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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.08,0:00:01.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello, everyone!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.41,0:00:03.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm a composer, Ha Eun Jee.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.42,0:00:04.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So good to see you!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.87,0:00:06.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Ha Eun Jee, composer\NQ&A :)]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.15,0:00:10.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My channel finally reached \N10,000 subscribers.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.67,0:00:11.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Clap)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.57,0:00:17.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's been 8? or 9 years, \Nsince I debuted in 2013.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.55,0:00:20.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's been a while.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.17,0:00:24.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started composing full time \Nwhen I was 17.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.25,0:00:26.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's been almost over 10 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.83,0:00:29.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I've never made videos like this,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.64,0:00:36.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I'm here to say hello to you \Ncelebrating a milestone of 10,000 subs.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.88,0:00:38.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Actually I'm feeling awkward right now.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.99,0:00:41.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know what to say\Nor if I'm doing it right.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.15,0:00:43.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Back to the story]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.46,0:00:46.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thankfully, many asked me questions.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.15,0:00:50.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I chose some of them \Nand decided to make a short video.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.97,0:00:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[What is your special tip on composing?]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.02,0:01:00.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, I didn't take formal lessons \Nnor go to music school
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.64,0:01:04.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,following any formal curriculum.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.76,0:01:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started composing for fun at first
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.00,0:01:10.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just loved music \Nand it made me so happy.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.90,0:01:12.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's how I started making music.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.73,0:01:15.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't think I have a special tip on it,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.89,0:01:18.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I do have something \Nthat I think matters most.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.95,0:01:21.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, listen to music as much as you can.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.27,0:01:22.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whenever I get this question,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.81,0:01:28.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I always say, "Listen and \Nappreciate music all the time."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.70,0:01:31.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my case, I listen \Nto my favorite composers' music
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.94,0:01:35.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,along with that of diverse musicans
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.94,0:01:39.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without discrimnating specific genres.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.94,0:01:41.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I try to listen to all kinds of music.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.96,0:01:46.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In turn, those experiences \Nresonate through my music
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.30,0:01:47.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as much as I listened.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.84,0:01:49.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I can give you this tip.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.31,0:01:53.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Try to listen to all kinds of music
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.23,0:01:55.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as much as you possibly can.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.19,0:02:00.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the important tip\NI personally recommend.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.48,0:02:02.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Who's your favorite composer?]
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.55,0:02:04.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love many different kinds of music.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.01,0:02:09.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of all the musicians, \NI love two composers most.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.23,0:02:13.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One is Enrio Moricone \Nwho passed away recently.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.35,0:02:16.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The other is a Japanese composer,\NRyuichi Sakamoto.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.75,0:02:22.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many pieces of my music \Nwere influenced by their musicality.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.56,0:02:24.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While I was studying music hard,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.62,0:02:30.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I listened, analyzed, \Nand imitated their music deliberately.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.56,0:02:33.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I studied on my own just like that.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.25,0:02:39.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The two composers have influenced \Nand inspired me greatly in a good way.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.10,0:02:41.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I love them so much.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.90,0:02:44.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[What is your favorite piece of music?]
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.86,0:02:47.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are so many pieces of music I like.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.61,0:02:54.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can't pick \Njust one favorite music of mine.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.34,0:02:57.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I had to pick one,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.97,0:03:04.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it'd be Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence \Nby Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.60,0:03:08.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was a 3rd or 4th grader...\NI still remember when it happened.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.92,0:03:12.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While I was taking a piano lesson,\NI happened to encounter his music,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.44,0:03:15.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I got shocked to hear it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.70,0:03:19.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was so surprised to know that\Nsuch a beautiful melody ever existed.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.07,0:03:21.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To this day I'm still enjoying it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.39,0:03:26.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This music makes me feel like \NI'm in a movie every winter.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.00,0:03:28.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Am I the only one to feel that way?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.22,0:03:29.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hope I'm not alone.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.47,0:03:35.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every time I listen to it,\Nit feels so new and evokes novel emotions.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.02,0:03:39.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why this music means a lot to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.11,0:03:41.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I chose this music as my favorite one.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.76,0:03:44.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Is it true that you don't know \Nhow to read notes or chords?]
