[ORβIT/BUGVEL/HICO] 220518

ORβIT x BUGVEL x HICO
Embarking on their Dream Journey together with their friends
“DREAM PASSPORT” is an agency where the 3 artists ORβIT, HICO and BUGVEL are signed to. It was decided that the live shows “Dream Gate 01” where this “Doripasu family” will come together in one place will be held! What kind of united stage will they show after overcoming the boundaries of their groups? We asked them, who deepened their team work towards the live shows, about their thoughts about each other and the future they set their eyes on.

JUNE (ORβIT)
Born 1996.11.23, from Tokyo
JUNE is motivated and excited ahead of the first lives with an audience “Dream Gate 01”.
“After all, lives with an audience are completely different from online ones. At an online live, you perform towards a camera, so you barely feel that you are being watched. But I want some kind of reaction, even if it is just a nod. I believe that the true charms of lives are the connection with the audience, so I am looking forward to truly feeling this finally. It will be the first time to be seen directly as a member of ORβIT, so I’m motivated. I hope that everyone can enjoy it even a bit.”
In the future he is facing there are always EαRTH.
“Right now I think it is an environment where it is easy to support us as there is a gap in our activities. I want to follow BUGVEL’s footsteps, who release music frequently, while also having solo activists at the same time. Of course I want to release my own music, but I want to try to write music for the other artists of the agency. I can see my abilities more clearly and gain more experience. And I hope to make use of this in ORβIT again. Until the pausing members return, I want to make a bigger improvement than so far. Other than this, I want to do something related to games. I would like to do Let’s plays on open spaces like YouTube. Also, recently I’m into muscle training. I want to train my body for the lives and wouldn’t it be simply cool if I could take off my clothes at the shows? Maybe… I can show it next year? Please don’t get your hopes up, just wait and see (laughs).

RAIRA (BUGVEL)
born 2000.5.9, from Nara
Raira started to aspire becoming an artist after seeing an EXILE concert to which his older sister took him. It seems like he was unintentionally close to tears when he saw the fans in front of him at the debut showcase.
“My feelings rose when I was waiting at the wing of the venue. But only afterwards I actually felt that I debuted. When I stepped on stage I switched my mind over to “you have to do it in a cool way”, so I had no room to think before. But after some time when I walked alone at night I suddenly felt it. Step by step I am making my dreams come true. You are working hard on it. is what I thought to myself.”
He overcame the long time before the debut by his inherited positivity.
“I perceived this time as one to rediscover myself and this kept my motivation. Rather, I thought of it as I got time to raise my standards, as I thought about how to show myself, read books and I had a fulfilling time. In the past I used to be someone who did not read books, but back then it was the first time I visited a bookstore (laughs). I read some self development books and learnt the theories behind what I was feeling so far. I was reaffirmed once more that I am doing the right thing. I am the type of person who wants time to prepare for everything, so I practiced until I mastered each song and dance and I believe I could show the results of this at the showcase. This year is our debut year, so I want to rush through 2022 keeping up this spirit. My homework is the talk! There are a lot of people in BUGVEL who do not do it properly so I have to (laughs). I want to be able to bring out the members’ good sides more and more with my talking.”

GUNO (BUGVEL)
born 2000.5.8, from Taiwan
GUNO made his debut as a member of BUGVEL in Japan after spending a life as a trainee in South Korea. He seems still busy as he is still not used to both Japanese and daily life yet.
“Everything about South Korea and Japan is completely different. The training methods, the way recordings work, and also how the schedules are made, everything is completely different. Hence, it is a bit hard to get used to it right now. I am still mixing up everything in my head.”
Thanks to his friendly and innocent personality he became friends with the fellow DREAM PASSPORT artists in no time.
“I am still not good at Japanese, but I can speak English and Korean so it is okay. When I was in South Korea there was no one around me who spoke Chinese and I was always on my own until I learnt Korean. But now it is fun! I was so happy when we cooked and ate hotpot together at the dorm! However, I came to Japan on 31th March and the showcase was on the next day so we only had one night to match. This was so hard.”
The Corona pandemic separated him from the members for a long time. It seems that his beloved dog Jessi was his emotional support while he was alone in Taiwan.
“She is just a shiba inu, but Jessi supported me. I cried a lot when I came to Japan. My goal for this year is to bring Jessi to Japan! I became friends with someone who has a dog from downstairs, so my dream is to take a walk together once Jessi is here. As for BUGVEL, it is to complete the activities for the new song “HEARTBREAKER”. The release date is during the “DREAM GATE 01” tour but I will do my very best for both!”

