The star "many talents but many faults"
According to News 1, G-Dragon (real name Kwon Ji Yong), leader of the famous Korean music group Bigbang, has just been prosecuted without detention by the Seoul Police Agency on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act.
Currently, the police are continuing to investigate the case and have no further disclosures. The incident has shocked the Korean and Asian entertainment industry, due to G-Dragon's popularity.
G-Dragon was charged without detention by police with violating the Narcotics Control Act.
This is also the second time G-Dragon has been involved in a drug scandal. Previously, in 2011, he was involved in a marijuana scandal in Japan. The incident caused the male singer to be "turned away" by Korean public opinion.
He became a thorn in the side of public opinion. However, the Big Bang leader at that time explained that he only thought it was a type of cigarette and did not know it was marijuana.
The incident seriously affected the image and reputation of the BigBang leader. At the concerts, G-Dragon apologized to the audience. Over time, he received forgiveness from the public.
Although he is the number 1 star in Kpop, G-Dragon is also a "talented but flawed" star. His name is associated with a series of scandals. Not only the drug-related incident, he also faced scandals such as smoking in public.
The male singer is a "talented but flawed" Kpop star.
Notably, in 2019, Dispatch published an exclusive report accusing G-Dragon of receiving special treatment in the military.
According to Dispatch, the male singer served in the military for 364 days and 100 of those days were spent completely absent from the military unit. He was accused of receiving preferential treatment while in the military, which also caused him to be condemned by the Korean public.
However, the male singer is considered the "easiest" Kpop star despite being involved in many scandals, but thanks to his talent, he still continuously maintains his position as a top star.
Top highest earning stars in Korea
For many years, G-Dragon has been a famous name in the entertainment industry of Korea and Asia. Starting his music career in 2006 when he debuted with the group Big Bang, to date, G-Dragon is ranked among the highest-earning artists in the Korean music industry.
G-Dragon is known as the "fashion icon" of Asia.
Not only is he a famous rapper, he is also a producer and businessman. The male singer was named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list in 2016.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, G-Dragon's net worth is estimated at $30 million. This income comes from real estate business, music royalties, concerts and brand collaborations with top brands such as Chanel, BMW...
In 2018 alone, G-Dragon is said to have earned 800 million KRW (about 610,218 USD) from music royalties.
According to Korea Herald, in 2018, he had more than 172 copyrighted songs and most of them were hits such as "Lies", "Last Farewell", "Haru Haru", "Always", "Hot Issue", "Stand Up"...
In addition to working with the group BiBang, G-Dragon also collaborated with many famous artists such as Missy Elliott, Diplo, Baauer, MIA...
The male singer owns a "huge" fortune with many real estates, supercars...
Not only active in music, G-Dragon is also considered an Asian "fashion icon" and is the representative face of many luxury fashion brands.
According to Sportskeeda, since 2011, the cost of inviting G-Dragon to endorse a brand is around 1-1.5 million USD. He has appeared in many promotional campaigns of leading fashion brands such as BMW, Nike, Colette, Vogue, Giuseppe Zanotti, Hyundai, Airbnb...
In the real estate sector, the leader of Big Bang also owns many valuable assets. According to Korean media, in 2013, G-Dragon bought a $27 million apartment in the luxury Galleria Foret building.
In 2017, the singer bought another building worth 8.8 million USD. In 2021, it was reported that the singer was living in a penthouse worth more than 7.6 million USD. His residence is luxurious with many amenities such as a swimming pool, breakfast bar, golf area...
Notably, G-Dragon is also the owner of a luxury car collection. According to SCMP, he once arrived at Incheon Airport in a Rolls-Royce Ghost worth about $600,000. The male singer is said to also own a black version of this car.
In addition, the singer of "Lies" also owns a Lamborghini Aventador worth about 560,000 USD, a Bentley Continental GT worth about 330,000 USD.
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