Byul: Hello, my name is Byul from Pop Square. It's really great to meet you! I've been a huge fan since you had started doing your covers way back then
Elise: Thank you so much
Byul: To see your acoustic version and also how you create the English version for the songs, is amazing. It's a huge honor to finally meet you.
Elise: Thank you
Byul: Can you please give a greeting to Pop Square and also to your other viewers?
Elise: Hi, I'm - should I introduce myself?
Byul: Yeah go ahead introduce yourself
Elise: Hi I'm Elise, I'm also known as Silv3rT3ar on YouTube
Elise: I make covers as she's said of KPOP songs in English acoustic version, Korean etc
Byul: I'll be putting her link down below in the description for you guys to check out, which definitely you should
Byul: So hit subscribe and like her videos
Byul: You have been on YouTube for a really long time now
Byul: What would you say is the difference from starting way back then to how it is now?
Elise: When I first started, it was like early high school and back then I feel that there weren't as many resources online to learn how to record
Elise: Because of that, a lot of my beginning was like trial and error
Elise: It look a lot longer to get covers done and stuff like that
Elise: The past couple years I have super been busy with school and back then I was able to record and upload a lot because I was still in high school
Elise: But, because I was in college the last couple of years, it's been super busy
Byul: Yeah, I saw those videos
Elise: And I was able to do like, one or two covers in like a year
Elise: Which is really sad but yeah
Byul: But as fans
Byul: We are very thankful that even during the really busy times that you had to even produce one cover
Byul: I'm pretty sure as many fans; they can agree
Byul: We're very thankful Elise: Thank you
Elise: I'm really thankful that there are people that are willing to wait for me
Elise: It really means so much to me
Elise: So, thank you
Byul: I feel that in a way
Byul: For us fans
Byul: To kind of know that you are doing well
Elise: Alive?
Byul: Yeah, like "oh thank god she's still here"
Elise: Yeah, I'm still alive
Byul: Because, you know there are sometimes there are some YouTubers that there is like hiatus
Byul: They just, go quiet?
Elise: Yeah
Byul: And, they disappear and so you're like "wait what"
Elise: Yeah, yeah
Elise: The thing is, I'm still really active on my other social media
Byul: Yes, definitely
Elise: Twitter and Instagram, I'm still really active
Elise: But sometimes like YouTube, I don't have time. I can't upload a cover because it could take awhile
Byul: Definitely
Byul: Recording, editing and everything like that definitely takes a lot of time
Byul: I know that for your YouTube covers, you also play the acoustic version
Elise: Yeah
Byul: What is a tip for those who are trying to play the guitar?
Byul: Did you self taught yourself or did you take a class?
Elise: I self taught (myself)
Elise: What I did was I basically found some popular songs
Elise: It's easier if you find
Elise: Like American, English songs
Elise: Basically find the chords that are easy for it
Elise: There are lots of chords out there
Elise: There's like guitar and (sorry could not understand)
Byul: Definitely
Elise: So basically, I do is I started off by
Elise: Looking up some songs that were easy
Elise: To sing and to play
Elise: And basically like the chords, the basic chords
Elise: Like C G D, like those are the easy ones
Elise: And that's what I started with
Byul: Yeah
Elise: Because
Elise: My hands are really small
Elise: So when I play guitar
Elise: it gets, it's really hard like I can't bar very well
Elise: Starting with those kinds of chords helps you
Elise: Build your like
Elise: Stamina, I guess you can call it
Byul: Also you start getting all of the calluses Elise: Calluses
Byul: On all of your fingers Elise: Yeah I lost of them
Elise: In college
Byul: Oh yeah, because
Byul: I feel that when you start playing for a little bit
Byul: You have them but then when you stop
Elise: It goes away Byul: Just a couple days
Byul: It goes away
Byul: Same thing for rock climbing
Byul: You have to keep constantly doing it or else it's like Elise: Mhm
Byul: Where did it go
Elise: Exactly
Elise: Like my fingers are like
Elise: Really squishy now
Byul: Oh no!
Byul: Did you think that even though you're really busy
Byul: To not be able to do covers do you just sometimes
Byul: Hold the guitar to try to get your calluses back?
Byul: Or do you have to constantly playing the guitar to keep your calluses?
Elise: To keep calluses you would need to actually play
Elise: Because you have to press down to get the calluses Byul: Definitely, yeah
Elise: Um
Elise: I think
Elise: I probably should practice more guitar
Elise: And that
Elise: Because actually when you first play
Elise: It doesn't feel too bad
Elise: But it's if you play a lot
Byul: Oh when you're constantly keep going Elise: Yeah
Elise: Because sometimes when I make a cover, I keep recording it
Elise: Because I want it to be perfect
Elise: But when you it play too much it hurts a lot and you can't play
Elise: But um
Elise: What am I doing?
