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Real name Story by: Kwon Ji Yong 권지용 )
Role in the group: Main rapper, leader
Date of Birth: August 18, 1988
Growth: 177 cm
Religion: Christianity
Education: Seoul High School of Arts
speaks languages: Korean, English, Chinese
Hobby: songwriting, drawing

Since childhood, Kwon Ji-yeon dreamed of becoming a singer. Did you know that already at the age of 7 he was performing in a rap group? We bring to your attention a few facts about G-Dragon:

1) Full name G-Dragon - Kwon Jiyeon. The pseudonym GD came from his real name. So Jiyong is consonant with G and 용 (Yong) in Korean means the Dragon. GD was also born in the year of the dragon in the Chinese zodiac.

2)GD won an award Best Songwriter Award Best Author songs) to MKMF (MNet Km Music Festival) in 2007 when BigBang performed there.

3)GD always said that Pharrell Williams one of his favorite singers. Other celebrities that G-Dragon respects are Jay-Z, Beyonce, Rihanna, Blackstreet and the Wu-Tang Clan.

4) GD's first single "Heartbreaker" was quite controversial. Sony Music plagiarized by YG Entertainment because GD's track and Flo Rida's "Right Round" were somewhat similar. As a result, a compromise was reached and GD feat Flo Rida recorded a Heartbreaker remix.

5) G-Dragon's first appearance on TV was in a children's program " Bbo Bbo Bbo".

6) At the age of 7 G-Dragon was part of the Little Lula group. Just look at this cute little rapper.

7) GD originally trained under SM Entertainment, but CEO Yang Hyun Suk convinced him to sign with YG Entertainment. At that time, G-dragon was 12 years old. After that, Hyunsuk asked GD to write one song every week.

8) While auditioning for YG Entertainment, GD sang "That`s my name" by rapper Lil Bow wow.

9) Initially, G-Dragon and Taeyang were supposed to be a duo, but YG changed their mind and added 3 more members to the group.

10) In addition to his numerous tattoos, in October 2015, GD got another tattoo with Taeyang.

11) The very first CD album G-dragon bought was Wu Tang Clan's " Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)" . GD's favorite song on the album was C.R.E.A.M. "I started rapping after I heard the songs from this album. I'm not a pro at English now, but I knew absolutely nothing back then. So I rewrote the lyrics in Korean characters and just pronounce the words the way I heard them."

12) To all the gossip and negative comments about his work, GD takes it easy: "You need to be simpler and not take everything personally. However, you need to take something into account in order to become better. If I do not improve, no one will The score won't care about me. That's why I'm always grateful to the critics."

13) G-dragon: "When we were not famous yet and we were not invited to different TV shows, we came up with different tricks for our performances. For example, parodies of dramas. The audience always liked it."

14) G-Dragon and Kangin from Super Junior are childhood friends.

15) GD really wants to have a daughter. He is known for being very fond of children.

16) On one of the broadcasts, G-Dragon said that if the rest of the group were girls, he would like to date Seungri.

17)GD- youngest child in family. His sister's name is Kwon Dami and she owns a boutique. fashion clothes. GD helps her with her work and often wears clothes designed by Dami.

18) GD dated Kiko Mizuhara, however, in August of this year, the couple broke up due to the busy schedule of GD (MADE promotion).

19) GD likes bright, saturated colors: yellow, green, red and gold.

20) In 2014, GD got this cake for his birthday.

Position in the group: Leader, vocalist

Real name: Kwon Ji Yong (권지용)

Date of birth: 1988.08.18

Blood type: A

Religion: Christian

Family: Mom, dad, older sister Kwon Da Mi (Kwon DaMi)

Education: Daejin University in Theater & Film since 2008

singing and languages ​​(Chinese and English)

Debut: DaeHanMinGook Hip Hop Flex 2001

Likes: fashion, acting (acting), cooking, crispy donuts, dogs, cars, drawing

("It's like stars or skeletons.."), books (prose, manga and magazines), watching cartoons and yourself

G-Dragon began his career as a child hip-hop artist, probably hoping to achieve the same popularity and success that Lil Romeo and Lil Bow Wow achieved in the States. Also, he worked as a model. But still, he couldn't release an album and only participated in recordings with other YG artists.

In January 2001, GD debuted on the DaeHanMinGook Hip Hop Flex, where he appeared as a rapper on a compilation album. After his debut, he was chosen along with Taeyang to play the role of little JinuSeans in their music video, which was released in February of the same year (Video for the song A-Yo).

After that, G-Dragon started training for his planned hip-hop debut with Taeyang (GDYB). During that time, he appeared in the songs "Perry, SE7EN"a, Wheesung, YG Family and Masta Wu. GD has appeared in the music videos of many YG artists, performed at concerts with Wheesung, Gummy and SE7EN, as well as at the annual YG Family concerts. Compared to the rest of the members big bang, then GD was most closely associated with YG and Perry, who, in turn, thought a lot about the talented boy and their relationship with YG was even described as "father and son."

