G-Dragon, the leader of Big Bang (Kwon jiyong, 23) is a national icon of Korea popular culture. Rather than looking like other singers who sing and dance on the stage, he ‘plays’. He dances to speak for himself on the stage.
“I have helped writing the rap lyrics and melody. I want to have fun in producing the album and hope through this album, people can feel love.” full of confidence and passion, the 23-year-old G-Dragon is going to tell the story of his own.
On the day we met him, we discovered that he is such a shy teenager when he walked down from the stage which is contrary to what we expected. After exchanging greetings, he always bit his lower lip with his upper teeth which was the technique he used to try hiding his embarrassment. However, once we started talking music, his eyes started to shine and he became a very good orator.</strong
A: Meanwhile,many people praised my work but I still have to learn to face and digest criticisms. When it was in the past, I did feel hurt when I was critised’.
How did you overcome such a torturing time?
A: ‘Different people have different comments of me on the stage. It is the fate of a singer. But when it comes to me, it does not really mean a lot. I am responsible to my performances but I don’t want to debate with others in words since music will speak for me eventually if I make good music out there.’
R: It seems like your belief is similar to that of a Buddhist. (nirvana: a term in Buddhism which means getting freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations.)
A: I think it would be ‘High High’ as it reminds me when I once stand on the stage, the stage does not belong to me.I will ‘play’ on the stage for you. Roo’ra had been dancing on the stage as a kid too which I can never forget until now.
(Translator’s note: Roora was a very popular Korea Hip Hop group)
A:Some people say I am a ‘genius’ which I would regard as a misunderstanding. I am uncomfortable with such kind of attention and I think it is a burden too. I think I am lucky to have the chance to find the own way of my music. I do not know many other friends who have such kind of opportunities.
A: We can expect a bigger and better appearance of BIGBANG. We will deliver you the kind of rock music with a touch of nature. After ‘Sunset Glow’, we hope to be more mature and we want the music to be suitable for men to sing while they want to capture the hearts of the women. I want to deliver the right kind of BIGBANG music to you.
A: Not yet.Luckily, everything went well when we were promoting in the past but success is not something which will pop up every now and then. The expectation on us is very important.
A: I will not eat in very popular places. Even if I know some places which offer delicious food, I cannot go there. I am sad about it.
Omo~ This makes it even more exciting~ I can feel it Big Bang comeback is really just around the corner!!! ❤ 🙂
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