I don't trust anyone who's into kpop but doesn't know or discredits G-Dragon. Sorry but he is THE KING of Kpop and nothing takes away from that. He is a pioneer in many ways and is respected to this day for his contributions to the industry. As for his music style he's all over. He gives you EDM he gives you r&b he can give you pop but his roots are in hiphop. Someone should share it on discord some of his very first features as a rapper. Perry - Storm and YG Family Hip Hop Gentleman mvs.
@@debbieofcolorado7759 I was gonna check out their other reactions but then I just found out they didnt know who GD was and have a kpop dont stop t-shirt. I bounced. No hate but I agree with the OP 🤭
Fun facts: 1. Bigbang is the first group to start writing and producing their own music. G-Dragon is the first idol to do it. After that agencies started giving their idols chance to do it. 2. Bigbang is the first one to have official lightstick. G-Dragon designed it. Since then all fandoms followed it and now every fandom has their own lightstick. 3. T.o.p is the first underground rapper turned idol. 4. G-Dragon made colorful hair trend. Before him, most daring color idols would do was brown but GD starting from blonde, pink, blue, green, white there is no color he hasn't tried. 5. Bigbang is the first group that members have solo careers without disbanding. Before bigbang, groups always disbanded or the member just left if one of them wants to pursuit their own career. But bigbang showed them disbanding is unnecessary. 6. First kpop artist to collaberate with western artist. With Flo Rida in 2009. 7. First to win an international award. In 2011, they won MTV EMA. They beat Breatney Spears that day. 8. They inroduced the concept of Mini Album to kpop. 9. G-Dragon is the one who made idol airport fashion trend. 10. And to this day G-Dragon is still the only soloist from idol groups to win Artist of the Year/Daesang. They shaped today's kpop that is why they are called the KINGS. 1 . Unlike most idol groups, BIGBANG focused on making their own music. They were not known for their ullzzang-like appearances but for their skills as writers, producers, composers, dancers and singers. They were not and they’re still not like any other idol group. BIGBANG is an artist and they try to reflect that on themselves. 2.bigbang the only group that all members are successful with his solo career 3. Big Bang is in the ranks of ‘World’s Highest Paid Celebrities 2016’. As the first Korean artist to get into this lineup, Big Bang beat Maroon 5's income. Not only that, Big Bang's income is also among the third highest in the history of boy band in the world achieved in a year, after Backstreet Boys and One Direction. 4.G-Dragon(leader) is one of the greatest fashion kings in the Asian hemisphere. During his career, he’s been sponsored by many high label brands, including Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Saint Laurent, and several others. King of Fashion in Seoul, G-Dragon, together with the group BIGBANG appeared numerous times, more than 10 times, in Vogue, ELLE, GQ, Esquire, W, Harper’s Baazar and Dazed Korea. This makes them to be the most featured group band on magazine covers. GD was the cover of Vogue China with Bella Hadid. 5. g dragon collaborate with skrillex and diplo, missy elliott, flo rida. even he befriends pharrell williams, justin bieber 6 .bigbang known as boyband who never did lip sync, even most people commented that they eat cd because of their good voice, they even say boyband who is not smart to lipsync ckck Ps:just watch thay live performance G-Dragon : Producer, Singer-songwriter, Rapper, Designer, Cultural Pioneer, Fashion ICON, etc.. - who, the first and the most perfect producing idol, since GD nowadays idols followed him into producing. - who, entered the list of top 10 legend composers in his 20s - who, made own national hit song at the age of 19 and make his all album to be national hits - who, received high praise from critic and a public at the same time - who, first made a word 'out of idols' and has changed perception of idols into artists - who, won MTV award 8 years ago before K-pop became famous - who, made the solo world tour before K-pop became famous - who, CNN interviewed and Forbes calculated his assets before K-pop became famous - who, already made a over billion views before RUclips explodes - who, King of sold-out, make 200$ shoes to be 2000$ without broad promotion - who, the first Asian male muse of Chanel, Chanel made a solo ad for him - who, received special only one products for him from Chrome Hearts, Givenchy, etc. - who, already said 'Black is matter' in 2014. the first person to do what contemporaries don't do - who, makes you check the year because his fashion ahead of the times - who, idol of idols, celeb of celebs, role model of singer and rapper after all this achievement, he is still HOT!!! He's a G-DRAGON, KING of KPOP is coming GD’s contribution to fashion and art are huge af. He was sponsored by LV 1 year after his debut. He was the first Asian ambassador of Chanel, the first Korean to invited to Paris Fashion Week. Not only that, he invented fashion airport, hairdyeing (the most colorful hair before was brown, GD tried every damn hair color, style), he broke the rules of gender clothing for idols (he wore so many female stuff, yet still cool as fuck). Additionally, GD and TOP are ranked in Top 50 Art Collectors To Watch, they are both in love with pop art, abstract art particularly. The furniture, paintings in their house cost tens of millions of dollars. GD even made a pair of $2 socks trending, and his cheap slipper when he enlisted.
Correction: he wasn’t the first idol to write and produce their own music and neither was Bigbang. H.O.T and Kangta already did that in the 90s and so did some others. Bigbang were the ones that popularized it tho.
