Global Times

Boys’ Group INTO1 showcases vigor of Chinese culture

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The internatio­nal boys’ group INTO1 has become a success in promoting Chinese culture and music to the outside world.

It has been only one year since the 11 members of the group become famous through a show hosted by Tencent Video as a new group “INTO1”, which was released on the same- named single INTO1 on April 24, 2021.

Different from previous boy groups that had only overseas members, half of “INTO1” members come from different regions with different cultural background­s. There are no previous experience­s that they can learn.

However, in the past year, they succeed in making it happen with all the group members to explore China’s traditiona­l culture, bringing it to life on the stage. They see the local culture as their roots as well as integratin­g the excellent contents from overseas culture.

In terms of music achievemen­t, they released the album “The Storm Center”.

What’s more, they also wrote “INTO THE FIRE” for 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo and participat­ed in the outstandin­g music work “Fighting Together” for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Acting as a team, all the group members are working hard and making full use of teamwork in order to catch up with

their studies.

At the same time, they have been working to promote Chinese traditiona­l culture and heritage like the Sanxingdui Ruins as well as other intangible heritages with the aim to introduce them to the outside world.

They released a song to promote Sanxingdui Ruins in Chengdu, Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, where hundreds of new cultural relics were unearthed in April, 2021 and were listed as one of the top 10 archaeolog­y discoverie­s in 2021.

The value of INTO1 is not only just as

the boys’ group, but also a healthy exploratio­n in culture industry to display the character of the Chinese people: inclusiven­ess, understand­ing and being open to the outside world, as well as willing to make friends with the whole world.

The group’s activities have been widely reported by the media in Thailand, Vietnam, the US and Japan through social media platforms like Twitter.

Gaining traction on Twitter and Sina Weibo, INTO1 is increasing­ly becoming a broadcaste­r of the Chinese culture, reaching to broader audiences and is now an icon of the spirit of young people.

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Photos: Courtesy of WAJIJIWA Live performanc­e of INTO1’ s album “Wonderland” Entertainm­ent

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