This is his second solo album, but also his first original album.

D-Lites Dslove has

been released. This time around, we are near the recording set of M-ons music pr
ogram CDET!, listening to the emotions he inputted into this album. We are trying
to get a feel of the atmosphere that he created.
Dslove, the second solo album from D-Lite, has a theme based off love and took the cr
own during its debut on Oricons daily albums chart. D-Lite showed us his rich voc
als and caring trait during his arena tour held in June and July. Caring D-Lite
have been telling all the staff members to look out for him and teach him more w
henever they can. He shines when he speaks and the atmosphere around him is just
as harmonious like usual. From our conversation about his album and his tour, I
can sense his confidence as a solo artist from his straightforwardness.
BIG BANGs main vocal who loves singing, D-LITEs new work! Singing about love:
Q1: Your previous album Dscover is a J-Pop cover album. Dslove is an album with origin
al songs as the center of attention. How do you feel when you listen to the song
s?
D-Lite: I produced this album revolving around the topic of love. I used songs to
describe the strongest and warmest feeling in all emotions, which is love. For exa
mple, Rainy Rainy and Dress, were produced together with the Japanese composers. Dur
ing the initial stages, the title for the songs was Rainy Rainy and Dress. I thought
that it was good so I added in lyrics based on my minor experiences.
Q2: This time round you participated in writing lyrics too.
D-Lite: Yes, I wrote the lyrics in Korean first then I seeked help to translate
it to Japanese. There are a couple of versions that were in Japanese so I sang t
he songs out first with its Japanese lyrics to see which relates the most. If th
e pronunciation is different, the song changes as well.
Q3: Did your previous experience of covering J-Pop songs help?
D-Lite: Yes, when singing in Japanese, I always have thoughts like How do I input
my feelings and heart into the song? As I already have these results from my pre
vious experience, I am able to perform differently. I think this is really good.
Q4: Do you think it is easy to write songs about love?
D-Lite: Speaking about whether it is easy or tough When I was in my teens, I was
always having a crush on others, I am the type who cannot confess to girls I lov
e (laugh). However, I will carry the mood of being in love over to the recording
sessions and the experience then will make me delve into the song naturally.
Q5: Are the listeners able to resonate with the songs? Dont you have worries like t
his?
D-Lite: I do. The previous album was a J-Pop cover album and the songs were ever
ybodys favourites thus I thought the reaction will be good as well. On the contra
ry, original songs are like gambling, we never know if it will garner their supp
ort. However, it is great to know that so many people enjoy listening to my song
s.
Hope to be pampered?! D-LITEs relaxing talk!
Q6: Your arena tour in June and July was awesome. I saw your performance at Nipp
on Budoukan and I feel that the fans are really very warm.
D-Lite: Ah, have you been infected by them already? (laughs)
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Q7: Yes (laugh). Your interaction with the audience was great and funny.
D-Lite: That is the most important part. Singing is also important but because t
here is technically zero chances with speaking with my fans thus I wanted to cre
ate sufficient me+fans time during the concert. With that being said, it means tha
t being the role of an MC is also very important. As there are also many fans th
at went for last years DLIVE also present this year, it will be good to let everybod
y know how my concert works so the atmosphere will be good too.
Q8: Thats really nice of you. (Example) You will give bottled water to the audien
ce as a present occasionally
D-Lite: I did not plan to do that at the start but when I suddenly think of givi
ng something to them, I looked around me and I can only find bottled water (laug
h). Ive mentioned this countless times during my MC portion in my concert.
I dont have a special existence, I am also not a very awe-inspiring person nor am
I an outstanding person. I am just a normal human. Its just that I love singing
a lot. So, it is not about showing others the greatest performance but rather, unde
rstanding my fans, wanting to be able to communicate with them in tandem. I want
to exist in their life like a friend.
Q9: You are really outstanding as the main vocalist and you are also a charismat
ic artist. This sentence of yours left a deep impression on me. Even if my throat
hurts when I project my voice out during rehearsals, I am still able to sing wh
en the concert starts officially
D-Lite: My throat isnt very good to begin with and Ive also said things like my thr
oat is bad today. However, I can only persevere on. (Daesung has suffered from Vo
cal nodules since 2006)
Q10: Lots of determination. I personally like it when you sing BIG BANGs Fantastic
Baby solo as well.
D-Lite: Hahahahaha! Ah, it is not a big deal because it is actually not that tou
gh (laughs).
Q11: (laughs). Lets talk about other stuffs apart from your solo activities. BIG
BANG will be performing in A-nation festival, what kind of concert do you guys w
ant to conduct?
D-Lite: Solo activities are actually a personal growth period. After experiencin
g different emotions and new things, when all 5 of us get together again, we wil
l be very strong. A-nations festival will be the long-awaited performance by the
5 of us thus it will definitely be super high!
Q12: Fellow member Sol is also releasing his debut album in Japan and conducting
a tour. Any thoughts about his solo activities?
D-Lite: I did start my solo activities in Japan slightly earlier than him, but S
ol has always been hosting solo activities in Korea since the start. When prepar
ing for my own solo concert, I will look through G-Dragon, Sol and V.I.s solo act
ivities as reference. Sol is charming and he is good at singing too. His dance i
s also great thus theres no worry there (laughs).
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Q13: Its mutual recognition.
D-Lite: Yes. I think that is also our plus point.
Q14: The Japanese artist you are more interested in now?
D-Lite: An artist who does cover work of one of the songs in my cover album. Bef
ore that though, I received Motohiro Hatas new concert DVD as a present. I would
like to watch it after my Japan tour ends.
Q15: Your favorite Japanese phrase recently?
D-Lite: ???? (Chiyahoya: to pamper). I learnt this phrase during my Korean lesson.
It sounds cute and the meaning is interesting too. I remembered it immediately
by just listening to it once (laughs).
Translation by nakedae @ Smile Holic (dsholic.com)
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