He started out rapping at the age of 13 years old. He and future fellow T.O.P were neighborhood friend from middle school and would often dance and rap together before G-Dragon moved away. Catching the interest of Sean of the hip-hop duo Jinusean from YG Entertainment, G-Dragon was recommended by him to Sean's record label's CEO Yang Hyun Suk. After signing a contract with the record label, G-Dragon spent the first year cleaning the studio for the other artists in the record label and fetching them water bottles during dance practice. G-Dragon and another trainee Taeyang, originally planned to debut as the hip-hop duo GDYB, and G-Dragon made several featured appearances on other artists' albums and even released several singles with Taeyang under the name "GDYB." After YG Entertainment scrapped the plan and opted for a boy group instead, G-Dragon contacted T.O.P, who auditioned in. G-Dragon, Taeyang and T.O.P were paired with three other members Jang Hyunseung, Daesung and Seungri. In August, 2009, G-Dragon released his first solo album “Heartbreaker”. In November 2010, G-Dragon and T.O.P released their collaboration album GD & TOP. G-Dragon’s new solo album “One of a Kind” was released on September 15, 2012, drawing positive reviews, placed first on the Billboard World Album Chart and entered the Billboard 200 Chart at 161. G-Dragon embarked on his first world tour, “One of a Kind”, in 2013 becoming the first Korean solo artist to hold a four-dome tour in Japan and the second Korean solo artist to have a world tour. The production of the tour cost 3.5 million USD, making it the largest scale in Korean history at the time. The tour was held in 8 countries, visited 13 cities for a total of 27 concerts gathering 570,000 fans. “Coup d'Etat” was released in two parts online, with the full album released physically on September 13, featuring collaborations with Diplo, Baauer, Boys Noize, Sky Ferreira, Siriusmo, Zion.T, Lydia Paek, and label mate Jennie Kim. G-Dragon and Missy Elliott performed the song "Niliria" at the KCON 2013 in Los Angeles. Six tracks from “Coup d'Etat” placed within the top 10 of the Gaon Digital Chart, including the number one "Who You?". The best-performing single of the album was "Crooked", with over 1.8 million digital downloads, which was his first solo music video to surpass 100 million views on RUclips. The title track "Coup d'Etat" was chosen by Billboard as one of the game-changing EDM tracks of 2013. The album entered the Billboard 200, making G-Dragon the first Korean act to have multiples entries on the chart. The success of “Coup d'Etat” led to G-Dragon winning a total of four awards at the 15th Mnet Asian Music Awards: Best Male Solo Artist, Best Music Video for "Coup d'Etat", Best Dance Performance for "Crooked", and the highest award, Artist of The Year. He later took home the World's Best Entertainer and World's Best Album at the World Music Awards. In 2017, He released Kwon JiYong also served as a guest rapper for IU's lead single "Palette," off her album of the same name which topped the Gaon Chart for two consecutive weeks. After the promotional activities with his band wrapped up, G-Dragon began preparing for the release of his new album, along with a solo concert tour. Forgoing the traditional method of CDs, Kwon Ji Yong was released in USB flash drive format on June 8, drawing criticisms over whether or not it should be labelled as an official album. The release saw him topping iTunes charts in 46 countries, the most by any Korean album, including the US iTunes chart. Kwon Ji Yong also topped the iTunes worldwide album and European iTunes charts making him the first Korean soloist to do so. In the United States, Kwon Ji Yong became his best-selling album in just one day and his third entry on the Billboard 200 and first number-one on the Heatseeksers Albums. Additionally, the EP became his third chart-topper and the first by a Korean soloist to spend multiple weeks atop the Billboard World Albums. In China, the album surpassed 760,000 digital units sold in a day on QQ Music, the biggest music site in the country. Six days after its release, it surpassed one million copies sold, becoming the fastest album to do so and the best-selling album of the year so far. Selling 11,641 copies Japan, the EP topped Oricon's weekly digital chart, making G-Dragon the first Korean artist to do so. He's practically legend as a solo artist too did one of the many "firsts" in korean music. www.kpopbehind.com/2018/09/history-of-g-dragon-debut-success-and.html
Bigbang: -Loser -Fxxk it -Haru Haru -Sober -We like 2 party -Lies -Let's not fall in love -Bae bae -Blue -Last dance -If you -Flower road G-dragon: -Crooked -Black -That XX -Without you -Coup d'etat -Untitled, 2014
This man is iconic. I mean, I know people say that a lot nowadays but truly... Its REALLY hard to be more iconic or more respected in the industry than G-Dragon. He is a big deal.
Fun fact: Since you mentioned Maroon 5, he remade “This Love” as his first solo song in their first album. Another fun fact: the Big Bang lightstick is basically one of the blueprints of lightsticks in kpop (the artist SE7EN is one of the first to have an official design). From then on, groups that followed have created their own signature light sticks.
In KPOP history G-dragon is the most famous artists no one yet can surpassed his level he is package deal as ambassadors, producer,rapper,composer also businessman from music to fashion and arts that's how talented he is...
And he put all the names of the fans that came that day and their birth years in the credits at the end. If you look closely, the fans were ranging from teens to people in their 50s and above. That's how influential GD is.
