G-DRAGON IN THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: 10 GLOBAL POP ICONS: Imagine Justin Timberlakes boy bander-turned-credible musician pedigree and Kanye Wests genre-bending artistic daredevilry, and youll get an idea of G-Dragons standing in K-pop -- though his reach is expanding rapidly beyond Asia. Juggling equally successful careers as a solo artist and frontman of the group Big Bang, whose 2012 world tour drew 800,000 fans to sold-out shows on four continents, the rapper, songwriter and producer says, Before I was physically there in different countries to meet my fans in person, I didnt really realize how famous I was. The 25-year-old, name Kwon Ji Yong, also has attracted peer admirers, working with Diplo, Baauer, Boys Noize, Sky Ferreira and Missy Elliott on his 2013 solo album Coup dEtat, a bold mashup of hip-hop, EDM, punk rock and Korean folk that charted on the Billboard 200. G-Dragon, who has recorded a yet-unreleased song with Justin Bieber, says there is only one artist on his wish list: Pharrell [Williams]! Ever since I got into writing hip-hop music, hes been my only living idol. For his part, the newly minted Oscar nominee Pharrell Williams has tweeted that GD is an amazing talent. Source: Hollywood Reporter
Posted on: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 10:34:59 +0000
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