He’s also a leader of the kpop group – Big Bang, which
had their debut in 2006.
In 2009, he had his solo debut with an album Heartbreaker. It was one of the most successful
albums of the year. Coup d’Etat, his
second full album, released in 2013, matched the success of his previous work,
garnering lots of awards. Basically he’s one of the biggest stars in Korean music
industry to whose future many pop culture critics and other artists are looking
forward to.
Interesting facts: He has a dog named
Ga Ho; He’s also a huge fan of SpongeBob and he’s fascinated by fashion. If he didn’t
make a career for himself in music, he’d be a fashion designer.
He’s a very passionate person when it comes to
performing and music, and since becoming a solo artist he maintained tight
control over it. His lyrics are often related to his personal
experiences and show his true self.
His latest album, from 2013 showed that he wasn’t
happy with his life. Coup d’Etat is
the best example of that.
In the mv below, there’s a scene where a little boy is
looking at his own tomb, it turns out to be G-Dragon himself, because this
video is essentially about him dying and rising from death as Kwon Ji-yong.
What led him to die? We can see that scene after
scene: women who don’t see him for
who he really is; fans caring only about seeing him performing; being unable to
be with woman he loves; pressure of the glitz and glamour of fame; being unable
to be as a whole: Kwon Ji-jong and G-Dragon, which makes him act very bipolar
and forces him to hide behind different masks; media’s false image of him.
At one point we see him all in black, his clothes,
face, everything is oozing out black. He wants to break free, leave behind
depression, bad memories, so he’s ripping off his own skin to get rid of his
old self.
Red at the end symbolizes his courage, strength, his
Coup d’Etat.
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