The Brooklyn venue marked the second stop on the group\u2019s third concert tour across the United States after the release of their third mini album \u201cThe Greatest Battle\u201d on March 3.<\/p>\n
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In line with its title, the four tracks on the album chronicles the group\u2019s fight to cement themselves as K-pop idols who are hard of hearing.<\/p>\n
For more on what\u2019s happening in your area, head to our homepage <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cFirst is \u2018Alive,\u2019 it is about manifesting that we are alive from hardship. The next \u2018One Man Army\u2019 [which] is about fighting against all the odds,\u201d explains PJ.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter that, \u2018Back\u2019 is \u2018we are back with success\u2019 which is a great revenge to those who hurt us\u2026and finally \u2018Cold Moon\u2019 is about learning how to [take] control. So it\u2019s all one connected story and One Man Army is especially our real story.\u201d<\/p>\n Kevin Woo on reinventing himself and bringing his idol roots to the U.S. <\/a><\/p>\n The title song draws inspiration from the 1597 Battle of Myeongnyang, in which then-Admiral Yi Sun-sin used the ocean current to defeat 133 invading Japanese warships with a fleet of only 12 from Korea, according to the Korea Heritage Service.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a very, very tough fight but he won. So likewise, our idol journey can be a tough fight but we are going to win too so [we] just keep going,\u201d said PJ.<\/p>\n Stay connected with community stories that matter: Visit our homepage <\/a><\/p>\n (Credit: PIX11 News)<\/p>\n One of those hard fought battles in the industry included bringing wheelchair dancers on stage for their live performance \u201cCold Moon\u201d on the Korean music broadcast \u201cShow Champion.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThey didn\u2019t have wheelchair accessibility but they somehow made it happen so we are very grateful for [them] making the precious moment,\u201d described PJ.<\/p>\n Experience the golden moments of BTS\u2019 Jung Kook at new NYC exhibition <\/a><\/p>\n The two wheelchair dancers performed alongside Big Ocean who also incorporated sign language while they sang. The group regularly uses Korean, American and international sign language in their choreography so that a diverse range of fans can both \u201csee and feel the music,\u201d as PJ says.<\/p>\n While breaking barriers in the industry served as one challenge, learning to work together served as another. The members of Big Ocean have different levels of hearing and come from different backgrounds. PJ, who lost his hearing at 3-years-old, started his career as a YouTuber making informative content about hearing disabilities. Chanyeon, who lost his hearing at 11-years-old, was an audiologist, while Jiseok was an Alpine skier who was born deaf.<\/p>\n Things To Do Around NYC <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHere\u2019s a funny story,\u201d PJ recalled during the interview. \u201c[Jiseok] came to see me at my concert thinking he could do better than me. So he watched my performance\u2026and on that day our CEO scouted him.\u201d<\/p>\n (Credit: PIX11 News)<\/p>\n Since coming together, the members have had to recognize each other\u2019s strengths and learn to fill the blanks for each other.<\/p>\n \u201cChanyeon, he can recognize the rhythm better than us, than Jiseok and me, so he can catch more detailed rhythms in the music so he can feed it back for us,\u201d PJ explained. \u201cJiseok, he can catch the other beats in the music. He can feed it back together [with Chanyeon]. I also sing, in this way the more we are together, we can make great team work together.\u201d<\/p>\n More Local News <\/a><\/p>\n The group has showcased their honed skills on the world stage, performing for the United Nations Development Programme, earning shoutouts from the World Health Organization and making Forbes\u2019 30 under 30 Asia in 2025.<\/p>\n Despite the accolades, the group says they\u2019re most excited to perform for their fans called Pado.<\/p>\n (Credit: PIX11 News)<\/p>\n \u201cIf there\u2019s a God, I\u2019d like to believe that God is Pado. Without Pado, Big Ocean wouldn\u2019t exist. Pado is everything to me,\u201d said Jiseok.<\/p>\n Chanyeon echoed his sentiment.<\/p>\n \u201cTo us Pado is a big sparkling light in Big Ocean that helps us not lose our way in the deep sea. So no matter what happens we hope Big Ocean and Pado can always rely on each other to keep moving and pull us together.\u201d<\/p>\n Dominique Jack is a digital content producer from Brooklyn with more than five years of experience covering news. She joined PIX11 in 2024. More of her work can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n![\"Big](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2b2cb50e57dec3bc4e6abb1eb000891e.jpeg\"\/)
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