1. Idols who produce and compose
He was sponsored by so many international luxury brands
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– Ever since the 1st generation of idols, H.O.T, there were singers who participated in the production of the songs
– But back then, only fans would be aware of things like this
– The person who made [idols producing] known to the entire nation was G-Dragon and a lot of people acknowledge this
– There weren’t any members who wrote the title track, then got better an worked on the album’s production, and participated in the overall creative process. So, you can say I played a pioneering role
G-Dragon was only 18 y’o and he already produced and composed “Lies” by himself in 2007, which became #1 on the yearly chart
Ever since, he made a huge impact in the idol industry
Writer: G-Dragon, Producing: G-Dragon
– The first person that the Korea has acknowledged as a “top liner” was G-Dragon
– And there are a lot of producing professionals in the field who shared this perspective
– If you ask “who is the best at producing among idols?” everyone will agree that it’s GD
– It’s the first time that the stereotypes against idols was crushed
– He’s the first person to have broken the stereotype that “idols can’t rap and idols can’t write tracks”
– First of all, he’s a genius when it comes to producing
– If you look at the songs that GD wrote until now, they were all original
– It’s true that before ]GD] K-pop really had that humble and modest image
– This used to be important
– But G-Dragon brought in this bad boy image
– And he showed this rebellious side
– There was nobody who had this kind of role during that generation of K-pop
– That’s why he was able to show a new side, and he became a model in K-pop
– He showed a new direction and he became a pioneering member
G-Dragon became the first idol to become a regular member of the Korea Music Copyright Association (2011)
In 2018, it won the Korea Music Association Copyright Grand Prize
This daesang is given to the composer/lyricist who earns the most in royalties that year, and to this day, it has only been awarded to one idol
G-Dragon first fell in love with hip-hop at the age of 11 and began writing his own rap lyrics. He started practicing composition at the age of 14
After 11 years of trainee life,
G-Dragon debuted with BigBang
He has a great influence on younger idols who are currently composing lyrics.
Jeon Soyeon from (G)I-DLE
She even auditioned with G-Dragon’s “This Love” …
Zico
DAY6 YoungK
“The reason why I came back to Korea was because I saw G-Dragon and found him so cool. G-Dragon is a member from an idol group, but he’s also an amazing musician”
There are countless idols who picked G-Dragon as a role model
2. Idol in fashion
The moment he debuted, he became a fashion icon. He started diverse trends with his fashion items and hairstyles
(He’s also the one who started the trend of airport fashion for idols)
Originally, fashion “sponsors” were only reserved for actors in Korea, but BigBang’s GD was the one who opened the door for idols to be sponsored too
G-Dragon’s fashion influence exceeded Korea to even become international
(Hollywood Report on the global TOP10 icon)
In 2011, he was the only celebrity mentioned by CNN as a reason why Seoul is great
He was sponsored by so many international luxury brands
At 23, he was already named in the TOP10’s best dressed men in the world
He’s also the first Asian celebrity to be named a luxury brand’s muse
(Givenchy even produced a Giyongchy item for him)
Did you know that G-Dragon was the first person to introduce the concept of brand ‘ambassador’ to Korea?
“Who is our country’s first global ambassador?”
In the luxury market, which was considered the exclusive domain of the arrogant West,
he became the first Asian celebrity to be part of it
He has been in a relationship with Chanel for over 10 years now
After discharging from the army, he also became the first Asian celebrity to collab with Nike
Peaceminusone x Nike
He was also named the among the HYPEBEAST100, which is the #1 street fashion magazine a total of 7 times, making him a wall
(2013,2015,2016,2017,2021,2022,2023)
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1. 💯
2. 3. He’s also the one who started the lightstick culture. The first person who have made a solid lightstick (for BigBang) was GD
> Hul this is daebak
> Huh for real? I’m an ex-VIP and I didn’t know. I’ll reflect
3. He’s such a bast*rd, but he has the creativity that no one else has and he works harder than anyone else (t/n: bast*rd is used affectionally)
4. Jiyong-ssi is so cool
5. Oof even reading this again, I realize how amazing he is, my mouth hurts from praising him
6. I feel like he created the 2 most important things in an idol team right now
7. GD is legendary
8. I feel like he was born to be an artist, he excels at every form of art
9. How can one person do all that in their life..? That’s impressive🥺🥺
10. I really don’t think it’s weird to call GD an icon of the times, an entertainer among celebrities, or an icon of popular culture
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