BIGBANG’s G-Dragon embarked on his solo World Tour on June 10 at the World Cup Stadium, Seoul. The Korean idol is also set to visit 23 other cities around the world for his “G-DRAGON 2017 World Tour <ACT III, M.O.T.T.E> moment of truth the end” concert.
In his solo performance in Seoul, 40,000 fans attended the one-of-a-kind event prepared by their favorite artist. The solo concert followed the release of G-Dragon’s first solo album after four years. According to a report in the Big Bang, the Seoul concert took 4.4 billion won (approximately $3.5 million) sales in tickets.
The BIGBANG leader performed 24 songs during the two-hour event including his 2009 hit track titled “1 Year Station” and his newly released songs like “Untitled, 2014”
Upcoming concert to more cities
G-Dragon’s agency, YG Entertainment revealed the schedule of the Korean idol’s upcoming concert in different cities.
Here are his dates
- On June 17-18, he will perform at Cotai Arena and The Venetian Macao in Macao.
- On June 24-25 he will be visiting Singapore.
- He will also perform on July 7-8 in Bangkok,
- July 11 at Seattle, and July 14 in San Jose.
- Watch out for his show in Los Angeles July 16,
- July 19 in Houston,
- July 21 in Chicago,
- July 25 in Miami,
- July 27 in New York,
- July 30 in Toronto,
- August 5 in Sydney,
- August 8 in Brisbane,
- August 12 in Melbourne,
- August 16 in Auckland,
- August 19 in Fukuoka,
- August 22-23 in Osaka,
- August 25-26 inHong Kong,
- September 1 in Manila,
- September 3 in Jakarta,
- September 16 in Kuala Lumpur,
- September 19-20 inTokyo and
- October 7 and 8 in Taipei.
Kwon Ji Yong revealed
According to G-Dragon, the tour is his attempt to reveal his real self to the fans.
His latest music contained in the album titled base on his real name “Kwon Ji Yong,” is reported to be his anguish and loneliness behind his successful and glamorous life as a celebrity.
Bringing his personal struggle through music, G-Dragon also confessed that he went through a lot of mental and physical hardships while preparing for his solo album.
"Being a singer has always been a dream from my childhood, but now that I have run toward this goal for so long, I feel like I'm living in a dream,” the 28-year-old rapper, singer-songwriter, and fashion icon revealed during his Seoul concert. “It feels so good, but I sometimes lose track of what is real and what is a dream.
So I'm trying to get back to how I was in the beginning."
G-Dragon also revealed that it will be his last solo tour before he enlists in military service. He also gave thanks to the fans who stayed by his side regardless of what rumors or issue he had faced before and he reportedly asked them to stay.
