BIGBANG's anniversary week comes to an end today :( Excuse all the BIGBANG posts but this happens once a year, non-VIPs out there. I would like to wrap things off with a more serious post about some important lessons I've learnt from BIGBANG.
Some
VIP's have been fans of these 5 guys since day 1. So you know how far they have worked to get to where they are today. Newer fans may not really know this and may not be able to look past the glitz and glam that is BIGBANG today. Some VIP's may know BIGBANG's story but do not really think about it anymore.
When BIGBANG comes to mind, I do not think perfection like some fan girls do. I recently read some comments from fan girls who were jealous of Barbie in the "One of A Kind" MV. Hilarious! Back to my point. I am glad that I can look past the surface (
which looks pretty darn good. TOP's eyebrows anyone?), go deeper and appreciate not just the music but the passion, hardwork and determination that has brought them this far. Not everyone is familiar with the Kpop trainee process, but I'll do my best to explain how it works. An aspiring musician gets signed to a record label, and you become a trainee for a couple of years. Trainees are groomed day and night to become future stars by taking dance lessons, voice classes, media classes, modelling classes, etc and also combine this with school work. They hardly get a vacation or take breaks during this time. It is exhausting to say the least. Oh, and did I add that they live in dorms with other trainees? They don't get to see their families either!
Bringing this back to BIGBANG, G-Dragon and Taeyang were trainees for 7 years, TOP was an underground rapper prior to joining the group and lost 44 pounds in 40 days in order to be accepted by YG entertainment. Seungri was quite the famous dancer, and Daesung who had little to no entertainment experience had to learn a lot in a little time to get on the same level as GD and Taeyang for example, who had trained for years.
Daesung has talked about almost getting cut due to his lacking sense of style and how much he had to grow as a person as a trainee. GD once shared that after YG CEO, Yang Hyun Suk asked the group if they thought their inner qualities were as good as the group's brand name image; he became more motivated by more than just the thought of success. But also putting their passion into the music they put out, and remembering to forget about the trends but stay a few steps ahead of others!
I find that really profound because if you look at these 5 guys, you have a recipe for success. Passion, hardwork and determination and staying ahead of the game! Imagine being a trainee for 7 years, I am sure that there were times that they wanted to give up but they didn't. Now look how much they have accomplished.
When the going gets tough and you're about giving up on that dream you desperately want to accomplish, think of inspiring people around you. Think of how hard they worked to get to where they are today If you're a VIP, think BIGBANG. Dreams do come true!!
Tonye, of
Truevined Productions who is also a
Pearlle contributor and our resident techie recently watched GD's "
One of A Kind". He loved it so much that he created an
instrumental based on the song. Check on it!
