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Coup D'etat (G-Dragon Album)
''Coup d'Etat'' is the second studio album by South Korean rapper G-Dragon, member and leader of South Korean boy band Big Bang (South Korean band), Big Bang. The album was initially released on iTunes. The first five tracks of the album were released on September 2, 2013, the next seven tracks were released on September 5, and physical copies were released on September 13. The album was supported by the singles "Black (G-Dragon song), Black" and "Who You?" released on September 2, and "Crooked (song), Crooked" and "Niliria" on September 5. It also contains the promotional single "MichiGO", which was released on April 1, 2013. The album charted at number one on the South Korean Gaon Album Chart and entered the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, making G-Dragon the first K-pop act with multiple entries in that chart. ''Coup d'Etat'' received primarily favorable reviews by critics. Development In an interview with ''Complex (magazine), Complex'', G-Dragon explained that he did not f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
G-Dragon
Kwon Ji-yong (; born August 18, 1988), best known as G-Dragon (), is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur, known as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of K-pop". Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, G-Dragon made his debut in 2006 and rose to prominence as the leader of the South Korean boy band BigBang (South Korean band), BigBang, which went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands in the world. In 2009, he released his first solo album ''Heartbreaker (G-Dragon album), Heartbreaker;'' the album and its Heartbreaker (G-Dragon song), title track of the same name were commercially successful, becoming the best-selling album by a Korean soloist at the time and earning him Mnet Asian Music Award for Album of the Year, Album of the Year at the 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards. This was followed by a collaboration with bandmate T.O.P (rapper), T.O.P for the album ''GD & TOP'' in 2010. His first Extended play, EP ''One of a Kind (G-Dragon EP), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crooked (song)
"Crooked" () is a song recorded by South Korean rapper G-Dragon. It was released on September 5, 2013 by YG Entertainment alongside " Niliria" as the third and fourth singles from his second studio album, '' Coup d'Etat'' (2013). It was written and produced by Teddy and G-Dragon. A pop-punk song, "Crooked" peaked at number three at the Gaon Digital Chart and became one of his most successful singles. Writing and composition "Crooked" was described as a "synthed-up, deliriously catchy pop-punk" with a "neon-bright" sound. The track fuses "heavy drumbeats and metal guitar riffs", besides featuring a "heavy bass line and fully amplified sound at the chorus." In the track, G-Dragon mixes rap with singing. Lyrically, the single describes a man "full of angst and despair" that demands to be left alone as he spends the night "like a 'crooked-minded person,' because in the end, he's alone and doesn't need anyone's 'sugarcoated sympathy.'" The song's producer, Teddy Park, commented ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baauer
Harry Bauer Rodrigues (born April 30, 1989), known professionally as Baauer, is an American record producer and DJ, best known for his double platinum song "Harlem Shake (song), Harlem Shake". He has produced varied dance music from the age of 13 and previously produced a track under the name “Captain Harry” which received support on BBC Radio 1. His early releases as Baauer around 2012 were part of an emerging sub genre of electronic music known as Trap music (EDM), trap, alongside acts like TNGHT, RL Grime, Rustie and Flosstradamus. Baauer has produced songs for Just Blaze, Pusha T, Tom Morello and G-Dragon amongst others. He has created official remixes for Nero (band), Nero, The Prodigy, Flosstradamus, No Doubt, Missy Elliott, Disclosure (band), Disclosure, Kodak Black and Gorillaz. Baauer's music has been used in a number of blockbuster films including ''The Hunger Games (film series), Hunger Games: Mockingjay'', ''Red Sparrow'' and ''Logan (film), Logan''. In 2016, he r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search. In January 2024, YouTube had more than 2.7billion monthly active users, who collectively watched more than one billion hours of videos every day. , videos were being uploaded to the platform at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute, and , there were approximately 14.8billion videos in total. On November 13, 2006, YouTube was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion (equivalent to $ billion in ). Google expanded YouTube's business model of generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by and for YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LOEN TV
1theK Originals, formerly LOEN TV (), is a South Korean web series, produced by Kakao M. It is shown on the label's official YouTube channel. History 2011: Debut LOEN TV started in 2011, also going under the name ''LOEN Bangsong'' (로엔 방송, LOEN broadcast). At first, it only covered IU. It has six episodes. 2012: Comeback In 2012, LOEN TV came back with three new episodes covering IU's Japanese tour. 2012: Introduction of segments In the same year, LOEN TV launched segments. ''Ask in a Box'' started in October 2012 with Gain as debut star followed by ''CSI: Coming Soon Interview'' ( Girl's Day), ''Let's Dance'' (November 2012, Girl's Day), ''LOEN TV Live'' (December 2012, Sunny Hill and Yoon Hyun-sang), ''Special Feature'' (December 2012, Kim Sung-kyu), ''Run to You'' (March 2013, Kim Tae-woo), ''I'M: Introduce Myself'' (April 2013, Yoo Ji-ae) and ''Wonder Live'' (September 2013, Lyn). 2014 Due to the change of LOEN's music distribution brand from ''LOEN Music'' to '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LOEN Entertainment
