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CNCO Talk Loving Justin Bieber and Give Dating Advice

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It's a Latin Pop party in the Young Hollywood Studio when the boys of CNCO drop by to dish on everything from touring to dating! Christopher, Richard, Zabdiel, Joel, and Erick discuss their single "Pretend" and their tour must-haves, plus the describe their perfect first date, reveal hidden talents, and name their fave Justin Bieber bops!

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Young Hollywood

What's going on guys? Hanging with me right now. I have CNCO. What's up here?

CNCO

Hey guys. Good morning. What's up? Good morning.

Young Hollywood

Thank you for coming. We're so excited that you're here. Is your first time? What do you think?

CNCO

It's pretty cool. I like the vibe. I like the colors, the pillows. I want a picture right here.

Young Hollywood

Well, thank you guys so much for being here. Congratulations on all of your success so far. I mean, just a whirlwind, right?

CNCO

It's crazy. It's crazy. We're in a crazy journey, but we're really excited for what's coming up with us right now.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. And some people watching at home might not know, but you guys opened for Ariana Grande. And now you're on a huge world tour of your own. So tell me, how does it feel?

CNCO

It feels amazing. Um, let's say in three years we've accomplished so many things that we've never like thought. You know what I mean? What's better than to do it with family? You know? So, yeah. I love it.

Young Hollywood

Do you guys have one of each like your own tour must-haves that you just bring on every single show?

CNCO

We always bring the guitar. That's something that we need. Ukulele. The computer just in case if we want to produce something. The producer over here. For a show we always like pray. We always warm up. Um, we give each other a hug, you know? So, energy. So, give a little energy. And then, yeah, we get it.

Young Hollywood

Amazing. Well, I do want to talk about your latest single, "Pretend." Yes. So good. Tell me the inspiration behind it.

CNCO

The song was inspired um by by DeBarge's "Rhythm of the Night." You know, so it's a sample. So, when we heard it, it was super cool 'cause it threw us back, you know, to our mom or aunt, you know, dancing in the house, cleaning or whatever it is. And also, um it was it was recorded all in English, but we wanted to keep our Latin flavor, you know, and our Latin roots and and we had we had to do that Spanglish. We had a little spice. Um and yeah, it connects it connects it was just to test the waters to connect to to all of our non-Spanish speaking audience as well. So. And it's been crazy, great like uh we just uploaded it one month ago and it has like 32 million. 32 plus. It's so thank you guys so much.

Young Hollywood

Can you guys even like comprehend that number? That is just like crazy to me.

CNCO

32 million on YouTube alone. 32 million in one month is like amazing. Um we're really really excited for that uh single to just keep growing. And we just came up came from um uh Europe. Europe tour. And it's crazy how every every single CNCO owner knows the song from the bottom to the top. We like tested something in London that we um we didn't even mention the name and we just started singing it and everybody was going off singing it from the top to bottom. That's amazing. That's amazing. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Okay, so who's the one that's always late?

CNCO

Well, between them two, it's like sometimes, you know? They like, you know?

Young Hollywood

Okay. I'm sorry. Who's the biggest flirt out of the group?

CNCO

The same one. Him too. Okay. Still. We say that. I'll I'll tell you that I'm the most romantic one, not the Yeah, yeah, yeah. The most romantic.

Young Hollywood

Okay, do you have a a pickup line that you use?

CNCO

I pick I don't have pickup lines, he has pickup lines.

Young Hollywood

Oh, he's putting you on the spot. All right, what is it?

CNCO

In Spanish though, in Spanish. But it's not even pickup lines. He just knows how to pick up a conversation, you know? Okay. That's cool. Exactly. Why do I need pickup lines? He's just like by He knows how to talk. He got that flirtatious feeling.

Young Hollywood

That that's a good pickup line though in itself. Just starting a conversation, you know? So that's smart. That's good. I like that. Well, speaking on this, um because you guys do write music about love and all that, I want to get your dating advice. So this is just what you would do. I'm gonna give you scenarios and then you just tell me what you would do. Here's the first one for the advice. Um what do you do when you're being ghosted by someone you really like? Oh, wow. Yeah. You guys are so supportive.

CNCO

Um I would just let it go. Let it go. Just let it go. Move on to the next one. Just let it. I don't know. Just let it.

Young Hollywood

Very good. Okay, next one. Thank you. It's all right. What do you guys do when you like a friend and you worry your feelings will ruin the friendship? Oh, that hasn't happened to me yet. Oh, I got a reaction out of that one. Okay. Um good on that. That hasn't happened to me.

CNCO

Be honest is the first the the best thing to do and if it doesn't work out. Just tell her, you know. And if she don't go with it, you just keep being friends, but she at least she know that you like her. At least you told her. Yeah. There you go. I like that. I think it's better to maintain that good friendship. Or be friends with benefits, you know? What are you talking about? Friends with benefits is the one that sparks the conversation.

Young Hollywood

Okay, you guys can take notes at home. I'm helping you guys out there. You guys watching. Okay, last one. What do you guys do when you screenshot a conversation with your crush and you send it back to your crush on accident? Oh my God. What? Yeah. Rough. Yeah, what would you do? What do you say?

CNCO

I'll be like, "Yo, do you remember this? I screenshot it um for memories and I just wanted to show you that this meant a lot to me." Wow. That's smooth. So I hope you can keep it in your in your gallery as well. In your gallery. I don't know. That's not. No, I feel like I'll be I would never talk to her again. I'll just like disappear. Tell her that it just like click by like accident. Screenshot by accident.

Young Hollywood

Well, while we are on the topic of dating, can you guys go down the line and tell me your ideal date? Ideal first date.

