G-Dragon’s various hairstyles compared to characters from ‘Naruto’

G-Dragon‘s various hairstyles have been receiving attention due to the similarities to the characters of the popular Japanese anime series, ‘Naruto‘.

A photo collage was recently uploaded onto an online community site under the title, “G-Dragon’s Naruto style”, and features his unique hairstyle changes since his debut including his infamous ‘seaweed hair’ and ‘bowl cut’ hairstyles. The photos fascinated netizens with the similarities between the hairstyles, facial expressions, and accessories of G-Dragon and the ‘Naruto’ characters.

His pink hairstyle was compared to the character Sakura, the bowl haircut compared to Rock Lee, up-do compared to Shikamaru, the long blonde bang to the side compared to Ino, the blonde spikes were compared to Naruto, the bowl haircut with side bangs were compared to Hinata, the spiky hair to the side compared to Kakashi, and his red devil horns from “Monster” was compared to Garaa.

In other news, Big Bang will hold their ‘Big Bang Alive Galaxy Tour: The Final‘ in Seoul Olympic Park on January 25th-27th.

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G-Dragon’s “Crayon” Nominated for Song of the Year Award on US Music Site “Pop Dust”

G-Dragon made it to the “Song of the Year” tournament on the popular US music website “Pop Dust” along with many other world-widely renowned artists. In this tournament-style poll, fans get to vote for their favorite song and artists in four categories: Pop, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock/Country, and Dance. G-Dragon and PSY were both nominated in the dance category.

G-Dragon’s “Crayon” made it to the third round of the tournament, in the top 8. Since the process to choose the “Song of the Year” is purely based on fans’ online voting, G-Dragon had much support from all the K-pop fans in this poll. In round 2, G-Dragon beat Psy’s “Gangnam Style” and is now competing against British boyband Wanted to advance to the next round. Other artists like Nicki Minaj, Fun., and Frank Ocean are also still in the running for the “Song of the Year” title. 

2012 has been a good year for G-Dragon. He had a successful year with Big Bangas well as in his solo career, getting excellent reviews on both Big Bang’s concerts and his solo album from within and outside of Korea. Famous music magazine in the US “SPIN” picked G-Dragon’s “Crayon” as the “K-Pop of the Year” and hip hop magazine “XXL” had a featured article on G-Dragon, giving a detailed interview with the artist. 

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Pension owned by G-Dragon's parents featured on CNN Go

CNN Go features the pension hotel owned by G-Dragon's parents and calls it the next destination for fans who visit South Korea every year. Recently, it was reported that G-Dragon invested in a property in the Gyeonggi Province and put up a pension house to be operated by his family. 

The pension hotel named "Dolce Vita" opened last week and is composed of 11 suites. G-Dragon and his mother helped in the planning and decorating of the suites and named it under Big Bang's songs and his own solo tracks. It was also revealed that an exclusive private room "Crayon" won't be available to guests as it is reserved to G-Dragon and friends only. 

The manager of the pension revealed that the family initially developed the area for their vacation home. However, throughout the process, the idea of running it into a pension was inspired by his mother's friends who owns pension hotels in the area themselves. 

G-Dragon invested 1 billion won as a gift to his parents while his father runs and lives in the hotel, along with his pet, Gaho. It was also disclosed that G-Dragon recently visited the pension with Taeyang, while label mates 2NE1 is set to visit soon. 

However, G-Dragon's father confirmed that only guests over 19 years of age will be permitted in the hotel, stating the the place is not meant for teenage fans to come. It was also emphasised that place was not originally meant to be a commercial enterprise, but for guests who wants a quiet place to stay.

After its opening last week, it was reported that the pension is already receiving reservations from local and overseas fans. 

Check out CNN Go's article on their page

Source: CNN Travel and ENews24

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G-Dragon Won’t Allow People Under 19 to Enter Parent’s Pension

It was previously reported that Big Bang’s G-Dragon isn’t just a cool fashionista, but knows how to be a filial son and purchased a million dollar luxurious pension for his parents. It’s also been revealed that he doesn’t want anyone under 19 years of age to enter the property.

G-Dragon’s father had an interview with eNEWS and said, “Ji Yong (aka G-Dragon) raised the cost of renting out the place so teen fans couldn’t come. He also wanted older couples to be able to rent the place. The pension isn’t a place for young people to come so he isn’t letting anyone under 19 to enter. Even if their parents come, teenagers and younger can’t make reservations.”

He went on, “Even if there’s a request to hold a fan meeting at the pension, there’s no plans to let it happen. Don’t like the complexity of it and Ji Yong would definitely have a hard time.. making money isn’t our main goal, but Ji Yong wanted us to be able to live peacefully. We don’t strive to have a lot of people come, but only want people who do come to come quietly and have a peaceful time.”

The reporter asked, “Did G-Dragon asked you to work?” The father replied, “That’s absurd. Ji Yong lived a nice and careful life. He wanted us to live a comfortable life. He didn’t mean anything else by the pension.”

