(1) “I thought, 'This album was meant to come out this way, and because it has this kind of story behind it, this is my role and I have to do it.' In my previous albums, I wanted to talk about warmth and the important values, but with my current album, I wanted to show a different and new side of myself, so for this album, I included rougher and more bad-like vibes.”
(2) A letter [TAEYANG] wrote to GD and [Daesung] back in 2023
“My forever friend, thank you and I love you.”
“Our [Daesung], thank you and I love you.”