"You look alike.""I listen to you a lot." The beginning of the chemistry between Molly Yum and BANG YE DAM [★FULL Interview]

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Rapper Molly Yam and Bang Yedam (DIMO REX) have completed a special collaboration. Starting from the consensus that they look alike, the two completed extraordinary chemistry by revealing unexpected similarities from musical tastes to work methods.

Demorex and Molyam recently held an interview to commemorate the release of their first project EP "DIMOLLY" at the Star News headquarters in Seorin-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.

Moliyam's trendyness, which has 100 million views on TikTok, and Bang Ye-dam's production capability of "musical persona" DIMO REX met to complete the project "Dimoli." The album contains a total of four songs, including the title track "You make me crazy," "We're going to be okay," "Reason Why I love because I love you," and "So, tonight."

The two, who formed a relationship with creator Ryu Jeong-ran, quickly collaborated based on musical consensus. "It's a love song, but I ultimately wanted to convey a sense of liberation to the listeners," Demorex said of the title song. Molyam then said, "I made the main melody and gave it to Demorex, and he pulled it off beautifully. This song was first made. "The thrill of working together for the first time was well reflected," he said.

Demorex said, "I got to know each other through Ryu Jeong-ran, but (Mollyam) was a fun character. I thought it would be a good opportunity, so I came together. He said, "I had a musical understanding, and I think I was able to work as if I was popping up in an instant." Moliyam also said, "It was interesting to see each other's stories in their videos. When I went on hip-ple radio, I heard a lot that it was like Bang Ye-dam, and in the demorex video, there was also a reaction that it was blackened with molyam. I thought it was really good to see each other's appearances mentioned like this. I'm puzzled, but I think I'm going to show you a convincing result," he said.

Demorex "It was a good synergy because I was well aware of what I didn't know. Looking at Molly Yum, I thought she was a "real artist," he said. "There are many similarities, but making a joint album together felt like a puzzle was put together as if everyone knew."

Molyam has a strong fandom centered on SNS such as TikTok and YouTube. In particular, he appeared with a black lip called "Chun Jang Lip" and is receiving an explosive response with his intense visuals and trendy musical colors.

He said, "I like the irony. "I think I'll be strong inside because of my large and angular appearance, but I wanted to show that's not the case," he confessed. "As the gap touched the public interestingly, I saw it once more, and the number of views seemed to have increased naturally," he said.

Moliyam has been undaunted by the initial outpouring of malicious comments and ridicule and has shown his personality. "There was a reaction that filming in public was not pleasant, but hip-hop accepted the moment," he said. "Honestly, I think to be lighter is to unlock the artist's limited. I wonder if it will be meaningful if I don't say anything just because I'm worried about being seen by people when I make something. It doesn't matter as long as I show you. Isn't it fun. If you enjoy it, that's enough," he said.

He has expanded his presence through collaboration with rappers Swings, Loco, Sik K, and Kid Millie, and has also proved his presence by being nominated for multiple categories of the "Korea Hip Hop Awards 2026." Moliyam said, "Sik K raised me up in the sun. Thanks to this, I contacted Kid Millie directly and persuaded her to join me. "Thanks to your understanding of my history, I'm going to the Hip Hop Awards this year," he said.

Bang Ye-dam debuted as Treasure after finishing second on the SBS survival entertainment program "K-Pop Star Season 2" in 2023 and is currently working as a solo artist. He put forward another self called "demorex" to develop a freer and deeper music world.

He said, "At first, I purposely did not inform you that it was Bang Ye-dam," adding that he wanted to build a new musical identity beyond preconceived notions of existing images. He added, "The process of naturally accepting that Demorex was Bang Ye-dam is meaningful."

"There was a deeper and more diverse music in me, so there were a lot of things I wanted to express. I needed another name to unlock it, and that was Demorex. It may be embarrassing, but I'm that confident," he explained. Based on this confidence and musical conviction, he plans to continue his firm music color through his upcoming album.

The two people, who have a firm musical identity, met and harmoniously melted each other's colors, completing the album with bold new attempts and experiments. Molyam said, "It's not easy to find artists who will match each other because of their clear identities, but Demorex has satisfied my shortcomings. It became an album that expressed the things in their hearts as raw," he said.

Their raw senses are also revealed in the music video. Bang Ye-dam said, "The music video is also unconventional. There is also a scene of killing, but I tried to express it humorously, not just stimulating. I hope it is not dismissed only as provocative. Creating a character called Demorex, like Molyam's character, wanted to show an adventurous attempt that was integrated as a whole. I hope you can watch it like a movie," he said.

Finally, Molyam said, "I'm going to do music until everyone in the world knows it. I want you to know Demorex and Molyam in Demoley, and I want to show you that the joy of being together is not light at all."

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