SINGER

G-Dragon

1988 - Today

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Kwon Ji-yong (Korean: 권지용; born August 18, 1988), best known as G-Dragon (지드래곤), is a South Korean rapper, known as the "King of K-pop". Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, G-Dragon made his debut in 2006 and rose to prominence as the leader of the South Korean boy band BigBang, which went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands in the world.In 2009, he released his first solo album Heartbreaker; the album and its title track of the same name were commercially successful, becoming the best-selling album by a Korean soloist at the time and earning him Album of the Year at the 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards. This was followed by a collaboration with bandmate T.O.P for the album GD & TOP in 2010. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of G-Dragon has received more than 7,211,161 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). G-Dragon is the 916th most popular singer (down from 845th in 2019), the 179th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 168th in 2019) and the 11th most popular South Korean Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of G-Dragons by language

Over the past year G-Dragon has had the most page views in the with 558,133 views, followed by Chinese (220,720), and Japanese (199,096). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Min Nan (577.27%), Korean (234.83%), and Ukrainian (73.07%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, G-Dragon ranks 916 out of 4,381Before him are Prodigy, Carmen McRae, Anita O'Day, Gitte Hænning, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Patience Dabany. After him are Fréhel, Elaine Paige, Inva Mula, Jackie Wilson, Inge Borkh, and Daniel Lavoie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, G-Dragon ranks 39Before him are Javier Hernández, Fábio Coentrão, Sasha Grey, Paulinho, Park Seo-joon, and Vanessa Kirby. After him are David Ospina, Tyson Fury, Kevin Durant, Jonathan Bailey, Vanessa Hudgens, and Nemanja Matić.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, G-Dragon ranks 179 out of 1,128Before him are Park Seo-joon (1988), Kim Hye-soo (1970), Han Hyo-joo (1987), Choi Jin-sil (1968), Jo Jung-suk (1980), and Lee Jong-suk (1989). After him are Yoo Young-chul (1970), Park Shin-hye (1990), Huh Jung-moo (1955), Uhm Jung-hwa (1969), Bae Yong-joon (1972), and Han Kang (1970).

Among SINGERS In South Korea

Among singers born in South Korea, G-Dragon ranks 11Before him are RM (1994), IU (1993), J-Hope (1994), Kim Jung-sook (1954), Jungkook (1997), and Sumi Jo (1962). After him are BoA (1986), Lee Hyori (1979), V (1995), Jennie (1996), Seo In-guk (1987), and Lee Seung-gi (1987).