Happy Birthday, G-Dragon! The multi-talented and versatile idol also known by his birth name Kwon Ji Yong is a rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer and entrepreneur. His first solo album 'Heartbreaker' and its title track of the same name, was released in It went on to become the best-selling album by a Korean soloist at the time and earning him Album of the Year at the Mnet Asian Music Awards.
It doesn't matter which K-pop group you stan, everyone is a fan of and is in awe of the 'King of K-pop'. The talented artist has been an inspiration to aspiring artists and fans alike.
Also, his Chinese zodiac sign is Dragon! Meaningful tattoos : G-Dragon has a lot of tattoos including one Inhale Exhale that helped him grounding his anxiety in the past when he suffered from it. Lucky number : His lucky number is the number 8 because his year, month and day of birth all have 8 in them. Crab love : His favourite food is 'ganjang gaejang' which is crab preserved in soy sauce.
G-Dragon is an exceptionally talented artist is a known fact and while we have a lot of recommendations, we have hand-picked some of our favourites that you must add to your playlist.
Kwon Ji-yong's shyness left him only on the stage, which had been familiar to him since childhood. Parents, noticing the musical talent of the son and his desire to speak, decided to develop these tendencies, and at first, the choice fell on dancing.
At the age of five, his parents tried to persuade him to engage in classical dances. However, Kwon Ji-yong did not like this idea. Even back then, he considered himself a true "man," and he did not want to wear "girly" dancing costumes. Now the singer believes that there was something wrong with the school he went to. At the time, the boy could rebel only one way-he sobbed each time when he came to classes. His parents gave up, and in the end, Kwon Ji-yong studied ballet for only a couple of months, although he remembered them for a lifetime.
In , the future singer first appeared on the screen in the children's program BO BO BO, and two years later made his debut as an actor in a cameo role in the movie Taebaek Sanmaek. The talent and spontaneity of the child led to the fact that he was noticed in the advertising industry, and in , Kwon Ji-yong was chosen as a model for advertising of Shinsegae Duty-Free.
Cute appearance and his dancing skills led the boy to the performing arts: In , G-Dragon became a part of the band Little Roo'ra, in which children danced and performed covers of songs by Roo'ra.
In the first album of the band Christmas Carol Song was released, and on this Little Roo'ra stopped its existence — the recording company broke the contract. Little Kwon Ji-yong found it challenging to cope with such disappointment, and he told his mother that he would never be a singer again.
However, soon, the boy and his family went on vacation to the ski resort. There was a music festival going on there, and Kwon Ji-yong couldn't resist taking part. The child who took the first place drew the attention of the head of the agency SM Entertainment, and eventually, Kwon Ji-yong was accepted for an internship. In SM Entertainment, he was a trainee for five years, mainly being engaged in dancing.
Growing up, the guy realized that he did not understand what he wanted to do next and left the agency. The next stage of the musical biography of Kwon Ji-yong became his passion for rap.
In third grade, the boy learned about Wu-Tang Clan band and started taking the necessary classes. Soon he saw good results; in , he participated in the recording of the album Korea Hip-Hop Flex; he even wrote the text for his song himself. In the future, the musician honestly admitted that the result was mediocre. His English was not very good, and the song was second-class. However, he drew the attention of artists in the genre of rap and hip-hop, so Kwon Ji-yong was recommended to the manager of the label YG Entertainment.
The musician signed a collaboration contract and, till , participated in recordings of various compositions. He was preparing to create a full-fledged Duo with Taeyang, but the president of the agency announced his intention to make a male idol group.
In , G-Dragon took part in the show "Big Bang Documentary," and in August, he did not only become a part of the Big Bang band but also became its leader.
During the work in the band, Kwon Ji-yong showed himself not only as a performer but also became the author of many songs. The young man wrote music, poetry, and translated texts for covers of international hits into Korean. In he created the song "Lies," which the musician had planned to include in a solo album.
However, by the decision of the president of the label, the song went to the band and became its first hit, which took the top of the charts. After that, Kwon Ji-yong wrote two more hits- "Last Farewell" and "Day By Day," thanks to which he was recognized as the best composer of At the same time, with participation in the band, the singer was engaged in a solo career.
In , on his 21st birthday, G-Dragon released his first self-titled album, Heartbreaker. However, there was a scandal around the album, as the company Sony Music accused Kwon Ji-yong of stealing the music of Flo Rida and Oasis, but the expertise did not find any similarities.
Another scandal occurred in after a solo performance of G-Dragon in support of the album. G-Dragon was accused of inappropriate behavior and ambiguity of lyrics. However, this did not go further, on March 15, , Kwon Ji-yong was found not guilty.
The next solo album in mini-format G-Dragon released in The disc One of a Kind included the song "Crayon," for which the singer shot a bright, challenging music video. In the video, Kwon Ji-yong performed in different costumes, each of which was complemented by a different hairstyle and color. And in , fans of the singer were looking forward to a full disc Coup d'etat, which was recorded by foreign artists, including the Grammy award-winning Missy Elliott.
The public saw the next solo album of Kwon Ji-yong only in , but the result was worth the expectations. Kwon Ji-yong is hardly a disc — this work of G-Dragon shattered even the release format.
The album was released in the form of a USB-flash drive, which also had no direct recording of tracks-through the drive, listeners got to the download page of the album from the YG Entertainment website. Due to the non-standard form of release, the album was excluded from participation in the Gaon chart, and the appearance of the flash drive was the reason for another scandal. Users felt that it "scratched" appearance is the result of the carelessness of the issuing company.
The company had to record a special video showing the process of painting the stick: the shabby appearance was not sloppy work, but a design idea. Songs from Kwon Ji-yong are distinguished by the depth of the lyrics and some rigidity, apparent even in the titles of songs: "Middle Fingers-Up," "Bullshit.
After the release, Kwon Ji-yong became the leader of the iTunes chart in 46 countries. Before G-Dragon, no one in Korea had been able to achieve this number.
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