G-Dragon returned to the North American stage after 8 years and proved his world-class status once again.

On May 31st(local time), G-Dragon appeared as a headliner at ‘HEAD IN THE CLOUDS LOS ANGELES 2025(HITC LA 2025)’ held at Brookside near the Rose Bowl in Pasadena LA USA, and decorated the ending stage splendidly in front of an audience of 36,000.

‘HITC LA’ is the largest music festival in the US that focuses on Asian artists, and as soon as news of G-Dragon’s appearance was announced, fans ‘anticipation exploded.During the live broadcast of the performance, global fans poured in comments chanting’ GD ‘and’ Kwon Ji Yong ‘, and the excitement was so high that a countdown was held before the start of the performance.

Not disappointing expectations, he started the stage with his new song’ POWER ‘and performed a total of 11 songs including’ TOO BAD(feat.Anderson.Paak)’without a break for about 50 minutes, presenting a performance reminiscent of a solo concert.In addition to the explosive live performance and the setlist including legendary tracks such as’ One Of A Kind ‘,’ CRAYON ‘, and’ HOME SWEET HOME ‘, he also added visual immersion with his pink hair and western style costumes.

The scene that drew the hottest cheers was definitely the joint stage of’ The Leaders ‘with CL.The reunion of the two leaders representing K -POP filled the scene with cheers, and the local fans even sang along in Korean, further raising the excitement of the scene.

G-Dragon is currently on his third world tour,’ G - DRAGON 2025 WORLD TOUR[Übermensch]’.Starting with the Korean concert, he has been selling out large-scale venues such as Tokyo Dome, Kyocera Dome, and Philippine Arena every day, and there are also concerts scheduled in nine Asian cities including Taipei, Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Jakarta, including a three-day performance in Macau starting June 7th, as well as in Australia including Sydney and Melbourne.

In addition, they have confirmed their appearance at the global music concert’ K - STAR SPARK IN VIETNAM 2025’ on June 21st, and will continue to expand their presence on the global stage.


Reporter Jang Eun- eunj@donga.com

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