(Apr, 25 2017) – G-DRAGON, leader of the hottest Korean band BIGBANG announced his return with his third solo tour “G-DRAGON 2017 WORLD TOUR <ACT III, M.O.T.T.E>”.
After presenting memorable performances to international fans with “G-DRAGON 2013 WORLD TOUR [ONE OF A KIND]” which attracted over 570,000 audiences in 13 cities and 8 countries through 27 shows, this year G-DRAGON is holding another remarkable stage and plans to visit more cities than before. ‘M.O.T.T.E(母胎)’ means mother’s womb in Korean, which could also mean “from birth”. This is also the abbreviation of ‘moment of truth the end’ – the moment of truth, truth itself, loneliness and anguish hidden behind the glamorous life from his massive success. Through this tour, G-DRAGON will present ACT III of his life: 30-year-old Kwon Ji Yong, 3rd stage of his career. G-DRAGON 2017 WORLD TOUR <ACT III, M.O.T.T.E> will kick-off in Seoul starting June 2017 and will extend to 18 cities in Asia, North America and Oceania and still more to be revealed.
Artist Information
G-DRAGON, leader and producer of Korea’s hottest artist group BIGBANG, has produced not only their hit songs ‘Fantastic Baby’, ‘BANG BANG BANG’, and ‘BAE BAE’ but also his own hit ‘Crooked’. Plus 6 of songs that he produced including songs upper, they have generated more than 1 billion views on YouTube and ‘Fantastic Baby’ and ‘BANG BANG BANG’ individually has more than 2 billion views. His astonishing producing skills has made him one of YG’s main producers. His first solo album released in August 2009 - ‘Heartbreaker’ - gained a major success. It topped the Gaon Chart, also broke the record of most copies sold for a male solo artist of the year. In 2012 he issued solo EP ‘One of a Kind’ that gained enormous attention worldwide. This success leads him to hold G-DRAGON’s first solo world tour “G-DRAGON 2013 WORLD TOUR [ONE OF A KIND]” joined by 570,000 passionate international fans. Putting up 27 shows beginning from Seoul, going through 8 different countries like Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. After 4 years of preparation, his 2nd album ‘COUP D’ETAT’ was released. His outstanding musical talents are recognized by public which resulted to top his album in ‘Top 50 Game-Changing EMD Tracks of 2013’. G-DRAGON is recognized as one of the most influential leaders in music and fashion in his country and was named by Forbes Asia the Most Influential Person Under 30 in Eastern Entertainment and Sports.
