About this episodeXLOVE members Umui, Ruie, Diva, and Haru discuss their creative process, where visual aesthetics and character…AI summary
XLOVE members Umui, Ruie, Diva, and Haru discuss their creative process, where visual aesthetics and character concepts are established before music production. They emphasize that their identity as a group allows for personal expression and confidence, with fans playing a crucial role in their growth. The group aims to inspire fans to embrace their unique identities and enjoy life without constraints.
Key takeaways 5
Creative Process: XLOVE's production starts with visual aesthetics, character stories, and painting (led by producer Umui) before selecting or creating music. This visual-first approach helps streamline the music creation process.
Identity and Confidence: The group's concept challenges traditional gender roles and idol boxes, fostering confidence among members and fans. Ruie notes that the group's identity allows for open expression of fashion and personal icons without judgment.
Fan Impact: The fandom, named 'Evil,' provides significant emotional support and inspiration. Umui highlights that fan love boosts the group's confidence and self-love, influencing their performance and creative choices.
Production Timeline: Outfit and styling planning takes a minimum of two weeks, involving close collaboration with stylists. Getting ready for performances can take up to five hours due to wigs, makeup, and hair styling.
Musical Philosophy: XLOVE focuses on the 'soul' of music rather than rigid rules. They prioritize songs that evoke emotion, energy, or a desire to dance, allowing for genre-blending and evolution based on current vibes.
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“I think we more focus on the side is um the soul. You just when you hearing the music you want to dance and that song make you want to dance and that song giving you such a special emotional thing... So that's the point like how we choosing the song and making the song just focus more you know inside of us.”
▶ 5:32Umui explains XLOVE's approach to selecting and creating music, prioritizing emotional resonance and physical response over technical rules.
“I just hope everybody can we can be a little window of the wall. um you didn't see this the sun and the star before ex love come to your life. Oh. So we just want to be a little window. You can see the light and you can feel the wind and fresh the air inside of you.”
▶ 21:39Umui shares his hope for XLOVE's legacy, wanting to provide fans with new perspectives and inspiration to embrace their unique identities.
“Before we being exlo love um it's a little bit hard to talking about um the fashion you like and maybe some kind of icon on you know the artist like who I like and who I want to be maybe um but before we we are we are ex love sometime when we talking about it somebody is going like oh what huh yeah it's like you're a boy you're a man why why you talking about it and right now I think everybody it start to getting to know like we are ex love yeah right”
▶ 15:28Ruie discusses how XLOVE's identity has helped him overcome societal judgments regarding male idols discussing fashion and personal style.
Chapters & Sections (7)▼
0:00XLOVE Introductions and Creative Processchapter1
2:16Creative Growth and Music Selection
7:39XLOV Creative Process and Production Timelinechapter1
11:08Behind the Scenes: Styling and Prep Time
14:11XLOVE Confidence, Identity, and Fan Impactchapter2
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