He is a fashion icon. He single-handedly changed the K-pop industry. Pretty sure he was the one who started the trend of having colorful hair colors. So haircolors in K-pop being a thing is thanks to him. One of the first prominent song-writer and producers in the K-pop industry.
When people say GD is the KING of KPOP - that's not an exaggeration or hyperbole. He bloody earned that moniker. That man is more than just an idol. A true, blue artist.
G-Dragon is the icon of KPOP easily. He’s been there since the very first time KPOP trended. He carried the KPOP generation that we know today. All the KPOP artists and their mothers are pretty much their inspiration to date.
He is a living, breathing art itself. One of a kind. Idol of the idols... Ahead of the time, always, setting standards for absolutely everything. We are patiently waiting for his cb.
Event though GD and Big Bang music is not your style, but must you remember that this guy and his group set a blueprint for kpop culture. They change kpop so much and has major influence not just for music industry but also fashion, lifestyle. Little example.. Light stick, rapline in kpop group, mini album, airport style. Many more that GD and Big Bang do for the industry of kpop. Please do a research, you will blown away.
I feel like you guys will like Taeyang's (another Bigbang member) solos more. Some recommendations: -I need a girl -Eyes, nose, lips -wedding dress -only look at me
When BIGBANG comes back, they're going to blast everyone else out of the scene! I just know it. And this is coming from a person who has a favorite groups list. PS: I suggest you watch his song Crooked.
I don't even stan Big Bang or G-Dragon, but he's undoubtedly one of the coolest guys in the world and definitely still the king of kpop . A pioneer in k-pop, fashion icon, excellent producer, Bigger than god persona
First time reacting to GD?! WHAT?! Yes he is part and leader of BIGBANG the KINGS of kpop, the sound of kpop you hear today is because of them! They are the only kpop group that touched most genres...tell me yall were not sleeping on BIGBANG...
You should check out his live performance with Missy Elliot. GD is a trendsetter, idol of all idols. King of kpop ❤️GD Huge not only in Korea, so many artist like Pharrell, Justin Bieber and Skrillex did a collab with him. He is an artist, he is beyond kpop. Fun Fact: Big Bang outsold Maroon five when it comes to selling music 🤷 and that is a fact.
People who new to Kpop maybe didn't know him yet, but if you want to claim that you are a big Kpop fans, wearing Kpop tee, and have the best Kpop playlist, but you didn't know G-Dragon or BIGBANG. Then it's invalid. Just like when you claim you love and big fan of hiphop, but you didn't even know Tupac, Biggie, Wutang or Eminem. Like, come on.
G-Dragon has been in the industry since he was a child. If you watch Jinusean A-YO m/v, it has a young, like 13 years old, G-Dragon and Taeyang (another Big Bang member you should check out).
He is the leader of Big Bang, easily considered as kings of Kpop. He also has a few solo work, producing credits, wrote many of Big Bang songs. You must react to G dragon and all Big Bang members work! They sound definitely more western and paved the way for many of the current kpop groups showcasing their music outside of Korea!
Ive been a kpop fan for 13-14 years and this is the ONLY song that I can sing all the words to in korean lmaoooooo. This song and BTS - One day. I dont know why but those are the only two that my brain is like "yes, you will remember this"
The thing about gdragon and BigBang is that although the music is not for everyone, it always ALWAYS leaves a mark in music. His influence in music and fashion is huge. His music always sounds happy but when you read the lyrics theres a deeper meaning behind them (very dark). He hasn’t released anything for a while since he was in the military. There’s no way of telling exactly when he will be making a comeback but we are all hoping for it because as fans we miss his unique touch in kpop. I hope more and more people look at BigBang/Gdragon’s music beyond what is popular because they really have great music.
GD, G-Dragon, leader of BigBang. The KING of Kpop, the innovador, the idols that was composing and producing before it became a thing. The reason that fan light sticks are a thing, why idols produce and compose now. The guy that started the crazy hair colors. Give his solo work and BigBang, the video was his idea, a lot of things that are now a regular part of kpop came from GDs innovation. Fans await his comeback....
As well as the Maroon 5 others mentioned, I believe the "being on display" was an intentional decision and commentary. G-dragon and Big Bang are very much on display and closely watched. Many of the current and biggest Kpop groups look up to, find inspiration in, or are fans of G-dragon/Big Bang. G-dragon was in the military along with 3 other members so they've been in haitus. They are now out but haven't released new music. He's a perfectionist so it may be awhile.
G dragon is the biggest Korean artist, Big Bang were the best selling Kpop group in the past gen every idol now even bts were their fans, they were the first group to have a lightstick as well
*HOPE YOU CAN READ THIS.* *This is a good start for you guys, since it's obviously you're new into kpop or just interested with them. Hope you can dive more into Gdragon aka KWON JIYONG, king of kpop and learn more about his group BIGBANG👑 They're from YG entertainment along with their juniors WINNER, iKON, BLACKPINK & TREASURE. I would recommend you to react & listen to more of his songs and the BIGBANG's mv songs. What would I definitely highly suggest for you guys is to see his LIVE PERFOMANCES of BULLSHIT, CROOKED, DIVINA COMEDIA, OBSESSION and others coz Gdragon and his bigbang members are so lit. He is a living legend, a great artist ever existed in kpop history and he is more than that.*
GD and Big Bang are known for constantly changing it up...they are probably the best known group for doing that (and maybe Shinee). I'd try "Bae Bae," "Loser" and "Cafe" (live for this one) for Big Bang!
