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Make some noise for Cordel. What is up, boys? >> What is up, boys? >> Oh my goodness. >> Oh my god.
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>> No, we've been looking forward to this moment since we heard your music from the get.
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We knew something special was happening with us.
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Thank you for joining us live in the building.
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>> Thank you for having us.
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>> So, please for everybody out there, introduce yourselves one at a time.
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This is the first time we've met and we're going to do this one time and one time only and then we're friends. Let's go. >> Yes, sir. Um, I'm going to start.
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Um, so yeah, we're Cordis.
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We just had our roll out like two months ago with our first album, first EP, Color Outside the Lines. I'm Martin.
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I'm the leader of the group. >> What's up? >> Yeah.
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Hi, I'm My name is Kono and I'm I'm the youngest member of the team. Pleasure to be here.
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>> Uh I'm Jun and it's an honor to be here.
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>> I'm I'm Yeah, happy to be here.
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>> Yeah, >> I'm James and actually I heard this is a new studio. >> You're right, bro.
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This is I mean, >> so fancy. >> It's nice, right? It's cool.
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It's got a good vibe to it, but it wouldn't exist without you.
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Wouldn't exist without musicians and artists and people who bring your energy and your music into this room.
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So, we appreciate you being here. All right.
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Congratulations on the release of the EP. How did you celebrate?
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Or were you just working when it came out?
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Like, all right, back to work.
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Or did you have a moment where you got to actually come together and say, James, were you able to come together and say, you know what, we did this.
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You know, no matter what happens from now on, we got this project and we crossed this line.
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Oh, I think actually for us it's been an ongoing process.
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So it's it's just next next next and new music, new music, new mix music.
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So we're here actually to make new music also.
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>> You got already working >> for the second album. >> Yeah.
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For the Yeah, cuz your first one's ready to go in September, right? >> That's amazing.
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>> You still listening to it? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Be a fan. Be a fan of your music.
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I mean, since since we came to LA, like it kind of like has a throwback like because we wrote the whole album in LA.
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Like it's like what you want like really has that good like tame and Paula vibes to it.
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So like kind of like >> I got to listen to it when I come back to LA.
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>> Yeah, beautiful and good memories attached to it too.
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>> What's one of your favorite things about Los Angeles having spent time here? LA.
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Yo, the weather is really nice, you know, like it's always sunny and like it it really is an good inspiration, you know, like >> it just I mean joy riding it.
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I think it really contains good mellow vibe of LA >> and like you know riding along the Malibu beach like you can listen to Joyide and like feel the vibe.
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It must have been nice for you guys to make your music and then get your monitor mixes or whatever before it gets fully finished and just when it just belongs to you >> and be able to just pick your moment where you get to listen to it and know that you know you've made something original.
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Can you remember one really special memory when you were making the album out here in Los Angeles that you'll always try to hold on to? >> Wow.
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I mean, we met a lot of um great people like songwriters and producers and >> I I still remember that the session that we made go >> uh we worked with Johnny Goldstein >> um such a great producer >> and yeah actually it was our first um song cam session in LA. >> Wow.
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Very straight out the gate.
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>> Straight out the gate. were excited, huh?
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You went in there and we're like, we're not leaving without one today.
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>> Actually, like before like the song go started, like we had a very very long session.
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>> Then go just started from >> him just playing the keys. Yeah. Yeah.
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Everybody starting to like go >> go and like jump around and like Yeah.
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And that that was like that came from a very organic space >> and like everybody was like crazy in the studio.
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So >> yeah, this is from what's crazy.
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One of the things I think that you know we've connected with your music out the gate is that um you know and I mean this with respect to to to any way that artists come together or form to create but I feel like the five of you is a very natural chemistry between the five of you.
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It doesn't doesn't feel forced in any capacity.
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It feels like >> like that description of go it rings true when you hear the song that you know it just came from the fun part of being chorus >> right.
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I think it's like um we just like to have fun doing music and like anything like craft.
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Like it it could be videos, it could be like photography.
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Like I think we just really enjoy the process.
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Like it's just such a fun thing to like express yourself.
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>> Your job is to be creative.
