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 'Heartbreaker' 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 'crooked'.

(now it's close to 200M, stream for clear skin)

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 'Who You' 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'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's his part in Perry's 'Storm' 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's 'Act III: M.O.T.T.E World Tour' 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'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 'Dirty Vibe' 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's also the fastest post by a korean artist to reach 1M likes (in less than 12 hours).