G Dragon

G-Dragon sat down with the magazine at YG Entertainment's Seoul office on Wednesday and opened up about his new album.

Q The intro tune “ONE OF A KIND” is rather an experimental genre in the mainstream K-pop música scene. Did you have a special reason for choosing hip-hop this time?
A Well, I’ve been doing it since I was very young and it’s what I’m best at. I think it’ll stay that way. Being in Big Bang and being solo are two different things. Big Bang is a big group that should appeal to wider audience, whereas making música for myself is a chance for me to do some experimental things....

As a member of the highly popular group BIGBANG, D-LITE released his solo album “D’scover” in February 2013. This also marks his debut as a solo singer. After touring the nation for a long period of time, he is now stepping into a new level. Let us be with him to think back about what he did up till now and to understand the story behind new single ‘I amor You’.

In his friendly smile, we can detect warmth and diligence behind it. Let's use this interview as an excuse to understand him as a solo artist and what type of passion and sincerity he holds for music.

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Interview Translation:
Q: Compare your relationship with Bigbang to a family relationship?
DAESUNG: T.O.P is forever a baby (Laughs) Since he’s an artist, he always does what he thinks is right. Those things are some cool things about him.

G-DRAGON is our leader. GD is the only person that can lead all 5 of us. When we’re together, we’re like good friends but when we’re working he’s strict. But that’s the most important thing about being a leader. G-DRAGON sings the guide/demo version of BIGBANG’s songs. I always practice trying to really learn the atmosphere of the song and the...