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.06,0:03:49.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To get the bottom line,\NI can read notes of course.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.99,0:03:52.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a bit of misinformation.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.94,0:03:56.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't know how to write notes \Na few years ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.06,0:04:00.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I knew how to read notes, \NI just didn't know about writing them.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.33,0:04:01.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember it's in the past.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.96,0:04:04.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because I started \Nlearning music by myself,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.79,0:04:09.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I got used to writing music in Korean.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.67,0:04:15.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I'm able to write a music sheet \Nwith help of a scoring program.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.84,0:04:23.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Regarding chords, believe it or not,\NI know nothing about them.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.83,0:04:25.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just know the very basics.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.43,0:04:27.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,C major means do, mi and so.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.18,0:04:28.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,D major means re, fa and la.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.96,0:04:33.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is not that I didn't try \Nto learn on purpose.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.53,0:04:36.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As I first experienced music \Nby listening,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.33,0:04:43.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe it seems natural \Nthat music flows out of me.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.51,0:04:49.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I once actually bought popular books \Nabout musical harmonics,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.48,0:04:52.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and some of my friends \Nlent me books about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.71,0:04:55.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just closed them away \Nright after a few pages.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.05,0:04:55.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.86,0:04:57.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was so hard, to be honest.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.93,0:05:03.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think it is much better \Nto express my own music comfortably.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.49,0:05:06.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[What inspires you to compose?]
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.25,0:05:08.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When it comes to inspiration,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.100,0:05:14.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it doesn't mean that a string of melodies \Ncomes to my mind all of a sudden
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.47,0:05:16.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while walking on the street.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.99,0:05:20.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of genius people \Nmight compose like that.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.23,0:05:27.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe inspiration is to express \Nwhat I want to show from deep in my heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.95,0:05:29.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it is not something grand to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.81,0:05:35.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything in my daily lives matters.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.36,0:05:37.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[When will you have a concert?]
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.37,0:05:43.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I do want to have a concert.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.70,0:05:46.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know we didn't have \None last year either.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.20,0:05:51.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Usually I used to perform once a year, \Na regular concert.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.66,0:05:57.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I called each concert, the first star, \Nsecond star, third star and the like.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.24,0:06:01.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But now the stars just stopped \Ndue to the Covid-19.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.32,0:06:04.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The next star is waiting to rise...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.09,0:06:08.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Actually I was planning \Nto have a concert this fall,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.07,0:06:13.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yet the situation hasn't been better.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.41,0:06:16.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I needed to reconsider the schedule.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.78,0:06:19.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For now I don't have a fixed schedule.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.16,0:06:21.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really want to see you at the concert.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.86,0:06:25.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope we can meet some time soon.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.86,0:06:27.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you for asking!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.84,0:06:30.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[What was your childhood like?]
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.27,0:06:39.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was very outgoing and a bit like a boy.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.34,0:06:41.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I preferred playing outside \Nto staying indoors.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.73,0:06:47.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I literally climbed and roamed hills \Ncatching dragonflies.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.67,0:06:49.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I gathered kids to hangout together.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.85,0:06:54.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At that time, a type of kickboard \Nwas very popular, called Sing Sing Board?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.36,0:06:56.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, a board with two handlebars.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.24,0:07:00.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I roamed all corners of the town with it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.90,0:07:04.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I liked roller-staking so much,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.90,0:07:07.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and going to the ice rink with friends.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.78,0:07:12.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I liked outdoor activities\Nand I never stayed still.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.35,0:07:14.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think I was in trouble very often.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.88,0:07:16.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not so serious but kiddish trouble.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.100,0:07:19.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I loved music when I was very young.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.34,0:07:20.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just like I do today.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.44,0:07:26.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My father loves listening to music,\Nthough he is not a musician.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.68,0:07:29.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's how I could experience \Na lot of music.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.74,0:07:35.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My father used to collect DVDs or CDs, \Nwhich is not often used today
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.82,0:07:39.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Classical music, Jazz, traditional \NKorean music, Pop opera, and so on.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.91,0:07:44.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So diverse melodies \Nalways filled the house.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.64,0:07:47.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As I was exposed \Nto the musical environment,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.23,0:07:51.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could feel it through my body \Nnaturally rather than through theory.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.71,0:07:56.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After school I caught dragonflies \Nplaying passionately,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.60,0:08:00.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then I listened to the whole songs \Nfrom Sound of Music alone
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.98,0:08:02.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when coming back home.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.97,0:08:10.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really liked Pop opera singers, \NCharlotte Church and Josh Grovan.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.53,0:08:12.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I loved these two singers.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.75,0:08:16.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was a kid, \NI wanted to get their music CDs so badly.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.84,0:08:20.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember getting them \Nat the music store.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.84,0:08:23.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saved my pocket money to buy the CDs.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.74,0:08:29.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think my passion for music \Nbegan as a child.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.15,0:08:37.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Music was just like a friend \Nor air to breathe to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.41,0:08:39.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[How can I learn \Nto play the piano by myself?]
