Kard’s newest single could also be devoted to the advantages of getting “Icky” with somebody, however the quartet’s YouTube habits are much more PG-rated.
Rapper Jiwoo focuses on sultry stares on stage, but offstage she says she has two pursuits: “puppies and infants.” J.Seph, the group’s stoic rapper, perks up when speaking about his favourite Broadway musicals. Issues get spicier — actually — with Somin, who likes watching individuals eat scorching wings. Nevertheless it’s BM who lastly brings issues full circle by asking to learn followers’ ickiest thirst tweets on digicam.
Learn on to be taught extra about what Jiwoo, J.Seph, Somin, and BM have been watching whereas on tour.
J.Seph
J.Seph: I really like the musical Hadestown, particularly the songs “Await Me” and “Await Me (Reprise).” There was a six month interval the place like 95 % of the music I listened to was simply these two songs.
When the musical got here to Korea, I used to be serving my time within the Military so I wasn’t capable of see it. Even after we have been in New York Metropolis for our current tour, I could not see it on Broadway as a result of we have been working.
What different musicals do you want?
JS: I additionally like Chicago, however I have never seen that both. I watched the film and actually loved “All That Jazz” [sings the song’s chorus]. I bought hooked. Whereas I used to be serving within the Military, we carried out a musical referred to as “Mesa Track” that we created ourselves. We composed and wrote it. It was actually enjoyable, a terrific reminiscence.
I do not normally like UFC,however yesterday I began watching the champion Alexander Volkanovski. It is a two-days previous passion [laughs].
Normally, preventing is simply too violent for me.
JS: I felt the identical means, however for some cause yesterday I fell into it.
The duality of man: musicals and MMA preventing.
JS: I additionally watch loads of cooking movies.
BM, Jiwoo, Somin — does he prepare dinner for you guys?
BM: No, however I need him to. He is aware of he is good. I do not know if he’s, however I wish to strive his stuff. It all the time appears to be like good, aesthetically, when he exhibits me pictures. We have eaten collectively many occasions, and he has a excessive commonplace for meals.
JS: I’ve cooked for my household earlier than however by no means the members. Earlier than the top of the 12 months, I will prepare dinner spicy Korean marinated ribs for them.
Somin
Somin: I like watching spicy meals problem movies as a result of Korean persons are actually good at consuming spicy meals. Watching foreigners consuming spicy meals, it is type of enjoyable to look at them in ache. I additionally suppose, “Is it that scorching? I feel I might deal with it.”
BM stated “daeri manjok” is the best way to explain somebody doing one thing within the place of you. There is a German phrase, “schadenfreude,” which is like in like, delighting within the ache of others.
BM: Schadenfreude woman! She likes it.
SM: Solely relating to spice! I really like spicy meals. After we’re pressured we Koreans eat spicy meals and sweat and all that goes away… It is actually cathartic.
You shared a Kelly Clarkson Present clip forward of this interview. Are you a fan?
SM: I really like her. I noticed a video of her and Ariana Grande doing a singing contest, and it was superb how robust and highly effective her vocals have been. I actually wish to be on the present. We did a efficiency of “Icky” on Good Day New York. It was the primary time really acting on an English program, and we wish to do extra of these. Kelly Clarkson Present, any late-night exhibits. We wish to carry out and present who Kard is.
BM: She’s the OG. “Since U Been Gone!”
BM, being from the States, do you bear in mind her on American Idol?
BM: Yeah, Kelly Clarkson was huge. I feel [the show] was huge across the time I used to be watching Disney Channel Unique Sequence like The Suite Lifetime of Zack & Cody and stuff like that.
Jiwoo: I used to be actually into Hannah Montana and Excessive College Musical.
BM
BM: I not too long ago watched celebrities learn imply tweets, and I really feel like I can deal with imply tweets. I feel I might have loads of enjoyable studying it. However what I might slightly learn is thirst tweets.
You have not been invited to do this but?
BM: No, I maintain telling BuzzFeed. It is on my bucket listing. And it is gonna occur as a result of followers ship me some nasty shit. I noticed a video of Mike Tyson on the Jimmy Kimmel Present the place he popped up behind followers speaking about him, and I type of wish to do one thing comparable with our followers.
The place they’re speaking about you and then you definately’re behind them?
BM: Yeah, in entrance of our venues on tour, for instance. I feel it would be actually fascinating and humorous simply to catch their response.
Is there a imply tweet that you simply bear in mind ever studying about your self? That you simply’re like, “Rattling, they bought me.”
BM: One I did not like specifically was “man is formed like a fridge.” And that was once I was somewhat bit cumbersome, like somewhat bit greater. That one damage somewhat bit.
Why?
BM: I do not know what [they] meant by “formed like a fridge.” I simply appear to be a big-ass field? A shapeless, huge field. And I used to be similar to, “OK, let me present this man or woman in a few months.” And I did.
As for what else I watch on YouTube, I watched loads of Diablo 2 and [Diablo] 4 gameplay. You are going round killing demons and demon bosses, accumulating objects, [and] getting wealthy as hell. I additionally watch PubG. I watch loads of music manufacturing movies, however so far as something out of the bizarre I feel that is just about it. And I bought into automobiles not too long ago.
An costly passion.
BM: It’s. I’ve my child again in Korea. I drive a Camaro. I have been serious about tuning it however determined to not as a result of in Korea the roads are slender, and there is a cease signal each 400 meters so there is no level… You know the way you watch individuals doing a mukbang to fill your individual starvation? I watch individuals tune and race their automobiles.
Jiwoo
JW: I usually like humorous interviews, particularly late-night stuff as a result of they add them with excellent Korean translation on the underside so it is easy to grasp. I not too long ago watched Adele on “Carpool Karaoke”, and I beloved this episode of “Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts” with Kendall Jenner and Harry Kinds. I like placing myself within the state of affairs like, “Would I reply the query or eat the unhealthy meals?”
This Buzzfeed pet interview is on my wishlist. I really like puppies, I’ve a Frenchie in Korea.
Wow, Buzzfeed actually must schedule one thing with you all.
BM: I allow them to know loads of occasions. We’ll make it work in the future.
JW: Whereas we’re on tour, we do loads of flying, and I’ve YouTube Premium, so I obtain movies to look at whereas we’re within the air. I like watching film critiques the place they summarize a two-hour lengthy film, crucial factors, in a 20-minute clip. In Korea, that is one of many specialities of sure YouTubers.
I additionally like watching aircraft critiques of the costliest first-class cabins and traditional YouTube clips like Glozell tasting wasabi and doing the cinnamon problem. I really like animals. I’ve not too long ago been watching movies of Pubao, the primary large panda born in Korea. There are a a lot of clips of her taking part in round with the zookeepers.
So cute! Does it make you desire a panda?
BM: I need one! And a lion, too. My pal [in Pakistan] has one, and he named it after me. I wish to elevate one in the future. Apparently, it is not too costly. I’ve to do my analysis on the place it is authorized to boost them.
JW: Yet another factor: There is a Korean YouTuber referred to as “wineking.” He speaks eight completely different languages. On this video he goes to France together with his spouse, and the waiter at a restaurant is impolite to them and everybody round them. Even individuals at close by tables are upset about her habits.
However this man is not upset. He is smiling and being very pleasant to the waitress and immediately the environment of the restaurant adjustments from unhealthy to good. Watching him use his knowledge and wittiness to vary the whole lot immediately was so fascinating. It made me wish to be like him: a strong, type presence that influences others.