190118 "Drunk Talk" - iKON x Ilgan Sports Interview




iKON Talks About Winning A Daesang, Overcoming Personal Slumps, And More


Ilgan Sports recently released their interview with iKON as part of their interview series in which interviews with celebrities are conducted in a casual manner over drinks.

After talking with iKON for a bit about their drinking limits, the interviewer asked them if they went out for drinks to celebrate after winning Digital Song of the Year (Digital Daesang) at the 33rd Golden Disc Awards.

Junhoe said, “After we finished our Seoul encore concert, we went out for a celebratory dinner with the president [Yang Hyun Suk]. We haven’t had a celebratory dinner with just the members.”

B.I added, “We haven’t had what feels like a proper celebratory dinner yet. There are a lot of moments we would have liked to celebrate, but there wasn’t time. We don’t know in advance when we’ll have free time.”

The conversation naturally turned to iKON’s feelings after winning the Daesang. Junhoe said, “Since there were so many great seniors, I thought we wouldn’t get it. I didn’t anticipate it at all and when they called our name, I couldn’t believe it. When it started to sink in, it felt very romantic. Something about the moment when I saw my members’ faces was romantic. It was my first time ever giving an acceptance speech as well.”

Yunhyeong said, “I couldn’t believe it. You can see it on our faces at the time that we didn’t expect it at all. We just went to the Golden Disc Awards to have fun and then they called our name. It didn’t sink in even when we were giving the acceptance speech.”

B.I said, “I was so surprised I fell backwards. Even while we were going up on stage, I was in a daze. I thought, ‘Is this really happening?,’ my legs were shaking, and I was hardly breathing. I had to give a speech but my mind was blank.”

Donghyuk said, “I was holding back tears but ended up tearing up during the interview. Of all the members, I think I was the last person to have it sink in. Even during the encore, I was like, ‘Why am I here?’ But when they gave us the trophy, I teared up. We’re still lacking in a lot of ways but I thought of all the people who loved us and suffered for our sakes. I don’t think that we won the Daesang because we’re amazing. The award doesn’t belong just to us.”

Bobby said, “It’s a song that came out early that year but it got a lot of love throughout the year. I felt like our hard work was being rewarded and it felt good. I think of it as an opportunity that may not come around again.”

Jinhwan said, “My mind went blank. I’m the type to cry a lot, but I was so surprised I didn’t cry. I thought a lot about the people I was thankful for.”

Chanwoo said, “I was almost afraid to be happy. I remember going up on stage while applauding. My father told me I should have hugged Junhoe and acted happy and that I looked like someone who had come just to clap for other people. Haha, my family was really happy though.”

The interviewer also asked the iKON members how they overcame their personal slumps. Donghyuk said, “I get a lot of advice from people older than me and my friends. I think that it’s hard to endure things on your own so I tell people when I’m in a rut.”

B.I said, “I think time is the cure for everything. But it’s not about enduring things vaguely while waiting for time to pass. I have a lot of friends who are similar to me so I tell them about my concerns and complaints. I find that things clear up after talking with friends like that.”

Junhoe said, “At one point, I tried to solve things by drinking, but I found that that was a bad habit. So I started exercising instead. My trainer is a dependable person. Thanks to him, I got abs after 7 months.”

Yunhyeong said, “I like spending time with my members, but I think it’s also a good experience to hang out with my non-celebrity friends. I relieve stress by talking with them.”

Chanwoo said, “I get strength from spending time with my family and friends” and Bobby said, “When I’m having a difficult time, I pray.”

Jinhwan said, “I’m the type of person who believes in mind over matter. No matter whether something bad happens or something good happens, I just continue doing what I’ve been doing. As the oldest member of iKON, it’s hard for me to open up easily. But I think to myself that I haven’t experienced any serious slumps and get over it that way.”

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iKON Talks Line Distribution, MOBB, And How Their Comeback Will Be Different From 2018

In a recent interview with Ilgan Sports, iKON talked about the success of “Love Scenario,” line distribution between the members, and their plans for the coming year, and more.

Donghyuk said that when an expert came onto the news to talk about “Love Scenario,” they were so surprised. “We didn’t even know that was going to happen. We weren’t trying to create a hit with the song, so it was really surprising.”

Talking a little bit about his process for writing songs, B.I said, “I think it’s best to just have fun when writing. But it is true that rather than when you’re comfortable, songs turn out better when you’re a little unstable. However, the atmosphere when you’re writing a song has to be fun. At the same time, you can’t get all pumped up and say ‘I’m going to write a huge hit.'” B.I said he’s speaking from personal experience, and that all the songs he wrote when actively trying to make a hit were mediocre.

Jinhwan added that they try not to feel too much pressure and instead focus on making the music they want and putting on great performances.

The interviewer then asked about their line distribution, mentioning that though iKON is a hip hop group, most of the members are vocals. B.I said, “We have two rappers and five vocals, so honestly, we have no choice but to split vocal parts. It is a little hard trying to split everything evenly.”

The group also said they’re not too hung up on maintaining their reputation of having clean, synced choreography. Donghyuk explained, “We thought about it a lot, because YG isn’t really known for super synchronized dancing, although I do think that one of iKON’s charms is our clean choreo. To achieve it, you need to practice a lot.”

Donghyuk, as the iKON member with the most interest in dance, often participates in the creation of their choreography. He said, “When I watch the members dancing, their personalities really come out through their movements. As we gain more experience and the members’ really come into their own characters, we’re going to let go of the sharp choreography little by little.”

On solo activities, Junhoe said he wants to wait until iKON is better established as a group, while Bobby said that MOBB (Bobby and WINNER’s Song Mino) is thinking about a release this year. “Every time I meet Song Mino, we say, ‘We need to make a comeback.’ We’re thinking about this year. Right now, we’ve gone one step past the we-need-to-do-something stage.”

B.I mentioned what iKON has coming up, saying that he predicts the choreography for their next release is going to be difficult. “Last year, we did a lot of sad songs, so I’m tired of that now. We’re preparing a song and performance with a lot of energy. I’m not sure if it’ll turn into a series like ‘New Kids.’ For right now, we’ve prepared a song.”

Donghyuk added that he wants to show more through dance, and that the members are picking up harder moves well. “I think I might end up working through the lunar new year.”

Source:
https://www.soompi.com/article/1295145wpp/ikon-talks-winning-daesang-overcoming-personal-slumps
https://www.soompi.com/article/1295153wpp/ikon-talks-line-distribution-mobb-comeback-will-different-2018












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