Elise: I don't know
Byul: Don't worry take your time, take your time
Elise: Yeah but um
Elise: Basically
Elise: Yeah, I don't remember what I was going to say
Byul: It will come back
Elise: Yeah, yeah, yeah
Byul: But pretty much keep practicing
Byul: If you stop
Byul: The calluses will go away Elise: Oh!
Elise: I remember what I was going to say
Byul: Oh, there we go! Elise: So with guitar
Elise: It really depends on
Elise: The string too
Byul: Ah
Elise: If you have a thicker string, it hurts more
Elise: Because it's harder
Elise: But if you have thinner strings, they're going to be easier to play
Elise: So if you're first starting off
Elise: Getting a thinner string would be better
Byul: Okay
Byul: You have a lot of YouTube covers now
Byul: Which one would you say is your favorite?
Byul: Or the hardest to learn?
Elise: I think my favorite was
Elise: "봄날 (Spring Day)" - BTS
Elise: Just because I put so many layers into the song
Elise: During the chorus, I have a part where there are probably like 7 or 8
Elise: Layers of harmonizes and backup vocals
Elise: That took cover took a really long time to write as well
Elise: Because there were lots of lyrics in that
Elise: Because they would sing rap a lot
Byul: Which you did amazing by the way
Elise: Oh thank you
Elise: Thank you so much
Elise: So, yeah, I think " '봄날 (Spring Day)" is one of my favorite covers
Byul: So then also
Byul: What would you say to those who are trying to start up their YouTube channel
Byul: And they are just really afraid because you know how they progressed from now compared to back then
Byul: Because it may had been a little bit easier Elise: Right, yeah
Byul: But now, it's getting a lot more difficult, especially for people have to be a little more like
Byul: Able to handle to create the video, edit the video and everything like that
Byul: So what advice would you give them?
Elise: I would say
Elise: To be not afraid to post
Elise: Because even if it doesn't get a lot of views
Elise: You, you made something
Elise: And you accomplished it and posted it
Elise: That's amazing and enough itself
Elise: It's hard when you don't get feedback
Byul: Definitely yeah
Byul: They just watch it and that's it Elise: Yeah, exactly
Elise: I know that can be tough
Elise: Like for me, for my covers
Elise: I didn't go into it, expecting it to become what it did
Elise: I think a lot of people say that
Elise: From like when I started
Elise: Because now a days a lot of people
Elise: Make the channel wanting to become big
Byul: Basically just for the view count not for the huge passion for music Elise: Yeah
Elise: For me, obviously it's cool that there are subscribers out there
Byul: It's a benefit
Elise: It's so cool
Elise: It's amazing that you're able to connect with people that way
Elise: But also like
Elise: Just like, I used it as a creative outlet
Elise: I really liked music, I wanted to try out new things
Elise: I wanted to try out guitar
Elise: Try out different styles of singing
Elise: And that's what I used YouTube for
Elise: And so I guess, like, be yourself
Elise: I know, so stereotypical but
Elise: It's true Byul: It's true
Byul: It's true, it's definitely true
Elise: To be yourself
Elise: Also be genuine to people who comment on your video
Elise: They took the time and effort to comment and see something
Elise: I think it's really important to interact with the people who comment on your videos
Byul: Definitely yeah
Byul: Don't let them stay in the dark
Byul: Just kinda acknowledge them Elise: Yeah
Elise: Even now, when I first upload a video
Elise: I stay there for a really long time reading comments
Elise: Leave a little reply Byul: Oh yeah, I see little hearts and you replying back to everybody
Byul: Everybody is like "yes she's notice me!"
Byul: You replied to this person Elise: Yeah, yeah
Elise: And then sometimes I go back because
Elise: On the YouTube app
Elise: There's a studio app
Byul: Yes
Elise: You're able to look at all of your comments
Elise: So sometimes, I go through that
Elise: It's just all of your recent (comments)
Elise: So it could be on a older video too
Elise: And people don't expect you to see those but
Elise: It's kind of cool that you're able to see everything still
Byul: What would you say then is the most memorable comment you ever got on your YouTube channel?
Byul: Probably pretty hard since it's been awhile
Elise: Yeah, I can't think of one specific one
Elise: But I guess in general
Elise: When someone says like
Elise: "Your music helped me study"
Elise: Or "helped me sleep better"
Elise: Or anything like that
Byul: It's just very soothing
Elise: Exactly - oh thank you
Elise: It just really means a lot to me when
Elise: Like - I
Elise: They tell me that my music has helped them
Elise: Because
Elise: It's just so cool that someone sleeps better because of my music or studies better
Elise: And also, I really like when people say they like specific parts
Elise: Of the cover that they like
Elise: It's just fun to see what they thought of
Elise: Because for me, I really like certain parts of my cover too
Elise: Based on like "oh this worked out perfectly", "it sounds like this" Byul: Yes!