Theres a lot of thing that GDragon did for Kpop. He is the first who created a kpop lightstick, mini album, first korean who became a global ambassador for luxurious items
"Older rapper 2013ish" XDDD add about 10 years to that. LOL His group, big bang, debuted in 2006 & he was already performing years before then by 13 years old XDD if you dive into his discography you've got a long ways to go haha
GD is the legend from a legendary group big bang. All of korea know him and he’s even known to many western celebrities before kpop was considered mainstream like it is now. I could list all his accomplishments and boast about his career but I’ll just let you all experience the glory for yourself. His stage presence is no joke and proof he’s a successful star.
I think I saw you guys are reacting to his song crayon too? Looking forwards to seeing your reaction to the differences between the two songs. GD is my fave soloist and is incredibly versatile! Would love to see you guys listen to/watch his song Crooked as well!!
@higherfaculty I am glad you like this song and MV by G-dragon also known as GD. He is the super creative and versatile. He is an innovator and trendsetter. His stage presence is one of the best in kpop which is why you need to watch his and Bigbang live performances to fully understand why he has been given this title. He is the king of kpop, he is a household name in Korea and you should definitely delve more into him and his group. Try listening to Divina Commedia, Bullshit, A boy, That XX.
my favorite part of this video is the last part at the end credit where they put all the fans name....they took the time to actually record 1000 people`s name....talk about dedication
GDRAGON AND BIG BANG ARE KINGS OF KPOP PERIOD. They will always hold that title regardless and SHINee are the Princes. BigBang is best Live. I suggest you catch some of their Live performances like MAMA
Funny they mentions about this reminding them of This Love by Maroon 5, when GD himself sang his own remake in Korean and released it on BIGBANG album in 2006 (by doing it legally of course, he got permission and acquire his own ownership to do so)
If you like g dragon and others kpop you'll like kang Daniel. His song who you are is a banger it hits that sweet spot action fredo is always talking about
G-Dragon's name is HUGE all around the world and NOT only for kpop but fashion world too.
and art. don't forget it
Y’all don’t know how HUGE this man is he is beyond kpop
I don't trust anyone who's into kpop but doesn't know or discredits G-Dragon. Sorry but he is THE KING of Kpop and nothing takes away from that. He is a pioneer in many ways and is respected to this day for his contributions to the industry. As for his music style he's all over. He gives you EDM he gives you r&b he can give you pop but his roots are in hiphop. Someone should share it on discord some of his very first features as a rapper. Perry - Storm and YG Family Hip Hop Gentleman mvs.
bigbang and suju are definitely the ogs for me (in terms of bgs)
I don't trust a kpop fan who doesn't know this man.
If you put a shirt out saying “KPOP won’t Stop” then you should know who G-Dragon is!
@@debbieofcolorado7759 I was gonna check out their other reactions but then I just found out they didnt know who GD was and have a kpop dont stop t-shirt. I bounced. No hate but I agree with the OP 🤭
Yeslol
I don't trust people who think they are the gatekeepers of kpop.
@@lizsays3324 Sure
G-Dragon is versatile, he's touched most genres.
Fun facts:
1. Bigbang is the first group to start writing and producing their own music. G-Dragon is the first idol to do it. After that agencies started giving their idols chance to do it.
2. Bigbang is the first one to have official lightstick. G-Dragon designed it. Since then all fandoms followed it and now every fandom has their own lightstick.
3. T.o.p is the first underground rapper turned idol.
4. G-Dragon made colorful hair trend. Before him, most daring color idols would do was brown but GD starting from blonde, pink, blue, green, white there is no color he hasn't tried.
5. Bigbang is the first group that members have solo careers without disbanding. Before bigbang, groups always disbanded or the member just left if one of them wants to pursuit their own career. But bigbang showed them disbanding is unnecessary.
6. First kpop artist to collaberate with western artist. With Flo Rida in 2009.
7. First to win an international award. In 2011, they won MTV EMA. They beat Breatney Spears that day.
8. They inroduced the concept of Mini Album to kpop.
9. G-Dragon is the one who made idol airport fashion trend.
10. And to this day G-Dragon is still the only soloist from idol groups to win Artist of the Year/Daesang.
They shaped today's kpop that is why they are called the KINGS.
1 . Unlike most idol groups, BIGBANG focused on making their own music. They were not known for their ullzzang-like appearances but for their skills as writers, producers, composers, dancers and singers. They were not and they’re still not like any other idol group. BIGBANG is an artist and they try to reflect that on themselves.
2.bigbang the only group that all members are successful with his solo career
3. Big Bang is in the ranks of ‘World’s Highest Paid Celebrities 2016’. As the first Korean artist to get into this lineup, Big Bang beat Maroon 5's income. Not only that, Big Bang's income is also among the third highest in the history of boy band in the world achieved in a year, after Backstreet Boys and One Direction.
