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[news] Daesung to sing a duet with Lee Hyori for her 4th album!


Well..the title says it all
One of the tracks on Hyori's 4th album will be a duet with Daesung!!!<333
Can't wait..<3
No other details released yet unfortunately D:

The founder of Hyori's official fancafe posted it, so it's like 10000000% gonna happen! ....said the person who posted this at VIPZ so im assuming its confirmed (:

Source: 대성소유 @ VIPZ
credits: MonkeyMagic♥ @ bbvip
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[NEWS] Daesung, "I'm adding a modifier to the word 'dream'."


”I think I’m going to be able to show a lot of variety in my solo album, from R&B ballads to happy jazzy songs like Cotton Candy. It’s been so much fun for me but I wonder if everyone else will love it as much as I do?”



This spring, Daesung is busy as hell. He has to prepare his solo album which is due for release this year, as well as practise his acting for writer Song Jina’s campus drama ‘What’s Up’, due to be aired in July.

”All these worries keep spinning around in my mind. I think to myself ‘It’ll turn out great’ but I keep worrying ‘How do I do this?’. I want to be complimented and loved but acting for a drama is really hard, it’s a lot different from musicals. There isn’t a proper script or fully developed characters or anything yet but the first thing we did was go on a camp with the writer and all the actors. (laughs)”

He says that any value of being ‘Big Bang’s Daesung’ will probably only last for a couple of seconds at most in a drama.

”To be honest, I think it’s true that any relatively famous singers who try to act will get certain benefits from the extra attention. But it won’t help for long. If they can’t act, people will think ‘This person sucks’ and turn their backs on them. ”

The thing that helped Daesung thrive in various fields was optimism nearly to the point of self hypnosis. He would say to himself ‘I can do this’ ‘I can do great’ over and over again. And he would discover a part of him that trusted himself.

”My dream is to become an entertainer. I want people to trust that I can do well no matter what task I’m given. I want to try my best in acting and singing, and do anything asked of me to perfection.”

Daesung says he’s going to add a modifier to the word ‘dream’ to always try to improve as an entertainer.

”Adding a modifier to the word ‘dream’. I heard it somewhere and kept it in mind since. If I said ‘I’m going to become a singer’, then my dream was accomplished the second I become a singer. But if I add a modifier and say ‘I’m going to become a singer who makes people happy’, then I have to keep trying. I want to make people smile even once when they listen to my music or see me acting, I want to become their shelter, their refuge. I want to become a person like that.”

Even at the young age of 22, Daesung has such deep thoughts and feelings. I bet he’ll continue to be loved by many as he smiles, worries, feels lonely, and puts in monstrous amounts of effort in everything he does.



Sources:
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Translation by s.jayx@BBVIP.net
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[news] Daesung 10 Part AsiaE Interview Part 9- "The boy who's as sharp as a dagger on the inside"


Daesung is always smiling. But he’s as sharp as a dagger on the inside.

”I can be angrily determined too. I’ve been practising my acting lately for the drama ‘What’s Up’, and my acting teacher told me that I’m as sharp as a dagger on the inside though I’m always smiling. ”

He’s also has a subtle greed. We can see this when we look at his past experiences of singing, variety, musicals and now a drama.

”’The President asked me first about ‘Family Outing’, ‘Music Core’, and the musical. He said I’d been given the opportunity to take part, so do I think I can. Seungri had started musicals before me so I’d gone to watch ‘Sonagi’[shower (like rain shower not shower shower)] before. It was the first time I’d ever watched a musical and I liked the atmosphere so much that I thought to myself that I wanted to do one too some day. When the offer came in, I knew I definitely didn’t have enough practice time but I got greedy and grabbed the chance while it was there.”

He always gazes far into the future. He loves his fans too bits, but he’s always cautious never to become trapped in the small world they’ve made for him.

”When you’re a celebrity, it’s easy to become trapped in the small world made by your fans. There are actually quite a lot of people like that. I don’t think I should live like that, immersed in my own little world. I think there are times when I have to look at my life from a step back.”

He has a strong determination not to fall behind others. He tries to be confident, even deliberately forcing himself to be sometimes.

“Dad tells me that noone can beat the stubbornness of the Kang family. If I’m absolutely sure that what I’m doing is the right way to go, I don’t pay much attention to what people around me might tell me. I’ll think to myself “I don’t need to pay particular attention to this.’ I think if I’m given a job to do, it has to be flawless so I don’t regret it later.”

But even so, Daesung is really optimistic. YG Entertainment’s President Yang Hyun Seok seems to have paid attention to this aspect of him as well. He picked Daesung’s personality as the most important thing when he chose him as a trainee for having a pretty smile.

