Yu Huiyeol's Sketchbook (You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook / 유희열의 스케치북)

Hello, it's nice to meet you.

Welcome to Sketchbook, everyone.

I'm Yu Hui Yeol.

It must be because of the long Lunar New Year holidays.

You all seem to be in great shape.

Every one of your skin is practically glowing.

It's as if you all had and enjoyed a great feast.

Meanwhile, holidays with families can be stressful as well.

You're asked personal questions regarding your love life...

and your career.

I'm sure many can relate to that.

So that's why we prepared an episode that'll...

relieve you of that stress and cheer you up.

We're starting off with a bang today.

I know for a fact that this artist will blast away all the stress.

He started his career at the age of 12...

as the youngest rapper in Korean history.

This isn't a quiz,

so there's no need to guess who I'm talking about.

Now, 16 years have passed,

and he's one of Korea's finest rappers and producers.

Let me give you a mega hint.

This single line is enough for anyone to know who he is.

"The link between us."

I know what you're thinking, but his stage name isn't Pickax,

nor is it Scythe.

Please welcome Dok2.

Put your Illionaire signs up. Come on.

If you know this song,

put your Illionaire signs up.

Sing with me.

Come on.

Okay.

Let's go, let's go.

Put your hands up.

Illionaire, baby.

Illionaire ambition.

Let's go.

Put your hands up.

Get your hands up.

Throw your hands up. Let's go.

Let's go.

Say, "Oh, yes." - Oh, yes.

Say, "Oh, yes." - Oh, yes.

Louder. - Oh, yes.

Say, "Oh, yes." - Oh, yes.

Say Dok2. - Dok2.

One more time, Dok2. - Dok2.

Say, Illionaire. - Illionaire.

Make some noise, everyone.

Thank you.

Isn't he awesome?

I told you that he'd blast away the holiday stress,

and he did with a big swing just like an axe.

Please welcome the one and only Dok2.

Hello, I'm Dok2.

I haven't been here in about two years.

That's right. - Time sure flies.

I always find it cool when rappers...

hold the mike like so.

Is there a reason why you do that?

I'll hold it like this then.

Okay. - Okay.

How have you been these past two years?

As you know, I'm always good.

So I'd like to ask this before we dive into the actual interview.

You recently collaborated with Yu Jae Seok on a program.

What's it like working with him?

I had a great time.

Due to his good vocalization,

he easily picked up the rap that was required.

I see. Doesn't he have a bad personality? What was he like?

Well...

I don't know since we didn't spend a lot of time together.

Is that so? - Is there something I should know?

No, of course not. I'd rather not go that far.

Just know that I don't see him as a rival.

Well, I thought he was great.

I see. I'm glad to hear that.

Dok2 is known...

to be someone who never loses his temper.

He's a faithful man and a strong believer in Buddhism.

I heard that he has never been angry before.

I wouldn't say never.

Aren't you angry right now? - Well...

You're being angry right now. - Well...

I turned 28 this year,

so I'm trying to keep calm at all times.

When did you recently lose your temper?

I heard that Dok2 recently...

lent his car to a friend, and that friend got into an accident.

Weren't you angry to hear the news?

I lent my car to a friend of mine, and he got into a fender-bender.

It was relatively new.

It must've been an expensive one. - Right.

I just had my insurance cover it.

Did you not get mad at all?

Well, I can't get mad at a car.

I was just glad that no one was hurt.

Don't you agree? That's nothing to be praised for.

Thank you anyway. - It's easier said than done.

It's natural to be angry if a friend...

gets into an accident in your new and expensive car.

But I guess you weren't. - He texted me,

so I replied with an emoticon.

With one that means you're good?

Yes, it was a smiley face.

That's admirable.

Have you ever cried before?

Actually, I have quite recently. It hasn't been long since then.

I couldn't help but get emotional.

I was shooting my music video in Itaewon.

The song must've been sad. - Well,

the song was quite heavy, and it was freezing outside.

That's why I cried. The wind was piercing my eyes.

I was on the roof and...

I see. - it was so cold.

You cried because the wind pierced your eyes?

Yes, I cried my eyes out.

As you know, Dok2 has been keeping busy with various endeavours...

from his music and collaborations to appearing on TV shows.

I also heard that you published a book of essays.

That's right. The book came out last summer.

It's a photo essay. - A photo essay.

I brought a memorable excerpt from it to share with the audience.

"My family had gone bankrupt, but I cleared all the debt."

"My mom gets a six-figure salary from me every year."

"My dad wears the same watch as me."

What is this? Is it supposed to be a poem?

It's a rap. If you recite it as a rap, I will...

Oh, me? - Yes.

I thought... It's written language, so I thought it was a poem.

I see. It's a rap.

What kind of beat are we talking here?

A little... - My rapping will depend on it.

About 60bpm? - 60bpm.

What's the genre?

Hip-hop. - Is it hip-hop?

Of course. - Right. Give me the beat.

Shall I beatbox for you? - Yes. I'll go with the beat.

I'll blow your mind.

Turn up!

My family had gone bankrupt, but I cleared all the debt

My mom gets a six-figure salary from me every year

My dad wears the same watch as me

I even got the ending right. - It was really good.

That was very lively.

Is this entitled as "111 Percent"?

Yes, it's a song called "111 Percent".

Why did you title it like that?

It's a rap song that has 111 measures.

The average is about 30 measures. - That's right.

It's usually around that. - I rap non stop...

for about 5 to 6 minutes.

There's no chorus. - How do you memorize it all?

I did a part of this rap in my earlier performance.

Oh, really? - Yes.

So it's called "111 Percent".

Why are you obsessed with the number?

Illionaire sounds similar, too.

Right. My company is called Illionaire Records,

and it was founded on January 1, 2011.

When we release new songs or host important events,

we always make sure it's done at 11:11pm.

His songs are always released at 11:11pm.

Also, I follow exactly 111 people on social media.

Why are you so obsessed? You're scaring me.

It's just...

It sort of just happened.

It's like a superstition. - Yes.

Because of "Illionaire", I want everything to have the number one.

You said that you're only following 111 people on social media.

What if someone desperately asks you to follow him or her back?

Let's say that I followed you on social media.

Will you follow me back?

It won't be easy.

Because it has to stay at 111. - There's a procedure.

The person can't have any cheesy selfies.

If I... - Will my selfies disqualify me?

If I follow the person, I'll see his or her posts.

Right. - If I keep seeing cheesy selfies,

I'll be put off by them. You're supposed to follow people...

who post photos you want to see. - That's right.

I don't want to follow someone just because I'm close to the person.

I have a question, then. If it always has to be 111 people,

what do you do when it becomes 112 because you decided...

to follow someone new? - Then someone has to go.

It's so hard to get into the exclusive roster.

If there's an account that hasn't been updated in over three weeks,

such inactivity... - I see.

You even keep track of how active they are?

Of course. - Do you unfollow inactive ones?

I look at how much pleasure they give me.

Who do you think you are?

It's my social media account.

You should be able to do whatever you want.

I mean, I don't force them to do anything.

All right.

When did you debut officially?

I broke into the scene in 2002,