As the leader of K-pop boy band sensation BIGBANG, G-Dragon has proven himself with his bandmates, but also earned stateside accolades as a solo artist. The 25-year-old has sent two of his Korean albums to the Billboard 200 – 2012's "One of a Kind" EP (No. 161) and last year's "Coup D'Etat, Pt. 1" EP (No. 182) – making him the first, and to date only, K-pop act to send two consecutive efforts to the chart. Last year also solidified G-Dragon as the highest-charting Korean singer artist on Billboard's Year-End World Albums Artist chart.
What to Expect From a G-Dragon Show: Go Inside His Latest Tour With Exclusive Videos
G-Dragon has also broken past the K-pop scene, making an appearance on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart thanks to "Dirty Vibe," a collaboration track with Skrillex and Diplo. The singer also recently revealed herecorded a track with Justin Bieber.
G-Dragon headlines the first night of concerts at KCON. After growing to two days of festival activity last year, the convention now boasts two nights of concerts. K-pop music chart program "M COUNTDOWN" will be filmed onsite and promises to feature longer sets by the performers. Get your first look at the lineup below that includes just-added girl group SPICA, making their debut U.S. performance.
Saturday, Aug. 9: G-Dragon, IU, Jung Joon-Young, Teen Top and VIXX
Sunday, Aug. 10: Girls' Generation, B1A4, BTS, CNBLUE, and SPICA
Tickets go on sale tomorrow, July 1, with more ticketing options coming days later. Tickets can be bought at KCONUSA.com. KCON 2014 hits Los Angeles' Memorial Sports Arena on August 9 and 10.
Billboard's own K-Town columnist @Jeff__Benjamin will speak at KCON 2014. Stay tuned for more information.
