Exclusive Interview: ARTLOVER

If you haven't heard of ARTLOVER, you're missing out on a really special K-Pop artist.

Having roots within the fashion industry as a makeup artist who has also worked for several prominent magazines such as ELLE, Vogue, and Rankin, possessing a natural talent for aesthetics and the creative arts is one of the unique traits that ARTLOVER has within the K-Pop scene.

ARTLOVER has also worked with JYP Entertainment producer Lee TaeSeop (TWICE, Day6) on her first single 'Want U Back'.

How would you describe your music?

I would say it’s a contemporary style with a bittersweet, poetic and nostalgic. My first debut EP ‘queen of Retro’ is a story about love and loss with a hopeful twist. 

 

What made you want to make the transition from fashion to music?

What made me dive in to making music was that I always had a thirst to become the one that really am, someone who could explore her own creativity without any boundaries in art and music.

 

Based on your experience, what influence does fashion have in music? 

Firstly, I can bring visuals into the music and make the audience paint a picture in their head, draw them into a special atmosphere.  

Secondly, I could always se