DKB members reflect on five years as idols on new talk show

During the debut episode of the KBS WORLD Latino program 'Listen Page', DKB members shared reflections on their five-year career, including a desire to change their excessive debut styling if they could return to their early days.

A new music talk show that goes beyond simple stage performances and short song introductions to explore the deep musical worlds of artists has opened. 'Listen Page', released through KBS WORLD Latino, features a format that draws out sincere stories from artists, with Kim Jin-woo of WINNER and DKB's Dion serving as MCs. MC Kim Jin-woo expressed nervousness about taking on his first MC role as a 10-year veteran idol, while Dion expressed respect for Kim Jin-woo for joining the position he had always wanted to try, marking the start of the program.

The first guests of the program were DKB, the team of MC Dion. In this meeting, organized under the "MC Family" concept at the request of MC Dion, the members shared their reflections as 5-year idols and candidly revealed thoughts they had not previously disclosed. While the members jokingly reacted that they felt a bit envious while also congratulating Dion on becoming an MC, they supported him by stating that Dion is the person with the most outstanding qualities for an MC within the team.

"Choreography creation is our greatest pride"... Identity of 5-year idols

Based on the experience gained from conducting world tours over five years since their debut, DKB found their identity in "choreography creation." The members cited their greatest pride as the fact that they produce all their own choreography. In particular, they stated that Dion, Junseo, and other members take the lead in designing formations and composing choreography. The youngest member, Harry-June, proved the team's performance capabilities by demonstrating the skill to spontaneously perform choreography to any song he hears.

Honest confessions followed when recalling their debut days. The members chose "debut styling" as the thing they would most want to change if they could return to the time before their debut while possessing their current memories. At this point, where all members agreed, they mentioned that the styling at the time was somewhat excessive or difficult compared to the team's color, sharing the concerns they had back then. Specifically, the members noted that the styling was set somewhat excessively due to the thought that they had to stand out among the large entertainment agencies.

Tears during trainee days and the weight contained in music

The members showed a serious attitude when asked questions connected to personal musical memories. Sharing moments that come to mind when listening to specific songs, the members recalled the periods of endurance they experienced as idols. One member shared the experience of shedding tears while walking up a hill at night while listening to Shin Yong-jae's 'Today' because preparing to be an idol was not going as planned during trainee days. They also recalled the thrill of first encountering K-pop while listening to EXO's 'History'.

Leader Dion confessed to the emotional weight he felt during the songwriting and composing process. Mentioning a moment when he was choked up due to his affection for the team while conducting guide recordings for a fan song written with feelings for their fans, he expressed his desire for the team to be maintained for a long time based on a family-like bond, stating, "I want to be a singer who can still release albums even when it becomes our 10th anniversary." Additionally, the members reflected on the meaning of music to them by mentioning their life songs, such as BIGBANG's 'Last Dance', WINNER's 'I LOVE U', the Japanese song 'Aiko no Kakehashi', and Sung Si-kyung's 'Every Moment of You'. The conversation continued as the human sides of the artists, hidden behind the glamorous stages, intersected, such as the episode of Park Kang-sung's 'Toy Scripture' which their parents sang as a reply during their trainee days.

Source: KBS WORLD Latino (YouTube)