SONAMOO say their role model is Big Bang, talk about their group name, and और 

SONAMOO say their role model is Big Bang, talk about their group name, and more

The showcase for TS Entertainment\'s new girl group, SONAMOO, took place recently at the Ilchi Art Hall where the girls talked about their group name (which means "pine tree" in Korean), role models, and more.

They were asked, "Weren\'t you guys taken aback when you first heard the group name?"

Sumin said, "I was taken aback at first, but it\'s an unforgettable name and the meaning behind it is nice, so I really like it.  The pine tree is always green and never changes. This signifies that we will do music for a long time."

Na Hyun said, "There\'s a gym and a park near the company, so we all go out together to exercise."  Eui Jin added, "Na Hyun likes to run, so she has the nickname \'Impala.\'"

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As to their role models, the girls chose Big Bang, saying, "We want to become people who receive love across the globe."  They were then asked, "Do you have a role model amongst girl groups?"

SONAMOO responded, "In some ways, we think of them all as friendly competition.  We will work harder to show a color that is unique to us."

They also talked about how they came to choose a hip hop track like "

Deja Vu" as their debut song.  The members said, "We practiced with songs from different genres; amongst those, we practiced a song similar to the vibe of \'Deja Vu.\'  We thought it matched us well, so we chose that genre."

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Fighting girls! but plz dont compare yourselves with 2ne1. There\'s still a long way to go to exceed 2ne1\'s success. (I just read the article on NB)

It wasn\'t them who talked about 2ne1 it was just some netizen\'s blog that\'s how the rumor started. But it\'s a shame they debuted now I wish TS couldn\'t have done this to the girls. Schedules can always be rescheduled people would have understood with all this lawsuit going on. #JusticeForBAP #Sonamoo fighting

tbh there was no need for them to say we\'ll overtake 2ne1, with such negative connotation. They could\'ve simply said we hope to achieve similar success as 2ne1, making them have a nicer and more positive connotation. Then there wouldn\'t have been a problem with them listing bigbang as their role models, but now it just sounds so sour. Also if they wanted to overtake 2ne1, then maybe they shouldn\'t have worn the clothes that 2ne1 made popular, maybe they shouldn\'t have had a similar set as 2ne1\'s fire did for their debut. it\'s just not very appealing at the moment, especially since you alienated basically bigbang as well as 2ne1 fans (which is a whole lot of fans in the kpop industry). good luck to these girls. 

Seriously? Why are you making this about 2NE1? They were talking about all girl groups,not just 2NE1. And of course they\'d want to surpass other groups. What\'s the point if every group achieves the same thing?

@sonexoticassielf i\'m not making this about 2ne1, they were the ones who pointed out 2ne1 and specifically talked about 2ne1 sweetie. kpopstarz . com / articles / 157315/20141228 / 2ne1-sonamoo . htm

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The absolute SALT coming from babies is hilarious! I wish Sonamoo all the best 

tbh i think their debut song wasn\'t that memorable...

Good job, media play saying they are going to better than 2ne1 and now say their role model is bigbang. 

I think they are alright and I wish them the best but I can\'t get into them knowing that TS are going to treat them like shit

if only TVXQ and SUJU treated Fx like how Babies treat Sonamoo -_- , I am kind disappointed even knowing how evil SM is the groups who their Bias left never hated on the remainning groups but Babies keep hating on Sonamoo when it\'s not even their false :(

@sakurakou I mean the fans of TVXQ & Suju they never hated on fx like how Babies hate on Sonamoo

@sakurakou I think you\'re using the wrong example. A better one would be how fx fans hate on Red Velvet. Yes, SM stans hate each other most of the time

@sakurakou @snsdtwinkle I agree with you I don\'t hate the girls as they have done nothing wrong I just feel sorry for them because wether people want to accept it or not they are going to be treated like shit

@snsdtwinkle :/ , I am disappointed either way, if they wanna hate hate on TS leave the girls out of this they just made their debut -_- !

EuiJin looks like T-ara\'s EunJung long lost sister ;)

I like her, Nahyun (she deserves the visual title) and a female YongGuk version D.ana 

People might say that Sumin is ugly well my opinion is that she\'s not the prettiest one but still more attractive than me and alot of others girls lol.

don\'t take the trolls words seriously , their is no way sumin ugly she the first girl to catch my eyes , She really beauty 1 bad photo doesn\'t make her ugly , she is really beautiful those who call her ugly is just jealous bitchs I am sure they look like frogs behind their screens -__-

@sakurakou they fuked up her hairstyle doe they should change it she\'s too mature for pig tails

OK Message to ALL HATERS , FUCKERS , TROLLS , FUGLIES , H*es FUCK OFF 

PREACH GIRL PREACH! IM SO SICK OF PEOPLE SAYING THEY\'RE NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THEM BECAUSE OF B.A.P. OK GROW THE FUCK UP AND GROW A NEW SET OF BALLS FOR THE NEW YEAR. FORGET ABOUT IT ALREADY DAMN. IM NOT TRYING TO SAY FORGET ABOUT B.A.P AND THE INCIDENT BUT STOP TAGGING ALONG SONAMOO WITH YOUR BULLSHIT

Basically... this group is a hybrid of SNSD and Big Bang or if you want to talk about the newer generation, it\'s a hybrid of APink and Block B.  

they\'re like d-unit and evol. they\'re going to disappear soon just like all the other nugu groups....

"they\'ll be better than 2ne1" in their dream hahaha, ugly group ever

Why all the haters have Suga in their DP, is what yoongi has taught you? Min suga is a great guy but i pity him for having such horrible fans...

these girls have Bright Future I can Feel it 

I wouldn\'t be too sure about it. *cough b.a.p cough*

@sugayoon no one asked you , keep your negative thoughts to yourself -__-

@sakurakou lmao being negative and being realistic are 2 different things.

I can\'t believe there are people who downvoted for you for having said the truth ._.

@sugayoon How you\'re beign realistic if they JUST debuted, you\'re not beign realist you\'re beign plain stupid.

@sb_hanabang it\'s my opinion, n u ve ur own opinion ! make ur own dude

@dewanticarina What the fuck are you even saying? LMAO

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