Q: You grew up in the USA, where everyone is free to express their opinion. In Korean culture, speaking out freely is still considered courageous. What's it like working with a young band like LNGSHOT? What do you impart to them?
Jay Park: "I grew up with hip-hop and rap, and in hip-hop you give your community a voice, a voice to what's happening in your community and in your life, whether it's pain or success. Rap and hip-hop did that for me too. They gave me a voice, hope, the courage to speak out. Because Asians in America are often very passive: Let's just be quiet, it's not good to speak up. Of course, there's freedom of speech in the US too, but hip-hop gave me this ability to vocalize things more.
LNGSHOT has only been around for eight or nine months. The industry is very fast-paced, with many good aspects, but also many toxic ones. When you're famous and get a lot of attention, people start to change, whether they're close confidants, fans, or whoever. Even if you don't change yourself, people change because of the circumstances.
I always tell them: Stay humble, stay grateful, and don't forget that you're human. Just because people treat you like a little god doesn't make you one. When you're on stage, performing your art, you can be whoever you want. But when you come off stage, you're not the same person anymore; you're simply a human being. When you're interacting with other people, remember that they're human beings too. That's probably the most important thing I want to impart to them. Of course, I also want them to work hard and sing and dance well. But I assume that's what they want, too."
I don't want to be taken advantage of or exploited, not by the industry, not by a company, & not by someone I don't know, someone into whose hands I'm placing my future. I trust in myself, & I trust in God. That's why I take on the extra effort & sacrifices to start a label or a company & run it the way I want, according to my values.
- Jay Park
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