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['POP!' Recording Behind The Scenes]

(1st Mini Album "B6LLA" Title 'POP!' Recording Day)

Bella: Hi.

(Awkward to find a camera here)

(Laugh)

Bella: Do I look too bare-faced?

(Ta-da★)

Bella: I'm wearing my recording shoes.

(Let's begin recording)

Director: BELLA, how's your throat?

Bella: It's so-so.

(Laugh)

Director: Fresh and cute, okay? Open your mouth more when you say 'POP'. Fresh and cute.

Bella; More "AH" sound, right?

Director: Like this. Pop Pop.

Bella: I'll try.

What's wrong hollil deusi nan neoreul jageukae

Watch out, seollen deusi ne bupun mami teojil deuthae

Nae mamdaero play it geochimeopsi shake it

You know neon naege dallyeoitdan geonman aradwo

Director: Okay. Really good. One more time.

You know neon naege dallyeoitdan geonman aradwo

Director: One last time for this part. Just this part. Go with the beat here, and go faster.

Bella: Okay.

Director: Let's sing this part a little faster. One more time, ok?

Bella: Okay. Okay.

You know neon naege dallyeoitdan geonman aradwo

(Practice for pre-chorus part)

Director: The vibration right now is really good.

Bella: I don't really have to try.

Director: Yeah.

Bella: I'll go again. Okay.

Imi neon nareul beoseonal suga eopseo

Director; I'm saving this. One more time.I'm not saving the last part.

Imi neon nareul beoseonal suga eopseo

Director: Good! Let's get to the hook after this.

Bella; Okay.

Seollemi meotgi jeone

Director: You're doing great!

Seollemi meotgi jeone I wanna make it

Director: This is it. Great!

Seollemi meotgi jeone I wanna make it

Pop, pop, pop, you want it pop, pop, pop, teojigil wonhae

Gaseumi ttwineun i neukkim I wanna make it

Pop, pop, pop, you want it pop, pop, pop, neol gatgil wonhae

Bella: Let's go get it!

Director: Let's take a break after this.

Bella: Okay.

Gaseumi ttwineun i neukkim I wanna make it

Director: Let's go with this version for this part. The energy is really good right now. We need a little laughter here. A little laugh, please.

Bella; Okay.

Gaseumi ttwineun i neukkim I wanna make it

Director; Good~! Let's take a short break.

Bella: Okay.

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Bella: I look too ugly.

(LOL! You called yourself ugly when you have a glowing skin)

Bella: I wanted to talk about this. This is what I drink during recording. It's a green tea ice cream latte from Soul Cup. But to prevent mucus, I take a sip and follow it with water.

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Bella: Another interesting fact. The students are running every single day. So it makes me think... 'You are doing your best...' 'So am I...'. But on Sundays, they're not there. So I get disappointed.

Staff: They're running over there.

Bella: Yeah, every time we come here for recording, they're there running.

Staff: Would they know that someone's watching them and feeling energized?

Bella: Right. I get so much energy just by looking at them...

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Bella: Our recent songs have been really pretty mature. So it's really hard to act cute. No way. I get a sore throat easily, but I also recover easily. But still, I get a sore throat really often. But I am doing my best.

Director: Let's do the part where it's tagged.

Bella: Okay, how do I sing this?

Director; It's like a harmony.

Bella: Right.

Director: The guide sang this part like a water drop. Like POP! POP!

Bella: POP! POP!

Director: Yes, like that!

Pop, pop, pop Pop, pop, pop

Pop, pop, pop Pop, pop, pop

(LOL)

(Laugh)

Director: This is really cute. The energy has been doubled, but a little harder. Like that.

Bella: Okay, I'll go.

Uh-uh Uh-uh Uh-uh

Director: That's enough. Overall, it's too strong. You can use only half of your voice.

Uh-uh Uh-uh Uh-uh

Director: Good.

Pop, pop, beobeulgachi teojyeo beorilji molla

Kkeutdo eopsi jeomjeom bupureo ga

Naege puk ppajin neoreul aesseo chamjin ma baby, eyes on me now, naega teotteuryeo jul teni

Bella; So after this, aesseo chamjin ma

Director: There's a break.

Bella: Okay. I need SOFIA right now.

(Laugh)

Director: Yeah, you sound 10 years younger. If this is the direction we're going we might give a surprise for the last two lines. Like, make them really powerful. Okay, let's do the last two lines.

Bella: Okay.

Baby, eyes on me now, naega teotteuryeo jul teni

Director: It's really good what you just did. More like that, okay?

Baby, eyes on me now, naega teotteuryeo jul teni

Director: Okay.

(BELLA is worried)

Bella: Argh!

Director: Should I turn it on?

Bella: Okay.

(Laugh)

Director: We'll go through this first and come back for the middle part. Up until 'here we go', without the Korean part.

Bella: Okay.

Five! Four! Three! Two! One! Here we go...

(Laugh)

Director: Let go a little. 'here we go' I'm not 100% sure how to do this part, just pretend we're not here.

Five ja ttaega dwaesseo, four ttak sumeul meomchwo, three nan neoreul gyeonwo, two, one here we go

Director: Great! Really good!

(Nuh-reul neo)

Director: You make it sound like Nyeo. It's Nuh.

Bella: It's so hard. Is it just me?

(Laugh)

Director: Not nyeo. You keep saying it like nyeo.

(Kinda hard)

Director: Nuh. Not nyeo.

Bella: Nyeo.

Director: No, Nuh.

(Huh?)

Director: It has to be nuh.

(Confusing)

Director: You keep saying "gyeo-nyeo".

Bella; Gyeo-nwuh.

Director; That's it. Gyeo-nwuh.

Bella: Gyeo-nwuh.

Director; Only that part.

Bella: Okay.

Director: No nyeo, nuh.

Nan neoreul gyeonwo

(Success)

Bella; Whew~

Director: Ok, let's move on.

Bella: Okay. This part 'you gonna popping, can't stop it'

Director; More power?

You gonna popping, can't stop it

Director: That's good.

Bella; Okay.

You gonna popping, can't stop it

Director: Good!

Pop, pop, beobeulgachi teojyeo beorilji molla

Kkeutdo eopsi jeomjeom bupureo ga

Naege puk ppajin neoreul aesseo chamjin ma baby, eyes on me now, naega teotteuryeo jul teni

Bella: Thank you!

Director: Good job!

('POP! Recording finished)

Bella: Great job!

Director: It took 3 hours.

Bella: It went by so fast!

Director: Do you have recordings all week?

Bella: Yes. We're waiting for your lyrics.

Director; I know! I'll get to it...

(Embarrassed)

Bella: I haven't finish written mine either. Only down with title song

(Laugh)

Director: Who will record last?

Bella: Probably me.

(Laugh)

(Talking about the lyrics for B-sides)

(Today's recording session is done!)

Director: Who will be the last?

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Bella: This isn't half as bad. I thought I'd be here all night long. It's 7 right now which means I recorded for 3 hours. Usually recording part alone for ROSE QUARTZ songs takes 2 hours. The director is pretty speedy. We were a good team. But I think I'll re-record the title.

(TMI: She indeed recorded it again)

Bella: We'll wrap it up here for today. Once I listen to it over and over, there are parts that I want to change. So this is good for now. Bye!