Who's Most Likely To? with J-Pop's ONE OR EIGHT

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Young Hollywood welcomes J-Pop boy group ONE OR EIGHT to the Studio while embarking on their first U.S. tour to chat about their mini-album 'GATHER' and their hot single "TOKYO DRIFT" produced by none other than Pharrell Williams's The Neptunes! The boys reveal why they choose to sing in English rather than their native Japanese, plus we play a game of "Who's Most Likely To" to find out which one of them is usually late to rehearsal, who has the most style, who is the prankster, and more!
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What is up, guys? It's Leslie. Welcome back to Young Hollywood and let's welcome to the Young Hollywood lounge, the iconic, chaotic and absolutely charming Jpop group One Or Eight.
Yeah. What's up guys? I'm Neo. I'm Soma. I'm Reota. I'm Takeru. I'm Tsubasa. I'm Yuga. I'm Reiya. I'm Mizuki. And we are One.
Yes. Yeah. I'm surprised you guys have so much energy left. I literally heard last night was epic. Your first show in Los Angeles kicking off your first ever US tour right here at the Roxy in Hollywood. Tell me how it all went. Break it down.
It was absolutely electric. Uh, we love our LA fans.
Tell me about the vibe with the fans last night.
Last night it was absolutely crazy. We've seen like fans like screaming their lungs out. Yeah. Ah, yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
Crazy things you've seen from fans.
That was basically the craziest. Like I we've literally seen never seen like uh, Japanese fans scream like that, so like, it was a new thing to us. And yeah, uh, West Coast, the best Coast. We always enjoy being here. And we, yeah, it was a blast last night. Next, we're going to Mesa, so we're actually going by bus. Which is crazy. Yes. Yes. It takes a long time.
Okay, how does it work with eight guys on a tour bus? Take me into the bus.
Just like this. Yes. Just it's vertical, not horizontal. Yeah. We're just crammed in the back seat, you know. Yeah.
Okay. Now, this is all because you guys just released your mini album, right?
Yeah.
So talk about that and Tokyo Drift.
Uh, Tokyo Drift, like iconic beat by the Teriyaki Boyz. And being able to give our rendition to that, it means a lot to us, so yeah. We're really kicking off our, you know, music and who we are. We're gaining kind of attention in the West, so we're so we're so excited to you know, tour new places, meet new people, and yeah. So just spread our music and just have fun.
I wanna play a game with you guys. Who is most likely to. Okay, ready guys?
Yes.
You ready? Okay. Who is most likely to start a prank war?
Reiya. Reiya. In terms of like pranks, I feel like Mizuki. He he's always like targeting this dude. Oh, yeah. Yeah. And also Yuga. Yeah. Yeah. They're always like prank prankin' him. Yeah. But they're still loving, though. Yeah. Oh, yeah, of course. They're like friends like yeah.
Okay, who is most likely to forget lyrics on a stage? Three, two, one.
Oh, no. It's you. Yeah, you know. I mean, we're not allowed. Imaje, ima. Usually, we usually never do. It's not a lot. Yeah. Yeah. Only rehearsals. Yeah. Only rehearsals. Only rehearsals.
Who is most likely to go viral on TikTok overnight? Three, two, one, go.
I thought it. I thought it. Soma. Soma. What are you posting? Yeah, he just like posts like random stuff and like he I I feel like he's got the TikToker in him.
Who is most likely to cry during a movie? Three, two, one.
Oh, here, here, here. Soma. Oh, wow. You're all emotional. Look at. I think each of you are pointing to someone different. Yeah, sometimes I cry on the plane, like during watching like on the plane and then that one's like What? Just Uh, oh. Yeah. I watched Yeah, Toy Story, maybe three. Yes. Oh. You know. Yeah, sometimes I yeah. do this.
Who is most likely to be late to rehearsal? Three, two, one.
Reiya. Reiya. In terms of like Great job. Okay, okay.
