TAEYANG SHADING YOUR FAVES AND BOBBY
There are people who criticise the appropriation of black culture, aka hip-hop, for not being authentic. What are your thoughts on this?
Actually, I don’t think the question is really about authenticity. It’s clear the cultural performances of hip-hop vary from place to place. Obviously there are a lot of outside influences to Korean hip-hop but at the same time there are unique elements in Korean hip-hop. The culture of hip-hop obviously comes from the States. It really isn’t about who’s right and who’s wrong because there’s no right and wrong when it comes to music. Every country is going to have its own way of performing a certain genre of music. Hip-hop is a genre that’s inspired a lot by personal experiences and Korean hip-hop is authentic in itself because we have our own unique experience, even though it can be inspired by somewhere else. We do our own thing and when people start to like what they see, it grows and begins a new type of culture. Comparing Korean hip-hop and American hip-hop is a bit of an old-fashioned way to frame the discussion. It’s more important to perhaps consider how people have been able to truly enjoy the adaption of hip-hop.
You previously said that now is the time for Korean music to push hard internationally – however, there are music agencies that are too involved in making money and using their artists as tools rather than really caring about the music. How does your music label differ?
That’s a really good question. My company doesn’t use its artists. Before this world tour our CEO asked me ‘are you doing this for the money? Or are you doing this to put on a good performance for your fans?’ My response is obviously for the fans. Other agencies, though, they send their idols to take on as many jobs as possible, in quite an unhealthy fashion. My company is absolutely not like that. I know there’s room for these unhealthy practices within the industry to change and I hope they do.
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not only is MTV, Billboard, Fuse stanning for CL but now VH1
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The difference between YG and SM
Fans showed their support for WINNER’s Seunghoon as news of his current health condition was revealed by YG Entertainment.
On January, YG Entertainment updated their official Weibo page with a statement saying, “Hello Inner Circle, we are YG Entertainment. Due to health reasons, Lee Seunghoon won’t be able to participate in WINNER’s WWIC 2015 in Beijing. We apologise to the inconvenience caused, I hope you understand.”
Since the notice circulated online, fans have been showing their support for Seunghoon through the tag #getwellsoonseunghoon, which managed to enter Twitter’s top trending list.
Meanwhile, WINNER will be kickstarting their fan meet Worldwide Inner Circle Conference 2015 in Beijing, China on January 10th, followed by stops in Shanghai and Shenzhen on January 17th and 24th.
WHile if this was SM....they would be working regardless of their health.
they're so underrated/overshadowed 
Like Dara and Thunder