Kwon Ji Yong is searching for the comfort and reliable people that G-Dragon doesn't have offstage.

When I was younger, Big Bang didn't go on many variety programs, so we used to try and plan many fun events for our concert, like drama parodies, which Korean fans enjoyed.

I often enjoy wearing loud and outspoken clothing on stage, so off it, I usually wear loose-fitting vintage shirts, jeans, or track suits I've had forever. I just add styling to those pieces.

It would be better to be recognized first for music, but people go with what they like. If I'm here because I'm recognized more so as a style icon, then, if I'm smart enough, I will use this opportunity to share more insight about my music.

Unfortunately, in Korea, I feel like some people are just seeing the dollar signs and sending out artists into the foreign markets who aren't fully prepared.

I'm not even sure who I really am sometimes.

Just like anyone else, I want privacy at times, but I understand that I am a celebrity.

I started out as a child actor. Back then, I didn't have a manager or company, and I couldn't even dream of having a stylist. My mom made and bought the clothes I would wear. I think that was probably when I first got into fashion.

European style is classic, with its own color, and to me, it always feels chic.

I want to continuously instigate, whatever it may be.

We believe that anything and everything is possible, regardless if it's a domestic or international project.

I want to do something that can support all the people in Korea and the world who see us and are inspired to do their own thing.

I have to say I really was surprised on my first world tour. It was amazing to see what we've always dreamed of, right before our eyes.

I would only create clothes myself if I felt I could do something really different - create a new style subculture for my generation - and that is very ambitious.

I earned the opportunity to stand on stage with many senior artists at YG, and naturally, I gained stage experience.

I think Taeyang developed this image as a dancing singer, mostly because of records like 'Only Look At Me,' and 'Where U At.' To me, personally, I think Taeyang tried to make a change on 'I Need a Girl.' It gets a little mellower.

We make our own music, and the songs appeal to the public well, and the public likes them.

I now know that inspirations must come from everywhere.

There are times even I am a bit embarrassed by my look.

I study my fans all the time, and what I learn from them will definitely be reflected in my future work.

I don't know what I would have been doing if I was not in YG, but I think I would be doing something artistic.

You can't explain Chanel. It's a verb.

I stand on stage hoping to give good energy to the audience, but if I cannot give good energy anymore, I will have to leave right away.

I wasn't trying to be famous when I started making music. I mean, that wasn't the first thing I wanted.

I hope that, even when I'm simply just Kwon Ji-yong, I can be someone who still shines even without all these 'flashy' costumes on.

I just listened to regular commercial music from Korea. I would just follow the choreographed dance routines. I didn't have any ambitions of pursuing rapping. I liked dancing, so I did that.

There was this hip-hop collective called People Crew. And at the time in Korea, there was no real place to access rap music. So People Crew used to host this summer school program, which taught rapping and dancing. I begged my mom to attend that school to learn how to rap.

I am usually positive and optimistic. If I get stressed or some results are not so good, I let it go by thinking, 'Oh well, it can be better next time.' I don't worry a lot, and I'm not too serious about anything.

When you have a girlfriend, there are many things that are irritating every day, every night. I'm sure it's different for everyone, but when you fight, it gets really annoying.

Stage outfits are loud, outspoken, glamorous, fancy, and very different from normal day-to-day clothing. Therefore, by its nature, it is experimental.

Every Chanel show I've been to is very conceptual. Even down to the music and smells, the whole thing is connected.

Stony Skunk, when they were with our company, had a song which I personally like called 'Red Light District.'

I was about nine years old when I first heard Wu-Tang's 'C.R.E.A.M.' Before that, I didn't know anything about rap or hip-hop. I was just into Korean pop.

As a rapper, I was heavily influenced by American rap albums. But for songs that are more melody-driven, I get my inspiration from Korean albums.

I would write down the lyrics to 'C.R.E.A.M.' in Korean - not translating it, but phonetically writing out each word. I didn't know what they were saying, so I would just write everything down as I heard it. I would recite it and imitate it like that. That's how I started to write my own raps.

Because I love shopping, my house is overflowing with clothes. Most of them were bought by myself.

When I was still a student, I came out of a performing arts high school, and the female students who were doing traditional dance and ballet were so beautiful. They were beautiful, starting from their postures.

The most important thing is knowing what you are good at.

People may see me as a luxurious star, but I am always thinking I can be represented by my psychological world that is fraught with vanity, loneliness, and always feels inadequate.

I'm the type of person who commits to the fullest to whatever I'm doing.

'Storm' was the first song I did as a member of YG. The record gave me a lot of pressure. I didn't think I was prepared at the time.

We always focus on the quality of music because as long as the content is good, then the interest will be there.

I will keep - try - to be, like, on a new level every day.

I'm not sure if they do this in the States, but in Korea, until high school, on your graduation diploma there's a line that states your future goal. Kids write 'president' or 'astronaut,' or whatever. I always wrote 'singer.'

Whether it's music or fashion, the older I get, I realize what's comfortable lasts longer.

I occasionally rapped along to some homegrown Korean rap. And then a friend introduced me to Wu-Tang and played me 'Enter the 36th Chambers.' It was very shocking. And then I started to look for different albums. This was pre-Internet, so it's hard to find the music, and it was even harder to find music videos.

The sights you can find here in Paris are second to none.

It would be ridiculous for anyone to consider me the face of Korean art.

I am a songwriter and producer, and though you have to be personal in everything you do, you always having to look at things from another's perspective.

When I was young and didn't know any English, I was drawn by the energy and power of foreign songs and their melodies.