He previously gave brief details about his time as an idol.
Musician DPR Ian recently opened up about his time as a K-Pop idol.
DPR Ian he is now best known as the co-founder of Perfect dream regime. He focused on the visual arts of DPR before debuting as a solo artist.
Before this, however, Ian started in the industry as a member of the third generation K-Pop group C-Clown, where he had a different stage name. C-Clown promoted from 2012 to 2015, disbanding as the members went their own ways.
The star has since seen a big growth in popularity as his fan base grows.
The star recently held an Instagram live stream, during which he discussed numerous topics, including what is believed to be about his time on C-Clown.
According to Ian, he signed what he called a 7-8 year “slave contract” with a company that “it messed him up almost every day.” He then went on to say that it wasn’t about the money but rather how brutal the company was towards the group, saying that one member’s ribs had been broken and that they had fistfights with their manager almost every day.
…8-7 year slave contract from my old company that screwed me up almost every day. Not even: we’re not talking about money, we’re just talking about brutality. Not being treated like a human being, that was a fact, it wasn’t even written in the fucking newspaper. They treated me like shit. They fucking beat me up, took a rib off one of my members. Not how to take it off but, you know, how to shake it. We had fist fights with my managers every day.
—DPR Ian
DPR Ian has openly admitted that he has DID or dissociative identity disorder, a condition in which an individual has multiple distinct identities, each with their own characteristics, name and personal history. He attributed the worsening of this condition to the way the company treated him and his teammates.
Blackmail is an incredible thing. And I swore, that very day, to everything they made us do, everything they put me through, everything he did—that triggered the first birth, the fucking, the improvement in my DID and [inaudible]you just have to give them a nod.
— DPR Ian
DPR Ian has previously spoken about his experiences as an idol, which you can read about below.
Former idol DPR IAN exposes mental and physical ailments caused by the K-Pop industry