“It’s all thanks to my mum. Mum’s been telling me ‘Think on the bright side’ over and over again since I was little.”

He pays close attention to everything his sunbaes [seniors] say to him. He keeps them in his mind and uses them to reflect on himself and help him mature more. He is growing so much under the influence and advice of his huge sunbaes in the entertainment industry, like Yang Hyun Seok, Yoo Jae Seok, Kang Ho Dong, Yoon Jong Shin and Lee Hyori.

Trans Credits: sjay.x @ BBVIP.net
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[news] Daesung 10 Part AsiaE Interview Part 8- "If only I had a girlfriend to text..."


Daesung has been lonely lately. This is because he lost his cellphone during the car crash so he’s no longer in touch with his old friends, who he’d managed to maintain an unsteady but existent relationship with.

”When we were preparing our debut, I was so busy that I couldn’t contact my friends much. But I kept thinking of them after ‘Lies’ became a hit. I would feel lonely when everyone went out and I was left alone on our days off.”

After ‘Lies’ brought them to a slight a higher ground, Daesung was finally able to relax enough to look around him. But he says there was noone left.

He felt sorry to all the friends he had become distant with during the harsh training for his debut, so he subtly contacted them. Of course his old friends would understand his situation and take him back.

”My friends said they understood. I felt so bad. Whenever I saw one of my friends’ names while going through my cellphone, I missed them so much but I couldn’t call cos just so much time had passed.”

During their breaks, he contacted a lot of his old friends. But that damn car crash not only left Daesung with 8 weeks worth of injuries, but stole all his friends’ numbers from him as well.

”My phone went missing after the accident. I was knocked out so I don’t remember where it went, so now I can’t call my friends when I want to. Not to mention my yearbook’s disappeared somewhere too...”

He has found great joy showing his talents to the world and gaining fans and much love while performing as a singer. But living as a famous celebrity isn’t easy, even for Daesung.

”I used to really like walking. I loved to walk while listening to music. I feel a little confined and frustrated because I can’t walk anywhere I want like I used to. When I go home on the holidays, I walk around for a while with my face covered before going into the house.”

It hasn’t been that long since the members all got their own rooms. Three months ago, he shared rooms with Seungri. Although they’ve never clashed or anything and they do find each others’ presence natural now, he’s so happy now that he has his own room. Everyone needs their own personal space, right?

”I never leave my room nowadays. (laughs) Even when I eat I’ll order something from my room and eat it there. I think I spent most of my time alone watching movies though. I like sad, emotional, romantic movies. I’m not really into comedies when it comes to movies, but I like variety shows. Watching movies alone at night is so much fun.”

Daesung has been thinking lately that he wants to make friends. He’s close with many hyungs and noonas [older guys/girls]from ‘Family Outing’, but he wants to meet friends his age too.

”I can’t tell whether my cellphone is a watch or a phone. Sometimes I’ll leave my phone with some of the company people because of a concert or something, and when I get it back later I don’t have a single text. ㅠㅠ I wish I could have a girlfriend to even just exchange text messages.”

”I even watched the New Year countdown alone this year. I thought Youngbae hyung would be with me so I purposely didn’t make any special plans but I ended up watching it by myself. I watched them count 3, 2, 1 and ring the bell, then I turned off my TV, prayed and went to sleep.ㅠㅠ”

It really seems like Daesung is getting lonely.

Trans Credits: sjay.x @ BBVIP.net

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[NEWS] Daesung, "Dating...how dare I judge by looks?"


With a friendly and cute image, Daesung seems like the kind of guy who would make his girl feel comfortable no matter what. We wonder if he has a hidden girlfriend.



”I haven’t had a girlfriend since coming into YG. The only people I meet are celebrities but none of them will approach me ㅠㅠ.”

He does have happy memories buried deep inside his heart, of course.

”In my childhood, I had a crush on my friend for 6 years and never confessed. I liked her from primary to the end of middle school. She was a friend in my class and I fell for her because she looked so pretty when she smiled. I went through a lot of heartache because I liked her but I could never tell her so.”

It was the type of cute puppy love everyone’s experienced at least once in their childhood.

”I never told anyone but one day my friend told me he liked her. So I just said ‘Oh yeah, she’s pretty’. But that friend asked me to help him get her to like him. It killed me inside but I helped him. When I think back at it, I don’t even know why.”

It was difficult for him to get over her even after seeing her together with his friend. Even when he ran into her a few years later, the same emotions resurfaced. But this was when she had another boyfriend.

”She said she got another boyfriend, and that this time it was an Oppa. [older guy] I definitely got over it after that.”