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>> Like that's ridiculous.
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>> I mean like not just music, >> anything. >> Yeah.
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We love to take photos like take videos everything you know.
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you know, the first time anyone mentioned you you guys is that, you know, you're very creative individuals, that each of you bring, you know, a lot of different creative energy to it. True.
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>> Um that you're very involved in your own choreography, that you love to pick your own moves.
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That's an interesting challenge to set for yourselves, right?
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Because it's like writing and performing is one thing, but then of course figuring out how you're going to present the music and video is >> is is a whole other a whole other level.
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So, let's talk a little bit about that and and what you love about that, but also what's hard about that.
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M I think personally the hard part is we have five heads. >> Yeah.
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>> A lot of ideas >> and so we kind of throw our ideas onto the wall and see what sticks. >> Yeah.
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>> But like our ideas clash >> and especially like we have different influences.
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We watch different movies.
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We watch different films.
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>> We have different tastes.
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>> Let's talk about your tastes actually as the five of you.
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I'd love to go around each of you and ask you, you know, like it doesn't even have to be specific to a to an artist or a movie or anything.
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Just something that really inspires you that defines your taste.
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Starting with you, >> I think anime anime definitely uh is a big inspiration.
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I think the proportions and like the drawing style and the music that matches the anime, I think those things really um show in our video videography.
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And um um yeah, great movies. Great movies.
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I think >> you want to give us an artist as well.
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You want to give us an artist, a music artist.
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>> Recently, Young Bloodood.
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>> Yeah, nice shout on a tear right now. Young Blood. Absolute tear.
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>> He's finally getting the recognition he he deserves. >> Yeah, he is.
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I mean, you know, he's an incredible performer and artist.
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You know, he's just interesting about Young Blood, and I've spoken to him about this is, you know, he's such a freethinker.
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He moves in so many different styles and genres.
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Sometimes it's hard for people to figure out what young blood you're getting, >> but that's actually his strength.
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It just takes time to get there.
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Let's talk about your taste and what you love. >> Yeah.
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Um, for me, I think >> I don't know like the weather. >> Yeah.
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>> When I come to LA, like the weather is too good.
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So, like >> I can chill with like everything, you know. >> You love nature. >> Yeah. Yeah.
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I love being outside and, you know, like with like vanilla latte.
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You know, this is your this is your this is your lifestyle guy right here.
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Don't worry about your lifestyle. He's got you covered. What kind of music?
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I mean, when you were sort of growing up, what do you love to listen to?
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Like what really inspires you musically?
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>> Oh, so I'm such a chill person and like I really like to listen to some peaceful music.
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>> We have a radio station for you, bro.
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Apple Music Chill is like the best chill experience in the world. Hands down.
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>> Like I recently bought a vinyl of Chad Baker. Yeah, >> Baker scene.
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That was I bought it, too. >> It was crazy. >> My guy.
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>> Now we're talking, dude. That's like real.
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Like I have a lot of Chad Baker on vinyl as well, and I'm a massive Chad Baker fan, and there's something about the way that he sings which is just sings.
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>> It's like a combination of beauty and real sadness.
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>> It's like, >> you know, it's like a beautiful sadness, my guy. What about you, man?
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>> Yeah, I think um not just music.
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I think for me like going to like new cities is like the most um inspiration to me.
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>> We actually >> we've actually been to New Zealand for a music video. >> We appreciate you. We appreciate you. Okay. Okay.
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>> New Zealand was crazy. >> Thank you. Beautiful country. >> The nature.
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>> I'm so glad you got to go there and experience that.
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And you shot a video down there. >> Yes.
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>> We went to the um the the glaciers. Oh yes. It It was freezing.
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The whole view was crazy.
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>> You had to get one of those man.
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I caught one of those planes once and the pilot thought he was a joker.
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And we were driving towards the face of a mountain and he was like, "I'm not sure we're going to make it."
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I'm like, "Bro, don't even play around with me." >> He was serious.
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It's pretty amazing when you land on the glacia, right, and you realize like, "Wow, it sort of feels very alien up there."
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>> It's like It's like you're in a different planet. >> Yes, man.
