On October 7, DPR Ian (real name Christian Yu) shook the international fans’s community after posting a series of emotional and chaotic messages on X (Twitter), expressing feelings of treason, financial exploitation and profound despair.
The Korean-Australian artist, loved by fans from all over the world, shared several posts that alluded to a serious inner conflict Perfect dream regime (DPR) – The creative collective that has co-founded and who helped to drive for over a decade.
In his positions, Dpr Ian identified himself as a managing director and founder of DPRaccusing Scott Kim directly (DPR REM) A former main member who left the group in 2024 for treason and exploitation.
“It’s the enemy who took everything me” Ian wrote, using strong and explicit language.
He continued revealing it despite being behind almost everything DPRof his visual and creative direction, “had never received any financial benefit in more than ten years”.
“For 10 years I have not received anything … do you think he earned something?” He added, claiming to have been indebted to the situation and to have been treated “worse than a secretary”. “They took everything and they didn’t even get the briga to say thank you.”
What worries fans even more was the visible emotional collapse behind the posts. Dprian He has already talked about his bipolar disorder and the dissociative identity disorder (Did), but this is the first time that it publicly expresses such an extreme discomfort.
“I will mentally destroy me to give you happiness and freedom” He wrote in a tweet, describing his pain both as punishment and as a request for understanding.
In another, he reflected on how DPR once “He saved me from a horrible life after idolatry” – But now, “Everything was destroyed.”
However, in the middle of the chaos, he concluded with a note of fragile hope: “Take your strength, look at your scars one last time and go ahead.”
Within a few hours, #Dprian has become a topic of world trend, since fans expressed both sympathy and alarm. While many have urged people to grant the artist privacy and time to heal, others asked for a statement DPR members such as DPR live AND DPR cream To clarify the internal situation.
Starting now, DPR He did not issue an official declaration, fueling speculations on bad financial management, disputes on leadership and a creative division within the collective.
Established in 2014, Perfect dream of dreamy regime It is a pioneering creative label known for the fusion of cinematographic images with an alternative R&B and Hip-Hop. Built around a small main team Dprian (Christian Yu) as a director and artist, DPR live (Hong Da-Bin) as rapper and frontman, e DPR cream (Kim Hyung-mo) as a producer, the collective has become a global feeling for his artistic skill cohesive and independence from the traditional K-pop system.
In recent years, DPR added DPR Art (Kim Yongwoo) as a producer and DJ, expanding his creative vision. However, Ian’s latest accusations against the former founder member DPR REM (Scott Kim) For alleged misconduct financial conduct have shaken the reputation of the group as one of the most respected independent collectives of Korea.
Fans around the world have flooded social media with messages of encouragement, urging the artist to rest and give priority to his mental health. “We love you, Ian. Please, take care of you.” AND “You gave us art, now it’s time for you to heal.”
Some fans have also expressed concern for the fact that Ian’s situation reflects tragic stories of mental health crises in the entertainment sector, asking for better protection for independent artists.
Sources: Page you are, Soompi, Naver