Though incredibly shy, during his high school days Daesung dated an older noona.

”Back when I attended music academy, I dated a noona who was a year older than me. We used to help each other and do music together but I got so busy once I entered the agency and started preparing for my debut so we broke up. I had lessons all day and couldn’t pick up the phone so it was hard for both of us and we broke up in the end.”

Having lost his first (difficultly found) girlfriend to a busy schedule, now at the age of 22 he says:

”I don’t even care about dating now. I would be happy to even have someone that I can just talk openly to. Other people tell me ‘it’s time you found yourself a girl’ but you know it’s not that easy to get a girlfriend just like that. (laughs)”

He said he likes girls who are pretty when they smile.

”I’ve always liked girls who are pretty when they smile. When I see that warm and snug side of them I go ‘Ah~!’ and I find myself falling for them. I would like if it were a person who's similar to me. Someone who works really hard and has self respect and pride. I hope it’s someone I can learn from, and who will learn from me. Looks...of all people, how could I judge by looks? (laughs)”



Sources:
Original article
Translation by s.jayx@BBVIP.net
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[NEWS] Daesung, “I trembled in fear after the car crash”!


There is a time in everyone’s life Where they think ‘This is deathly agony’. There was a moment like that for Daesung too. This was last August, when he was in a car crash. He never told anyone but he trembled alone fear afterwards, afraid that he would lose his voice after the accident.
 
"I can’t remember the accident. I was at the hospital when I opened my eyes. When I regained consciousness, my lower back hurt so bad that I couldn’t walk and I couldn’t smell anything. But the thing that scared me the most was that my voice had become like a monster’s."
On the 11th of August 2009, Daesung was in a car accident going back to Seoul after filming ‘Family Outing’. Not only Daesung, but Daesung’s manager and stylist were also seriously injured. He received major injuries, breaking his nose and ribs and was told it would take 8 weeks for him to heal fully.

"Whenever I thought to myself ‘What happens if my voice never heals?’, my heart sunk to the floor. My job as a singer, an MC, a musical performer..they all require my voice. I didn’t even talk to my mum. I was scared of the company and the people finding out…"
After suffering alone, he carefully asked his doctor.
"Daesung: What happens if my voice doesn’t get any better than this?"
"Doctor: It’s not an uncommon symptom after an accident, but it usually gets back to normal. Let’s wait and see."
So he spent a whole month in the hospital, torturing himself on the inside. Luckily his recovery was quick. But his voice took 3 to 4 months longer to heal. However even now, he can’t smell through one of his nostrils. But even though Daesung has been through so much, he’s still as cheerful as ever.

"Whenever I don’t wanna smell something, I only need to block one nostril. (laughs) It’s such a relief that my voice is back. I thought I wouldn’t be able to talk or taste but I can walk and run and everything. After the accident my way of thinking has totally changed, I’m much more optimistic now."

This agonising experience also gifted him with the ability to be able to treat every little moment in his life preciously.
"During the first domestic concert after my accident, I was given the chance to sing in one of the songs sitting on stage. Seeing the people wave their gold glowsticks around made me feel like I was in a dream. It was such a deeply moving and precious experience."
Because of his accident, he was unable to take part in the musical he had been preparing and also had to take a break from ‘Family Outing’. Maknae Seungri stood firm and helped lead the musical show without him, and even appeared on ‘Family Outing’ to fill up his absent spot and did his share. They matured together, embracing each others’ hard times.


Sources:
Original article
Trans Credits:sjay.x @ BBVIP.net
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[NEWS] Daesung, "Even for just a day, I wanna live like TOP hyung."!


”Big Bang? They’re family.”

The Big Bang members, who just feel like the air surrounding each other when they’re in the same space, are pretty much family to Daesung.
Though there was a lot of intimidation at first when even just being in the same room felt awkward, they are now able to trust and rely on each other.



”I think I’ll be with the Big Bang members for the rest of my life.”

Though each of the members have different personalities as individuals, they are now like family members who make up for each others’ weak points.

”I’m living on the same floor as Youngbae hyung (Taeyang). We’re both Christians so we talk alot about this and that. We talk about music a lot too. He’s a hyung that I teaches me a lot in every day life.”

”The really funny person is TOP. This one time, I woke up in the morning to find TOP hyung passed out with his face buried in a cake. I seriously thought he had died. When Youngbae hyung shook him to wake him up, he fell to the ground with a thud. We were so shocked that we were going to call the ambulance, but he just slid up and walked to his room. It was like the huge twist in a movie where someone you think is dead comes back to life. (laughs)”

The members each have different ways of overcoming the hard times of the entertainment industry too.

