▲ This photo, provided by D-Hack, shows rapper D-Hack. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

 

 

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean rapper D-Hack, who recently saw his 2020 track "Ohayo My Night" rebound to the top of music charts and become a nominee for the top song on music shows, opened up about his career and future aspirations as a rapper.

"I'm aiming to become the best nonconformist," D-Hack said in an interview with Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday. "Honesty is my weapon."

Unlike other hip-hop lyrics full of confidence, the lyrics for "Ohayo My Night" express fear of being left alone. 

"(The lyrics) accurately reflects my personality. The person in the lyrics is afraid by the thought of being let go of or abandoned by a loved one. I never tried to become 'cool' and I've honestly expressed myself as who I am."

Asked how he felt about "Ohayo My Night" becoming a hit, D-Hack said laughing, "This year felt like a dream," adding, "I felt like this year allowed me to be filled with fuel for the future."

"I want to be invited to the MAMAs (Mnet Asian Music Awards) next year and perform on various stages," D-Hack added.

One of the main elements that make up D-Hack's music world is Japan.

Japanese phrases that appear in the middle of D-Hack's songs are known to highlight the rapper's identity.

The 27-year-old singe-songwriter also shared that he usually gets inspiration from Japanese mystery novels, "light novels (Japanese novels that are light reads)," animations, and cartoons.

"I was able to learn more about Japan through friends, fashion, music, and culture. I liked Japanese fashion, popular culture and subculture. Since I was young, I've been listening to songs by Japanese boy band Arashi and enjoyed watching 'Kamen Rider.'"
 

▲ This photo, provided by D-Hack, shows rapper D-Hack. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Recently, D-Hack mentioned to be obsessed with Korea's iconic 90's music group Seo Taiji and Boys' "I'm Going to Erase You" and the late Japanese guitarist Hide's "Rocket Dive."

In the cover image of D-Hack's 2019 album "D To YUMELAND," the rapper is wearing the same yellow jacket Hide used to wear during his activities for "Rocket Dive" in 1998.

"Hide is like my life role model," D-Hack said. "Seo Tae-ji and Hide both released music that was way ahead of their time and succeeded."

"Seo Tai-ji and Boys tried a new attempt to incorporate 'gugak (Korean traditional music)' into rap in their 1993 track 'Anyhow Song,' and I used to be afraid of making music that didn't sound like 'typical hip-hop,'" D-Hack recalled.

D-Hack opened up about how he started hip-hop in hopes to avoid bullying at school. "The power that moves me is inferiority complex. I didn't start hip-hop in a good environment," the rapper confessed. "I thought people would stop bothering me if I became a rapper."

Next year, D-Hack plans to meet fans through various activities such as releasing singles, mini and regular albums.

"I plan on making music that I want to create rather than conforming to what the public likes, regardless of whether it puts me on the top or the bottom of the music charts. If people become mainstream artists, I believe it leads them to lose their own color, so my goal is to become the best non-mainstream artist," D-Hack said.

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