A-PRINCE talks about fanfics, ghosts & One Direction at Singapore interview

KAvenyou got a chance to interview A-PRINCE after their official press conference for their first ever showcase in Singapore, where we learnt more about their phobias and their fanfiction reading habits. (Yes, A-PRINCE do read fanfiction!)

Q: During the press conference, you all mentioned about local (Korean) artistes that you all wish to collaborate with. What about international artistes?

Sungwon: In regards to collaborating with international artistes, we would like to collaborate with One Direction if we have the opportunity.

KAvenyou: You guys mentioned on A-PRINCE TV that you all saw a ghost in your old studio. Are you all afraid of ghosts?

Sungwon: Yes, Woobin is the most afraid of ghosts!

KAvenyou: Besides ghosts, what else are you guys afraid of?

Woobin: Oh, pigeons, pigeons! (He exclaimed it twice in Korean and twice in English!)

Q: It has been a year since your debut, so what have you learnt over this one year and what is your greatest accomplishment this year?

Sungwon: We have received a lot of helpful advice from seniors and we have taken them along in our stride, helping to motivate us to become better singers. Our greatest accomplishment so far is our debut, and we hope to achieve more exposure and love from international fans.

Q: Until now, what is the most memorable gift that you have received from fans?

Siyoon: A portrait of myself.

Seungjun: A very, very big letter!

Sungwon: I received a portrait from a fan in Russia, and I’ve also received a collage of my own pictures.

Q: If you were casted in a movie, what kind of character would you all want to play?

Seungjun: I want to have an action role.

Woobin: I want to be a student who does well in studies.

Sungwon: I want to be a rich person’s son – good-looking and popular!

Minhyuk: I want a role of someone who is poor, but very strong and determined in the face of adverse situations.

Siyoon: I also want to be rich man’s son who is pampered.

KAvenyou: In an episode of A-PRINCE TV, you guys also mentioned about reading fanfiction. So, do you all read it together or alone by yourself?

Siyoon: Usually one of us (the members) will be browsing through the fanfics, and we will call the others (“Oh hyung!”) to come and read.

Q: Recently Sungwon starred in a musical “Summer Snow”, so how was the experience like and would you like to do another musical again?

Sungwon: I find it very refreshing and challenging as well, because I’m starting from a singer. Although it was tiring, I really enjoyed it. Although I’m promoting singing with A-PRINCE currently, if the opportunity arises, I will be more than happy to take part in another musical.

Q: What kind of role and story will you be interested to act in next time?

Sungwon: The murderer in Jack The Ripper!

Q: What are the reasons for choosing the artistes that you all wanted to collaborate with (as mentioned earlier during the press conference)?

Siyoon: I admire Se7en’s all-roundedness, because he can sing and dance as well, so I would like to collaborate with him.

Minhyuk: I chose Beenzino, because he is a rapper that I admire a lot.

Sungwon: I wish to collaborate with Jaejoong. He has just released his album recently and I really like the flavour of the album, so I would really like to have a collaboration with him.

Woobin: I wish to have a collaboration with PSY because he is talented and I admire PSY’s energy.

Seungjun: I wish to collaborate with Naul and I hope to have a song that’s more touching.

Q: What about One Direction (in regards to international collaboration)?

Sungwon: I feel that One Direction has a very similar colour and so we would like to work on stage together.

KAvenyou would like to thank JNation for the invitation to cover A-PRINCE Live in Singapore 2013.

Check out KAvenyou’s Facebook album for more photos of A-PRINCE in Singapore: A-PRINCE in Singapore Press Conference & Interview A-PRINCE Live in Singapore Showcase 2013 A-PRINCE (@APRINCEofficial) Singapore Fanmeet 2013

Check out our other articles about KAvenyou’s coverage of A-PRINCE’s visit to Singapore: The 5 princes of A-PRINCE show off their individual charms at Singapore press conference A-PRINCE chooses their “chio girl” & dances to PSY at Singapore showcase A-PRINCE says Hello to A-LAND one last time at Singapore meet & greet session

Article by: Zhen Zhen @ KAvenyou
Photography by: Yanglin @ KAvenyou

Credits: K-Avenue

A-PRINCE says Hello to A-LAND one last time at Singapore meet & greet session

19 May 2013 – The last official event of A-PRINCE’s schedule that took place in Singapore in conjunction with their first ever showcase here was their meet & greet session, held at J-Cube shopping mall. The meet & greet session was free and open to all, as a way to thank fans for supporting them during their first visit to Singapore.

