'Superman' G-Dragon

G-Dragon causes controversy over his live singing ability - Photo: @candyinuheart

Superman appeared after God died; Superman is beyond the debate of good and evil because Superman creates his own moral ideology; Superman constantly overcomes weakness and masters his own destiny.

G-Dragon chose Übermensch for his first solo studio album after 12 years since Coup d'Etat and 7 years after Made, his last studio album with Big Bang. And perhaps this was the right time for him to choose that concept.

Fans of new idols sometimes say: Quyen Chi Long (G-Dragon) is out of date.

But as Nietzsche wrote about the Übermensch in The Joyous Science : "Live dangerously! Build your fortresses on the slopes of Vesuvius."

Vesuvius is a volcano. The implication is: greatness is not built in a safe place, but in a difficult place.

When people thought Big Bang's time was over, "everyone only saw the present laughing, no one heard the old crying", G-Dragon returned with more power, more "super" - a superman with full authority to decide his own game.

At the beginning of Übermensch , G-Dragon reunites with two former Big Bang members, Daesung and Taeyoung, and the first line is: "You say things have changed. The show must go on." You say the era of Big Bang is over?

G-Dragon knows better than anyone

But at the same time, he also affirmed: "The glory days are still alive." The sharp, urgent electric guitar sounds rushed into our ears as if signaling the return of an icon. And an icon is not subject to the laws of time.

Power by G-Dragon - Photo: Galaxy Corporation

From the powerful beats that assert unwavering power in Power to the upbeat funk that matches the amusement park metaphor of fame with the adventurous rides of money in Gyro-Drop, from a ballad based on nostalgic piano in Drama to Bonamana built on acoustic guitar and harp melodies with G-Dragon's conversational vocals telling a secret love story full of forbidden colors, beyond the boundaries of morality.

The rest of Übermensch proves that the glory days are still alive and this is not just a musical product to give to the fans of a "retired" idol.

Not many recent solo albums by a young K-pop idol are as rich in soundscape and feel as complete as this one by G-Dragon.

From a pop-rock song Take me that reminds us of the classic Haru Haru of Big Bang, to Too bad, very playful, very liberal, very fashionable, very G-Dragon. That chaos is also indistinguishable from an Übermensch , according to Nietzsche, according to him, if a person does not carry chaos within himself, how can he give birth to a dancing star.

If Übermensch had been released at the height of Big Bang's fame, the album wouldn't be worth mentioning now. At a time when everyone recognized him as the "King of K-pop", it was only natural that G-Dragon would use Nietzsche's ideas to express his views on life. Who would dare to doubt his position?

But it must be at this moment, after going through the most quiet periods, the greatest doubts, the saddest notes of an idol, when the word Übermensch is no longer taken for granted, but he still makes us convinced that in this K-pop world, only he is worthy enough to call himself Übermensch , then that will be a solid recognition.

Once again, it was Nietzsche who wrote: "He who has a why to live can bear any how." If G-Dragon is not Superman, then who is?

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