My heart already swells with excitement at the thought of how far I will go in the major trophy races.

Seeing that it reached 6th place on the 'Global 200' and 2nd place on the 'Excluding U.S.' chart during the summer season, I can already picture the landscape of this year's year-end awards. If a song released in the first half maintains this level of chart dominance through the second half, it is a figure that cannot be ignored by major international awards, including the Grammys, or the Billboard Music Awards (BMA). The quality of the album *Arirang* was excellent, and with *Swim* providing a solid foundation for global long-term success, I am already filled with excitement at the prospect of how high it will climb in the race for major trophies at the end of this year and the beginning of next year.