Transcript for anyone that doesn't have time to watch the whole thing: When will you come back to the US? Arem: Maybe soon? IREE: This year? I found you guys through your Helena cover and I’m a huge fan of My Chemical Romance, so I just want to know what you guys’ favorite songs are. Jayoung [pointing at IREE]: YOU! She’s a big fan. IREE: I can’t choose… Sorry. For 2024, are you planning on expanding your horizon as far as touring all over the world goes? Jayoung: We have specific things lined up but they aren’t announced yet, so please look forward to it! IREE: Australia was announced, so look forward to that already! When are you releasing more music? Jayoung: We just filmed our music video for the next song, there’s a lot of things that are new and a lot of exciting things that we tried, so please look forward to that, I think you guys will be very surprised! IREE: As a small spoiler, there’s going to be a puppy and a lion! Arem: The puppy is actually Mr. Han’s puppy! Is there an artist you would like to collab with? Jayoung: We haven’t thought of anyone specifically, but we’d like to collab with someone that does screaming or a screamo type of sound. How did you guys feel when your music reached everyone around the world and you realized you have to travel, and who’s the most nervous to travel? Yeongeun: When we read all the Korean comments we realized how much we’re loved. Hyunjung: When we leave the country and see how many international fans there are it always feels like I’m on a prank show… It’s very surreal. Jayoung: Not even just during tours, but during every performance Yeongeun is the most nervous. Since you guys came from 2 different bands, was it difficult to get the chemistry you have now and work together? IREE: It was hard to get used to the song structures. I was used to verse-bridge-chorus, but now we do it verse-prechorus-chorus, so getting used to that change was a bit of an adjustment. What’s the process for writing a song from start to finish, where you get the inspiration and how you execute it? Jayoung: I start with writing the chorus, the lyrics and all of that. Then all the members come in and help me with figuring out what they want to do for their parts. Then we get it all ready together and give it to our producer (Mr. Han), and he finalizes everything and helps ensure all the members contribute as well. Then we take it on stage and keep working on it until it’s perfect. Arem: That’s why it takes a little bit of time, because there’s a lot of moulding and perfecting. Are there any genres of music that you want to explore a little bit more? Arem: There aren’t. Rock & Roll 🤘 Jayoung: If we want to explore different genres, it’s within the rock/metal genre itself, like emo, heavy metal, things like that. I do have an interest in R&B, that’s kind of how I started my career, but I got more interested in rock and ended up joining a band that way! While you were in the US, has there been any food that surprised you by how much you liked it? Jayoung: It’s not something in particular, but I don’t do super well with salty food in general… IREE: I like meat, I like cheese, I like salty food, so… American food is perfect! Jayoung: IREE should live in the states. If you could go back to Paris to explore a little more, where would you want to go? Yeongeun: We had to leave the day after the show so we didn’t have much time to explore, I really wanted to go to the Eiffel Tower… I had tears in my eyes when we left. Jayoung: We decided we’ll go back together some time and take a picture in front of the Eiffel Tower. Do you like Iron Maiden? And who are your greatest guitar influences? Jayoung: Huh? What about vocals? Mr. Han: Guitar influences… Jayoung [making a whatever gesture]: Aah… IREE: I was a big fan of Britpop growing up, so I’m a big fan of Noel Gallagher from Oasis. I’m still studying and I’m always looking for inspiration. IREE: Does anyone know Tsubasa Chronicles? Crowd: Yeahhhh! Jayoung: I’m the only (self-proclaimed) otaku… Have you guys had any fun moments from Minnesota outside of Detour? Jayoung: We haven’t had a chance to explore Minnesota yet, but a very new experience is that we each have our own hotel room! We’re very grateful for that haha. Hyunjung: I’m just very grateful we also got to meet Minnesota fans. If you could be in an anime, which anime would it be and what would you want to do? Hyunjung: Pokemon or Zelda! Jayoung: Unfortunately every anime I like everyone kinda dies… So I don’t want to be a part of those, I don’t wanna die haha. You guys went to Chicago last year, did you get a chance to see anything and if not, what would you like to see? Yeongeun: Chicago pizza! And if you go back, what would you like to do? Yeongeun [whispering]: Eat chicago pizza again… Would you consider doing a Rolling Quartz Pokemon theme song cover? Hyunjung: The theme song in Korea is actually different… *All of them singing the Korean Pokemon Theme Song* Jayoung: I’m so embarrassed… Is there a difference between Korean audiences and international audiences? Hyunjung: The way international fans cheer is a little different. There’s a lot of stomping and… barking haha. Yeongeun: International fans also like to recreate the sounds of the instruments with their voice! Jayoung: When I first heard the barking I was a little