Biography
G-Dragon is not just a singer. In the history of the Korean pop industry, this artist has become a phenomenon who asked a very high bar for those who are now and who will come on the stage later. He sings, writes texts and music, reads rap, produces, is an icon of style and engaged in business. Thanks to the talent multifaceted, G-Dragon's popularity came out far beyond the borders of his homeland - the singer "exploded" the charts around the world and remains on the list of the most famous Korean musicians.Childhood and youth
Kwon Ji Yong (so truly name G-Dragon) was born on August 18, 1988 in the capital of South Korea, Seoul. Being a younger child, Ji Yong became a favorite of the family: it did not have the burdens of souls and parents, and the elder sister Dami. However, a particularly close relationship among the future Aidol was with her mother. According to the musician, he was a shy child and all the time walked behind his mother's tail.
The timidity was left Ji Yong only on stage, which was familiar from childhood. Parents, noticing the musicality of the Son and his desire to speak, decided to develop these inclinations, and first the choice fell on the dances. And in 5 years the boy tried to make even classic choreography. However, Ji Yong did not like it: he already considered himself a real man, and for some reason the teachers decided to put it in a pack.
Now the singer believes that with that school something was wrong, and at that time the boy could rebel only in one way - he sobbed every time, coming to classes. Parents surrendered, and in the end, Ji Yong's ballet was engaged in a couple of months, although he remembered them for life.
In 1992, the future singer first appeared on the screen in the children's transfer BO Bo Bo, and after 2 years he made his debut as an actor in an episodic role in the movie "Mount Tekebek". The artistry and the immediacy of the child led to the fact that he was noticed in the advertising industry, and in 1995, Ji Yoman chose a model for advertising Shinsegae Duty Free.
Music
Sweetheart appearance and ability to dance led the boy to performing art: in 1995 he was included in the Little Roo'ra group, in which children danced and played songs of the ROO'Ra group. In 1996, the 1st album of the "Christmas Carol Song" team was released, and on this Little Roo'Ra ceased to exist - the record company ruined the contract.Little Ji Yong was hard to cope with such disappointment, and he said Mother, which will never be a singer. However, soon the boy together with his family went on vacation at the ski resort. There was a musical festival, and Ji Yong could not resist and not accept participation in it.
The head of the SM Entertainment agency, and as a result, drew attention to the child of the 1st place, and as a result, Ji Yong was accepted for internship. In SM Entertainment, he studied 5 years, but mostly engaged in dancing. Having matured, the guy realized that he did not understand what he wanted to do next, and left agency.
The next stage of the musical biography of Ji Yong was the passion for rap. In the 3rd grade, the boy learned about the Wu-Tang Clan group and began to take the relevant performing lessons. The successes did not make himself wait - already in 2001 he participated in the record of the album "Korean Hip-Hop Flex", and the text for his song he wrote independently. In the future, the musician honestly admitted that the result was mediocre: his English left much to be desired, and the song turned out to be secondary.
However, the performers in the Rap and Hip-Hop genre were noticed at him, thanks to which Ji Yong recommended the director of the Yg Entertainment label. The musician has signed a cooperation contract and until 2005 participated in the records of various compositions. He was already preparing to create a full-fledged duet with Thayan, but the agency's president announced his intention to collect a male aidol group. In 2006, Ji Yong took part in the Big Bang Documentary show, according to the results of which in August not only entered the Big Bang group, but also became its leader.
During the work in the KVON group, I showed myself not only as a performer, but also became the author of many songs. The young man wrote music, poems and translated into Korean texts for cablers of foreign hits. In 2007, they were created by the song "Lies", which the musician planned to include in a solo album.
However, by decision of the director of the label, the composition went to the group and became its first hit who took the top of the charts. After that, Ji Yong wrote 2 more hits - "Last Farewell" and "Day by Day", thanks to which he was recognized as the best composer of 2008.
In parallel with the participation in the group, the singer was engaged in solo career. In 2009, on the 21st birthday, G-Dragon released its first independent album "Heartbreaker". Due to the popularity of the title composition, the disk achieved huge sales and won the title "Album of the Year" on the Met Asian Music Awards Awards. The record did not avoid the record and the scandal - Sony Music accused Ji Yong in the plagiarism of the music Flo Rida and the Oasis group, but the expertise of similarities did not find it.
Another scandal in 2009 happened after the solo performance of the G-Dragon in support of the album: the artist was accused of obscene behavior and ambiguity of texts. However, it did not lead to anything - on March 15, 2010, Ji Yong was recognized completely innocent.
