00:00Evan! Evan! Evan! Evan! Evan!
00:08How you guys feeling tonight?
00:11Yeah!
00:12What up Evan man? Long time no see!
00:15How you doing?
00:15I'm doing good, I'm loving the jacket though.
00:18Oh, thank you.
00:18Yeah, you look great, you look great.
00:19I look like your kids.
00:20See, I'm trying to be like you when I grow up.
00:23Man, can you believe how long we've known each other?
00:25It was like four years ago when we were here at the Grand Museum.
00:28Right.
00:28And now we're back.
00:29It's been a while, it's been a while.
00:31I'm so glad to be here, finally.
00:33Oh yeah, well we gotta catch up, let's go sit down.
00:34Let's go.
00:35Let's do it.
00:35Yeah, yeah.
00:40We're right here in the middle of downtown LA.
00:43Like, welcome back to LA, brother.
00:44Yeah.
00:45You've been really busy, so how are you feeling?
00:48It's been, it's so, so been a while in LA.
00:51So I'm so glad to be here, finally.
00:53I feel like, recently I'm busy.
00:55It's a life.
00:57Yeah.
00:57She told me don't worry about it.
01:01It's a cool life, I'll tell you that.
01:03It's a life.
01:04Let's start with like, when you landed on being solo, how did you land with Evan?
01:08I decided to name myself Evan.
01:12Because of Evan.
01:13Yeah.
01:14A long, long while ago, when I was young, my friends from foreign, they are talking to me like, Evan,
01:24Evan, Evan, Evan.
01:25So that's why I'm called Evan.
01:26Evan.
01:27Listen, okay.
01:27Well, Evan, I love it, bro.
01:29And what have you learned about yourself through this process so far?
01:32I learned a lot. I learned how to make music well and make a whole album well, producing and everything
01:43and her performance as a solo soloist, treating like other people and everything. Everything is improving a lot.
01:53Yeah. And I mean, I even like watching in your documentary how involved you were with everything. So what has
01:58been different about the recording process as a soloist?
02:06First, I started to make a demo with other producers and top liners. When the demo came out, I started
02:14to make lyrics and other things to mix it up. And then it's done. Yeah. The saying is really easy,
02:23but the way is too long. Yeah. But it's a really tough time. But yeah.
02:28You're not new to this. It's like you've been in the music industry for a long time. So like with
02:33all your career, what is like you have you learned that has helped you now today?
02:37Oh, the most important thing is pretty easy. Sleep well. Oh, really? Yeah. Sleep well is really important. Yeah. One
02:45day, I forgot to sleep because I needed work a lot to do.
02:52Uh-huh. So I worked a lot. And then next day, I'm like punched out. I'm passed out.
03:00Or punched out. That also works. Yeah, it also works. But yeah. So Tetris, please sleep well.
03:05I will. I'm learning from you. It's really important.
03:07Because I don't. So I'm going to get better about it. Thank you for the advice. I told you, I'm
03:11trying to be like you.
03:12And I mean, like what has your time as a soloist allowed you to explore as an artist?
03:17Do you know about the song sessions? Yeah. I did song session really, really a lot. Maybe about 30, 40
03:24in a month.
03:26That's crazy. Yeah. So it's a tough time. It was a tough time. But yeah, it's a really, really good
03:33experience for me.
03:34You are my ride or die. It drops till the end of time.
03:40So also, Evan, I really enjoyed watching your documentary. I thought it was really nice for you to do that.
03:46And it showed like a completely different side of you.
03:48I want to send to the crowd just a bit, a little bit message that is nothing is impossible.
03:55Because before I debut, my high note in the ride or die couldn't do it.
04:02Really? Yeah, yeah, yeah. I couldn't do that.
04:04I decided to improve myself. And then I practiced a lot.
04:09That's what I did in the ride.
04:12You sound really good in the documentary as well. But you also said at one point in the documentary,
04:17I feel like I'm not enough. What brought along that feeling?
04:21Maybe it's about myself. Like I said. Because money and fame and crowd, everything is really important for me also.
04:31Because I'm a human being. Most important thing is just myself and keep developing myself and going higher is more
04:41important for me as a goal.
04:43So, in that point, I think I am not enough.
04:48I thought I was just thinking about that. So, that's why I told you that.