MAHIRO (BUGVEL)
born 2001.3.28, from Osaka
Singing, Dancing, Rapping, Songwriting… Certainly, the term “allrounder” is perfect for MAHIRO who made his long awaited debut in March.
“I started to chase my dream during highschool and had various experiences also at auditions. Fate let me become a member of BUGVEL, but the pandemic made me unable to appear in public. It had been very tough, but thanks to the members, my family and friends encouraging me I could do my best. Sometimes I had some negative feelings, too, but I decided that “I would find success in this life for sure” inside of me. For example, if this was a “Crayon Shin-chan” movie, I would be Shin-chan. Even when Shin-chan is in trouble, he stays happy. I believe I also have this kind of luck.”
He has been involved in the production of all BUGVEL songs that has been released.
“I bring all my experiences, abilities and intuitions into the songs. I hope this will reach everyone. In the case of “Saiun” my sensitivity and what I feel because of this time is squeezed into the song.I wrote the beat, made the melody and the lyrics from scratch. I put in some flavor of the artists that inspire me such as LEX, Crush or DEAN who I often listen to lately. Because I am not good with expressing my emotions I hope to convey my feelings through the songs.”
He has set his eyes on a wide field of activities other than the group activities.
“Because I am an artist, I want to work even harder than now on singing, rapping, dancing and song writing. I hope this will lead to acting or model jobs. I want to make this company big and be a source of pride for my family and friends.”

HICO
born 2001.7.7, from Osaka
HICO has unfolded his very own world view as the sole solo artist of the agency. The decision to do solo activities was influenced by uncompromising stoicness.
“In the beginning HICO thought it would be better to be in a group, but isn’t it important to work together in regard to singing and dancing in a group? HICO felt he would compromise. As HICO is good at dancing, there was the chance he would feel out of sync with the others and on the other hand HICO might be unable to catch up with singing in which he had no experience. So he wanted to fight to the uttermost of his abilities.”
How did he refine his sensibility?
“It might be often that he gets his ideas when he is not thinking about everything. When he looks out of the car window or when he is just watching some movie. If it were now, it would be the grain of the wood of this desk. (While tracing it with his hand). He would come up with this wavy hand movement. Everything that happens in front of him is something necessary for him.”
In the one and half years of his activities, he seems to have also felt improvement.
“HICO feels he has improved in singing. When he recorded for the first time, the staff said “How should we let him sing this” and he was very confused (laughs). He met this person after a year again and the staff told him “You have become really good”. The fans told him the same and it was encouraging to hear. His future goal is to dance at various places such as in a car or the sea or in an elevator. Also, HICO hopes that his performances make people smile and say “I’m gonna do my best tomorrow”.”
TN: Since HICO uses HICO instead of boku or other pronouns that can be translated to “I”, it seemed the wisest decision to let him talk in the third person in English, too.

SHUNYA (ORβIT)
born 1997.5.18, from Tokyo
SHUNYA said “I’m looking more forward to being able to be face to face with EαRTH than anything else”.
“I watched both BUGVEL’s showcase and HICO’s liveshows, but the way the audience seemed happy, how they waved their hands as they were not allowed to speak yet made me both smile and envious…. When I saw that, it fired me up even more as “I want to stand on stage as soon as possible!”. ORβIT had those online, our live shows last year and there was a sense of accomplishment, but after all I strongly felt that sadness of being unable to perform in front of everyone in reality. So, I am really looking forward to being able to meet EαRTH at “Dream Gate 01” finally. I want to convey my gratitude through the performance to everyone who supported us in the time we could not meet."
Those are the dearly awaited first lives with an audience as ORβIT, but he feels regret about the fact that they will stand on stage as 5 members and not 7 ones.
“In the time where YOUNGHOON-san and HEECHO-san are absent, I want to catch up even a bit. So that they will tell me “You improved!” when they return. Yet after all the most important thing is to protect the place where they will return to. Personally, I want to create a solo song. I do not have one yet, so I want to write a whole song with just my voice and I hope to leave it as an accomplishment of these two years. I like bright pop songs, so I also want my solo song to be one that leaves you energized after listening. I want to make a song that gives everyone energy who listens to it.”

