G-Dragon opened up concerning the misery he skilled throughout a drug investigation involving him, saying the false accusations left him so shaken that he even thought-about retiring from the leisure trade.
The singer additionally spoke about his future, together with the opportunity of marriage.
The artist appeared on MBC’s present affairs program “Son Suk-hee’s Questions 3,” which aired Wednesday. Throughout the interview, he revisited key moments of his profession and mentioned the circumstances surrounding his 2023 drug allegations.
Host Son Suk-hee talked about the music video for “Energy,” launched final October, noting that G-Dragon had described it as humorous satire however that the video felt like a direct critique.
G-Dragon replied, “I had a really clear message. A yr earlier than the album launch, I grew to become entangled in an incident.”
In October 2023, he was investigated on suspicion of drug use. G-Dragon firmly denied the allegation, voluntarily appeared for police questioning and was later cleared after detailed forensic assessments returned damaging.
Though prosecutors discovered no grounds to maneuver the case ahead, he mentioned he suffered vital stress because of speculative experiences and chronic rumors.
“I wasn’t attempting to enchantment for sympathy, however regardless of being the particular person affected, I had nowhere to precise my ideas or emotions,” he mentioned. “I used to be already taking a break from actions, and issues spiraled uncontrolled. For 2 or three months, together with the top of the yr and the beginning of the following, I barely bear in mind how I acquired by means of it.”
He described the interval as “draining and empty.” He added, “I wasn’t going to stage a protest, nor did I wish to maintain a press convention. But it surely was painful, and enduring it felt stifling. I even puzzled, ‘Ought to I actually come again?’ or ‘If I stop and retire, I might stay like an peculiar particular person.’ However there was no actual motive for me to vanish.”
He mentioned these experiences formed the creation of “Energy.” “The foundation of the issue lay within the media,” he mentioned. “I wished to make use of my voice to satirize the media in order that one thing like this could not occur once more.”
Throughout the interview, G-Dragon additionally addressed his ideas on marriage. When Son requested, “When will you get married?” he laughed and replied, “You get married when it’s time. It’s a world I’ve by no means skilled, so I’m inquisitive about it.”
He added, “It truly is an unknown world to me. Amongst our members, Taeyang is married and now has a 4-year-old baby. Once I go to and say, ‘I’m your dad’s buddy,’ even that feels surreal to me.”
G-Dragon mentioned he believes he’ll turn out to be a father sometime. “I’m excited but in addition nervous,” he mentioned. As for a possible accomplice, he added with a smile, “I’m somebody who will get married. If that’s recognized, perhaps somebody will come alongside.”
This text from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Occasions, is translated by generative AI and edited by The Korea Occasions.
