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			\| Birth_name = Kwon Jiyong
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			\| Born = {{birth date and age\|1988\|8\|18}}
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			\| Years_active = 2006–present
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			'''Kwon Jiyong''' (born August 18, 1988), better known by his ] '''G-Dragon''', is a ],and a leader of ]n ] ]. He began training under a management agency YG Entertainment at the age of twelve. After six years of training in voice and dance, he made his debut in 2006 as part of the Korean group ]

			==Biography==
			G-Dragon became a member of ‘Little Rula’ when he was 5 years old (his mom made him so), and grew to be a grade 6 rapper in 2001, with hiphop-style baggy pants and tilted baseball cap. He was noticed by ] of Seotaji and the Boys, and became a trainee of YG Entertainment. For the next 6 years, he trained and sang thousands of times, and learned how to dance with repetitive fallings. His goal was clear: to be singers like ]. By finishing through the last step, ‘Big Bang Real Documentary’ in 2006, G-Dragon was able to complete the puzzle of ‘Big Bang’ with Tae Yang, TOP, Daesung and Seungri. In August of 2006, Big Bang successfully debuted, and not even after 3 years, they are the most famous idol star in Korea. G-Dragon is known as the ‘genius idol’ among the fans, as the style icon, and the master of lyric-making and composition.

			==Discography==
			{{see\|Big Bang discography}}

			==Controversies==
			===Mnet 20's Choice Awards===
			G-Dragon has been the face of controversy due to his explicit outfit worn at the Mnet 20's Choice Awards. The boy band member has been known for his ever changing looks and has been a fashion icon for youngsters in Korea. However, his recent looks have been hard to swallow for some fans and many are condemning his poor judgment. The main reason for concern is his young fan base (he is in a boy band after all...) being exposed to such 'vulgar' language such as "I ♥ SEX", "69", and "F*** You Too".

			==Notable events==
			===Collaboration with Japanese group W-inds===
			G-Dragon will be featured for a rap for ]’s new single ‘Rain Is Fallin’ set to be released on 13th May. Not only that, G-Dragon also particpated in the MV filming last 19th - 22nd April for cameo appearance in their MV<ref></ref>

			===A-Awards===
			GDragon has been chosen under the style category from the 8 different categories for the A-Awards which awards influential men of the time<ref>http://sookyeong.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/big-bang-gdragon-on-a-awards-winner-list-for-arena-december-issue </ref>.And ceremony will be held on 9th December in Grand Hyatt Seoul for The 3rd ‘A-Awards’<ref>http://sookyeong.wordpress.com/2008/12/09/gdragon-at-the-a-awards-prize-ceremony/?referer=sphere_related_content </ref>.

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			{{YG Entertainment}}

			==References==
			{{reflist\|2}}

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Revision as of 08:41, 5 April 2009

G-Dragon

Birth name
Stage name
Hangul	G-드래곤
Hangul	권지용
Hanja	權志龍

Kwon Jiyong (born August 18, 1988), better known by his stage name G-Dragon, is a singer,and a leader of Korean boy band Big Bang. He began training under a management agency YG Entertainment at the age of twelve. After six years of training in voice and dance, he made his debut in 2006 as part of the Korean group Big Bang

Biography

G-Dragon became a member of ‘Little Rula’ when he was 5 years old (his mom made him so), and grew to be a grade 6 rapper in 2001, with hiphop-style baggy pants and tilted baseball cap. He was noticed by Yang Hyun Suk of Seotaji and the Boys, and became a trainee of YG Entertainment. For the next 6 years, he trained and sang thousands of times, and learned how to dance with repetitive fallings. His goal was clear: to be singers like Jinusean. By finishing through the last step, ‘Big Bang Real Documentary’ in 2006, G-Dragon was able to complete the puzzle of ‘Big Bang’ with Tae Yang, TOP, Daesung and Seungri. In August of 2006, Big Bang successfully debuted, and not even after 3 years, they are the most famous idol star in Korea. G-Dragon is known as the ‘genius idol’ among the fans, as the style icon, and the master of lyric-making and composition.

Discography

Further information: Big Bang discography

Controversies

Mnet 20's Choice Awards

G-Dragon has been the face of controversy due to his explicit outfit worn at the Mnet 20's Choice Awards. The boy band member has been known for his ever changing looks and has been a fashion icon for youngsters in Korea. However, his recent looks have been hard to swallow for some fans and many are condemning his poor judgment. The main reason for concern is his young fan base (he is in a boy band after all...) being exposed to such 'vulgar' language such as "I ♥ SEX", "69", and "F*** You Too".

Notable events

Collaboration with Japanese group W-inds

G-Dragon will be featured for a rap for W-inds’s new single ‘Rain Is Fallin’ set to be released on 13th May. Not only that, G-Dragon also particpated in the MV filming last 19th - 22nd April for cameo appearance in their MV

A-Awards

GDragon has been chosen under the style category from the 8 different categories for the A-Awards which awards influential men of the time.And ceremony will be held on 9th December in Grand Hyatt Seoul for The 3rd ‘A-Awards’.

YG Entertainment

Executives

Yang Hyun-suk (founder)
Yang Min-suk (Co-CEO)

Artists

Soloists	Eun Ji-won
Groups	2NE1 AKMU Winner Blackpink Treasure Babymonster

Subsidiary

YG Plus

Actors

Producers

Former artists

Concert tours

Power World Tour

References

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