GD's Interview
You’ve been practicing for so long…don’t you feel tired?
Ah yes….I’ve thought of giving up before.
Then what was the motivation for not giving up?
No doubt it’s my parents; their existence. Unlike the rest of the members, I’m not from Seoul. I was born in a place called Gwangju. I guess it is similar to how Japan’s Osaka and Tokyo are. It’s very far away from Seoul. I moved away from my hometown when I was 15 to be in the entertainment industry. If this was someone else’s parents, they would have definitely be against their child doing this but my parents have always supported me. To me, if I had to do my best then I would put all my effort into it. I got my strength from that sentence and came to Seoul. I couldn’t give up like that and my members have been helping me all along. GD & Taeyang were trainees for 6yrs prior to me entering the company. The senpais told me they worked very hard day by day to get to where they are today.
It must be nice to have such good role models.
Yes, absolutely so the shock in the beginning was good for me (laughs). If it was somewhere else, I probably wouldn’t have debuted till now. Perhaps I really don’t have a good voice (when singing).
Don’t be so modest…a lot of people are looking forward to your performances.
Thank you, but every time I talk to my sister that’s 3yrs younger than me, she always says “Oppa, you are the worst in BIGBANG…can’t you work a bit harder?” I know my singing isn’t that good but to hear that from my sister is just….after that, I’ll respond to her and say, “What??” and then hang up the phone….
Hahaha….the people in your family are so strict on you (laughs).
Yes! So out of line….I’ve always been working hard!
But Seungri, you’re the best at speaking Japanese.
Ah…I can speak a lot of it now since we spend 2hrs each day talking and training with the Japanese staff. I also like watching Japanese movies and TV dramas and often imitate what they say to learn. I believe I can speak the language as fluently as the native Japanese one of these days.
Aren’t you always the MC during concerts?
Yes indeed, although I always worry about that. I watch a lot of DVDs and think about a lot on what I should say because holding a concert in Korea and Japan are quite different.
What’s the difference?
The biggest difference is the way we speak during the concerts. In Korea it’s mostly things like “is the atmosphere good enough? Then let’s start!” In Japan however, the fans want to engage in conversations with the artists so there needs to be some funny elements. I thought about it seriously…when I ask fans “is it okay?”, the fans will definitely scream and shout, and then GD will say “everyone, say no to Seungri”…that’s how it will go.
Sugoii (awesome)…you even thought about the flow of the conversation?
Of course, I’m the MC director! (laughs) It’s because I know what the fans want the most so one of my duties is to give the fans exactly that. The thing I’ve always wanted to pursue after, whether in Japan or in Korea is being the bridge between BIGBANG and the fans. I often update my blog too.
You are undoubtedly the promoter of BIGBANG.
What you just said couldn’t have been more suitable for me (laughs).
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