Final Front Cover, Contents Page and DPS

Magazine Draft

Contents page has not yet been started therefore it is not included. Questions are yet to be answered and DPS image needs to be brightened.

Incomplete DPS Draft

I will be planning on improving the brightness of the images I have used or changing the image to another one as I feel like this one leaves too much empty space. I will also be changing the layout of the text into columns to follow magazine conventions.

Interview Questions and Answers (Draft)

1. Have you always wanted to become a singer? If not, what did you want to be and how did you end up where you are now?

“I’ve not always wanted to be a singer. I first wanted to be a lawyer but singing has always been my hobby. I used to go to choir as a child due to having a Christian upbringing. My parents were very focused on me having a successful job with good pay so they tried motivating me to become a lawyer like my sister however I never enjoyed studying it very much so I decided to pursue music even though I was constantly told by my parents that I wouldn’t be successful with it. Despite all of this, I tried my best to be successful in my studies and when I auditioned for YG and passed I was so happy to prove my parents wrong and show them that you can be successful no matter what job you try to pursue, as long as you’re happy.”

2. Who was/is your inspiration to write songs?

“When I was young, I moved from Los Angeles to Daegu, and I would often overhear my sister listening to groups such as Shinhwa and Girls Generation and I would often find myself singing their songs in my spare time. These two groups have influenced my style as Shinhwa experimented with different styles and Girls Generation created the standard for girl groups throughout the K-Pop industry, however, I don’t want to be another artist going with the norm, I want to start something new and try use their aspects in different ways to create my own style.

3. Who would you like to work with in the future?

I think that it would be pretty cool to work with Ailee or Taeyang as I think they both have amazing vocals and have their own solo songs which can help me learn about how more experienced artists develop and create awesome songs that their fans love.

4. How do you think being born in America has an impact on your music in the K-Pop industry?

I feel like I bring new ideas and concepts to K-Pop as many groups try to stay on the safe side instead of going out there and trying out new things, so I feel like by trying out new concepts and

ideas with my music, I feel like I’m going to help introduce and create acceptance for other cultures and styles in Korea.

5. How do you think you have changed as a person after you entered the music industry?

I feel as if I’ve become more mature in how I view the world and myself as a person. I used to be timid and shy from showing the world my voice but I feel like my voice is something to be proud of, something I can even show off to the world as my own talent and speciality. I’m aware that many people sing well and that it doesn’t make me that special but being good at what I enjoy makes me feel special and no one can take that away from me.

6. What do you family and friends think about your work?

My mum loves what I do! She’s so happy that I came back to Korea and that I’m not afraid to show who I am and how I’m different from your everyday Korean person. She supports me 100%! My dad was skeptical about my life choices but when I passed the audition for YG, he started believing that I might actually have a future in the idol industry.

7. What song have you been listening to the most recently and why?

I’ve been listening to Shinee’s Tell Me What To Do a lot since it came out recently. I’m in love with the vocals! They’re so flawless and flow with the rhythm of the song so well!

8. What advice would you give to new musicians entering the scene?

I’m not going to be cliche and say to be themselves because, realistically, that’s not always good enough. I’d say to be ready and open for criticism on how to change yourself because everyone at that stage will only give criticism on what you could do better and improving yourself in doing what you love is what should be top priority.

9. When did you first start trying to make music?

I  first started making covers of popular songs such as Girls’ Generation’s Gee, TVXQ’s Mirotic and Shinhwa’s Venus. Since I wasn’t very confident in my abilities, I just videoed myself singing and never showed them to anybody but I did use them to assess myself. I’d watch them back and this “this part was off-key” and “I’m off-beat here” and that would help me to try improve myself. Some of the best criticism was from my mum when she caught me singing and praised me for how good she thought it was. She was the one who encouraged me to pursue music. I owe her a lot.

10. Do you think music has played a big part in you personal life? Such as helping you get through tough times etc.

Music was the one thing that kept me feeling safe and secure when times weren’t too great. I felt like I could relate to the lyrics and the soothing rhythms would help me calm down after getting angry or flustered. Now I want to be the artist other people find calming and relatable in their need of comfort and reassurance, just like other artists were for me.

Magazine Draft (Front Cover and Contents Page)

Existing Magazine in Korea that Feature Idols

Here I will look at 3 different magazines that already exist in Korea that feature K-Pop idols on them. I will be looking at how they are posed, the type of setting, type of shot, clothing style, facial expression and colour schemes.

Ceci Magazine

 This Ceci magazine cover features Yoona from the popular girl group, Girls Generation/SNSD. She is wearing clothes that reflect the season the magazine is trying to portray. The cover talks about "spring style" which is why Yoona is wearing clothes that are acceptable to wear in warm weather such as dresses and cardigans. The colour scheme has only 3 colours and match with what the artist is wearing. The masthead has been edited so that it looks like it is behind the artist to show that the model is the main focus of the page. None of the coverlines cover the artist to further emphasise this point. The artist's facial expression gives off a solemn and innocent feel to match the feel of a young girl in summer. The magazine also has two consistent fonts throughout the cover which give it a more professional look.

High Cut Magazine

 High Cut magazine featured to popular boy group, iKON. High Cut has a different house style compared to other magazines. It puts little to no text over the image of the artist to show their utmost importance on the cover. They list the coverlines above the image with a consistent font throughout. High Cut's house style mainly contains black and white to create a contrast between the image and text. The masthead is at the very top of the cover, with the largest font to show that the brand of the magazine is also important and so that the reader can immediately see it. It also creates a contrast between the background and text and doesn't blend in with any parts of the image as they don't overlap. Males are shown to be serious, sexy and mysterious which is the reason they all have serious facial expressions and are in very laid-back poses. They are also trying to portray a casual street style with their clothing which links to their laid-back look.

Singles Magazine

 Singles Magazine here, presents BTS who are one of the most popular K-Pop boy groups. BTS are presented as formal and classy with the choice of clothing being blazers and suit pants as well as dress shoes. All of their facial expressions are mainly serious but shows more feelings of calmness and serenity. The masthead is edited to be behind the member in the middle in order to not cover the main feature of the cover; the artist. Although text does cover some of the artists, it does not cover the focal point which is their faces. The font is also thin and consistent, using only 3 colours, which means that even though it is over the artist, it doesn't cover up too much.

Newsstand Task

 For this task, I went to Tesco. The magazine aisle is right next to the entrance which means that it is the first thing customers will see when they walk into the store. All of the magazines are separated by genre such as music, entertainment and food which allows the customer to immediately find the section in which the magazine they are looking for is in depending on what it is about. Each individual magazine is stacked so that its masthead and front cover can be seen clearly. This allows the customer to find the magazine they are specifically looking for and also allows them to see if an artist they like is on the front cover. By allowing them to see other magazines with artist they like on them increases the amount of customers and profit for other magazines as well as the ones the customer reads already.

Magazine Proposal Prezi

Photos and Contact Sheets (Studio)

In this post I will be putting up the contact sheets for my studio photos and choosing which ones will be featured in my magazine.

Photos and Contact Sheets (Location)

Monday 14 November

Here I will be placing contact sheets of all of the pictures I have taken in my studio and location shoot as well as pick out ones that I think will fit well with my magazine's front cover, contents pages and DPS on a different post. This post will only be covering the location shoot as there are too many images for one post. The studio shoot will be covered in the next post.