Singer G-DRAGON has proven his world-class ‘POWER’.

G-DRAGON released his new solo song ‘POWER’ on October 31st after 7 years and 4 months. The song exudes the charm of hip-hop with G-DRAGON‘s witty yet powerful rap on top of an addictive beat, and his unique swagger is captivating the world with his performance.

G-DRAGON’s ‘POWER’ caught everyone‘s attention by decorating the electronic billboards in Times Square in New York City for a week from the 4th to the 10th (local time). Also, the news of his comeback was simultaneously posted on outdoor billboards in LA, England, China, etc., decorating the streets of each country splendidly.

According to QQ Music, China’s largest music streaming service platform, G-DRAGON‘s ‘POWER’ set a record in the history of K-pop artists with 600,000 downloads as of the 11th, just 9 days after its release. In addition, on YouTube Music Korea, it broke the record for the most weekly streams by a K-pop male solo artist with 12.2 million weekly streams, proving the return of a legend.

G-DRAGON’s comeback was also featured in major foreign media outlets around the world. British music magazine NME reported the news of his comeback, saying, “‘POWER’ reveals the essence of music. He praised, saying, “It signifies the beginning of a new era, and his music inspires those who listen to it.”

Along with this, foreign media outlets around the world, including Billboard and Rolling Stone in the US, Kstyle, a representative K-pop magazine in Japan, Koreanzone, a representative K-pop platform in France, Yahoo Finance, a search portal in Germany, Europa Press in Spain, UOL in Brazil, El Trendy Top, a digital magazine in Mexico, Asia One in Singapore, HighEnd Magazine, a lifestyle magazine in Indonesia, and ABS-CBN News, the largest broadcaster in the Philippines, are pouring out articles about G-DRAGON’s comeback.

Ahead of the 2024 MAMA AWARDS stage on the 23rd, G-DRAGON has once again attracted attention by posting a post on his SNS that seems to foreshadow a new album. Focused.

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