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Roars: Hello, my name is hangyeol. I am the leader of 힏엔젬. Thank you, for coming and meet 4 shadow boys. Hope HDnG can bring happy memory to you, for many year.

Airson: Hi! I’m Airson! I am lead vocal. In HDnG, my job is sound like wind or sky. I am English boy of HDnG - today, I help Roars and GoldenAge translate answer, for you!

GoldenAge: Hello, I’m “gu”. My Korean name fit concept, so staff did not change it. English, my name is GoldenAge, because, my voice is from one hundred year ago.

X: Hello, I am X. I am main rapper and lead dancer. On my card, I am a “riddle parable”. There are many riddle in HDnG’s world. We prepared many answers, like a game.

SKY: Before we start this interview which I’m super excited for I would like to personally thank HDnG Members X, Airson, Roars and Golden Age and Staff for taking time out of their busy schedules to do this interview with me this is my first interview and I hope you all are happy with the end result.

Members or Staff Response:

Roars: Thank you. HDnG have 3 interview only, for Brazil, Poland, LatinAmerica. We are happy, for English interview. HDnG is happy to meet you.

SKY: This first question of the interview is for Airson, Airson can you please describe HDnG for new viewers who may have not heard of you before

Airson Response: Hi! HDnG is small boygroup. Maybe our MV only one thousand view. From our country, many many small group come, and company hope HDnG can do something new. HDnG are 4 shadow boys. In HDnG Lore, 100 character will have their story. Four character, Ea, Shone, Nyeve, Healon, already have their story - please, read it! HDnG need everyone to help. We need to remember, which of 100 people, is our past life, so we can be real boy again and not shadow.

SKY: … (All Member Question) What do you all enjoy the most about connecting or talking to Prysma

Members Responses:

Roars: PRYSMA make life in HDnG dorm very happy. Everyday, 4 member stay, with staff. Some day, staff bring one cat. Cat is our favorite, because we do not have new people who come to office. In August, when some PRYSMA talk to us on internet, HDnG life is changed.

Airson: PRYSMA teach us many thing, like new language. Everyday, we try to learn one new word, from translator. In Brasil, “fofo” means cute. Airson learn it.

GoldenAge: It is shadow interview, so it is confusing, but I still want to tell you joke. In summer, Roars ask “why do we have a Twitter? Company is so small, have nothing to announce.” I said, maybe one member, one day become bully, and company have to announce. Roars said: “Can I bully you now? Then, Twitter can have meaning.”

X: Before Twitter, we use TikTok. Sorry to everyone on TikTok. If you read staff report, maybe you know why we say sorry. No matter TikTok or Twitter, the company have two english staff who help keep account active. They get fired, because now four members can use TikTok and Twitter.

Roars: X is joking, the english staff help local staff and 4 members with everything.

SKY: … (All member Question) So we know that your fans are called PRYSMA and your group name is HID N GEM may I ask were there any other group or fan names you were deciding between and if so, what were the other options

Members Response:

Roars: The first one is MCs. Boys or MC Boys. The other ones, even more bad. Roars is a little embarrass to say.

AIrson: Hi! Do you want to be fan of MC Boys? Airson say no. 4 member also make some name for joke in dorm. One name, some PRYSMA like a little, so Airson hope you like it too. Like a Mamamoo, HDnG have 3 vocal 1 rap, but 4 boys are not mama, so: we are Papapoo.

GoldenAge: For Fandom name, staff and 4 member think for many month, so it is not embarrassing name. PRYSMA name is very good. The meaning is: “Even if you catch one light, you spread it to the rest of the world.”

X: In summer, PRYSMA vote for official name. GoldenAge maybe cannot remember, fourth choice  is “Solas and Valos”. Like PRYSMA, the meaning the “light”, in two different language. If it becomes official, maybe it is a special “Two-concept” fandom name.

GoldenAge: I remember, and it is 5th choice.

'''SKY: …. (All Member Question) Some Prysma and even I have said that your teaser gives a slight Oneus vibe, what does it feel like to have Prysma compliment your teaser like that and are there any well know K-pop groups or soloists that inspire your style, concept'''

Roars: Thank you! Shut Up Crazy Hot, Rewind, No Diggity - we like Oneus concept very much! HDnG think Oneus concept is one hundred times better. HDnG concept very dark, very “strange”, hope in future, our concept become more good for you PRYSMA.