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Feels like you're in a movie or something.
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>> Every time I step, my feet goes like, >> "Yeah, >> I'm so glad you had you got a chance to experience that. It's very rare.
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It's like amazing to get up there and do that.
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What a beautiful place to film."
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Um, >> let's talk about you, bro. >> Me?
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Um, me musically, I I grew up listening to a lot of rock music.
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So, my dad used to play me like Elliot Smith.
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Um, >> I don't know, like so many artists like Damon Pala, sometime it was like Foo Fighters.
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So, >> I grew up listening to a lot of rock music.
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But then like when I joined this company, I got to know ASAP Rocky.
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So I listened to his first EP and it was a first um mixtape and it was like so far so I had to like >> and Rocky's a rock star man. >> Yeah.
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You know he's got that same energy, you know, you can put him in that category.
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>> And I noticed that like I kind of like Memphis music, a lot of funk and like a lot of Memphis.
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So like Freddy Dread, all those like you know funk artists really influenced me a lot like Flows, Project Pat, Triple Six Mafia.
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Like >> how magic is music? >> Yeah. So magic. Magical. >> Crazy.
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>> Boys, caught her in the house.
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Everybody, round of applause. Yes, sir.
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>> So, who are some of the people that you've collaborated with that you love to collaborate with?
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Like, real talk, like who have you been who have you been in the studio with or who have you met and collaborated with that you love artistwise? >> Teo. >> You love Tezo.
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>> We got to talk about Teiso, man.
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>> We can talk about Teo, but we can also just like >> You're playing his music. Oh, brother. >> Oh, wa. >> Wait. >> Oh, look who it is. >> T. >> What up, T? >> What's up, T? What's going on? >> Yo, what's up? What's up? >> What's up? >> Yo, what's up, man? This is crazy. >> Yo, look at these. >> We're in LA, >> bro.
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Yo, they're they're amazing, Zane. They work so hard.
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Like, they're such inspiration, man.
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It's good to see y'all boys even still, man.
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Look, you know what's crazy, man?
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I get a lot of I get um I'm kind of known for keeping the same number.
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I'm crazy that you have the same number still, >> dude. Why would we change it? Why would we change it? >> Why would we change?
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I don't have to change it.
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I didn't give it to people I care about, bro. Just hit me anytime. >> Exactly, man.
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It's always good to see your name on the phone, man.
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It's good to see y'all boys.
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Listen, while we've got them on the phone, cuz you just said something really lovely about the boys and it's clear to me from spending time with them, that they really care and that they're dedicated to what they do and this isn't just one of those things where it's like, you know, we have talent and we want to be able to reach people.
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They're like, "No, we're into the art."
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So, you know, I'd love to just get a few more words from you about your experience with them and then and then open it up to you guys to talk about how great teaser was so the fans get the full experience.
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T what what do you want to just go on a bit more about the boys quarters? >> No, absolutely.
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I think their their um their drive and their work ethic is very infectious and contagious.
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Even me, I spent like like nine days out there, man.
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And even on my return back, I'm working 10 times harder because of all of y'all.
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Like how much you put into your performances, the time in the studio.
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Um it's just very inspiring for real.
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So them boy, y'all are really are inspiration because it takes talent that you all naturally have, but then you put that extra work on it, man, it's inevitable what's about to happen with y'all. inevitable.
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The had a big stamp from Teo, boys. >> It's an honor, man. Thanks again. >> Come on, Les.
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Let's talk about Teiso and what they experience cuz you literally said we've got to talk about Teiso and then I FaceTimed him.
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So, let's talk about let's talk about Teo. >> Okay.
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So, now it's me um talking about you.
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So, um T is crazy because like he pulled up to pulled up to the session with a blue balloon. >> Yeah. >> It's nothing.
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He's like >> and he like blew >> blew into it as we like as he asked like what we want most in life.
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And um >> like someone said money, >> happiness. >> Yeah. Freedom. >> Yeah.
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>> And he was and he was putting it all into the balloon. >> Yeah. Word by word. >> Word by word.
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And as we and we played the track like the what you want track and we >> and he got in like he got into to the booth and it's like he's dancing all around. standing on a chair.
