SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Allegations of special privileges for K-pop icon Kwon Ji-yong – better known by his stage name G-Dragon – after he was hospitalized while serving military duty have escalated into a full-blown controversy. Dispatch, an online publication known for its focus on celebrities, reported that G-Dragon had been hospitalized in [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — G-Dragon, leader of the K-pop boy band BIGBANG, became the subject of a big controversy Monday over using a one-bed room at a local hospital where he has been hospitalized for treating his ankle while in the military. Earlier in the day, an online media company reported that the [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Popular boy band BIGBANG will put out an unpublished song performed by all five of its members for the first time in about a year, the group’s management agency said Thursday. “BIGBANG will release a song produced in its entirety,” YG Entertainment said in a release. “As Taeyang and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop artist G-Dragon will start his mandatory military service Tuesday, his agency said. The leader and main songwriter of boy band BIGBANG will begin his five-week basic Army training session in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province, later in the day, according to YG Entertainment. He will later be assigned to an [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — G-Dragon, leader of K-pop group BIGBANG, will begin his military duty on Feb. 27, the group’s agency said. “G-Dragon recently received a notification for enlistment and thus will enlist in the Army as an active-duty soldier,” YG Entertainment said Wednesday. “He will quietly enter a boot camp without making [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – CNBLUE frontman Jung Yong-hwa is set to enlist in the armed forces come March 5, according to an announcement made on January 26 by his talent agency FNC Entertainment. The surprisingly sudden decision to fulfil his national duty, after it was revealed that Jung was investigated by police for [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Gaon Chart will start counting USBs containing songs as albums next year to adapt to the fast changing music industry, the chart operator said Tuesday. The Korea Music Content Industry Association said it will change its policy for the Gaon Chart to expand the scope of “a music [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — BIGBANG’s G-Dragon finished a three-city Japanese tour, drawing in a total crowd of 260,000, according to his agency Thursday. The singer-rapper wrapped up the Japanese leg of his 29-city world tour Wednesday at the Tokyo Dome in the Japanese capital, according to YG Entertainment. The combined audience at the [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) – G-Dragon, member of popular K-pop band BIGBANG, on Friday became mired in controversy over reports that red paint on his new album’s packaging washed off easily. A number of fans who bought the album have complained that the red paint over the USB rubbed off easily, with some fans posting [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Popular singer G-Dragon on Thursday protested a local industry association’s recent judgment that his latest release made in USB format cannot be recognized as a music album. In a post on his Instagram, which started with “What’s The Problem?,” the artist wrote, “Is it that simple that an artist’s [...]