1. What do you do when you’re not on a schedule?
Rapmon: All I do is compose. My personality is like that as well, but it’s hard to walk around freely outside. If I could roam around comfortably, I would wear my hood, listen to music, and visit Gyeongbokgung Palace or Gwanghwamun Gate. I used to do that a lot as a trainee, but now that I’m always in the studio, it’s harder to write lyrics. I should go out to look at and hear things, and talk to my friends.
2. You wrote a short poem about starting social life at the age of 20 “Are you going to crumble / Are you going to get buried.” What was the hardest thing?
Rapmon: Not being able to say what I want to say, or having to say things I don’t want to say, because of my responsibilities as the leader. It’s hard because I feel like my true feelings are a lie and that I am being rejected.
3. But even through that, is there something that you’ve learned in the past year?
Rapmon: I’ve grasped some things, but haven’t mastered them yet. I know it in my head, but my actions don’t always follow. There are some problems where I must compliment the person who disagrees with me to bring them to my side and work in a direction that is best for both of us. When I didn’t know this, I only pushed and criticized the other person, so that person must have felt trapped. People who don’t know me very well may think that I’m mature, but closer people see me as a kid. (laughs) Over the past year, I’ve realized that I’m really a ‘kid.’
4. Aren’t there a lot of fans that are younger?
Rapmon: A lot of 14 and 15 year-olds send letters. Some say “You studied hard and worked on music hard, so you found your path early, but I have no idea what I’m doing right now. But I started to think about my dreams after listening to your songs.” and about ‘No More Dream,’ some say “I don’t listen to this song during testing season because I feel guilty. I feel like I’m becoming insignificant.” Things like this make me look back on myself.
5. If you didn’t do music, what would you be doing now?
Rapmon: Maybe I would be a student. If I went into college, I would be wrestling with assignments and pleading with professors, like other students. I think I would either join a music club or watch performances in Hongdae because I wouldn’t be able to forget music. Since I am already in the school, I wouldn’t worry about grades, I would just focus on graduating. (laughs)
6. Right now, what would be your biggest possible deviation?
Rapmon: Missing a deadline, or going to a nearby park to compose. Once, things were not working out well, so I threw the keyboard and mouse and went to a nearby tennis court to write a song, and that song was ‘No More Dream.’
7. Are there times when you wished you would be less reasonable?
Rapmon: Always. I think my rationalism gets in the way of my creativity. I’ve written many songs, but the last time I got a good review was on a song that I wrote when I exploded at something. Normally, I have so many thoughts that it’s hard to organize them when I write lyrics. But these complicated thoughts are central to my music and made me who I am today. It’s a double edged sword.
8. What would you do if you could gather all of your luck at once and use it?
Rapmon: I’ll take out music, since I have to do that with my own power. Can I choose two things? (laughs) Loving the person that I love and getting married. Another one would be having an unchanging friendship with two people who have been my friends since kindergarten. You never know what will happen in life, so I think things like that are luck.
9. What do you think art is?
Rapmon: Showing others the world that you see. That’s why I think anyone can become an artist.
10. What kind of artist do you think you are?
Rapmon: A person in deep though between two families. i want to be secure even while I am lost, and I think about losing one thing by choosing another. Sometimes I just want a secure life, and gain inspiration by seeing the nature that I love, but on the other hand, I want to go on an adventure. Everything brings up a dilemma. Everything on this planet is contradictory.
1. During filming you suggested new outifts. Are you interested in fashion?
Suga: I am. Earlier, the clothes that were prepared seemed like it would be too hot, so I changed it. I don’t really buy expensive clothes, but I pay close attention when buying accessories. Earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings- I like them all. Lately, I’ve been collected basketball shoes that I’ve liked since elementary school. After only working for a year, my heart is empty, so I do this to fill the void.
2. What recharges you?
Suga: Basketball. I won many competitions while I was in school, and I played basketball every Sunday when I was a trainee. I used to play at the Han River, and I got scouted to a college hyung’s team, but I don’t have time to play because I debuted. My position is either the point guard or shooting guard, and my feet are fast, so I’m better at defense than offense. But I’ve lost some of my skill because I haven’t played in a long time. Three-pointers weren’t this far away back then…(laughs)
3. What is a moment in everyday life that you like, that no one knows about?
Suga: When I write music by myself. Usually, midnight to 6am is the most stressful time, but I don’t dislike it. I don’t really like loud places with a lot of people. I think everyone needs a time and place for themselves to get refreshed.
4. What has been the biggest change between the underground rapper Min Yoongi and Min Suga?
Suga: That has been my worry lately. When I look back, I’ve seen and learned a lot between those times. At the time, I thought everything I did was the best, including my music, so I think I grew a lot. But I’m worried that I’m not as sharp as I was before, so I’m worried that I lost my original color.
5. How is writing lyrics different from performing on stage?
Suga: I think idols are fundamentally entertainers, so they must show something impactful. It’s important to be good at writing lyrics and rapping, but something that surpasses that is the “visual” aspect. But I don’t want to just be good for show, so I work on things on the inside. Because there are things that are underestimated and overestimated. Of course, it would be best to be good at everything.
6. If you had to live on a non-inhabited island for 3 years, which member would you take with you?
Suga: Jimin. So I can boss him around. (laughs) I’m just kidding. I don’t talk much and I’m not funny, but Jimin is amiable and mature, so we match well.
7. You may not have a funny personality, but you are a funny character. You seem like you’re not greedy, but you have a lot of ambitions.
Suga: I may not have much ambition as an entertainer, but I have a lot of ambition when it comes to music. When I was young, I prefered hands-on learning as opposed to reading from a book, so my goal was to be someone who shapes our culture. Someone who can direct anything from music videos to performances. My dreams are big, even though I don’t know if I will do well.
8. What would you do if you could gather all of your luck at once and use it?
Suga: I’m not the type to go all-in on anything…but if I was given the luck, I would go all-in on the work I am doing now. Life is long, but I have the ambition to reach the peak with my music.
9. How do you compromise when you have to do something you don’t like in order to do something that you do like?
Suga: A fan once asked me “What comes first- what you want to do, or what you have to do?” and I think what you have to do comes first. I’m not in the situation where I can say that I can’t do it, and I’m not so inflexible that I will say I won’t do it, just to safe my pride. But there is one thing I can’t give up- being honest with my music. I only write about my own experiences.
10.How would you describe you attitude towards the world?
Suga: I don’t worry about others. Sometimes it comes out in my lyrics- “I don’t give a shit.” I don’t really like worrying about what others think of me, so I want to avoid worrying about it if I can. I want to just keep living how I’ve been living up until now.
Credits :
Translate : seobangniiiiim.tumblr Via @menewbunny