BIGBANG Special!
We want to know who Big Bang is in Seoul Korea, special coverage! Right now in Japan group Big Bang is soaring in popularity! In Korea, the group still attracts attention for being active as a group and as solo artists. This issue of “with” from Seoul, Korea will find out their undisguised appearance. We hit their dance studio, home, etc. This is the very first time local media in Japan does this kind of coverage in order to access their still unknown hearts!
South Korea’s music top representative group
BIGBANG debuted in August 2006 and had a major impact on the country called, South Korea. With their high and bass rap. Distinctive singing, music, dancing, they were equipped with such high quality that no one could believe it came from these young kids. The first time people’s eyes were on them was through the unprecedented, survival mode, documentary broadcasted. It was not only on TV, but as well as on the internet. The people who watched the sometimes happy, other times crying, and giving up appearances of these young boys, suddenly became their prisoner. They released 3 singles over the spam of only half a year and immediately dominated the charts. The 5 of them are a group that have literally swept the entire nation.
But they didn’t reach the top spot easily.
G-DRAGON, SOL spent their life as trainees for as long as 6 years. VI had to audition more than once as he failed the first time made it in the end after experiencing the life of a trainee for a year and a half. He experienced bone-cut lessons and the severity of being a professional he felt it with his own skin. They impressed people with their skills, their personality and the bonds between the members that people called empathic. In addition, their unique fashion and multi-talents received support from the people. Since they had their major debut in Japan in 2009, they have been receiving more and more momentum. On this issue of “With”, we are going to Seoul to look for them, just like they are. At YG Entertainment we are covering all areas, the dance studio, gym, recording studio etc. A talk with their hearts will be conveyed comfortably since they are at home!
Wishing to free the strong mind since the past. G-DRAGON’s sensibility seems to have already been exerted since his childhood.
“I have heard from other people who even when I’m compared to people my own age, I’m more deep and thoughtful. Plus I think I’m a little more on the adult/mature side. From early in my life, I would listen to music, watch movies…and I would get more deeply excited than my classmates, when I found artistic things that were touching to me I even cried. Now if I had to pick what influenced my emotional/sensitive side, it would be Wu Tang’s music that I heard in 4th grader. Since then I had the dream of wanting to rap and I began to write songs’ lyrics.”
Since his start of school he started to make music, produce and his fashion sense….Behind all of his unusual talent the, “I want freedom”, idea has had a great influence.
“The thought of wanting to be free has always been very strong since the past. I think it appears in my music and fashion. As a result of this I’m thankful to the people around me that accept this and that favorably say that’s just part of my personality. I want freedom but at the same time I don’t like doing anything ambiguous. I’m the type that is always certain/determined in everything I do. Basically, freedom isn’t all I want. Rather than that, I want to think that all the choices I make for my distant future have been made by me. “
Wishing to be free but disliking being ambiguous. That sounds like the kind of nature of a leader who presides over his unique members. Also, the trainee time took 6 years, that made him more committed and professional.
“I think that without my trainee period I wouldn’t be where I am now. It’s true that time was painful but at the same time it was a good time. I got through it all because it was what I wanted. Just thinking about music and dance, made me put all my passion on it. Even now I still love music but, other than music there are other things I have to think about. Sometimes I think that I want to go back, it would be nice. To just simply chase what I enjoyed doing. (laughs)”
It’s possible for him to say such things because G-DRAGON isn’t going to escape, because he is on the next stage.
“I’m still only 22 years old. At my age, I need to experience different things from now on. To build myself, I want to take it slowly. Then one day, I wonder if I can become a nice/cool man. (laughs)”
Dating Q&A #1: What kind of person do you become when you are dating?
In the past I didn’t think much of it, just of the person I like, but right now realistically, I think it’s impossible to be together with her or to do something for her. So if I think that way, I think it’s because I’m passive to love.
Dating Q&A #2 What do you think about the thought of distance from the person you like?
Right now I don’t know how to put in words the distance I’m thinking about in my mind….but I think a bit of a distance feeling is needed [for a relationship]. I have to look after my personal privacy but anywhere you go finding privacy isn’t easy.
