The attitude shown by TREASURE to NOA, a former YG Entertainment trainee from Japan after meeting for the first time after 3 years, was revealed in a recent interview.
Recently, a former YG Entertainment NOA trainee mentioned TREASURE. He told of their meeting for the first time after 3 years of not seeing each other.
NOA revealed that he met TREASURE at Saitama Super Arena, Japan last January. This indicated that he was one of the audience for the "Hello" TRESURE solo concert which was held before.
The former YG trainee who decided to debut in Japan said the TREASURE members had not changed much from their trainee days. NOA admitted that he was happy to see TREASURE be able to perform at the second largest indoor arena in Japan.
"I met TREASURE for the first time after 3 years when they appeared at the Saitama Super Arena in January. But the atmosphere was still like when we were trainees," said NOA and laughed.
The solo singer born in 2000 also found it strange to see "Going Crazy" performed by TREASURE. The reason is, he had practiced using the song in the past.
"I was happy to see them perform in such a big venue and it was weird to see a song I was rehearsing ("Going Crazy") on the setlist," he said and laughed again.
NOA admitted that he had thought about what would happen if he debuted with TREASURE. However, he is now proud of his career even though he closed his career as a K-Pop idol.
"Sometimes, I wonder if I was there too (debut with TREASURE). But now I'm proud of myself and I'm happy for their success," said the singer of "Purple Sky".
NOA also discussed his closeness to other former YG trainees. "On the other hand, Raesung, members of TREASURE, AB6IX Woong (Jeon Woong) hyung, CIX Byounggon (BX) hyung and Seunghun hyung have been with me since they were teenagers. So they are more like childhood friends than ordinary friends," admitted NOA.
Meanwhile, NOA is known as one of YG Entertainment's longest-running trainees with Bang Ye Dam. He is expected to leave YG in 2018 or 2017 before "YG Treasure Box" airs and returns to his country. NOA officially debuts solo in 2021 with "Lights Up". At the end of 2022, he drew attention because of his acting debut in the popular drama "Kimi no Hana ni Naru". (wk/alpha)
