Yang Hyun Suk lectures Winner on 'Winner TV'
YG Entertainment'sYang Hyun Sukmet up withWinneron the January 17 installment ofMnet's 'Winner TV.' On this day, he listened to the songs the boys had been working on so far and gave his honest thoughts as well as expressed his slight disappointment.
He asked whether he should keep in mind he's on the show or just speak his true feelings. In the end, he went for the latter, saying how their songs were still lacking and that any of the 10 producers in YG could make their album within a week if the songs were to such standards. He said, "Anyone can compose. It's only important how good you are at it." However, he did sayNam Tae Hyunhad some potential skills for his song "Tonight."
He then asked the boys how they felt and they admitted that after the survival program 'WIN,' they've been feeling more comfortable and at ease. Yang Hyun Suk stated that he felt the complete opposite; he was feeling uneasy.
He said, "People have high expectations because this group is the so-called next generation ofBig Bang; the songs you guys made during the audition cannot be released in this quality. That'd be a fiasco . . . You need to make a song that will make people think 'That's YG for sure, that's Winner for sure.' I'm feeling uneasy so you guys can't be comfortable. You guys need to be uncomfortable. It has to be harder, more uncomfortable, and scarier than it was during your time on 'WIN.'"
He also compared WINNER to Big Bang andTeam B, saying even Big Bang was not behaving the way they were and that he sawB.Isleeping on the sofa in the office at three in the morning because he had worked until late. Yang Hyun Suk pointed out that Team B was desperate because they did not know when they'd debut, but Winner needed to be more desperate because their debut was coming up.
He said, "You don't succeed just because you came out of YG. You are going through the eye of a needle. You are competing with hundreds of other groups. The second you guys think you're doing well is the second you guys are finished."
In the end, he said gently that he was not scolding them and left the boys to their thoughts. Meanwhile, the boys have been working on releasing their album for February.
