Idol, Idol, Idol, G-dragon

My group members and I thought about an Idol who is loved by most young people.

We chose G-Dragon as a idol.

1.     Background Information of G-Dragon

 ; Kwon JiYong, better known as G-Dragon, officially debuted as the leader of Korean Hip-Hop group BigBang. He has been trained by the YG family since he was 12 years old. Now, he is the most popular rapper in Korea. Besides of rapping and beat-boxing, he can also compose songs. Furthermore, he is well known as fashionista, Channel and Louis Vuitton want to support GD for advertising their products.

2.     Controversies

 ; So apparently, G-Dragon has been caught by authorities for smoking marijuana which was given by one Japanese fan. It was said that after taking a drug test, authorities found a small amount of marijuana from his hair. So they decided to just warn him for this time. In addition, when the authorities asked GD the incident, GD confessed that he smoked it only once ‘ a cigarette’ which he thought to have a different smell from a regular cigarette.

3.     Behavior that young people want to follow

 ; The style of the famous people that make the young people like to follow, they think that is quite awesome, for GD, his fashion is the most common thing all the people want to follow. He try some new item that the others cannot think. On the other hand, he is so famous as a passionate person in the entertainment department in Korea. So, millions of his fan want to follow his behavior.

4.     Positive effects on young people’s behavior

 ; GD inspires people to be something special. He inspires people to try their talent and learn new things. Whenever people look at him they’ll be saying, ‘If GD can do that, why can’t I?’ People will love to perform more and try out their talents.

5.     Negative effects on young people’s behavior

 ; People who are not bright enough sees GD as an idol. One who will be the best. But people like these do not see the real values that should be learned but instead they’d be following around GD, an pretending to be him. In a way, people will not shine as being themselves but feel good shining under the shadow of a major Kpop star. People who want to follow GD without sight, maybe they’ll lose their own identity. (ex. Smoking cigarettes to follow GD)

6.     Promote our positive values

 ; Now the music program named ‘Ingigayo’ tried to promote good values like, ‘saving electricity’, ‘safety’, by celebrities in Korea, and GD is the one of the celebrities involved. By that kinds of promoting, by hundreds of fan, GD can bring forth good outcomes to society.

7.     Influence to young people

 ; Young people are so influenced by idol. Especially in ‘fashion’. Like GD, he is always at the top of fashion, in hair style also. GD is also brimming over with his talent. This also make young people chase after him. Media also make him more popular and influential among the Korean population.

Writer and Editor ; Kim Nanyoung / Joanne Wong

Thanks for your time :D