Jihae

“If we learn that we're actually the same, then we can be a grander picture and not be so hateful to each other.”

“Kickstarter is such an amazing platform, it really is. It's something great for independent artists of all kinds because every musician and every artist needs help to produce the record, make the record. It's like the modern day patronage. It's turning to your direct fan. It's a good motivator too.”

“I learned to sing as I was learning to talk.”

“I think if Elon Musk asked me to go to Mars as a musician, to sing for people, I think I might just do that. A return ticket would be a nice incentive, though.”

“It's so astounding the amount of sacrifice the astronauts have to go through to do what they do and all the science involved in space exploration.”

“When you travel to a new country, your spirit has to catch up with you. I love going for a run when I land; it keeps me active and helps my body adjust to the new time zone.”

“I grew up learning martial arts in Korea; my dad actually brought in an Olympic instructor to teach me as a teenager.”

“There's so many different types of illusions; our lives are an illusion in a sense.”

“We live in a world where over 160 million people are displaced because of climate change or war, and they have no rights and no protection, and not enough countries or people around the world are helping them.”

“Many find ourselves in this strange consumerist entertainment bubble where celebrities have become the golden cows of our time that we love to worship and destroy.”

“The overall concept of 'Only You' is a reflection on the illusion of love, how we confront, understand and manifest our self identities within relationships.”

“When you make an album, you have a team of musicians you work with; when you're a director and you're creating a motion picture, it's a much bigger animal.”

“I do a combination of running and kung fu on a regular basis.”

“Both my mother and my grandmother aspired to be opera singers. And they studied it.”