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.54,0:08:46.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, I'm a composer, not a pianist.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.31,0:08:51.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I personally think I'm not \Nin a position to give you any advice
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.07,0:08:53.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on how to play the piano \Nor basic knowledge about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.20,0:08:58.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Piano is my best friend \Nthat I am always by its side.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.00,0:09:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet I find it so hard,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.69,0:09:12.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I often used to consider deeply \Nabout my own compositions for the concert,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.56,0:09:16.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thinking why I wrote it this way.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.28,0:09:20.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have rather small hands.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.07,0:09:22.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They just appear longer on screen.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.43,0:09:28.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some left comments saying, \N"You have long fingers."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.75,0:09:32.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wish I had bigger hands.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.24,0:09:37.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Back to the story]\NSo how to learn piano on your own....
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.77,0:09:43.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unless you want to become \Na world-class piano player,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.29,0:09:51.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if you want to love \Nand enjoy music for life,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.32,0:09:56.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it'd be a good start to practice music
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.26,0:10:00.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of your favorite musicians \Nas much as you can.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.57,0:10:03.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It may sound so simple.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.83,0:10:10.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we start music with comfort, \Nwe'll become better at playing.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.68,0:10:13.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our ability will grow \Nas we practice along the way.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.46,0:10:17.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In particular, it applies to music.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.72,0:10:20.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Listening and practicing much is
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.94,0:10:25.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think about how we become \Ngood at playing the piano.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.43,0:10:28.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Have you got pieces of music \Nthat had been unfinished or discarded?]
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.57,0:10:34.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've got many pieces I stopped writing \Nin midway on my laptop.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.46,0:10:38.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Very often I would complete \Na piece in just 10 minutes.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.55,0:10:43.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Other times I would keep pondering \Nover just one bar of music for months.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.60,0:10:47.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have many more pieces of music\Nthat I think are not yet complete.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.62,0:10:50.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Which one of your music \Ndo you love most?]
Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.59,0:10:54.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's Run in the Wilderness.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.76,0:11:00.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, I've often said \Nthat I hate to play it.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.85,0:11:04.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's so hard to play \Nbecause of too many leaps.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.10,0:11:09.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm the one who wrote it that way,\Nso I can't help it....
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.55,0:11:12.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Run in the Wilderness \Nwas the first official music
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.75,0:11:16.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after I decided to become a composer.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.00,0:11:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To my surprise, \Nmany people like this one so much.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.18,0:11:26.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's so special to me\Nbecause you love it.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.74,0:11:29.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[What makes you drop out \Nof high school voluntarily?]
