G-Dragon is the team leader of BIGBANG and has participated on every BIGBANG album as a songwriter and producer. His debut solo album, Heartbreaker was the most successful and top-selling album in Korea of 2009 and won Album of the Year at the MNet Asian Music Awards as well as the Melon Music Awards. His 2010 collaboration with bandmate T.O.P., for the album GD & TOPwent #1 with 3 singles grabbing the #1, #2, and #3 spots including the single “Knockout” which was produced by Diplo. G-Dragon has most recently collaborated on label-mate PSY’s recent album which includes the #1 hit “Gangnam Style” on the opening track titled “Tree Frogs”. BIGBANG also won Best Worldwide Act at last year’s MTV Europe Music Awards and is currently on a 25-city, 16-country Live Nation World Tour with stops at Honda Center in LA on 11/3 and the Prudential Center in NJ on 11/9.
After a 3 year hiatus as a solo artist, G-Dragon will be making his comeback with a new mini-album. The album’s track list was revealed on YG’s official blog, www.YG-Life.com.
One of a Kind, which is scheduled for digital release on September 15th and physical release on September 18th contains seven tracks, of which the second track, “CRAYON” will be the title song. “Crayon” was co-produced and co-written by G-Dragon along with YG Entertainment’s main producer Teddy Park. The name “Crayon” is derived from a combination of the words ‘Crazy’ +‘G-Dragon’.
The album has building fans’ anticipation as much for G-Dragon’s personal participation in the production of all seven tracks, as well as the various artists who are featured on the album.
Raising the most interest on the track list is “Ultimately” which features ‘? of YG New Girl Group’. Fans are speculating that an unnamed member of YG’s upcoming female group member participated in the album following Jennie Kim‘s appearance as the female lead in G-Dragon’s “That XX” music video.
Also making an appearance on the album is Jaurim‘s Kim Yoona, who is featured on the 5th track “Missing You” while Nell‘sKim Jong Wan participated on the 6th track “Today”. In addition, the 7th bonus track titled “Light the Fire” features artists such as Tablo and underground rapper DOK2, raising the anticipation for how the artists’ and G-Dragon’s musical styles will blend on the track.
Meanwhile, “That XX” has taken the #1 spot on music sites and is being noted for being the first track deemed restricted for minors, to have taken the first place spot on music charts. As a result, it is evident that G-Dragon’s music appeals not only to teens and those in their 20s, but to a wider range of age groups.
The music video for “One of a Kind” gathered over 10 million views in one week while the video for ‘That XX‘ received over 8 million views in just two weeks after its release, and even before official promotions, G-Dragon has been receiving much love.
One of a Kind: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