The duo GDYB released two songs that were featured on YG Family's second album, but they never debuted or released their album. In 2004, G-Dragon and TaeYang were selected as the new faces of YG and were scheduled to debut that same year. But, Hyun Suk (YG) canceled their debut in order to form a 4~6 member group. It took two years (until 2006) when Big Bang was officially introduced to the Korean public through the Big Bang Documentary Reality Show (Big Bang documentary reality show). During these two years, GDYB participated in the creation of the SE7EN "a album and performed with it at the World Cup.

After graduation, G-Dragon decided to wait a year and not take the college entrance exam. He took his college entrance exams in the fall of 2007.

GD is the undisputed leader of Big Bang. He is also a rapper, vocalist, composer, songwriter and arranger.

INTERESTING FACTS:

G-Dragon is made up from his original name (지용 - JiYong - Jiyeon) because Yong (용) means dragon and Ji (지) sounds like G.
GD's older sister owns her own online clothing store, Style Luv a.k.a Style Love.
His childhood friend is KangIn (강인) from Super Junior
Born on the 88th Olympic Games, which began on August 18, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.
Likes to be called 권리다 (Kwon Leadah, Kwon Lida = Leader Kwon).
GD and YB (Young Bae aka Tae Yang, from Big Bang) trained together for six years before Big Bang.
In a November 2006 interview, G-Dragon and TaeYang admitted that during their 6-year traineeship, they wanted to run away multiple times. But they never did because they loved the YG artists and while performing with them, they thought that one day they would take the stage with their songs, which they did.
Before debuting as Big Bang, they were called "Apex". They also had the name "Stomp". In the group, they came up with the name "Diamond". G-Dragon really wanted and insisted on the name "Diamond", but Yang HyunSuk (YG) thought it would be childish.
He has tattoos on the inside of his arms: on the right "Vita Dolce", which in Italian means "sweet life"; on the left "moderato", meaning "moderately" (moderato is a musical term) - made in May 2007 by Carey Heart (husband of American singer Pink!) at the famous Hart & Hurtington Tattoo Parlor at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas. He wanted to do them when he attended the Hollywood Bowl Concert in Los Angeles and 1TYM's Danny's party with Big Bang.
Clothing size - Medium (Medium).
The first time he understood what rap meant was when he heard the Wu-Tang Clan album in early childhood. After listening to a couple of songs, he realized that he wanted to make music.
Hugged and leaned on SeungRi in my sleep while sleeping with him in their then first apartment.
GiDee's first girlfriend is nuna (older than him). When she left him, he realized he was yelling into the phone.
He wants to improve his acting skills.
He thinks he looks most attractive on stage and when he looks in a steamy mirror after showering because his hair looks cool in his opinion.
His "special items are clothes, shoes, and hats. He says that if he loses them, he won't be able to get the same ones again! Therefore, he has a habit of always laying them out.
First kiss: "First year, in front of my house, the first time I had a light kiss with my girlfriend, I did it because I wanted to, and I liked her. My heart was beating hard at this. But still we broke up."
Considered most intimidating when working. Gets angry when they practice because he thinks he needs to concentrate more and work harder.
Registered for Ivy and Boa fan clubs, but both accounts have expired.
"#1" is the father's number.
The only one from Big Bang who is not afraid of Yang Hyun Suk. (Yang Hyun Suk is the director of YG Entertainment.)
I saw YG pretending to be "tender" at the sight of new shoes and saw YG dancing cutely to the music.
If he was a girl, he would choose Seungri as a boy from the group.
If he wasn't into music, he would be into fashion.
Proud of himself when standing on stage.
Favorite style in clothes - your own.
School nickname - Kwonjiral.
Most satisfied with my collarbones.
I would choose love over work.
There is only one reason to become a star: fate.
Suppresses stress by mocking others and fooling around.
Some fans call him “Unpolished Ji Yong” because he looks rough and tough on the outside. He said he feels like that on the outside, but he knows it's not on the inside. All his relatives know what he really is.
One of my favorite songs is "The Killers - Somebody Told Me"
I never thought about ending my singing career.
Wants to duet with Ivy. He admires her dancing and performances and wants to compose sexy hip-hop music with her.
He also names Jay-Z, Blackstreet as his favorite artists. JO, Pharrell, Maroon 5, Mondo Grosso.
In karaoke, he always sings This Love (Maroon5), Gi uk man ee ra do (Ann).
If he fell in love with a fan, he would look for any chance to report to her that he liked her.
Wrote my first text in 5th grade at a talent contest
Was #20 on Mnet TOP 100 "MUST HAVE" Men back in 2007.
GD composed the Manwon song which they sang with TOP's Happy Shares Company.
Trying to mix rap and hip hop.
I once shed tears talking on the radio about my brotherly relationship with YB.
The song "Lies" was originally written by GD as his solo song, but it was still sung by the whole group.
MooGaDang's song "OAO" was written by G-Dragon for Big Bang, but YG chose to use it on MooGaDang's 2nd single.
For GD Seung Ri's birthday, he composed and secretly recorded a birthday song (to the instrumental of the dirty cash), which was performed at his fan meeting.
As the leader of Big Bang, G.D. keeps track of text messages to members of the group.
In August 2009, on his birthday, he released the long-awaited 1st solo album "HEARTBREAKER".
After his first solo concert, he got into quite a difficult situation, was even involved in a judicial investigation, but nothing happened.
He has won many important awards and continues to delight VIPs.
G.D. once said that when he grows up, he wants to be like Teddy.

