G-Dragon / Kwon Jiyong
credit to aivilo!
The Basics
Real name: Kwon Jiyong 권지용
Stage name: G-Dragon / GD
Birthday: August 18, 1988
Horoscope: Leo & Dragon (Ironically)
Height: 177 cm / 5’8”
Weight: 58 kg / 128 lb
Blood type: A
Family: Parents & older sister
Education: Seoul Korean Traditional Arts Middle & High School
Skills: Rapping, singing, composing, dancing, modelling, beatboxing & languages (Korean & English)
Hobbies: Drawing, composing, listening to music, singing/rapping, & making funny expressions.
Likes: Fashion, crispy donuts, dogs, books (Poems, mangas, & magazines), watching cartoon, & himself.
Pendent: Jiyong’s favorite type of cap on a star meaning: “To become a big star in the music industry.”
Personality: He can be as loud as he wants & as quiet as he desires, depending on his mood, of course. He is extraordinarily bright & can easily lighten the mood. He has high self-esteem, an outgoing personality, & strong leadership skills. A dependable & lovable person.
Jiyong is the leader of Big Bang & vocalist/rapper of the group, alongside TOP. He is a widely-accepted & talented songwriter, having won the ‘Songwriter Award’ in 2007 from MKMF, Jiyong has taken on an active role of composing songs for Big Bang, such as their hit song ‘This Love.’
He was originally suppose to debut as a child hip-hop artist in hope of gaining fame, popularity, & success like Lil Bow Wow & Lil Romeo did in the states. However he was unable to release an album & was limited to only appearing in YG artists’ albums. On January 2001, Jiyong debuted on the album, “Daehanmingook Hip-Hop Flex” as a rapper. He was later recruited with Taeyang to act in JinuSean’s MV as their minis, which happened on February of the same year.
Afterward he began to train for his planned debut as the hip-hop group, GDYB, with Taeyang. During his training, he was already featured on songs & appearing in MVs by Perry, Se7en, JinuSean, Masta Wu, Wheesung, YG Family, Gummy, Swi. T, & Lexy. GDYB was allowed to release 2 songs for YG Family’s second album & appear alongside Se7en for the World Cup, but they, unfortunately, was never able to release an album nor debut. In 2004, both Taeyang & Jiyong was listed as YG’s fresh, new faces & was scheduled that year. However, those plans were quickly cancelled by Hyun Suk, who had planned on forming a 4-6 member group. It was until 2 years later, in 2006, that Big Bang was finally able to announce their official debut.
Trivia
*He & Taeyang are really close & affectionate friends, because they both entered YG at the mere age of 12, & has constantly been paired together, not to mention their (Almost) debut as a duo.
* Has 3 tattoos, one on his back, which says: "Too fast to live, too young to die." 2 on his inner arms, which say (Right): "Vita Dolce," which means 'good life' & (Left): "Moderato," which means 'moderate,' a musical term. His 'arm' tattoos were done by Carey Heart (Pink's ex-husband) at the famous tattoo parlor, Hart & Hurington Tattoo Parlor, at Palms Casino in Las Vegas.
* His stage name was taken from his real name, Jiyong. 'Yong' literally translates to 'Dragon' & 'Ji' sounds like 'G,' hence the name G-Dragon.
* He absolutely loves it when people refers to him as "Kwon Leader."
* 'Lie' was supposed to be his solo song, but it was later changed so that the entire group could perform as one.
* His older sister owns an online clothing store called "Style Love"/"Style Luv." Jiyong can often be seen advertising for his sister, either by wearing the clothing & having his picture taken for her website, wearing it casual, or wearing it to performances (Or in some cases, events).
* Jiyong's childhood friend was, supposedly, Kangin from Super Junior.
* His habits are biting his nails & wearing sunglasses indoors.
* Jiyong's most prized possessions are his shoes, clothes, hats, & accessories. He enjoys organizing them & insists that, "if you lose them, it's hard to buy them back!"
* His number 1 speed dial on his phone is his father.
* He hates to read/hear people compliment on just his looks, he was to be recognized for his music rather than his appearance.
* Has a song named after himself in one of Perry's albums.
* His favoritest body part is his collarbone.
* Jiyong's most famous couplings are with Seungri & Taeyang. Taeyang, because of their longlastng friendship, & Seungri because of Jiyong's playfully aggressive behavior around him.