4.G-Dragon(leader) is one of the greatest fashion kings in the Asian hemisphere. During his career, he’s been sponsored by many high label brands, including Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Saint Laurent, and several others.
King of Fashion in Seoul, G-Dragon, together with the group BIGBANG appeared numerous times, more than 10 times, in Vogue, ELLE, GQ, Esquire, W, Harper’s Baazar and Dazed Korea. This makes them to be the most featured group band on magazine covers. GD was the cover of Vogue China with Bella Hadid.
5. g dragon collaborate with skrillex and diplo, missy elliott, flo rida. even he befriends pharrell williams, justin bieber
6 .bigbang known as boyband who never did lip sync, even most people commented that they eat cd because of their good voice, they even say boyband who is not smart to lipsync ckck
Ps:just watch thay live performance
G-Dragon : Producer, Singer-songwriter, Rapper, Designer, Cultural Pioneer, Fashion ICON, etc..
- who, the first and the most perfect producing idol, since GD nowadays idols followed him into producing.
- who, entered the list of top 10 legend composers in his 20s
- who, made own national hit song at the age of 19 and make his all album to be national hits
- who, received high praise from critic and a public at the same time
- who, first made a word 'out of idols' and has changed perception of idols into artists
- who, won MTV award 8 years ago before K-pop became famous
- who, made the solo world tour before K-pop became famous
- who, CNN interviewed and Forbes calculated his assets before K-pop became famous
- who, already made a over billion views before RUclips explodes
- who, King of sold-out, make 200$ shoes to be 2000$ without broad promotion
- who, the first Asian male muse of Chanel, Chanel made a solo ad for him
- who, received special only one products for him from Chrome Hearts, Givenchy, etc.
- who, already said 'Black is matter' in 2014. the first person to do what contemporaries don't do
- who, makes you check the year because his fashion ahead of the times
- who, idol of idols, celeb of celebs, role model of singer and rapper
after all this achievement, he is still HOT!!! He's a G-DRAGON, KING of KPOP is coming
GD’s contribution to fashion and art are huge af. He was sponsored by LV 1 year after his debut. He was the first Asian ambassador of Chanel, the first Korean to invited to Paris Fashion Week. Not only that, he invented fashion airport, hairdyeing (the most colorful hair before was brown, GD tried every damn hair color, style), he broke the rules of gender clothing for idols (he wore so many female stuff, yet still cool as fuck). Additionally, GD and TOP are ranked in Top 50 Art Collectors To Watch, they are both in love with pop art, abstract art particularly. The furniture, paintings in their house cost tens of millions of dollars. GD even made a pair of $2 socks trending, and his cheap slipper when he enlisted.
Correction: he wasn’t the first idol to write and produce their own music and neither was Bigbang. H.O.T and Kangta already did that in the 90s and so did some others. Bigbang were the ones that popularized it tho.
To correct you he is the only solo Artist to Win Album of the Year at Mama
He is still the king of kpop., still waiting for there comeback
He started out rapping at the age of 13 years old. He and future fellow T.O.P were neighborhood friend from middle school and would often dance and rap together before G-Dragon moved away. Catching the interest of Sean of the hip-hop duo Jinusean from YG Entertainment, G-Dragon was recommended by him to Sean's record label's CEO Yang Hyun Suk. After signing a contract with the record label, G-Dragon spent the first year cleaning the studio for the other artists in the record label and fetching them water bottles during dance practice.
G-Dragon and another trainee Taeyang, originally planned to debut as the hip-hop duo GDYB, and G-Dragon made several featured appearances on other artists' albums and even released several singles with Taeyang under the name "GDYB." After YG Entertainment scrapped the plan and opted for a boy group instead, G-Dragon contacted T.O.P, who auditioned in. G-Dragon, Taeyang and T.O.P were paired with three other members Jang Hyunseung, Daesung and Seungri.
In August, 2009, G-Dragon released his first solo album “Heartbreaker”.
In November 2010, G-Dragon and T.O.P released their collaboration album GD & TOP.
G-Dragon’s new solo album “One of a Kind” was released on September 15, 2012, drawing positive reviews, placed first on the Billboard World Album Chart and entered the Billboard 200 Chart at 161.
G-Dragon embarked on his first world tour, “One of a Kind”, in 2013 becoming the first Korean solo artist to hold a four-dome tour in Japan and the second Korean solo artist to have a world tour. The production of the tour cost 3.5 million USD, making it the largest scale in Korean history at the time. The tour was held in 8 countries, visited 13 cities for a total of 27 concerts gathering 570,000 fans.
“Coup d'Etat” was released in two parts online, with the full album released physically on September 13, featuring collaborations with Diplo, Baauer, Boys Noize, Sky Ferreira, Siriusmo, Zion.T, Lydia Paek, and label mate Jennie Kim. G-Dragon and Missy Elliott performed the song "Niliria" at the KCON 2013 in Los Angeles. Six tracks from “Coup d'Etat” placed within the top 10 of the Gaon Digital Chart, including the number one "Who You?". The best-performing single of the album was "Crooked", with over 1.8 million digital downloads, which was his first solo music video to surpass 100 million views on RUclips. The title track "Coup d'Etat" was chosen by Billboard as one of the game-changing EDM tracks of 2013. The album entered the Billboard 200, making G-Dragon the first Korean act to have multiples entries on the chart. The success of “Coup d'Etat” led to G-Dragon winning a total of four awards at the 15th Mnet Asian Music Awards: Best Male Solo Artist, Best Music Video for "Coup d'Etat", Best Dance Performance for "Crooked", and the highest award, Artist of The Year. He later took home the World's Best Entertainer and World's Best Album at the World Music Awards.
