There are K-Pop fans across the globe who share the same passion. But on online platforms, it is hard to know about each other’ stories and K-Pop life. Even if we are in the same fandom, it is hard to get to know each other. So at Kpopmap, we started the Kpopmap Fan Interview Project to get to know more about K-Pop fans from different countries: more about their K-Pop life and tastes and to give them the opportunity to share with our readers about their favorite group(s) and bias. Team DLB (DEMIAN Daily Live Brazil) are the next fans answer our questions. They are fans of K-Pop artist DEMIAN. Check out how they entered the fandom, the songs and content they advise to new fans, and much more! Can you introduce yourself? Where are you from? Hello, we are Team DLB (DEMIAN Daily Live Brazil), a Brazilian fanbase dedicated to the singer-songwritter DEMIAN. DLB is composed of three girls: Essize (19 years), CJ (18 years) and Rose (18 years). How and when did you enter the fandom? Essize entered the fandom in 2020/March, a few days after DEMIAN’s debut with ‘Cassette’. Rose entered in 2020/August, when she also became friend with Essize through SNS and she introduced Rose to two songs by DEMIAN, ‘Cassette’ and ‘Karma’. Despite the fact that she really liked the songs, Rose did not expect that she would join the fandom at that moment, but over time, DEMIAN, with his charisma, got a big space into Rose’s heart. And for the last admin: CJ - Shortly after the release of ‘LOVE%’ feat. DAWN, YouTube recommended it to her, and she fell in love with DEMIAN’s voice immediately. What are the reasons why you love your favorite artist? DEMIAN is such a charismatic person and also he is that kind of artist who you feel you’ve known for years when you’ve only known him for just a week. He makes you feel so comfortable, like you are besties. Yet, he debuted at a hard time as the pandemic, he did his best to be close with his fans, doing weekly lives, releasing singles (official and not-oficcial), entertaining with different contests, etc. He is always giving us a lot of love and hope. Beyond that, his voice is so smooth and touching. His songs’ lyrics are unique and have their own charm. Which song by them caught your attention at first and why? When Rose and Essize heard ‘Cassette’ for the first time, they liked the smooth tone of DEMIAN’s voice even when the music is upbeat, presenting a unique color compared to other K-Pop artists, DEMIAN was not trying to follow others’ styles, but releasing his own style. CJ got caught by ‘LOVE%’ for being an addictive song. Its MV is one of DEMIAN’s most complex ones, and the chorus is so catchy that it can’t get out of your mind. Not to mention, it is his most upbeat and kind of ballad song. Can you recommend a title track and a B-side track for new fans? We recommend his latest released song, called ‘BASEMENT BOY’. It is a cheerful song that talks about not giving up on hopes and that soon your wishes will be fulfilled. And for the B-side we will recommend ‘One More Night’. This song has a sad and very deep melody, which you can feel even without knowing the translation. You can get so easily addicted to it. You just can’t stop listening and singing to it all day. Can you recommend a fancam, V-Live, cover video, cover dance, or individual content video of your favourite artist to our readers? The first time DEMIAN went on stage, it was during JTBC’s program, “Superband 2”. So we couldn’t help but indicate the two greatest performances of DEMIAN on Kim JoonSeo Team and Valo Team, in which DEMIAN had a big role. Our 1st recommendation is ‘I Won’t Give Up’ performance that brings great contrasts, a calm melody followed by a calm voice and suddenly, when you are really not expecting that, the voice gains a great strength, making the performance even better. It’s very touching from beginning to end, warming everyone’s heart as well. Our 2nd recommendation is the ‘Time Is Running Out’ performance, which brings a heavy melancholic and sad melody. It’s amazing how DEMIAN’s voice could do an amazing interpretation of all this and get you goosebumps with the strength of this song presented by Valo Team. We also want to recommend one of his contents that he used to do- it is the monthly lives called “Defm 3:11”, where he talks with fans while playing songs according to the theme of the month. Here are our two favorites: “Defm 3:11 Family” and “Deftm 3:11 Fall”.