Dating Q&A #3 Do you find yourself thinking of marriage?
Of course I don’t think of it right now, but I don’t want to think that it will be in the very distant future. However, when I’m married I want to have a good time always, just like the times of when we dated. Even with a baby I would like to make anywhere in the world we go a possible environment to live in.
Drawing for the future, what do you think you need for now?
To not forget the original intentions, take time to create ourselves. What we need the most now is rest, time, novice, and a hungry mind. In Korea groups start going independent or form a group with other members after 4 to 5 years. For Big Bang the timing is close, but us 5 should still pursue for more without forgetting our original intentions and taking time to create our own selves.
Source: DCDG
Translated: Jae In @ ibigbang.wordpress.com
-does backflips-
I predict this is going to be an interesting post to read the comments on…. xD
Got that right !
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LOL you have predicted well Breanna! haha the ‘dating’ questions and answers were so…..
ugh his answer to the first question….-.- and just the fact that the second question was even ASKED. -___-
*breathes in and out…in and out*
Dating Q&A #2 What do you think about the thought of distance from the person you like?
Right now I don’t know how to put in words the distance I’m thinking about in my mind….
…Proof he’s dating me/likes me ;)
Love from Ireland… And me <3
FIGHTING!
Sweet:) love the pics. GD is very passionate. Like how that Wu Taewu(?) person instpired GD to be a singer, he inspired me to be yourself:) do what you want, chase what you want :P
i really admire GD’s hardwork and effort all those years.
and GD of COURSE you’ll be a cool and nice man :)
no doubt on that <3
fighting! :) we love youu <3
(im trying not to comment on EVERY paragraph guys xD it would take too much space o.o)
I love what he said about BB – that they’re sticking together. Seeing other groups their age splinter makes me sad but BB has only spoken on how supportive they are of each other.
He’s comments on dating just confirms my suspicions. But I hope he doesn’t rush things, he’s still very young (only 22) so all this marriage talk is not necessary. Now is the time to focus on his career – but gf is making him happy do I’m happy too.
I MUST SAY, AS ALWAYS GD SPEAKS WITH A SET MIND OF A GREAT LEADER. HE HAS A GOOD HEAD ON HIS SHOULDERS!
Other than the “dating” questions…..it was very interesting to read his thoughts on everything so openly and hearing him talk about his own ‘sensability’. We all know he can be very sensible, the rest of the members always say it, but he is the kind of guy that wouldn’t put himself out there like that because then he’d be vulnerable so I was surprised to hear him talk about that and how he cried when he saw things that touched him. aww, such a sweetheart.
It seems like all of Big Bang have thought about ‘that’, the rumor that Kpop bands last 4 to 5 years. I’m not surprised they think about that because well they just had their 4 year anniversary and there is 3 kpop bands at the moment that are going down so it’s normal to think of that but it seems like GD want himself and the rest of Big Bang to only look ahead and forget that stereotype and just focus on bringing out their own colors with their original intentions which were, to make music they love.
That’s a good mindset GD, keep on thinking that way and you will all go far. (: The freedom part is so GD. We all know how he loves expressing himself freely no matter what anyone thinks. Although that has unfortunately landed him in a lot of trouble, he has the guts to keep on doing it because well, he is G-Dragon.
oh jaeinah! i forgot to say, thanks for translating! (:
I’m happy for him :) it must be tough on him and the other person in the relationship for trying to keep a low discreet private life. I like GD’s honesty he never has really blatantly lied to us VIP’S, no matter how tempting it probably is.
We should return this trust and favour to him if or when it goes public. By fully supporting him. Although I don’t think this is going to happen for a good few years.
well if he is dating and/but denies it, then he has actually lied.
He can’t openly admit he’s dating in that type of fashion, but provides these hints as a avenue
its his way of communicating.
I’m not saying he can or that he should but if you say you are not dating someone but you are that is technically lying. I dont know if he is dating someone or not and i dont expect him to openly say it and i get the hints too but im just saying u cant say he has never lied if one day he admits he was dating despite denying it.
