Taeyang

I think I am a pretty good at understanding each character of each person I meet.

I just want the audience to see that the performances are a real representation of myself.

I think fans acknowledged the effort I have made as a solo artist and as a member of Bigbang throughout the years. It is a very humbling yet gratifying achievement for me.

Personally, if I like someone I'm pretty earnest with that one person. So I've dated only a few over the years.

Honestly, I think people change after meeting someone you love.

The musical style and sound of 'Love You to Death' is something I wanted to do from the moment I started working on this album. It's a very masculine track with dramatic lyrics.

I didn't have many romantic relationships, and the romantic scent inside me was beginning to disappear.

I never thought of myself as successful. I have just done what I love to do. I appreciate that I can continue working as a musician every day.

When I look at the life of those artists I admire, I believe that age isn't a big factor. As long as I have the capacity to accept a wide range of music, and have the ability to produce and make new music, I think I'd be okay as an older K-pop artist.

Even myself, I believe that as an artist I should pursue more independent activities. If more artists believe in this and are active about it, they will be able to accomplish more on their own, without the influence of entertainment labels.

Rise' gave me an idea for the rest of the music’s concepts. I really thought of the sun when I listened it. So I imagined nature, and the jungle, because the soundtrack is wild. It was a real vision of the sun from the universe and of nature!"

I like the universe and nature. I am inspired a lot by the beauties of nature. I named myself as the sun because the sun is the brightest star from the incalculable stars in the universe.