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He's like a real rockar in the booth. >> He's that for sure. For sure.
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Well, we got him on the phone, boys.
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Want to say a quick goodbye to Teaser.
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It was a nice little touch, man. We love you, bro. You know that. Come back soon, please. >> Yeah. See you soon. >> See you. >> Thank you. >> Love you, bro. See you, man. There you go. Tease, everybody.
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Round of applause for the one and only. >> Yeah.
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>> What an absolute legend that guy is, man. Incredible.
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Um, and what and amazing for you guys to be able to to get that that wonderful collaborative experience that early on with somebody who is >> one of the most in demand collaborators in modern music.
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I mean, he even like came he like showed love to Korea and he came over to Korea um did a show with us a music show um on M Countdown and um he he even like >> we even had dinner together like it's not it's not hard to go to soul guys.
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>> It's it's a pretty amazing place.
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>> Like it's it's like not a hard place to to want to go to.
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Like it may take a while but it's worth it.
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You know, I went out there for a few days um when I got to talk to Junkook and uh and it was it was truly one of the most profound, amazing few days of travel I've ever had. >> It's so special.
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It's so incredible how you have this city which has been really beautifully created in in terms of like a you know a a modern Gotham, but then it it's nestled so beautifully in in what surrounds it, which is nature, right?
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It feels just like this basin. It's insane. >> It's crazy. That's crazy. That's good. That's good.
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>> For the people for people who have never been, I mean, that's I mean, that's a terrible Yelp review.
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No one's going to give five stars for that.
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But what do you love about it?
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>> For me, I feel like Korea captures like a good nostalgic feeling and a modern feeling at the same time.
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So like right me, I'm like like when I'm when I'm out in like Kangnam or like Chungdam, it feels like so modern and fast, but at the same time, when I'm at like my hometown where Sona, it's like >> everything is so nostalgic still.
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It's 2025 and it still feels in the stars.
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>> How does it feel being young there right now?
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Because when I went out, every time I went for a drink or had some food, the restaurants and the bars were owned by very young people.
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>> And I got I got to chat to somebody who was saying to me that there's like um and I I could be wrong, but he was saying that um that there are like uh uh there's support for young people in hospitality to go and build the businesses and try to do things. Is that true?
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I mean, is it is there opportunities?
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Does it feel good like a good time a good place to be when you're young?
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I I I think yeah I think Korea Korea is a great place to you know like maybe start a franchise or it is like a great place to like >> for youngans.
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>> I think yeah every there are like great great adults who can just help us >> give us great advice >> and like yeah just our some are seniors like >> BTS and TXT they all they all gave us great advice. >> Great advice.
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Yeah, that's a really important point because I'm sure fans listening will feel like because there is a this this whole music thing has been turned into a competitive environment at times for entertainment sake. And I get it.
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It's like okay, let's compete to get in the band.
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Let's compete to do this.
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And I understand the competitive nature of wanting to be successful even in the arts, right?
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It comes with the territory.
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But I think it's really lovely that you talk about the relationship you can build with the people who are part of the family who aren't necessarily competing with you. They want you to win. >> Yes.
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Yeah, >> it's really a big family and like they really opened and paved the way for us so we can like really fool around and have fun with our music and like >> Yeah, man.
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>> If it wasn't them, we won't be in LA. >> Yeah, for real. For real.
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>> This is about to go crazy, man.
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This BTS thing is about to go crazy.
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>> This is about to go crazy.
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They keep showing up on social media playing with us.
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>> This about to go crazy.
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I mean they they um actually uh many seniums many like senior artists did did the um challenge for go and fashion but especially um J hope and um Jungkook senim did like the challenge for both of the songs. >> It's crazy.
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I mean it's it's such an honor and such a blessing to see them do the challenge.
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So >> have you seen what's going on right now?
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This is like some Formula 1 pit stop going on right now.
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You know, your man is like literally holding down his thought while this headphone jack comes out.
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He's continuing to talk while he's plugging it back in.
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Which tell I've tried to do this. It is not easy.
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And then your man over here is just like, "Yo, I'm the youngest. Let me help my guy out. I got this guy. Don't worry about it.