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.98,0:11:35.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those who have known me so long\Nwould be well aware of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.67,0:11:39.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I dropped out of school voluntarily\Nwhen I was in 10th grade.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.83,0:11:43.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm being careful \Ntalking about this topic.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:43.83,0:11:51.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The educational system seems \Nto be tuned into only the SAT.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.77,0:11:55.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Although I was young, \NI got tired of that system.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.69,0:11:59.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I decided to focus my time and energy
Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.57,0:12:03.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on what I love \Nand can do well to be happy.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.70,0:12:11.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, a high school drop-out \Ndidn't seem to be acceptable in Korea.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.99,0:12:20.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now things have changed a lot\Nthat we cheer those who go their own way.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:20.64,0:12:26.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But just 10 years ago,\Neven though it wasn't so log ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:27.15,0:12:31.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The decision to drop out did affect \Nmany things personally and socially.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.15,0:12:36.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People used to put a social stigma \Non the drop-outs.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.35,0:12:43.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many actually doubted \Nwhether my decision was right.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:44.20,0:12:50.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Through those times, \NI rather grew firm in the choice I made.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.31,0:12:54.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to make it.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.31,0:12:57.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was determined to make it.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:57.06,0:12:59.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are many other ways.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.08,0:13:03.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I believe that \Nevery one of us has our own way.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:03.36,0:13:08.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not fair to say \Nthat there's only one right way.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.58,0:13:13.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When people blame those who \Nare out of the so-called right way,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:13.43,0:13:18.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,labelling them \Nthe maladjusted or losers,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.63,0:13:24.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt a bit bad and sad.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:24.21,0:13:28.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's when I became \Nmore determined to make it.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:28.99,0:13:33.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wasn't sure of how far \NI could reach out
Dialogue: 0,0:13:33.13,0:13:37.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or how much I could achieve.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.68,0:13:41.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet it was my life \Nand I chose to live my way.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.02,0:13:52.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to prove that there could \Nbe another way and life.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:52.64,0:13:55.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was never an easy decision at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:55.20,0:13:59.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There were many obstacles, \Nif not too serious.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:00.42,0:14:07.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At that time, I wrote a 10-page report \Nfor my parents
Dialogue: 0,0:14:07.90,0:14:11.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the future plan, \Nwhat I'd learned at school,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:11.90,0:14:15.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what I wanted to do out of school,\Nhow I hoped my life would be,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:15.90,0:14:19.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and including my dreams.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:19.90,0:14:22.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I showed them to my parents.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:22.95,0:14:25.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They felt reassured \Nto know my plans saying,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:25.07,0:14:27.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"We believe you would \Nbe alright with these plans.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:27.50,0:14:31.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do everything freely as you hope to."
Dialogue: 0,0:14:32.10,0:14:35.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was 17 when I stopped going to school.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:35.08,0:14:39.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since then I could \Nfocus on composing full time.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:39.54,0:14:42.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have been running \Nmy own marathon until now.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.04,0:14:46.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I do believe that there are \Nmany things we can learn
Dialogue: 0,0:14:46.04,0:14:48.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the textbooks and public education.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:48.12,0:14:50.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's also important I think.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:50.53,0:14:52.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We should cherish everything we have.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:52.100,0:14:55.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Still, I studied so hard
Dialogue: 0,0:14:55.86,0:14:58.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,focusing on myself with my own standard.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:00.19,0:15:04.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I kept thinking about \Nwhat my life should be like,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:04.91,0:15:08.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my life's color, scent and more,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:08.45,0:15:13.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which led to the decision to drop out.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:13.48,0:15:19.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That big turning point sort of\Nmade me what I am now,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:19.54,0:15:24.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which in turn influenced \Nmy mind toward music
Dialogue: 0,0:15:24.28,0:15:31.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,broadened my view \Non the world and people I guess.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:31.58,0:15:34.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Are you going to continue \Nwriting books along with music?]
Dialogue: 0,0:15:34.54,0:15:35.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:36.55,0:15:40.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of my dreams after I turned 17
Dialogue: 0,0:15:40.55,0:15:45.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to publish a book with my name on it.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:45.51,0:15:48.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I planned to write three books in my 20's.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:48.48,0:15:50.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's an ongoing project.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:50.57,0:15:53.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've published two novels so far.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:53.09,0:15:58.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While writing music,\Nstories hit upon me based on the music.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:58.59,0:16:00.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's also wonderful \Nto come up with music
Dialogue: 0,0:16:00.67,0:16:04.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that fits in the scenes I imagine.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:04.69,0:16:08.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Music and writing seem \Nto go hand in hand organically.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:08.09,0:16:13.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are precious tools \Nto express what's in my mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:13.45,0:16:19.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been writing a diary for long.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:19.74,0:16:25.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think I'll keep writing \Nalongside the music.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:25.72,0:16:30.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of my goals is \Nto become a music director
Dialogue: 0,0:16:30.69,0:16:35.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of movies or animated movies \Nadapted from my own books.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:35.63,0:16:38.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is my dream in the faraway future.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:38.56,0:16:41.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[What does your motto, \N'Good Impact', mean?]
