Having just made their official debut last month, four-member boy group LUMINOUS has already achieved 10 million views on the music video for their debut track “RUN.” The group sat down to talk with The Kraze about their debut, inspirations, and future goals.

Q: Congrats on your debut! Can you introduce yourselves to our readers?

A: Light in us — Hello, we are LUMINOUS~!                               

Q: Everyone is excited for your debut, what can we expect from the song and concept?

A: LUMINOUS’ debut/first album of the series YOUTH is about the beauty and pains of being young. This album represents the difficulties one faces as they work towards their goal and their feelings of loneliness felt during the process.

Q: What inspired you to come up with this concept?   

A: Our concept was inspired by our own life stories. As we are a part of the MZ generation, we believe that we are currently passing through our youth. We used the keyword “YOUTH” in order to sympathize and comfort those who are encountering difficulties/painful experiences in their life.

Q: We heard that Youngbin would love to travel around the world with his family. Once world travel is possible again, where would everyone like to go with your friends, family, or as a group?       

Suil: I want to go to Paris with my members.

Steven: I want to go to Hawaii with my friends.

Woobin: I want to go on a pilgrimage to Europe with my family.

Q: What made you dream of becoming an idol?

A: We all have different time frames and reasons for wanting to become an idol, but we all developed our dreams as we watched the performances of senior artists that came before us.

Q: Who do you look up to?

Youngbin: EXO[’s] Baekhyun is my role model. This is because both his vocals and performance always improves as an artist.

Woobin: I want to be like Kang Seungyoon from WINNER. He’s not only talented, but he’s always improving his skills and showing new sides as an artist, so I want to be like him.

Q: Fandoms believe that idols are chosen based on certain personality traits. What unique trait does each member possess?

Woobin: Husky voice is my charm.

Suil: My concentration during performances is my charm.

Youngbin: Working hard and showing our growth as a group is my charm.

Steven: The way I rap and my tone of voice is my charm.

Q: If you were invisible for a day, what would you do?

Steven: I want to surprise my members. I feel like their reactions would be funny.

Woobin: I want to observe my family’s daily life and prevent them from getting hurt.

Q: How has your life changed before and after getting signed?

A: As we have gotten a step closer towards our dreams, our thoughts have gotten deeper and responsibilities have grown an equal amount.

Q: What do you do the most during your free time?

A: We used to play a lot of games, but because we’re busy, we now believe that sleep is the best.

Q: What is one object you would never leave your house without?

A: iPhone! Music is my life...

Q: If you had to describe yourself with one color, which one would it be and why?

Youngbin: Red. When I start something, I begin with passion.

Suil: Orange. It shows off my charm the best.

Steven: Blue. It shows off my chic-ness.

Woobin: Purple. As I said earlier about my voice, I believe that purple is the color that expresses my voice.

Q: Where do you see your group in five years?

A: We believe that we will be doing world tours by then. We hope that this happens because it is not just our goal, but our dream.

Q: Is there anything you would like to say to your fans?

A: Thank you so much for supporting us and sending us love. When the situation improves, we’d love to meet all of you.

On behalf of The Kraze, we thank LUMINOUS for taking the time to speak with us! Keep up with the group’s activities through their social media channels.

Instagram: @lmn5_official

Twitter: @LMN5_official

YouTube: Luminous

TikTok: @lmn_official

Fancafe: Luminous

Questions created by Karen Guandique & Pranjali Gore