04:54Well, I mean, you're killing it. I mean, let's talk. I wanted to talk to you a little bit about
04:57the songs on your project.
04:59And the first track is Not Enough. So, is that experience that you had that inspired the writing of that
05:05song?
05:05Yeah, I'm looking for a piece. But it's all not a piece. But it's not enough. It's not enough.
05:12That's right. That's a key point in the album. Because I wanted to draw the message to the crowd.
05:22That's a really, really, really main theme of the album. So, that's why I decided to choose as a track
05:34one.
05:35Yeah, it is. It starts the album really well. And I like seeing you at rehearsal. That was really cool.
05:39Like just vibing on stage and everything like that. Getting to get a private performance.
05:43So, what do you do to prep for like rehearsal? What's your vibe and energy like before?
05:52I'm so glad to be here. Sitting in the Remy Museum.
06:06For this show, it's about almost freestyle. This vibe, this energy and like every city views and everything are good.
06:15So, I didn't need to like prepare anything. So, just I'm going to do what I want to do.
06:20Do I want my ride or die? Try till the end of time.
06:26If I turn the snow down, it shall be all right.
06:31Let's go. The vibe is crazy.
06:33Woo!
06:35Woo!
06:40Woo!
06:41Woo!
06:41Woo!
06:42Woo!
06:43Woo!
06:45Woo!
06:46Woo!
06:46How excited are you to see the fans out there?
06:48Yeah, that's right. Evers are waiting out there.
06:52You have to look over and see. They're like lined up, bro.
06:54Yeah, yeah, yeah. When I come into like this building, so many fans are like yelling for me, so.
07:01What has it been like to have their support through this process?
07:04Evers are really passionate. So, you're my inspiration. So,
07:12that's why I keep making music.
07:17Evers! Evers! Evers! Evers! Evers! Evers! Evers! Evers! Evers! Evers!
07:40Evers! And I describe my new release album as Mirror. Why I'm making this album, I needed to know myself
07:51really, really well.
07:52So that's a really important for making the whole album. That's a key, yeah.
08:03I gotta tell you, man, I know it was the first one, but my favorite track is Ride or Die.
08:07I play it so much, man. So do you feel like that song like really showed who you were?
08:13And why did you decide that one was important enough to be the first?
08:15Oh, honestly saying, um, I was not interested in rock songs.
08:20Oh, really?
08:22Yeah, but YouTube invited me to Every Love Being. Complicated.
08:29Yeah.
08:29Yeah, I heard the song. It's like, wow, this song is really like bingo.
08:34So I was like, oh, oh, why don't I make a rock song?
08:40So I decided to make a song starting Ride or Die.
08:45That was some great inspiration.
08:47And then, of course, the name of the whole project is Death of Me.
08:49So talk to me about that song and why you decided to name the album After Death of Me.
08:53It's my time to go crazy.
08:55It's my time to go crazy.
08:57It's my time to go crazy.
09:00It's my time to go crazy.
09:01이 곡은 사실 많은 분들이 오해하실 수 있는 게 저의 죽음 뒤에 새로운 제가 태어났다라고 생각하실 수도 있는데 그런 거라기보다는
09:16계속해서 저를 저는 채찍질하는 성향이다 보니까 그렇게
09:25발전하는 과정에서 저 스스로가 저에게
09:30몰아세운다는 느낌이 들더라고요.
09:32그래서 내 죽음은 아직 오지 않았다라는 의미, 강한 포부를 담고 있는 곡이라고 할 수 있을 것 같아요.
09:39Dude, I love how much thought you've put into this project, man. It's really great to see.
09:50I love how much thought you've put into this project.
09:53Another song I love, Going Home.
09:54Going Home.
09:55And I heard some meaning behind that song. So talk to me about how personal that one is to you.
09:59As you know, I'm a really busy guy. So I have a lot of schedule. So I was got that
10:09no time to go home.
10:11Even if I was really close with family, why can I go home a lot? So that's a topic about
10:23this song. So it's quite sad.
10:27I have a lot of time on my home, so I have a lot of time to go home.
10:34The next day, I'm leaving a little late at night. I'm leaving my face.
10:40I'm looking at my face. I'm looking at my face. I'm looking at my face.
10:48I'm looking at my face. I'm looking at my face.
11:11It's such a beautiful thing, and I'm sure your family loves you, and is so proud of you.