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I don’t think he’s actually denied it since I can only remember him being asked once if he’s dating someone and that was last year in Japan when we got that “kekeke -that’s all I can say” response. That was his personal response. I don’t know if he’s dating Kiko or some other girl but he’s definitely dating someone. YG denying something isn’t the same as GD denying something. Now if he was asked again if he was dating someone (probably by a Jap mag cause Korean magazines would never) and he said “no” then he would have lied. As of now he’s been evasive but truthful and I respect that.
No he has denied it in the past. Many times they have asked, “you guys dont have girlfriends at the moment?” to Big Bang and to GD directly and he had said no. I’m not talking about YG denying it but GD himself, as of now I have doubts, but until they are confirmed he hasn’t lied. However if he ever comes out to say he was denying it while dating then I don’t think ‘truthful’ would be my opinion of him anymore, at least not in that aspect.
lol..nice
But anyways…..this is what i think if u’re really inlove u can’t be passive to love cause the relationship will only last for so long….(not trying jinx him or anything) or there might be a slim chance that those feelings might get stronger…blah blah blah..
i agree with you alee, and i understand how you feel. Lets just continue to see what the future unveils
If YG is denying it then GD is denying it to….lol…YG is lying for GD so he still maintains his integrity or something….You can’t tell me that they’re dating and YG doesn’t know..give me a break?? i’m with alee
Exactly chem! If they made a statement like that what do fans think? That YG talked to GD about this issue and GD denied it himself because it’s his personal life, who else would YG consult other than GD? That’s what a fan who doesn’t know that a company will obviously lie for GD in order to not lose fans would think. Most fans though, obviously know that YG did this to save his butt and probably didn’t even consult it with GD.
Anyone who doesn’t know that though has all the right to think that GD denied it himself even if it was YG who said it, because YG is his representative, of course people would expect that what YG has said has been confirmed by GD first, especially if its regarding his personal life, no one would know it better than GD himself. I agree with chem, if GD is dating YG would be the first to find out.
also i really think that if anything was going on, its not going to be going on for long, whether he wants to or not, the fandom is scary
he said it himself its probably “impossible”
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Really, I can’t remember the last interview where he was asked the gf question b4 the one I spoke of considering BB hasn’t been that active lately. YB was the most recent one that I remember being asked and he unsurprisingly said no (I wonder about you too, Mr. innocent). I don’t know what I want them to say, they are damned if they do damned if they don’t. I personally wont be too miffed if I found out that they’ve been dating and denied it, kvips can be a brutal.
Well it doesn’t only have to be the most recent ones. What if he was dating since 2006 and denying it in 2007? I’m referring to all of his career, if at any time he denied it while dating. I guess we won’t know unless we know the exact time of when he has dated and when he has denied it but that’s not the point. I have issues with people that lie but GD is in a tough situation, I think I would understand it but not necessarily accept it, or at least not right away. I know a lot of KVIPS who were mad about the kiko issue were mad not because he was supposedly dating but because if he was then he had lied, because he said if he ever got a girlfriend, VIPs would be the first to know and he wouldn’t hide it. KVIPs can be brutal, I definitely agree.
Hi everyone! Can I ask a few questions?
What is the meaning of passive to love? sorry, my eng sux.
Dose this interview confirm that he is dating?
gosh I prefer that he will admit. I feel like a torture now.
I see what you mean Alee, I was more stressing blatant lying (unashamedly open lying) when it isn’t necessary to lie. I feel GD has always tried to refrain and divert from any questions as such asked about relationships.
reading the first thing he said, i was really surprised. i didn’t know that about him, but somehow i think i had a feeling for it. i have inexplicably liked g-dragon enormously from the beginning, and i think that must be why, for my favor is drawn to deep and serious people.
lol I don’t know how I’m gonna feel about this. hmm if he did lie on interviews or YG denying it, it can’t be help right? I mean he’s G-Dragon. Admitting you’re dating someone is like feeding your girlfriend to wild animals. lol. I guess for me, I’m fine with it because I know if it’s the right time, he’ll admit it to us. and since i’m over my heartbroken fangirl phase, I want knetizens to find out who that girl is! lol im such a bad fan. But whoever that girl is or if i’ts Kiko, I don’t see any reason why I’ll stop being a fan. :D
No mater who he is dating,if he is happy about being with her,I would just support him since this is what I,as a VIP,only can and should do for him;)
Sorry for being a silent reader for long time. But this time, it seems that I can’t be keep silent more
@ Alee : I fully agree with your ideas. I can’t say anything more. You’re wonderful.