Dialogue: 0,0:16:41.12,0:16:46.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The concept of giving impact \Non someone wouldn't be too big.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:47.11,0:16:54.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like saying hello or thank you \Nwith a bright smile to bus drivers,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:54.13,0:16:59.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if that makes them happy \Nand their life beautiful
Dialogue: 0,0:16:59.11,0:17:02.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then it could be called Good Impact.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:02.31,0:17:08.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe each one of us \Nhas certain impact wherever we are.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:08.72,0:17:12.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It depends on how we use it in our lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:12.10,0:17:19.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In that respect, I earnestly \Nhope my music to flow
Dialogue: 0,0:17:19.15,0:17:25.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with good impact wherever \Nor whenever it spreads.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:25.25,0:17:31.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The reason I want to do better \Nand reach in higher position in the future
Dialogue: 0,0:17:31.86,0:17:36.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that I can reach out \Nto much more people
Dialogue: 0,0:17:36.65,0:17:38.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sharing good impact.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:38.65,0:17:44.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'm trying hard in taking \Ncare of my mind and writing music.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:44.42,0:17:48.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if I'm not perfect,\NI'm trying to be honest.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:48.42,0:17:50.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if I sometimes lose,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:50.48,0:17:54.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm desperately trying \Nto be in good spirit.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:55.14,0:17:58.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because I put my heart into the music
Dialogue: 0,0:17:58.14,0:18:02.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is inevitable to reveal
Dialogue: 0,0:18:02.14,0:18:08.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what I normally think \Nor how I live my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:08.53,0:18:12.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Music is like meeting \Nsoul to soul I believe.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:12.53,0:18:16.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is magical that the whole-hearted music
Dialogue: 0,0:18:16.53,0:18:20.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can tap into someone's heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:20.53,0:18:27.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Although there are many things\Nthat are noble and precious,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:27.84,0:18:33.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I personally think art is so beautiful.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:33.32,0:18:37.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I feel responsibility as such.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:37.33,0:18:41.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Am I being too serious all of a sudden?
Dialogue: 0,0:18:41.65,0:18:44.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyways, I want to keep this mindset.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:44.87,0:18:50.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In so doing,\NI've forced myself live that way.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:50.95,0:18:53.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd like to let you know today
Dialogue: 0,0:18:53.83,0:18:58.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I've been writing music \Nwith this attitude all the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:58.40,0:19:01.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know you're cheering me on.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:01.24,0:19:03.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really appreciate it.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:03.30,0:19:05.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what I wanted to tell you.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:09.02,0:19:13.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's been my Q&A time.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:13.02,0:19:15.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was so meaningful to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:16.07,0:19:18.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's been possible all because of you.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:19.35,0:19:21.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you so much for loving my music
Dialogue: 0,0:19:21.84,0:19:29.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and for supporting me \Nmany ways wherever you are.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:29.36,0:19:35.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why I can continue \Nmy journey of music.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:35.32,0:19:42.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope my music helps \Nyou have dreams and courage.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:42.50,0:19:44.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you so much.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:44.09,0:19:46.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hope you are happy all the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:46.32,0:19:48.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm here to support you as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:48.67,0:19:49.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you!
Dialogue: 0,0:19:51.20,0:19:54.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[It's going to be alright. \NWipe away your tears.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:54.39,0:19:58.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The cold will heal and a butterfly \Nis flying on your bruised heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:58.84,0:20:03.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now we're stumbling, \Nbut someday we'll blossom dazzlingly
Dialogue: 0,0:20:03.12,0:20:06.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stepping over today's hardship.]