Big Bang TaeYang on DaeSung, “I have never seen him go to the toilet before”
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Big Bang TaeYang reveals a mystery about fellow member DaeSung.
TaeYang was present for the filming of SBS Strong Heart the previous consecutive holidays when he said on the show, “I have never seen DaeSung going to the toilet before.”
During the filming, TaeYang introduced DaeSung as his roommate in Big Bang, “DaeSung has really many secrets. Having lived together for so long until now, I have never seen him going to the toilet before.” causing laughters during the filming.
With that, DaeSung clarifies, “There is a reason for that” and he reveals the secrets to the “mystery” about him on the show.
As for the reasons before that, stay tuned to Strong Heart on 5th January at 11.15pm.
Meanwhile, the guest appearances on the show are Big Bang TaeYang, DaeSung, KARA Park GyuRi, Goo Hara, Cheon MyungHoon, Choi Philips etc.
Big Bang TaeYang reveals DaeSung’s secrets on SBS Strong Heart
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Big Bang TaeYang reveals that follow member DaeSung carries many secrets.
The 2 were on SBS Strong Heart aired on 5th January when TaeYang said, “DaeSung has many secrets. I have never seen him gone to the toilet. Even though we are roommates for 4 years, I’ve never heard any sound of water flowing from him in the toilet before.”
With that Kang Ho Dong asked, “Not once when you heard him let out gas?” and TaeYang replied, “Not once I’ve heard him fart”. And DaeSung gave a comical reply, “I’m like a heavenly celebrity.”
KARA Park GyuRi then said, “I understand DaeSung. There are people who anticipated that from me. So to fulfil the anticipation, I go the bathroom just to wash my hands.”
TaeYang reveals that, “There was once when Yang HyunSeok likened us to a tree. TaeYang and DaeSung are trees which receive great rainfall and have deep roots, growing well.”
According to TaeYang, Yang HyunSeok also liken GDragon to a rich and beautiful tree which requires trimming once in a while and TOP is a tree which is handsome even though the appearance maybe a little weird.
And regarding youngest SeungRi, Yang HyunSeok was quoted saying, “You have many twigs. The gardener has always to wait by your side. If the gardener do not watch and wait continuously, he won’t know which way the twigs will grow.”
There has always been talks about how DaeSung is about the capabilities rather than the looks in the group.
He said, “When I first saw DaeSung, I thought he was really musically capable. I thought of him as a friend who see music as an end, and that he was a music genius.”
GDragon fanpage members submit petition to prosecutor office, 2nd and 3rd petition coming up
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Amidst news that Big Bang GDragon will be charged for violating the Youth Protection Act with some of his performances during his solo concert, it was known that 1000 GDragon’s fans has handed up a petition to the prosecutors.
GDragon’s fan page Kwon JiYoung Supporters is known to have handed up a petition with signature from 1000 fans to the Seoul District Prosecutor Office after news went out about GDragon’s case recently.
It is known through an announcement posted on GDragon Supporters on 21st December, “The first petition with 1000 signatures have been handed up to the prosecutor office directly. Ahead we are preparing for the 2nd and 3rd petitions.”
The fanpage also wrote, “We will also be sending out petitions to YG Entertainment and GDragon with 2000 signatures. We hope that we can get them to see the heart and sentiments of us many and also that of the artiste himself.”
They also added, “Instead of waiting for the case to be over, we want to relay the right meanings and sentiments. It is like a precious present as compared to just showing support, to relay the enthusiasm and also the subjectivity of the case.”
G-Dragon "Summoned by the Prosecution", No Freedom of Expression for Musicians?
There are many controversies over G-Dragon's performance that was marked as an offense for an immoral performance and also said that it infringed the youth protection laws. We have to recognize that the core of this controversy is the freedom of a creator and that we cannot overlook the freedom of the audience who has the right to enjoy a creator's expressions and results.
This controversy this time is very ambiguous. What is the standard for obscenity? Is it when someone feels sexually harassed or is it when someone thinks that it is simply too erotic? But it’s not like the police could just pick a random person that was at G-Dragon’s concert and ask "Was that too obscene for you?"
There is no set standard for something that is erotic or for something that is obscene and this controversy is equivocal. Also, performers were not naked that made the audience feel like they were watching an 18A performance. Then was the performance obscene because it was about sex? Our society that corners sex as obscene is more abnormal.
Saying that there is a problem with a performance that makes one think about sex is a problem itself since that could mean sex=immoral. Well it’s a whole different problem if G-Dragon's performance was too explicit; however, his performance was short and people had various opinions about it.
The start of this controversy and tragedy was the opinion differences between the audience and the public that was saying G-Dragon's performance was immoral. This eventually led more than 1000 of the audiences that were at G-dragon's concert to turn in a petition to the prosecution.
These people turned in a petition saying "For the obscene performance crime the audience has to agree with the fact that the performance was obscene and over the line; however, G-Dragon's concert was not obscene at all and it did not sexually harass us in any way." Also, these people said the performance as a whole cannot be judged by the short moment.
The more important thing is the freedom of creation. A society that threatens the freedom of creation for musicians makes a society where there is no cultural variety. If G-Dragon's two-hour-long concert is valid as obscenity because of the momentary performance during it, then this is invading the freedom and the rights of a creator.
Popular Culture Critic Tak Hyunmin states a short comment about G-Dragon's performance controversy.
If the government and the country lets culture off the leash then the culture does well on its own or either dies off on its own. G-Dragon's performance controversy is a very symbolic happening; I cannot tolerate the prosecution investing a performance. They do not have even the basic manners for the arts. A performance is an art of the spot and you cannot judge it by a recording of it.