Where is Supreme Team’s E-Sens?

In a shocking turn of events, Supreme Team‘s  E-Sens E-Sens decided to halt activities last November after admitting that he had smoked marijuana. Today, Simon D revealed his teammate’s whereabouts on Twitter with a photo update. This is the first time fans have seen him since the incident.

On February 14th, Simon D posted the photo above on Twitter and wrote, “e-sens, the lyricist. He seems to be creating something in my work space.” In the photo, E-Sens concentrates on penning new music in a studio.

Netizens wrote, “Simon D takes care of E-Sens”, “Don’t do it again”, “After having time to yourself, come back”, “Have strength.”

Source: Hankook I via Nate

Supreme Team’s E-Sens to take a break from the entertainment industry

E-Sens of hip hop duo Supreme Team will be taking a tentative break from the entertainment industry.

Supreme Team’s entertainment agency Amoeba Culture stated, “E-Sens has decided to temporary halt activities due to personal issues.” E-Sens is reported to have returned to his hometown in the meantime. Much curiosity revolves about E-Sens’ specific reasons for this break, but no further details have been announced.

Supreme Team has previously received a Golden Disk Award for hip hop as well as the rap and hip hop award for the 2nd annual Melon Music Awards.

Source + Photo: Osen via Nate

Dynamic Duo and Simon D pose with swag

The duo of Dynamic Duo recently sat down with Supreme Team‘s Simon D for a friendly photo.

On October 28th, Simon D captioned the photo, “Amoeba 3.”

The three are labelmates under Amoeba Culture and are seen looking full of swag on the sofa as they stare down the camera with powerful gazes.

Choi Ja commented back, “Simon D has the smell of a leader, while we feel more like the ‘children’.”

Netizens commented, “The three really look cool together“, “Choi Ja lost a bit of weight, he’s gotten so handsome“, and “They’d be really popular if they promoted as a trio together“.

Amoeba Culture also recently moved into a brand new studio earlier this month.

Source + Photos: TV Report via Nate

U-KISS, ZE:A, TEEN TOP and more model women’s jackets for ‘McGINN’

Women’s clothing brand ‘McGINN‘ has brought together six male stars to model for their latest ‘artist winter outer collection’ photoshoot, ‘Boys Like McGINN‘.

The collection was inspired by the six artists modeling for the photoshoot, who include U-KISS,ZE:A, TEEN TOP, DJ DOC‘s Lee Haneul, and MC Boom – all of whom were brought together for their “unique energy and creative soul.”

Interestingly enough, all of the coats worn by the men are for ladies.

The pieces worn by the men will be put up for auction for McGINN’s star donation campaign. Stars will also be donating items that are dear to them to be auctioned off online. All profits made from the auction will go towards the ‘Beautiful Foundation’.

Photoshoots can be seen through the November edition of CeCi, Singles, and InStyle.

Source + Photos: OSEN

[111016] Simon D - Cheerz @ Inkigayo

[111013] Simon D - Cheerz : ComeBack Stage @ M Countdown

Simon D opens up about his solo project

“Are people ever truly satisfied with that they have? For most, when they’ve achieved their dream of owning a home, they always desire a larger, more luxurious one, and for those who yearn to work to make a living always desire something more once they begin their careers. People always dream of a better future and work to achieve it, never satisfied with what they have in the present.”

Supreme Team‘s Simon D has been quite fortunate. He made his debut in July of 2009 and rose to fame just a few months later by featuring on a variety program. For a hip hop artist in Korea, the chances of rising to the top in such a short amount of time after debuting is as slim as winning the lottery. When others look at him now, they figure he must be successful enough to feel satisfied with what he has accomplished thus far.

So, we asked him if he was content.

“People actually asked me that a lot when I suddenly got famous. It was a shocking surprise for me, so it should have been natural for me to be joyous and satisfied. But I felt guilty when I told people that yes, I was content.”

He said, “The excitement was temporary. My heart still felt empty. I felt like I hit a brick wall.”

