G-Dragon is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and leader of Korean boy band Big Bang. He is widely known to be the main songwriter and producer of the group, penning all of the group's major hits, including "Lies", "Last Farewell", and "Haru Haru" which is one of the most digitally downloaded songs in Korean music history.[1] The Korea Times has called him a "genius singer-songwriter", citing that his songs became instant hits and anthems for young people around the country.[2] In 2008, G-Dragon became the youngest person to be listed on The 10 Greatest Korean Composers at the age of 20.[3] He was named the Top Songwriter of 2012 by Melon.[4] As of July 2022, the Korea Music Copyright Association has 175 songs listed under his name.[5] G-Dragon has written 23 number one songs on the Gaon Digital Chart.[6][7]
Big Bang albums
edit| Year | Album | Song | Lyrics | Music | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credited | With | Credited | With | ||||
| 2006 | Big Bang (single album) | "Intro (Put Your Hands Up!)" | Yes | — | Yes | Brave Brothers | — |
| "눈물뿐인 바보 (A Fool's Only Tears)" | Yes | An Young Min | No | Jeon Seung Woo | — | ||
| "We Belong Together" feat. Park Bom | Yes | T.O.P. | Yes | — | — | ||
| "This Love" | Yes | — | Yes | — | remake of the Maroon 5 single of the same name | ||
| Bigbang Is V.I.P | "La La La" | Yes | BigBang | No | Perry | — | |
| "Ma Girl" | Yes | — | No | Israel Dwaine Cruz | — | ||
| "V.I.P." | Yes | BigBang | Yes | Kim Do-hyung | — | ||
| Big Bang 03 | "Victory (Intro)" | Yes | — | Yes | Brave Brothers | — | |
| "Big Bang" | Yes | — | No | Perry | — | ||
| "Forever With You" feat. Park Bom | Yes | T.O.P. | Yes | — | — | ||
| "Goodbye Baby" | Yes | Taeyang, T.O.P | No | Perry, Brave Brothers | — | ||
| Since 2007 | "흔들어 (Shake It)" feat. Lee Eun-joo | Yes | — | Yes | Brave Brothers | — | |
| "She Can't Get Enough" | Yes | Kim Ina | No | Carlos Adaamick Mendoza, Robbi Nevil, Bradley Spalter, Michael Norfleet, Jean Rodriguez, Wesley Rodriguez, Phillip White | — | ||
| "Dirty Cash" | Yes | 072 | No | Andy Love, Jos Jorgensen | — | ||
| 2007 | Always | "We Are Big Bang" | Yes | BigBang | No | Perry | — |
| "거짓말 (Lies)" | Yes | — | Yes | — | — | ||
| "Oh Ma Baby" | Yes | — | Yes | Brave Brothers | — | ||
| "Always" | Yes | Teddy Park | No | Teddy Park, Perry | — | ||
| Hot Issue | "Hot Issue (Intro)" feat. CL | Yes | — | Yes | — | — | |
| "바보 (Fool)" | Yes | — | Yes | — | — | ||
| "But I Love U" | Yes | — | Yes | S-Kush | sampling Redd Holt Unlimited's "Rhu" | ||
| "I Don't Understand" | Yes | — | No | Choi Pil Kang | — | ||
| "Crazy Dog" | Yes | — | Yes | Perry, Brave Brothers | Sampling from Seo Taiji & Boys' "In My Fantasy"[8] | ||
| "마지막 인사 (Last Farewell)" | Yes | — | Yes | Brave Brothers | — | ||
| 2008 | For the World | "How Gee" | Yes | Perry, BigBang | Yes | Perry, BigBang | — |
| With U | "Intro" | Yes | Perry | Yes | Perry | — | |
| "With U" | Yes | Perry | Yes | Perry | — | ||
| Global Warming Tour DVD | "언제까지 (Until Whenever)" | Yes | — | No | Kim Do-hyun | — | |
| Stand Up | "Intro (Stand Up)" | Yes | T.O.P. | Yes | KUSH, Teddy | — | |
| "하루하루 (Day by Day)" | Yes | — | Yes | Daishi Dance | — | ||
