ZEROBASEONE, K-Pop’s Fifth Generation It Boys, Know How Much You Love the "Mother" Pose

(2023.08.24)

Let me quickly explain: When the members of ZEROBASEONE competed on the reality competition series Boys Planetthat formed the group earlier this year, many of the contestants’ past performances began to trend. And one video got more attention than any other—Sung Hanbin dancing to RuPaul’s “Call Me Mother” at the studio PlayTheUrban in 2020. His fierce waacking was mesmerizing, and fans around the world posted dance covers and struck what’s now referred to as the “mother” pose.

“All the performances I did in the past, I'm never ashamed of them,” Sung Hanbin said with a smile about the dance’s virality. “I think it proves that I did my best, and I was working really hard to get to where I am—so I'm actually proud.”

<보이즈 플래닛>이 방영하면서 연습생들의 과거가 바이럴타기도 했는데, 개중 콜미마더가 정말 유명해졌습니다.

제가 과거에 했던 모든 퍼포먼스엔 부끄러움 한 점 없습니다. (웃음) 여기에 오기까지 제가 정말 노력했다는 것을 증명해준다고 생각해요, 그래서 사실은 자랑스럽습니다.

I saw that one of the fans did the signature “Call Me Mother” move for his ending pose. Hanbin, how does it feel to have your pre-debut dance go viral?

I laugh a lot whenever I see those moments on the Internet, and the fact that they are having fun, I'm fine with it. And even during our meet and greet, a lot of fans were doing that pose and showing me that moment. As long as they can all have fun with it, I'm grateful.

데뷔 전의 본인이 바이럴 탄 것에 대하여 어떻게 생각하시는지?

인터넷에 보일 때마다 정말 많이 웃습니다. 찾아봐주시는 분들께서 즐거움을 느끼신다면 저는 그걸로 만족합니다. 저번에 밋앤그릿에서도 많은 팬분들께서 따라해주셨어요. 그걸로 행복하다면 ok입니다.

And finally, you've done so much since your debut already. What are your goals both professionally or personally for the rest of this year?

There's a second album coming up, we are working very hard for that. That will be the biggest goal, that we are really preparing hard for the rest of the year. And for individual goals, we all have different ones but I think the common goal for all the members would be to keep promoting in healthy conditions. And I hope we can capture all the different moments. Thankfully, we've been having a lot of great opportunities performing and interacting with our fans. Every one of them is very precious. I think it's really important to capture those moments and keep them inside of us.

남은 한 해 목표는 무엇인지?

이제 두번째 앨범을 준비하고 있는데 정말 열심히 준비하고 있습니다. 그게 올 한 해 가장 큰 목표가 될 것 같습니다. 정말정말 열심히 준비하고 있으니까요! 이제 개인 목표로 말씀드릴 것 같으면, 저희 모두 다 다른 목표를 가지고 있겠지만, 그 중 하나 공통 된 것은 전원 건강하게 활동하는 것입니다. 여러 순간순간들또한 소중히 저장할 수 있으면 좋겠습니다. 감사하게도 여러 장소에서 무대 할 수 있었고 팬 여러분들과 소통할 수 있었는데요, 여러분 한 분 한 분 모두 소중합니다. 그 소중한 순간들을 포착할 수 있으면 좋겠습니다.