The next solo album (in mini-format) G-Dragon released in 2012. The "One Of A Kind" disk entered the song "Crayon", to which the singer took a bright, calling clip. In the video, Ji Yong appears in several images, and everyone matches its hair and hair color.
One of the songs, the lyrical composition "Without You", the singer was not alone - a duet with Jiyan sang Rose from another Aidol Group "Blackpink". And in 2013, the fans of the singer waited for a full-fledged D'Etat disc, in which foreign performers participated in records, including the Grammy Prize Laureat Miss Elliot.
The next solo album Kwon Ji Yongov saw only in 2017, but the result cost expectations. "Kwon Ji Yong" is difficult to call a disc - this work G-Dragon smitherens smashed even the format of release. The album went out in the form of a USB flash drive, which was also not directly recorded tracks - thanks to the drive, the listeners came to the album loading page 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 served as a reason for the next scandal. Users found that her "scratched" appearance is the result of the non-accuracy of the producing company. I had to record a special video showing the process of painting a flash drive: a shabby appearance was not negligence, but a designer idea.
Songs with "Kwon Ji Yong" are distinguished by the depth of texts and some rigidity, noticeable even in the names of the compositions: "Middle Fingers-Up", "Bullshit". The sources of inspiration for Ji Album called Cobo Abe creativity, "Divine Comedy" and the film "Show Truman".
After the release of "Kwon Ji Yong" became the leader of iTunes in 46 countries - no Korean musician was sought to the G-Dragon of such an indicator. On June 10, 2017, Qwon Ji Yong went to his second world tour, during which he visited 29 cities in Asia, USA, Europe and Oceania, and the total number of viewers at concerts amounted to 654 thousand people. Before the G-Dragon of Concert Tours of this scale, the musicians from Korea did not undertake, so the singer went beyond the framework of standards and in this area.
Personal life
Wife and children from Kwon Ji Yoman no. Aidol's personal life is constantly in the center of attention of the fans, however, there are no reliable information about G-Dragon novels - the singer does not apply to this topic. Therefore, the network is full of rumors based mainly in the photo of the musician in "Instagram" and on the pages of tabloid.
At different times, he was attributed to the novels with Ballerina Kim Gina, Japanese models of Kiko Mizhara and Nana Komatsu, as well as singers Sadary Pak and Kim Theyen. None of these theories confirmed nor G-Dragon, nor actipers and their agents. The singer himself said that it was not inclined to disclose relationships, because it would harm his girlfriend.
However, if we exclude romantic hobbies, information about the life of Ji Yong outside the scene in fans is enough. It is known that he has warm and confidential relations with his family - even the finances of the artist still fills the mother, despite the no longer youthful age of the singer. By the way, an interesting fact: According to the Korean account, Ji Yong is almost a year older than European, because in Korea, the age is counted not from the day of birth, but from the date of conception.
G-Dragon loves her sister and a small niece, and the parents presented his own hotel. His mother and dad singer "Dolce Vita" - a tattoo with such words decorates the right hand of Ji Yong.
Characteristic for KVON. Attention to appearance and unique style is also a family heritage. Thanks to the excellent taste of the mother, the boy since childhood surrounded the fashion, and his clothes, helping to express individuality, his son was sewn sam.
Now the appearance of the G-Dragon is his business card. Thanks to the complex (the height of the singer is 177 cm, and the weight is 54 kg) it looks and hashrogno and does not hesitate to experiment with style. The fans are looking forward to the next bright concert costumes of the musician, and also guess what the next time the color of his hair - Ji Yong was painted literally in all the colors of the rainbow, and every time it looked not a kitch, but part of a one-piece image.
G-Dragon now
Now the artist temporarily departed from affairs for a valid reason - Kwon Ji Yong called to the army. Urgent service in South Korea is a mandatory part of the life of a man. Due to the tense relationship between the country and neighboring DPRK, an attempt to avoid the service makes a serious reputation strike.On February 27, 2018, the singer went to serve in the 3rd infantry division, which is also called the "white skull". The military unit is based in the province of Canvondo, on the border with North Korea, so the service is associated with high responsibility. Fans are looking forward to the return of the singer to civil life - Kwon Ji Yong must quit on October 26, 2019.
Discography
- 2009 - "Heartbreaker"
- 2009 - "A BOY"
- 2009 - "Butterfly"
- 2010 - "SHINE A LIGHT"
- 2012 - "One Of A Kind"
- 2012 - "That XX"
- 2013 - "Coup D'Etat"
- 2013 - "Crooked"
- 2013 - "WHO YOU?"
- 2017 - "Kwon Ji Yong"
- 2017 - "Untitled, 2014"