In the episode aired on November 5 of MBC's "Sohn's Questions", G-Dragon (Big Bang) appeared as a guest and shared about his recent music activities, as well as the controversies that have occurred around him.
When MC prof. Suk Hee commented that G-Dragon's new MV "Power" felt like "a public criticism", the singer replied: "There is a message I want to convey. About a year before that MV, I got into an unexpected incident.
G-Dragon is mentioning that he was prosecuted for illegal drug use in November 2023. At that time, the police suddenly opened an investigation into the leader of Big Bang based on the testimony of an entertainment management establishment in Gangnam.
But in the end, all of G-Dragon's drug tests were negative and the police could not find any other evidence, so the case was dismissed. The male singer was declared innocent after nearly 2 months.
Recalling that difficult time, G-Dragon confided: Although I am involved in the incident, I have no place to express my feelings, because it is a period of interruption.
I didn't want to complain that I was innocent, but I was really upset and discouraged. I also don't want to hold a press conference, because I felt it was meaningless.
I even wondered if I should retire, but there was no reason to do so. I kept wondering whether everything was really over or I just got lucky to get through it.
G-Dragon also talked about how he calmed down and healed himself: All I could do was just music. When I started writing music again, I realized that I was putting those experiences into music, and felt like I had found my purpose in life - that was the meaning that Power wanted to convey.
As soon as it was released in November 2024, the MV "Power" marked G-Dragon's return to the music race and immediately became a topic of discussion.
The MV Power exposes the harshness of the Korean entertainment industry, the rules and rules that make artists manipulated, the toxicity of the media, social networks with a series of false rumors...
In the midst of those darks, G-Dragon declared that he was born to face the challenge alone. The male singer confidently affirmed: "I am a rare item of Gen 2, a masterpiece of the times", and compared himself to a "living legend", "the king is still famous".
For G-Dragon, all the hardships he has gone through are the catalyst for him to " give him more strength". The male singer confidently affirmed that "I am free" and "the power is in my hands".
G-Dragon proved that what he wrote in the song "Power" was not arrogance or exaggeration. The Big Bang leader has really had a spectacular comeback since the scandal.
Recently, G-Dragon made history by becoming the first K-pop idol and the youngest artist to receive the Cultural Medal (okgwan art) of Korea - a noble title, recognizing G-Dragon's great contribution to the development of the cultural, popular arts industry and the Hallyu wave.
