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Hello, everyone!

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I'm a composer, Ha Eun Jee.

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So good to see you!

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[Ha Eun Jee, composer[br]Q&A :)]

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My channel finally reached [br]10,000 subscribers.

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(Clap)

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It's been 8? or 9 years, [br]since I debuted in 2013.

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It's been a while.

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I started composing full time [br]when I was 17.

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So it's been almost over 10 years.

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But I've never made videos like this,

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so I'm here to say hello to you [br]celebrating a milestone of 10,000 subs.

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Actually I'm feeling awkward right now.

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I don't know what to say[br]or if I'm doing it right.

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[Back to the story]

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Thankfully, many asked me questions.

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I chose some of them [br]and decided to make a short video.

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[What is your special tip on composing?]

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In fact, I didn't take formal lessons [br]nor go to music school

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following any formal curriculum.

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I started composing for fun at first

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I just loved music [br]and it made me so happy.

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That's how I started making music.

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I don't think I have a special tip on it,

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but I do have something [br]that I think matters most.

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First, listen to music as much as you can.

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Whenever I get this question,

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I always say, "Listen and [br]appreciate music all the time."

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In my case, I listen [br]to my favorite composers' music

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along with that of diverse musicans

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without discrimnating specific genres.

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I try to listen to all kinds of music.

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In turn, those experiences [br]resonate through my music

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as much as I listened.

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So I can give you this tip.

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Try to listen to all kinds of music

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as much as you possibly can.

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That's the important tip[br]I personally recommend.

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[Who's your favorite composer?]

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I love many different kinds of music.

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Of all the musicians, [br]I love two composers most.

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One is Enrio Moricone [br]who passed away recently.

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The other is a Japanese composer,[br]Ryuichi Sakamoto.

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Many pieces of my music [br]were influenced by their musicality.

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While I was studying music hard,

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I listened, analyzed, [br]and imitated their music deliberately.

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I studied on my own just like that.

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The two composers have influenced [br]and inspired me greatly in a good way.

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So I love them so much.

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[What is your favorite piece of music?]

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There are so many pieces of music I like.

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I can't pick [br]just one favorite music of mine.

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If I had to pick one,

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it'd be Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence [br]by Ryuichi Sakamoto.

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When I was a 3rd or 4th grader...[br]I still remember when it happened.

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While I was taking a piano lesson,[br]I happened to encounter his music,

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and I got shocked to hear it.

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I was so surprised to know that[br]such a beautiful melody ever existed.

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To this day I'm still enjoying it.

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This music makes me feel like [br]I'm in a movie every winter.

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Am I the only one to feel that way?

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Hope I'm not alone.

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Every time I listen to it,[br]it feels so new and evokes novel emotions.

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That's why this music means a lot to me.

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So I chose this music as my favorite one.

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[Is it true that you don't know [br]how to read notes or chords?]

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To get the bottom line,[br]I can read notes of course.

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This is a bit of misinformation.

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I didn't know how to write notes [br]a few years ago.

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So I knew how to read notes, [br]I just didn't know about writing them.

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Remember it's in the past.

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Because I started [br]learning music by myself,

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I got used to writing music in Korean.

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Now I'm able to write a music sheet [br]with help of a scoring program.

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Regarding chords, believe it or not,[br]I know nothing about them.

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I just know the very basics.

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C major means do, mi and so.

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D major means re, fa and la.

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It is not that I didn't try [br]to learn on purpose.

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As I first experienced music [br]by listening,

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I believe it seems natural [br]that music flows out of me.

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I once actually bought popular books [br]about musical harmonics,

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and some of my friends [br]lent me books about it.

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I just closed them away [br]right after a few pages.

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(Laughter)

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It was so hard, to be honest.

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I think it is much better [br]to express my own music comfortably.

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[What inspires you to compose?]

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When it comes to inspiration,

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it doesn't mean that a string of melodies [br]comes to my mind all of a sudden

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while walking on the street.

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Some of genius people [br]might compose like that.

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I believe inspiration is to express [br]what I want to show from deep in my heart.

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So it is not something grand to me.

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Everything in my daily lives matters.

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[When will you have a concert?]

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I do want to have a concert.

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You know we didn't have [br]one last year either.

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Usually I used to perform once a year, [br]a regular concert.

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I called each concert, the first star, [br]second star, third star and the like.

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But now the stars just stopped [br]due to the Covid-19.