G-Dragon official website

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Kwon Ji-young first appeared on television in 1992 on the children's variety show Bo Bo Bo. In 1995, he was selected, with three more children, to the Little Roo'Ra group. However, the group was soon disbanded, which, according to the singer himself, was a huge shock for him. Then, he even told his mother that he no longer wants to have anything to do with the music industry. However, he was soon invited for an internship at S.M. Entertainment, where he practiced dancing for about five years.

At the age of nine, Ji Young first heard the song "C.R.E.A.M" by Wu Tang Clan, a very popular hip-hop group in the US. After being inspired by the music, he became interested in rap and hip-hop. In 2001, he participated in the recording of the album "Korea Hip Hop Flex 2001", and a little later he signed a contract with YG Entertainment and participated in the recording of YG Family albums.

After 6 years of training under YG Entertainment, G-Dragon made his official debut in male group Big Bang, being the leader and lead music producer of the group. G-Dragon wrote and produced most of Big Bang's songs, including hits like "Lies", "Last Farewell", "Haru Haru", "Tonight", "Fantastic Baby", "If You".

He released his debut solo album"Heartbreaker" (Heartbreaker) in 2009. The album became one of the most successful music discs of the year, selling over 200,000 copies, and was also voted "Album of the Year" at Music Awards"Mnet Asian Music Awards". "Heartbreaker" has also been a source of trouble for the artist, including allegations of plagiarism.

After a year-long hiatus, G-Dragon and his bandmate T.O.P have released a collaborative album. GD&TOP in 2010 year. Five singles from this album were released to support the album: "High High", "Oh Yeah", "Don't Go Home", "Baby Good night" and "Knock Out" (Korean: 뻑이가요), all five singles ranked high positions in the music charts.

In 2012, he released his first mini-album "One of a Kind" (One of a kind), one of the title tracks of which - One of a Kind - was voted the best hip-hop song at the Korea Music Awards. The album also took high positions in the charts at home and abroad. in 2013 he releases his second full-length album "Coup D'etat" in collaboration with various American artists - Missy Elliot, Diplo, Sky Ferreira and Baauer. The album also charted high and earned GD the Artist of the Year award at the Mnet Asian Music Awards.

In 2014, the duo GDxTAEYANG released the hit "Good boy", which also topped the charts in both Korean, Asian and overseas. The single peaked at number one on Inkigayo.

G-Dragon's influence extends far beyond the music industry as he is often featured on the lists of South Korean trendsetters. He is a VIP guest at Chanel events, as well as in friendly relations with designer Haider Ackermann. In 2016, photographer Mario Testino photographed GD and Bella Hadid for the cover of Chinese Vogue. In the same year, G-Dragon entered the Hypebeast 100. Also this year, GD represented Chanel Derb for the 2016/2017 cruise collection.

In 2013 and 2015, G-Dragon held solo exhibitions, which resulted in his pseudonym peaceminusone. Under this pseudonym, he conducts activities not related to music. It mainly deals with contemporary art and fashion.

In early 2017, G-Dragon's ACT III, M.O.T.T.E. World Tour was announced. The tour promises to be one of the biggest tours for a Korean artist, and the biggest for a Korean solo artist. Peace.

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Career

1992-2008: Early years and Big Bang debut

Kwon Ji-young was born on August 18, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea, for the Summer Olympic Games, which were just taking place in Seoul. Since childhood, Ji Yong loved to dance and enjoyed entertaining people, so his mother decided to send her son to the entertainment industry. He first appeared on television in 1992, at the age of five (Korean reckoning), on the children's educational and entertainment program BO BO BO (Korean: 뽀뽀뽀). GD talked about it on MBC's 'Come Play!', and the first footage from 1992 was shown on MBC's 'The Secret Star' every1. In 1994, the film "The Taebaek Mountains" (East Korean Mountains; Taebaek Mountains) was released, in which Ji Yong made his debut as an actor, performing episodic role. On episode 163 of Korea's most popular show "Infinite Challenge", they recalled this and showed stills from the film. In 1995, he was chosen as a child model for an advertisement in Shinsegae Duty Free. In the same year, Ji Yong was selected as a member of the group. Little Roo'Ra. The children's group danced to the popular hits of the Roo'Ra group at the concerts of this group, as well as at various festivals and television shows. After the release of Little Roo'Ra's first album "Christmas Carol Song" (1996), the contract with the group was terminated at the initiative of the record company. It was a real shock for Kwon Ji Young, after which he vowed to his mother that he would “never do that (become a singer) again.” However, soon after, during a ski trip with his family, Kwon Ji-young participated in music festival, which held the ski resort, and won first place. This festival was hosted by Lee Soo-man, head of SM Entertainment, who offered an internship at his then small agency to the winner. Ji-young trained under the record company SM Entertainment for five years, where he mainly studied dance. However, Ji Young left the agency as he didn't understand what he wanted to do.

