Singer G-DRAGON has announced the return of the K-POP legend that everyone has been waiting for with his third regular album, ‘Übermensch’, filled with his unrivaled musicality.

G-DRAGON‘s third regular album, ‘Übermensch’, topped the charts as soon as it was released today (the 25th) at 2 PM. The title song, ‘TOO BAD (feat. Anderson .Paak)’, instantly captured the ears of those who had longed for his comeback, and as soon as it was released, it topped real-time music charts on major domestic music streaming sites such as Melon, Genie, and Bugs, proving that he is a surefire popular pick.

In particular, on Melon, ‘TOO BAD’ ranked 1st, ‘HOME SWEET HOME’ ranked 3rd, ‘DRAMA’ ranked 5th, ‘IBELONGIIU’ ranked 8th, and ‘TAKE ME’ ranked 10th, making all 8 songs enter the top 20 of the TOP 100 (as of 3 PM on the 25th), setting a record of lining up the charts.

As this is G-DRAGON’s first full-length album in 11 years and 5 months, he focused on the original music to surpass himself and fully infuse his artistry with the concept of ‘Beyond-Man’, or ‘Übermensch’, which means ‘A person who goes beyond’. Here, he participated in every process from producing the entire track to the entire concept of the album, and with this high-quality album, he is making the hearts of those who have been waiting for G-DRAGON‘s music beat again.

The album jacket image was also unveiled along with the release of the sound source. The dreamy image of barefoot G-DRAGON walking across the sky catches the eye.

The title song ‘TOO BAD’ instantly captured the ears of listeners with its groovy drum beats and addictive hook, and topped real-time music charts as soon as it was released. The harmonious blend of G-DRAGON’s rhythmic rapping and singer-songwriter, rapper, and drummer Anderson .Paak‘s vocals make you feel like you’re at a party just by listening to it.

The 4th track, ‘DRAMA’, is a G-DRAGON-style ballad that is drawing attention. It is a song like a drama that makes you feel the extreme joy and sorrow, and G-DRAGON‘s charming and emotional vocals expressing his feelings in various languages on top of the lyrical piano melody leave a deep lingering impression.

Like this, ‘Übermensch‘, including the pre-released tracks ‘PO￦ER’ and ‘HOME SWEET HOME’, the title track ‘TOO BAD’, and the b-side tracks ‘DRAMA’, ‘IBELONGIIU’, ’TAKE ME’, ‘BONAMANA’, and ‘GYRO-DROP’, presents a different charm than before with G-DRAGON’s unique popular yet stylish musicality and identity.

Along with the sound source, the music videos for ‘TOO BAD’ and ‘DRAMA’ were released, and G-DRAGON will be releasing a new album on Mnet on the 27th (Thursday). The new song ‘TOO BAD’ will be revealed for the first time on ’M Countdown‘.

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com Reporter jhj@donga.com

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