[동아닷컴=최윤나 기자] G-DRAGON is sweeping No.1 on music charts for six days in a row.

“UNTITLED”, the title track of G-DRAGON’s new album “KWON JI YONG” released on June 8, is proving G-DRAGON’s formidable influence on charts by staying in No.1 on the charts of five music-streaming websites (Melon, Mnet, NAVER, Soribada, Monkey 3) for six days in a row. Other songs of G-DRAGON’s new album are also placed in high ranks on charts. 

The music video of “UNTITLED” released with the new album surpassed 10 million views on June 11. The number of views is continuously rising after hitting the 12,159,383 view mark. 

While the G-DRAGON craze is widely spreading, a making film of G-DRAGON’s new album “KWON JI YONG” which has been much awaited by fans was released today at 9AM. 

The film shows the process of creating the unique concept for G-DRAGON’s new album, including the bold fashion, makeup, and hair for the jacket of the album. 

In the film, G-DRAGON monitors his photos in a serious attitude in spare moments of the photo-shooting for the jacket of his new album. He also brightens the atmosphere by playing jokes with the staff, wearing bandage. 

The first show of G-DRAGON’s solo world tour “ACT III, M.O.T.T.E” held on June 10 at Sang-am World Cup Stadium in Seoul was finished in a great success. The tour will begin to go overseas in earnest in the show to be held on June 17 and 18 in Macao. 

2017. 5. 13.

G-Dragon’s new album “Kwon Ji Yong” has achieved amazing results in only one day of U.S. sales!

On June 13 KST, Billboard reported that “Kwon Ji Yong” has made its debut on the Billboard 200 chart at No. 192.

According to Nielsen Music, the album earned a little over 4,000 equivalent album units during the week ending in June 8. This achievement for “Kwon Ji Yong” is incredible because his album was released on June 8, meaning the album reached this number in only one day of recorded U.S. sales.

Billboard describes the Billboard 200 chart as “ranking the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).”

G-Dragon also reigns over Billboard’s World Albums and Heatseekers Albums charts at No. 1 on the newest charts, which will be updated in full on June 13 local time.

Meanwhile, G-Dragon’s new album has had great chart success domestically, with his title track “Untitled, 2014” achieving its first perfect all-kill on June 12. “Kwon Ji Yong” also topped worldwide iTunes albums charts soon after its release, including in the United States.

Congratulations, G-Dragon!

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