The group Billie had an exclusive interview with the influential British music magazine NME.

On the 8th (local time), NME published an interview article titled ‘Billlie, Looking Back on 3 Years Together’ on their official homepage.

Through this interview, Billie (Siyoon, Sean, Tsuki, Moonsooah, Haram, Suhyun, Haruna) shared various stories about their 5th mini album ‘appendix: Of All We Have Lost’, which was released on the 16th of last month, as well as Billie‘s growth story.

Billie has garnered attention for their solid narrative, which has continued since their debut, weaving ‘The mysterious story of a girl named Billie Love disappearing on the 11th when purple rain was falling’ into each series album. Billy’s captivating music and splendid sound heightened the immersion of the narrative while also leading to an exploration of Billy‘s identity, establishing themselves as exciting elements that always make viewers curious about what happens next.

The story continued about the double title songs from the 5th mini album, ‘Memory Candy’ and ‘Trampoline’. In relation to this, Billy explained that they are “a mediums that bring back memories of childhood”, emphasizing the meaning of Billy’s signature innocence that Billy presents. Furthermore, Tsuki explained about Memory Candy, which IU participated in writing the lyrics for, saying, “The lyrics contain a message about overcoming difficulties and moving forward”, and Haram expressed his gratitude for the collaboration with IU, adding, “We were able to find a direction for how we should move forward in the future”.

Billy, who stood in front of fans as a complete group through the 5th mini album, realized once again how precious they are to each other. Moon Soo Ah said about her future mindset, “I want to always stay healthy and enjoy what we do. Rather than focusing on doing well, I think that when you enjoy something, you can move on to the next step.”

Billlie will be holding a world tour, ‘Billlie World Tour ’Our FLOWERLD (Belllie‘ve You)’ GRAND AMERICA‘, starting in Jersey City, USA on the 15th and going to 14 cities in North and South America. Billie is fully prepared to leave a strong impression on the global music market. Sean expressed his aspirations, saying, “I want to bring out all the B-Sides within the audience. Just like the meaning of ’Memory Candy‘, I hope that through us, you can find the happy memories that you’ve temporarily lost.”

Billy proved his expanded musical spectrum by including various genres in his 5th mini-album, ’appendix: Of All We Have Lost‘. Immediately after its release, the album ranked in the top 10 of iTunes K-pop album charts in nine regions around the world, including the US, UK, and Japan, and one of the double title tracks, ’trampoline‘, topped major jazz genre charts both domestically and internationally.

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