[Exclusive] Tomorrow Band's (To More Raw) Dream for 'Tomorrow' (Interview Part 2)
The band To More Raw, which has gifted fans a happy 'tomorrow' through music, ultimately secured the runner-up position in the band category of the '2025 CMYK', earning them a ticket to the '2025 SoundPlanetFestival'. Despite this major achievement just half a year after their debut, they believe that this runner-up position is merely the beginning of future accomplishments.
The new musician incubation project '2025 CMYK' band competition was held on the evening of the 26th at Rolling Hall in Mapo-gu, Seoul. Tomorrow (Yang Jun-hyuk, Han-eum, Kim Hyun-taek) was announced as the final second-place winner. As a benefit of this, Tomorrow will be able to perform on the stage of the '2025 Soundplanet Festival' scheduled for September.
Tomorrow shed tears of joy during the award ceremony. After calming down his emotions momentarily, he met with UD News Entertainment and shared, "I'm still in a bit of a daze. There were so many fierce bands today that I couldn't expect to win. When they said they would give me an amplifier as a prize, I thought it would be nice to take something home, but to win like this all of a sudden makes me incredibly happy."
The intense competition was fierce, but at that time, all I thought about was working hard rather than winning. The members said, "We heard that over 300 teams applied for the preliminary round this year, so we couldn't have high expectations. Even while practicing among ourselves, we didn't care about rankings and just focused on performing well. Otherwise, there would be no regrets. Thanks to that, a better performance than our concert was achieved. When we came down from the stage, all we could say was, 'We did really well. It seems like a good performance came out, which is fortunate,'" they recounted.
Tomorrow said, without forgetting his gratitude toward the fans, "In that aspect, the results we achieved were all thanks to the fans." He also added humbly, "I think the atmosphere on set is the most important thing. 'CMYK' was the first project this year that invited audiences, and thanks to many fans visiting the site and responding positively, creating a pre-warmed atmosphere, I think we were able to complete a good stage accordingly, and that's why we could achieve such good results."
There was no desire to win? Tomorrow replied, "Not at all. We are satisfied with the runner-up position," but also promised, "However, there is potential for growth, isn't there? I want to show you the more developed version of Tomorrow in the future."
The reason this grade is more surprising is because it was achieved in just 8 months since Tomorrow's formation. The members revealed that the secret to their rapid growth is 'teamwork,' saying, "We each put in a lot of effort. It seems we also made good strategies. When we first started the team, we wrote a planning document among ourselves. To put it simply, it was like a bucket list. We wrote down our wishes such as filming the desired video or performing at the desired venue. There was also one unreasonable item. That was to go to a festival next year. Although we wrote it looking ahead 2-3 years, I can't believe such a good opportunity has been given to us. Since a good opportunity has been given, I want to prepare hard for the stage," he said happily.
Tomorrow said, ahead of their appearance at the 'Soundplanet Festival', "I haven't slept a wink since 'CMYK' was released today, so I think I won't be able to sleep until September when the festival takes place, and I might even dry up like jerky." After joking about it, they added confidently, "But as mentioned earlier, Tomorrow is a team that performs better on larger stages, with more people and more enthusiastic audiences, so we have confidence in putting on a good show. We will show our performance endlessly, so we hope many people come and enjoy it thoroughly."
Until their debut, the contents of the bucket list seemed like dreams, but Tomorrow achieved everything in just 8 months. What will their new 'tomorrow' look like? Tomorrow exclaimed, "We want to aim high. First, we want our name on the lineup as the headliner for domestic festivals next year, and we want to perform overseas. When creating music, we don't distinguish between domestic and overseas markets, considering it one large market, and since our passport is ready, if given the opportunity, we want to be on stage anytime, anywhere."
Our greatest charm lies in being 'raw' (unprocessed). We honestly say it's fun when it's fun, and exciting when it's exciting. This charm also manifests on stage. We hope you'll look forward to the raw charm we will continue to show you in the future.
On the other hand, Tomorrow's announced participation in the '2025 SoundPlanet Festival' will take place over two days on September 13th and 14th at Paradise City in Incheon. YB, Lucy, Lee Seung-yoon, Nell, Bolbbalgan4, Cherry Filter, Woozi, and others are set to perform.
UD News Entertainment Kim Jong-eun | Photo source Rolling Hall
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