In 2017, He released Kwon JiYong also served as a guest rapper for IU's lead single "Palette," off her album of the same name which topped the Gaon Chart for two consecutive weeks. After the promotional activities with his band wrapped up, G-Dragon began preparing for the release of his new album, along with a solo concert tour.
Forgoing the traditional method of CDs, Kwon Ji Yong was released in USB flash drive format on June 8, drawing criticisms over whether or not it should be labelled as an official album. The release saw him topping iTunes charts in 46 countries, the most by any Korean album, including the US iTunes chart. Kwon Ji Yong also topped the iTunes worldwide album and European iTunes charts making him the first Korean soloist to do so. In the United States, Kwon Ji Yong became his best-selling album in just one day and his third entry on the Billboard 200 and first number-one on the Heatseeksers Albums. Additionally, the EP became his third chart-topper and the first by a Korean soloist to spend multiple weeks atop the Billboard World Albums. In China, the album surpassed 760,000 digital units sold in a day on QQ Music, the biggest music site in the country. Six days after its release, it surpassed one million copies sold, becoming the fastest album to do so and the best-selling album of the year so far. Selling 11,641 copies Japan, the EP topped Oricon's weekly digital chart, making G-Dragon the first Korean artist to do so.
He's practically legend as a solo artist too did one of the many "firsts" in korean music.
www.kpopbehind.com/2018/09/history-of-g-dragon-debut-success-and.html
The king of k-pop 👑
Bigbang:
-Loser
-Fxxk it
-Haru Haru
-Sober
-We like 2 party
-Lies
-Let's not fall in love
-Bae bae
-Blue
-Last dance
-If you
-Flower road
G-dragon:
-Crooked
-Black
-That XX
-Without you
-Coup d'etat
-Untitled, 2014
Up
top - doom dada
seungri - 1,2,3
gd & taeyang - stay with me
daesung - shut up
This man is iconic. I mean, I know people say that a lot nowadays but truly... Its REALLY hard to be more iconic or more respected in the industry than G-Dragon. He is a big deal.
Fun fact: Since you mentioned Maroon 5, he remade “This Love” as his first solo song in their first album.
Another fun fact: the Big Bang lightstick is basically one of the blueprints of lightsticks in kpop (the artist SE7EN is one of the first to have an official design). From then on, groups that followed have created their own signature light sticks.
been looking for this comment hahaha
Right, Seven's lightstick was first which has something like design. But Bang Bong was first one which has modern design and became massive. 👑
In KPOP history G-dragon is the most famous artists no one yet can surpassed his level he is package deal as ambassadors, producer,rapper,composer also businessman from music to fashion and arts that's how talented he is...
he is the reason why kpop is where it is right now.
This man is the guy who all kpop idols look up too
And he put all the names of the fans that came that day and their birth years in the credits at the end. If you look closely, the fans were ranging from teens to people in their 50s and above. That's how influential GD is.
He is a fashion icon. He single-handedly changed the K-pop industry. Pretty sure he was the one who started the trend of having colorful hair colors. So haircolors in K-pop being a thing is thanks to him. One of the first prominent song-writer and producers in the K-pop industry.
“What else do we need to hear from G-dragon?”
EVERYTHING!!
To add on I think he and Bigbang should always be on the playlist when anyone is getting into kpop. Thank you
Every song GD ever release have a back story. People just don't put the effort to know it.
Only deep VIP will know.
NOHATE.
This man is literally your idol's idol. Almost everyone in kpop knows this guy. Even designer brands pursue him.
He's one of a kind 🤴🏻 a trendsetter. You can see current idols following his fashion and style from years ago.
I understand you have your favorite bands but NO ONE can discredit GDRAGON and BIGBANG. They’re LEGENDS. KINGS OF KPOP!
When people say GD is the KING of KPOP - that's not an exaggeration or hyperbole. He bloody earned that moniker. That man is more than just an idol. A true, blue artist.
G-Dragon is the icon of KPOP easily. He’s been there since the very first time KPOP trended. He carried the KPOP generation that we know today. All the KPOP artists and their mothers are pretty much their inspiration to date.
G-Dragon is also the leader of the group Bigbang and then alot of solo songs. I recommend Good Boy by him and Taeyang who is another member of Bigbang
"what else do we need to hear from G-dragon?" EVERYTHING BRO
I heard GDRAGON, I dropped everything to be here..this man can sing us the alphabet song and I'm like HELL YEAH!!! 🗣 X.Y.Z. 🔥 I'm a clown for GD.
I 2nd and 3rd that!
I can be the 4th!
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He is a living, breathing art itself. One of a kind. Idol of the idols... Ahead of the time, always, setting standards for absolutely everything. We are patiently waiting for his cb.