”There was this period where it was really physically and mentally hard for all of us. All the members were exhausted. We all fell asleep after joking around that we should run away to an amusement park or something for a break. The next day, TOP hyung was gone again. We saw a note on the table saying ‘I’m leaving. Sorry Big Bang. Love yous.”

The members came to the conclusion that TOP had really disappeared. But just in case he hadn’t, they thoroughly searched through all the dorms and was able to find him in the room of one of their sunbaes, who had recently come to take part in the YG Family 10th Anniversary Concert. What he said to them when they found him was just ridiculous.

”I came to say goodbye to hyung before leaving, and fell asleep.”

Daesung is often envious of TOP’s daringness, as he himself can never say ‘no’ and is always cautious in everything he does.

”Me and Youngbae hyung talk about it sometimes. ‘Even for just a day, I wanna live like TOP hyung.’ But we’d never be able to even if we tried, because of our personalities. (laughs)”

Daesung considers it his good luck that met the other members with their various personalities, including charismatic leader Jiyong and cutie Seungri. He hopes the friendship he shares with the members will last a lifetime.



Sources:
Original article
Translation by s.jayx@BBVIP.net
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[NEWS] Daesung, "I know the reason Kang Ho Dong and Yoo Jae Suk are the best of the best."!


The first major opportunity Daesung was given to approach the public was SBS’s variety programme ‘Family Outing’ (F.O.). As the maknae of the F.O. cast, he cooperated with Yoo Jae Suk to create their ‘Dumb & Dumber’ brothers image and was able to gain many fans from various age groups. But it meant more to Daesung personally than professionally.



”I made friends. I’m not really the type to become friends with others just like that, and I didn’t have many celebrity friends. But now I’m happy that I can meet up with say, Chunhee hyung and Hyori noona and we can drink and talk and go to karaoke together.”

Since the programme required them to sleep next to each other, they bonded easily and strongly. Though the ‘battle of wits’ that went on whenever the camera was rolling was so extreme that you could pretty much hear their brains working, watching old folks leading simple lives in the countryside and the song of birds and fresh air that greeted them in the mornings gave them a sense of peace and healing.

”When I first saw Chunhee hyung, he seemed really sharp and aggressive but he’s actually really nice. I don’t even have to tell him my problems, when I’m with him it seems like my stress is gone and I feel better. Jongshin hyung gave me a song for my solo album too. I went to work on my album with him and we chatted and laughed for about 4 hours and talked about music for like an hour. Even the little things we talk about are genuinely precious memories.”

But F.O. has had one bad influence on him. Trying too hard to be funny.

”When we were doing F.O., I liked how we made each other feel good by giving compliments. I was so happy whenever someone told me ‘You were really funny this week’. I think that’s why I started trying too hard. There was even a time when the words ‘You’re funny’ made me happier than being told I was a good singer. But on F.O., if you don’t talk you get edited out so I just started saying everything that came to mind. (laughs)”

He says that being on variety shows taught him a lot about life.

”When I went on ‘Strong Heart’ recently, someone said something that made me think ‘Oh, I see now’. I think I was tired from listening to other people talk for 5~6 hours. Then Ho Dong hyung called me out and told me ‘The people who get tired are the ones who lose in the variety world’. I think that applies for life as well. People who get tired and give up are the ones who lose. Whenever I see how Ho Dong hyung doesn't look exhausted in the slightest even after long hours of filming, I realise ‘People at the top really are different to the rest of us’.”

”Jae Suk hyung is really manly off the camera. On screen he’s really loud and talkative but he’s actually a really gentle and reliable hyung. I was watching the Boxing Challenge episode on ‘Infinite Challenge’ once and it made me so sad that I cried. I texted him saying ‘That was so touching. You’re the best.’ and he called me straight away and said ‘Why is a person in his 20’s sitting at home watching TV, go out and play!’ (laughs) Hyung worries about me a lot. I learn so much from him. The way he treats others, the way he cares for every individual member of the staff when the camera isn’t rolling...Even when I know he’s tired and exhausted himself.”

Daesung treats every one of his experiences preciously and learns even from the little things. It was nice to see this sincere side of him, building relationships with other people in a pure and careful way.



Sources:
Original article
Translation by s.jayx@BBVIP.net
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[News] Daesung ''I got so stressed cause I could never say 'no''



Daesung (22, Real name: Kang Daesung) was hard on himself, thinking that he wasn’t as good as the others when it came to preparation for their debut. But the result of his hard effort and training was the formation of ‘vocal cord nodules’, which announced the possible end of his singing career.
”When we debuted, we were dubbed the ‘skill-based idol group’ but my voice would break 8 times out of 10 when singing our song ‘La La La’. I couldn’t even look at the others in the eye. I developed sociophobia and even started thinking stuff like ‘It would be better if I was just fired from YG’.”