* In the song This Love, he screams "J" a reference to his Ex who was an aspiring model.
* Created a group called Nuthang (pronounced New thing) out of his group of friends. [Nuthang's soompi thread]
* He sleeps diagonally.
* His front tooth is chipped.
Collaborations
September 4, 2001: Perry's Perry By Storm - "Storm" (With JinuSean & Masta Wu) & "G-Dragon."
April 3, 2002: Wheesung's Like A Movie - "Magic Eye."
October --, 2002: YG Family - "Why Be Normal?"
March 7, 2003: Se7en's Just Listen - "Intro" (With Perry).
March 8, 2006: Se7en's 24/7 - "Run" (With YBTK).
November 2, 2007: Se7en's Se7enolution - "Can You Feel Me."
April 19, 2007: Lexy's Rush - "Super Fly" (With 태양 & TOP).
March 12, 2008: Gummy's Comfort - "Intro."
August 30, 2008: Uhm Jung Hwa's D.I.S.C.O - "DISCO part 2."
October 10, 2008: YMGA's Made in ROK - "What" (With YG Family & DJ Wreckx).
Appearances
Perry's "Get Ready" MV feat. G-Dragon
Perry's "Storm" MV feat. G-Dragon
Se7en's "Passion" feat. G-Dragon & Taekwon
Se7en's "Run" feat. G-Dragon & Taeyang at the World Cup
1TYM's "Hot" MV feat. G-Dragon & Taeyang
JinuSeans's "Ayo" MV feat. G-Dragon & Taeyang
YG Family's "FLY Gentlemen" MV feat. G-Dragon
Related Links
G-Dragon's AF Gallery
Big Bang's AF Gallery
Big Bang's AF Thread
Videos
G-Dragon's childhood MV
G-Dragon dancing
A must watch for GD fans!
Credits
* http://wiki.theppn.org/G.Dragon
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-Dragon
* http://profiles.friendster.com/jiyongvip
* http://www.crunchyroll.com/showforumtopic?id=5675
credit to aivilo!
The Basics
Real name: Kwon Jiyong 권지용
Stage name: G-Dragon / GD
Birthday: August 18, 1988
Horoscope: Leo & Dragon (Ironically)
Height: 177 cm / 5’8”
Weight: 58 kg / 128 lb
Blood type: A
Family: Parents & older sister
Education: Seoul Korean Traditional Arts Middle & High School
Skills: Rapping, singing, composing, dancing, modelling, beatboxing & languages (Korean & English)
Hobbies: Drawing, composing, listening to music, singing/rapping, & making funny expressions.
Likes: Fashion, crispy donuts, dogs, books (Poems, mangas, & magazines), watching cartoon, & himself.
Pendent: Jiyong’s favorite type of cap on a star meaning: “To become a big star in the music industry.”
Personality: He can be as loud as he wants & as quiet as he desires, depending on his mood, of course. He is extraordinarily bright & can easily lighten the mood. He has high self-esteem, an outgoing personality, & strong leadership skills. A dependable & lovable person.
Jiyong is the leader of Big Bang & vocalist/rapper of the group, alongside TOP. He is a widely-accepted & talented songwriter, having won the ‘Songwriter Award’ in 2007 from MKMF, Jiyong has taken on an active role of composing songs for Big Bang, such as their hit song ‘This Love.’
He was originally suppose to debut as a child hip-hop artist in hope of gaining fame, popularity, & success like Lil Bow Wow & Lil Romeo did in the states. However he was unable to release an album & was limited to only appearing in YG artists’ albums. On January 2001, Jiyong debuted on the album, “Daehanmingook Hip-Hop Flex” as a rapper. He was later recruited with Taeyang to act in JinuSean’s MV as their minis, which happened on February of the same year.
Afterward he began to train for his planned debut as the hip-hop group, GDYB, with Taeyang. During his training, he was already featured on songs & appearing in MVs by Perry, Se7en, JinuSean, Masta Wu, Wheesung, YG Family, Gummy, Swi. T, & Lexy. GDYB was allowed to release 2 songs for YG Family’s second album & appear alongside Se7en for the World Cup, but they, unfortunately, was never able to release an album nor debut. In 2004, both Taeyang & Jiyong was listed as YG’s fresh, new faces & was scheduled that year. However, those plans were quickly cancelled by Hyun Suk, who had planned on forming a 4-6 member group. It was until 2 years later, in 2006, that Big Bang was finally able to announce their official debut.
