Babymonster discusses debut world tour, working with G-Dragon and the success of album 'Drip'

“We are truly late, convey you truthful overmuch for waiting,” politely said the K-pop radical Babymonster arsenic the members gathered astir a boardroom successful the YG Entertainment offices successful Seoul.

The seven-member miss radical — consisting of Ruka, Pharita, Asa, Ahyeon, Rami, Rora and Chiquita —had been stuck successful gridlock postulation arsenic they came straight from rehearsals to the interview.

Babymonster members person been devoting overmuch of their clip to rehearsals arsenic they hole for their debut satellite tour, Hello Monsters, which stops successful Los Angeles connected Sunday astatine the Kia Forum.

The radical were visibly excited arsenic their faces lighted up with the imaginable of coming to California and gathering their Monstiez — their fandom sanction — for the archetypal time. Rami besides expressed however it was “such an honor” to get the accidental to execute astatine a venue similar the Kia Forum and travel successful the footsteps of K-pop idols specified arsenic aespa, Suga of BTS and Blackpink.

Babymonster members were tight-lipped astir what L.A. fans could expect from the upcoming amusement arsenic they wanted it to beryllium afloat of surprises and wanted each amusement to beryllium antithetic and amusive for the fans.

Despite their young property — with the youngest subordinate Chiquita being lone 14 years aged erstwhile she debuted — the radical members person carried this aforesaid assured and graceful demeanor passim their travel to stardom.

The members were brought unneurotic from each implicit Asia — South Korea, Japan and Thailand — to instrumentality portion successful the high-pressure audition process to signifier Babymonster and participate the K-pop scene.

“We were truly young erstwhile we came into this institution but we came successful knowing that we wanted to bash it. There was a batch of unit connected america but we enjoyed immoderate of the moments nether that pressure,” said Pharita. “We enjoyed processing ourselves and moving towards our goals and we are blessed wherever we are.”

Babymonster made its authoritative debut with a self-titled mini-album successful April 2024 and successful little than a year, the young radical members person been propelled to stardom and captured the imaginations of fans crossed the world.

“It hasn’t adjacent been a afloat twelvemonth since we debuted with our mini-album, ‘Babymons7er,’ but we are truthful blessed with however everything has turned retired and incredibly grateful to person received truthful overmuch emotion from the beginning,” said Rami.

The self-titled mini-album introduced fans to the group’s versatility and emphatic performances with tracks specified arsenic “Sheesh,” “Like That” and “Batter Up.”

The radical members further built upon their occurrence with their debut workplace album, “Drip,” which was released successful November 2024.

If you speech to Babymonster agelong enough, past a connection that volition inevitably travel up: “swagger.” This is astatine the bosom of everything they bash arsenic they effortlessly explicit themselves done their music, manner and performances.

A opus that encapsulates that swagger is the rubric track, “Drip,” which rapidly became a fan-favorite with its infectious hooks and braggadocious lyrics specified arsenic “I could beryllium the GOAT.” Babymonster believes that this way perfectly encapsulates the representation the radical wants to task — showing their existent colors with a “super hype” track.

The way — which has astir 120 cardinal streams connected Spotify unsocial — was a immense infinitesimal for the radical arsenic it further showcased its versatility with the unexpected assistance of K-pop idol G-Dragon.

The Bigbang rapper — who precocious released his archetypal full-length medium successful 12 years — has been supportive of Babymonster during the group’s emergence to fame arsenic helium watched the group’s unrecorded show successful Seoul successful October and besides contributed to their rubric track, “Drip.”

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“G-Dragon is simply a elder that we truly look up to and we truly privation to explicit our gratitude towards the enactment we received passim the accumulation of ‘Drip,’ ” said Rora. “G-Dragon provided a batch of assistance with the demos helium sent implicit and tried to play astir with antithetic tones and the swag and hip-hop vibe was thing that Babymonster played astir with to showcase their best.”

Asa added: “At first, determination primitively wasn’t a rap part, but aft we received a G-Dragon demo we played astir with the raps and it was capable to showcase the swag that G-Dragon possesses.”

When talking with Babymonster, it became evident precise rapidly however motivated the radical was to turn arsenic artists. They are inspired by their “seniors” — artists who debuted earlier them — and ticker performances from groups specified arsenic 2NE1 and Blackpink.

They besides meticulously rewatch their ain performances to “monitor their growth” and larn from past experiences, ensuring they proceed to turn arsenic artists.

Ahyon shared that erstwhile performing astatine concerts, they afloat immerse themselves successful the infinitesimal and bask the energy. “It was a truly blessed clip for america and it’s a precise important happening for artists to consciousness the happiness connected stage. [We were capable to] explicit ourselves and consciousness that vibe and energy.” They stay committed to learning from each acquisition and present adjacent amended performances for their fans successful the future.

Babymonster remains 1 of the starring fifth-generation K-pop groups — artists who made their debut aft 2023 — and look to travel successful the footsteps of their labelmates Blackpink by bringing Korean civilization to the masses.

“We are thrilled to spot Korean civilization dispersed crossed the satellite and it’s each acknowledgment to our seniors, who person been doing this continuously for the past [few] years,” said Rora. “Babymonster plans to enactment arsenic hard to proceed this momentum and dispersed K-pop and Korean civilization to the full world.”