For nearly a year, he desperately struggled with his voice. He was so nervous about screwing up on a high note on stage and giving the group a bad name when they had just debuted, that it caused him to develop stage fright on top of everything else.
”I was so gloomy that the members couldn’t even tease me lightheartedly. People tell me I was clouded by a dark vibe at the time. Noone could approach me and it was to the point that it was difficult for them to even try to tell me ‘It’s ok’.”

But Daesung got help from his senior Gummy (Real name: Park Ji Yeon) who had also experienced the same pain, and his vocal folds cured miraculously during the 6 months of rest after the release of their first album.
”I learnt a lot doing musicals. My stage fright disappeared after continually performing live on stage too. Since I was in singing academy, I’ve always thought anything is possible as long as you try hard enough.”

Daesung’s naïveté also caused him a lot of trouble. He’s the type to work hard on his own, keeping his emotions to himself no matter how unpleasant the task so he subconsciously stacked up a lot of stress.
”Even if I don’t want to, I can’t refuse people very well. I don’t like being called bad things, or saying ‘no’ to others. My inner personality is one that gets angered really easily but I must’ve been holding it all in without even realising. I went to an acupuncturist and they said I have anger disease. [omg its not even funny how effing STUPID that sounds in english] (laughs) The doctor there asked me why a young person like myself was so stressed out. I was surprised too.”

When he thinks back to his childhood, he wasn’t always smiling. He says it even feels like he had to put on a ‘smiling mask’ in front of cameras and the public since his debut in the entertainment industry.

The time after his debut that he spent waiting to be on broadcasts was irritating and exasperating for Daesung. And though these feelings slowly faded away after trying to comfort himself and repeatedly telling himself to ‘think on the bright side’, his emotions must have stacked up deep down within him without him even realising.



Trans Credits: sjay.x @ BBVIP.net
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[NEWS] Daesung Interview Pt. 2: “G-Dragon hyung didn’t like me”!



Things worked out surprisingly well for Daesung (22, Real name: Kang Daesung), who walked the road to becoming a singer despite his father’s disapproval. Contrary to his father’s expectations that he would give up after experiencing the hard times countless singer wannabes have to endure, Daesung was noticed by YG Entertainment representatives who had come to the academy to take auditions.



”Management agencies go to singing academies to choose trainees. A lot of agencies had come to take auditions but none of them chose me. I just thought to myself that ‘I must not be good enough yet’, and was focused on practising to get better. I secretly wanted to get into YG, but representatives from YG never came. Just when I was starting to think ‘I should go there myself to audition’, people from YG came and I luckily passed. In my mind I thought ‘God helped me’.

He was so grateful and happy that he just smiled no matter what. After 6 long months since joining MBC Academy, he had been chosen as a trainee by the company he’d dreamed of joining! Even when they gave him nasty chores to do, he just smiled. Everyday was a happy day. He was bursting with happiness, and his huge unfading smile showed it.

”I heard from the hyungs later on that they didn’t like me at first. I would smile even if they sent me on errands so they were like ‘What the hell is wrong with him?’ and felt like I was mocking them. I was just really happy that I’d been chosen as a YG trainee and that I could keep singing like I wanted to! I kept thinking to myself ‘I can’t believe this is happening to me!’, but to the hyungs who had trained for 7~8 years there, they didn’t like me appearing out of nowhere and smiling all the time like I was pleased with myself.”

Especially to Jiyong and Taeyang who had dreamed of going solo or duet, Daesung seemed like a disturbance to the upcoming ‘idol group project’. After all, it was true that Daesung was very unprepared compared to Jiyong, Taeyang and the others who had spent years refining and improving their talents to pro-level.

”Jiyong and Taeyang hyung were trainees for a long time, Top hyung had been active Underground, Seungri was a famous dancer back in Gwangju. I was lacking in comparison to them.”

His had an awkward relationship with the other members, who had all been together for a while. [except Seungri]

”It was really awkward between me and Seungri in the beginning. I’m the hyung so it would’ve seemed normal for me to send him on errands and stuff but I had only arrived a couple of days before him so I was polite to him. A polite relationship where neither of us crossed the line, should I say? Since it started off like that it lasted quite a while.”

Because of his stubborn father who took his education very seriously, Daesung had to live an exhausting lifestyle of going back and forth from school, home and practice rooms while the other members lived together in dorms.

