K-pop star Hongjoong creates 'hard and tough' stage character using clothes and bling
K-pop idol Hongjoong says fashion plays such a big role in his music he uses it to create a stage alter-ego. The 24-year-old rapper, who’s part of the South-Korean octet Ateez, revealed when he's on stage he synergises music with fashion – creating a new character with every performance that he says combines elegance and power. He told WWD: “When on the stage, I fall into that character every time. With my outfit too, if the song is really hard or tough, I want to make my character hard and tough. So that’s why I wear dark clothes and a lot of jewellery. “But also I put my own opinion in there...