Client: CLASH
From the new EP, ‘Dune’ – which is both urgent and weighty, its bass beats pressing hard against the ear – allows the lyrics “to reflect on the quote ‘What do I live for?’, in reference to those who live in this world where emotions don’t exist, music isn’t accepted, and dance is banned,” says Seonghwa.
In real life, Hongjoong considers asking “What do I live for?” as the chance to centre oneself, rather than trigger an existential crisis. It’s a luxury of consciousness and freedom. “Let’s think about it like this, if we didn’t have our own opinions or thoughts, we wouldn’t ever be able to ask ourselves questions like that. Everyone around the world is likely to ask themselves ‘What do I live for?’ at least once, at some point in their lives. I think it’s a positive question if people go about it the right way and look at it from the right perspective,” he says.
Adds Yunho: “There’s honestly a multitude of questions that I ask all time, but that’s also partially why I’m the type that likes to make decisions quickly for anything that can have an answer. The questions that I continue to ask myself though, usually pertain to my sense of personal self. I ask myself ‘Who exactly am I?’ often.”
Taylor Glasby 