| "천국 (Heaven)" | Yes | — | Yes | Daishi Dance | — | ||
| "Lady" | Yes | — | Yes | Teddy | — | ||
| "Oh My Friend" feat.No Brain | Yes | — | Yes | No Brain | — | ||
| Remember | "모두 다 소리쳐 (Everybody Scream (Intro))" | Yes | — | Yes | KUSH | — | |
| "오. 아. 오 (Oh, Ah, Oh)" | Yes | — | Yes | Teddy | — | ||
| "붉은 노을 (Sunset Glow)" | Yes | Lee Hyunghon | Yes | Lee Hyunghon, Teddy | Remake of the Lee Moon-se single of the same name | ||
| "반짝 반짝 (Twinkle Twinkle)" | Yes | KUSH, T.O.P. | No | KUSH | — | ||
| "Strong Baby" | Yes | — | Yes | Bae Jin Yeol | — | ||
| "Wonderful" | Yes | T.O.P. | Yes | Brave Brothers | — | ||
| "멍청한 사랑 (Foolish Love)" | Yes | — | No | Choi Kyusung, KUSH | — | ||
| 2009 | My Heaven | "Emotion" | Yes | Komu | No | Jimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi, Perry Borja | — |
| ガラガラ Go!! (Gara Gara Go!!) | "ガラガラ Go!! (Gara Gara Go!!)" | No | Shion, Ritchii, Big Ron | Yes | Jimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi | — | |
| Big Bang | "Intro" | No | — | Yes | Jimmy Thornfeldt | instrumental | |
| "Bringing You Love" | Yes | — | No | Jimmy Thornfeldt | — | ||
| "Love Club" | No | — | Yes | Jimmy Thornfeldt | — | ||
| 2011 | Tonight | "Intro (Thank You & You)" | Yes | T.O.P | Yes | Choice37 | — |
| "Hands Up" | Yes | T.O.P | Yes | e.knock | — | ||
| "Tonight" | Yes | T.O.P | Yes | e.knock | — | ||
| "Somebody to Love" | Yes | T.O.P | Yes | Ham Seung-chun, Kang Wook-jin | — | ||
| "What is Right" | Yes | T.O.P | Yes | D.J Murf, PEEJAY | — | ||
| "Café" | Yes | T.O.P | Yes | D.J Murf, PEEJAY | — | ||
| Big Bang Special Edition | "Love Song" | Yes | Teddy, T.O.P. | Yes | Teddy | — | |
| "Stupid Liar" | Yes | T.O.P. | Yes | Choi Pil-kang | — | ||
| Big Bang 2 | "Beautiful Hangover" | Yes | Shikata, Inozzi, Perry | No | Perry, Saeed Molavi, Nadir Benkahla | — | |
| 2012 | Alive | "Intro (Alive)" | Yes | Teddy | Yes | Teddy, Dee.P | — |
| "Blue" | Yes | Teddy, T.O.P. | Yes | Teddy | — | ||
| "사랑먼지 (Love Dust)" | Yes | Teddy, T.O.P. | Yes | Teddy | — | ||
| "Bad Boy" | Yes | T.O.P. | Yes | Choice37 | — | ||
| v재미없어 (Ain't No Fun)" | Yes | T.O.P. | Yes | DJ Murf, Peejay | — | ||
| "Fantastic Baby" | Yes | T.O.P. | Yes | Teddy | — | ||
| "날개 (Wings)" | Yes | Daesung | Yes | Choi Pil-kang | — | ||
| Still Alive | "Ego" | Yes | T.O.P | Yes | Ham Seung Cheon, Kang Wook Jin | — | |
| "Feeling" | Yes | T.O.P | Yes | Boys Noize | — | ||
| "Still Alive" | Yes | Teddy, T.O.P. | Yes | Teddy, Dee.P | — | ||
| "Monster" | Yes | T.O.P | Yes | Choi Pil-kang | — | ||
| "빙글빙글 (Bingle Bingle)" | Yes | T.O.P | Yes | Teddy, So Won-jin | — | ||
| 2015 | MADE | "Loser" | Yes | Teddy, T.O.P | No | Teddy, Taeyang | — |
| "Bae Bae" | Yes | Teddy, T.O.P | Yes | Teddy, T.O.P | — | ||
| "Bang Bang Bang" | Yes | Teddy, T.O.P | Yes | Teddy | — | ||
| "We Like 2 Party" | Yes | Teddy, Kush, T.O.P | Yes | Teddy, Kush, Seo Won Jin | — | ||
| "If You" | Yes | — | Yes | P.K, Dee.P | — | ||
| "맨정신 (Sober)" | Yes | Teddy, T.O.P | Yes | Teddy, Choice37 | — | ||
| "쩔어 (Zutter)" | Yes | Teddy, T.O.P | Yes | Teddy, T.O.P | — | ||
| "우리 사랑하지 말아요 (Let’s Not Fall in Love)" | Yes | Teddy | Yes | Teddy | — | ||
