![]() ![]() Sound aside, even DPR Ian’s subject matter, discussing mental illness and internal struggle, emulates the work of these highly successful artists. In my first listen through DPR Ian’s debut album, I was surprised to hear ties to the work of American artists like Kid Cudi or Kanye West (sans the controversy) in his use of atmospheric electronic synths blended with rock-style drumming and rap lyrics. He became a member of the South Korean boy band, C-Clown, in 2012 and remained a part of the group until their split in 2015 and his entrance into the DPR label. Teen Vogue explains that groups like DPR are laying out a “blueprint for what an independent label can look like in the Korean music industry.” As a member of the collective, DPR Ian is doing just that writing his own music, producing it, and directing his music videos with a unique creative drive.īorn Christian Yu in Sydney, Australia, DPR Ian didn’t move to South Korea until he was 18 years old, when he became interested in the Korean music industry. Credit: Dream Perfect RegimeĭPR stands for “Dream Perfect Regime,” and is a collective of Korean artists who manage their own music, visual art, and image themselves. While I’m no K-pop expert, I have no doubt that DPR Ian is revolutionizing the genre with his profound musical process and social commentary on self acceptance and love. The 31-year-old artist’s most recent album, Moodswings in This Order, breaks the cookie cutter boundaries of K-pop, blending R&B, electronic, and rock together with heart wrenching lyrical storytelling that appeals to individuals seeking confirmation in their struggles. Luckily for me, I found DPR Ian to be so much more than that. So, when asked to cover Korean-Australian artist DPR Ian, I expected to be writing about another wildly successful pop superstar cranked out by the K-pop industrial complex. ![]() I didn’t grow up listening to it instead, I was immersed in Joni Mitchell, the Police, and Depeche Mode, which are arguably as far as you can get from the peppy and catchy Korean pop that engages a young global audience with astonishing reach. I’ll admit that K-pop is not my musical genre of choice.
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