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[Turbulence by ATEEZ]

By the rough wind by the wounded heart

At the end of this road, where should we be?

What should we become, in what form?

I'm already overwhelmed to be myself barely

Is anyone listening

Can someone just embrace me?

Where should we be, in what form

What should we become, and I?

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(Clap)

Bella: Find the Melody with Bella that gives best satisfaction with best live performance. Today, we are with Jongho from Ateez. Nice to meet you! Nice to meet you Jongho. Listening to you sing, you have a very firm sound

Jongho: Yeah that's true

Bella: You know something like sound 120

Jongho: Yeah yeah

Bella: Firm like a rock. So I am very excited to listen to you today

Jongho: Thank you

Bella: I heard that you just came back from the world tour yesterday. Aren't you tired?

Jongho: That's what I was most worried about today. I really want to do well here. It's a program that I desired a lot

Bella: Thank you

Jongho: I was in Japan for a week and I had to prepare it in the hotel

(Gasp)

Bella: In between the break time?

Jongho: Yeah and I can't make a loud noise so...

Bella: Yeah, aigoo

Jongho: I had to sing in front of the staff before the start of the concert. Nevertheless, I really love singing so I am glad that I am here

Bella: That's a very good mindset

(Laugh)

Bella: Now it's time to listen to your live service. Which song are you singing?

Jongho: I chose Im Sejoon's Don't Go Today. I'm choose this song, my voice is firm so rock-ballad imagine. That's why I like it. I'm fine now

Yeah, let's hear Jongho rock firm voice Don't Go Today.

(Laugh)

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[Don't Go Today by Im Sejoon, cover by JONGHO]

Even if I make eye contact with you

I'm fine now

Even when I look at the picture with you

Don't go today

Don't go just for today

If you stay by my side just for today. I can forget you

Don't go today

Please don't leave me

If you stay by my side just for today. I'll try my best

Are you fine now?

You are saying goodbye with a smile

You are fine now

Do you think of me sometimes?

Don't go today

Don't go just for today

If you stay by my side just for today. I can forget

Don't go today

Please don't leave me

If you stay by my side just for today. I'll try my best

I thought it wouldn't matter

Even if I spend a day without you

But why do I keep crying?

Don't go today

Don't go just for today

If you stay by my side just for today. I can forget

Don't go today

Don't go just for today

If you stay by my side just for today. I'll try my best

Don't go today

I'm fine now

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(Clap)

Bella: The adlib part of this song Go Today is very colorful. There was no one here sing adlib just like you

Jongho: It's more nervous to sing here than singing in front of 18000 people in Paris

Bella: Oh really? Why?

Jongho: I've been always with 7 people and I am now alone. I'm also sweating now because it's hot

Bella: It's because your clothes are thick

Jongho: That makes sense

Bella: Your voice is best to hear in live version. All of the songs sang by Ateez are live right?

Jongho: Yeah

Bella: So you never tried lip sync?

Jongho: If the situation doesn't allow us to do live then we did lip sync

Bella: That happens a lot

Jongho: Other than that all live. This has always been my pride

Bella: That's right. That is a great pride

Jongho: After arriving on the stage, they say "Jongho I don't think we can do live". Then I ask "why not?" I feel more awkward when I do lip sync. If I don't sing on the stage, it doesn't feel like I performed

Bella: True. I feel you.

Jongho: I want to show to the fans and audiences more lively performance

Bella: Don't you want to show that it's live sometimes as you worked hard for it

Jongho: Although I didn't mean it, sometimes it just naturally shows that it's live. I am sometimes out of tune when singing

Bella: No one can be perfect. I'm usually add an adlibs a lot.

Jongho: After coming down the stage, the CEO does a high five for being out of tune. He says "That's what I like about you", "By being out of tune, it verifies that you are doing live. Good job"

Bella: Not only audiences. But also those who want to perform on stage will feel thankful to people like you. There are a lot of musicians who can't perform because there is no vacancy

Jongho: Yeah

Bella: There are many people who feel deprived, seeing people not singing on the stage which they wanted to be at. Those people will feel thankful to you

Jongho: Thank you

Bella: It seems like you've sung a lot of songs. When do you think you were most passionate at singing?

Jongho: In between, Grade 9 and 11

Bella: For 3 years? Why?

Jongho: I thought I've been doing it well. But others told me "If you are going to sing like that, don't sing", "I don't like to listen to you sing". I heard these comments when I was in Grade 9 I was very surprised.

Bella: Wah, I can feel you. I'm on the same spot too.

Jongho: So I just practiced vocalization with my teacher for 1~2 years. Learning one by one starting from the very old songs. And learn vocalization again and again. The practices that I did in the past made me who I am today. Some people tell me "you are born with singing talent" but I really placed much effort to sing well

Bella: That's right. Aigoo, same for me. The comments are really harsh and being young blood, I'm take that as challenge. I say to the person back, "This annoying voice of mine gonna be on top one day"

Jongho: Wah, you're really brave. And now you are on top.

Bella: Aigoo, thank you. I'm so happy when fans say that they love to heard my voice. It's make me feel like "Oh, all my work hard are paying off now".

Jongho: That's true.

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Bella: I heard that you practiced a lot for the entrance exam for college of music. When was that?

Jongho: 2018. That's when I was 18 years old. I think we are the same age

Bella: Are you born in 2000?

Jongho: Yeah.

Bella: We are friends. Then you prepared together with me

(First bump with Jongho)

Bella: I suddenly feel close to you. We now want to listen to your 2nd live service. Which song did you prepare?