”The other members could practise til really late at night since they lived like next door. There were so many things I had to learn after coming into YG, like dancing which I picked up for the first time, but I just didn’t have enough time to practise. All the things the hyungs had already learnt, I had to master their 7 years worth of hard work in as little time as possible to match their standards. I didn’t say so at the time but I was really anxious.“

At school, he only took classes in the mornings. Since he missed a lot of lessons, it was only fair that he didn’t know what they were talking about in class most of the time. The pressure from thinking he wasn’t good enough to match the other members in the practice room also caused stress. Every day was difficult for him in more ways than one.

”Even during class at school, I practiced breathing. Like breathing in and slowly letting it out. (laughs) When I went to the office, I would practice during breaks between lessons. But it still wasn’t enough to catch up with the others.”

Maybe he had suddenly overworked his throat too much. Daesung, who had always smiled and praised his luck no matter how tough things got, experienced a fatal hardship to a singer’s career- vocal cord nodules.



Original Article
Translation: sjay.x @ BBVIP.net
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[NEWS] Daesung, “I sang every night with my face smothered in a pillow.”!

Part 1 of the interview series. There are ten parts in total.


When the group Big Bang first appeared to the world, people whispered that they were ‘ugly’ idols.
Daesung (22, Real name: Kang Daesung) in particular, who is famous for his (small) ‘smiling eyes’, flaunts such humble looks that he was once told by Kim Jong Kook on the SBS variety show ‘Family Outing’ that “If you were around in my time, you would never have been able to become an idol”.



But Yang Hyun Seok of YG Entertainment chose him for his ‘smile that lights up the world’ and unique voice, and he definitely did not make a mistake in his choice.

Daesung’s characteristic optimistic personality and friendly looks have earned him the appraisal that to the public, he seems like the friendliest and most easily approachable out of all the current active idol stars.

Asia E has interviewed Daesung and heard about his hidden efforts and the pain behind his smile as he worked towards becoming a singer as well as being accepted on variety shows.

From his childhood to the present, where he is active as a singer and actor, as well as his enormous yet trivial dreams for the future will be revealed through the ‘Star Diary’ [=name of this interview; GD’s was ‘Star Confession’].

”Before I did music, I liked sports. I played soccer in primary school but I had to give it up after stretching a ligiment in my knee. I still liked sports though so I consistently learnt Aikido and Taekwondo.”

The young Daesung was a normal but ambitious boy with many dreams, including becoming a soccer player and a pastor.

”I was born into my religion so there was a time when I even dreamed of becoming a pastor. So I studied really hard but I couldn’t get past the ‘wall of study’ in middle school. No matter how hard I tried, it was just too hard and I couldn’t understand it so I decided that ‘Studying isn’t my path’. (laughs)”

Under a normal office working father and deeply religious mother, he spent his school days faithfully going back and forth from school and cram schools. But like everyone else, he too hit puberty and his hidden talents were put in motion.

”I think it was in my first or second year of middle school, there was this thing called Internet Kareoke. Everyday, I relieved all my stress from school by putting on my headphones and singing. My parents always told me off for being loud so at night I would sing with my face smothered in a pillow.”

Daesung liked singing enough to smother his face in a pillow to do so. In his heart, his desire to sing grew and grew.

”Around about my second or third year of high school, my desire to sing grew so I told my dad. I told him I wanted to major in music in university and asked him to send me to a singing academy. But dad was really against it. There was a relative of ours who tried to become a singer but it didn’t really work out, you see. S/he even got a scholarship when s/he was in university, but didn’t manage to become famous as a singer. My dad had seen that and so he was determined to go against me no matter what when I said I wanted to become a singer too.”

Daesung felt frustrated but after contemplating for a while, he decided that his father would change his mind after seeing his abilities. He auditioned for MBC Academy and passed, then proudly showed his father his certificate [for passing].

”I was young and naïve, I thought he’d let me pursue singing if I was accepted into the academy. But dad said “Isn’t it just like any other academy where you just have to pay to get in?” and after that he wouldn’t even look at me. All my relatives would just look at me and sigh...ㅠㅠ I think what drove me at the time was determination against my family who wouldn’t accept and my dream, rather than love for music.



Sources:
Original article
Translation by sjay.x@BBVIP.net
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[News] Daesung's drama, 'What’s Up', completes first round of auditions



The first round of open auditions have been completed for writer Song Ji-nah’s anticipated new campus drama What’s Up, and a list of the lucky applicants who passed to the next round has been revealed online on the audition webpage. The production still has a ways to go because there were 200 hopefuls who survived the first round; that number was pared down from an overwhelming number of overall aspirants — more than 10,000 showed up and participated.

The drama takes place in the musical department of a university and 
will begin filming in March.