@ Toodaze : I understand that all persons can express our own oppinions here. However, as I see your comments in soompi and in this site few times about GD’s dating. As one of GD fans, may I say that your comments make me feel uncomfortable. Sorry, I am not good at show my feeling . You seems always try confirm that GD’s date is true . I may understood wrongly your idea but it is actually my thinking. Sorry again.
If You Bae is the one to be involved in this scandal, I wonder you will have the same actions, it means try to pick whatever small things to prove this scandal is true. Sorry again.
As one of GD fan , I can face to the truth but it need to be cleared , reasonable and realistic . And I believe GD , he will not make his fans disappointed.
Sorry everyone here if my comments seem rude.
lol dont be a silent reader! if you have opinions speak up^^ I can also face the truth of GD dating but only once the words actually come out of his own mouth, I can’t say I don’t have suspicions cause I do, but until i hear GD speak about it or I see real proof, I won’t believe it.
omo i agree with you. :D people can speculate all the want but the end its only GD who knows the truth. I have my own speculations myself but it won’t matter because the only person I’m believing in all this mess is GD :)
Quite frankly I’m tired of hearing about all this girlfriend business xD
I just want Big Bang. All 5 of them, in Korea. Happy, healthy, doing what they love.
♥
yes, yes.. ” until i hear GD speak about it or I see real proof, I won’t believe it.” i totally agree. and sometimes, some of us should think waaayy beyond what words literally mean, especially when the one speaking is GD, because the way he explains what he feels is more than what our eyes can read, its like there’s always a hidden meaning behind his words.LOL
Oh, I’m just saying that I’ve been suspicious about GD’s behavior since late last year, I don’t know anything about him really dating. Just some of his behavior and comments since last year have had me guessing and it’s just getting worse, however you don’t have to take anything I say seriously – I’m just one fan.
Don’t think I’m exactly happy about GD possibly dating cause that’s just a headache waiting to happen (even his littlest actions cause scandal so I can’t imagine what a dating scandal would do), but at the same time if he’s happy then I’m cool. I’ve been thinking this for months now so I’ve prepared myself, which is why I’m more casual thinking it. Personally I would probably be a bit upset if Bae did get a girl but also happy cause I don’t want him lonely cause some of the boys (esp Dae) have mentioned being lonely. I actually would be ok with Bae cause I’m well prepared with all his gf talks. It’s TOP and Dae that would probably kill me. I can’t even think about that.
“Basically, freedom isn’t all I want. Rather than that, I want to think that all the choices I make for my distant future have been made by me.”
i love that, he’s basically saying he has control of his own life. this interview really shows that leader mindset of gd. personally, i don’t think they’ll fall into that stereotype where they’ll disband but i love how gd talked about big bang :) their relationship/chemistry with each other is so strong. sometimes i wonder how many gfs the members have had, while they were in big bang, without the fans knowing. but then again, im not sure if i could handle it lol. i know better than to trust whatever yg says lol, i understand that they don’t want all the fangirls to go crazy and hate him or her… but he did promise vips that he’d tell us if he was dating, and a promise is a promise. i’ve learned to accept whatever gd says about his relationship status, but i wish he’d just come out and tell us the truth…
THIS.. THIS THIS!
and the worst thing is, you don’t know what to believe. i mean, i really want to believe yg but there are so many hints. i’d take gd telling us the truth & breaking my heart over uncertainty & lies anyday….. ahhhh, the agony :(
LOL. after i read the title, i immediately thought that his dating answers will be a big talk.haha.