At the A-PRINCE’s meet & greet session, the boys also performed 2 songs – Hello and their new track Mambo, delighting fans who did not manage to see them perform at their showcase or those who wanted to see them perform once again. To commemorate their last event with the fans in Singapore, A-PRINCE also took a group photo on stage with the fans present.

This was followed by the much-anticipated hi-5 session with the members of A-PRINCE, where priority was given to ticket holders of the showcase held the day before. Fans were happily giving their favourite boys hi-5s and cheering them on before they returned back to Korea the next day. Bright smiles were seen on the A-PRINCE boys’ faces throughout the entire meet & greet session and as they bid farewell to their fans, promising to be back again in Singapore soon!

Article by: Zhen Zhen @ KAvenyou Photography by: Xuanlin @ KAvenyou

Credits: K-Avenue

A-PRINCE chooses their “chio girl” & dances to PSY at Singapore showcase

18 May 2013 – The first ever A-PRINCE Showcase Live in Singapore was held in DBS Arts Centre on the afternoon of 18^th May 2013. The showcase begun with You’re The Only One, which was written by MBLAQ’s G.O! The cute boys of A-PRINCE greeted their A-LAND present cheerfully with “Hello lah!”, and did their self-introduction in English!

A-PRINCE continued on with their showcase with their song Oh Girl, before proceeding on to cover TVXQ’s Hug and Mirotic, showing off their sleek dance moves. The host of the day, Ah Ken taught A-PRINCE Singlish phrases such as “chio” and “swee lah!”, which both means pretty. This introduced the next segment of A-PRINCE’s showcase, where the boys themselves gave criteria of their “chio girl”, to be chosen from amongst the audience. The lucky female fans who fit exactly into the criteria that A-PRINCE gave got to go up on stage and fulfill any requests with A-PRINCE, in which they requested individual hugs from the members and group photos with the boys.

It was leader Sungwon’s turn to shine on the stage as he showed off his vocal skills during his solo stage performance of a ballad song, M.C The Max’s 가슴아 그만해 (Stop, My Heart). After Sungwon’s soulful solo stage, the rest of the members joined him on stage to perform One Direction’s What Makes Your Beautiful. Sungwon displayed some of his English skills by greeting fans with “Hello, how are you? I’m fine, thank you!” before continuing on to another One Direction’s song, One Thing. The A-PRINCE boys showed off their cheeky side as they hit their butts against one another while dancing to the songs and even jumped off the stage to greet their fans.

Sungwon and Seungjun remained on stage to answer questions from the host as the other members went backstage to prepare for their next item. They revealed little known facts about themselves and the other members as well, such as their shoe sizes, which member loves taking pictures of flowers (it is Sungwon!) and which member likes collecting caps (Woobin). Under the request and guidance from the fans, the two boys did kwiyomi, making fans scream with each different action they performed.

The other 3 members, Minhyuk, Siyoon and Woobin re-appeared on stage dressed in blinged-out hoodies to perform Puff Daddy’s I’ll Be Missing You. Next up, A-PRINCE performed 3 of their new songs (2 of them titled My Lady and Mambo tentatively) which will be debuting in Korea soon – but lucky A-LAND in Singapore got the opportunity to watch them perform their new songs first! Their dance moves for the new songs showed off even more of A-PRINCE’s cute and boyish charms, as evident from the fans’ excited screams.