In the third grade, thanks to his friend, Kwon Ji-young was introduced to the work of the American rap group Wu-Tang Clan. Inspired by their music, Kwon Ji Young showed interest in the style and started taking rap lessons at the age of 12. In 2001, he participated in the recording of the album "Korean hip-hop Flex". Although he wrote the lyrics for his song himself, he also admitted that his "English is terrible and the story in the song is banal and monotonous". Something like: "I'm young, but I'm the best." In the same year, Sean of Jinusean, a hip-hop duo under YG Entertainment, became interested in him after releasing their album Korean hip-hop Flex. He also recommended Kwon Ji Young to CEO company, Yang Hyun Soku . After signing a contract with G-Dragon, he participates in the recording of such YG Family songs as Hip-Hop Gentlemen, as well as in Perry's debut song (Perry) - Storm (Storm) and Get Ready. He later met Taeyang, who starred in Jinusean's "A-yo" music video and also became a trainee at YG Entertainment. Together they prepared to debut as the duo GDYB. They have appeared in the music videos of many YG Entertainment artists and performed at their concerts, as well as the annual YG Family concerts. However, in 2005, agency president Yang Hyun Suk stated that instead of a hip-hop duo, he planned to debut a male idol group. According to Kwon Ji Yong himself, he was very upset by this decision. However, he contacted his friend from high school, Choi Seung Hyun, with an offer to record a demo for the director and join the future group. In 2006, he participates with five other group candidates in a survival show called " Documentary about Big Bang” (Big Bang Documentary). In August 2006, G-Dragon made his official debut as the leader of Big Bang.

The first single album, released shortly after debut, featured G-Dragon's first official solo song, a cover version of "This Love" by American alternative rock band Maroon 5. The text to which he wrote entirely himself, he also participated in writing almost all the songs in the first full-length album of the group. In various interviews, as well as on the SBS program Thank you (Thank you) - the performer says that director Yang forced him to write a song every day, in the form homework, while a trainee at YG Entertainment . In 2007, Ji-young wrote, as he confessed, the song "Lies" (Korean: 거짓말; romanized: Geojismal; Russian: Lies) for his solo album. However, after listening to the demo, director Yang said that the song would suit the band better. The single was included on Big Bang's first mini-album "Always" as one of the title tracks. This song became the band's first hit, propelling them to the top of the music industry. Continuing to be involved in the creation of G-Dragon's music, he writes and releases with the group, in their next mini-albums, hits that continue the success of their predecessor: the album "Hot Issue" with the single "Last Farewell" (in Korean: 마지막 인사; romanized: Majimak Insa; in Russian: Last Goodbye) and the album "Stand Up" with the song "Day By Day" (in Korean: 하루하루; romanized: Haru Haru; in Russian: Day after Day) - both singles reached the top of the charts . His efforts and talent in making music earned him recognition as one of the best composers in 2008. In the same year, Arena magazine declared him the most influential person of the year.

2009-present: Solo activities and career development

Apart from being a member of Big Bang, G-Dragon is also known for his solo projects. After helping Taeyang produce his solo album, G-Dragon also recorded his own version of Taeyang's album title track, "Only Look At Me" (Korean: 나만바라봐; romanized: Naman Barabwa; Russian: Look only at me), which was titled "Only Look At Me Part 2". The single was released digitally. Along with bandmates Taeyang and T.O.P G-Dragon, he was featured on Lexy's song "Super Fly" for her album Rush. In May 2009, he took part in the work on the single "Rain Is Fallin"/Hybrid Dream" by the Japanese group W-inds.

After Taeyang carried out his solo project, G-Dragon released his debut solo album 'Heartbreaker' which featured several artists including 1TYM's Teddy, Taeyang, S-Kush as well as 2NE1's Dara. The album's scheduled release for April was delayed until August, which coincided with the artist's 21st (Korean reckoning: 22nd) birthday. For the album, G-Dragon changed his image. The singer went blonde to match the concept of the release. Due to the popularity of the album's title track of the same name, the disc sold over 200,000 copies, earning it the title of "Album of the Year" at the 2009 annual Mnet Asian Music Awards. The second single "Breathe" entered the top 20 of the albums, while other songs - "The Leaders", "A Boy", "Hello" and "She's Gone" - after their release took the top lines in various charts . Almost immediately after the release of "Heartbreaker", Sony Music accused G-Dragon of plagiarism, stating that the songs "Heartbreaker" and "Butterfly" were similar to Flo Rida's "Right Round" and Oasis's "She's Electric", respectively. However, EMI, the promotional company for "Right Round", stated that they found no similarities between the two songs. On March 6, 2010, YG Entertainment announced that they had personally contacted Flo Rida's representatives to take part in the recording. live album G-Dragon "Shine a Light" Flo Rida accepted the offer.

