แจ็คสันเล่าว่า ตอนนั้นโปรเจคเดบิ้วของ Got7 จะโดนยกเลิก เมมเบอร์ต่างชาติอาจจะต้องกลับบ้าน ตอนนั้นเจบีมาพูดกับมาร์คกับแจ็คสันว่า “ฉันส่งพวกนายสองคนกลับบ้านไม่ได้ เราเริ่มมาด้วยกัน เราก็ต้องไปด้วยกัน” If we die, we die together 🥺
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💬 your concert is coming up soon. was there anything difficult while preparing for it, or any memorable tmi stories?
hj: you have a concert this week, right?
#JAYB: yes, this week. on the 20th and 21st at yes24 live hall in seoul. i feel like i’m dying. even after this schedule ends, i have to go practice again. i don’t know how this happened, but i keep having to go practice late at night. i’ve been practicing into the early morning over and over. i finally managed to become a morning person and get my schedule fixed, but because of this concert… my routine is getting messed up again.
wj: while you’re saying that, you keep glancing through the window. is there a staff member over there?
jb: yes
wj: this is a solo concert preparation process, smth we haven’t experienced ourselves yet. if you have any stories about it, we’d love to hear them
jb: since i normally perform as part of 7 people, now i have to fill that entire space by myself, so there is some pressure, but it also feels fun. because it makes me think about things in a positive way. i find myself thinking, “this might be fun if i do it like this.” i think that’s nice. also, for this concert, the theme is “roots.” it’s about my roots and what led me to start making music. i want to include those kinds of things, so i think it will be fun.
💬 you mentioned that layback was already completed during the production of the road runner album in 2024. then why wasn’t it included on that album? and what made it become the title track of this album? if there were any memorable stories or difficulties while choosing the title track, we’d love to hear them
🌴 well, the thing i always think about the most is how to combine r&b with the dance and performance aspects that i have, and how i can show those things effectively. when i released my full album, i had crash, which could showcase performance, and cloud nine, which was a really deep r&b song, as double title tracks. i felt that layback sat exactly in the middle of those two, that’s why i chose layback. at that time, there were simply too many songs. so i thought, “let’s not include this one now. this song should be the title track of the next album.” actually, layback was written much earlier than 2024. anyway, i spent a lot of time thinking about those things, and i also put a lot of thought into the performance