press interview / millions

[INTERVIEW 1] WINNER ' 2 Comebacks in 1 year, glad we got to keep our promise to the fans '  

19.12.18

 

WINNER has come together again. Following a continuation of hits, first with their group-song  ‘EVERYDAY’, then Song Min Ho’s solo ‘FIANCÉ’, this is WINNER’s first complete comeback in eight months. WINNER has unfolded a variety of activities this past year, including announcements of new songs, tours, and more. With this single, they plan on gifting their fans the best year-end present of 2018.

 

WINNER’s new single, ‘MILLIONS’, will be available on the 19th at 6 PM. YG Entertainment said “The song begins with an exciting intro of guitar and clapping, led into a warm chorus with a sentimental melody. The rhythmical whistles of the chorus and the bounce in the kick directs the song in a different way than the first part,” and that this was a song that had a WINNER-like win feeling to it.

 

The members’ personal participation in the lyric-writing and song-producing aspects demonstrated an added level of maturity in their musical skills. Kang Seung Yoon, Song Min Ho, and Lee Seung Hoon’s names are credited for the lyrics. Kang Seung Yoon has produced this song, along with Kang Uk Jin and Diggy, to heighten the level of perfection.

 

Kang Seung Yoon introduced the song by saying, “I wanted to make a hopeful song. I started with the idea that everyone can be, and deserve to be, loved. Hundreds, or millions [*these words are written in the Korean form] felt a bit vague, so we decided on the title ‘MILLIONS’. As I was writing the song, it turned out more endearing than I had intended. It was a song that I felt satisfied with at the end of the production.”

 

He continued, “It’s a lot more lively than ‘REALLY REALLY’. At first, I wanted it to be a bit weighty, to put in the kind of sophisticated style that we have. It became a warmer, more lively song than I had expected, but I think it’s actually quite alright. We were satisfied because we felt that every time we released a song, we were getting older but our songs felt younger,” and he added, “Our previous song did well, so it’s true that we felt pressured. It’d be a lie to say that we aren’t expecting anything, but we’re just glad that we were able to keep our promise to our we’d come back twice this year. I’m planning on not looking at the charts too much this time.”

 

Song Min Ho said, “There’s a reason why we’re releasing this song in late-December. It was like a homework assignment amongst ourselves. We had a goal to have two comebacks in one year,” and that, “I think you can feel good listening to this song rather than Christmas carols. We hope that this Christmas is one of warmth for you all.”

 

According to the members, this song was set to be a title track for an album, but in order to have a speedy comeback for the year-end, they moved up the release they. They explained, “We actually worked on this song during the summer, but as we worked on it more to raise our level of satisfaction, it became a warmer, more lively track. It got pushed back in a timely way to be released at the end of the year. There’s Christmas and warmth around this time that we think would go well with the vibes of the song, so we get to present it with confidence.” Kang Seung Yoon emphasized that, “We’re spending Christmas with ‘Gayo Daejeon’, but for those of you partying, we hope you listen to this song with excitement.”

 

Today at 5 PM, an hour before the release, WINNER will have a Naver V LIVE called ‘MERRY MILLIONS DAY’ and countdown to their comeback. With a Christmas theme, this V LIVE is set to have WINNER gift their fans a time of warmth and to talk with their fans in real-time about their new song. The digital track will be released at 6 PM tonight, and their physical record can be purchased from the 24th through YG Select or online/offline music stores throughout the country.