In December 2009, G-Dragon held a solo concert at the Olympic Park to promote his album. The name of the concert - Shine a Light - was the words from the artist's song "A Boy". The concert itself sparked controversy, with ensuing accusations of obscenity and ambiguous content. The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family of South Korea sent a request to the country's prosecutor's office so that the latter would investigate the violation of G-Dragon or YG Entertainment's agency of the country's laws by obscene performances and numbers of the artist at the concert organized by him. The singer was found not guilty, and on March 15, 2010, all charges were dropped from him.

At the end of the year, the album "Heartbreaker" took first place on the Hanteo chart.

In November 2010, YG Entertainment announced a collaboration album between G-Dragon and his bandmate T.O.P. The release of the album was preceded by the duo's worldwide showcase performance at the Times Square stage in Yongdeungpo, Seoul, streamed live on YouTube. To promote the album, the duo released three singles: "High High", "Oh Yeah" and "Knock out", which preceded the release of the album itself. All three compositions were incredible success. So, the song "High High" occupied the first line in the charts, while "Oh Yeah" and "Knock Out" were located on the second and third lines of the charts, respectively. The album itself was released on Christmas Eve and immediately became number 1 on the Gaon Chart with pre-orders reaching 200,000 copies.

In collaboration with Park Myung-soo, a duet called GG was created for the Seohae Ahn Highway Song Festival 2011, held as part of the television show Infinite Challenge. On June 2, the duo released a song titled "Having an Affair" which also features 2NE1's Park Bom. The song became a real hit, hitting the first lines of all Korean music charts.

In March 2012, it was announced that G-Dragon would return to the music scene as a solo artist in the second half of the year. G-Dragon also featured on English singer-songwriter Pixie Lott's track "Dancing on My Own" for her Japanese album along with fellow member T.O.P. .

On September 15, 2012, G-Dragon released his first mini-album, and the next day he released music video to the title track Crayon.

At the end of the year, the mini-album entered the top 5 of the Gaon Chart ranking at number four, the highest place ever achieved by a solo artist in the history of the Gaon chart. The album earned GD the Best Male Artist award at MAMA; Top 10 (Digital) and CeCi Popularity Award at the Golden Disc Awards; best song in the heat of hip-hop(one of a kind) at the Korean Music Awards and many more.

Also in 2012, he received such awards as "King of Fashion" at the MBC Entertainment Awards, "Best Solo Artist" at the Pop Asia Awards in Australia.

On March 30, 2013, the artist began his first world tour with concerts in Seoul. As part of the tour, he held 8 concerts at four major concert venues Japan, becoming the first Korean solo artist to achieve this. In total, the tour included 27 shows in nine countries and gathered half a million fans.

Image and artistry

If an artist thinks of music as a job, he will not be able to create good composition. When someone is working, performing or just having fun […] it directly affects the music […] The more I work, the more I feel like I'm learning and growing at the same time. -G-Dragon

public image

During the promotion of the album "Heartbreaker", his hair change by dyeing his hair platinum blonde gained popularity among fans, becoming one of the best hairstyles of the year. In addition, his constant use of triangular scarves in his image became a trend among young people and was later called "Big Bang style scarves".

Despite his influence, G-Dragon admitted that he was unsure of himself as a musician, noting that he had to "change a lot of things, including the sound of his voice, because in front of other people, I was very worried about the results of my work" . Realizing that the opinion of the general public about him plays a huge role in the promotion of albums, G-Dragon believes that "how the public perceives me depends solely on myself, so it's only my fault if I give a bad impression." He also vehemently opposes performers being seen as a "product" of the entertainment industry.

marijuana scandal

On October 5, 2011, it was reported that G-Dragon tested positive for marijuana. The urine test was negative, however a faint presence of marijuana was found after examining his hair. The tests were done at the beginning of June and the results were received in July. He was charged, but since the results showed a low drug content and it was his first offense, G-Dragon was acquitted. According to unofficial information, he took a puff on a cigarette offered to him by a fan in Japan during a party in May. He was the only person present at the party who was later handed over to the Korean authorities. He admitted that he smoked the cigarette offered to him, but realizing that it was not an ordinary cigarette, he threw it away.

