If I get a tattoo that reflects the thoughts in my head then I won't regret as much

Anyway, there's pain that you have to deal with, so I want to tell you that

"The bigger and more beautiful (the tattoos are), the more painful (they'll be)"

[TATTOO TOUR] [FIRST]

Because I admired a lot of black artists when I was younger

I think I always had a desire about tattoos

I wanted to do a tattoo with a text design so I started like that

Here was my very first time having ink inscribed onto my body

At that time, the meaning 'YOLO' wasn't used with the same meaning as now

I first learned this word through Drake's song('The Motto')

The energy that I felt withn the song lyrics

With the nuance I got while listening of 'Let's do our best to live this one life cooly'

It really stuck with me so I got it tattooed

These days, there's also another meaning that is used a lot so personally there's a little discontent (with my tattoo now)

Isn't the 'YOLO' meaning of right now somewhat of a 'let's just live' kind of feeling?

It seemed it would be a bulletproof meaning so personally I'm sad

[FOREVER YOUNG]

Looking at the tattoos on my right arm

The meanings of the tattoos on the top part and the bottom part are similar

It may be funny but back when I was young

I so wanted to have eternal life

I really didn't want to die

I had a fear of me disappearing when I was young

Because of my thought of wanting to live forever

(On my) forearm, it's a Bulsajo.. a Pheonix tattoo

Here is (my) 'FOREVER YOUNG' tattoo. It's a tattoo filled with the desire of wanting to live forever

As for this side, there's a rose and Apollo

I know that roses have the meaning of passion

So I engraved a rose and Apollo is the god of music and the sun

I'm in music so in order to reach a high level

With the meaning 'Passion is the answer' I had a rose drawn

There is a key stuck within the rose

The solution is here

'If I keept moving and have passion'

'Won't I be able to see the light?'

It's a tattoo with that kind of thought put into it

[TIME TURNER]

And my time turner

It has 'NIRVANA' and 'DREAM OVER THE DREAM' written on it

I use time very well

So the fans told me 'It's obvious that Hermione has a time turner'

Dividing (myself) into 1st Ravi, 2nd Ravi, 3rd Ravi

The 1st Ravi works on music, the 2nd Ravi goes to perform (concerts), and the 3rd Ravi goes to do broadcasts

These things I said for fun became inspiration for me

Amongst my song lyrics, there are lyrics with content related to time turners put into them

I also want to keep maintaining this kind of image about saving time and using it (well)

So I got a time turner

[NIKE]

(This is) the goddess of victory

After getting my tattoos

There seems to be a divine being, a spiritual presence

Things like Apollo, Phoenix, Nike, all those kinds of things

Have a meaning of my desire or a talisman?

I think there is a psychological relief in having the Goddess of victory in my arms

So I got (this tattoo) because of that reason, but it hurt so much

There's a tattoo on my back, too

When I got my back done, of all the tattoos I'd done up until that point, it hurt the most

While getting it I was seeing stars

It hurt but my body was still

But for my side, as soon as (the needle) touched (I was like) 'Ow~ Just a moment'

It hurt so much that I moved like this

So I rested for a bit. I almost got up and ran away

'It hurts so much. I think it's cool enough now. I feel I've been sufficiently victorious'

[EL DORADO]

My album this time is 'EL DORADO'

It's my first regular(/full length) album

So I'm having thoughts of wanting to engrave some tattoos about this album on my body

It's deeply meaningful because it's my first full-length album

It's an album I did myself and have extreme affection for

The design came out cooly, too

So if I have my way, I want to engrave (something) on my side

I can't even think about it. Tattoos require a lot of courage

So, it's just a thought I'm having

The tattoo on my back is a compass

I etched it into the middle of my back like I was keeping my balance(/catching my center)

Believing in myself and thinking about moving in the direction I want to go

I thought this position would be quite cool

[ADVICE]

I think the fans probably were really quite surprised and flustered at first

My fans are thankfully always support the things I want to do

It seems that they're people who can give me love regardless of what I do

If doing a picture or mixing thick lines and thin lines

For me, it hurts so much

So when people around me ask about tattoos, I say 'It really hurts'

If I get a tattoo that reflects the thoughts in my head then I won't regret as much

If you like the design, you'll also have more satisfaction

But I want to tell you that there is pain that you must handle anyway

I want to say that "The bigger and more beautiful (the tattoos are), the more painful (they'll be)"

[GQ KOREA]