What’s Next for K-Pop’s Big Bang?

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

K-Pop superstars Big Bang descended onto Hong Kong Friday night for the Mnet Asian Music Awards. The past year has been one of solo pursuits for members of the group, which meant Big Bang wasn’t up for any awards. But G-Dragon, the group’s leader, racked up four awards, including best male artist and artist of the year.

The Wall Street Journal caught up back stage for a few minutes with three members from the group — G-Dragon, Taeyang and Seungri — ahead of Friday night’s awards ceremony.

What have you been listening to this year from outside of Korea?
Taeyang: Kanye West, Drake, The Weeknd, Miguel and M.I.A.
Seungri: Robin Thicke. (he would)

G-Dragon worked with Missy Elliott and Diplo, among others, on his latest album. Who else do you want to collaborate with?
G-Dragon: Pharrell [Williams].
Taeyang: I have a [third] solo album coming out in January, and I worked with a lot of U.S. producers, like the Underdogs [producers Dru Hill, Mary J. Blige, Babyface, among others] and [German electronic music DJ] Boys Noize.

Are there any countries where haven’t performed that you would like to go?
Seungri: Spain and Germany.
Taeyang: Brazil. [Big Bang canceled a show in Sao Paulo in late 2012.]
G-Dragon: Iraq…and other places I haven’t been to.

You just kicked off a big tour in Japan, where you have lots of fans, and you also sing in Japanese. Do you have similar plans for China?
Taeyang: Maybe in the future….but I don’t think we’re going to sing in Chinese, it’s too hard.

Do you ever just want to be a normal person?
G-Dragon: Well, we are boys. Sometimes we don’t want to have to wear make up and do our hair. Sometimes we get tired of it.

What’s some of the craziest things your fans have done?
Taeyang: [Something crazy] happened to G-Dragon. That’s why he moved. Some crazy girls were hiding in front of his apartment all night. When he came back, they suddenly showed up and he was really shocked. So he moved to a really private apartment…I can’t even get in.

You have a huge fan base in the Philippines. Do you have a message for your Filipino fans in the wake of the Typhoon Haiyan disaster?
Seungri: It’s very sad…
Taeyang: We have very good memories of the Philippines. The spirit and the power of the people in the Philippines are stronger than any typhoon.


Yes Panda, come to Europe, Spain is great, avoid summer though, way too hot

WSJ

Comments

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

What was G-Dragon on ? Naming Iraq as his next place-to-go, saying how boring it is to change hairstyles (isn't he the one changing his hair every months or so ?)

Seungri ! Come to France on your way from Spain and Germany, bring your bandmates, go to other countries as well, and let's all have a proper European tour :) <3
(I wish)

[vermicelli-rice.livejournal.com]

MTE about GD.

[chanxchan015.livejournal.com]

pretty much

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

GD hates interviews like this and thus occasionally gives stupid answers just to spite reporters.

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

Hehehehe well done

[snoaz.livejournal.com]

lmao right?!

[mollyana.livejournal.com]

Yeah.
The whole interview give me a 'no here to care for this' feeling. And Taeyang seem too eager to answer any question lol

[chanxchan015.livejournal.com]

off topic did ya'll hear Taeyang's new song? sounds pretty good, pretty good. it's called 1am.

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

I liked it too but he should change the bridge to something less Miley Cyrus like.

[chanxchan015.livejournal.com]

agreed

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

I wonder if YG producers have been listening to Miley a lot considering that also Ring Linga's bridge is clearly Miley inspired?

[hagar-tammaa.livejournal.com]

Miley's music is flawless tho so why change that

(haven't heard taeyang's song yet)

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

it was nice, not single material imo but ok
And he said "Body" was is next single so I don't really follow anymore... it's YG I guess

[chanxchan015.livejournal.com]

thats the only answer you need...it's YG

[torontok.livejournal.com]

G-Dragon: Iraq…and other places I haven’t been to.
Might just be me but any articles about "Big Bang in Baghdad" may be a wee bit misconstrued.

[seroquels.livejournal.com]

lol A+

[hagar-tammaa.livejournal.com]

If he wants to go to Arabian country why not Egypt??

[vvipforseungri.livejournal.com]

"Do you have a message?"
"It's very sad."

WELL THANKS SEUNGRI I FEEL BETTER NOW

[weerainbow.livejournal.com]

So many things in this short interview to make me giggle

[ah-mui.livejournal.com]

Lol at Taeyang not being able to get in to GD's apt.

[seroquels.livejournal.com]

>.> IRAQ?
GD smh stop smoking those funny cigarettes, okay?

LOL and the thought of Seungri singing Blurred Lines, hahahahahahahahaha.

[snoaz.livejournal.com]

Iraq....... unless you're hearing different news stories than me I'm not sure how you think that's a great next destination for your concert, gd. Out of all the places he could pick. Are you trying to be controversial.

The crazy fans story makes me sad. I hope Jiyong's happy anyway in his new ultra private apartment no-one can access (it's good the fans can't but lol give the members a key. why do I picture yb standing sadly outside his front door wanting to be let in).

Hold a European tour next time: visit all the beautiful sights and cities, you'll be happy, the fans will be happy, win-win :)

[mollyana.livejournal.com]

Seungri: Spain

Please, let it happen. They need to come, Bigbang probably had one of the biggest fandom that there is of Kpop here.

lmao this whole interview had a weird feel.