At 30, he went to sing at age 8 and became the leader of Big Bang at the age of 18. Singing or solo, he reached the pinnacle of K-Pop and reached out to the world.
G-Dragon was born in 1988. Since the age of 8, Kwon Jiyong has been officially singing when he joined the boy band Little Roora. The four-member group is popular because of the cute, cute acting style. But after the release of a Christmas album, the group was terminated by the agency. This made Jiyong sad and depressed, even telling his mother that he did not want to be a singer anymore.
During his career, G-Dragon experienced many beautiful and memorable moments. But in one of Big Bang's press interviews in 2010, he said that the best time (and also the hardest) was when he was a trainee. At that time, the young man does not know what the future will be but determined to always try his best. As a trainee in YG, he and Youngbae (Big Bang's Taeyang later) formed the GDYB duo (he is now known as G-Dragon). But then, the couple debuted as a five-member group and three other trainees: T.O.P, Daesung and Seungri.
With Big Bang, G-Dragon reached almost all the top of their singing career. Not only in Korea, but also in the world, was honored at MTV Europe in 2011. For many years, G-Dragon has been the leader of the group, leading the talented members to overcome many challenges. career.
After the success of Big Bang, G-Dragon was able to pursue his solo career in 2009. His debut album, Heartbreaker, was released with his debut single, followed by a series of Breathe, The Leaders "A Boy, Hello and She's Gone." G-Dragon impresses with his personal music, telling his own story, more personal than Big Bang's music.
G-Dragon's artistic personality is also blissful in the music of Big Bang or himself. Formats like this (in the MV hit Fantastic Baby in 2012) made him considered a "living artwork" not just an artist. This is just one of G-Dragon's "crazy" looks.
After the success of Big Bang and himself, G-Dragon joined Big Bang's small groups like GD & TOP in 2010 or GD X Taeyang (reunited GDYB duo). These activities proved to be like the intestines between him and the Big Bang members as well as the taste in professional work. G-Dragon did not show much respect to other members. As the leader, he has done well his mission.
Big Bang is believed to have survived for the past 12 years as G-Dragon is a leader listening and understanding, as well as members who try to avoid serious friction in the group. This is a good environment for the members to express their personal qualities and not overwhelm the overall success of the group. G-Dragon was praised by Taeyang for many times and expressed his affection.
Overcoming the scandals, G-Dragon continues to shine on the music scene. In 2012, he released his short album One of a Kind and became Billboard's World Album Charts and also reached number 161 on the Billboard 200. Three singles from this album were also successful, in which Crayon is considered the best single of the year by Kpop. The album brought G-Dragon to the top of Kpop's solo career by winning the Best Male and Recording Artist of the Year award at the year-end awards ceremony.
With an abundance of creative energy, G-Dragon will be releasing her solo album, Coup d'Etat, in 2013. The album is even more successful, gaining a record number of downloads or views. YouTube. The album helped him sweep up the music awards and hold the top spot. Kpop: 4 MAMA Awards 2013, including Artist of the Year, and two World Music Awards. G-Dragon is officially the "King of Kpop" even when it was the time of the MV billion view Gangnam Style and Psy.
During Big Bang's hiatus for a long time, and especially after TOP's sex scandal, G-Dragon pursued his solo career when he released his album, Kwon Ji Yong, in 2017. This is his most private, personal album, as a farewell to fans before enlistment in early 2018. The accompanying album is G-Dragon's second world tour. This series of activities is a beautiful temporary endeavor for a splendid career.
Big Bang is a valuable part of G-Dragon's life and career as well as the other members. The singer repeatedly expressed his feelings during the tour, the interview, the TV program. He is also the leader in both the professional and the spiritual, taking on the role of singing, rapping, composition, production in the group. In international media, Big Bang was dubbed "King of Kpop".