BIGBANG’s G-Dragon will be appearing on tvN’s “You Quiz on the Block” later this month!

On October 2, SPOTV News reported that G-Dragon will be filming for tvN’s variety program “You Quiz on the Block” the same afternoon.

In response to the report, a representative from “You Quiz on the Block” confirmed, “It is true that G-Dragon participated in today’s recording of ‘You Quiz on the Block.’ It is scheduled to air later this month.”

This will be G-Dragon’s first appearance on “You Quiz on the Block.” G-Dragon, who is making a solo comeback after seven years, will candidly talk about his recent activities as well as the emotions he felt and his experiences during his hiatus on the upcoming broadcast.

Notably, G-Dragon has a special connection with Yoo Jae Suk, the MC of “You Quiz on the Block,” as he appeared several times on his hit variety show “Infinite Challenge” in the past. He participated in the “Infinite Challenge Song Festival” three times, including the 2011 “West Coast Highway Song Festival,” the 2013 “Freeway Song Festival,” and the 2015 “Yeongdong Expressway Song Festival.” G-Dragon also showed his affection for “Infinite Challenge” by appearing in “Muhan Company,” where he took on an acting challenge.

“You Quiz on the Block” airs every Wednesday at 8:45 p.m. KST. The episode featuring G-Dragon is set to air later this month.

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The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) has announced its latest batch of official certifications!

In 2020, the RIAJ implemented a new certification system for online streaming of songs, as an addition to its pre-existing certification systems for physical album shipments and digital download sales. According to the new system, songs are certified silver once they reach 30 million streams, gold at 50 million streams, and platinum at 100 million streams.

NewJeans earned two official certifications this month: their 2023 hit “OMG” was certified double platinum after surpassing 200 million streams in Japan, while their debut track “Attention” was certified platinum for surpassing 100 million streams.

BTS’s Jungkook’s solo debut track “Seven” (featuring Latto) was also certified platinum after reaching 100 million streams in Japan.

BTS also earned two official gold certifications as a group for their B-sides “Dimple” and “Dionysus,” both of which surpassed 50 million streams in Japan.

Other songs to be certified gold this month included aespa’s “Girls,” the Japanese version of BIGBANG’s G-Dragon’s solo hit “Crooked,” and LE SSERAFIM’s “EASY.”

Meanwhile, both IVE’s Japanese EP “ALIVE” and TREASURE’s Japanese single “KING KONG / REVERSE” were certified gold for over 100,000 physical units shipped in Japan each.

Congratulations to all of the artists!

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