A reaction to the king of kpop! Yes and this a VIP request in more then one way haha. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
GD is like the biggest name in kpop most new fans don't know and old fans love. He is a chameleon with music and fashion. Also he is very sweet.
G-Dragon The Genius 👑 Irreplaceable KING
G DRAGON IS THE BEST RAPPER LEGEND THE KING TRUE ARTIST OF KPOP
Hes one of the richest producer, artist, rapper in south korea. Very well known
Event though GD and Big Bang music is not your style, but must you remember that this guy and his group set a blueprint for kpop culture. They change kpop so much and has major influence not just for music industry but also fashion, lifestyle.
Little example.. Light stick, rapline in kpop group, mini album, airport style. Many more that GD and Big Bang do for the industry of kpop. Please do a research, you will blown away.
I feel like you guys will like Taeyang's (another Bigbang member) solos more. Some recommendations:
-I need a girl
-Eyes, nose, lips
-wedding dress
-only look at me
also don't forget Darling!
white night and wake me up as well!!
If you know pop you know Michael Jackson if you know kpop you know Gdragon.
Facts 💛👑
When BIGBANG comes back, they're going to blast everyone else out of the scene! I just know it. And this is coming from a person who has a favorite groups list. PS: I suggest you watch his song Crooked.
he is indeed a king of kpop
He was in the Army and has returned to making music
He’s still on hiatus for 5 years already
I don't even stan Big Bang or G-Dragon, but he's undoubtedly one of the coolest guys in the world and definitely still the king of kpop . A pioneer in k-pop, fashion icon, excellent producer, Bigger than god persona
First time reacting to GD?! WHAT?! Yes he is part and leader of BIGBANG the KINGS of kpop, the sound of kpop you hear today is because of them! They are the only kpop group that touched most genres...tell me yall were not sleeping on BIGBANG...
Def the king of kpop
The KING OF KPOP 👑
You should check out his live performance with Missy Elliot. GD is a trendsetter, idol of all idols. King of kpop ❤️GD Huge not only in Korea, so many artist like Pharrell, Justin Bieber and Skrillex did a collab with him. He is an artist, he is beyond kpop.
Fun Fact: Big Bang outsold Maroon five when it comes to selling music 🤷 and that is a fact.
Nilliria is a Bang!!!!! Amazing collabo.
That's King of K-pop for you 👑
People who new to Kpop maybe didn't know him yet, but if you want to claim that you are a big Kpop fans, wearing Kpop tee, and have the best Kpop playlist, but you didn't know G-Dragon or BIGBANG. Then it's invalid. Just like when you claim you love and big fan of hiphop, but you didn't even know Tupac, Biggie, Wutang or Eminem. Like, come on.
GD actually sampled This Love by Maroon 5 and did a remake of it with the same title
G-Dragon has been in the industry since he was a child. If you watch Jinusean A-YO m/v, it has a young, like 13 years old, G-Dragon and Taeyang (another Big Bang member you should check out).
There are also G Dragon version of This Love . You should watch that also
He is the leader of Big Bang, easily considered as kings of Kpop. He also has a few solo work, producing credits, wrote many of Big Bang songs. You must react to G dragon and all Big Bang members work! They sound definitely more western and paved the way for many of the current kpop groups showcasing their music outside of Korea!
Ive been a kpop fan for 13-14 years and this is the ONLY song that I can sing all the words to in korean lmaoooooo. This song and BTS - One day. I dont know why but those are the only two that my brain is like "yes, you will remember this"
Kudos to you!👍
@@juliejulie1818 Thank you 😂
Same 😂😂💜💛
One of my favorite MVs from G-Dragon 🖤🤍💛
GD still a big phenomena around the world , I can't wait for him to come back
The thing about gdragon and BigBang is that although the music is not for everyone, it always ALWAYS leaves a mark in music. His influence in music and fashion is huge. His music always sounds happy but when you read the lyrics theres a deeper meaning behind them (very dark). He hasn’t released anything for a while since he was in the military. There’s no way of telling exactly when he will be making a comeback but we are all hoping for it because as fans we miss his unique touch in kpop.
I hope more and more people look at BigBang/Gdragon’s music beyond what is popular because they really have great music.
GD, G-Dragon, leader of BigBang. The KING of Kpop, the innovador, the idols that was composing and producing before it became a thing. The reason that fan light sticks are a thing, why idols produce and compose now. The guy that started the crazy hair colors. Give his solo work and BigBang, the video was his idea, a lot of things that are now a regular part of kpop came from GDs innovation. Fans await his comeback....
He's got 19.6M followers on Instagram he doesn't need his fans to work for him.
As well as the Maroon 5 others mentioned, I believe the "being on display" was an intentional decision and commentary. G-dragon and Big Bang are very much on display and closely watched. Many of the current and biggest Kpop groups look up to, find inspiration in, or are fans of G-dragon/Big Bang.
G-dragon was in the military along with 3 other members so they've been in haitus. They are now out but haven't released new music. He's a perfectionist so it may be awhile.
Gdragon is definitely OG kpop artist/rapper. He released a song with Missy Elliott back in 2013 (called Niliria).
Absolutely the king of kpop. He's the best!!!!