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The next star is waiting to rise...

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Actually I was planning [br]to have a concert this fall,

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yet the situation hasn't been better.

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I needed to reconsider the schedule.

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For now I don't have a fixed schedule.

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I really want to see you at the concert.

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I hope we can meet some time soon.

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Thank you for asking!

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[What was your childhood like?]

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I was very outgoing and a bit like a boy.

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I preferred playing outside [br]to staying indoors.

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I literally climbed and roamed hills [br]catching dragonflies.

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I gathered kids to hangout together.

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At that time, a type of kickboard [br]was very popular, called Sing Sing Board?

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You know, a board with two handlebars.

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I roamed all corners of the town with it.

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I liked roller-staking so much,

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and going to the ice rink with friends.

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I liked outdoor activities[br]and I never stayed still.

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I think I was in trouble very often.

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Not so serious but kiddish trouble.

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I loved music when I was very young.

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Just like I do today.

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My father loves listening to music,[br]though he is not a musician.

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That's how I could experience [br]a lot of music.

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My father used to collect DVDs or CDs, [br]which is not often used today

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Classical music, Jazz, traditional [br]Korean music, Pop opera, and so on.

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So diverse melodies [br]always filled the house.

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As I was exposed [br]to the musical environment,

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I could feel it through my body [br]naturally rather than through theory.

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After school I caught dragonflies [br]playing passionately,

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and then I listened to the whole songs [br]from Sound of Music alone

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when coming back home.

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I really liked Pop opera singers, [br]Charlotte Church and Josh Grovan.

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I loved these two singers.

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When I was a kid, [br]I wanted to get their music CDs so badly.

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I remember getting them [br]at the music store.

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I saved my pocket money to buy the CDs.

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I think my passion for music [br]began as a child.

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Music was just like a friend [br]or air to breathe to me.

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[How can I learn [br]to play the piano by myself?]

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In fact, I'm a composer, not a pianist.

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So I personally think I'm not [br]in a position to give you any advice

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on how to play the piano [br]or basic knowledge about it.

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Piano is my best friend [br]that I am always by its side.

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Yet I find it so hard,

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I often used to consider deeply [br]about my own compositions for the concert,

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thinking why I wrote it this way.

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I have rather small hands.

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They just appear longer on screen.

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Some left comments saying, [br]"You have long fingers."

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I wish I had bigger hands.

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[Back to the story][br]So how to learn piano on your own....

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Unless you want to become [br]a world-class piano player,

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and if you want to love [br]and enjoy music for life,

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it'd be a good start to practice music

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of your favorite musicians [br]as much as you can.

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It may sound so simple.

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If we start music with comfort, [br]we'll become better at playing.

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Our ability will grow [br]as we practice along the way.

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In particular, it applies to music.

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Listening and practicing much is

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I think about how we become [br]good at playing the piano.

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[Have you got pieces of music [br]that had been unfinished or discarded?]

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I've got many pieces I stopped writing [br]in midway on my laptop.

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Very often I would complete [br]a piece in just 10 minutes.

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Other times I would keep pondering [br]over just one bar of music for months.

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I have many more pieces of music[br]that I think are not yet complete.

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[Which one of your music [br]do you love most?]

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It's Run in the Wilderness.

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However, I've often said [br]that I hate to play it.

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It's so hard to play [br]because of too many leaps.

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I'm the one who wrote it that way,[br]so I can't help it....

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Run in the Wilderness [br]was the first official music

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after I decided to become a composer.

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To my surprise, [br]many people like this one so much.

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It's so special to me[br]because you love it.

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[What makes you drop out [br]of high school voluntarily?]

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Those who have known me so long[br]would be well aware of it.

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I dropped out of school voluntarily[br]when I was in 10th grade.

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I'm being careful [br]talking about this topic.

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The educational system seems [br]to be tuned into only the SAT.

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Although I was young, [br]I got tired of that system.

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So I decided to focus my time and energy

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on what I love [br]and can do well to be happy.

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In fact, a high school drop-out [br]didn't seem to be acceptable in Korea.

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Now things have changed a lot[br]that we cheer those who go their own way.

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But just 10 years ago,[br]even though it wasn't so log ago.

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The decision to drop out did affect [br]many things personally and socially.

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People used to put a social stigma [br]on the drop-outs.

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Many actually doubted [br]whether my decision was right.

