泰國天團 BUS 於 2023 年正式出道，團名 BUS 是 “Because of You, I Shine” 的縮寫，以表達對歌迷的感激之情。出道短短 3 年，IG 目前已累積接近 160 萬粉絲，今年更憑著單曲〈So Blue〉成為泰國首隊男團受邀登上韓國著名音樂節目《M Countdown》，團中唯一一位韓藉成員 Jinwook 在今次專訪中表示：「對我而言，我覺得很溫馨，因為我已經很久沒有回韓國了，我很開心我們能夠以團體的身份首次一起在韓國表演，是十分棒的經歷！」

Text: Meiling Heung
Video: Mickey To, Chris Li
Photo & Art: Emma Chan

1. Why do you always start your greeting with “7-8-9”?
BUS 經常用 “7-8-9” 打招呼的原因?

BUS: It’s very simple. Our group was debuted at a survival program show. And the name of the show was called “789 Survival”. So we use “7-8-9” instead of “1-2-3”.
原因很簡單，因為我們這個團體首次亮相於偶像選秀節目《789 Survival》，所以我們用 “7-8-9” 來代替 “1-2-3” 向觀眾打招呼。

2. As one of the most popular T-Pop Groups, what role do you think T-Pop plays in spreading the T-Wave (Thai Wave)?
身為泰國最受歡迎天團，你們認為 T-Pop 在 Thai Wave 中扮演甚麼角色？

BUS: I feel like as a Thai Pop Group, essentially, we are responsible for bringing our culture and manners, and present it to the world. We try to do that. Like in our first music video, in our debut single called “Because of You, I shine”, the Temple of Emerald Buddha was featured in our music video. Also, we don’t forget to include Thai lyrics in our song.
作為 Thai-Pop 偶像團體，本質上我們有責任去宣揚泰國文化，無論是音樂上，還是精神上，讓世界看到泰國的光芒。所以，我們一直很努力做這件事，有哪些例子可以明顯看到？我們第一首亮相的單曲〈Because of You, I shine〉MV 在泰國的玉佛寺取景拍攝；作為 T-Pop 偶像團體，我們沒有忘記將泰文放進歌詞中，即使我們的歌曲中有很多英文歌詞，我們都不會忘記泰文的重要性！

3. Being the first T-Pop Group invited to “M Countdown”, what does it mean to you guys?
作為首隊泰國偶像團體受邀參與韓國節目《M Countdown》的感受？

BUS: It’s our dream to be there. And we’ve got this great opportunity. We were very happy and grateful to get the chance to be invited! Especially all of us had watched “M Countdown” since we were kids. We really appreciate it!
每位藝人都想上那個節目，而我們得到這樣的機會，我們很開心，也很感恩！尤其是我們從小就開始看《M Countdown》，達成了我們的夢想，我們非常之感激！

(Source: Instagram @bus.becauseofyouishine)

4. Could you please introduce your new single?
可以介紹一下最新單曲嗎？

BUS: Our new song is called “happy”. It’s a sad and slow song. We hope you guys will love it, as we love it. You can listen now on all the streaming platforms!
我們的新歌叫做〈happy〉，這是一首很悲傷的歌，也是一首節奏比較慢的歌曲，我們希望大家都會喜歡，我們自己也很喜歡，現時在各串流平台已經可以點播了！

(Source: Instagram @bus.becauseofyouishine)

5. What would you like to say to your fans in Hong Kong?
想對香港的歌迷說些甚麼？

BUS: They gave us warm welcome. We were very grateful for that! The feeling was indescribable and amazing. They had such high energy, and we had a good time on the stage.
香港的觀眾給了我們很溫暖的迎接，很感激大家！感受太難以形容了，也很難以置信！他們能量滿滿，令我們很享受在台上的演出，很感恩我們有來！

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