Zico finds it hard to understand why anyone would say that he is trying to imitate the success of G-Dragon.

And he has explained why.

On December 7, the Block B leader held an album release event for his first solo mini album “Gallery” which dropped earlier today at midnight.

Both being talented producers and rappers with a strong preference for hip-hop, Zico has been compared to G-Dragon ever since his debut days. Some critics have gone as far as to argue that Zico is being overly influenced by G-Dragon, and trying to follow the same road to the top.

Regarding such claims, Zico said during the album release event, “There’s absolutely no overlap in the music genres of me and G-Dragon. I don’t think it makes sense to say that I’ve copied him.”

“Of course, G-Dragon is a senior artist who ranks above me, and I’m incredibly grateful for being compared to him. However, we are on totally different paths.”

“I think people [claiming I'm copying him] are not fans of G-Dragon, but rather individuals who disapprove of my actions. But their behavior doesn’t affect me at all. I couldn’t care less,” Zico shared his thoughts on his critics and haters.

Meanwhile, Zico’s latest title track “Eureka” has topped the charts since its release, proving once again the wide appeal of his work.

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K-pop fans from around the globe have shown a lot of love fro BIGBANG in 2015.

The YG Entertainment K-pop idol group came out on top of this year's rankings of the most watched videos on YouTube. BIGBANG's music videos for "Bang Bang Bang" and "Loser" took the top two spots on YouTube's official 2015 K-pop rankings, followed closely by EXO's "Call Me Baby" in third place.

With over 85 million views, BIGBANG's was the clear winner of the year.

Three other BIGBANG songs appeared in the top 10, giving BIGBANG half of the 10 top spots.

The music videos for "Bae Bae," "Let's Not Fall In Love," and "Sober" appeared in the fourth, sixth, and ninth spots on the list, respectively.

Other than BIGBANG and EXO, K-pop girl groups took over the chart.

Fifth place went to Girls' Generation's "Party," the seventh spot went to 4Minute's "Crazy," and miss A's "Only You" came in eighth place.

The list was rounded out by EXO's "Love Me Right" in the final spot, which had been seen over 35 million times. Psy's "Daddy," featuring 2NE1's CL, followed closely behind as of Dec. 7.

BIGBANG made a comeback after three years with the "MADE" project album. The quintet released eight singles in 2015, and won countless awards throughout the year.

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Tamar Herman is a multi-media journalist and the co-founder of KultScene. She is a freelance writer and copy editor, and has written for MTV Iggy, Noisey, and Paste Magazine. 

Source: KPOPStarz