Musician

Instead of trying to group people into something and have this one assumption, get to know someone for who they are. I guess a lot of people are really lazy to start getting to know people or make that effort.

I wanted to tour the United States because I feel I owe it to the community that I grew up in. When I was growing up, the only people I saw on TV were Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu and Jet Li. Our representation as Asians wasn't big, but I wanted to be like Lucy Liu and then Maggie Q.

I do my taxes. I do my own bookkeeping. I pay rent.

I don't cry that much, and if I do, it's for a really big thing.

I know when I was growing up, I was always lost and just thought I was alone and that I needed to find where I belonged.

One of my goals always, when I write music, is that it's not only me sharing my story with the fans: it's also a reminder to myself that, 'Hey, I said this so that I need to grow from it.'

I was born and raised in West Hills. I moved to Korea when I was 15. I've been back and forth since.

My parents are really supportive of everything I do.

I'm all for equality.

I definitely went through this whole phase of seeing what my seniors or friends would be wearing and just copying that.

I just dress for comfort.

I just love music. Every genre of music: country, rock. I originally first loved punk rock. Pop punk. I don't know, just rock in general. And getting to rap. And now K-pop. Different types of music. I love everything.

I think us humans are just so cruel to each other. We just want to keep judging each other on our looks.

I'm from Los Angeles, and we have 24/7 sun pretty much all year round.

I've always felt like, you know, there's this imaginary wall that we ourselves put up or others do by saying that we can't do something.

The reason I connected with music was because of the stories that people were telling and making me feel when I listened to a song.

As any human does, I have my happy times and sad times.

I worked at a school supply store as a cashier.

People don't know what it's like being the foreigner until they are one.

There's a blessing that you're in a spotlight, but people follow you and want to keep asking you questions - it's just overwhelming sometimes.