BIGBANG leader G-Dragon rubbed elbows again with fashion royalty by attending a local launch event in Seoul alongside Vogue International Editor Suzy Menkes.

The esteemed British fashion critic flew in to South Korea for the first time ever as part of her look into the thriving fashion scene in Seoul.

During her stay, Menkes was invited along with G-Dragon to the launching of local South Korean brand at the hip Boontheshop store.

In one photo uploaded by Menkes, she posed for the cameras with G-Dragon as well as South Korean designer 99percentis.

Menkes showed fascination in G-Dragon and his unique fashion style.

(Photo : G-Dragon Instagram)

In one of her Instagram posts, Menkes asked: "G-Dragon displaying the jacket worked on by 99percentis. Who can tell me what it says?"

Fans were thrilled at G-Dragon's increasing clout among global fashion icons. Recently, he also grabbed headlines with his high-profile appearance as a muse at the latest Chanel couture show in Paris, France.

But concerned fans also commented on how frazzled the idol look in some photos, especially given the group's non-stop comeback promotions in recent months.

"You look so tired, please take breaks," "As always you look hella different without the eyelinerand idol make-up. But it's okay, you actually look quite lovable like this," said G-Dragon's followers on Instagram.

After his fashion appearance duties, G-Dragon and the rest of BIGBANG will be traveling to Malaysia this weekend to perform in a majestic concert stage - said to be one of the costliest ever produced in the Southeast Asian country - for the boy group's MADE World Tour.

It was a close YouTube battle of two of the largest international K-pop acts when BIGBANG and EXO released new music videos within hours of each other last month. But in the end, the YG Entertainment quintet snagged the most views on YouTube for June 2015.


"Bang Bang Bang" dropped on June 1 and wound up the most-viewed K-pop video both in America and around the world for the month, beating out EXO's "Love Me Right" (released June 2, and is at No. 2 on both rankings) along with BIGBANG's own "We Like 2 Party" vid (released on June 4, and is at No. 3 on both lists). BIGBANG topping both lists means SM Entertainment ends its remarkable, five-month streak at No. 1 atop the U.S.-focused chart provided by YouTube each month. 


Girl groups AOA and Sistar's new videos dropped on the same day, but AOA wound up outcharting Sistar both on the Stateside and the international list. 

Check out June 2015's list, according to YouTube, below with a playlist that you can click through to watch each video only on Billboard:

Most Viewed K-Pop Videos in America - June 2015:


Source: BILLBOARD