Infinite L “Our weapon? The energy and momentum of a 2.5 generation idol” [Photoshoot]

Infinite’s L has released a new pictorial through Arena.Infinite, which celebrates its 15th debut anniversary this year, garnered attention last month by releasing its mini-album ‘LIKE INFINITE’.

INFINITE has been on the ‘LIMITED EDITION’ tour since December of last year across Asia, including Taipei, Macau, Yokohama, and Hong Kong.They successfully held encore performances at the Inspire Arena in Yeongjongdo, Incheon on April 12th and 13th.Regarding this concert, L explained, “The title of this concert was ‘LIMITED EDITION’.It means a limited edition, right? Since this is a concert prepared for our 15th anniversary, we tried to prepare things that can only be seen at this concert.We prepared special stages of ‘AIR’ and ‘Prayer(Maetel’s Sorrow)’that many fans wanted to see, and we also prepared solo stages for each member.”

L, who completed his 1 year and 6 months of service in the 1st Marine Division in 2022 and was discharged as a private in the 1267th Corps.How has his time in the military influenced his current work? L said, “I learned a lot about how to deal with people by meeting and living with so many different people.The military is a rank-based system, so I had no choice but to learn patience and camaraderie.I still keep in touch with my peers and seniors and juniors.I think I have the confidence and patience that can only be learned in the military.”

L also talked about what he thinks is Infinite’s unique weapon.He confessed, “2.5 generation idols have their own poison.Our fans call ‘living poison’ ‘mountain poison’ and it’s still the same now, but 2010, when we debuted, was the Warring States Period for idols.There’s also a saying that ‘surviving means being strong’.I think we have a survival instinct built into us because we’ve experienced fierce competition since our debut.I think that the energy and momentum that are unique to 2.5 generation idols, not just Infinite, are our weapons.”

The pictorial and interview containing Infinite L’s new look can be found in the April issue of Arena Homme Plus.

Reporter Jeong com -yeon, Donga.com shine2562@donga

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