7 Things You Didn't Know About G-Dragon
By Cindy Roman
G-Dragon has a K-Pop gift and it's been with him since birth. Did you know he was in a rap group at 7? We have video proof.
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He Released His First Album At 5 Years Old
GD was part of the group Little Lula which debuted a Christmas album in 1993, but his contract was terminated soon after.
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His First CD was a Wu-Tang Clan Album
The first album he owned was "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)" which introduced him to rap, and GD became hooked.
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He Trained with SM Entertainment First
Before YG, Kwon Jiyong was working with SM Entertainment for 5 years.
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He Became G-Dragon in 2006
After being scouted by YG Entertainment, Big Bang and their leader, G-Dragon, were born.
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The Name "G-Dragon" Has a Two-Part History
First, his real name Jiyong - G “지” [Ji] and “용” [Yong], means "Dragon" in Korean. Secondly, according to the Chinese Calendar, he was also born in the year of the dragon.
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He Started Rapping at 13
In his third grade, he began taking rapping classes because of the Wu-Tang Clan. He then released the FLEX album in 2001 with the group People's Crew.
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GD Started Performing at Age 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOhUgdO04z8
At age 7, GD was part of Little Roora—check out their video by clicking this image.