Group Nmix’s youngest members Jiwoo and Gyujin have revealed a pictorial they did with fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar Korea.

The two captured a kitschy and dreamy mood.

When asked about her thoughts on her fourth mini-album ‘Fe3O4: FORWARD’ released last March, Jiwoo replied, “My goal was to show a new side of me that no one had seen before.In other words, I’m more mature and chic than before.Fortunately, I think a lot of Enseo(Nmix’s fandom name)saw that side of me.”

Kyujin said, “When ‘High Horse’ was pre-released, I still remember the comment that said, ‘It seems like you’ve created a work of art that goes beyond idol music.’When I saw that, I thought,’ That’s great! ‘If I were a member of the public, not someone who does music and performances, but someone who watches and listens, I think I would have left a comment like that with good intentions.It’s because they saw that I cover a broad range of music.It also meant that I wasn’t ordinary, so I liked it,” he said honestly.

With this album, Nmix has tied up the ‘Fe3O4’ worldview that they have maintained since their debut.When asked what changes have occurred in the musical world that Nmix has built over the past three years, presenting ‘mix-pop’ that mixes two or more genres and appealing various sides every time without restrictions on positions such as vocal, rap, and dance, Jiwoo answered, “At first, I just thought of mix-pop as an opportunity.I thought we could really show various sides of ourselves! But I gradually realized that it needed a lot more effort, and now I think showing various colors of music with one song has become the genre that we are best at.”

Gyujin added, “I think we were a group that had a lot of mixed reviews in the beginning of our debut.Mix-pop is definitely not a familiar genre.But as time went by, I think people saw us digesting and expressing things that were unfamiliar in our own way, in N-Mix’s way.Looking back, I’m proud that it was a process of refining ourselves while finding things that fit us better.”

Finally, regarding the next chapter of Enmix, which will soon begin, Jiwoo said, “I think I should live so that at least I can be a little better than I was last year.When I was having a hard time as a trainee and wanted to give up, my older sister told me, ‘You’re doing well enough now.Even if your heart wavers, if you believe in yourself and keep going on the path you’re on, the day you’ll see the light will surely come.’Even now, whenever I feel weak, I think of those words and promise myself that I won’ t stop even if I waver.”

Gyujin said, “I’m going to try many challenges.I have a bucket list of things like choreography and music for Enmix, but I just want to do everything I can do right now.Like someone with no limits.I’m going to live busy and fill up every day so that I don’t think, ‘I should have done that when I was that age ‘later.”

Enmix’s Jiwoo and Gyujin’s pictorial and interview can be found in the July issue of Harper’s Bazaar and on the website.

Reporter Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com jhj@donga.com

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