International fans’ dedication for the A-PRINCE boys can be seen, as a video created by their international fanbase, Unity of A-PRINCE was shown on screen where A-PRINCE watched together with their fans. Video cuts of fans wishing Woobin happy birthday were shown, followed by the A-PRINCE members’ video messages to Woobin, as well as Seungjun too. Birthday cakes were then brought up onto the stage, where the selected lucky fans celebrated this special moment with the boys on stage. Last but not least, A-PRINCE performed their hit song, Hello, much to the delight of the fans.

Any concerts or showcases of course does not end just like that, as A-PRINCE returned to stage after chants of encore from the audience, to perform PSY’s Gangnam Style and Gentleman! The unexpected performances garnered wild cheers from the fans, and this also successfully marked the end of A-PRINCE’s first ever showcase in Singapore. VIP ticket holders were entitled to an individual photo-taking session with A-PRINCE and all ticket holders were also entitled to A-PRINCE’s fansign session right after the showcase, where they got to interact with their favourite boys upclose.

Article by: Zhen Zhen @ KAvenyou
Photography by: Xuanlin @ KAvenyou

Credits: K-Avenue

The 5 princes of A-PRINCE show off their individual charms at Singapore press conference

17 May 2013 – The up-and-coming princes of South Korea – A-PRINCE arrived in Singapore last week to hold their first ever showcase here. Even before the press conference took place, A-PRINCE has already visited the Merlion Park earlier on in the morning, to which they found it beautiful and took many photos there as well.

A-PRINCE did their self-introduction – Smile Prince Seungjun, Pure Prince Woobin, Prince of Prince Sungwon, Sexy Prince Minhyuk, Cutie Prince Siyoon, accompanied with them showing off charms reflecting their persona. However when leader Sungwon was supposed to show his charming eyes, he burst out laughing instead, and covered his face shyly.

Speaking about A in their group name, the members were asked about their school grades. It turns out that the members are all-rounded, such as Siyoon receiving A for art and Sungwon receiving A for music. Seungjun was called the elite of the group because he has scored As in quite a number of subjects!

When asked about who would the A-PRINCE members like to collaborate with, each of them have different answers. Seungjun wishes to collaborate with Naul, Woobin with PSY (and he started dancing Gangnam Style!), Sungwon with Jaejoong, Minhyuk with Beenzino and Siyoon with Se7en. (Stay tuned to our coverage of their group interview to find out why they chose these artistes!)

Singapore A-LAND are really lucky, as A-PRINCE revealed they are going to perform 3 new songs here in Singapore including their promotional track Mambo (tentatively titled), at their showcase! Speaking of Mambo, the boys expressed that it has been challenging yet refreshing to produce the new track. Look forward to A-PRINCE’s comeback in Korea where they will perform these songs soon!

KAvenyou would like to thank JNation for the invitation to cover A-PRINCE Live in Singapore 2013.

Article by: Zhen Zhen @ KAvenyou
Photography by: Yanglin @ KAvenyou

Credits: K-Avenue

A-PRINCE to be the first idols this year to perform at Gangwon Province’s charity concert

A-PRINCE will perform at a charity concert to revitalize Gangwon Province’s traditional markets.

The charity concert will feature a lineup of A-PRINCE as well as veteran artists Kim Jung Soo, Jo Hang Jo, Lim Hyun Jung, Oh Eun Jung, and more. A-PRINCE will perform their debut song “Hello” and “You’re the Only One“.

They’ll be the first idol group this year to perform in an effort to save traditional markets and will be the next idol group to join the Gangwon Province’s ‘celebrity marketing’ program following U-KISS, B1A4, Chi Chi, and ZE:A, who performed for the concert last year.

The charity concert will be held on the 5th at 6PM KST!

Credits: allkpop

[2013 April] teens’ Interview with A-PRINCE

Original Interview (in English): May issue of “teens” (Magazine in Singapore)
 
(Source of pictures shown below: Facebook page of JNation Entertainment)

Credits: UnityOfAPrince

What should A-PRINCE fans be called?

The boys of rookie group A-PRINCE want input from their fans in deciding their fanclub name. For that, they have released an announcement introducing the A-PRINCE Official Fanclub Name Contest!