Can you share with us one of your favorite lyrics? We want to share two lyrics. Starting with ‘Cassette’, a song for those who are heartbroken and can’t forget about love, as in the part: “I carefully follow your vision, where your eyes were. The way we hugged, breathless in the orange sunset”. Another song lyrics we like is from ‘LOVE%’, a song that talks about surviving in a chaotic city, about losing hope in love, but still wanting love. It is the part that contradicts all the rest of the song “We fit the pieces of hearts together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. I hear the sound of your heels, click clack. Come to me”. Are there any quotes by your favorite artist that you would like to share? In the program “Never A Dull Moment” with DEMIAN as a guest, he said these words “It’s out of my control when bad things happen, but it’s also out of my control when good things happen”. This sentence is applicable when you feel lost with your daily life, so It is a really great sentence to reflect about. And also, the quote that gave us the fandom color: “I Draw You In Orange’’. This means a lot for DE:LIGHT. It is part of the song ‘Cassette’ and since then it has become our way of saying “I love you”. What kind of influence has your favorite artist had on your daily life? The same as in the rest of the world, the pandemic in Brazil was very tough. Whenever we turned the TV on, we only heard about the increasing number of deaths, not letting us go to school or seeing friends and relatives, but whenever we felt upset and tired of this monotonous life, DEMIAN was there, doing a live on Instagram, YouTube or V Live. His smile never fades, just like his jokes. He always came up with something new, always trying to communicate to fans with their own languages like Spanish, French and Japanese, even if it is just a few sentences. Also, there was a time when he was trying teach us how to cook something delicious but burned some garlic (laughs). We could not get out of our houses as usual, but DEMIAN made us feel like everything was okay and he lets us forget a little about the difficult reality. DEMIAN is not just an artist, he is also hope and delight to us. Can you let readers know some facts about your favorite artist that you think people don’t know about?
- DEMIAN has already completed his military service. It was during enlistment that he discovered his passion for music. 2. To celebrate his 6 months of debut, DEMIAN wrote ‘6 Days’ as a thank you to his fans and uploaded it on his SoundCloud account. 3. In the performance of ‘Time Is Running Out’, DEMIAN sang barefoot, bringing more emotion to his performance on stage. 4. DEMIAN is a really big fan of mint chocolate and also of Pokémon. He likes to watch old movies such as “In The Mood For Love”, and “The 400 Blows”. 5. He has vlogs on his YouTube channel, where he talks about ecology and nature. What is your best souvenir with your favorite artist until now? Our best souvenirs are when DEMIAN replied to us through his lives, radio programs where he is a DJ or a guest, some comments we left on his posts and he interacted with us and other things. It happens often and we get so excited when DEMIAN notices us. Sometimes he gives us advice, or even, gets interested in something we did on that day. It feels like we are old school friends and everyt ime we need DEMIAN, he is there for us with a smile and makes us really happy. Can you describe your favorite artist in only one word? It is really hard to describe DEMIAN in just one word because he means a lot to us. But after thinking for a long time about it, we have chosen the word : Smile. We love his smile with all our heart, so so so much. It is an adorable shy smile, warmfull and cozy that gives us a hopeful feeling. We hope this beautiful smile never fades away! Can you share a fun episode that only fans from your fandom know to readers? Two fun moments we can not forget about: 1. When DEMIAN forgot about the garlic and it got burned it was fun, and the way we can relate to it, it is even more funny! 