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G-DRAGON being the first in many things in kpop: a necessary thread
G-Dragon was the first solo artist to win Melon Album of the Year for & #39;Heartbreaker& #39; in 2009. he hold this record until 2017, when IU became the second soloist to win that award.
G-Dragon was the first male artist from a kpop group to surpass 100 MILLION views with & #39;crooked& #39;.
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G-Dragon collaborated with Nike in November 2019 for the Nike Air Force 1 Para-Noise, being the first Korean artist to do so. Second collab coming soon!
G-Dragon is the first idol to film with fans (over 1,000) for his & #39;Who You& #39; music video, he even included most of their fancams there.
G-Dragon is also the first solo artist to win MAMA Artist Of The Year award in 2013, and still holds the record.
G-Dragon is the first Asian global ambassador for Chanel.
G-Dragon remains the Korean Solo Artist with Most #1 Albums in Billboard World Albums Chart:
2012 - One Of A Kind
2013 - Coup d& #39;Etat Pt. 1
2017 - Kwon Ji Yong
2012 - One Of A Kind
2013 - Coup d& #39;Etat Pt. 1
2017 - Kwon Ji Yong
G-Dragon is the first youngest idol to be active, since 1994. he performed in a lot of kids groups since he was young.
G-Dragon was also the youngest kpop idol to rap on a song, after joining YG he featured in many mvs of YG artists of that time. here& #39;s his part in Perry& #39;s & #39;Storm& #39; in 2001.
G-Dragon was the first idol to customize a specific lightstick for fans so they can differentiate themselves as VIPs, then it became a trend and every group had their own lightstick for their fandom.
G-Dragon was the first Asian Artist to perform in Ziggo Dome, one the biggest music venues in the Netherlands.
G-Dragon was the first Korean soloist to tour Japanese dome arenas. In 2013, he had his first worldwide tour as a solo artist.
G-Dragon& #39;s & #39;Act III: M.O.T.T.E World Tour& #39; is the largest concert tour ever by a Korean solo artist, it was attended by 654,000 people worldwide with 36 total shows.
G-Dragon is the first kpop artist to be featured in "Vanity Fair:France" Magazine.
G-Dragon& #39;s military discharge was the most anticipated, attended by more than 3000 fans. The news of his discharge was read over 1.1 BILLION times on weibo, also was trending #1 worldwide.
G-Dragon was the first kpop male artist to collaborate with DJ Producers Skrillex and Diplo in & #39;Dirty Vibe& #39; alongside CL, in 2014. Even though he never promoted in the western world.
G-Dragon is the first kpop idol to have a song that he wrote and co-produced, still chart on Top 1000 Daily MelOn chart with 18K+ daily listeners, almost 12 years after its release.
G-Dragon is the first korean artist to reach 1.5M+ likes on a post in Weibo history. It& #39;s also the fastest post by a korean artist to reach 1M likes (in less than 12 hours).