MINATO (BUGVEL)
born 1999.12.26, from Shiga
MINATO commented with a huge sense of ambition that “I just made the first step towards my dream, so I need to work harder.”
“I am very happy that we were able to do the showcase and I am really thankful to the people cheering for us. They made boards and such for us and I learnt from them. I want to be more particular about both performances and visuals. It is still a long way until we are a group like I admire us to be. I want to continue to absorb everything with greed.”
On the other hand he seems to feel an effect of his own growth.
“I think I am moving forward in the direction I want to go. I like the passion of Japanese rap and I especially admire Jin Dogg-san, ralph-san and Leon Fanourakis-san. While my voice has a ravenous feeling, I want to sing like Jin Dogg-san from time to time. I dislike my singing voice, but I started visiting a voice trainer and the CEO praised my singing, so I have a bit of confidence in this regard now (laughs)."
And when we ask him for his goals?
“Actually, I am the type who becomes distracted when he achieves his goal. Hence, now I do not want to decide on one yet. However, I have an aim. I want to actively visit other countries, such as GUNO’s home Taiwan and Thailand which we had visited for “JAPAN EXPO THAILAND 2022”. Personally, I want to do a solo rap. Also, I want to draw pictures! I like the “now”, so I imagine it would be nice to draw what I’m feeling right now and share it with everyone.”

TOMO (ORβIT)
born 1996.12.19, from Fukuoka
TOMO started to desire to have the opportunities to meet the fans directly even more than before after watching HICO’s and BUGVEL’s events with an audience.
“I felt ‘So this is how the view with all the fans look like’ and the wish of wanting to have lives with an audience became stronger. If it had not been for Corona, we would surely have done it long ago. Still, I’m happy that this dream comes true with the “Dream Gate 01” events in which all the agency’s artists appear together. Of course, there is some sadness that HEECHO-san and YOUNGHOON-san are not there, but we are active under the major premise of singing our songs in front of everyone, so I am looking forward to it a lot. It is a family concert, so there might also be people who did not know us before, but I hope to fully involve them, charm them with our performance and make them think that ORβIT is amazing.”
They might be 5 members right now, but the awareness that ORβIT are 7 members does not waver.
“It does not change that ORβIT is made of 7 members, but we have to search for something that only the 5 of us can do. I feel I want to do solo activities just like YUGO is doing his best at the musical. Each one of us is doing his best in what they can do and I hope to create a synergistic effect. Sure enough I want to compete in singing. Lately I’m often thinking “This melody could fit YUGO” or “It would sound nice with SHUNYA sang it” while writing my own songs. So, I’m also considering a form of activities in which I provide music for others.”

YUGO (ORβIT)
born 2000.12.13, from Saitama
“Dream Gate 01” will be the first concerts with an audience for ORβIT. What is the state of mind of ORβIT ‘s maknae (youngest one) YUGO?
“I learnt a lot from watching HICO’s live show and BUGVEL’s showcase. They were shining when they went on stage, weren’t they? At the end of BUGVEL’s showcase, they really looked good. I think this is because we enjoy this from the bottom of our hearts and place importance on entertaining the audience while we want to look out for our own enjoyment."
ORβIT are currently active as 5 members, but the future on which YUGO is focussing on is bright.
“Exactly because the two are not here, I want to increase our challenges. The atmosphere changes and I want to challenge songs. It would be interesting to release freshness or refreshness.I try to perceive it positively, but sure enough I miss them~. It suddenly comes into my mind and I end up sending a LINE message “How are you doing?”. But in order to protect the place where they belong, we have to work hard.”
Only progress. Right now he is challenging a musical on his own.
“I feel how big the presence of the members is. For example, when there is an interview with the 7 of us, I am not a big talker. There are a lot of big talkers (laughs). But for interviews in relation to the musical I am alone. I am doing my best while showing spontaneity. I want to learn more about acting and try non musical acting. It is very interesting, as when you do acting, you get to know thoughts that you do not have and you get deeper into the essence of the story. Also I like photographs, so I want to take a lot of pictures of everyone’s real selves. I hope to make a photo exhibition eventually!"

