G-DRAGON
G-DRAGON is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter and producer, known for leading BIGBANG and solo releases from Heartbreaker to Übermensch.
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Overview
- Name
- Kwon Ji-yong, known as G-DRAGON
- Born
- August 18, 1988
- From
- South Korea
- Work
- Rapper, singer, songwriter, producer and PEACEMINUSONE creative director
- Breakout
- BIGBANG debuted in 2006; Lies became the group’s first number one hit in 2007.
- Solo debut
- Heartbreaker, released August 18, 2009
Mini bio
How it started.
Kwon Ji-yong was performing as a child with Little Roo’ra before his years of idol training. Looking back on You Quiz on the Block in 2024, he described training at SM Entertainment, then finding his direction in rap. His 2001 compilation track I Am 13 led to him being scouted by YG.
Finding his voice.
He debuted with BIGBANG in 2006 and helped shape the group’s sound as a songwriter. The 2007 single Lies, which he composed, became its first number one hit. Heartbreaker opened his solo career in 2009, followed by One Of A Kind in 2012 and COUP D’ETAT in 2013.
The person behind the name.
The 2017 EP KWON JI YONG turned toward the person behind his stage identity, with songs including Untitled, 2014 and SUPER STAR. In 2025 he returned with Übermensch, an eight-track studio album featuring Anderson .Paak and BIGBANG bandmates TAEYANG and DAESUNG.
Beyond the songs.
His visual work includes PEACEMINUSONE, his fashion label, and Nike collaborations that place his artwork underneath a shoe’s painted surface. He also collaborated with contemporary artists on the 2015 PEACEMINUSONE exhibition and with KAIST on a music-and-media-art transmission into space in 2025.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026BiiiG, BIGBANGPerformer, co-lyricist and co-composer
- 2025ÜbermenschSolo artist; songwriting and production credits across the album
- 2017KWON JI YONGSolo artist
- 2013CrookedPerformer, co-writer and co-composer with Teddy
- 2013COUP D’ETATSolo artist
- 2009HeartbreakerSolo artist
Art and design
- 2025KAIST space sound transmission projectMusic and media-art collaborator with Jinjoon Lee
- 2015PEACEMINUSONE exhibitionCollaborating artist with 14 contemporary artists
Awards
Quotes
I thank everyone who listens to my music.G-DRAGON, M Countdown acceptance remarks reported by YG LIFE
He thanked listeners after Crooked won on M Countdown in September 2013.
Trivia
- His stage name plays on Ji-yong: Ji sounds like the letter G, while yong means dragon in Korean.
- He said a childhood ski-resort dance competition hosted by Lee Soo-man led to his time training at SM Entertainment.
- Nike’s white Para-noise Air Force 1 hides a G-DRAGON artwork under paint that wears away with use.
- PEACEMINUSONE began as the name of his imagined world, where an ideal of peace meets an imperfect reality.
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