G-Dragon, one of the biggest names in K-Pop, is set to perform in Auckland as part of a world tour.

The Korean pop star and leader of idol group Bigbang will be going on a solo tour beginning June 10 this year, his agency YG Entertainment said.

He will perform at the Spark Arena on August 16 according to a schedule released on the agency’s website.

The tour will kick off with the “G-Dragon 2017 Concert: Act III, M.O.T.T.E” in World Cup Stadium in Sangam-dong, Seoul.

The 28-year-old K-Pop icon, who has 13.9 million followers on instagram, will perform across four continents that will include Los Angeles, Toronto, New York, Macau, Tokyo, Singapore and Sydney.

G-Dragon, whose real name is Kwon Ji-yong, was born on August 18, 1988, and the Auckland performance will be his last show before he turns 29.

The tour – described on the website as a showcase of the “loneliness and anguish hidden behind the glamorous life from his massive success” – will be his second following the One of a Kind tour in 2013, which did not include New Zealand.

Often referred to as GD, he launched his solo career in 2009 with hit album Heartbreaker, which went on to become one of the most successful albums of the year, selling more than 200,000 copies and winning the Mnet Asian Music Awards for Album of the Year.

G-Dragon was named by Forbes Asia as the most influential person under 30 in Eastern Entertainment and Sports.

– NZ Herald

DRESS LIKE G-DRAGON WHILE HELPING PEOPLE.

G-Dragon is a definite trendsetter when it comes to fashion. Having been invited to various fashion shows abroad and being recognized by fashion experts for his style, no one can contest that fashion and the BIGBANG member will always be written in one line.

But the 27-year-old singer-songwriter is not all about making fashion statements but also using fashion to make statements. The leader of BIGBANG has recently participated in a charity event of a duty-free store he is currently endorsing in South Korea.

To commemorate its first year anniversary, Myeongdong branch of Shinsegae Duty Free auctioned off four of the singer’s outfits he wore for the store’s promotional video. All proceeds of the auction will be donated to charity.

The auction has commenced on April 28, and is expected to last until May 17. It can be accessed through the brand’s website. For those who fail to buy the outfits during the auction period, a door prize of the backup outfit that the singer prepared for the video will also be made available.

The fashion icon and singer has been endorsing the brand since April 2016. His promotional video for Shinsegae Duty Free recorded over 20 million views in Chinese social networking site Weibo.

G-Dragon was recently featured in singer IU‘s Palette. He is also set to kick-off his world tour in June.

Source: HelloKPop