Jongho: Another You by Brian McKnight

Bella: I think it will fit you well

Jongho: Yeah it was a song which I practiced when I was really passionate

Bella: It's a song that a lot of passionate people copied

Jongho: When I first heard this song I wanted to sing it so I got the lyrics and listened to it for 1 hour while holding the pen to write. And I was like "Okay I give up" at the first try

(Laugh)

Bella: Why?

Jongho: It was too hard.

(Laugh)

Jongho: I tried again after a few months. Telling myself to do it, despite how long it takes

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[Another You by Brian McKnight, cover by JONGHO]

If I traveled all around the world

I know what I would find

Someone half as smart someone half as sweet

Half as lovely and half as kind if I was the one

A kingdom with a wholesome wife to choose

It wouldn't even quite compare

To what I've got right here with you

So if I stumble just a bit trying to say what's on my mind?

Please excuse me cause I never felt the way that I feel inside

It's possible

I may have finally have found my dream come true

There can never be another you

The stars are bright tonight

They know you are mine ooh mine

I knew that it would be alright when my other dreams fell through

And for this very night I've waited all my life

Standing straight and tall

I give my all to you

So please excuse me if I

Stumbled just a bit

Trying to say what's on my mind

Please excuse me cause I never felt the way that I feel inside

It's possible

I may have finally found my dream come true

There can never be another you

There can never be another you

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(Clap)

Bella: First of all, you worked really hard on copying this song. Listening to a you sing, I can see the copy note I'm Brian Mcknight just sang the song his own way in the recording studio. He didn't follow the notes written by the songwriter. You even copied these kinds of sounds that the singer made. So I am expecting that you placed a lot of effort making the copy note

Jongho: I placed markings like blocks to sing as similar as possible. Even when I listen to Boyz II Men

Bella: Oh? You really worked hard.

(Laugh)

Bella: Boyz II what? End of the Road.

Jongho: Oh oh right.

Bella: I placed that copy note in my house, but I can't recognize what I wrote now. It looks like a black paper

Jongho: I have 3 files that contain the copy note I made when I was passionate I can't throw it away

Bella: That's right. You can't

Jongho: So I keep it

Bella: Oh you kept them in a file?

Jongho: When I didn't know English, I just wrote according to what I heard in Korean. Listening to it for 2 hours like that, you can know the bending and variation. If it says "If I traveled" in English. He sings it in this way. So I write it as "ifa" instead of "if I". Following the song like that made me feel like an English-speaking person

Bella: If so... you have a great pronouncing. Good job. What? Why do I feel so comfortable?

(Laugh)

Bella: Who is your favorite vocalist?

Jongho: Bruno Mars, who I followed a lot

Bella: Just like how you like Bruno Mars, I like Jason Mraz. I'll sing Jason Mraz's songs and you sing Bruno Mars's songs

Jongho: Alternatively?

Bella: Let's do it like a relay

Jongho: Ooh, sure. I think I'll lose but fine

Bella: We have to do it fast

Jongho: "Let's take out time tonight, girl. Above us all the stars are watchin'"

Bella: "So I won't hesitate no more, no more"

Jongho: Then I'll sing "Today I don't feel like doing anything, I just wanna lay in my bed. Don't feel like picking up my phone so leave a message at the tone, cuz today I swear I'm not doing anything"

Bella: Okay then I'll do "I don't care what you might think about me you can vibe without me if you want. I could be the one to take you home Baby I could rock the night alone. If we never get down it wouldn't be a let down but sugar don't forget what you already know"

Jongho: I know that

Bella: It's not easy to think of his songs on the spot.

Jongho: "Same bed but it feels just a little bit bigger now

Our song on the radio but it don't sound the same"

Bella: "Do you hear me, I'm talking to you across the water across the deep blue ocean. Under the open sky, oh my, baby I'm trying" . Let's make it a tie. I don't see an end to this

Jongho: Sure

Bella: I can't think of more

Jongho: It'll be nice to end as a tie like this

(Laugh)

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Bella: JONGHO, who has a cute face but a strong voice, and just MC BELLA will sing by Yang Dail sunbaenim

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[Ocean Wave by Yang Dail, cover by JONGHO & BELLA]

[Bella]

You know my heart

Even if my tomorrow will be an endless darkness

I’m not afraid I’m just fine

Because I have you, I’m alright

[Jongho]

Even if you don’t say anything, I can feel your warmth

Even if a wave washes over me

I’ll hold your hand I’m confident I won’t get lost

Even if there’s a thorny path ahead

[Bella]

In the blue ocean in my heart

A dream that is you has blossomed

It has blown breath into me making my heart beat again

[Jongho]

You warmly held my cold heart

As time goes by

Time going by once again

[Bella]

Another day is passing

Even if tens of years pass

[Both]

I hope you’ll stay by my side

I want to hold your hand

And face the end of this road

Please give me my tomorrow forever

[Jongho]

In the blue ocean in my heart

A dream that is you has blossomed

It has blown breath into me

Making my heart beat again

[Bella]

You warmly held my cold heart

As time goes by

Time going by once again

[Both]

I want to spend countless days with you forever

The wind will be warm

[Jongho]

I’m gonna hold you who touches my breath woah ho ho

[Bella]

Day by day, right when I open my eyes

I’ll always be looking at the colorful you

[Jongho]

You warmly held my cold heart

[Both]

As time goes by

Time going by once again

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(Clap)

Bella: Honestly, I thought you're older than me since your voice are really mature but looking at your face, I was no way, he's must be younger than me. Then you tell me, we're the same age. Wah, daebak!

Jongho: One of my goal actually be friend with you.

Bella: Me? Really? I'm glad to be your friend then.

Jongho: So we're friend? It so simple like that

Bella: Heck yes! What else? Sign the documents?

(Laugh)