He continued, “I felt like I needed time to completely devote myself to my music. That’s what I wanted.”

Simon D released a solo album last July. He rekindled his passion for music; the kind of fire he had before his debut and he put his heart and soul into producing this project.

“I stopped doing variety programs and focused only on my music. When I walked into the recording booth, I thought, ‘this is it. This is my heaven’. I felt truly content when I was at the studio writing lyrics and recording songs. Making money was good, but I was glad I was finally doing what I really wanted. This album is truly meaning for me. It’s served as a turning point in my life.”

With no hesitation, he remarked that he was happy. And he honestly looked it. It was obvious that before, the sudden fame was a little intimidating and he had a heavy load to carry. But now, he no longer looked exhausted, and his face brightened immensely. It wasn’t easy for him to produce his own album, but he was free to make music, and that alone was enough to fulfill him.

“I don’t care if this album is criticized or if people hate it. I’m satisfied that I got to show them what I’m about. I enjoyed putting the album together. I do hope I’m able to impress some of my listeners, hahaha.”

Simon D is a true hip hop artist. He cares little about what people think. What’s most important to him is being able to sing and write music. This brings him peace and fulfillment.

Simon D expressed his own unique colors and it’s actually quite the hit with listeners.

“I went mainstream after being an underground artist for a longtime. I didn’t mean for my music to ever become mainstream, but that’s what happened.”

Sometimes, situations can turn around depending on how much people are willing to change. For Simon D, the change was a positive one. He’s matured musically, and developed a larger fanbase.

Check out his new album, “SNL League Begins” here

Source &; Image: enews4 via Nate

Simon D reveals thoughts on variety shows & his new solo album

Supreme Team‘s Simon D recently came out with his new album, ‘Simon Dominic Presents SNL LEAGUE BEGINS‘. But rather than being known as the talented rapper he is, Simon D is famous for his rising popularity for appearing on various variety shows, showcasing his delicate flavor of his Busan dialect.

However, he decided to return to his original path as a musician ‘Simon D’ veering away from the grounds of variety shows. The passionate rapper dropped all the shows that he was involved in and went in to the studio so that he can focus on his upcoming album.

Simon D admitted,

“I stopped all the programs so that I can work on my album. I realized that when I was involved in variety shows, I didn’t have enough time to work on my music. I was planning on debuting solo and was contemplating on when I should release it, but even before that, I knew that I had to stop all variety shows. I was always writing lyrics, but I saw no progress. So I just decided to stop all variety shows and went in to the studio to start recording”.

There was no doubt that it would have been hard for him to let go of variety shows all at once especially when the popularity level skyrocketed like Simon D’s. He had personally felt the fame and for him to give up all that and more must have been tough. Celebrities like him involved in variety shows. However, Simon D commented, “This is enough.”

He then added,

“I wasn’t a top star but I think I experienced high level of fame that I can achieve through variety shows in my life. Now that I have personally felt the fame, I thought that it was enough. I lost the my selfish need to be on the top. And I thought that even if I was to become a top star, I would have no time to work on my music. I thought to myself, ‘I’m satisfied. This is enough, I am not greedy’ and I just went back to my place, to my original self.”

Simon Dominic successfully transformed back to his ‘old self’ and in order to put his own taste of music in to his album, he permitted no outside distractions. Releasing  the first solo album as an overground artist, this album was much more meaningful to him than to anyone else.

“It’s been 10 years since I began rapping and I just released my first solo album. I wanted to focus a lot on it. Depending on the amount of focus I put in, the album’s quality changes. During Supreme Team years, there were a lot of things that were cup off. Because of the short time frame, so we had make up some of the words and ornate it to make it pretty. But for this, I wrote what was on my heart. I focused solely on my music during that time. I wanted to show my 100% through my album.”

Time off to focus on his music was precious to Simon D because he has been living busily, receiving many love-calls from many variety programs. Therefore, any kind of criticism, comments, feedback, and result was important and prideful for Simon D.