The scandal caused his activities to be suspended and YG Entertainment issued a statement that G-Dragon will be given time to realize his mistake. Since the singer was acquitted, he did not lose a single advertising contract and made his first public appearance after the scandal at the 2011 MTV EMA ceremony along with Big Bang.

Musical style and songwriting

Inspired by the music of the Wu-Tang Clan, in 2001 at the age of 12, G-Dragon took part in the recording of the annual album "Korean hip-hop Flex", which can be considered the beginning of his career as an artist. Early on in their creative journey, Big Bang positioned and marketed itself as a hip-hop group in the music market, but subsequently the guys moved on to experiment with electronic music, making it a new music trend in Korea. Influenced by the different musical genres inherent in the work of Big Bang, in 2009 G-Dragon released his first solo album "Heartbreaker", which is a mixture of R&B, hip-hop and dance songs. During the production of the GD&TOP collaborative album, G-Dragon chose a hip-hop sound, although he acknowledges that R&B, acoustic and Electonic music largely reflected in the album.

Since the start solo activities, G-Dragon maintains tight control over his music, stating that "the feeling of making a song is different. I listen to my feelings when I write lyrics or music, as well as using my own emotions and feelings when writing songs. In an effort to distinguish between himself and other composers, G-Dragon admits that "by spinning the music, giving it an unexpected sound, he creates completely different songs." And although the chorus is always the most attention-grabbing part of the song, he wants any part his songs were catchy.Before G-Dragon tried out as a solo artist, he also took part in the production of Big Bang's albums, writing the lyrics and music for most of the group's songs.

G-Dragon's contribution to creating his own music has earned him a lot of praise, but also a lot of criticism. Preferring to write lyrics that "sound like real stories," The Korea Times called him "a genius singer-songwriter," although the rapper himself said he felt uncomfortable being called that. His efforts in making music earned him the title of one of the best composers of 2008, and was chosen by many critics and members of the music industry as "a musician from whom they expect a lot in the future." According to a vote held in Japan, G- Dragon ranked fourth in the "God-given Rapper" category.He also topped the Forbes list as the "Hardest-Working Artist". he wrote for Big Bang and then the songs "Heartbreaker" and "Butterfly", which he performed as a solo artist.

Discography

Studio albums

Korean

• heartbreaker (2009)
• Coup D'Etat (2013)

Japanese

• COUP D'ETAT [+ ONE OF A KIND & HEARTBREAKER] (2013)

• one of a kind (2012)

• Look Only at Me Part 2 (2008)
• MichiGo (2013)

• GD&TOP(2010)

• 1st Live Album: Shine a Light (2010)
• 2013 G-Dragon World Tour Live CD (2013)
• 2013 G-Dragon 1st World Tour The Final (2013)

• 1st Live Concert: Shine A Light (2010)
• G-DRAGON'S COLLECTION DVD: ONE OF A KIND (2013)
• G-Dragon World Tour DVD (2013)
• G-Dragon World Tour One Of A Kind In Japan Dome Special (2013)
• G-DRAGON'S COLLECTION DVD II: COUP D'ETAT (2013)
• G-Dragon World Tour DVD (2014)

• This Love (2006)
• heartbreaker (2009)
• Breathe (2009)
• A Boy (2009)
• Butterfly(featuring Chin Jeong) (2009)
• Heartbreaker (Remix)(featuring Flo Rida) (2010)
• That XX (2012)
• One of a kind (2012)
• Crayon (2012)
• MichiGO (2013)
• Coup D'Etat(feat. Diplo & Baauer) (2013)
• Crooked (2013)
• Who You (2013)
• good boy(featuring Taeyang) (2014)