A-PRINCE are asking fans to join their Daum Fan Cafe to participate in naming the fanclub. International fans can send in suggestions through the group’s official Facebook and Tumblr accounts.

What do you think A-PRINCE should name their fanclub?

Credits: allkpop

A-Prince make adorable karaoke version of “Oh Girl”!

Usually, fans of idol groups create their own karaoke versions of songs, but A-Prince took special measures for their fanbase!

The boys filmed a karaoke version of “Oh Girl“, which includes behind-the-scenes footage from the recording studio, waiting room, their dorm, and more. 

They took cute to a new level and presented their fans with something to smile at.

Credits: allkpop

A-PRINCE’s Sungwon covers 4 Non Blondes’ “What’s Up”

A-PRINCE recently celebrated their 100th day since their debut, and to continue treating their fans, leader Sungwon presented fans his cover of 4 Non Blondes‘ “What’s Up“.

Sungwon shows off his vocal chops as one of the main vocals of his group and his smiles will warm your heart!

Credits: allkpop

The boys of A-PRINCE attempt the ‘cutie player’

Have you gotten tired of the ‘cutie [guiyomi] player’ yet? Neither have we!
The latest Korean celebrity to attempt the shiver-and-grin-inducing move is none other than the boys of  idol group A-PRINCE, who performed admirably with an extended version of the ‘cutie player’!

The ‘cutie player’, started by BTOB‘s Ilhoon on ‘Weekly Idol‘, has reached epidemic proportions, with celebrities practically falling over each other to outdo everyone on just exactly how cute they can be.

Credits: allkpop

A-PRINCE to have a ‘tea cafe’ event for their 100th day

A-PRINCE will be holding a ‘tea cafe’ event for their 100th day.

The group counts November of last year as their official debut (they originally made their debut with the name Taken, but re-debuted under the name A-PRINCE), and will be celebrating their 100th day on February 17th. To commemorate the day, the boys will be having a tea cafe event for their fans at Cafe Dorothy, a cafe where they held their showcase and fan signing.

It seems like the boys will be attending to the fans themselves during 3PM-6PM KST on February 17th to thank their fans.


Tip: Beth

Credits: allkpop

[PIC] A-PRINCE visited & performed at Haengshin Middle School

On February 6th, A-PRINCE visited Haengshin Middle School and performed a few songs – among them A-PRINCE’s songs “Hello” and “Oh-Girl” – for the school’s students.

Below you can find a picture from that occasion.

credits: jmsupercute @Twitter

Credits: UnityOfAPrince

A-PRINCE’s event to celebrate their “100 days anniversary since debut”

It’s been nearly 100 days since A-PRINCE’s debut already.

And on February 17th, A-PRINCE will have an event to celebrate the group’s 100 days anniversary together with their fans… A-PRINCE will become temporary staff of the Cafe Dorothy for three hours (from 3 PM until 6 PM) on February 17th.

So if you are in Seoul on February 17th, don’t miss this chance to order a drink with one of the A-PRINCE members taking the order… Or to have your ordered drink served by an A-PRINCE member – in A-PRINCE’s function as temporary staff of Cafe Dorothy.

In the event promotion poster below you can find a map where to find Cafe Dorothy in Seoul.

Source: A-PRINCE’s official Facebook page

Credits: UnityOfAPrince

A-PRINCE to hold “A-PRINCE SHOW in OSAKA” on May 25th

A-PRINCE will hold the “A-PRINCE SHOW in OSAKA” on May 25th, 2013!
 

