Singer G-DRAGON has topped the monthly charts.

The title song ‘TOO BAD (feat. Anderson .Paak)’ from G-DRAGON‘s third full album ‘Übermensch‘, released on February 25, topped the March monthly charts of major domestic music streaming sites Melon and Genie Music. Following its release, it topped various real-time, daily, and weekly charts, and even achieved #1 on the monthly chart, proving once again that he is the unrivaled K-POP king. It also topped the monthly music chart of Hanteo Chart, a K-POP music sales chart.

The tracks included in his full albums are also continuing their hot popularity. According to Melon’s March monthly chart, ‘HOME SWEET HOME’ featuring Big Bang members Taeyang and Daesung ranked high at 3rd, ‘PO￦ER’ at 14th, ‘TAKE ME’ at 15th, and ‘DRAMA’ at 41st. In addition, the title song ‘Untitled (2014)’ from G-DRAGON‘s second mini-album ‘Kwon Ji Yong’ released in 2017 is continuing its reverse run, rising to 45th place.

G-DRAGON kicked off its world tour by holding ‘G-DRAGON 2025 WORLD TOUR [Übermensch] IN KOREA, presented by Coupang Play’ at Goyang Stadium for two days on the 29th and 30th of last month. New songs such as ‘TOO BAD’, ‘DRAMA’ as well as legendary songs were performed with a real band sound, creating ecstasy.

At the same time, the philosophical concept of Übermensch by philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche was artistically expressed, and the three stages of becoming a superhuman were implemented through storytelling, and the mysterious and magnificent next-generation stage production that incorporated various tech technologies including artificial intelligence (AI) was so captivating that viewers couldn’t take their eyes off of it.

Expectations are running high as the third world tour, ‘G-DRAGON 2025 WORLD TOUR [Übermensch]’, will begin in May and tour the world. The tour will begin in Tokyo on May 10th and 11th, and then visit eight cities in Asia, including Bulacan, Osaka, Macau, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, and Hong Kong. Additional tour dates and locations will be announced later.

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

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