G dragon is the biggest Korean artist, Big Bang were the best selling Kpop group in the past gen every idol now even bts were their fans, they were the first group to have a lightstick as well
*HOPE YOU CAN READ THIS.*
*This is a good start for you guys, since it's obviously you're new into kpop or just interested with them. Hope you can dive more into Gdragon aka KWON JIYONG, king of kpop and learn more about his group BIGBANG👑 They're from YG entertainment along with their juniors WINNER, iKON, BLACKPINK & TREASURE. I would recommend you to react & listen to more of his songs and the BIGBANG's mv songs. What would I definitely highly suggest for you guys is to see his LIVE PERFOMANCES of BULLSHIT, CROOKED, DIVINA COMEDIA, OBSESSION and others coz Gdragon and his bigbang members are so lit. He is a living legend, a great artist ever existed in kpop history and he is more than that.*
Big Bang were supposed to perform at Coachella 2020 but couldn't cause of the pandemic..
Never trust a kpop fan who doesn't know GD. Like common he is an idol of all idols. He is iconic. Legendary
GD and Big Bang are known for constantly changing it up...they are probably the best known group for doing that (and maybe Shinee). I'd try "Bae Bae," "Loser" and "Cafe" (live for this one) for Big Bang!
BIGBANG (the band GD is in) is definitely one of the most (if not the most) versatile group ever. They slay every genres.
He gave credits to all fans in his MV, all 1000 VIPs! Humble af! 🖤💛
Theres a lot of thing that GDragon did for Kpop. He is the first who created a kpop lightstick, mini album, first korean who became a global ambassador for luxurious items
"Older rapper 2013ish" XDDD add about 10 years to that. LOL His group, big bang, debuted in 2006 & he was already performing years before then by 13 years old XDD if you dive into his discography you've got a long ways to go haha
My fav ! I cannot wait
You just did a reaction to the king of kpop and the man who influenced many popular idol . He is a game changer
Crooked! Untitled! He is Kung and his group Big Bang. Kings of stage presence. He is so versatile abs leader. Paved the way for the new crop
If I’m not mistaken this is way back 2012. You should check out his hard core songs.
GD is the legend from a legendary group big bang. All of korea know him and he’s even known to many western celebrities before kpop was considered mainstream like it is now. I could list all his accomplishments and boast about his career but I’ll just let you all experience the glory for yourself. His stage presence is no joke and proof he’s a successful star.
I think I saw you guys are reacting to his song crayon too? Looking forwards to seeing your reaction to the differences between the two songs. GD is my fave soloist and is incredibly versatile! Would love to see you guys listen to/watch his song Crooked as well!!
good boy, g dragon and taeyang
Gdragon is the TREND. He is the King 👑 please react to more Gdragon or Bigbang.
It's funny that you mention "this love" by maroon 5. He did a Korean cover of that song WAY back in the day
King of kpop is gonna be having a comeback soon,,, after freaking mamy years
I think that you will like Bing Bang's IF YOU live concert in Bangkok. You will see the member's vocal ability.
i feel a lil bit weird knowing someone stanning kpop but didnt know g dragon
I really miss the king of kpop GDRAGON 😭❤
5:32 he actually has his own version of “this love” when big bang was still new. please check it out
He did his own version of Marron 5’s song you mentioned.
Its true he is the King of Kpop. GD and missy elliot - Niliria is a good one too.
G Dragon is the leader of Bigbang(the group that sang Bang, Bang, Bang) - and they have other songs.
The kpop king..yup thats #GDRAGON right there.
G dragon is from the group called Bigbang... He's the leader of the group. Crayon, Crooked, untitled 2014
@higherfaculty I am glad you like this song and MV by G-dragon also known as GD. He is the super creative and versatile. He is an innovator and trendsetter. His stage presence is one of the best in kpop which is why you need to watch his and Bigbang live performances to fully understand why he has been given this title. He is the king of kpop, he is a household name in Korea and you should definitely delve more into him and his group. Try listening to Divina Commedia, Bullshit, A boy, That XX.
my favorite part of this video is the last part at the end credit where they put all the fans name....they took the time to actually record 1000 people`s name....talk about dedication
GDRAGON AND BIG BANG ARE KINGS OF KPOP PERIOD. They will always hold that title regardless and SHINee are the Princes. BigBang is best Live. I suggest you catch some of their Live performances like MAMA
G Dragon is the leader of Big Bang. he wrote and produce alot of song for other artist as well as for Big Bang
That’s our king 👑
GD also has a song with Missy Elliot. There's no music video but they did perform the song live. You can react to that too! :D
Funny they mentions about this reminding them of This Love by Maroon 5, when GD himself sang his own remake in Korean and released it on BIGBANG album in 2006 (by doing it legally of course, he got permission and acquire his own ownership to do so)
I would love to see yall's reaction to Crooked by GD. He's so freaking versatile!
G-DRAGON and BIGBANG 💞KINGS OF KPOP🎉🎉🥳🥳 V.I.P FOREVER 🥰🥰🥰💞💞💞💞💞
I WAS WAITING FOR THISSSSS
He is super versatile.
If you like g dragon and others kpop you'll like kang Daniel. His song who you are is a banger it hits that sweet spot action fredo is always talking about