Below are some details about the show:

• Event name: A-PRINCE SHOW in OSAKA
• Event website (in Japanese): http://dmys.jp/event/a-prince/
• Venue: Osaka International House Foundation address:2-6 Uehommachi 8-chome, Tennoji-ku, Osaka 543-0001
• Date: May 25th, 2013 (Saturday)
• Time:
  • Doors open: 4:30 PM
  • Event begin: 5:00 PM
• Ticket fee: 6,800 Yen including tax; all seats reserved, children of three or over admitted
• Ticket sales:
  • DMYS ONLINE TICKET member’s presale (You need to be a free registration member.）
    Presale period: from February 5th (Tuesday) 10:00 AM ~ to March 8th (Friday) 6:00 PM
    • PC: http://shop-dmys.net/
    • Mobile Phone: http://shop-dmys.net/m_shop_index.cgi
      
  • Direct sales to the public starting April 1st (Monday)
    • DMYS ONLINE TICKET　http://shop-dmys.net/
    • TICKET PIA (not decided)
• Event specials:
  • handshake session with all participants
  • members’ private stuff present corner
  • photo session time
• Inquiry about the performance: MDN Production aprincejp525@yahoo.co.jp (Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, National holidays)
• Inquiry about tickets: DEAR MY★STAR info@dmys.net (Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, National holidays)
• Event organizer: MDN Production
• Production: DMYS ENTERTAINMENT
• Management: NEW PLANET ENTERTAINMENT
• Cooperation: DEAR MY★STAR　/　RE DISCOVERY KOREA

Source： Event website

Credits: UnityOfAPrince

A-PRINCE releases new A-PRINCE TV episode ‘Japan Special Part 1′

New Planet Entertainment‘s recently re-debuted boy group A-PRINCE, the group originally made their debut in November 2011 with the name Taken, has set their sights on Japan and released a BTS clip of their travels in Tokyo.

The latest episode of their ‘A-PRINCE TV’ has tons of footage from their recent Japanese promotions. The members show all the activities leading up to their mini-live event. They visit publishers, hand out promotional flyers on Tokyo streets, hold fan-signings, and even appear on a Japanese show. Throughout their hectic schedule the members never lose their brightness.

Credits: allkpop

A-Prince wins K-Pop Rising Singer Award

Barely only two months after their official debut, rookie group A-Prince gained recognition from the recently concluded 2013 Asia Model Festival Awards as the group bagged the K-Pop Rising Singer Award. Organized by the Korea Model Association, past winners of the said festival include groups like Wonder Girls, Girls’ Generation, B2ST, Shinee and more. The awarding ceremony was held last January 15^th at the Olympic Hall, Olympic Park in Seoul. 

A-Prince also got appointed as honorary ambassadors for the Korean boy scouts for the year 2013 by the Korea Scout Association. The group is currently busy promoting their debut single “Hello” both in Korea and abroad.

Source: Korea.com

Credits: Korea.com

[PICS] A-PRINCE behind the scenes of MBC “Music Core” on Jan 12th

A-PRINCE performed on MBC “Show! Music Core” on January 12th, 2013. On January 13th, NEW PLANET released several pictures showing the A-PRINCE members behind the scenes of MBC “Show! Music Core” on that day.

For those who do not have Facebook and haven’t seen the pictures yet, you can see them below.

 A-PRINCE(에이프린스)

A-PRINCE(에이프린스)

WOO BIN (우빈)

SEUNG JUN (승준)

MIN HYUK (민혁)

A-PRINCE(에이프린스)

A-PRINCE(에이프린스)

A-PRINCE(에이프린스)

Source: A-PRINCE’s official Facebook page

Credits: UnityOfAPrince

[PICS] A-PRINCE behind the scenes of Mnet “MCountdown”

A-PRINCE had their debut stage on Mnet “MCountdown” on January 10th, 2013. NEW PLANET also released several pictures showing the A-PRINCE members behind the scenes of Mnet “MCountdown” on that day.

For those who do not have Facebook and haven’t seen the pictures yet, you can see them below.

A-PRINCE(에이프린스)

A-PRINCE(에이프린스)

A-PRINCE(에이프린스)_SEUNG JUN(승준)

A-PRINCE(에이프린스)

A-PRINCE(에이프린스)

A-PRINCE(에이프린스)_SUNG WON(성원)

A-PRINCE(에이프린스)_WOO BIN(우빈)

A-PRINCE(에이프린스)_MIN HYUK & SUNG WON & WOOBIN

Source: A-PRINCE’s official Facebook page

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