Recently, on Instagram, an account commented on bad words about Karina (aespa), implying that G-Dragon overshadowed Karina in the MV Too Bad.
The male singer replied: "Because I am receiving the light (from her)," implying that Karina was not blurred, but that she had passed the light on to him.
G-Dragon's answer immediately caused a stir and was spread on social media. The audience praised the male singer for being warm and not afraid to speak up to defend his senior.
Previously, Karina's appearance in the MV "Too Bad" caused controversy. She only appeared in a dance with G-Dragon that lasted about 20 seconds, and the two did not have any other interaction.
Many opinions say that Karina is too obscure in this MV, even though she is currently the most famous female idol. Many comments criticized G-Dragon and SM Entertainment for making Karina's beauty and talent waste into a bland guest role.
However, other fans argue that this is a G-Dragon MV and Karina only plays a guest role, so the appearance time cannot be required too much.
Meanwhile, the song Too Bad by G-Dragon (Big Bang) featuring Anderson.Paak is still dominating the Korean digital music charts.
As of 5:30 p.m. on February 2 (Korean time), Too Bad has reached 8 hours of Certified All-Kill (CAK) certification on the iChart system - equivalent to being No. 1 on all major music charts in Korea (under the iChart system) in real time and daily, including Melon, Genie, Bugs, Flo, Vibe and YouTube Music.
Just climbing to the Top 1 of iChart's weekly chart, Too Bad will achieve a perfect All-Kill (PAK) certification. Since the beginning of 2025, only IVE girl group's "Rebel Heart" has been a Kpop song that has achieved PAK. G-Dragon promises to be the second artist to bring this achievement this year.
According to Hanteo, after 5 days of release (February 25 to January 3), G-Dragon's album "Übermensch" has achieved sales of 779,180 copies. This is the best-selling solo album of the male singer's career to date.
In the Chinese market, G-Dragon set a record as the first Korean solo artist to achieve a gold diamond certification on QQ Music, achieving a profit of 15 million yen from sales of 500,000 copies.
G-Dragon is also the fastest international artist to achieve a gold diamond certification in QQ Music history, after only 4 days, surpassing Blackpink's "The Album" (which took 5 days).