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Through those times, [br]I rather grew firm in the choice I made.

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I wanted to make it.

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I was determined to make it.

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There are many other ways.

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And I believe that [br]every one of us has our own way.

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It's not fair to say [br]that there's only one right way.

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When people blame those who [br]are out of the so-called right way,

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labelling them [br]the maladjusted or losers,

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I felt a bit bad and sad.

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That's when I became [br]more determined to make it.

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I wasn't sure of how far [br]I could reach out

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or how much I could achieve.

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Yet it was my life [br]and I chose to live my way.

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I wanted to prove that there could [br]be another way and life.

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It was never an easy decision at all.

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There were many obstacles, [br]if not too serious.

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At that time, I wrote a 10-page report [br]for my parents

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about the future plan, [br]what I'd learned at school,

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what I wanted to do out of school,[br]how I hoped my life would be,

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and including my dreams.

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I showed them to my parents.

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They felt reassured [br]to know my plans saying,

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"We believe you would [br]be alright with these plans.

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Do everything freely as you hope to."

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I was 17 when I stopped going to school.

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Since then I could [br]focus on composing full time.

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I have been running [br]my own marathon until now.

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I do believe that there are [br]many things we can learn

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from the textbooks and public education.

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And that's also important I think.

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We should cherish everything we have.

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Still, I studied so hard

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focusing on myself with my own standard.

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I kept thinking about [br]what my life should be like,

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my life's color, scent and more,

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which led to the decision to drop out.

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That big turning point sort of[br]made me what I am now,

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which in turn influenced [br]my mind toward music

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broadened my view [br]on the world and people I guess.

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[Are you going to continue [br]writing books along with music?]

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Yes.

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One of my dreams after I turned 17

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is to publish a book with my name on it.

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I planned to write three books in my 20's.

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It's an ongoing project.

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I've published two novels so far.

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While writing music,[br]stories hit upon me based on the music.

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It's also wonderful [br]to come up with music

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that fits in the scenes I imagine.

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Music and writing seem [br]to go hand in hand organically.

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They are precious tools [br]to express what's in my mind.

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I've been writing a diary for long.

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I think I'll keep writing [br]alongside the music.

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One of my goals is [br]to become a music director

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of movies or animated movies [br]adapted from my own books.

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This is my dream in the faraway future.

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[What does your motto, [br]'Good Impact', mean?]

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The concept of giving impact [br]on someone wouldn't be too big.

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Like saying hello or thank you [br]with a bright smile to bus drivers,

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if that makes them happy [br]and their life beautiful

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then it could be called Good Impact.

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I believe each one of us [br]has certain impact wherever we are.

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It depends on how we use it in our lives.

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In that respect, I earnestly [br]hope my music to flow

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with good impact wherever [br]or whenever it spreads.

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The reason I want to do better [br]and reach in higher position in the future

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is that I can reach out [br]to much more people

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sharing good impact.

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So I'm trying hard in taking [br]care of my mind and writing music.

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Even if I'm not perfect,[br]I'm trying to be honest.

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Even if I sometimes lose,

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I'm desperately trying [br]to be in good spirit.

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Because I put my heart into the music

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it is inevitable to reveal

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what I normally think [br]or how I live my life.

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Music is like meeting [br]soul to soul I believe.

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It is magical that the whole-hearted music

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can tap into someone's heart.

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Although there are many things[br]that are noble and precious,

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I personally think art is so beautiful.

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And I feel responsibility as such.

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Am I being too serious all of a sudden?

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Anyways, I want to keep this mindset.

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In so doing,[br]I've forced myself live that way.

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I'd like to let you know today

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that I've been writing music [br]with this attitude all the time.

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I know you're cheering me on.

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I really appreciate it.

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That's what I wanted to tell you.

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It's been my Q&A time.

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It was so meaningful to me.

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It's been possible all because of you.

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Thank you so much for loving my music

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and for supporting me [br]many ways wherever you are.

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That's why I can continue [br]my journey of music.

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I hope my music helps [br]you have dreams and courage.

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Thank you so much.

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Hope you are happy all the time.

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I'm here to support you as well.

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Thank you!

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[It's going to be alright. [br]Wipe away your tears.

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The cold will heal and a butterfly [br]is flying on your bruised heart.

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Now we're stumbling, [br]but someday we'll blossom dazzlingly

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stepping over today's hardship.]