GDRAGON Introduction o o Born Kwon Ji Yong

G-DRAGON

Introduction o o Born Kwon Ji Yong August 18, 1988 in Seoul South Korea Stage Name o Derived From Birth Name o o G – pronunciation of Ji Dragon – Korean definition of Yong

Early Career o o Age 8 Dancer on T. V. show ‘Bbo Bbo’ Little Roo’ra o o miniature version of Korean Hip Hop Dance Group Roo’ra Lee Soo Man & YG Entertainment o o o unorganized training routine once every 1 -3 months focused on learning how to dance

Hip Hop Beginnings o Wu-Tang Clan o o Joined ‘People Crew’: o o o inspired him to learn freestyle rap learned rap appeared on cable TV program 2001 Hip-Hop Flex Album o o recorded solo song of which he wrote the lyrics Yang Hyun Suk and YG Entertainment

Early Days with YG Entertainment o Normal Day for His First Year: o o Hour of Practice Two Hours of Cleaning Hour of Practice Services for Senior Groups in the Company o o Ran Errands Extra for their Back-Up Dancers

2006

Formation of Big Bang o o MTV Survival Style Documentary Members Decided o o o “G-Dragon” – Kwon Ji Yong “Taeyang” – Dong Young Bae “T. O. P” – Choi Seunghyun “Daesung” – Kang Daesung “Seungri” – Lee Seunghyun

Big Bang Debut o o o G-Dragon Named Big Bang Leader Concert Debut August 19, 2006 Pre-Debut o EP Singles o “This Love”, remake of the Maroon 5 song o o “Big Bang is V. I. P. ” o o Sold Nearly 40, 000 copies Sold Nearly 32, 000 copies “Big Bang ‘ 03” o Sold Nearly 30, 000 copies

2007 - 2008

Big Bang’s Rise to Fame o 2008 o Album “Stand Up” o o Album “Remember” o o o 2007 o Album “Always” o o “Lies / Geojitmal” – First No. 1 Hit Song Album “Hot Issue” o “Last Farewell” – Second No. 1 Hit Song Five Songs in the Top 20 “Sunset Glow” - #1 Beginning of Japan Promotions

2009

Individual Activities o o Individual Members Take Part in Musicals, Movies, and TV Series G-Dragon’s Solo Album o o o Titled “Heartbreaker” G-Dragon Personally Involved Delayed Release to August 18, G-Dragon’s 21 st Birthday

Plagiarism Scandal o Flo Rida o o Title Song “Heartbreaker” Accused of Copying “Right Round” Collaborations o o o Oasis o o “Heartbreaker 2” Flo Rida’s South Korean Concert G-Dragon’s “Butterfly” Accused of Copying “She’s Electric” Sony’s Warning Letter, No Official Charges Filed

Concert Scandal o Inappropriate Content For People Younger Than 19 Years Old: o o “Korean Dream” “She’s Gone” o ‘Shine A Light’ Concert - December 5 th & 6 th 2009 o o o Advertised for 12 (years old) and Older, Still Performed Inappropriate Song “She’s Gone” ‘Breathe’ Performance Prompts Investigation by Ministry for Health, Welfare, and Family Affairs. YG Entertainment Fined, G-Dragon Cleared

‘Heartbreaker’ Success o o Sold Over 200, 000 Copies Mnet Asian Music Awards 2009 Album of the Year

2010

GD & T. O. P Collaboration o Album ‘GD & T. O. P’ o Pre-Release o o 3 EP Singles Reach Top 3 on Music Charts Live You. Tube Broadcast December 24, 2010 Song “Knock Out” Banned From Top 3 Broadcasting Stations

2011

th 4 o Mini Album “Tonight” o o Released February 24 th, 2011 ‘ 2011 Big Show’ o o o February 25 th – 27 th, 2011 Seoul’s Olympic Gymnastics Arena 40, 000 Fans

Multiple Controversies o Daesung’s Car Accident o o o Re-Release of ‘GD & T. O. P’ o o March 29 th, 2011 Halt in Group’s Activities June 29 th , 2011 Official Request from Playboy to Change Logo G-Dragon’s Marijuana Use o o Hair Tests Come Back Positive For Use Questioned by Authorities

Negative Repercussions o o o Indefinite Suspension Japanese Fans Insulted o Cancellation of ‘GD & T. O. P’s Japanese Release YG Entertainment o Postponement of Stock Going Public o Reduced Value of the Company by 10%

