Kim Jaejoong: "In challenging rock, I cannot deny that preujudice is scary"
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"I like Kim Kyungho, Seo Taiji, NEXT, ever since I was little."
Producing an album with the help of Kim Bada from Sinawi... Direct participation as both lyricist and composer.
To end the lawsuit with former agency, "My heart is touched."
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"Ever since I was little, I like our country's rock music more than dance songs. I listened and sand to Kim Kyungho, NEXT, YB, Jo Janghyuk's songs. Since my sister is a huge fan of Seo Taiji, I also often sang along. I especially liked, 'Classroom Idea' and 'Dreaming of Balhae.'"
Kim Jaejoong of group, JYJ, transformed into a rocker. It's not the current popular style of rock, but Retro Rock, which was fashionable in the 1990s. Sometimes, it sounds like pop-rock, sometimes it sounds like J-rock (Japanese rock). Filled with rock and ballad, his solo album, "I," was released on the 16th, including 5 songs with 'Mine' as the title track. Recently, meeting at a cafe in Naesu-dong, Seoul, Jaejoong answered my question of whether he was aware of the prejudice against idols doing rock. "I tried to create music that even people who like rock would say that it sounded great."
This is not the first time Kim Jaejoong transformed into a rocker. He frequently showed affection for rock in his solo performances back in the TVXQ times. In 2008, he released a solo song in Japan which was the rock number, 'Maze.' He said, "Sometimes I would watch the DVD of myself singing 'Maze' in Japan concert in 2012. The image of me enjoying the stage is very impressive."
Kim Bada of rock band Sinawi and Butterfly Effect composed 'One Kiss' and 'Mine.' Shaun of indie band, KOXX, also participated in the recording. Kim Jaejoong wrote the lyrics for most songs of the album and composed 2 of the songs. He said, "I don't know what everything would be like if I had made the album alone. The album is filled with good songs thanks to the participation of outstanding rock musicians." In order to assimilate rock music well, Jaejoong, with help of Kim Bada, abandoned his existing vocal delivery and attempted a shouting vocalism.
Kim Jaejoong's rocker challenge is, so far, progressing with half of the success. Although the album sales are constantly ranked #1, we couldn't say the same yet about the online music charts. As this is his new attempt, there must be some meaning in this. "As a member of JYJ, its a responsibility and also a burden to always show better and new things. Good opportunity came just in time. Not only fans, but there were many people waiting for my rock album." His fan meeting and concert held at KINTEX, Goyang, Gyeonggi, to celebrate the release of the new album, was a huge success with a total of 16,000 attendees.
The whole album is like a personal monologue by Kim Jaejoong. The album's title, and also 'Mine,' 'My Only Comfort,' 'All Alone' etc, the songs for which he wrote the lyrics, are all about, 'I.' "It was not intentional. When I put the songs together, it gave the feeling of something that only I could talk about. Maybe the director did research about my character. He made 'Mine' MV with that feeling. I did say a lot before that I thought I was the ugliest among the members. In the team, I was the one who received the most clear and heavy likes and dislikes toward my appearance. Then in the MV, I appeared as a lonely man wearing a bejeweled mask. I think the music and the video represented really well my hard times in the past."
The 3 year legal dispute between JYJ and former agency SM Entertainment has come to an end. They also won over the Japanese agency, Avex. I asked about his feeling of being freed. He said, "Maybe because it was a very long and tough time, my heart was so touched." "Since we just kind of escaped from a frustrating situation, I hope that we will be able to show ourselves as JYJ in another capacity."
Source: http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/201301/h2013012914282186330.htmTranslated by: Hannah @ PrinceJJ
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