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The Korean American musician is hazy on the exact terms to describe many aspects of his life.
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Despite his ambiguity, Harry, as he introduces himself, clearly knows exactly who he is.
In fact, pH-1 is what I refer to as a “patchwork person.”
Finally realizing his true ambition, pH-1 moved back to Korea to pursue it.
(Although he was born in Seoul, pH-1 moved to America when he was a teen.)
“I can’t say no to people.
So I’m always trying to fix that problem.”
For these same reasons, though, pH-1 felt drawn to becoming an entertainer.
His hair hopped along for the ride with various lengths, hats, and natural-leaning hues.
These days, pH-1 now knows precisely what to ask his beauty and wardrobe teams for.
“I’m not too flamboyant in any way,” pH-1 continues.
“I don’t like to over-exaggerate things, even in my music.”
He’s right about that.
Nothing about neither his speech nor songs grate on you.
Both are the epitome of easy listening.
Don’t believe me?
He doesn’t immediately shoot down the idea of abold dye job.
Instead, he stumbles over it.
“I need to break out of my comfort zone,” pH-1 decides.
“I have to try a different look, which might not be too familiar to me.”
Without even fully realizing it, pH-1 is already started dabbling in new styles.
“I needed a strategy,” he recalls.
“When people see me, when people see pH-1’s performance, how can they remember me?
How can I stick?”
So pH-1 melded his signature sing-rap style with orange accents.
For his final round, pH-1 even performed a song called"Orange."
After his time on the show, pH-1 continued incorporating the bright, attention-grabbing color into his brand.
But why orange out of all the shades of ROYGBIV?
He easily could have gone with neon green, electric yellow, or fire-hydrant red.
Perhaps it’s the color of his aura.
“I don’t know if I believe in auras,” he says, shooting down my theory.
“I don’t know too much about that.”
People with orange auras, from what I know, are confident thrill-seekers who thrive on attention.
They are also straightforward and prefer tangible results.
With that in mind, I’m confident pH-1 would glow before Susanna bright orange.
As for the true origins of pH-1’s trademark hue, orange represents how pH-1 sees himself.
“To be honest, orange wasn’t necessarily my favorite color,” he admits.
“I thought really hard on what color represents who I am.
My personality is not too outgoing, but at the same time, it’s not too boring.
It’s got character.”
On Spotify, pH-1’s bio hilariously reads, “it’s good for your skin.”
Turns out, meticulously treating his skin goes hand-in-hand with the non-stop work.
“I’m a musician; I’m an artist.
I’m always on camera,” pH-1 explains.
“I like to look presentable,hopefully,and I like to take care of myself.”
Usually, pH-1 treats himself tolaser treatments.
At home, pH-1 supplements the lasers with a hydration-packed routine.
After brushing his teeth and washing his face in the morning, pH-1 slathers on a hefty amountof moisturizer.
“It’s kind of thick, verywetcream,” he explains through a laugh.
“I just put on layers of it basically until my face is drenching.
I can’t sleep on the side.
I just look at the ceiling, but it feels really good the next day.
You just feel super moisturized.”
Beyond his face, pH-1’s skin has several stories to tell.
He absentmindly points to on his bicep even though he’s wearing a long-sleeved shirt.
“I was too protective of my own feelings,” he laments.
“I’m so caught up trying to guard myself that I kind of push away other people.
I’m always trying to make a run at fix that, but it’s not easy.”
“Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.”
But when it comes to his work, pH-1 is kinder to himself.
He tries to tell himself to move on, and do better next time.
“It can never be perfect.
Even though I might think it’s perfect, to some people, it might be garbage.
It’s all relative.”
Taking in all these contradictory sides of pH-1 makes me wonder what hisBig Threemust be.
Oh wait, I accidentally shared that aloud, and pH-1 has no idea what I was talking about.
“Do you know what time you were born at?”
I ask without fully realizing how personal of a question this could be considered.
“I think 4 a.m.,” he replies just as nonchalantly.
“Go ahead, go ahead,” he encourages with a smile.
Still, I looked up his birth chart after our interview and had an epiphany.
But the sun wastechnicallystillin Cancerat the time he was born, intutive readerHeyJune Jeonaka Pheydrus tells me.
(Mine just so happens to be too.)
The artist has long attached being a homebody to his personal brand.
Now, pH-1’s whole schtick just makes sense.
His moonis also in awater sign: Pisces.
(Lest we forget our orange conversation.)
It’s not you; it’s the stars.
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