KOSHIN (BUGVEL)
born 2001.10.22, from Hyogo
KOSHIN said “It was tough as we hardly could come together with GUNO-kun”.Yet, in the meantime, he worked steadily hard on what he could.
“I was thinking that I could brush up my singing and dancing somehow. It might be that I always thought about it when there was no lesson or practice. Other than this, I also challenged song writing while MAHIRO-kun taught me. But sure enough I felt anxious. This is the exact reason why the showcase was a happy time. I was so happy that GUNO-kun was able to come. We only had time to practice the day before, but I was moved that we were able to dance together even if it was only for “Saiun”. I was the one who came up with the choreo. I believe it is something that can move both us and our fans.”
These efforts from KOSHIN are steadily bearing fruit.
“When I am talking with the fans at the online talks for example, there are people telling me “You became good at singing.” I felt that I was able to improve little by little. I aim to be like SHINee’s Jonghyun-san. I received advice from my voice trainer and I keep on practicing while imitating it. I think I became a bit better in showing my dancing. I started to think about a way to look cooler than when I was a dancer. I want to continue to do activities that are typical of us. BUGVEL’s strength is that we can show a mature side in our rather intense songs while we have some childish side as our average age is young. We will do our best to make the most of it and to make our first goal to stand on a big stage."

YOONDONG (ORβIT)
in KOREA
*YOONDONG was photographed in Korea due to his travel schedule.
born 1995.2.19, from South Korea
In the present where HEECHO and YOUNGHOON are absent, YOONDONG is the oldest one in DREAM PASSPORT, both in name and reality.
“When your life is long, you can have various experiences, right? For now, I ended up being the oldest uncle (laughs). Along with my juniors increasing, I realized my own age. Whenever I’m called “Onii-san” (Big brother) or “YOONDONG-san” or treat me as the oldest, I feel old. As I am still in Korea, I feel apologetic for being the only one apart from everyone but… I want to go to Japan and meet everyone as soon as possible. And, I want to merge the training as soon as possible. I do not have any advice for now, but those might appear naturally while we actually meet and train together or on the contrary everyone could be too good and I won’t be able to say anything. I do not know this yet.”
He says there is both happiness and sadness in going on stage as ORβIT during “Dream Gate 01”.
"There is sadness and loneliness in meeting EαRTH as 5 members but… I am very happy to be able to meet them directly in the Corona pandemic and there is a lot of excitement. I hope that we will do our best with HICO and BUGVEL together and that we can make a show that is memorable for everyone. It would be the best if we could make them think ORβIT is also cool with 5 members. ORβIT as 7 members is taking a little break, but we want to show a lot of activities as 5 members, too, and maybe there will be also my solo song. I am a person who likes singing and performing, so if I did a solo song I want to do the kind where you sing and dance."

We want to muddle the fans of the 3 groups!

TOMO X SHUNYA X MINATO X RAIRA
Friends who respect each other exactly because they are different

On the occasion of the “Dream Gate 01” events where all groups of the agency DREAM PASSPORT will perform, the exchange between TOMO, SHUNYA, MINATO and RAIRA thrives more than before. How do they see each other’s group right now?
SHUNYA: I made the cover design for “bad guy” so I participated in the preparatory meetings, but the way they decide on songs is completely different from us. In ORβIT it happens often that we clash like “I think this is good.” “I dislike that”. This doesn’t happen in BUGVEL?
MINATO: It does not. We all listen to different music, but when it comes to deciding on our songs we are consistent.
RAIRA: From our perspective ORβIT-san only has things we admire.
MINATO: They are too amazing because even if they receive a song just the day before the recording, they have the quality that makes you think “How many days did they practise that?”. Furthermore, before I made my debut I saw ORβIT-san as a rival I want to surpass. But they took care of us a lot including the cover shooting and the recording. I thought I was such an idiot and that I was still a brat. I normally do not say things like this, but I am really grateful.
TOMO: You are (laughs)
SHUNYA: On the contrary, I panicked that BUGVEL would surpass us when they debuted.They have a greedy motivation and enthusiasm and I got inspired by them. It is really great to have each other! We have not written a track yet, but since MAHIRO can do it, BUGVEL made the track for the announcement video “Dream 1”. We make up for what the other one lacks, right?