Filmography

Music videos

Awards

Cyworld Digital Music Awards

Melon Music Awards

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Mnet KM Music Festival

MTV Video Music Awards Japan

Notes

1. (cor.) Lee, Jung Hyung. 키이스트, SM, YG, JYP 등 6개사 아시아 매니지먼트 에이전시 "UAM" 설립! (KeyEast, SM, YG, JYP & more join forces to establish a new global agency, "United Asia Management") (indefinite) . Naver.com (April 8, 2011). Retrieved April 8, 2011. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012.
2. options: Kwon Jiyoung, Kwon Jiyoung
3. Liya. G-Dragon as member Little Roo"ra | YESASIA (rus.) , YESASIA(June 15, 2016). Retrieved 9 February 2017.
4. G-Dragon Sports Chanel"s Cruise Collection Derbies - 10 Magazine10 Magazine (indefinite) . www.10magazine.com. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
5. (cor.) 新스타고백 지드래곤③연습생시절, 1년간 죽어라 청소만 (indefinite) . Yahoo Korean News (March 1, 2006). Retrieved January 31, 2010. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012.
6. Little Roo"ra "Christmas Carol Song" [Album ] (indefinite) . vk.com. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
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10. (cor.) 빅뱅 쥬크온차트 8주 연속 1위 기염, JOO도 2주만에 7위 진입 (indefinite) . Newsen (January 21, 2008). Retrieved February 1, 2008. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012.
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13. (cor.) "빅뱅" 지드래곤, 日그룹 "윈즈" 앨범 참여..뮤비도 출연 (indefinite) . Sports Chosun (May 8, 2009). Retrieved January 12, 2010. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012.
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Position in Big Bang: leader/main rapper
Real name: Kwon Ji Yong (권지용, Kwon Ji Yong)
Date of birth: 1988.08.18
Blood type: A
Religion: Christian
Training: Seoul Senior and secondary school Korean traditional arts
(Seoul Korean Traditional Arts Middle & High School)
Debut: DaeHanMinGook Hip Hop Flex 2001
Skills: Rap, Dance, Beat Boxing, Songwriting,
singing and languages ​​(Chinese and English)
Hobbies: drawing and listening to music
Likes: fashion, cooking, fresh donuts, dogs, cats, drawing
(stars and skeletons), books (prose, manga and magazines), watch cartoons and yourself.
~
- Born at 88"Olympic Games held on August 18, 1988.
- Likes to be called 권리다 (Kwon Leadah)
- Clothing size - Medium (Medium).
- The first time he understood what rap means was when he heard the Wu-Tang Clan album in early childhood. After listening to a couple of songs, he realized that he wanted to make music.
- Hugged and leaned on Seungri in his sleep while sleeping with him in their then first apartment.
- The first girlfriend of G.I.D. is Nuna. (older than him) When she left him, he realized he was yelling into the phone.
- He wants to improve his acting skills.
-He thinks he looks most attractive on stage and when he looks in a steamy mirror after showering because his hair looks cool in his opinion.
- His special items are clothes, shoes and hats. Says that if he loses them, he won't be able to get the same ones again! Therefore, he has a habit of always laying them out.
-First kiss: "First year, in front of my house, the first time I had a light kiss with my girlfriend, I did it because I wanted it, and I liked her. My heart was beating hard at this. But still we broke up"
- Considered most intimidating when working. Gets angry when they practice because he thinks he needs to concentrate more and work harder.
- Signed up for Ivy and Boa fancafe, but both accounts have expired.
- #1 is the father's number.
- The only one from the Bigs who is not afraid of Yang Hyun Suk. (Directors of YG Entertainment)
- I've seen YG pretend to be "sweet" at the sight of new shoes, and I've seen YG dance cutely to the music.
- If he was a girl, then from the group as a guy, Seungri would choose.
- If he wasn't into music, he would be into fashion.
- Proud of himself when standing on stage.
- Favorite style in clothes - your own.
- School nickname - Kwonjiral.
- Most satisfied with his collarbones.
- I would choose love over work
- There is only one reason to become a star: fate.
- Suppresses stress by mocking others and fooling around.
- Some fans call him "Unpolished Ji Yong" because he looks rough and tough on the outside 0_o. He said he feels like that on the outside, but he knows it's not like that on the inside. All his relatives know what he really is.
- One of my favorite songs is "The Killers - Somebody Told Me"
- I never thought about ending my career as a singer.
- Wants to sing a duet with Ivy. He admires her dancing and performances and wants to compose sexy hip-hop music with her.
- He also names Jay-Z, Blackstreet as his favorite artists. JO, Pharrell, Maroon 5, Mondo Grosso
- In karaoke always sings This Love, Gi uk man ee ra do
- IF HE FALLED IN LOVE WITH A FAN, he would look for any chance to report to her that he liked her =)))
- Wrote my first text in 5th grade at a talent contest
- Was under #20 in Mnet's TOP 100 "Must have" Men for 2007
- GD composed the Manwon song that they sang with TOP's Happy Shares Company
- Tries to mix rap and hip hop
- I once shed a tear while talking on the radio about my brotherly relationship with YB.
- The song "Lies" was originally written as a solo song by GD, but it was still sung by the whole group.
- As the leader of Big G, he monitors the incoming text messages to the members of the group.
- Has tattoos on both arms "vita dolce" and "moderato", meaning "sweet life" and "limitation" made at Carey Heart's (Pink's ex-husband) tattoo parlor in Las Vegas. He wanted to get them when he visited with Bigami Los Angeles the Hollywood Bowl Concert on May 07 and 1TYM's Danny's party.

stage name: G-Dragon / GD / G-Dragon / GD / G드래곤

Real name: Kwon Ji Young / Kwon Ji Young / Kwon Ji Yong / 권지용

Position in the group: leader, rapper, vocalist

Agency: YG Entertainment

Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea

Growth: 177 cm

Blood type: A(2)

A family: parents and older sister Dami

Education: Seoul Korean Traditional Arts Middle; High School, Gyeong Hee University, specialization - Post Modern Music.

