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G-Dragon promoting Kwon Ji Yong (2017)

G-Dragon is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, producer. He is a member of the Korean pop boy group BIGBANG. He is a well established rapper in the company and has been part of YG since 1999. In 2010, he joined fellow member T.O.P to form the unit GD&TOP.

Profile

  • Stage Name: G-Dragon
  • Real Name: Kwon Ji Yong (권지용)
  • Birthdate: August 18, 1988 (1988-08-18) (age 37)
  • Blood Type: A
  • Height: 175cm
  • Weight: 56kg
  • Education: Seoul Korean Traditional Arts Middle & High School
  • Skills: Rapping, dancing, beat boxing, composing, singing, and languages (Chinese, English)
  • Hobbies: Drawing pictures and listening to music
  • Likes: Fashion, acting, cooking, crispy donuts, dogs, cars, the drawing ‘is it stars or skeleton’, books (poems, mangas, and magazines), watching cartoons, and himself
  • Labels:

Information

G-Dragon initially debuted as a child hip-hop artist in 2001 participating in the album 2001 Daehanminguk Hip Hop Flex, where he appeared as "2G-Gon" and "G-Gon". In 2002 he was scouted by YG Entertainment and began his four years as a trainee. In that time G-Dragon never released an album and was limited to be featured on other YG artists' albums.

Before BIGBANG was formed, G-Dragon and fellow band mate Taeyang, known as "G-Dragon & YB Taekwon" at the time, performed as a duo at concerts such as SE7EN's "First SE7EN" as rappers and backing dancers.

In 2006 G-Dragon was selected first, and also as the leader, for the line-up of the group BIGBANG. Since then he has also participated as a composer for many BIGBANG songs.

G-Dragon makes his solo debut in 2008 with the single "Naman Barabwa Part 2", a new version of "Naman Barabwa" from Taeyang's debut album HOT. In 2009, he releases his first solo album Heartbreaker, which was a success. The album won various awards and sold more than 120.000 copies. Also this same year, he was featured on his first Japanese solo release, the w-inds.'s single "Rain Is Fallin'". In December 2009, G-Dragon held his first solo concert "Shine a Light" for which controversy arose about obscenity and suggestive content towards minor audiences. Two DVDs (a regular edition and a censored edition) and a live album of the concert were released in early 2010.

On May 29, 2010 G-Dragon, along with w-inds., received at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan the "Best Collaboration Video" award for the collaboration song "Rain Is Fallin'".

Korean Discography

Albums

Mini-Albums

Live Albums

Vinyl LPs

Digital Singles

Video Releases

Collaborations/Other

Japanese Discography

Albums

Mini-Albums

Video Releases

Credits

Note: Credited for lyrics, music, and arrangement unless otherwise stated.
G-Dragon in Perry "Storm" PV (2001)
G-Dragon promoting "BIGBANG Is V.I.P" (2006)
G-Dragon promoting Heartbreaker (2009)
G-Dragon promoting Shine a Light concert (2009)
G-Dragon promoting ONE OF A KIND (2012)
G-Dragon promoting COUP D'ETAT (2013)

BIGBANG

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2015

2016

Daesung

2008

2009

2012

2014

G-Dragon

2008

2009

2012

2013

2017

GDxTaeyang

2014

GD&TOP

2010

2016

iKON

2015

Moo Ga Dang

2007

Seungri

2011

Taeyang

2008

2010

2013

2014

YMGA

2008

Filmography

Music Videos

  • [2001.08] Perry - Get ready
  • [2003.11] 1TYM - Hot
  • [2004.11] Jinusean - Telephone Number
  • [2012.01.31] SE7EN - Naega Noraereul Motaedo

Awards

Music Awards

  • [2007.11.17] MNet MKMF: Best Music Arrangement – "Lies"
  • [2009.??.??] Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Song of the Month (September) – "Heartbreaker"
  • [2009.11.21] Mnet Asian Music Awards: Best Album of the Year – Heartbreaker
  • [2009.12.16] MelOn Music Awards: Best Album of the Year – Heartbreaker, 2009 Top 10
  • [2010.03.01] 2009 Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Ting's Choice Award
  • [2010.05.29] MTV Video Music Awards Japan: Best Collaboration Video – "Rain Is Fallin'" (with w-inds.)
  • [2012.11.30] 2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards: Best Male Artist
  • [2012.12.08] So-Loved Awards: Best Male Solo
  • [2013.01.16] 27th Golden Disk Awards: Digital Bonsang
  • [2016.03.15] 2016 Style Icon Awards: Bonsang
  • [2018.02.14] 7th GAON Chart K-Pop Awards: Song of the Year (June) – "Muje (Untitled, 2014)"
  • [2024.11.22-23] 2024 Mnet Asian Music Awards: Music Visionary of the Year
  • [2025.02.27] 22nd Korean Music Awards: Best Rap & Hip-Hop Song – "POWER"
  • [2025.06.21] 34th Seoul Music Awards: Bonsang
  • [2025.11.28-29] 2025 Mnet Asian Music Awards: Fans' Choice (Top 10 Male) (Bonsang), Artist of the Year (Daesang), Best Male Artist, Best Dance Performance (Male Solo)

TV Music Shows

Heartbreaker
Crayon
Black
COUP D'ETAT
Niga Mwonde (Who You)
Ppiddak Hage
Muje (Untitled, 2014)

External Links

v • d • e
YG Family: G-Dragon
Songs · Images · BIGBANG
Korean Albums
Korean Mini-Albums
Korean Live Albums
01 · 02 · 03
Korean Vinyl LPs
Korean Digital Singles
Korean DVDs
01 · 02 · 03 · 04 · 05
Japanese Albums
Japanese Mini-Albums
Japanese DVDs
01 · 02 · 03 · 04 · 05 · 06 · 07
Official Website

v • d • e
BIGBANG
G-Dragon · Taeyang/SOL · T.O.P · Daesung/D-Lite
Topics
Songs · Images · GD&TOP · GDxTaeyang · 2NE1 · Former Members: Seungri/V.I
Korean Albums
Korean Live Albums
01 · 02 · 03 · 04 · 05 · 06 · 07 · 08 · 09
Korean Mini-Albums
Korean Singles
Korean Digital Singles
01 · 02 · 03 · 04 · 05 · 06 · 07 · 08
Korean DVDs
01 · 02 · 03 · 04 · 05 · 06 · 07 · 08 · 09 · 10 · 11] · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20
Japanese Albums
01 · 02 · 03 · 04· 05 · 06 · 07 · 08
Japanese Best Albums
01 · 02 · 03 · 04 · 05 · 06
Other Japanese Albums
01 · 02 · 03 · 04
Japanese Mini-Albums
Japanese Singles
Japanese Digital Singles
Japanese DVDs
01 · 02 · 03 · 04 · 05 · 06 · 07 · 08 · 09 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18
Box Sets
Official Website: Korean Japanese
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