Airson: For HDnG, too many big group, small group are very cool. We listen to many song as child. In Tiktok and Twitter, HDnG choose maybe 200 group that give us happiness. Many group give us energy, to be better group.

GoldenAge: Staff use many movie, show, to teach us language. We see movie from Oneus Shut Up Crazy Hot. Wow. PRYSMA, can you come help HDnG build “Green Place” again? A small secret, one version for HDnG’s MV use dark theme from Walpurgisnacht anime show.

X: Maybe some groups like Dreamcatcher, LOONA, Pixy, PinkFantasy. Airson is laughing right now because him and GoldenAge want me to say YeojaYeoja. One thing is, HDnG concept is not for children. Lore make it hard to promote in Asia, because it is mature. Can Japan give us a chance? KEKEKEKEKE. HDnG Lore is like very mature anime show.

Members Response:

'''SKY: …. This question is for X, when a Prysma asked you a question you mentioned that you like fashion design and so I would like to ask you in the future whenever HDnG does light concepts what kind of fashion outfit concepts you would like to try at least once.'''

X: CYBERPUNK! Video game, future style, metal. Year 2049. Year 3049.

Airson: X forget how to say long sentence.

'''SKY: … This question is for Roars, A Prysma asked you what you do when you are sad and you responded with look up at the sky, straight up at the sky so only the sky is in your eyes. It is so wide so big that everything in the world disappears for a little bit when you do this.'''

Before I ask you this question I want to let you know that when I read this tears of happiness were brought to my eyes as instantly I related to you, not many know this but my nickname is sky because when I was little kid whenever I was sad I would stare at the sky because the beauty of the skies reminded me of my grandparents and that always gave me comfort, so when you said this it made me so happy and it made my day because it was super meaningful even though you didn’t know the connection.

My question for you is what about the sky is so calming and a sense of escape during difficult times to you and do you have any advice to fans who might be having a difficult time.

Roars Response: Wow. Hope HDnG's voice and song, can make your grandparents have smile. Your story make me think of grandparent. One cannot remember many things any more. But, I want to make them happy, even if they cannot remember me. When I look up, sky is beautiful. A beautiful thing, for everyone, every day. Sky is like a present. A present to everyone. Even when we forget we have a present, when we look up, present is ready for you. For people who have sad feelings: hope HDnG can make you happy. If HDnG song can stay in world, for 100 years, 200 years, it is our goal. Because then: HDnG music is like sky, like present, and when you want to come, the present is ready. HDnG voice is here to cheer for you, dear PRYSMA.

'''SKY: …. This Question is for Golden Age, Golden Age your positions are main dancer and lead vocal in HDnG may I ask you if there are any songs out there that you would like to cover one day either K-pop or non-K-pop and if so, can you name one or two and did you have any other dream jobs besides becoming an idol.'''

Golden Age Response: Because I am dancer, I like songs that have strong dance. HDnG do many song and dance cover, for training everyday. Also, for dance, it is hard to dance with shadow concept. Everything look bad in shadow, no face expression, just bad. In future, hope we can do cover. Many big group have many cover, but, every group is like big group to HDnG. We want to do cover for madcity, a song from plt. Hue, a song from Hashtag. Yeojayeoja, a song from Yeojayeoja. Kekekekeke, there are many HDnG love.

'''SKY: …. This Question is for Arison, you mentioned that many singers from outside of your country inspire you when making music and dance can you name an artist that is inspiring you currently'''

Arison Response: KEKEKEKEK! Yes, Sky is right. Outside of country, too many too many. Airsonn like Celtic music, and another one has very cool MV: Femm. They are two Japan idol who dance very good in a video, the video is called: whiplash.

'''SKY: … (Question for All Members) As many K-pop fans know training to be an idol is very hard work and isn’t easy that also requires lots of time and dedication. Can I ask each member what one important lesson they learned while training was that helped them and that they will always remember?'''

Members Response:

Roars: Mmmmm….in training, when it feel very hard, remember, a lot of people want to train here, but they cannot be here to train with us any more.

Airson: Always remember, why train. A smiling PRYSMA, is reason why we train, so it is a happy thing to train.

GoldenAge: Our training is three and half to five years from this company and first company. I feel like Roars. In this time, we meet many people. Many people are not here any more.