About the dating thing, i think when he said “right now,it’s impossible to be together with her or to do something for her”, it doesn’t only apply to him, because we all know that all kpop idols,especally when your popularity is in the same level with Bigbang’s, are “not” allowed to have gf or bf, or atleast not allowed to tell the public if ever they’re in a relationship, so right now, it’s quite impossible for them to be “showy” to their special someone.
And he said “A BIT of a distance feeling is needed”, A BIT, just a little, not a LOOONNNGGG distance(from other country?LOL). and i don’t think he literally means distance as in in kilometers or whatever, i think what he means is like having a personal space from someone, you know, like sometimes you want to think things over, the ever famous “i need space”line.LOL
GD is a very deep person, he’s way of thinking is really mature for his age,but that’s what i really like about him, every word he say has a sense. pure genius. <3 him!!
I love this interview. He rarely opens up so when he does it always reveals something about him I didn’t know.
“Basically, freedom isn’t all I want. Rather than that, I want to think that all the choices I make for my distant future have been made by me”
I admire his determination to control his own destiny and not let others dictate to him. I need to be more like him in my life. I also feel reassured about how the members are committed to Big Bang continuing into the future. They have their heads screwed on right and are in it for the right reasons.
When he said he was passive to love I was surprised because I always imagined he would be the complete opposite in a relationship but I can totally understand why he would be that way with the business he is in.
Thanks for the translation!
My English may not so good.. I’m not sure that I understand the LAST paragraph correctly…
Is it mean, it’s possible that the members go independently.. but they won’t forget to create themselves???
Somebody please clarify this to me TKS….
What I got from it was this:
That BB should not forget their “original intentions” which was to be the best group, to be an innovated boy group. That they should continue to go forwards as a group but also take time to “create our own selves” through solo projects. Pretty much that they should stay hungry for what they originally came out doing – a mix of solo and group work. That they need to remain passionate and to continue to hunger to be different.
- this is just what I got, others may have gotten something different.
it’s like GD doesn’t want to deny that he’s dating but he has to..
there’s is something about his aura that will tell you he’s dating..
he denied it before but after his dating ban was lifted his actions/fashion become so interesting..i noticed also the ring.. he also loves leaving invi messages in his cyworld..but anyway, even if he gets married i’m still a fan..
i’m smiling and amazed while reading the whole interview..it’s like GD has the sexiest brain and personality in the world..given a chance, i wanna go inside his brain and see how it functions..so amazing!
“…it’s like GD has the sexiest brain and personality in the world…”—I LOVE HOW YOU THINK
I totally avoided any news of GD for the past few days or so (or maybe longer) after the whole “GD IS DATING” heartbreaking thing but I’m glad I came back when I did. :D Reading this article about GD’s feelings, and just kind of a run down of his ambitions/past made me realize why I love this man so much in the first place xD (I mean, I never un-realized, just was a bit heartbroken…lol)
I’m happy to hear his thoughts and I sincerely hope BB is the exception to the whole “Kpop bands go solo after the 4/5 year mark”…I mean, they’ve been an exception to almost everything and have been very special, so they should throw this rumor to the curb…xD I’m glad GD thinks so, at least. <3
I wish people would comment about other stuff rather than him dating o_o. I mean of course its heartbreaking for hardcore fans, but just remember why you liked him in the first place.. the reason probably wasn’t because he was single. I’ll always respect him. So whether he’s dating or not isn’t up to me or fans to predict. About the distance question, he most likely meant “personal space” not distance as in how far they live a part from each other.
Aside from that I agree with some of the other comments about how deep he interpret things. I hope he will continue to grow into an even better musician and it’s great that he thinks about the “band stereotype” about not lasting long. I honestly don’t think that big bang will go towards that direction any time soon because they are able to have the freedom to develop their individual characters and they also have space from each other. Its smarter to let them do individual work from time to time instead of always forcing group work among them.. it helps them keep their passion.
From my sense all the dating news of them both TOP and GD is Real … and it’s Ok it their Privacy ….. ; }•
TOP?!?! what – no no no no, say this isn’t so. I think I just died a little inside.
