Such situations were shared by the members themselves inApple TV+’s documentary, ‘K-Pop Idols.’
Amidst such difficulties, the girls toldallkpopthat what pushes them is just their love and passion for music.
Read our exclusive interview with them below.
I actually appreciate your honesty throughout the documentary.
How did you feel about showing yourself in this kind of project?
K-Pop is becoming very popular globally.
How have the adjustments been so far?
They have their own…
They put something in the group.
And because of them, we are able to stand here today.
allkpop: What made you decide to take on the challenge of being a K-pop idol?
Being one, you have to make a lot of sacrifices.
What mindset do you have that was able to let your passion and dream overpower all the negative things?
But its just the love that we have for music, the passion we have for music.
It just keeps us going.
We cry if we have to cry.
And we have our family!
Gabi and Sriya: Even if theyre far!
Sriya and Fatou: Theyre still here!
Fatou: We can feel them!
Also, our staff, our company helps us go through all these things.
Together, we just work it out!
allkpop: As you know, being a K-Pop star demands nothing but perfection.
How has your mindset on that aspect changed over time?
We have to practice a thousand percent to at least bring 200% of that on stage.
I think its never enough on stage.
Its never perfect because every stage makes us learn something.
We watch each of the videos from every stage and see what we have to fix next.
We always catch details that we have to do better at next time when we go on stage again.
We always attempt to do our best, but its never perfect actually.
Fatou: You also watch and listen to the documentary too!
We… Im not going to say anything.
(members laugh)
Fatou: Watch it!
What do you want people to remember or know about you?
We are also human beings like everyone.
I want them to know that there is also this other side of the idol life.
Sriya: Theres always a door between reality and expectations.
allkpop: To wrap things up: what does success look like and mean to you?
Fatou: For us, as long as our supporters enjoy our music.
As long as we bring something to real life, be it happiness or anything.
Thats success for me personally.
Sriya: I think its the same as Fatou said.
We want to keep them.
Even though we attempt to get things to be perfect.
We should always say, Oh, how can I be better than I was yesterday?
With our members, we should be able to be better.