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G-Dragon's Father talks about 'Dolce Vita'!

“This place is really cool, isn’t it? I think here is heaven. My son helped me in the form of money.

We spent around a billion won to make this place … Room ‘Crayon’ is for Jiyong. He did everything about this room. Like interior and props. … We made this place not for the money. It is the place where Jiyong and I can take a rest very well.

Jiyong have been to here three times. He came with YoungBae and ate grilled meat. There’s place that ppl can ride a duck-boat in front of our pension, he had a really good time there.

They rode a boat and kept smiling. They’re like… real children. I won’t take a reservation for room Crayon for Jiyong. This room is empty for YG family. 2NE1 will come and visit here soon. Maybe YG will visit as well.

“Pension’s name used to be ‘The nemo’ because the pension looks square so Jiyong gave a name ‘The nemo’. (Nemo means square in Korean) But we tried to find better name and then we thought about his tattoo.

It means ‘Sweet life’ and it’s good. About the rooms’ name, it’s Jiyong and my wife’s idea. They wanted most advanced name.”

“I can boast a lot about my son. He has been so kind since he was young. He never disobeys us.He said he wanted to do music, so I said “Don’t forget to study. You have to get good grades more than 80%.” And he got.

Of course he is also a good boy. He’s doing very well to his father and mother. He said he earned lots of money, so he hoped we(parents) would live in comfort and thanked us for raising him. I and my wife have a good relationship, I think that is the reason why my son and daughter are kind.”

“I am so proud to be Jiyong’s father and boast about him to people. I’m so happy to be his father.”

About Bigbang’s incidents in 2011, GD’s father said “I was so distressed at that time, but I think I should be grateful because it’s better than something more serious. But they’re young boys.

Source: @Sportsseoul

Trans by: @LueKim

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G-Dragon gifts a self-designed luxurious vacation home to his parents

Big Bang leader G-Dragon gifted a luxurious vacation home to his parents and it has become a hot topic among his fans.

Photos of the vacation house were recently uploaded online under the title, ‘G-Dragon’s present of a vacation house to his parents is the best‘. It was revealed that G-Dragon himself designed the interior of the house. The beautiful house is located by the water in Pocheon, Gyeonggido, and is named Dolce Vita. G-Dragon’s father is named the CEO of the building and his parents will run the vacation house together as an inn so guests will have the opportunity to lodge there.

The home includes ten rooms named after various Big Bang and his own solo songs such as “Haru Haru“, “VIP“, “Crayon“, “Tonight“, “Butterfly“, “Heaven“, and more. The house features two spas with entertainment media center, an infinity edge swimming pool, outside shower, and more.

When fans saw the photos, they commented, “He’s using his money in a good manner for his parents“, “It’s not bad to use as much as you earn“, and “I wish I could do that for my parents“.

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Taeyang shares a photo of Seungri’s smile

Big Bang‘s Taeyang tweeted a photo of Seungri‘s smile, bringing a smile to fans’ faces as well.

On the 3rd, Taeyang tweeted the above picture with two simple words “Seungri’s smile”. Despite the simplicity of it, as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, and it struck a chord with the group’s fans.

In the photo, Seungri is seen smiling widely while he talked to leader G-Dragon. The smile was special to Big Bang fans especially because the member had recently gone through hard times as he had been the subject of much discussion in the media a few times lately. Taeyang’s affection for the maknae of the team seemed to be written in the simple tweet, leaving fans to smile.

They tweeted back, “The smile of a panda“, “So cute!“, and “It’s really nice to see Seungri smile“.

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“Gangnam Style” MV child star Hwang Min Woo confesses he previously liked Big Bang more than Psy

The dancing child prodigy, Hwang Min Woo, from Psy‘s “Gangnam Style” MV revealed that he previously liked Big Bang more than he liked Psy, but that it all changed after the filming of the music video.

On the October 24th broadcast of MBC‘s ‘Good Day‘, Hwang Min Woo featured as a guest alongside his parents. Hwang Min Woo revealed, “I knew about Psy since I was five years old.” When asked if he liked Psy back then, he replied, “Not so much… I originally liked Big Bang better. But after I got the call to appear on his MV, I started to like Psy ahjusshi. Right now, I like ‘Gangnam Style’ Psy ahjusshi more.”

The child’s father, Hwang Eui Chang also shared, “A representative from Psy’s agency saw Min Woo’s appearance on ‘Star King‘ and introduced the clip to Psy. Psy laughed when he saw it and asked to film a MV together. Min Woo’s appearance was confirmed two days before the MV filming.”

Hwang Min Woo previously showed his amazing talent as a performer on SBS ‘Star King‘ and tvN‘s ‘Korea’s Got Talent 2‘.

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[YOUTUBE] BIGBANG Wins at "MTV Italy TRL Awards 2012"

"Congratulations to VIP's! We made it again~!!! BIGBANG wins at the 'Best Fan' category as the first Asian singer at the '2012 MTV Italy Awards.' Thank all of our worldwide fans for continuous support! VIPs are the BEST FANS!!!"

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