Elise: Yes!
Elise: And so, it's really awesome when other people notice the small things like adding
Elise: Background vocals or harmonizes, things like that
Byul: That's really awesome
Byul: So then
Byul: I think the last question I want to ask you, since I don't want to take too much of your time
Elise: No, no worries
Byul: So you cover, when you cover the songs you actually write your own lyrics
Elise: Mhm
Byul: But then, would there ever be a time where you completely write your own original?
Elise: Oh my gosh yeah
Byul: Because, I'm pretty sure a lot of fans really anticipating and are looking forward to it
Byul: But I know you're very busy, but do you think that maybe down the future maybe you'll have digital single?
Byul: Or mini album?
Byul: Or full album?
Elise: So - Byul: I'll buy that
Elise: Oh thank you
Elise: For me
Elise: It hasn't really been on my mind to write originals
Elise: Because of the fact that YouTube isn't a full time job for me
Elise: I think that I'm very open to it
Elise: But I just haven't really thought so much about making my own songs
Elise: But
Elise: I do want to want to get into that
Byul: I think
Byul: As long
Byul: For a lot of cases, like how you started your YouTube channel with no pressure
Byul: I think it could be randomly one day, you just have a random inspiration
Byul: Because for a lot of music writers
Byul: They would get a random inspiration one day and write it down a little bit
Byul: Like Hoshi for choreography and Woozi (for lyrics) Elise: Yeah
Byul: Seventeen
Byul: I think it might come to you like that
Byul: Where you write then get some random inspiration and all the pieces start coming together Elise: Yeah
Byul: Maybe one day
Elise: That's true, like I guess
Elise: Now that you say it like that
Elise: I have written random lyrics down before
Elise: Because sometimes you're in that mood
Elise: Or you're
Elise: Or something happens and then
Byul: You just get a random inspiration
Elise: Yeah, you have these thoughts in your mind
Elise: That you want to put down
Elise: And so I have written random lyrics before
Elise: But I haven't put together a full song
Byul: Yeah Elise: Yeah
Byul: And then watch, you'll be like Woozi where he writes it (lyrics) and then he's like
Byul: "This is garbage"
Byul: And then you start writing again and again
Elise: Yeah, I feel like I'm one of those because
Elise: I'm really
Elise: Like it needs to be the way I want it to be you know?
Byul: It needs to fit your character and exactly what message you want to say
Elise: Because it can be a used as a message
Byul: Then what message would you want your fans to have when they hear your music?
Byul: Even though it's a cover, it's still your own work
Byul: Because you're making it into a English version
Elise: Yeah
Byul: So, what kind of message do you want to send to your fans when they are listening to your music?
Elise: So I think not
Elise: Necessarily not the actual lyrics meaning
Elise: I just want my music to comfort people
Elise: In times when they are stressed or just
Elise: Worried or things like that
Elise: I think that music is super powerful and does that Byul: Definitely
Elise: It can help people
Elise: That's why there's music therapy and things like that
Elise: So I think
Elise: That's what, I really want my listeners to
Elise: Get from my music
Elise: A comfort kind of feeling
Byul: And you already saw some comments that, it is
Elise: Yeah yeah!
Elise: Which means so much
Byul: They could be like, instead of counting sheep
Byul: Listen to her songs
Byul: And you'll be having sweet dreams left and right
Elise: Hopefully
Byul: Who needs a dream catcher when you have her YouTube channel?
Elise: Oh my gosh
Byul: Thank you so much for taking time out of your busy schedule
Elise: Yeah of course
Byul: To talk with me and also to Pop Square Elise: Thank you for having me
Byul: Can you give one last greeting to our Pop Square viewers?
Elise: Thanks so much for watching this interview and thank you guys (Pop Square) for having me
Elise: I'm just really honored to be here at KCON
Elise: Because when I started, I didn't think
Elise: Anything like this would ever happen
Elise: It's all because of you guys, really
Elise: As cliche as it is
Elise: It's all because of my subscribers and everything
Elise: That I am able to be here
Elise: I am just so so thankful
Elise: Thank you so much for sticking with me
Elise: Being patient when I'm like super busy
Byul: It's okay, we understand
Elise: Thank you
Elise: Thank you so much
Elise: Please subscribe, I guess, to my channel
Elise: Thank you
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