Who is most likely to accidentally send a message to the wrong group chat? Three, two, one.
Tsubasa. Tsubasa. All the time. Sounds like it's happened before. Yeah. All the time. So, Mamani Okuru Message O group line ni okitai mashta. So, like he basically said that he he sent a message to the group that he was trying to send to his mom.
What was the message?
Like, um, Hey, mom. How was the how was the my pick? Like, and then few few shots sent in. Yeah.
Who is most likely to fall asleep anywhere? Three, two, one.
Takeru. Yeah, with my guitar.
Who is most likely to take the longest getting ready?
Easy. Easy. Easy? Okay. Three, two, one, go. Oh, So. Ah, So. Yuga. Yuga. Two hours.
Are you working on your fashion or your hair? Makeup?
Yeah, skin care. Wake up. Skin care. And it takes you a while. Yeah, shower, shower and pick pick uh, some clothes. Clothes.
Who is likely to hype up everyone before a show? Three, two, one.
Soma. Yeah, yeah, yeah. This dude. Dude, you're it. What's your what's your go-to hype? You sang the uh, Young Flog, and by, uh, five SOS. Five SOS and then I was like Young, man. Say you love me. Say you love me. Yeah, like that, like that. Yeah, like guitar, and he's singing. Yeah. Nice. Perfect.
Couple more. Who is most likely to act in a movie? Who's gonna go from musician to actor? Three, two, one.
This guy.
Who is most likely to start their own fashion brand? The fashionista here. Three, two, one.
Mizuki. There we go.
Okay. So, being that you guys are all Japanese, your music is all in English. Why is that?
It's like one of our challenges, I guess. Yeah, you know, like trying out like getting out, staying out of our comfort zone. Yeah. And trying new stuff.
I want you to teach me some Japanese. Let's do it. So maybe some fun stuff I can say to my friends. I don't know. What do you got?
Cho. Cho. Choyabai. Choyabai. Choyabai. Choyabai. Oh, yeah. Choyabai. Yeah. More more attention of Choyabai. Choyabai. Yeah. Nice. Naruhodo ne. Naruhodo ne. Naruhodo ne. Naruhodo. Naruhodo. Naruhodo. Oh, yeah. Naruhodo. Naruhodo. Like Dio. Narudo. Narudo. Naruhodo. Naruhodo. Naruhodo. Oh, it means I see. Oh, I see. Oh. Naruhodo. Naruhodo. Naruhodo. Naruhodo. Naruhodo. Yeah. Naruhodo. Yeah. Naruhodo. Naruhodo. I forgot that's fire. Yeah. Choyabai. Choyabai. Choyabai. Choyabai. Choyabai. Choyabai. Choyabai. No. Naruhodo. Naruhodo. Ah. Okay. Next one, third one. Majide. Majide. Yeah. Majide. Yeah. Majide. Really? Majide. Really? Majide. Yeah. Majide. Okay. Choyabai. Choyabai. Majide Choyabai. Majide Choyabai. Yes. Oh.
I did come prepared with one word. Arigato.
Arigato. Arigato gozaimasu.
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PEOPLE MENTIONED
- Neo
Member of ONE OR EIGHT
- Soma
Member of ONE OR EIGHT, most likely to go viral on TikTok and hype up the group
- Reota
Member of ONE OR EIGHT
- Takeru
Member of ONE OR EIGHT, most likely to fall asleep anywhere
- Tsubasa
Member of ONE OR EIGHT, most likely to send messages to the wrong group chat
- Yuga
Member of ONE OR EIGHT, most likely to take the longest getting ready
- Reiya
Member of ONE OR EIGHT, most likely to start a prank war and be late to rehearsal
- Mizuki
Member of ONE OR EIGHT, most likely to start his own fashion brand
- Pharrell Williams
Producer of The Neptunes, who produced "TOKYO DRIFT"
- Leslie
Interviewer
- Teriyaki Boyz
Iconic beat for "TOKYO DRIFT"
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