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but, no really what? I refuse to believe this, need more information? You’re killing me here.
yeah i heard rumors about TOP too, that he already have a model gf.
Ok, so i read all the comments and i’ll have to say something, especially about the dating ‘issue’:
I didn’t know about this little promise he did to VIPs, but as i always heard promises of other bands i’m used to think they’re all lies. The thing is that i have a big problem with people that lie. A promise should be kept, right? So now i understand the whole issue that is going on, i gues. The problem is that – i my personal opinion – he’ll not be able to say something (esp confirming that he’s dating) because the number of fans would drop or fans would get crazy all over to know who the heck the girl is. So YG lies and ‘indirectly’ he lies too. However, i don’t think this is nice, i don’t like beeing lied to. I know YG is a big company that wants money and it’s in a bussiness where one tiny wrong move can get things all fucked up. (sorry for the bad words, but i just have to use them sometimes) But, seriously, whoever your bias is, do you like having this mixed feelings that they may or may not be dating? I’d prefer her from their mouths, not from a statement written by YG. ‘Cause i prefer things to be cleared by whoever would be in a scandal, not their representative.
BUT (yes, a really big ‘but’ in here) (and i’m sorry to say this i don’t want to be rude or anything, really) who are we to demand something? – I know we are fans, we support them, if it wasn’t because of us, they might not be this well known band. – This is his private life, wich is only his matters. He’s a public persona, thereby, he’ll be on the spotlight, but his private life doesn’t need to be. So, we just have left the wish he’s with a really good person who can make him happy. (the same thing we want for ourselves, right? I mean, seriously, i know people get upset because they’re not their gf and i don’t want to be rude with you, however, this is will never happen to me and i’m fine with it, i live in Brazil and probably they’ll never come here :()
Anyway, the thing here is the ‘hey, are you lying or not?’ issue, GD’s ‘truthful’ feature is on doubt here. And this is really bad, ’cause we have this ‘image’ of him that was built by thing he said, he’s actions and everything and then it falls apart.
Well, i guess it was all i had to say here. WOW, it became really long, sorry for that.
You totally just contradicted yourself there? Haha. But I guess it makes sense.
I know people who lie agitate people, and of course, why wouldn’t they? But GD is a special case. Big Bang is a special case because they are discarded of so many necessities as it is. I know that we want him to spill the beans on his gf and all, and I know that some will support him and some won’t. But GD has so little privacy as it is. Think in his shoes, what if you wanted to keep the relationship private? Just in general. A lot of people are doing that nowadays, famous or not. The relationship is going on between him and her, it’s their own personal matters. And truthfully I can’t argue about his so-called promise. And I know it’s upsetting that he’s not fulfilling it, but times change. Things and circumstances change. GD will tell us when he will. And that is all we can ask of him. It’d be nice to know, but for goodness sake, he’s only human. And as much as we love him and he loves us, VIPs, we really can’t ask of him to tell.
And I know that there are a lot of loop-holes in this argument, from both sides. And this is only a matter of my opinion. Everybody is entitled and respected to their own. Quite frankly, this argument will never end. Haha. It can and will be argued countlessly. But what’s the point? I can only agree with another commenter that as long as Big Bang is healthy and happy. I’ll be happy. And that is all I wish for.
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he said distance meabs shes nt korean ! :OOOOOOOOOOOO
he said A BIT of a distance feeling, which I think means sometimes, two peoplein a relationship also need their own personal space or private space, I think he’s doesn’t necessarily mean distance as in from one country to another.LOL
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LMFAO!! xDD “nice/cool man”??? if i was interviewing him i would be cracking up HARD. A man is just being at an adult stage, there’s no cool man here! :P Unless u stay looking hot and young as usual that will make u even better than “nice/cool man” ;)
okay. personally. i think this is somehow referring to that girl he was rumored to be dating.
OHHHHALDSKFJALSDKJFLAKSJDFLKAJDSFLKJASLDFKJLAKDJF CRAP.
NO. HES ALL MINE,
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GD is so mature…i can’t believe that he said that Bigbang is soon going to disperse!! NOOOO