Current:Home > ScamsDPR members talk Dream Reborn tour, performing: 'You realize it's not just about you' -MarketLink
DPR members talk Dream Reborn tour, performing: 'You realize it's not just about you'
View
Date:2025-04-16 13:47:30
It's been two years since the DPR team toured the U.S., and the South Korea-based artist collective is using this time around to reintroduce its brand. This time, they are more relaxed, appreciating each moment, and playing to larger crowds.
The team has added DPR Artic to its official lineup, and calling the tour, The Dream Reborn.
"We were meant to reborn the whole brand," Ian tells USA TODAY backstage at The Anthem in Washington DC. "Our stage is already set to show the world that this is the direction that we're now taking DPR."
The stop in DC last week was one of 12 in the U.S., and Ian, Artic and DPR Cream answered questions from fans. Cream tells them the nation's capital reminds him of his first trip in 2022.
"There's a certain familiarity, for sure. The chaos is always the same," adds Ian. "I think the one big difference is, when we went into tour last time, we didn't really know a lot of things."
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
Reflecting on 'The Dream Reborn' tour
The team is playing to larger crowds and new fans.
"It just gets louder," Ian says. "I think the fans become more wild and more loud, more passionate. So that's what we've always loved."
It also marks the first time Cream and Artic perform their own music live. Since last tour, both have released their debut solo projects.
"I'm very, very nervous," says Artic. "It's my first time performing an album. I worked a lot to produce what I believe is my best work, and I want to reflect that with my performance. I have a lot of pressure on my back to do that."
For Cream, he's gaining a sense of confidence from the tour.
"Once I go up on stage, the way I connect with the fans and (we) become one through my own music, that is very meaningful," he says.
Ian says the first tour made him want to create more music.
Now Artic sees the same.
"I'm very thankful for the way the fans are showing me love," Artic says. "I'm also wanting to produce more, wanting to reflect off of that, creating more music to get that type of interactions with the fans."
Exclusive Interview:Singer DPR IAN reflects on 'Dear Insanity,' being open about mental health.
The importance of live performances
The DPR team produces the stages and visuals, lighting and song arrangements, and works to be cohesive, while allowing each artist his own distinct feel and genre.
Artic starts the show. "Setting my own set list, I thought of it as I'm gonna go out there, I'm gonna warm these people up...I viewed this as a literal introduction of not only myself, but as the whole team," he says.
And the performances motivate DPR artists.
"A performance for me would be inspiration of what I could do next as a DJ, producer, of what I could create," says Artic.
Ian says: "You realize it's not just about you, and it's not your story."
veryGood! (25232)
Related
- Gen. Mark Milley's security detail and security clearance revoked, Pentagon says
- Some Republicans still press for changes to further protect Georgia voting system amid criticism
- Meg Ryan on love, aging and returning to rom-coms: 'It doesn't stop in your 20s'
- Céline Dion Enjoys Rare Public Outing With Her Sons Amid Health Battle
- Finally, good retirement news! Southwest pilots' plan is a bright spot, experts say
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has shaken the Timor region of Indonesia
- The US has strongly backed Israel’s war against Hamas. The allies don’t seem to know what comes next
- Interest rates on some retail credit cards climb to record 33%. Can they even do that?
- Don't let hackers fool you with a 'scam
- U.S. infant mortality rate rises for first time in 20 years; definitely concerning, one researcher says
Ranking
- San Francisco names street for Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo
- Meg Ryan on love, aging and returning to rom-coms: 'It doesn't stop in your 20s'
- Israel aid bill from House is a joke, says Schumer, and Biden threatens veto
- NFL hot seat rankings: Which coaches could be fired after Raiders dropped Josh McDaniels?
- Hackers hit Rhode Island benefits system in major cyberattack. Personal data could be released soon
- Police: Father, son fatally shot in Brooklyn apartment over noise dispute with neighbor
- Former Delta co-pilot indicted for threatening to shoot captain during commercial flight, officials say
- See Maddie Ziegler and Dance Moms Stars Reunite to Celebrate Paige Hyland's Birthday
Recommendation
Trump issues order to ban transgender troops from serving openly in the military
Central Michigan investigating if Connor Stalions was on sideline for Michigan State game
Low World Series TV ratings in 2023 continue 7-year downward trend
See Maddie Ziegler and Dance Moms Stars Reunite to Celebrate Paige Hyland's Birthday
Backstage at New York's Jingle Ball with Jimmy Fallon, 'Queer Eye' and Meghan Trainor
McDonald's, Chipotle to raise prices in California as minimum wage increases for workers
Untangling the Complicated Timeline of Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky's Relationship
Netflix doc reveals how firefighter saved Jesus’ Crown of Thorns as Notre Dame blaze raged