[OSEN=지민경 기자] G-DRAGON of group BIGBANG will return to the K-Pop scene after his 3 years of vacancy.

On November 2, YG Entertainment revealed, “G-DRAGON is preparing to make comeback. He’s currently working on his album”.

G-DRAGON will be making comeback in 3 years as a solo artist since the release of his solo album ‘Kwon Jiyong’ back in June 2017, and in 2 years since he released ‘Flower Road’ as BIGBANG back in March 2018.

G-DRAGON has recently been spotted coming in and out of YG Entertainment’s new headquarters, YGX, and The Black Label, raising the fans’ anticipation on his upcoming project. It shows that he is focused on completing his new album, and that his comeback is not far ahead.

G-DRAGON’s comeback news took over not only Korea, but the entire Asia continent. After the news was reported, G-DRAGON’s name was listed on the top ranks of real-time searched keywords of major portal websites, as well as heating up online communities and social media platforms with excitement.

Since G-DRAGON is immensely popular in China, as he has been recently selected as the brand model for a local Chinese beverage company, Chinese media and online users also responded with passion. His name dominated real-time searched keywords of Chinese social media, while major press channels also spotlighted G-DRAGON’s comeback and were delighted by the ‘Return of the King’.

G-DRAGON has recently revealed his point of view on music through a pictorial interview when he stated, “Numerous songs I’ve written in my 20s are like my diaries. I write what I experience at the time. If I didn’t, I probably forgot it all. I was too busy. I listen to them after some time and sometimes reminisce, ‘Oh, I was like that’ and sometimes realize, ‘I’ve changed from that time’. Sometimes, I go through the same situation”.

The people are looking forward to what kind of new music G-DRAGON will present to surprise the world, as he has matured through various experiences for the past 3 years in his 30s.

2020. 11. 3.

[뉴시스=이재훈 기자] Leader G-DRAGON of BIGBANG, the group of the Korean wave, has begun preparing for his comeback in approximately a year since he was discharged from the army last year on October.

According to K-Pop sources on November 2, G-DRAGON is currently working on new songs that will be listed on his upcoming album. The last album G-DRAGON released as a solo artist was ‘Kwon Jiyong’, released back in June 2017. The final song he released with the other members of BIGBANG was ‘Flower Road’, released back in March 2018.

After making debut in 2006, BIGBANG released numerous hits including ‘Lies’ and ‘Last Goodbye’. BIGBANG is one of the groups that represent the K-Pop wave. Four members including G-DRAGON, TAEYANG, T.O.P, and DAESUNG had their third contract renewal with YG Entertainment on March.

BIGBANG was scheduled to make comeback on April through the ‘Coachella Music and Arts Festival’, which is a major music and arts festival in the US. However, due to the situation regarding COVID19, the festival was postponed to October and got cancelled, affecting BIGBANG’s comeback schedule.

In the meantime, G-DRAGON proved his firm status as a Korean wave star by being selected as an advertisement model for a local Chinese brand. It is unprecedented for a local Chinese brand to cast and promote a Korean celebrity as a local brand model since the local laws restricted Korean culture imports back in 2016.

The global social media is full of excitement after news regarding G-DRAGON’s comeback has been announced.

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