A Big Bang member TaeYang’s solo performances often make you wonder if he has black genes. Every time I see his bulging arm muscles cut through the air, I think I can almost hear the whoosh sound. The way he quickly adjusts his baseball cap he always seems to wear at a certain angle and the disciplined manner in which he executes his powerful performances with an indifference face – all of those stuff I think only a black person can pull off.
His recent single Wedding Dress only deepened my suspicion about his genetic makeup. I cannot help but think that he made one step up from his solo EP “Hot” released last year. With this single, he took the first step as a composer by co-composing it with YG Entertainment’s lead producer Teddy.
TaeYang says, “It helped me express the true colors of my music. I learned a lot from Teddy. As soon as I heard the song, I thought, ‘This is going to be huge!’ I loved it! I added the melody lines and felt extremely happy with the outcome.”
The most noticeable change in him is the ease and confidence he displays on stage. Atypical of a man of blood type B, he used to become extremely nervous before he went out on stage. He fretted over the fact that he could have done better on stage, which bothered him enormously. However, he has changed now. He now knows how to enjoy being on stage and be at ease, which seems to add his onstage presence.
TaeYang says, “I feel like I’ve been upgraded, if you will. I have more confidence as well as more style. While Where U At focuses more on being grand, I put more emphasis on the lyrical aspect with Wedding Dress. With both performances, I focus on conveying intensity.”
While talking about the preparations he went through for his comeback performances, he also talked about his friendship with his bandmate G-Dragon. They have been best friends since they signed with YG Entertainment 9 years ago. Being the two musical pillars of Big Bang, they offer advice for each other on their respective solo activities. They are musical collaborators as well as pillars of strength to each other.
TaeYang says, “I guess I focus too much on singing and dancing and my face gets all serious when I’m on stage. JiYong (G-Dragon) keeps telling me, ‘Please smile!’ (laughs). When he does his solo activities, I monitor his performances and visit him in his dressing room to show support.”
TaeYang plans to release his first full-length album early next year. Recently, his sole interest lies in the album. He says he wants to make “a quality album from beginning to end.” And when he has more experiences under his belt, he says he wishes to fill an entire album with songs based on his life story. He says, “Wedding Dress is about a one sided love but by the time I release an album like that I could write a song based on my romantic experiences (laughs).”
His musical ambition does not end there. Being a young man full of dreams, TaeYang’s ultimate goal in his musical career is being an internationally renowned artist. Topping the Billboard charts is not what he has in mind, though. His ambition is something more high minded: he wants to touch people’s hearts all over the world through his music, an international language.
TaeYang says, “People seem to be losing their compassion. I would like to make music that comforts and inspires people and play my music for audiences all over the world. It doesn’t matter if it is a culturally deprived place and does not have any fancy place to perform. I just want to let the people hear my music.”
Source: Internet Hankook Daily; Kim SungHan@sportshankook.co.kr
Translated by pgeorgie || cr:alwaystaeyang
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