After two short months of promotions for their debut single, "Message", MYNAME made their comeback after seven months along with news of more activities in Japan.

Their contract with Japan's Yoshimoto was a surprising one considering that MYNAME is the first Korean artist the company has brought under its wings in its 100-year history. Despite the fact that they hadn't even debuted at the time of their contract, Yoshimoto promised the boys the agency's full support.

MYNAME began, "We had a bit of a long hiatus, right? We're thankful and sorry to our fans about that. During our hiatus, we worked on new music and DJ-ed for radio programs. We guested on 'Fun Fun Today', and even promoted as athletes on 'Dream Team'. Some of the other members practiced b-boying or worked on their vocals. All in all, everyone in MYNAME rehearsed and worked hard."

On March 14, the boys met with 700 fans at their first Japanese fan meet. Although the number may seem small in comparison to other Hallyu artists, MYNAME is grateful all the same. "We can still remember our fan meet like it happened yesterday. We sang a song we had recorded in Japan for our fans, and we're just very grateful yet sorry for everyone that came. We're thankful that they came to see us despite not knowing much about us and giving us their support. Some purchased our CD from Korea, and there were actually a lot of male fans as well (laughter)."



MYNAME's recent release, "Hello & Goodbye", is a play on the Korean word 'Annyeong', which is used both as a greeting and a farewell.

They described, "It's an R&B medium tempo track. The song was already completed at the time of us releasing 'Message' so we listened to it often, which made us feel closer to it. During 'Message', we tried to give a strong rookie feel, but this time, we're going to go for expressing our charm 100%."

Their goals are to get their group name and individual members out to the public.

The members concluded, "If we continue to work hard, won't people begin to memorize our name? After working individually since 'Message', I think we've gotten a feel for what the industry's like. There's only promotions left to do now. Out of our seniors, there are a lot of people that we respect, but we want to be a national group like g.o.d. in the end."

Source + Photos: TV Report via Naver