2. Once DEMIAN shared with us on his Twitter account, a questionable juice recipe known as juice chicken. The ingredients are: cooked chicken breast, almond and almond breeze, blueberry, banana and chia. Some DE:LIGHTs already tried it and said it is delicious. But thinking about this mix, it seems a little weird. However, without the chicken breast, we guess we can try it. If you have a chance to cook for your favorite artist, what will you cook for them? Rose would like to cook “Feijoada” to DEMIAN. It is a traditional black bean dish with pork here in Brazil. But she has never done it before, so she is going to learn to cook it so that someday she can cook a really great “Feijoada” for him. For dessert, we can make “Brigadeiro”, another traditional Brazilian food. It consists of chocolate with condensed milk and butter. Mix all of it in a pot, and we can be sure that the result is pretty good. But CJ also recommends a second dessert to DEMIAN: Grilled pineapple with a spoon of lemon juice and a pinch of salt. If you can spend a day with your favorite artist, where will you go and what will you do? It is not something bigger, but we would like to have artistic and literary programs with DEMIAN. Things like visiting a museum like the Museum of Art of São Paulo, going to a library or even watching a movie with him. What’s your favourite 2022 moment involving your favorite artist? One of them was when DEMIAN met his fans in person for the first time. To celebrate his birthday and 2nd anniversary as an artist this year, there was a board for him on a subway station in Korea, and he went there to see it. We could not go there, because we are overseas. But we were so happy that we could not hold back our tears. It was like “Oh my god, DEMIAN is real!” And we hope that someday DEMIAN can do a concert where we can cry in a happy way and a lot more. And we can not forget about him becoming a DJ on “Arirang Radio”. We are really so proud of him and also glad to see him having an enjoyable time in this new step. Do you have a dream subunit/unit? We are really looking forward to a collaboration between DEMIAN and the singer Holland. It seems like they have a great friendship, and we love it. Beyond that, the feature with DAWN in ‘LOVE%’, even has already passed a year, it was so unexpected that we are still shocked about it (laughs), but it turned out so well. The combination of DEMIAN’ voices and DAWN’s rapping is the best thing ever. We are excited waiting for more collaborations to come. It would be awesome have them both in a MV together, acting and singing. What do you have in common with your favourite idol? Both CJ and Rose have in common with DEMIAN his shy and poetic side. They are shy, but they try hard to hide and try to make new friends. But also, they have a sensitive side, when they like to admire people walking by, and create a story based on what they saw and it becomes something really pretty and poetic. And CJ started to like mint chocolate because of DEMIAN. She has a hobby of trying new and different foods, and so she thought, “Why not try the famous ice cream that tastes like toothpaste”? And no, it did not taste like toothpaste. It was really delicious. Have you ever made a new friend because of K-Pop? Actually, we three have known each other through K-Pop and our love for DEMIAN keeps us more united. We can share our extreme happiness or sadness together hahaha. Besides that, we also made other friendships because of various artists from the Korean music industry that we are fans of, too. It is very cool to share the same emotion and feeling with people who understand and like the same things as you. What is your favorite side of fangirling? Our favorite side of being a fangirling it’s knowing that on the other side of the world there’s someone supporting us, someone who trusts us, motivates us to do what we really like, and sends us so much love. All this in the same proportion, we wish and want to give back to DEMIAN. He is like a close friend. Team DLB’s menssage to DEMIAN: DEMI, we want to thank you so much for debuting, even in a hard time for both of us because of the virus. You always delivered songs that have comforted DE:LIGHT in difficult times. Feeling the love you have for what you love to do (music) encourages us a lot to follow our own dreams and never give up. Your lyrics are so pretty and so very well done. The way you interpret the songs is really touching. You have a unique color, a unique voice! We are so proud of you. We are so glad to see how much you have grown, our boy. You are our biggest inspiration. Please keep touching us with your great songs. No matter what, we will always be by your side, even when things are hard for you too, because this is love. We love you and “I draw you in orange”. Thank you for answering our questions, TEAM DLB. Note: Kpopmap Fan Interview included some of the interviewed fan’s favorite pictures. If you are interested in joining Kpopmap Fan Interview Project, please get in touch with us at [email protected] Everyone is welcome to participate.
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