| 2016 | "에라 모르겠다 (FXXK IT)" | Yes | Teddy, T.O.P | Yes | Teddy, R.Tee | — | |
| "Last Dance" | Yes | T.O.P, Taeyang | Yes | Jeon Yong Jun | — | ||
| "Girlfriend" | Yes | Teddy, T.O.P | Yes | Teddy, Choice37 | — | ||
| 2018 | — | "Flower Road" | Yes | T.O.P | Yes | The Fliptones | BigBang's digital single |
| 2022 | "Still Life" | Yes | T.O.P, Kush | Yes | T.O.P, Kush, VVN, Vince, Seo Won-jin, 24 | ||
Solo albums
edit| Year | Album | Song | Lyrics | Music | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credited | With | Credited | With | |||
| 2009 | Heartbreaker | "소년이여 (A Boy)" | Yes | — | Yes | Choice37 |
| "Heartbreaker" | Yes | — | Yes | Jimmy Thornfelt | ||
| "Breathe" | Yes | — | Yes | Jimmy Thornfelt | ||
| "Butterfly" feat. Jin Jung | Yes | — | Yes | Choice37 | ||
| "Hello" feat. Sandara Park | Yes | — | Yes | KUSH | ||
| "Gossip Man" feat. Kim Gun-mo | Yes | — | Yes | Teddy | ||
| "Korean Dream" feat. Taeyang | Yes | — | Yes | Jimmy Thornfelt | ||
| "The Leaders" feat. Teddy Park & CL | Yes | Teddy, CL | No | Teddy | ||
| "She's Gone" feat. KUSH | Yes | — | Yes | KUSH | ||
| "1년 정거장 (1 Year Station)" | Yes | — | Yes | KUSH | ||
| 2010 | GD & TOP | "Intro" | Yes | T.O.P. | Yes | T.O.P., e.knock |
| "High High" | Yes | Teddy, T.O.P. | No | Teddy | ||
| "Oh Yeah" feat. Park Bom | Yes | T.O.P., Teddy | Yes | Teddy, Sunwoo Jungah | ||
| "집에 가지마 (Don't Leave)" | Yes | — | Yes | Teddy, e.knock | ||
| "Baby Goodnight" | Yes | T.O.P. | Yes | T.O.P., e.knock, 1 ON | ||
| "뻑이가요 (Knock Out)" | Yes | T.O.P. | Yes | T.O.P., Diplo | ||
| "악몽 (Obsession)" | Yes | — | Yes | e.knock | ||
| "어쩌란 말이냐? (What Do You Want?)" | Yes | — | Yes | e.knock | ||
| 2012 | One of a Kind | "One of a Kind" | Yes | — | Yes | Choice37 |
| "그 XX (That XX)" | Yes | Teddy | Yes | Teddy | ||
| "크레용 (Crayon)" | Yes | Teddy | Yes | Teddy | ||
| "결국 (Without You)" feat. Rosé | Yes | — | Yes | Ham Seung-chon, Kang Wook-jin | ||
| "Missing You" feat. Kim Yoon Ah | Yes | Teddy | Yes | Choi Pil-kang | ||
| "Today" feat. Kim Jong Wan | Yes | — | Yes | Choice37 | ||
| "불 불 여봐라 (Light It Up)" feat. Tablo, Dok2 | Yes | Tablo, Dok2 | Yes | Teddy | ||
| 2013 | Coup d'Etat | "Coup d'Etat" feat. Diplo, Baauer | Yes | — | Yes | Diplo, Baauer |
| "늴리리야 (Niliria)" feat. Missy Elliott) | Yes | Missy Elliot | Yes | Teddy, Missy Elliot | ||
| "늴리리야 (Niliria)" | Yes | Teddy | Yes | Teddy, Missy Elliot | ||
| "R.O.D" feat. Lydia Paek | Yes | Teddy, Choice37 | No | Teddy | ||
| "니가 뭔데 (Who You?)" | Yes | — | Yes | KUSH | ||
| "Black" feat. Jennie Kim | Yes | Teddy | No | Teddy | ||
| "Black" feat. Sky Ferreira | Yes | Teddy | No | Teddy | ||
| "세상을 흔들어 (Shake the World)" | Yes | — | Yes | Choice37 | ||
| "미치Go (MichiGO)" | Yes | — | Yes | Ham Seung-Cheon, PK | ||
| "삐딱하게 (Crooked)" | Yes | Teddy | Yes | Teddy | ||
| "Runaway" | Yes | — | Yes | Dee. P | ||
| "너무 좋아 (I Love It)" feat. Zion T) | Yes | — | Yes | Boys Noize, Siriusmo | ||
| "You Do (Outro)" | Yes | — | Yes | Choice37 | ||
| "Window" | Yes | Teddy | Yes | Choice37, Teddy | ||
| 2017 | Kwon Ji Yong | "Middle Fingers-Up" | Yes | — | Yes | 24, Kush |
| "Bullshit" | Yes | — | Yes | Teddy, Cawlr, Future Bounce, Choice37 | ||
