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Originally posted by s2daam
Won't this be like.. a big deal in Korea?
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Depends I mean the interview from TOP and 10Asia has been out for 3 days now and Naver etc hasn't picked up on it. And TOP is very very different than most koreans. And most Koreans already expected him and others to not be fully heterosexual.
10Asia: In ‘Doom Dada,’ the lyrics “I’m a 21st century extraordinary Korean, a Rap Basquiat holding the mic” appear. Do you like Basquiat?
Choi Seunghyun: The reason I referenced Basquiat was because at the time that I made ‘Doom Dada,’
I thought to make music that people wouldn’t really enjoy listening to. That’s because at the time – and if I said it wasn’t the case now as well, I’d be lying – I thought that everything was packaged and presented the same, and if something was popular then our country’s music industry would copy it in droves. When I saw this, I didn’t want to get involved with it. I thought it was pathetic. I thought it really was an aberration. That’s why I hoped to take a child raised in that freakish environment and express something about that freakish situation. More than that, I wanted to scrawl something roughly, like Basquiat’s graffiti.
10Asia: Amazing metaphor. But aren’t celebrities, particularly idol groups, in the position where they have to make trends?
Choi Seunghyun:
Honestly, I’ve never even once thought that the BIGBANG team, or I myself, are idols. I just think that because it’s an era where boybands promote actively, we’re tied together. Perhaps if I thought of myself as an idol, my personal color in the BIGBANG team, or the BIGBANG team’s disposition, wouldn’t come out well.
10Asia: It seemed you think like that, which is why I asked. You really seem like a good person. Anyway, it’s somewhat regretful that you still don’t have someone you would risk yourself for.
Choi Seunghyun: I have a bachelor’s disposition. I don’t want to bet my life on someone. I dislike both imposing burdens and having them placed on me. I’m saying this too truthfully, but… I think that would be the worst part of marriage. Waking up in the morning and always having to be in one place with someone. (Sigh mixed with a groan)
10Asia: Wow~ you really should live alone. Keep house on different floors, or become a weekend couple. [T/N: A weekend couple is one who only sees each other on weekends because of a long commute or other reasons.]
Choi Seunghyun: I think my disposition is such that marriage would be too stifling. I wonder if, for me, “marriage” wouldn’t be betting everything? Getting “married” would really mean betting away everything I have.
10Asia: You said you want to be free, but you belong to YG, which is the biggest agency in our country right now. Even if YG is a company with free-wheeling tendencies, I imagine that you can’t completely ignore what your company says when you’re promoting your music.
Choi Seunghyun: Out of all the people at the company, the one who disregards words the most is definitely me. (Laughs) A while ago, Tablo-hyung also said something like“You reject so many things.” I’ve also heard a great deal about me being an outsider. Because they know my personality well now, they don’t force me to do things, or anything like that.
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All the album tracks teasers sounded great as well.
