BigBang’s Taeyang is deeply in love; showcases his romatic side

Min Hyo Rin
Taeyang and Min Hyo Rin opened about their relationship in 2015.Reuters

People change when they fall in love, and, so did BIGBANG member Taeyang, who is currently dating South Korean actress Min Hyo Rin. The singer-songwriter, who has been in a relationship since 2013, revealed that he discovered his romantic side after meeting his lady love.

During his interview with Dazed and Confused, Taeyang opened up about his relationship with the 30-year-old. The boy group member showcased a completely different side of him. He said, “Honestly, I think people change after meeting someone you love. I didn’t have many romantic relationships, and the romantic scent inside me was beginning to disappear.”

The 28-year-old continued with some filled poetic words: “I felt ‘dry’. However, after I fell in love with my girlfriend, I recovered the romantic side of me. It feels as if rain is softly touching my dry heart. Thanks to love, I feel a lot more relaxed now. For that alone, I am thankful for love.”

Meanwhile, the power couple of the K-pop industry does not get to spend much time with each other because of their busy schedules. Once Hyo Rin revealed: ” He’s not in Korea often because of his schedules overseas, but we try to meet whenever he is in Korea.”

Dishing out details of their typical date style, the former model shared: “We eat good food, and just casually spend time together. We both love to eat, and have similar tastes, so our opinions don’t usually go against each other.”

 

Source: IB Times Singapore

G-Dragon Draws Chinese Crowds to Clothing Store

The flagship store of clothing brand 8 Seconds in Seoul’s shopping district of Myeong-dong was teeming with Chinese tourists on Monday who had come all the way to buy hats and T-shirts branded boy band rapper G-Dragon.

G-Dragon, of BigBang, was tapped as a new model for the brand in August, and daily sales in the Myeong-dong store soared to W200 million ahead of BIGBANG’s 10th-anniversary concert on Aug. 20 (US$1=W1,106).

“Before hiring G-Dragon it took us at least 10 days to achieve such sales,” a staffer said.

Chinese fans of G-Dragon line up outside an 8 Seconds store in Myeong-dong, Seoul in August.Chinese fans of G-Dragon line up outside an 8 Seconds store in Myeong-dong, Seoul in August.

Chinese fans also made up a majority of the 65,000 who packed World Cup Stadium in northwestern Seoul for the anniversary concert.

The duty free shop at Shinsegae Department Store in Myeong-dong, which G-Dragon also advertises, racked up record sales of W1.6 billion on the day of the concert. And YG Store, which sells BIGBANG merchandise, saw sales rise more than five-fold.

While fan meets with Korean Wave stars such as Park Shin-hye and Song Joong-ki have been canceled in China amid a spat over the U.S.’ Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense battery to be stationed in Korea, a concert in China by BIGBANG member Taeyang proceeded without a hitch.

G-Dragon is to visit Shanghai on Sept. 30 to open 8 Seconds’ first store in the city.

By Yoo Ma-di / Sep. 06, 2016 11:35 KST
Source: The Chosun

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