard. Expressing the emotions… and, KUHN’s part is really fast… It’s so difficult ㅠㅠ
XIAO: 5! The difficulty level is 5, and the most difficult part is during KUHN’s part. It was hard because there were a lot of foot movements.
HWANHEE
7.Which was more difficult, preparing for a comeback with 'CONNECTION’ or preparing for a comeback with 'Novella’? - @Tashi_honey10
KUHN: Personally, [Novella] is harder. This is the first time for UP10TION to sing this kind of title track, so I thought a lot about it.
KOGYEOL: The hardest is to express the emotions for ‘Crazy About Love’.
BIT-TO: Unlike our previous album [CONNECTION], [Novella] has a different emotion, so I wanted to show a different side of me.
SUNYOUL: It’s a concept that I’ve never tried before, so I felt the preparation for this comeback was a little more difficult. The difference is that the members’ ages have changed, and it seems maturity comes with that.
GYUJIN: I don’t think there’s anything easy in the process of preparing for our comeback. When we were preparing for [Novella], it was a bit hard because unlike our previous cool and sexy concept, we had to capture the emotions and sadness while breaking up and relay that in the music video.
HWANHEE: The choreography was a bit hard! Previously, I could dance coolly and excitingly, but for this concept, it is more important to convey emotions, so it was difficult to focus on that on stage.
XIAO: This time, the choreography has a lot of delicate parts, so I pay more attention to expressing my fingers and emotions. I’ve always prepared for comebacks, so I was able to prepare for things like choreography and recording a little faster.
8.How unique is 'Novella’ compared to your past comebacks? What aspect should we look forward to the most? - @shinsun_han
KUHN: The fact that you can meet UP10TION’s mature emotion through a concept that we tried for the first time is [Novella] unique point. And you can look forward to more UP10TION’s mature emotions.
KOGYEOL: The mature emotions and feelings conveyed through breakup songs are the ones that set [Novella] different from our previous albums and what HONEY10 should look forward to.
BIT-TO: We have shown powerful and intense performance for our previous comebacks. For this album, it is unique in that you can see a calm and full of emotion performance, and I think the new UP10TION is what you should look forward to.
SUNYOUL: Many emotions build up in people over time. Same goes for UP10TION. We too, have matured as time passed and learned new emotions. I think that’s the difference from our previous comeback and what you should look forward to.
GYUJIN: We showed our cool and sexy side in our previous comebacks. For this album, you can look forward to seeing UP10TION’s emotions, which have become more mature.
HWANHEE: The unique point and what you should look forward to is that you can experience UP10TION’s new feels as we are making a comeback with a new concept that we have never tried before.
XIAO: If you look closely at each member’s facial expressions and emotions, you can see the mature emotions, and I hope that you will be able to relate to and find comfort while listening to this album.
KOGYEOL
9. Is there any member who has discovered new talents or something new about themselves at certain area that they are better than they expected? - @ALTER_lDEM
KUHN: XIAO is getting better at composing.
KOGYEOL: KUHN’s humour…
BIT-TO: HWANHEE. It was amazing that he made a gesture with a new feeling.
SUNYOUL: Since mine is still undiscovered, I will try exploring new stuff.
GYUJIN: HWANHEE! I think he can switch to be a rapper??
HWANHEE: Me! Me! Me!!! I’m good at composing! Lyrics writing too!! Hahaha
XIAO: I think SUNYOUL is a good dancer. He has an amazing body line, so I think the choreography this time suits him well.
10.How would you define a 'true’ friendship? - @ALTER_lDEM
KUHN: Family
KOGYEOL: True friendship is UP10TION.
BIT-TO: I think it’s family
SUNYOUL: It’s no longer a friendship, but a family.
GYUJIN: Close like a friend?!
HWANHEE: We don’t fight! Hahaha
XIAO: True friendship… Someone who always by your side?! Even if we meet after a long while, it’s as comfortable as if we see each other every day.
KUHN
11. If the word ‘I love you’ disappeared from this world, what words or actions would you use instead? - @heyhwanhee
KUHN: I’ll say, (널 아껴줄게) ‘I’ll cherish you’.
KOGYEOL: (좋아해) ‘I like you’
BIT-TO: I’d say, (많이 아껴) “I cherish you a lot.”
SUNYOUL: I don’t think it’ll change much. I think I will replace it with other words such as (좋아해) “I like you.”
GYUJIN: I’ll express it by hugging and lean on each other’s forehead instead.
HWANHEE: I’d express it in a different way…? A way to show that I’m thinking of you this much… But I’m not sure how to do it yet.
XIAO: I will look into the other person’s eyes for a long time and give them lots of hugs.
12.What would the ending be like if you were the owner of this 'Novella’? - @narm_sainarm
KUHN: I hope to see the heroine again and have a happy ending.
KOGYEOL: The process was sad, but I hope the ending will be happy.
BIT-TO: It’s not a happy ending and not a sad ending either. It will probably have an open ending.
SUNYOUL: I want to have a happy ending.
GYUJIN: Whenever I watch a movie, I like it to end with happy ending. So happy ending!
HWANHEE: I like happy ending.. It would be nice if it was a happy ending… But still, based on the emotions of the song… I think sad ending it is!
XIAO: I hope it has a happy ending.
SUNYOUL
13.Most members had gone for variety shows, acting and singing competitions, are there any other things that UP10TION members would like to try next? - @izumikyu96
KUHN: I want to try being a news anchor.
KOGYEOL: I want to be a model.
BIT-TO: Personally, I want to try acting.
SUNYOUL: I’m greedy for all fields, so if I have the opportunity, I want to try everything.
GYUJIN: I still want to try more acting!!
HWANHEE: I always like to sing! It’s exciting!
XIAO: I want to try acting.
14.Do you have many big plans for 2022 besides the comeback? -@hwa_nix
UP10TION: As we have made a comeback with ‘Crazy About You’ and started our promotional activities, we want to work hard on our new album now. And rather than just a plan, we really hope to have a concert. We want to have fun on stage with HONEY10!!! And… We hope all UP10TION members will challenge themselves for new fields.
XIAO
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