CNCO

Going to eat in a restaurant. I think that's the most common common date. You know? I imagine the perfect date in a in a in a boat. No, in a in the you know? In the park. You know a park? In a park. In a park. Like a picnic. Like a picnic. Picnic. That's nice. Thank you. With ice cream. With ice cream. Chocolate ice cream. Yeah. Okay. I like to just chill, you know? We could like either go to the movies, uh go eat something, or maybe it could be a cool vibe to bring it to the studio and That's a good first date. That's cool. We just like to do something random. Like out of the box. Like just like just go somewhere, like hiking. Oh, my loco. Oh, no. I'm an adventure. We could just go somewhere, like just like the outside. We like outside. Something different, you know? Something different. Out of the box boy. Out of the box. They call it Father Nature. You know? Okay, we have a new hashtag after this. Yeah. No, like something different. Not just like. Like like sad thinking, just like movies and stuff. That's weird. Okay. Just crazy. Okay. You're your last. What would I do? I think I think I'd do something fun, probably like go bowling or like mini golf and after it's go eat to talk about it and stuff. Or pool. I like pool. With the chicken wings and stuff. Nice. chicken wings.

Young Hollywood

All right, guys, before I let you go. As you know, your fans love you so much, so I actually got a ton of fan questions. So I want to ask you a few before you go. Okay, so here's the first one. If you were if there was a movie or TV show about CNCO, what celebrity would you want to play you?

CNCO

The Rock. I just I just say it randomly. I just say it randomly. A celebrity to play you. To play me? The Rock. My head is Oh, that's just crazy. Uh. Because he's funny. He's a really funny guy. Yes, he's really funny. We like. Oh, but I was going to. No, but uh what's it called? Yeah, Kevin Hart would be fire. I like I like uh let's say uh is it What's his name? Jacob, Taylor Lautner? Yeah, Taylor Lautner. Taylor Lautner or um or Mario Lopez. I have no idea. I'll just throw someone out. Johnny Depp. Johnny Depp.

Young Hollywood

Okay, Johnny Depp. That's a cool cast, guys. I like it. You know what? This movie's gonna be crazy. It's gonna move. It's gonna be fire. Um okay, so here's the next one. Hidden talents that we don't know about. Oh, pop up. So I know someone can beatbox. Someone does a SpongeBob impersonation. Which isn't hidden. I know you've done it. They they know here.

CNCO

Who me? I've never done SpongeBob. Come on. He knows how to beatbox. He knows how to freestyle. Um yeah, he Oh, that's a hidden talent. This guy can rap like for days. Can you rap right now on the spot? In Spanish though. He draws. He can kill it. Like the interviews in Spanish. He can kill it. Let's hear it. Um let's say for me, I like to to parkour. I do parkour and I draw. So, yeah. That's awesome. Yeah, that's my hidden talent. I like to skate and uh soccer. I like to drive a lot. Like over. Yeah, I would do over. But I would do over but a really nice car. That's the best Uber though. Like him to drive back home. Yeah. Oh, he can he can play pool really good. He can play pool. That's why he got that eight ball on his head. No, it's not because of that. It's not because of that. It's not because of that.

Young Hollywood

Last one here.

Young Hollywood

Which famous musicians do you guys admire and why? Christopher Vélez: I admire Ed Sheeran. Erick Brian Colón: Bruno Mars.

Richard Camacho

For me Chris Brown.

Joel Pimentel

Chris Brown. Zabdiel De Jesús: Drake. Christopher Vélez: Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber.

Young Hollywood

Justin. Favorite Justin song? Christopher Vélez: Nothing Like Us. Erick Brian Colón: Boyfriend.

Richard Camacho

I like "Boyfriend."

Joel Pimentel

I love um I love but I admire Bruno Mars and JT.

Young Hollywood

Oh, yeah, you guys got great options, yeah. I love it. Well, thank you guys so much for hanging out. CNCO. Christopher Vélez: Thank you. Erick Brian Colón: Yes.

Richard Camacho

We love you.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Christopher

    Member of CNCO, discussed dating advice and ideal date

  • Richard

    Member of CNCO, discussed dating advice and ideal date

  • Zabdiel

    Member of CNCO, discussed dating advice and ideal date

  • Joel

    Member of CNCO, discussed dating advice and ideal date

  • Erick

    Member of CNCO, discussed dating advice and ideal date

  • Ariana Grande

    CNCO opened for her tour

  • DeBarge

    Their song "Rhythm of the Night" inspired CNCO's "Pretend"

  • The Rock

    Mentioned as a celebrity to play a CNCO member in a movie

  • Kevin Hart

    Mentioned as a celebrity to play a CNCO member in a movie

  • Taylor Lautner

    Mentioned as a celebrity to play a CNCO member in a movie

  • Mario Lopez

    Mentioned as a celebrity to play a CNCO member in a movie

  • Johnny Depp

    Mentioned as a celebrity to play a CNCO member in a movie

FAQ

What is CNCO's latest single mentioned in the interview?+
CNCO's latest single discussed in the interview is "Pretend."
What inspired CNCO's song "Pretend"?+
"Pretend" was inspired by DeBarge's song "Rhythm of the Night," which CNCO sampled for their track.
How many views did "Pretend" get on YouTube in one month?+
The song "Pretend" accumulated over 32 million views on YouTube within its first month of release.
Which famous artist did CNCO open for?+
CNCO opened for Ariana Grande at the beginning of their career.
What are some of CNCO's tour must-haves?+
Some of CNCO's tour must-haves include a guitar, a ukulele, and a computer for producing music, and they always pray and warm up before a show.
Who are some musicians CNCO members admire?+
CNCO members admire artists such as Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Chris Brown, Drake, Justin Bieber, and JT.

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