Choi Si-won Quotes

Modern culture is a tremendous force.

The mutating virus of multiculturalism has escaped its breeding ground in elite universities and is now running rampant across popular culture, entertainment, and politics.

When I first debuted back in 2009, K-Pop was already starting to get bigger because of the Internet. And that's how I found it, because I'm not Korean.

South America was amazing, very powerful. We didn't imagine they like K-pop there and they loved it!

I am glad to see K-pop really pop off and it's cool to see how it's become an international craze.

I think PSY opened a lot of doors for K-pop artists.

Generally the whole entertainment business now is bland.

Our institute's agenda is relatively simple. We study the relationship between social-economic change and culture. By culture we mean beliefs, values and lifestyles. We cover a broad range of issues, and we work very internationally.

There's a lot of American people who like K-Pop for some reason. I don't know why, you know? But they like it even if they can't understand it because it has that style, that appeal.

I gladly accepted the commission but was uncertain about what the end result would be. On the one hand, Cuban music was conquering the world; being heard everywhere, and our small island was already producing one of the popular musical genres of the 20th century.

Few years ago, it was completely different. Now you go to any country, city, or continent and just say 'Bollywood,' and they will know. So, it means everybody is watching everything.

We live in an ever-changing global pop culture community.

I think, Koreans, they're really hard-working people. They're really innovative, and they try new things all the time, so I think it's just a matter of time when everyone will know K-pop.

America is very far away from Korea, so we were very impressed that people knew K-pop, let alone liked it!

I am so excited for where and what K-pop is doing and how it's growing. In the music industry it's not a trend, it's not a quick 'oh this is cool for a minute,' this is a full genre, which is exciting and cool.

Just look at 'K-pop' - who would've expected American fans to embrace it? It's really cool to be one of those artists who can break through the American market. I'm not trying to conquer America; I just want to make music and see if people like it.

You can begin to see an amalgamation of cultures, the real beginning of one world. Ten years ago, it would have been impossible to imagine a Cockney singing group with a Southern Negro style and Indian and electronic music. I wonder if people have even noticed what a tremendous cultural signal the Beatles are.

The biggest thing Motown did was change our social fabric: the way we interacted with each other as human beings.

I consider 'Dope' a part of the new mainstream.

I've always been attracted to multicultural music. It's where the world is going.

If I can still have Hollywood and a piece of Bollywood, I will take it.

Bollywood music is so international now, and our music has become global.

When I was growing up, many of my relatives had never seen a black person before. Today, hundreds, maybe thousands of Africans live in Istanbul's old city alone. It's hard to imagine their lives in their human totality.

There were so many more opportunities in K-pop for a young Asian American singer.

I think cross-cultural dialogue is something that has hugely impacted the richness of the culture of our world.