[Donga.com][Ultra Taiji] Written interview on 'Seotaiji.com'
Reporter: Hwang Tae Hoon


Seo Taiji, who was reborn as a hardcore pimp-rock musician, announced opening of website 'www.seotaiji.com'.
He said "New culture will be shown in the website" and "Hope to have much conversations with every fan and break the rule of the old culture." I had a written interview with Seo Taiji on 'seotaiji.com' which will be containing Seo Taiji's past, present and the future.

Q: Why did you make 'seotaiji.com'?

A: To make my dreams come true to be with my fans always. I wanted to invite every fan to my house, talk with them, and feel with them but the circumstance wasn't easy. So 'seotaiji.com' is a showing of affection to my fans and 'the best treatment to Seo Taiji Mania'.

Q: Please introduce about 'seotaiji.com'.

A: The mottos are 'freedom' and 'challenge'. I'm planning to show totally different website from many other old websites in culture, art, and techniques with full of passion. There will be communities and contents and many people will be able to enjoy even they are not manias. The site will show my image which is changed a lot in a wrong way by many other reasons. So 'seotaiji.com' will be the most accurate communication for people who wants to know about Seo Taiji, no matter you are Korean or Foreigner.

Q: What is a final goal of 'seotaiji.com'?

A: 'seotaiji.com' will satisfy the eager of having new media without misunderstanding. I'll challenge many artists(not only me) can express themselves well, being criticized well, and being active.

Q: How are you planning to manage 'seotaiji.com'?

A: I established a company for managing 'seotaiji.com' and many professionals and manias are helping me. Now, I'm planning to manage it with 'charged' and 'free' membership.I'll show my activities, my life, and my everything through 'seotaiji.com'. So it can be considered as communication between I and my fans, and many other people who loves me.

Q: Some people will consider 'seotaiji.com' as a commercial planning because of some charged membership.

A:  's charged membership is the same thing as you get paid on your record which was made with hard efforts. I'll try as hard as I make my record so the site will be nice example to change the opinion of 'culture contents's worth and right.

Q: When did you start and when does it open?

A: I planned it for a long time but I started to work on it after I came back to Korea. It is hard to tell when it opens because it is the answer for live album's secret puzzle.

Q: How are you going to have relationship with old Seo Taiji's fan sites which are almost near 300?

A: 'seotaiji.com' will be the center of all the sites but I'm very affectionate and interesting on the sites which was all made by and managed by my fans. Those sites will be more active through having relationship with 'seotaiji.com' but I do think commercial sites which were managed in a wrong way will be cleaned up by itself.


(Trans. By Youngwontaiji)