BIGBANG’s Seungri discussed his solo career and recent promotions in a pictorial and interview with High Cut magazine.

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In the interview, Seungri described his solo album “The Great Seungri.” He began, “In one phrase, it’s a satisfying album. It’s an album where I’m showing all of my hidden talents that I couldn’t display while promoting for BIGBANG.”

He continued, “Did you watch the film, ‘The Great Gatsby?’ It’s not really a party-like, fun film. In order to reconnect with his love Daisy, he worked really hard to earn money and threw a party. He made himself known, expressed himself, and prepared everything, but couldn’t win back Daisy.”

He added, “Everyone has a story. You can see that when looking at [a piece by] Basquiat. Whether it’s art or music, there has to be a tragedy for the public to sympathize. In this album, there is the ‘party people,’ fun, bright Seungri, but also the feelings of pain and hardship that I keep inside.”

Seungri recently gained a positive image as a businessman through his variety show appearances. On this, he commented, “While appearing on shows, I think my sincere appearance got through [to viewers]. The things that I’ve done till now weren’t for show, but are the real me. People who thought that it was all made up saw the reality shows and thought, ‘Ah, he runs a business and really works hard,’ and ‘That’s really who he is.’ I think people began to acknowledge me.”

Talking about an increase in middle-aged fans, he said with a laugh, “After appearing on ‘My Ugly Duckling,’ middle-aged women really like me when I go to restaurants. [When they see me] while cutting green onions, they leave their knife on the cutting board and run out.”

He added, “These days, I hear ‘Aww, eat more,’ rather than the fans saying, ‘Oppa! Oppa!’ It’s new. I wonder what’s going on.”

This issue of High Cut featuring Seungri hit stands on July 19. Check out his photos below!

Seungri released “The Great Seungri” and MV for his title track “1,2,3!” on July 20.

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The July 23 broadcast of MBC’s “ Section TV” met up with BIGBANG’s Seungri, who recently made his first solo comeback in five years.

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On his long-awaited return, Seungri said, “There are no plans for me at YG. Everything always happens so suddenly. Yang Hyun Suk has never before weighed in so much on my album. He checked my walking, and even the quality of the tires on my car.”

The singer put forth a funny chart promise for his comeback: “If my nine songs line up on the charts, I’ll contact the 1,600 people in my phone to have them line up at an ice cream shop.”

Seungri also asked G-Dragon, who has over 16 million followers on his Instagram, if he could borrow the account to promote his album. “He just cursed at me,” said Seungri. But the BIGBANG members love him, and periodically contact him, saying that they miss him and love him.

Seungri shared a story of when Taeyang, who had gotten a phone call as a reward for good performance, had used the call to contact Seungri. When Seungri joked that Taeyang should be calling his wife Min Hyo Rin instead, Taeyang said that she comes to visit him every week.

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BIGBANG’s Seungri shared a sweet photo with TVXQ’s Yunho!

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On July 23, Seungri posted a photo of the two together with the caption, “Ran into TVXQ’s U-Know Yunho by chance. We share the same agency in Japan called Avex. We’re also from the same hometown in Gwangju. My [Japanese] agency senior gave me his support for my solo activities. He’s always such a warm person.”

우연치않게 만난 #유노윤호 형 #ユノユンホ #동방신기 #tvxq 일본에서는 같은 기획사 #avex 고향선배 #광주 회사선배 솔로활동 응원도 해주셨다 ㅜㅜ 언제나 따뜻하심

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Yunho made his debut as a member of TVXQ in 2003 and Seungri debuted as a member of BIGBANG in 2006. Both teams are long-running groups who are respected in the industry, and Yunho and Seungri have maintained a friendship over the years as they both come from Gwangju.

Seungri recently released his first full-length studio album “The Great Seungri” and music video for title track “1, 2, 3!” He is currently busy with promotional activities for his solo comeback.

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