The main cast includes musical actor Jo Jung-seok, Hon’s breakout star Im Joo-eun, 
Big Bang’s Daesung, Tamra the Island’s Im Joo-hwan, former child actor Jeon Hye-jin, and model Lee Soo-hyuk.
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Big Bang Updates
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[Pictures] Big Bang Members Designed Their Own Electric Love Tour Bus

BIGBANG was at the Yokohama Arena,Kanagawa, today (February 9th) to launch the 「ELECTRIC LOVE TOUR 2010」Caravan Cheer. The ads wrapped bus departs from Yokohama Arena to promote the concert. The design was done by all the BIGBANG member.

D-Lite: “I want to take a look at the design of the tour bus.”

When asked about the clash of the idea over the design.

SOL: “Not that at all.We get along well with each other.” then added “I love the colors that represent “electric” and “love.”"

And when speaking about the concert

G-Dragon: “I hope you will enjoy it !Please be there at the concert!”










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[NEWS] Taekyeon, Daesung, Yoona: Who will be the next Lee Seungki?


Daesung, Yoona, and Taekyeon from top idol groups Big Bang, SNSD and 2PM are taking on Lee Seungki’s ‘Triple Crown.’

Lee Seungki received much love last year as ‘Heodang Seungki’ on KBS 2TV’s ‘1 Night 2 Days’, ‘Rough Seungki’ in SBS’s ‘Brilliant Legacy,’ and as ‘Romantic Seungki’ with his digital single album ‘Will you marry me?’

While there are many stars crossing-over into other areas, Lee Seungki is the only one to successfully conquer all three: variety, drama, and music. It just goes to show how difficult it is to do well in three completely different fields of entertainment. But in 2010 there’s a lot of anticipation for these three stars to take on the challenge of the ‘Triple Crown’ and become the next ‘Post-Lee Seungki.’


The one with the biggest advantage is Big Bang’s Daesung. For the past few years he’s grounded his footing as one of Korea’s top idol group stars with hits like ‘Lies,’ ‘Haru Haru,’ ‘Last Greeting,’ and ‘Sunset Glow,’ and has also had success with his solo album.

Daesung was also a part of SBS’s very popular ‘Family Outing’ which at one point reached past 30% viewership ratings, and was highly active in all sorts of variety programs, dominating as top ‘variety-dol.’ (t/n: variety+idol=variety-dol) With music and variety under his belt, he has been casted for the drama ‘What’s up’ and will be making his small-screen debut very soon.

Daesung’s last obstacle before winning all 3, ‘What’s up?’ is highly anticipated as its writer Song Jina has also penned the hits ‘The Eyes of Dawn,’ ‘Sandglass,’ ‘Daemang,’ and ‘Story of a Man.’ He has also received nods of acknowledgement for his performances in the musical ‘Cats’ last year, and with the decision to not be in Family Outing 2, he will be able to better focus on his acting.

If Daesung’s last task is acting, then SNSD’s Yoona’s is variety. Last December, SNSD swept various award show winnings and has dominated as today’s best girl group. Yoona also was the star of 40% viewership ratings as Jang Saebyuk in KBS’s immensely popular daily drama ‘You are my Destiny.’

Yoona’s last step before attaining the ‘Triple Crown’ is ‘Family Outing.’ Even though she was casted in ‘Family Outing’ season 2, the show’s popularity is not guaranteed based on the success of the first season alone. It’s also unsure whether she’ll be ready to throw away her image and be able to adapt to ‘real variety’ as band-mates Sooyoung, Yuri and Sunny have.

Compared to the other two, Taekyeon from immensely loved 2PM (‘Again & Again,’ ‘I Hate You,’ ‘Heartbeat’) is at a disadvantage. In addition to being casted as Jungwoo, a lead role in upcoming ‘Cinderalla Unni,’ he was also added to the cast of ‘Family Outing.’ He will have to tackle both acting and variety at the same time.

There’s no doubt Taekyeon will feel the pressure of having to digest the extremely hectic filming schedule of a mini-series while going on overnight trips to the country -side every 2 weeks. There will also be the difficulty of having to maintain a humorous image on variety shows, while in his drama he’ll be portraying a character that silently yearns for the girl he loves.

However, not all is at loss. He has already shown he’s got an excellent knack for variety in MBC every1’s ‘Idol Army Season 3’ as well as Mnet’s ‘Wild Bunny.’ He will also have strong co-stars Moon Geunyoung, Chun Jungmyung, and Seowoo in his upcoming drama, so he definitely has the potential to reach for the ‘Triple Crown.’