| "Super Star" | Yes | Teddy, Joe Rhee | Yes | Teddy, Joe Rhee, 24, Choice37, Future Bounce, Seo Won Jin | ||
| "Untitled, 2014" | Yes | — | Yes | Choice37 | ||
| "Divina Commedia" | Yes | 8!, Brian Lee, Safe, Frank Dukes | Yes | 8!, Brain Lee, Frank Dukes, Safe | ||
Other work
edit| Year | Album | Song | Lyrics | Music | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credited | With | Credited | With | ||||
| 2001 | Perry by Storm | "Storm" feat. G-Dragon, Sean, Masta Wu | Yes | Yang Hyun Suk, Perry, Sean, Masta Wu | No | Perry | Perry's album |
| "G-Dragon" | Yes | Perry, Masta Wu | No | Perry | |||
| 2002 | Why Be Normal? | "Why Be Normal" | Yes | Perry, Masta Wu | No | Perry | YG Family's album |
| "Unfold at a Higher Place" with Taeyang | Yes | Taeyang | No | Perry | |||
| 2007 | Soul Family With Johan | "So In Love, Pt. 2" feat. G-Dragon | Yes | Seong Nakho | No | Fractal | George Han Kim's album (rap making) |
| Rush | "Super Fly" feat. T.O.P., G-Dragon, Taeyang | Yes | BigBang, Lexy | No | Perry | Lexy's album | |
| 2008 | non-album single | "날 봐, 귀순 (Look At Me, Gwisun)" | Yes | — | Yes | KUSH | Daesung's digital single[9] |
| FILA Limited Edition with BIGBANG | "Stylish" | Yes | — | No | Perry | digital single for FILA sponsorship[10] | |
| Hot | "Intro" | Yes | — | Yes | Brave Brothers | Taeyang's solo album | |
| "Baby, I'm Sorry" | Yes | — | No | Jeon Seung Woo | |||
| Made in R.O.K | "What" feat. G-Dragon, Teddy, Kush, Perry, CL | Yes | Perry, Teddy, Kush, Digital Master, Masta Wu, CL | No | Kush | YMGA's album | |
| D.I.S.C.O | "Party" feat. G-Dragon | Yes | — | Yes | Yoo Gun Hyung | Uhm Jung-hwa's album | |
| non-album single | "D.I.S.C.O Part 2" feat. G-Dragon | Yes | Teddy | No | Teddy, Kush | Uhm Jung-hwa's digital single (rap making) | |
| non-album single | "Only Look At Me Pt. 2" | Yes | Teddy | No | Teddy, Kush | G-Dragon's digital single | |
| 2009 | non-album single | "대박이야! (A Big Hit!)" | Yes | — | Yes | — | Daesung's digital single[11] |
| Iris Soundtrack (Part 3) | "할렐루야 (Hallelujah)" | Yes | — | Yes | Teddy, Kush | OST song[12] | |
| non-album single | "So Fresh, So Cool" | Yes | — | No | Perry | BigBang's promotional song for Hite Brewery | |
| 2010 | non-album single | "Lollipop Pt. 2" | Yes | Teddy, T.O.P. | No | Teddy | BigBang's digital LG promotional single[13] |
| Solar | "I Need A Girl" feat. G-Dragon | Yes | Jeon Goon | No | Jeon Goon | Taeyang's album (rap making) | |
| "니가 잠든 후에 (After You Fall Asleep)" feat. Swings | Yes | Swings | Yes | Choice37 | Taeyang's album | ||
| non-album single | "G-Market" | Yes | — | Yes | e.knock | Recorded as an advertisement for G-Market | |
| 2011 | Infinite Challenge – West Coast Expressway Music Festival | "바람났어 (I Cheated)" with Park Myung Soo feat. Park Bom | Yes | Teddy, e.knock | Yes | Teddy, e.knock | Recorded for Infinite Challenge's West Coast Highway Music Festival[14] |
| V.V.I.P | "창문을 열어 (Open the Window)" feat. G-Dragon | Yes | Choi Pil-kang | No | Choi Pil-kang | Seungri's solo album (rap making) | |
| "어쩌라고 (What Can I Do)" | Yes | Seungri | No | Seungri, Choi Pil-kang, Big Tone | |||
| non-album single | "The North Face Song" | Yes | — | Yes | Kush | BigBang's promotional song for The North Face Korea[15] | |