Reunited, Success, and Apologies o MTV Europe Music Awards o o All of Big Bang Present to Win ‘Best Worldwide Act’ YG Family’s 15 th Anniversary Concert o o o December 3 rd & 4 th G-Dragon & Daesung Activity Reinstated G-Dragon Publicly Apologizes

2012

‘Alive’ o Album ‘Alive’ o o ‘Blue’ Pre-Released February 22 nd Full Album Released February 29 th, 2012 o o 260, 000 Pre-Orders Billboard Charts o o o ‘K-Pop Hot 100’ Normal Billboard #150 ‘Heatseekers Albums’ #4 ‘Independent Albums’ #22 ‘World Albums’ #4

World Tour o o o Live Nation Official Kick Off March 2 nd – 4 th 16 Countries, 25 Cities

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Geojitmal - "Lies" o o o From the Album ‘Always’ Released August 16, 2007. Originally Written to be G-Dragon’s Solo Song Group’s First #1 Hit FORM: o Intro o Verse One o Chorus o Verse Two o Chorus o Bridge o Chorus o Fade Out

Works Cited o o "Always. " Big Bang. 20 Apr. 2011. Web. 21 Feb. 2012. <http: //bigbang. musicasia. net/always/>. "INTERVIEW: ‘Big Bang’ G-Dragon Exposes His Feelings on the Concert Issue (Parts 1 - 15). " 21 BANGS. COM. 16 Feb. 2010. Web. 21 Feb. 2012. <http: //www. 21 bangs. com/interview-big-bang-gdragon-exposes-his-feelings-on-the-concert-issue/>. "Big Bang. " Big Bang. 08 Oct. 2010. Web. 21 Feb. 2012. <http: //bigbang. musicasia. net/big-bang/>. "Lies. " 21 BANGS. COM. LALA. Web. 21 Feb. 2012. <http: //21 bangs. com/lala/42/>.

Sunset Glow o o From the Album ‘Remember’ Released November 5, 2008 Pre-Release Orders of Over 200, 000 FORM: o Introduction o Verse One o Chorus o Verse Two o Chorus o Verse Three o Chorus Repeat o Coda

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A Boy o o From G-Dragon’s Solo Album ‘Heartbreaker’ Released August 18, 2009 Inspired by His Experience as an Entertainment Trainee FORM: o Introduction o Verse One o Verse Two o Chorus o Verse Three o Verse Four o Chorus o Bridge o Chorus Add On o Chorus o Coda

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Cafe FORM: o o o From the Album ‘Tonight’ Released February 23, 2011 First K-Pop Album on i. Tunes US Top 10 Charts Inspired by G-Dragon’s Personal Break-Up Experience o Intro o Chorus o Verse One o Verse Two o Verse Three o Verse Four o Chorus o Verse Five o Verse Six o Verse Seven o Chorus o Bridge & Chorus Together o Fadeout

Works Cited o o o "Cafe. " Www. 21 bangs. com. LALA. Web. 21 Feb. 2012. <http: //21 bangs. com/lala/cafe/>. "Tonight. " Big Bang. 20 Apr. 2011. Web. 21 Feb. 2012. <http: //bigbang. musicasia. net/tonight/>. "G-Dragon Has Composed a Song about His Experience of Separation — “Received News of Separation at a Café”. " Interview by Jin Hee Yoo. Web log post. En. korea. com. Jtn. co. kr, 28 Feb. 2011. Web. 21 Feb. 2012. <http: //en. korea. com/blog/enter/kpop/g-dragon-composed-a-song-about-hisexperience-of-separation-“received-news-ofseparation-at-a-cafe”/>.

o o CREDITS: Pictures were either downloaded from http: //ygfamily. com/ or found on other public domains Music Clip’s by Slide: o o o o o 1 -4 “Fantastic Baby” from the album Alive 5 -8 “A Boy” from the album Heartbreaker 9 -12 “Lies – remix” from the album Remember 13 -16 “Heartbreaker” from the album Heartbreaker 17 -20 “Tonight” from the album Tonight 21 -24 “Haru – acoustic” from the album Remember 25 -28 “Café” from the album Tonight 29 -32 “Sunset Glow” from the album Remember 33 -36 “Alive” from the album Alive