Interview With Jay Park: A Heartwarming Thanks To All His UK Fans

Singer Jay Park performs for the first time for his fans in Europe. Singer and dancer, Jay Park has struck his Jwalkerz all around the world. The 26-year old singer who has been a "born-entertainer", according to singer Patti Kim, never fails to entertain his fans.

Sep 26, 2013 08:34 AM BST

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Singer and dancer, Jay Park has struck his Jwalkerz all around the world. The 26-year old singer who has been a "born-entertainer", according to singer Patti Kim, never fails to entertain his fans. He who has been famous for songs, "Star," "Know Your Name," and "Joah" proved that he is not only hot is Asia or Australia but also in Europe, which was his first time to perform.

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On September 19 upon his arrival, Jay Park draws his fans lined up in the arrival area of the airport eagerly waiting to see him when he arrived at London, 2 days before his scheduled concert.

Jay Park: Firstly, I am really happy to be in UK, first time in Europe. I have been waiting to come for a really long time. Unfortunately, I am sick and worried about the show but I am going to be give me all and see how it goes.

Did you expect so many fans to wait for you at the airport?

Honestly, i did not. There were even guys so i was surprised. I don't know if they were there for me or not but i was really surprised. I did not know what to expect since it's my first time in London.

What is your impression on the UK Jwalkerz so far?

Very passionate i guess.. I mean the way they were waiting for me by airport door, very passionate!

What do you expect different between the fans in asia and the fans in the UK?

They understand english which is a plus for me because I speak english as well. I look forward to interact with them because we don't have any language barrier.

*Will you be performing any korean songs tonight?

Yes of course but i do have english songs from my mixtape so it's a mixture of both korean and english songs.

*Is there anything you would like to do during your stay in London?

I haven't done anything since I came to London I'm a little sick so I have been mostly eating and sleeping. I just like to go out, walk around and maybe some shopping. I think we are going to the after party tonight.

You have lot of upcoming shows in Amsterdam, Paris, Asia. How do you cope with all the travelling?

Basically eat, sleep and try to get healthy. I already got sick before coming to London so hopefully i won't get sick again.

When can we expect a new song from you?

I have no idea. I don't know if you guys have heard but I'm creating a new label called AOMG. we have lot of artists for AOMG so i'm focusing on that right now. I already have lot of recorded musics but i haven't released them. Its all about timing so probably soon.

UK Jwalkerz have been talking about your new mix tape. When will it come out soon?

Probably not soon. I will probably release a song or two before I put out the mixtape. Last year i put out my mixtape very quickly, like in two weeks. This time I am really going to take my time so I can shock a lot of people, not just kpop fan but everyone.

Do you plan on going back to Immortal Song?

I already did that show too many times probably like 30 times already. I have lot of stuffs going on right now so I won't be going back but it was a great experience and I had fun doing it.

And what about SNL?

I'll still be doing SNL. Its just that I haven't been able to go one because I've been doing all these shows but yeah I will still be doing it

Do you have any plans to return to London?

I would love to return to London and hopefully I won't be sick next time. I thought it was going to be 13-14 hrs flight but its shorter than i expected.

How do you keep yourself busy on a long haul flight?

Sleep. I sleep especially since I was sick this time I slept for 7 hours. Sometimes I just watch movies and sometimes I write music.

What is the difference between your korean fans and your international fans?

I feel like the international fans are more crazy, not in a bad way but they are more like 'Oh it's Jay' because korean fans see me all the time while they don't. It's not everyday I come to London but yesterday when we told them to stand back, they just kept coming at us saying "sign this!", "let's take a picture!". So I think they are more.. outgoing I guess.

You've got a collaboration concert with Dok2 in Paris, can you tell us abit about your friendship with him?

Dok2's been my boy since first time I met him in Seattle since 2010. Ever since then we've had a close friendship, we've helped each other out with music and we've both grown a lot since then. The illionaires' in general are killing it in korea right now. The underground hip hop scene, they are like the top, you know squad or whatever, so it feels good to see him doing what he does and him seeing me doing what I do. We help each other out every now and then .

Is there any genre of music you would like to do?

Yeah, I haven't really done any sad songs this past year. You know if you heard the album 'Newbreed' there's a song, its an acoustic little joint on there, a sad little joint, but I haven't really done anything like that, so I'd like to do that again maybe some piano or something. Sad little song.

Are you familiar with the UK music scene and are there any artists you would like to work with?

Yeah I love Craig David. I've been a fan of him ever since "fill me in","seven days". I like Jay Sean. I know Jessie J, I don't really listen to her music that much but I know Jessie J. I know One Direction of course. I think that's about all I know for now.

Would you like to release any music in the UK?

Yeah, of course. Once I start making english music, I'd like to go everywhere not just the states but Canada, UK, Australia, wherever they would like it. I just heard this song called ''Talk Dirty To Me' by Jason Derulo that's really popular here but I've never heard about it before because it's not popular in the states so I would love to release something like that. I saw the music video and it was very interesting.

You mentioned One Direction, what do you think is the difference between them and the Kpop scene in general?

I have no idea. I have never ever actually heard of any of their songs. I heard about them because I was talking to somebody and I was like 'Yeah, I don't think there is any real popular boy groups any more;' and they are like 'Have you never heard of One Direction'. I'm like ' One Direction? Who's that?'. So I looked them up and knew that their followers and sales are really crazy but I've never actually heard any of their music.

Would you like to do any UK tours?

Yeah, if it's possible. I don't think the ticket sales would do that well for me. I mean if its possible then I'd love to you know.

You're good and dancing, you're good at singing, what would you call your trademark characteristic of Jay Park?

JP: Just the fact that I do all of them. Everytime I perform, I give it my all, drenched in sweat. I'm sure the crowd can feel that energy. I don't know how it's going to go today so we'll see. Hopefully I don't faint

Have you tried any english food and have you had your tea and crumpets yet?

I don't even know what crumpets are to be honest. I don't know exactly what UK food is. Fish and Chips? I have fish and chips everyday. English breakfast, cream tea. Oh yeah I'll try cream tea.

Have you opened all that the fans have given you?

I have not, not yet. I've been in bed for the past couple of days.

Do you have any messages for your UK fans tonight?

Of course. Always, always.. even though I've never met you guys before, this is my first time meeting you guys. Thank you for your love and support. You know I appreciate that to the fullest. I've been waiting to come here for the longest time. I went to Australia last year and I was like when am I going to get to go to Europe and like the perfect opportunity just came up so I'm glad that I'm here. Thank you for all your love an support and there is big things going on with me so look out and hopefully even though I'm here right now I'll be back real soon hopefully.

If you had a superpower what would it be?

Defiantly to fly, either to fly or x-ray vision.

X-ray vision, what would you use that for?

You know what!!

After his schedule European Tour, Jay Park will be back touring around Asia. However, if you haven't got enough of him in London or in Amsterdam, Jay Park is scheduled to give is French fans 'some kind of loving' when he visits Paris on October 26.

Written by Shar D

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