[NEWS] Daesung’s 1st Japanese pictorial interview 2/4 : His personality

You’ve always been the one to create a friendly atmosphere since you were young?
I was a really naughty kid.

Does that mean you would tease the girl you like?
Yes….(eyes widen) You know?! (laughs)

The naughty type…the ones with a weird temper…quite a lot of people are like that.
Weird temper??

These people won’t directly say their feelings out…instead, they will tease.
Yes, I’m completely like that! (laughs)

When was your first love?
I liked a girl from Grade 3 to Grade 7, but I didn’t have the confidence to tell her so that was it…

You’ve liked her for a long time….why did you suddenly give up in Grade 7?
I found out she had a boyfriend..

Ah…what a sad love story. Did anything change for you after that experience? Do you have more confidence telling girls about your feeling now?
No….no way (laughs).

Ah..Daesung really doesn’t like to express his feelings. What about to your BIGBANG members? Can you express your thoughts to them?
I will definitely speak up if it’s about BIGBANG but I don’t like confrontation. I like being honest.

You are the peacemaker then.
Yes, I’m very shy in front of strangers and I usually won’t talk to them first. When I first started getting to know BIGBANG members, I rarely expressed my thoughts.

So when did you start to express your feelings to them?
Hm……since last year.

(laughs) After 5 years of being together…
But I still can’t fully express myself. Hm how should I say this? Our relationship with each other is at the point where we don’t need to talk to know what the others are feeling. It’s not that I’m holding in what I want to say, but this is my personality. There are times where I feel too worried but it’s not only for the members, but other people as well.

Don’t you think it’s tiring?
To be honest, yes…..but I’m used to it. (laughs)

Then have you complained to any of the members?
No.

So, when the members’ feel down, what is something you will definitely do?
I usually don’t say anything directly to make them feel better. I will pretend nothing is wrong and tell some jokes or do something funny to make them laugh.

Have there been times where you suddenly wanted to cry?
I definitely won’t cry when I’m outside, but I will cry when I’m by myself at home. It’s not crying because I felt I was treated wrongly or because I felt sad, but it’s when I watch a movie and it makes me too emotional. I watched ‘Hachiko: A Dog’s Story’ a few days ago and cried…(laughs)

I agree that movie was very sad indeed, but I’m surprised that Daesung cried.
Ever since that accident (Editor’s note: A car accident happened in August, 2009 where Daesung injured his nose and arm. His activities were halted for 4 wks), all my thought process and everything has changed. I felt like I went through hell and back. Nothing is more horrifying than that, so when I encounter things I dislike and I can tell someone to ease my burden, that will make me happy. I changed after that accident…I want to treasure everything in life and I don’t want to waste a second of it.