Exactly because there is an exchange that overcomes the borders of the groups, talks about wanting to try a collaboration one day, bloom.
TOMO: For example, you could imagine MAHIRO and JUNE (having a collaboration)? But I want to see SHUNYA and MINATO doing one because I cannot imagine that at all!
RAIRA: Right! They could dance while singing and rapping.
SHUNYA: Because I cannot imagine it either, it might be interesting.
RAIRA: In this regard, for example me and JUNE (could also do one). It would be strong and soft, rapping and singing.
TOMO: That’s good! I know this because I was present in both recordings, but JUNE and RAIRA are both the type who mix their breath into their singing. I think that a unit would feel fresh, but their performances would fit together.
SHUNYA: There is a famous producer at this place (laughs).
MINATO: I want to see what kind of conversation YOUNGHOON-kun and MAHIRO would have.
SHUNYA: Even when YOUNGHOON-san does not understand something he will answer “Ah~ I see”, so I think they would not have a single conversation (laughs)!

When we asked about “an emotional episode” you can share exactly because of this moment, MINATO directly answered “I got one”.
MINATO: When I was troubled once, I consulted with TOMO while playing basketball with him alone. As we finished playing, we sat down & he listened to me the whole time while watching an orange light. Back then I was saved by him.
SHUNYA: That’s youth.
TOMO: I was happy that MINATO relied on me and consulted me.
RAIRA: Actually, the deciding factor to join the agency for me was SHUNYA. I wanted to follow him since you were in a friendly rivalry.
SHUNYA: You don’t have to make something up! Just for this interview.
RAIRA: It is really like this! You have a side that is perfectly serious and you speak and act with a lot of thought of the future. Because I have always thought you are someone who has the great ability to see what is happening around you.
SHUNYA: Really!?!? I’m surprised! (deeply surprised face)
TOMO: He is really delighted on the inside (laughs). But I know how serious he is, so I get what RAIRA means.
SHUNYA: RAIRA, are you thirsty? Should I bring you something to drink?
Everyone: (breaks out laughing)

The excitement for “Dream 1” becomes stronger in which their bonds are shown
RAIRA: It is a given to entertain the audience, but I would like to deepen my interactions with YOONDONG-san through “Dream 1”.
MINATO: In my case it is with YUGO-cchi. It is a strange relationship as I am his junior but I am one year older than him. We became a little more familiar with each other lately, so I want to grow closer.
TOMO: YUGO also often praised you, MINATO. Like when he saw BUGVEL’s goods he said “MINATO is cool~” or “BUGVEL’s strength is having MINATO’s voice”.
MINATO: After the showcase, he kindly sent me such a LINE message, too. It was what made me happy the most so far!
SHUNYA: I look forward a lot to “DREAM 1”. I want to make it an event to bring happiness to the audience and end with smiles to make up for the time we were unable to meet directly.
RAIRA: They will be able to feel our entertainment on their skin, so I hope they will go home feeling happy.
MINATO: I want to create something that has a high quality and that I enjoy myself at the same time.
TOMO: Fans from all three groups will gather, but I want to muddle them! During our performances we want to take in BUGVEL’s and HICO’s fans and when it is BUGVEL’s turn, I want the same to happen to our and HICO’s fans. I want everyone in the venue to have fun together.

YUGO X HICO X KOSHIN
Same age friends are both reassuring and rivals who mutually encourage each other

YUGO is the maknae of ORβIT and KOSHIN the one of BUGVEL and including HICO the three are the unit of the youngest ones at DREAM PASSPORT. How do these three see their older brothers?
HICO: They are very kind and often treat HICO for dinner. However, the only downside is that they are noisy (laughs). When it gets lively they are not satisfied until the very end, but it is long to go there (laughs). Slowly it gets louder and louder.
KOSHIN: I don’t really feel like I am the maknae. Since we are close in age it does not matter who is younger and who is older and no one treats me for dinner (laughs). But sometimes RAIRA-kun pays for me at the conbini, but I will pay him back at a different occasion, making it equal. I also say what I want to say.
YUGO: You became able to do so, right?
KOSHIN: Right. In the beginning I could not do that at all (laughs). But recently I became able to just say everything. I came to understand the sense of distance between us and it is easy to say because the members do not seem to feel “Remember you are the youngest here”.
YUGO: I also do not use honorifics and I am barely aware that I am the youngest one. People say that everyone shows me their love and pampers me, but from my point of view JUNE gets more pampered! (laughs)
HICO: HICO also uses pretty much only casual speech with everyone other than the three Korean members. He sometimes feels a generation gap, too, but once it gets lively there is no age gap anymore.
KOSHIN: HICO is good in closing the distance to others. Since the beginning it is like that.
YUGO: I talk to the ORβIT members recklessly. Sometimes too recklessly and I regret it. Some time ago JUNE only joined the talk when we got sidetracked in a meeting, I snapped at him “Don’t join the talk if you are only doing it at such times” (laughs).
HICO: HICO can kinda imagine it (laughs)
YUGO: We were both in the wrong. But since everyone is kind they do not get upset with me no matter what I say and everything gets concluded in a good manner.

