Popular “Show Me The Money” Rapper Gets Shockingly Honest About His Arrogance, Ridicules Himself On Camera
Rapper DinDin, who rose to fame through the popular Korean rap survival show, Show Me The Money 2, recently talked about his own career “crash,” shocking viewers with his exceptional honesty.
The rapper unexpectedly opened up during his recent guest appearance on the popular YouTube show, Salon Drip 2, and addressed his “celebrity disease.” He admitted that he let fame get to his head after returning to Korea from three years of studying in Canada to pursue a career in rap. “The way I acted on Show Me the Money 2 was just my actual lifestyle. The whole ‘I use my mom’s credit card’ thing was true,” DinDin revealed, referring to one of his popular rap lyrics from the show, adding, “People called it bluffing, but it didn’t bother me. I actually thought I was G-Dragon.” However, this arrogance didn’t last, as he confessed, “And that’s why I crashed and burned.”
DinDin recalled his early days of fame, stating that getting recognized by people for the first time in his life led him to act arrogantly. “I would meet up with Mad Clown and Swings in Hongdae and purposely show off,” he admitted, adding, “I really want to tie up my past self and beat him up. That’s how much I hate who I was then.”
Seeing him acting this way, senior musician and producer Lee Hyun Do rebuked DinDin firmly, saying, “Do you think you’ve become something? Not even one out of ten people walking by knows who you are. Why are you acting like you’re G-Dragon?” Though he retorted, saying that a lot of people knew him as well, DinDin admitted that the comparison with G-Dragon actually got under his skin and helped him snap out of his fantasy.
He also addressed the controversy over his criticizing Korea’s coach Paulo Bento during the 2022 Qatar World Cup on 2 Days & 1 Night, admitting that he was talking “nonsense.”
People liked me, and I got arrogant. I thought nothing could touch me and that everything I said was right. Whenever I opened my mouth, people called it a ‘bold statement.’ But during the World Cup I talked nonsense, got wrecked, and realized—there’s no way I’ll ever be like Kim Woo Bin. I still have a long way to go.
— DinDin
The rapper credited his older female friends for helping him become more self-aware. While helping him be more grounded, he admitted that his noonas also supported him while facing newer criticism and reassured him.
DinDin gladly concluded, “The me right now is the best version of me,” adding, “Now I can feel that I’m becoming a better person.”
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