Kwon Ji Yong

Kwon Ji Yong
EP by
G-Dragon
ReleasedJune 8, 2017
Recorded2014–2017
Genre
Length17:55
LanguageKorean
LabelYG
Producer
G-Dragon chronology
Coup d'Etat + One of a Kind & Heartbreaker
(2013) 		Kwon Ji Yong
(2017)
Physical edition cover
Singles from Kwon Ji Yong
  1. "Untitled, 2014"
    Released: June 8, 2017

Kwon Ji Yong (Korean: 권지용; Hanja: 權志龍) is the second extended play (EP) by South Korean rapper G-Dragon, released digitally on June 8, 2017 by YG Entertainment.[1] The EP was his first release in four years, following his second studio album Coup d'Etat (2013).[2] The physical release was made on a USB flash drive in lieu of a traditional compact disc.[3] The EP was generally well-received by critics who praised G-Dragon's honesty and vulnerability on the EP. This was G-Dragon's final release before his military enlistment on February 27, 2018, as well as before his departure from YG in 2023.[4][5]

The EP debuted atop the US Billboard World Albums and Heatseekers Albums,[6] and also topped the Billboard Hot Albums in Japan.[7] The EP was a commercial success in mainland China, where it sold one million digital copies in less than a week, and was the best-selling digital album of 2017 by a Korean artist.[8] To promote the record, G-Dragon embarked on his Act III: M.O.T.T.E World Tour just two days after its release.[9]

  1. ^ "G–Dragon – New Album 'Kwon Ji Yong'". YG Life. May 31, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Lee, Mihyun (May 24, 2017). "[단독] 지드래곤, 컴백 엔진 가동…오늘 극비 뮤비 촬영" [[Solo] G-Dragons comeback engine is running ... shooting a music video today] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
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  4. ^ "지드래곤, 27일 현역 입대 확정 "조용히 입소"(공식)".
  5. ^ "[단독]'마약 누명' 벗은 지드래곤, 갤럭시 안간다…YG 복귀 유력". Sports Seoul. December 20, 2023.
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  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kwon Ji-Yong Chinese sales was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Official site: G-DRAGON 2017 WORLD TOUR <ACT III, M.O.T.T.E>". YG Entertainment. April 25, 2017. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.