T.O.P for WWD KOREA MAGAZINE 2026 —
K-POP talk and not following trends 🔥
Q5. You made all the songs yourself. In an era dominated by 1–2 minute short-form music, you chose long narratives over 3 minutes. Do you have uncompromising standards?
TOP: Trends are always changing, and public demand inevitably shifts. I don’t want to make music that is quickly consumed and forgotten. I want to create music that does not evaporate even as time passes.
In this album, I drew inspiration from the “golden age” structure of 1960s–70s rock, while also deconstructing the emotions of 1990s pop—the era that truly shaped K-pop’s meaning. Creating something that cannot be placed in a specific era, something never heard before anywhere, was the most interesting task for me. Honestly, once I start talking about music, my thoughts never end (laughs).
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