‘Not guilty’ G-Dragon returns to prison, selected as ‘Hype Beast 100’, promotes Big Bang’s Daesung’s new song

While singer G-Dragon (35, real name Kwon Ji-yong), who was accused of drug use, is expected to be acquitted of the charges, G-Dragon shared his daily life through social media.

On the 13th, G-Dragon announced his selection as one of the 'Hype Beast 100' through his SNS and promoted the new song of group Big Bang member Daesung.

Global fashion web magazine HYPEBEAST recently unveiled ‘HYPEBEAST 100’. A total of five people were named on this list, including G-Dragon, designer Kim Ji-yong, Lim Dong-jun, Kim Hankuk, and Cho Young-min.

Regarding the reason for selecting G-Dragon, Hype Beast said that G-Dragon's brand, PEACEMINUSONE, has rapidly grown in popularity since its founding seven years ago, and added, "He has released many powerful drops that show how much influence Korean rappers have on the world." It was highly evaluated. He then cited the example of collaboration between G-Dragon's Peace Minus and Nike. In addition, the collaboration of PeaceMinus clothing with the uniforms of the popular soccer club Paris Saint-Germain was also highlighted.

G-Dragon also took care of Daesung's comeback as a singer. As the leader of Big Bang, he is promoting his younger brother Daesung's new song. Daesung is set to make a surprise comeback as a singer through the special single ‘Flowers’ at 6 PM on the 18th.

Meanwhile, the Incheon Police Agency's Drug Crime Investigation Unit announced on the 13th that it plans to deport G-Dragon next week as 'no charges' after being investigated for allegedly violating the Narcotics Management Act.

It has been reported that the police have been investigating to find evidence related to G-Dragon's charges, but were ultimately unable to secure any direct physical evidence or related statements. Previously, G-Dragon strongly claimed his innocence and personally attended the police and submitted his urine, body hair, and fingernails. The police sent it to the National Institute of Forensic Science (National Forensic Service) for analysis, but negative results related to drug use were found everywhere on G-Dragon's body.

Since then, G-Dragon has unhesitatingly maintained his innocence, including appearing in interviews and mentioning the words "private return" through social media.

The police, who failed to secure physical evidence, recently investigated six people, including celebrities and female employees of the entertainment establishment who visited the Gangnam entertainment establishment with G-Dragon, as witnesses, but were unable to secure statements to prove the charges. One of the witnesses, a celebrity, did not appear at the police station but gave a statement over a cell phone call.

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr