5 interesting facts about G-Dragon, from BIGBANG

Born August 18, 1988, Kwon Ji YongO G-Dragon, is one of the most influential idols in the history of K-pop. Leader of BIGBANG, he made his debut with the group in 2006, and his solo debut in 2009, with the album “Heartbreaker”.

If you still don’t know this great K-pop star, check out these five interesting facts about him. G-Dragon that RECREIO separated!

1. Trainee period

When I was about eight years old, G-Dragon He became a trainee at SM Entertainment, where he remained for five years. At that time, he was already friends with Kanginex-Super Junior, and TOPwith whom he would debut years later in BIGBANG, in addition to having also become friends with Jun.Kfrom 2PM. At the age of 12, he switched to YG Entertainment, where he met Taeyang, who would also become his groupmate. The idol remained with the agency until 2023, 17 years after his debut.

2. Hip-hop duo?

After arriving at YG, the producers liked his chemistry with Taeyang who decided that the two would debut as a hip-hop duo, which would be called GDYB. The duo prepared for approximately six years, until the company ended up changing its mind and adding three more members to the lineup, creating BIGBANG. The duo’s project, however, was not discarded. In 2014, they debuted together in the sub-unit GD X TAEYANG with the single album ‘Good Boy’.

3. Trendsetter

Considered by many as the “King of K-pop”, G-Dragon was responsible for creating numerous trends that are extremely popular today, one of them being the famous personalized lightsticks. This is because, until the beginning of the second generation, standardized glowsticks were used in concerts, however, the idol decided that he would like to create an exclusive one for his group. Thus, he designed the entire “Bangbong”, BIGBANG’s lightstick, which has the shape of a yellow crown, being the first to be released in the history of K-pop.

4. University professor

In June 2024, G-Dragon was appointed as a visiting professor at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), on leave for two years. The position was announced during the talk show “Innovate Korea 2024”, held on June 5 at KAIST headquarters in Daejeon, where he spoke a little more about k-pop and future technologies related to artificial intelligence (AI).

5. Favorite artists

Just like anyone, the BIGBANG leader also has his favorite artists in music, and has already revealed some of them. In different interviews, he has said that he admires names like Rihanna, Pharrell Williams, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Wu-Tang Clan It is Blackstreet.