X: Our training room, dorm, and office are all very close. Sometimes, this make me feel I am always in training room, living in training room. Everyday is in a small room. But, sometimes I also learn, to think: this is a tunnel, the tunnel connect to a big world outside.

'''SKY: …. (Question for All Members) I understand that HDnG is still a small group and that you have just started your journey, but are there any big dreams you wish could come true for HDnG as well as where would you like to see HDnG in 2 years from now'''

Members Response:

Roars: MCsL company has many goals. Some goals, some PRYSMA already know. Some goals only reveal in future. We can each say one goal.

Airson: Hope a lot of people, have fun with HDnG Lore, talk and have fun, and guess together!

GoldenAge: Hope we still not disband KEKEKEKEKEK.

X: A big thing, Roars and me always talk about, is create a HDnG world. Another world, like Ri, from our Lore. In this world, lots of sad things happen. In HDnG world, sad things still happen, but HDnG’s music, song, dance, and friendship is with you. In two years, we hope a lot of people know HDnG world exists, and they can come. HDnG will always be in this world. Come join HDnG!

'''SKY: ….. Now moving on to the lore that is so much a part of HDnG concept (SKY Explains Lore)'''

(Question for all Members) Are the members guessing and discovering along with Prysma or do they know some future lore that Prysma doesn’t.

Members Response:

Airson: I will answer this question KEKEKEKEK. Big secret: PRYSMA, we do not know all 100 yet, but, HDnG 4 member know answer in end.

'''SKY: ….. This question is for Roars are the tracks and music videos in the future going to future hints or hidden clues regarding the lore for Prysma to discover.'''

Roars Response: Now, HDnG only have digital single, come on December 25. In future, hope we make many more video. In 4SHADOW MV, staff put some “hidden message”. Our MV have not a lot of special dance only in chorus time, other part have word puzzle. Hope you will like, PRYSMA!

'''SKY: …. (Question for all Members) If you could Describe the Dystopian World RI in three words what they would be'''

Airson: KEKEKEKEKEKE. It is english test for Airson. Bad. Complicate. Same.

Like our world.

'''SKY: ….. Can staff give Prysma a special hint or clue for the lore in this interview'''

Staff Response: Hello, we are MCsL english staff who work primarily with Lore, language teaching for the members, and translations. We know the members’ English is not always correct, but we hope to help them improve in the future - English is also not the only language they are trying to learn, so thank you for your patience. A special hint we want to give is, if you look at the hanja in the Lore, it can make the reading experience more interesting.

'''SKY: ….. I want to thank HDnG and Staff for doing this interview with me and taking time out of their busy schedules, I really appreciate you giving me this opportunity as a small content creator I will continue to support HDnG and Staff and be a Prysma I wish you all the best for your debut and your future as K-pop idols and I hope that I can do this again in the future. I want to say that I know you all work so hard HDnG members and Staff included and it’s not easy its truly a lot of hard work and effort and all Prysma and myself see the hard work and talent that is being shown and we not only appreciate it but thank you for being so kind and connecting with us the way you do you are all deserving of so much success and I can’t wait to see HDnG shine. Have a great day or night and thank you again it was a pleasure to talk to you all see you soon.'''

Staff, HDnG Last Comments:

Roars: Thank you, Sky, to write wonderful question for HDnG! You find so much information about HDnG, about Roars, and we feel very happy when we receive interview!

Airson: Hi Friend! HDnG do not want you give us money. Also, we do not want to be “face famous”. We want to use song, dance, story, to make world happy place. Maybe, our early song and dance do not make you feel happy. Hope we can continue, every time, have more good song, more good dance, until, you can smile!.

GoldenAge: Thank you, to everyone outside of our country! Under MV for many, many groups and solo, we find many comment from people outside our country. We know, if we can say Hi to other country, maybe, they give us one chance. So, thank you, to everyone, who give us one chance. GoldenAge maybe English not good, but, GoldenAge will work hard. Staff say, Airson and X know English, 2 English, maybe other 2 member learn other language. In future, GoldenAge will learn a language in good way.

X: Hi! We are HDnG. Who are we? Please join our game! When you find out who members are in the end, HDnG hopes, we can make you proud. We will work hard for our goal, and the goal is PRYSMA’s smile. Your smile is the star in HDnG’s sky.