scared haha, I wasn’t sure what was happening. What do you miss the most about the Netherlands? Yeongeun: I love flowers, so I really would like to go back and see all the tulips again! Hyunjung: I was a lot of big windmills, I was pretty amazed by those. What’s your favorite animal and do you have any cats? Yeongeun: I really like rabbits, but I’m currently raising a hamster. Jayoung: I love puppies! IREE: I love cats and I’m living with 2 cats! Hyunjung: Dragon. Arem: My pet snail Chicken. Who takes the longest to get ready? Jayoung: Not me. Hyunjung: Us 4 take the longest. That’s why we need our own hotel rooms. What are your all-time favorite metal and rockbands? Yeongeun: Bring Me The Horizon. IREE: I can’t choose, there’s too many… My Chemical Romance, Metallica, Red Hot Chilli Peppers…
Part 2: How do you guys feel when you’re in the zone? During the shows you look like you’re very into the performance. [This question came from a non-diadem probably, he described parts of a show and referred to them as ‘the drummer, the redhead and the gothic lady’ hahaha] IREE: I kinda just let go and try to feel the moment. Hyunjung: This is something we worked very hard at and practiced a lot. Jayoung: When the fans start cheering they get very drunk in the cheers and go with the flow. Question for Jayoung, you like Holding Absence right? Jayoung: Yeah. Okay, that’s it. [Jayoung laughs] What’s your favorite self-care activity while touring? Arem: I go to bed really early, so usually when I share a room with another member I’m already in bed while they’re hanging out. IREE: I have insomnia so it’s hard to sleep, so I just try to find moments to take quick naps while touring. Who’s choosing the songs you cover? How do you pick the songs? Jayoung: Our producers and directors have been in the scene for a long time, so they have a good idea of what fans will like. Usually they come up with a list of songs and they’ll choose from there. If you could go back to school, what would you like to study? And if you’d change careers, what would it be? Hyunjung: I would probably be doing more composing and writing music. IREE: Pass. Arem: I’m very happy with where I am now, so I wouldn’t change a thing. Jayoung: I’d probably still be doing something with music. Yeongeun: I like animals so I would have probably been a veterinarian. IREE: When I was small I wanted to be so many things… I wanted to be a police officer, be in the army, run an art museum… I am very passionate about art, so I would probably be an artist. I also want to be a street cleaner. I like cleaning, so it’d be fun to just be in my own world listening to music and cleaning. You all have a very natural stage presence and seem very comfortable, do you do anything together to prepare for shows? Jayoung: We do a small huddle with a chant! “We thought it was a flower, but it was fireworks. We’re Rolling Quartz!” For international fans, do you have any tips on learning Korean, and if you’re comfortable doing it, could we get some aegyo poses? Jayoung: An easy way to get into it is watching a lot of K-dramas and Korean movies. Arem: You can also date someone that’s Korean. Hyunjung: Or just befriend them if you want. What games do you enjoy playing? Hyunjung: League of Legends, Overwatch, Zelda, Pokemon… I also play Genshin! IREE: Overwatch and Minecraft Both: We’d like to stream games sometime, but we’re fairly busy. Could Jayoung sing the Delight chorus for us? *Jayoung slaying* You played a Dreamcatcher cover yesterday, is there another song you’d like to cover? Jayoung: There’s so many it’s so hard to choose… Yeongeun and I have so many songs we’d like to do but we’ll have to discuss it with the members. If you could have one element of the other members, what would you choose? Arem: Jayoung’s loud voice. When we go out to order Jayoung’s always like ‘excuse me!’. IREE: It’s a little embarrassing sometimes haha. Jayoung [in English]: WAITER PLEASE! I’M HUNGRY! Yeongeun: I want Hyunjung’s health. She’s always healthy and I regularly feel sick, so I’d love her energy and health. Hyunjung: I want Jayoung’s energetic and bright personality. She’s great at talking to people. Parting words: Jayoung: There’s a lot of fans that show up to all our events in the States, and there’s a lot of regulars that we recognize by now. We’re very appreciative of both long-time and new fans as well, if you guys could continue to support us and growing closer to us that would be amazing, thank you guys!
Rolling Quartz singing the Pokemon Korean theme song question, asked by me at 24:49 I had the biggest smile on my face and laughed so much 🥰😁😆😂💙🖤💛💜❤️ Such a happy moment!
new song in 6 days!! woot new Rolling Quartz MV!!! ♥♥♥♥🔥🔥♥♥♥♥ love these ladies, nice interview! t hank you for sharing. very cool, I love how I heard someone saying something about how can people hold their phones to record an entire concert lol.
Thanks for watching! :) My friend who was sitting next to me didn't have anyone sitting in front of her, so she recorded the first half of this video for me. My camera was hooked up to a stabilizer which you hold with two hands. The night before this Q&A, I had recorded the entire concert on the same device. The comment she made at the beginning of this video was "how do you do this for a whole concert?" 😂😂😂