The three are friends signed to the same agency and rivals who mutually encourage each other. It often happens that they motivate each other.
YUGO: I like BUGVEL’s music a lot. Because ORβIT doesn’t do the strongish songs I prefer. We might dance together in about 3 years (laughs)
KOSHIN: You are always welcome! The feelings of ORβIT’s and BUGVEL’s songs are completely different from HICO’s ones, but his way of presenting himself on stage is much better than everyone else. I learn from him.
HICO: Each one has their own way, right? But maybe we are all asking for the moon. HICO thinks it would be nice to be in a group and maybe there is someone in a group who thinks it would be nice to be solo like HICO. He is not saying that we are each other's rivals. but I am thankful we can mutually encourage each other and there will be a collaboration stage at “Dream Gate 01”. Besides, it is very encouraging to have friends. HICO is alone, so he sometimes feels lonely, but… but when he looks around him he sees a lot of cool other brothers and there are also YUGO and KOSHIN, so he feels hopeful and gets courage. He feels he cannot lose and gets motivated.
KOSHIN: Surely. If it was just us, right? There would be no one who would make us think “I want to surpass them!”... But because I have the feeling I want to surpass HICO and ORβIT I can work hard and this might be the best thing.
YUGO: Personally I am very happy that there are juniors. Everyone in ORβIT gets along well right. Yet when I go out to have fun with HICO and KOSHIN, I will relax.
HICO: When we ate dinner together, HICO said the whole time “This is happiness to prepare the food and sit around the table like this”. (laughs)
YUGO: That day, it is a super good memory.
HICO: The three of us also went to eat Chinese food, right? We ended up entering a bit of a high class restaurant wearing practice clothes such as sweatshirts and jerseys because we went after the practice ended.
YUGO: That was embarrassing (bitter laughing).

What they are curious about is the room distribution during “Dream 1”.
KOSHIN: I guess I am fine with everyone. Normally it often happens that I am in the same room as RAIRA-kun.
HICO: MINATO and MAHIRO have an established chemi, right? HICO once shared a room with TOMO-kun and he was really kind. He told HICO “I will darken the room, so goahead and sleep.
YUGO: If I say JUNE, it will seem like I love him (laughs).
HICO: But you seem quite to like him!
YUGO: Because JUNE doesn’t mind noise. You know, in South Korea we shared a room most of the time. But since there is this opportunity, it would be nice to be together with KOSHIN.
KOSHIN: I think so too!
YUGO: Age is surprisingly important, right? The one closest to my age in ORβIT is SHUNYA, yet we are still 3 years apart, so it would be super great if the three of us were in one room.
KOSHIN: Isn’t a room with 3 people great, too?
YUGO: Anyway, at the family concert we will show the best of all our worlds, and it will hype up everyone a lot.
KOSHIN: Each group will perform their best songs, so I think it will be intense and not boring to watch. Also, I look forward to the collaborations.
HICO: The real thrill will be that (people will think) “These members are performing that song?!”
YUGO: It is wonderful that we are now in the position to do that.

YOONDONG X JUNE X GUNO X MAHIRO
We want to deepen the bonds with everyone at the family concerts

You can also call “Dream Gate 01”, in which all artists signed to DREAM PASSPORT appear together, a family concert. When they heard about this project, pretty much everyone agreed “That’s great” and the conversation moved forward.
YOONDONG: It was the company who decided on it, but everyone agreed as soon as they heard about it. I am feeling a lot of happiness as these concerts will be the first time I can meet the fans.
MAHIRO: I also went to see the family concert of YG Entertainment and back then I thought that I was envious, so I was honestly happy (when I heard about Dream Gate 01”).
GUNO: I have watched SMTOWN! It will be my first time experiencing this, so I am looking forward to it a lot. It is still a secret, but there is a project that will surprise everyone. You might be able to see a gap in MINATO (laughs).
JUNE: I was a little anxious in the beginning. But while proceeding with the preparations, I was motivated a lot by the other groups. It was refreshing to hear opinions that were not coming from the ORβIT members and I am grateful that all of us can grow with each other. I think the audience will enjoy collaborations that are only possible at a family concert.

