U.S.-born and raised K-pop star Eric Nam admits he still does not have a house despite his status as one of the most popular celebrities in South Korea.
The singer-songwriter and TV host says he is traveling most of the time and is OK with not having his own house.
In this final part of his PEP Exclusives interview, Eric mentions his musical influences and also talks about his latest single and its music video.
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The singer-songwriter and TV host says he is traveling most of the time and is OK with not having his own house.
In this final part of his PEP Exclusives interview, Eric mentions his musical influences and also talks about his latest single and its music video.
#ericnam #houseonahill #kpop
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00:00 Have you found a house on the hill?
00:02 No, I still don't have a house. I'm still houseless.
00:06 Who are your influences in music that inspire you with your work?
00:16 I think there are so many people who inspire me.
00:19 I think, let's see, from Adele to Harry Styles, to a lot of British musicians actually.
00:26 Harry Styles to Amy Winehouse a lot.
00:30 Oh, okay.
00:32 You okay?
00:34 I'm good, sorry.
00:35 And then like, you know, Bruno Mars to Justin Bieber to John Mayer.
00:41 It really runs the full spectrum. Yeah, a lot of different people.
00:45 And you mentioned earlier that you worked on a single with Han.
00:49 They just came here a few months ago.
00:52 Yeah.
00:52 Oh my gosh.
00:53 Yeah.
00:54 I'm excited to hear your album.
00:55 I'm very excited for you to hear it.
00:58 We spent two days, three days in the studio in London.
01:02 We wrote two songs.
01:04 We wrote two songs. One of them is the title song for this new album.
01:08 It's a different sound for me, obviously, because it's with Han,
01:12 who are incredible songwriters, singers, producers.
01:15 And we wrote it.
01:17 I came up with this melody while I was on the train going to their studio.
01:20 It just really just kind of flowed out very easily.
01:23 But because of the way it was written, perhaps, I was like,
01:26 what should we do for a music video?
01:27 And we ended up shooting this really cool video on a Korean subway.
01:33 So it's a very cinematic, beautifully shot story that was kind of inspired
01:37 from that initial moment of me being on a subway train,
01:41 coming up with this melody on the way to Han.
01:43 So I hope you enjoy it.
01:45 Is it a love or a romantic?
01:48 You'll have to hear it.
01:49 Oh my gosh, I'm excited.
01:51 But what's your process in terms of songwriting?
01:56 Like, do you get inspired by when you are sad or when you're particularly happy?
02:02 I think it's any time, any moment.
02:04 There are moments where I am sad and I'm like,
02:07 this is a certain expression or a word or a phrase that pops into my mind
02:11 and I'll write it down.
02:13 But when I'm really happy, it's like, how do I express this happiness
02:16 without wanting to be cheesy or cringy?
02:19 How do we do this in a fun way?
02:21 So it's always a certain emotion.
02:24 But the process itself, it can come from anything.
02:26 Sometimes we'll have the track first, and then from there we'll just write words.
02:31 But this time around, I think we spent a lot more time coming up with,
02:36 like, "House on a Hill" was because I was literally looking for a house
02:40 and it happened to be on a hill.
02:41 "Only for a Moment" was because I was on a subway and I was like,
02:45 oh, I like this melody.
02:47 And the words were just right there, "Only for a Moment."
02:51 And then we were like, oh, this is really cool to be on a subway
02:54 and there's so many people around.
02:56 And in this one moment, there's so many different things happening
02:59 to every single person.
03:01 But there's also magic and synergy and very special things that can happen.
03:05 So it really can come from anywhere.
03:08 But that's kind of the fun part of when I'm in songwriting mode.
03:12 It's like, if I was a songwriter right now, I'd be like,
03:16 oh, after this interview, like, oh, I had an interview and this is what--
03:20 the song's going to be called "Interview."
03:21 I have a song called "Interview" for that reason.
03:25 Have you found a house on a hill?
03:27 No, I still don't have a house.
03:29 I'm still houseless, which is fine.
03:34 I travel a lot.
03:35 I think last year I spent about nine months on the road.
03:38 And this year we've spent--what, it's August?
03:42 I think I've spent like six months traveling this year.
03:46 So it's like I don't need a house because I'm never anywhere.
03:51 I have a lot of mileage.
03:53 I hope that you enjoy this time--
03:55 Thank you so much.
03:56 --exploring new places with your Instagram.
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