P1Harmony Jongseop, Theo, Giho, Jiwoong, Soul, Intak. Photos lFNC EntertainmentThe group P1 Harmony (Kiho, Theo, Jiwoong, Intak, Soul, Jongseop) achieved another career high through the 5th mini album ‘HARMONY: SET IN’. According to Hanteo Chart, an album sales aggregation site, ‘Harmony: Set In’ recorded the Initial Chodong sales of 132,000 copies, which is the sum of album sales figures for a week as of the release date, surpassing its predecessor ‘HARMONY: ZERO IN’ in the Initial Chodong It achieved about 20% higher than the sales volume (104,000 copies). P1 Harmony, whom I met in a recent interview, is young and confident.
Symbol said, “It takes a lot of strength and effort to prepare an album.
The whole process of unraveling the teaser, track video, and music video was both thrilling and touching. I’m glad I liked the result as much as I worked hard. It’s an album I like musically, so I wanted to show that P1 Harmony has grown.”
P1Harmony will hold a live tour in 12 cities in the US next year. Photos lFNC Entertainment‘Harmony: Set In’ is an album that talks about the steps of true harmony to become completely one in different values. The title song ‘Back Down’ contains a message of unity and progress, saying that we should not be afraid and back down, but go through together. In particular, Intak and Jongseop participated in writing the lyrics for “Back Down,” adding more meaning to the song.
Intak said, “If the previous title song ‘Doom Du Doom’ had a lot of melodic parts and tried to give points to that part, in ‘Back Down’ I wanted to show a little more intense rapping. The word ‘back down’ has a feeling of ‘step away’, so I made the lyrics so that listeners can feel pleasure.”
The point of watching the stage is the splendid performance, which is the strength of P1 Harmony. Jiwoong said, “It was the most difficult performance I’ve ever done,” and Kiho said, “The choreography is difficult, but I did my best to show a harmonious appearance on stage. As a result, I think we were able to create a stage that resembles P1 Harmony.”
Also, Intak said, “What I felt was definitely difficult about this song was to turn my head or make facial expressions while falling down was the freestyle. To dance well, she believes, is to confidently express yourself the way you want to express yourself. In that respect, it was a time when I felt that I had grown up because I felt that ‘now we can express a lot in this area’.”
P1 Harmony wants to win first place on a music show in 2023. Photos lFNC EntertainmentP1 Harmony will hold the ‘2023 P1 Harmony Live Tour – Plus Stage H: Pioneer’ in 12 cities in the US, starting with Seoul on January 14-15 next year. After opening the US performance in Los Angeles on January 20 next year, they will meet global fans by traveling to Oakland, Denver, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta, Redding, New York, Washington DC, Nashville, Austin and Dallas.
When asked why global fans seem to like P1 Harmony, Intak said, “I think they like our free image. Even if you turn on live, you can freely play and talk, and you seem to have fun in that part. Also, they are happy with the trivial pranks that come from our closeness.” In response, Ki-ho added, “It’s just showing the chemistry that comes out naturally, but I’m just grateful that you love that.”
Debuting in 2020, P1 Harmony is one of the youngest boy groups with an average age of 18.6 this year. When asked if his relatively young age had an impact on his activities, Jong-seop said, “It seems that I am quickly exposed to information about music. Since we are trying to find more musical trends, I wonder if it will be reflected in the content that can be shown to the public,” he said with a smile.
To the same question, Intak said, “I think it is an advantage that I am not afraid to try anything. Usually, when making music or performing, we have to think about many things, but we prioritize ‘what we want to do’. Showing a challenging image is the strength of the team.”
After a busy year with three comebacks in 2022, P1 Harmony hoped to perform on a bigger stage next year.
“I want to stand on a proper big stage. I hope the concert ends well, and my goal is to gain strength from it and show a great performance on a bigger stage.” (Jiwoong)
“I think we are getting cooler with each comeback, and I hope our team will become even cooler with multiple comebacks next year. Also, I want to stand on a bigger stage than now, and if I can, I want to perform in Japan, where I was born.” (Soul)
“I want to stand on the stage of the year-end awards ceremony next year. And, as every team would hope for, I really want to win first place on a music show.” (Symbol)
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