‘No participation’ 3-member VIXX “Cha Hak-yeon is still our member… he is probably the most regretful [Interview]

[Seoul Economic Daily]

After a hiatus of about four years, boy group VIXX announced a welcome comeback. The new album ‘CONTINUUM’, released today (21st), is an album that contains the will of VIXX members to move forward continuously without interruption, as the album name suggests.

However, for this album, VIXX will be working as a trio of Leo, Ken, and Hyuk. Former members Hongbin and Ravi left the group after causing controversy, and member N (Cha Hak-yeon) was unable to participate in the album’s activities due to his acting career. Some continued to speculate that, like other boy groups, N was neglecting the group and focusing on his acting career.

The members of VIXX, who met with Seoul Economic Star in a location in Gangnam-gu, Seoul to celebrate the release of their new album, drew a line against such false rumors. It is said that N’s will to be active was firm.

“The album story has been coming out little by little since last April. It was prepared around July. Hak-yeon already had a scheduled schedule. In fact, there are some interests that we cannot do anything about. He probably wants to be active in VIXX the most, and he feels sorry for himself the most, and he also feels sorry for the members. I think fans probably feel disappointed with Hak-yeon. But Hak-Yeon is still a member of VIXX and a friend who still cares about VIXX.” (Leo)

“The members are really close to each other. It’s close. To us, they are brothers of 12 years, as old as family. “I hope we all get along well because we have experienced both happy and sad times together.” (Ken)

“Actually, what I felt while making this album was that in order to protect something precious, an individual must become more powerful and grow. “No matter what form VIXX takes, I want to spend my time working happily and passionately with the meaning that we are together with our fans.” (Hyuk)

This is an important album that has been released for a long time. If member N was unable to participate in activities due to his schedule, wouldn’t it have been possible to consider postponing album preparation to ensure perfect activities for the four members?

“It’s really hard for the company and me to keep everyone’s schedules in line. In that regard, giving up the majority may be necessary. “I found the optimal time through selection and concentration, and I came to the conclusion that this was the right time.” (Hyuk)

“I thought it shouldn’t go beyond this year. I held a fan concert this year, and when I met the fans, I thought, “Now I have to come out.” “The thirst for the VIXX stage was quite high, and this thirst was the same for all members.” (Ken)

“This is the first album released in 4 years and 2 months. I’m sorry to Hak-yeon, but I thought, “I have to come out at this time.”The most disappointing part is that we can’t do anything about the already set schedule, but we did our best to coordinate the date, and we both knew and agreed. Above all, this VIXX album is not a one-off. “This is the beginning of a journey full of infinite possibilities, so please look forward to the four of us working together in the future.” (Leo)

VIXX’s new album ‘Continuum’ was released on various music sites at 6 PM on this day.

Reporter Heo Ji-young heol@sedaily.com