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  ASTRO ’s   Moonbin   &   Sanha   participated in an interview and photo shoot for the magazine Marie Claire Korea. Moonbin & Sanha formed ASTRO’s first sub-unit in September with the mini album “IN-OUT” and title track “ Bad Idea .” Moonbin said, “In the past, I wanted to do a performance with Sanha at a concert. I had that thought in mind when the agency suggested that we form a sub-unit, so I thought it would be a good opportunity. I thought a lot about what kind of image we should show, but I was optimistic about being in a unit with Sanha from the very beginning.” Sanha said, “In contrast, I had a lot of concerns. For four and a half years, ASTRO only showed the six of us on stage. Now that it was just the two of us doing something new, I was nervous. But I grew less nervous as we chose the title track and started rehearsing. Because we matched well.” Moonbin continued, “It was a unit, but the name ASTRO was attached, so we want...

  AKMU’s Lee Suhyun, who recently made her solo debut, has posed for Marie Claire Korea! She compared her first solo single “Alien” to the music she has released so far as AKMU’s Lee Suhyun, sharing, “I thought that I needed to make songs that were completely different from AKMU. That’s what I put the most focus on and held as my goal.” “To be honest, I was a bit scared,” Lee Suhyun continued. “Up until now, I was a musician with a friendly image, which grew more through ‘Begin Again.’ When I walk outside my apartment and see my neighbours, there are so many people who treat me kindly, as if I was their niece. People who like AKMU are definitely going to feel unfamiliar with the unique concept of my solo track. I do worry about this aspect, but not to the point where it’ll affect my promotions.” Her new release has an added performance aspect that we haven’t yet seen from her in AKMU. Lee Suhyun spoke about this change, commenting, “In the past, my goal was to properly co...