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Translated by qvinx @ [info]omona_prection
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[NEWS] Real Cotton Candy to be given away during Big Bang's Big Show!



Daesung will be performing his latest single, 'Cotton Candy', during Big Bang's concert on January 29, 30 and 31. As a special treat to the audience, there will be 10 cotton candy machines which will distribute 5,000 cotton candies for each day. This means that a total of 15,000 cotton candies will be given away during the 3-day concert.

Daesung's Cotton Candy has been receiving so much love when it was released last January 26 as it went up to 1st place in music charts (Naver Music, Daum and Bugs).

A YG representative said, "Cotton Candy has a different style compared to previous Big Bang songs so we weren't expecting this much. During the concert, we will be giving away real cotton candy so we hope you enjoy."

Daesung, who is also known to be good at singing Trot, surprised everyone with this transformation of going into jazz-pop style.


Source: Newsen via BigBangUpdates
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[Audio] Dae Sung released "Cotton Candy"!


Dae Sung released his new song Cotton Candy!

This is not a typical Big Bang song,you can't find the speedy rapping as well as the powerful vocals in this song,this is a really slow and soft song.

You will be relaxed when listening to this song,if you can't sleep at night,this song is highly recommended!

There is a preview version of this song,please listen to it here,love it or not???
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[Me2DAY] Daesung Me2DAY update


* coming soon…

* He wrote it in English


Well, I'm not sure what did he mean by coming soon. Maybe his solo single "Cotton Candy".
But, I totally can't wait for it.
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[News] DaeSung And JiYoung Cleared Their Texting Scandal

Big Bang DaeSung and KARA Kang JiYoung clarifies on the incident of the 2 of them text messaging each other.

On SBS Family Outing aired on 24th January, Kang JiYoung clears up on the scandal with DaeSung and also reveals a behind-story to their relationship.

Previously on Family Outing, DaeSung revealed that there is a female idol whom he had received text messages from. And then on 12th January, he continue to reveal that he have had a phone conversation with KARA Kang JiYoung through Lee Hyori when he appeared on SBS Strong Heart.

On this episode, it was known that SeungRi and Goo Hara are friends, and Kang JiYoung said, “Since the past I had wanted to know DaeSung more, and hence I got Hara unnie to get his contacts from SeungRi.”

JiYoung said, “I sent the message ‘DaeSung oppa, I hope we can become closer (become good friends)’ but in the end I got bitten back instead” pointing the finger to DaeSung. She continued, “Because DaeSung sshi used to be the MC of a music show, we will always run into each other. But he would avoid me.”

DaeSung then explained, “JiYoung did send the text message. But when I was in a shooting then, so I replied ‘I am doing a photoshoot currently. I will work hard.’ I drew the line. I took the step first.

SNSD YoonA who was present also said, “I only got to talk to DaeSung on broadcast shows. I said let’s be good friends from now, but when we met at broadcast studios, he would just walk past me like that.”

In the end, DaeSung also said, “I drew the line first again. I thought I would get dashed.”


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[NEWS/VIDEO] UEE showed affection to DaeSung







in the video: 

UEE was asked who was one of the greatest artists in her opinion, and she responded Big Bangs Daesung is really cool K. Will then said The appearance (between me) and Daesungs is really similar, that was really close. trans by tinyriver141
Seemed that UEE praised Daesung a lot. 

It's not the first time she chose Daesung. Don’t forget UEE proved to like Daesung last time on Champagne too when she picked Daesung over other idols, over and over again.


Lucky Daesung, UEE is a fan.
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[News] Popular Idol Scandals Use To Promote TV Shows?

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For the past few weeks, there have been rumors involving 2PM’s Taecyeon and Girl’s Generations’s Yoona being a couple. Fans aren’t happy that this scandal is being used to promote shows (i.e. Family Outing).

The latest idol scandal floating around is that of Big Bang’s Daesung and Kara’s Jiyoung, which has been a topic on variety shows these days. Fans aren’t happy that the shows are making the issue bigger than it seems.

Daesung and Jiyoung knew each from a long time. Kara’s Jiyoung was a fan of Daesung and it was mentioned in a program that she sent some text messages to Daesung before, which ended there.

In nature, variety shows are all about fun and fans should understand this. But fans are saying they are more concerned on how these scandals are being used for the shows’ publicity.

An official from the music industry says, “Even though idol scandals help in promoting shows, fans of these stars are still young and are sensitive about these issues and don’t really like them.

Another official says, “There will be more scandals on variety shows in the future. What’s important is to close the issue on the show and don’t make them bigger as they seem to be to avoid abusing idols’ popularity.”


Source : newsen
Rough translation : bigbangupdates.blogspot.com

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