Skills:rap, dance, beatbox, songwriting, singing and languages ​​(Chinese and English)

Hobby:driving, drawing, listening to music
Religion: Christianity

Instagram: @xxxibgdrgn

Twitter: @ IBGDRGN

G-Dragon began his career as a child hip-hop artist, probably hoping to achieve the same popularity and success that Lil Romeo and Lil Bow Wow achieved in the States. Also, he worked as a model. But still, he couldn't release an album and only participated in recordings with other YG artists.
In January 2001, GD debuted on the DaeHanMinGook Hip Hop Flex, where he appeared as a rapper on the compilation album. After his debut, he was chosen along with Taeyang to play the role of little JinuSeans in their music video, which was released in February of the same year (Video for the song A-Yo).
After that, G-Dragon started training for his planned hip-hop debut with Taeyang (GDYB). During that time, he appeared in the songs "Perry, SE7EN"a, Wheesung, YG Family and Masta Wu. GD has appeared in the music videos of many YG artists, performed at concerts with Wheesung, Gummy and SE7EN "ohm, as well as at the annual YG Family concerts. Compared to the rest of Big Bang, GD was most closely associated with Perry, who, in in turn, thought a lot about the talented boy and their relationship with YG was even described as "father and son".
The duo GDYB released two songs that were featured on YG Family's second album, but they never debuted or released their album. In 2004, G-Dragon and TaeYang were selected as the new faces of YG and were scheduled to debut that same year. Noh, Hyun Suk (YG) canceled their debut in order to form a 4~6 member group. It took two years (until 2006) when Big Bang was officially introduced to the Korean public through the Big Bang Documentary Reality Show (Big Bang documentary reality show). During these two years, GDYB participated in the creation of the SE7EN "a album and performed with it at the World Cup.
After graduation, G-Dragon decided to wait a year and not take the college entrance exam. He took his college entrance exams in the fall of 2007.
GD is the undisputed leader of Big Bang. He is also a rapper, vocalist, composer, author of many lyrics and arranger.

Data:
- Born at 88"Olympic Games held on August 18, 1988.
- G-Dragon is made up from his original name (지용 - JiYong - Jiyeon) because Yong (용) means dragon and Ji (지) sounds like G.
- His childhood friend - (강인) from Super Junior
- Likes to be called 권리다 (Kwon Leadah)
- Clothing size - Medium (Medium).
- The first time he understood what rap means was when he heard the Wu-Tang Clan album in early childhood. After listening to a couple of songs, he realized that he wanted to make music.
- If he was a girl, he would choose Seungri as a boy from the group.
- The first girl DzhiDi - nuna (older than him). When she left him, he realized he was yelling into the phone.
- He thinks he looks most attractive on stage and when he looks in a steamy mirror after showering because his hair looks cool.
- His special items are clothes, shoes and hats. He says that if he loses them, he will not be able to get the same again, so he has a habit of always laying them out.
- First kiss: "First year, in front of my house, the first time I had a light kiss with my girlfriend, I did it because I wanted it, and I liked her. My heart was beating hard at this. But still we broke up"
- Considered most intimidating when working. Gets angry when they practice because he thinks he needs to concentrate better and work harder.
- #1 is the father's number.
- The only Bang who isn't afraid of Yang Hyun Suk (Director of YG Entertainment)
- If he wasn't into music, he would be into fashion.
- Proud of himself when standing on stage.
- Favorite style in clothes - your own.
- School nickname - Kwonjiral.
- She loves her collarbones.
- I would choose love over work
- There is only one reason to become a star: fate.
- Suppresses stress by mocking others and fooling around.
- Some fans call him “Unpolished Ji Yong” because he looks rough and hard on the outside. He said that he feels like that on the outside, but he knows it's not like that on the inside. His loved ones know what he really is.
- One of my favorite songs is "The Killers - Somebody Told Me"
- I never thought about ending my career as a singer.
- He also names Jay-Z, Blackstreet as his favorite artists. JO, Pharrell, Maroon 5, Mondo Grosso
- In karaoke always sings This Love, Gi uk man ee ra do
- If he fell in love with a fan, he would look for any chance to report to her that he liked her ^______^
- Wrote my first text in 5th grade at a talent contest
- GD composed the Manwon song that they sang with TOP's Happy Shares Company
- I once shed a tear while talking on the radio about my brotherly relationship with YB.
- The song "Lies" was originally written as a solo song by GD, but it was still sung by the whole group.
- As the leader of the Bangs, Jiyeon keeps track of text messages to the members of the group.
- Has tattoos on both arms "vita dolce" and "moderato", meaning "sweet life" and "limitation" made at Carey Heart's (Pink's ex-husband) tattoo parlor in Las Vegas. He wanted to get them when he visited with the Bangs Los Angeles the Hollywood Bowl Concert on May 07 and 1TYM's Danny's party.
- In August 2009, on his birthday, he released the long-awaited solo album 1st solo album "HEARTBREAKER".
- After his first solo concert, he got into a rather difficult situation, he was even involved in a judicial investigation, but everything worked out.
- Won many important awards and continues to delight VIPs.