“Dream 1” is held in the five cities Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo and Fukuoka. Something to look forward to is after all the delicious food of each place.
YOONDONG: I want to visit TOMO’s home the most (laughs). This time it is my first time to go to Fukuoka, but I heard there is lots of delicious food, so I am looking forward to the city.
JUNE: There is delicious food in Fukuoka, too, but I’m looking forward to Hokkaido. Because this is also my first time to go to Hokkaido. I want to eat seafood.
YOONDONG: Uni-don!
TN: Bowl of rice topped with sea urchin
GUNO: I also want to eat sea urchin in Hokkaido!
YOONDONG: Let’s go to eat together!
GUNO: Let’s go! Will big brother treat us?
YOONDONG: Only the ones who are here right now (laughs)
Everyone else: Yeah!
YOONDONG: Furthermore, I want to talk with HICO and all of BUGVEL while practicing and get closer to them.
MAHIRO: Me too. ORβIT-san are kind and we often go to eat for example. but I want to get closer to them on this opportunity.
GUNO: I want to be friends with big brother YOONDONG. Because I have not met big brother directly yet.
YOONDONG: I also want to go to Japan as soon as possible!

That DREAM PASSPORT came so far now and can hold family concerts seems to deeply move ORβIT who used to be the sole artist of the agency.
YOONDONG: It is great to have various artists in this company, right? We are grateful to have other artists who are active when we can not do so. I want to cheer for all of them.
MAHIRO: Personally, I am not good with places where a lot of people are… But everyone is really kind. YOONDONG-san gives advice from Korea and JUNE-kun often invites me to drink (laughs). Everyone is a wonderful person and I can only learn from them. That I decided to join this company was because the CEO was kind. So, I decided that I want to make the company that the CEO created something big!
JUNE: Please (laughs). I am also not good with a huge number of people, so there was some insecurity, but when I got to know every single one of them, I knew everyone was a good guy and it was a relief.
MAHIRO: We never say something bad about others, right.
JUNE: Because there are also people who rely on me, I can’t be irresponsible. I hope that the other members can do the same as when I relied on the Korean members.
GUNO: Everyone’s styles are different and I really like this atmosphere. So, I believe we are people who can receive interest from various other people.
MAHIRO: I will show you how BUGVEL overtakes ORβIT one day!
JUNE: Feel free to! When the time comes, please make a collaboration with us (laughs)

These four have the experience of being trainees and having artist activities abroad. As there is an increasing number of people who are active as artists after going from Japan to Korea lately, they are also pioneers like figures. What are the words they want to bestow to the people chasing their dreams in a foreign country just like them?
YOONDONG: It is something wonderful to be active in a country with a different language and culture. I believe that if you are able to dive into it, you will surely overcome everything no matter how tough it is, so I want you to have enjoyable activities while you become friends with the ones around you.
MAHIRO: I personally became aware of my lacking sides such as laundry and cooking for myself. Even if you come across cultural or language barriers, if you overcome those, you will surely be able to put these to good use next. If you run away from this, you will end up on the road of running away from your life, so I want you to do your best and overcome everything.
JUNE: In the end, you have to get used to the difference in culture and languages. Even when it is hard, believe in yourself who had made this choice and I do not want you to give up. Also, don’t think too much. I ended up thinking too much about various things, so nowadays I think it would have been better to be more relaxed.
GUNO: My Japanese is still not that good right now…
JUNE: GUNO got it harder than the rest of us. First he went from Taiwan to Korean and now to Japan.
GUNO: Foreign languages are difficult. Also, sure enough I feel lonely when I’m alone abroad all the time.
YOONDONG: It must have been hard from JUNE since he cannot eat spicy food (laughs)
JUNE: I love spicy food!
GUNO: Let’s eat spicy hot pot together next time!