Trivia
*He & Taeyang are really close & affectionate friends, because they both entered YG at the mere age of 12, & has constantly been paired together, not to mention their (Almost) debut as a duo.
* Has 3 tattoos, one on his back, which says: "Too fast to live, too young to die." 2 on his inner arms, which say (Right): "Vita Dolce," which means 'good life' & (Left): "Moderato," which means 'moderate,' a musical term. His 'arm' tattoos were done by Carey Heart (Pink's ex-husband) at the famous tattoo parlor, Hart & Hurington Tattoo Parlor, at Palms Casino in Las Vegas.
* His stage name was taken from his real name, Jiyong. 'Yong' literally translates to 'Dragon' & 'Ji' sounds like 'G,' hence the name G-Dragon.
* He absolutely loves it when people refers to him as "Kwon Leader."
* 'Lie' was supposed to be his solo song, but it was later changed so that the entire group could perform as one.
* His older sister owns an online clothing store called "Style Love"/"Style Luv." Jiyong can often be seen advertising for his sister, either by wearing the clothing & having his picture taken for her website, wearing it casual, or wearing it to performances (Or in some cases, events).
* Jiyong's childhood friend was, supposedly, Kangin from Super Junior.
* His habits are biting his nails & wearing sunglasses indoors.
* Jiyong's most prized possessions are his shoes, clothes, hats, & accessories. He enjoys organizing them & insists that, "if you lose them, it's hard to buy them back!"
* His number 1 speed dial on his phone is his father.
* He hates to read/hear people compliment on just his looks, he was to be recognized for his music rather than his appearance.
* Has a song named after himself in one of Perry's albums.
* His favoritest body part is his collarbone.
* Jiyong's most famous couplings are with Seungri & Taeyang. Taeyang, because of their longlastng friendship, & Seungri because of Jiyong's playfully aggressive behavior around him.
* In the song This Love, he screams "J" a reference to his Ex who was an aspiring model.
* Created a group called Nuthang (pronounced New thing) out of his group of friends. [Nuthang's soompi thread]
* He sleeps diagonally.
* His front tooth is chipped.
Collaborations
September 4, 2001: Perry's Perry By Storm - "Storm" (With JinuSean & Masta Wu) & "G-Dragon."
April 3, 2002: Wheesung's Like A Movie - "Magic Eye."
October --, 2002: YG Family - "Why Be Normal?"
March 7, 2003: Se7en's Just Listen - "Intro" (With Perry).
March 8, 2006: Se7en's 24/7 - "Run" (With YBTK).
November 2, 2007: Se7en's Se7enolution - "Can You Feel Me."
April 19, 2007: Lexy's Rush - "Super Fly" (With 태양 & TOP).
March 12, 2008: Gummy's Comfort - "Intro."
August 30, 2008: Uhm Jung Hwa's D.I.S.C.O - "DISCO part 2."
October 10, 2008: YMGA's Made in ROK - "What" (With YG Family & DJ Wreckx).
Appearances
Perry's "Get Ready" MV feat. G-Dragon
Perry's "Storm" MV feat. G-Dragon
Se7en's "Passion" feat. G-Dragon & Taekwon
Se7en's "Run" feat. G-Dragon & Taeyang at the World Cup
1TYM's "Hot" MV feat. G-Dragon & Taeyang
JinuSeans's "Ayo" MV feat. G-Dragon & Taeyang
YG Family's "FLY Gentlemen" MV feat. G-Dragon
Related Links
G-Dragon's AF Gallery
Big Bang's AF Gallery
Big Bang's AF Thread
Videos
G-Dragon's childhood MV
G-Dragon dancing
A must watch for GD fans!
Credits
* http://wiki.theppn.org/G.Dragon
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-Dragon
* http://profiles.friendster.com/jiyongvip
* http://www.crunchyroll.com/showforumtopic?id=5675
his version of 'this love' is absolutely amazing and he sings it oooo well live too 
yea dat tatto probaly was jux a airbrush thing..i've notice in a lot of vidoes alot of artistes have dat kind a airbrush tattos but they still look hoTT
!
. can't get enough of it hehe 
love his smile. makes ur heart melt