11:23Talk to me about immature as well. That's such a good track.
11:25Yeah, immature is just immature.
11:31Do you feel like you're immature?
11:35Yeah. I'm a human being too, and everyone has an immature character.
11:42We sure do.
11:42Yeah, yeah, yeah, because human being is human being.
11:45Everyone has just a little bit of weakness or something.
11:50I want to just agree with it because so many crowds are talking to me as, like, you are so
11:58immature and dumb.
12:03Bad commands are really, really annoying for me.
12:08So, well, at that time, I decided to make a song.
12:14That's great that you took the haters and you flipped it.
12:17Yeah.
12:17There you go, man. I love it.
12:19I'm immature, guys.
12:22So hot.
12:23And then also, I mean, tell me, out of all these songs, what was the hardest for you to, like,
12:27write or record in the studio?
12:28Mmm, I think, I think, um, death in me is really, really hard for me.
12:38Yeah.
12:38Writing, writing the lyrics is really, really hard for me.
12:41Because, um, even as Korean, there, there, there is so many Koreans in it.
12:47But, even, even I'm Korean, uh, there is really hard, hard words in Korea.
12:53So, um, it, it took a lot of times, and...
12:59Ah, and there's also that.
13:00I used that song once.
13:04I used that song once.
13:06I used that song once.
13:07I used that song once again.
13:08And once again, I used that song once again.
13:10So, I used that song once again.
13:12I used that song once again.
13:13Yes.
13:13Dude, your schedule is crazy.
13:16You're a beast, man.
13:17But speaking of your schedule, we do have to go on stage.
13:19I'm a little nervous.
13:20Do you still get nervous?
13:21Not at all.
13:21Not at all?
13:22Okay, I'm gonna channel that.
13:23Alright, well, let's go out there.
13:28So, let's talk about Overflow as well.
13:33How did Overflow fit into your direction on this album?
13:36Overflow.
13:37I wrote this song when I was really, really down.
14:03Well, who would you say is your favorite artist?
14:07Running an add.
14:13Yeah, I already know.
14:25Dude, that was so fun.
14:26Oh, yeah.
14:28I had a blast up there.
14:29It was so cool to see your fans and how excited they were to be around.
14:32So how fun was that for you?
14:33Wow, it's been a while performing in L.A.,
14:38but L.A. is still alive.
14:40Yeah, they definitely brought the energy, man.
14:42And like, what's different for it about you?
14:44I know like being on stage as a soloist has to feel different from being in a group.
14:48So what's different about being up there?
14:49Well, I think it's the most important thing to be able to show the energy on the stage.
14:59We call it GANG in Korea.
15:02That's energy?
15:02Yeah, that's kind of a similar thing.
15:06GANG?
15:06GANG?
15:07GANG.
15:08GANG.
15:09I want to say it right.
15:10Am I saying it pronounced?
15:11Yeah.
15:12Okay, cool.
15:12Listen, I want to get better, okay?
15:14And then like being at the Grammy Museum is also really cool and like has so much history.
15:19So does it performing at a cool place like this make you nervous or excited for the future?
15:23I mean, it's really honored to me also.
15:25And Grammy is really, really huge.
15:28I'm so honored to be here and performing on the stage.
15:32It's a really good time.
15:33And yeah, I'm so happy right now.
15:35Yeah, it was a great time.
15:36And I mean, you're not done yet.
15:37This weekend is busy for you.
15:39You're going to be at KCON.
15:40Yeah, yeah.
15:40So how excited are you to go over to KCON and perform?
15:43There's one more extra song that I cover.
15:46Yeah, it's going to be fun.
15:47So tell me about the surprise you have for fans over there.
15:49What song is it going to be?
15:50It's going to be As It Was by Harry Styles.
15:53Oh, dude, you're going to have fun with that.
15:55Yeah.
16:01As your fans are following you on this journey, what do you want them to know about the future right
16:06now?
16:07One thing I wanted to make them know is I'm going to just keep going and keep making music.
16:15So don't be too, like, disappointed or something.
16:21I will make everyone trust in me.
16:25Don't worry about my future.
16:27So let's together.
16:29Yeah, I love it, man.
16:30Well, I'm so proud of you.
16:31And thanks for having me come hang out with you all day today, man.
16:34This was great.
16:35I appreciate you.
16:36Thank you so much.
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