G-Dragon Shows The Strength Of Music Artists In Single POWER Hits

G-Dragon comeback with single Power (Ist)

JAKARTA - Today the world welcomes the return of a charismatic icon, legend and musician, G-Dragon. This 1988-born artist kicked off with his latest hit single titled 'POWER' on October 31.

Released through the Galaxy Corporation and EMPIRE's independent music label, the BIGBANG group leader presents energy that is thick with catchy K-pop musical nuances. POWER shows off GD's signature prime vocal performance with beat catchy, competitive but artistic.

"The song 'POWER' brings the meaning of real music," said G-Dragon in a written broadcast received by VOI, October 31.

This latest work was written by G-Dragon with Tommy "TB Hits" Brown, Theron Thomas, Steven Franks. This is his first solo single since his self-titled EP KWON JI YONG which was released in 2017. The EP dominates the Billboard World Albums chart and the Japanese digital Oricon chart, making him the first South Korean musician to score such proud achievements.

"G-DRAGON is a cultural force that builds the foundation of K-Pop's global dominance," said Ghazi, the founder and CEO of EMPIRE's independent label. "This collaboration is in line with EMPIRE's mission to collaborate with musicians who form global music for the future," he continued.

G-DRAGON has garnered 2 billion streams throughout its career and has collaborated with Diplo, Baauer,mengan Elliott, Boys Noize, Sky Ferreira, Taeyang, and Sryptaex. He won the World's Best Album category at the 2014 World Music Awards and has been present as a cover for Elle Korea magazine, Harper's Bazaar Korea, Vogue Korea, Hypebeast, and so on.

The fashion area was also shared by G-DRAGON through his streetwear brand, PEACEMINUSONE. G-DRAGON has also collaborated with various well-known brands including Chanel, Nike, and BMW. Currently, Indonesia is ranked first in the list of countries in the world that play the most music.

G-DRAGON's scope also extends to the realm of art. He entered the ArtNet Top 200 Art Collectors list in 2019 and became part of the Now & Next Frieze Seoul series last year. In addition, this year G-DRAGON also launched a collaboration-based perfume with a well-known French company, Fredric Malle. He also founded an institution called JUSPEACE to help young people in South Korea fight drug abuse.