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We're in control right here." >> Wow. >> That was epic. All right.
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Before we say goodbye, cuz this is just the first conversation and hopefully many chances for us to get to know each other and talk about your music cuz I know you love music.
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Let's talk about this album which is coming in September, right?
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Which Sorry, not September.
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this this this debut album, right, that you guys have got going.
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Let's talk a little bit about like um what your favorite song is on it, what you love about it, what you most proud of about this album.
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>> I think it is a capture of our um lifestyle and a capture of our um ourselves.
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It's we like treat our music like a diary and a jour like journal because like you know every lyrics in there is like it's literally about us and our lifestyle.
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Like sometimes we have to like take a step back and like I mean this this like something like this is really cool but is this us?
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So we were like talking about that conversation for a long time and that's how the lyrics turn out. >> Yeah.
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So like we have five songs and it sounds very different like >> like it starts from go something is like really energetic and it fashion like it gets even energetic.
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What you want like it blows up and like you know like jewelry right and love is kind of chill.
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So like >> like these five songs can show like >> like five different angles of us >> through like this album and like we really think like like this album is really raw.
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So like >> you know we try to express like our like true self, >> our realness. >> Yeah.
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And like that I think that's the point of this album. Yeah. >> Authentic, man. >> I love that.
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You know, the fact that, you know, you're already showing us where how diverse your interests are and and you're trying to get to that honest place on your first five song project is crazy.
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>> I mean, I think honesty is the key, you know, when it comes to our music.
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Like when it comes to us, like I think >> we really um tried to make everything authentic and like at the same time having fun, you know, just like keeping things like real.
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Like the lullaby music video is one thing that we could talk about like um Lullabi was shot because it literally for for the ones who don't know the music video it's like a cola can >> um looking it's like the um >> point of view of >> point of view of um we like jump into the pool and then everything like it go it gets crazy and um actually >> we it was an excuse to get into the pool.
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>> Yeah, it was a hot day. Yeah, it was a hot day.
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>> We didn't want to shoot.
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Actually, we didn't want to shoot a video for >> Lullabi, >> but then like >> let's use this chance to get in the pool.
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>> Yeah, >> because the man our managers like somehow didn't let us get into the pool.
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Like our our Airbnb had a pool in and you know, we had to get in there.
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>> The beautiful thing about a pool is that no one needs to give you permission to get in the pool with the pool.
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Like, you know, oh sorry, I slipped. I fell in the pool. My bad.
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Now, everyone's got to get in the pool. Oops. Oops. Sorry, man. I'm in the pool.
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Um, something tells me >> that you guys are going to have a lot of fun >> uh taking the advice and the collaborative opportunities and the inspiration from those around you who care about you, but also doing what you want to do. >> Yes.
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>> And I really I really love that.
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I love the fact that, you know, you as a band have clearly put your foot down in terms of what matters to you and people have listened.
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>> And so, to me, this feels like a a new a new era and and I'm excited for authors to come.
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had a really good time meeting each and every one of you.
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>> And uh should we say goodbye to the fans before we before we leave, seeing as how this is live? >> Yes, sir.
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Um one by one, I I would like to say um thank you for watching if you guys are watching right now.
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And thank you for showing great love for the first DP for Color Outside the Lines. We love you guys. Thank you. >> Yeah.
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Um love you so much and it's a it's a pleasure to be here. Legendary show. My god. We have fun. What? Go on, man.
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Do you want to say something to the people? >> How did you enjoy it? >> Yeah. >> Rhetorical question. They loved it.
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>> I hope you enjoy it and yeah, it it was really an honor to be here and you know share our music and thank you Jane Lo. >> Oh, thank you. >> Thank you.
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>> I had so much fun in here and yeah, happy to be here and yeah, love you guys.
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>> Let's get a vanilla latte for my guy over here. >> Yes.
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>> Um, thank you Zan Low.
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And we might need one of those one of those turntables. Don't worry.
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I'm sure you guys will get that hook up. Don't worry about that.
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All right, fashion people. Caught us in the house. Yeah, boys. We'll see you next time.