He commented, “Negative reviews are unavoidable because everyone has their own personal taste. This album doesn’t depend on the positive, or negative revenue. I was happy throughout the process of making this album and I am proud of the result. It was a very happy moment.”

Even though he left daringly, Simon D isn’t against the idea of appearing on variety shows. He came in aware of the power that variety shows had and he also had fun during his rein in the variety world. He also admitted that he watched many of the variety shows that rappers appear in and opened the idea of reappearing on variety shows in the future.

“I don’t have a strong desire to do it. I don’t deny variety shows. At first before ‘Hot Brothers’, I was a bit against it. I thought that my charismatic image on stage would be erased and all my fans would fall out. But in actuality, I gained a lot more fans and they think very positively of it. I watch a lot of the variety shows that many rappers star in. I would do it if it was right for me. But as of now, I have no intentions of doing them.”

In the end, Simon D finally concluded, “Variety shows are very helpful. I know that if I was to be actively appearing on variety shows, and the album was to release, it might have garnered more interest. But I know if I was to keep starring in variety shows, then this album would have never released.”

Source & Photo: Newsen

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Simon D is nervous about his upcoming solo album

Supreme Team‘s Simon D is feeling the pressure. The star is preparing to release his first solo album, and he’s concerned about its success.

Simon D was widely popular in the underground as ‘Simon Dominic‘ prior to his mainstream debut with Supreme Team, and so he technically isn’t new to the ‘solo’ game. He’s anxious in not just doing well for himself, however, but for his team as well.

One reason for Simon D’s individual project is that fellow member E-Sens has had lung-related health issues since the beginning of this year. As such, the rapper has taken a temporary hiatus from the music industry in order to recover.

Rather than cancelling all events and promotions, Simon D took on the burden of performing by himself.

A representative of their entertainment company, Amoeba Culture, explained that with the recent successes of Korean hip-hop veterans Leessang and Verbal Jint, Simon D feels extra pressured to continue the high streak.

“Although he hasn’t said it explicitly himself, Simon D is so physically and mentally overwhelmed by the burden of solo promotions that he even considered delaying the album release. However, he’s been working diligently for the past eight months and will prove his musical confidence when it finally goes public. He is very disappointed and sorry that he will not be able to perform on stage with feellow member E-Sens, but promises to work even harder to make up for his absence.”

Simon D’s collaborative work with producer Loptimist will be released on October 7th.

Source & Photo: Star News via Naver

Simon D and Gaeko take a photo at gag concert

On October 4, an official from Simon D and Gaeko‘s agency ’Amoeba Culture’ tweeted, “Right now he’s a father, but he’s still the pure and innocent Gaeko. Simon D is earnestly watching the show while Gaeko is acting silly”.

In the picture Simon D concentrates on the TV while Gaeko makes a funny face next to him. Recently, Gaeko revealed a new side of himself by becoming a father, but the little kid in him hasn’t gone away.

Netizens commented, “Gaeko Daddy is soo cute”, “After his baby, Gaeko is feeling very happy”, “Simon D I am waiting for  your comeback”, “Dynamic Duo hurry up and release a new album.”

Meanwhile, Simon D will release his solo album on October 7.

Source + Image: Nate

[MV Teaser] Simon D - Cheerz

[MV] Simon D - Stay Cool (feat. Zion T)

Simon D reveals “Stay Cool” ft. Zion T

Veteran Korean Hip Hop artist and one half of the duo, Supreme Team, Simon D (Simon Dominic) is back.

Simon D returns to the music scene with a new single titled, “Stay Cool“. For the track, he recruited talented artist Zion T and if you’re into laid back chill hip hop, this track is for you. The mellow, low voice characteristic of Simon D and the addition of Zion.T’s unique tone create a more dreamlike atmosphere that help express the emotional love story of the love song that tends to/surrounds the insecurities/anxieties of women worn out by their daily lives.

Check out the MV and remember to support by purchasing the music.