| 2012 | 싸이6甲 part1 | "청개구리 (Tree frog)" feat. G-Dragon | Yes | Psy | No | Psy, Yoo Gun Hyung | Psy's album (rap making) |
| 2013 | Infinite Challenge – Jayu-ro Song Festival | "해볼라고 (Going To Try)" with Jeong Hyeong-don feat. Defconn | Yes | Hyeong-don | Yes | Teddy, Choice37 | Recorded for Infinite Challenge's Freeway Song Festival |
| Let's Talk About Love | "Let's Talk About Love" ft G-Dragon & Taeyang | Yes | Seungri, Taeyang | Yes | Seungri, Ham Seung-Chun, Ukjin Kang, Taeyang | Seungri's solo album | |
| 2014 | Crush | "Good To You" | Yes | Teddy | No | Teddy, Choice 37 | 2NE1's Album |
| Rise | "링가링가 (Ringa Linga)" | Yes | Dok2 | Yes | Shockbit | Taeyang's solo album | |
| "Stay With Me" | Yes | — | Yes | The Fliptones, JHart | |||
| D'slove | "Shut Up" | Yes | Kenn Kato | No | Seung Cheon Ham, Uk Jin Kang, Bigtone | Daesung's Japanese solo album | |
| Recess | "Dirty Vibe" feat. G-Dragon, CL & Diplo | Yes | CL | No | Skrillex, Diplo | Skrillex album (rap making) | |
| Good Boy | "Good Boy" | Yes | — | Yes | The Fliptones, Freedo | GD X TAEYANG for YG Hip-Hop Project | |
| 2015 | non-album single | "Live Twice" | Yes | — | No | Kush, Seo Won Jin | BigBang's Made World Tour Trailer[16] |
| Infinite Challenge – Yeongdong Expressway Music Festival | "무한도전 (Mapsosa)" with Taeyang & Hwang Kwanghee | Yes | Teddy | Yes | Teddy | Recorded for Infinite Challenge's Yeongdong Expressway Music Festival | |
| Welcome Back | "I Miss You So Bad" | Yes | B.I, Bobby | Yes | Dee. P | iKON's debut album | |
| 2017 | OO | "Complex" feat. G-Dragon | Yes | Zion.T, DJ Dopsh | No | Zion.T, Peejay, SLOM | Zion.T's album (rap making) |
| Palette | "팔레트 (Palette)" feat. G-Dragon | Yes | IU | No | IU | IU's album (rap making) | |
| 4X2=8 | "팩트폭행 (Fact Assault)" feat. G-Dragon | Yes | Psy | No | Psy, Yoo Gun-hyung | Psy's album (rap making) | |
References
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- ^ "전체검색". Korea Music Copyright Association. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
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- ^ "Gaon Digital Chart - Untitled, 2014". Retrieved June 11, 2017.
- ^ "Hot Issue". YG Entertainment. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ "Look At Me, Gwisun". YG Entertainment. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
- ^ "FILA Limited Edition with BIGBANG". YG Entertainment. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
- ^ "대박이야!". YG Entertainment. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
- ^ "Big Bang's Hallelujah on IRIS". Allkpop. 2009-10-29. Archived from the original on 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
- ^ "Lollipop Pt. 2". YG Entertainment. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
- ^ "G-Dragon collaborates with Park Myung Soo on "Infinity Challenge"". Allkpop. 2011-06-19. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
- ^ "THE NORTH FACE® SONG by BIGBANG (Full)". The North Face Korea YouTube. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
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- Where it is not indicated separately, source is the respective album jacket and the database of KOMCA.