Tint Translations

‘Debut’ Rookie Girl Group TINT “Will you fall in love at first sight?” [Interview]

Feeling fresh. [These girls have] bright smiles that are as refreshing as the after taste of lemon juice. Five member rookie girl group, Tint, wear 5 various colored items of clothing and are receiving attention in the world of singers.

Mei (19 - Hwang Cheon Mi), Sangmi (19 - Lee Sangmi), Mirim (18 - Lee Mirim), Jamie (18 - Choi Yoon Jin), and Minnie (17 - Im Min Hee) make up the 5 member girl group ambitiously put together by new agency, GH Entertainment. The team name, Tint, has the meaning of “To put color” in English. They aspire to paint the music industry with their own unique color.

On a chilly, windy day in October, the 5 rookie girls have a fresh debut ahead of them. “Debuting isn’t something that comes easily. We will probably be able to really feel the fact that we’ve debuted after we've been in front of the camera a lot, right? I think our strongest point is probably our unconditional hard work. In the future we’d like to show the public a good final product and also be able to work hard without being embarrassed of ourselves.” (Mei)

Tint received unusual attention from music fans before debut as Lee Mirim was a part of SBS popularity audition program ‘KPOP Star Season 2’ as a member of the group YOUU last August.

“The 'KPOP Star’ writer recommended [my current] company to me. When I met with the company representative for the first time, the conversation just flowed. I had to mesh with the group in a short amount of time, so the sense of burden I felt grew, but because of the members’ consideration, there weren’t any difficulties.” (Mirim)

The other members also have unique backgrounds. Jamie received attention for her outstanding appearance in a large global company’s advertisement [T/N: Samsung] and Sangmi learned to sing when she was young in the Incheon Seogulib Choir.

Mei, who is half Chinese, acquired Korean citizenship 3 years ago to pursue her dream of becoming a singer. Although she spent her childhood in her father’s hometown in China, because her mother is Korean she is proficient in both Chinese and Korean. The team’s leader has always been good at speaking and even won first place in the China Gil Lim Sung nationwide oratory competition.

“Each member has a different charm. Just like we all have different charms, each song is different and the person who fits it the best will be different, too. Because of this, we haven’t picked out a main vocal. This is how we distinguish ourselves from other girl groups.” (Mei)

The first song Tint has presented to the public is 'Love at First Sight’. This song was composed by Nam Gisang who also gave birth to other hit songs such as 'Twinkle Twinkle’ and 'Expectation’ by Girls Day. 'Love at First Sight’ is a fresh, lively, electronic song that suits the members who are in their late teens.

“The feelings of a girl falling in love matches our age. It’s a cute song that embodies freshness. If you listen to the song while watching our performance, you might end up falling in love at first sight.” (Minnie)

During Tint’s time as trainees they often imagined standing onstage and endured a lot of hardships. They were determined, climbing up one step at a time in order to receive acknowledgement.

“We want to become a group who supplements our weaknesses and is always cultivating our strengths. To the public, we probably have many things we lack, however, we will be a humble Tint who is continually improving, and never satisfied with our position [not stagnant].” (Jamie)

Source: Nate

Translation by JW@tint-trans
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