G-Dragon

G-Dragon, born Kwon Ji-Yong, is a rapper from Seoul, South Koreawho also writes and produces. At the age of 11, he signed to YGEntertainment and, a few years later, joined his label's popular groupBig Bang, for which he wrote and produced a significant amount ofmaterial.November 2008's Remember topped Korea's Gaon chart.while most ofthe group's releases in Japan were certified gold. lnAugust 2009, Kwon released his first solo album, Heartbreaker; amajor success, it also topped the Gaon chart. He and fellow Big BangmemberTOP then collaborated on December 2010's GD &TOP, a setthat was more R&B and rap-oriented than their group's dance-pop-leaning releases.Kwon then issued his first solo EP, One of a Kind,which topped the Billboard World Albums chart.The September 2012release was led by another chart-topping single, an acoustic balladtitled "That XX," as well as the hit "Crayon."


In 2013, Kwon released his sophomore set, Coup d'Etat, whichfeatured appearances by Diplo, Baauer, Missy Eliot, Boys Noize, SkyFerreira, and Jennie Kim from BlackPink.Once again topping the Gaonand the Billboard World Albums charts, Coup also won World's BestAlbum at the 2014 World Music Awards. Forays into fashion and artfollowed, as Kwon featured on anumber of high-profilecollaborations, including "Good Boy" with Taeyang (2014); "Dirty Vibe'”with Skrillex, Diplo, and CL (2014); and "Temple" with Baauer and M.l.A(2016). Kwon's second EP, the self-titled Kwon Ji-Yong, arrived in thesummerof2017.The five-song set --released only as a USB -- toppedthe Billboard World Albums chart and Japan's Oricon digital chart,making G-Dragon the first Korean artist to do so.~ Andy Kellman &Neil Z. Yeung, Rovi