Kakao M Corp. (; formerly Seoul Records, YBM Seoul Records and LOEN Entertainment) was a South Korean entertainment company established by Min Yeong-bin in 1978. It was one of the largest co-publisher companies in South Korea. The company operated as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management, concert production company, and music publishing house. , the company was the leading record company in South Korea by net revenue according to the statistics compiled by the Korea Music Content Industry Association (KMCIA) through the Gaon Music Chart (30.4%); it was also the second leading company in terms of album sales (25.4%). LOEN Entertainment became a subsidiary of Kakao in January 2016 and was subsequently renamed two years later. Online music sales accounted for most of the company's profit, with 93.9% of revenue coming from online music sales. The label also distributed CDs of some other entertainment agencies in South Korea through its branch 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartbreaker (G-Dragon Album)
''Heartbreaker'' is the debut studio album by South Korean rapper G-Dragon. The album's chart-topping single " Heartbreaker" became one of the best selling singles in South Korea of all time, having sold over 4 million copies since its release. Release and singles Although initially scheduled to be released in April, the release date was pushed back to August to coincide with his 21st birthday. G-Dragon collaborated with several YG labelmates, including Teddy Park of 1TYM, bandmate Taeyang, and CL and Dara of 2NE1. The lead single " Heartbreaker" landed at number-one on multiple charts, including the Mnet and Melon Music chart, while " Breathe" was ranked in the Top 20. " A Boy" described the personal struggles he went through as he started in the entertainment industry at the age of 6, eventually becoming a trainee at YG Entertainment when he was 12. "The Leaders", which featured Teddy and CL, referenced Girls' Generation's song " Gee", Kim Kyu Jong (of SS501)'s "Wuss Up", and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Complex (magazine)
Complex Networks is an American media and entertainment company for youth culture, based in New York City. It was founded as a bi-monthly magazine, ''Complex'', by fashion designer Marc Ecko, Marc Eckō. Complex Networks reports on popular and emerging trends in style, sneakers, food, music, sports and pop culture. Complex Networks reached over 90 million unique users per month in 2013 across its owned and operated and partner sites, socials and YouTube channels. The print magazine ceased publication with the December 2016/January 2017 issue. Complex currently has 6.02 million subscribers and 1.8 billion total views on YouTube. the company's yearly revenue was estimated to be US$200 million, 15% of which came from commerce. Complex Networks has been named by ''Business Insider'' as one of the Most Valuable Startups in New York, and Most Valuable Private Companies in the World. In 2012, the company launched Complex TV, an online broadcasting platform. In 2016, it became a joint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Sometimes, a recording act is remembered for its " number ones" that outperformed all other albums during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, acquiring its existing name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985), ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1991), and ''Billboard'' 200 Top Albums (1991–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales—both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, the tracking week begins on Friday (to coincide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaon Album Chart
The Circle Album Chart, previously known as the Gaon Album Chart, is a record chart ranking the 100 most popular albums, extended plays and single albums in South Koreabased on their Record sales, physical sales. It is a part of the Circle Chart, previously known as the Gaon Chart. It compiles shipments in weekly, monthly, and year-end formats with detailed album sales. History The Gaon Album Chart was launched as a part of the Gaon Chart in February 2010 by the Korea Music Content Association and South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (South Korea), Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. In February 2011, Gaon Chart published information on both online and offline album sales of 2010, including a detailed breakdown of online chart data, and was the first time that offline album sales were released since 2008 when the Music Industry Association of Korea stopped compiling data. In July 2022, Gaon Chart was rebranded as Circle Chart with a reformation in the album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MichiGO
"MichiGO (미치Go)" is a promotional single recorded by South Korean hip hop artist G-Dragon from his second studio album, '' Coup d'Etat'' (2013). It was released digitally on April 1, 2013, through the application Line. Background On March 15, YG Entertainment announced that G-Dragon will release a new single to support his first world tour. The single released exclusively through mobile app Line, it was first available only on South Korea, Japan and Thailand. The single was released worldwide on April 20 with the music video. The music video has a special appearances by Taeyang, SE7EN, and Teddy. Commercial performance The song entered Gaon Music Chart The Circle Chart (), previously known as the Gaon Music Chart or the Gaon Chart (), tabulates the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in South Korea. Founded in 2010, it is produced by the Korea Music Content Association and sponsored ... after releasing of the album '' Coup d'Etat'', It charted on the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITunes
iTunes is a media player, media library, and mobile device management (MDM) utility developed by Apple. It is used to purchase, play, download and organize digital multimedia on personal computers running the macOS and Windows operating systems, and can be used to rip songs from CDs as well as playing content from dynamic, smart playlists. It includes options for sound optimization and wirelessly sharing iTunes libraries. iTunes was announced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs on January 9, 2001. Its original and main focus was music, with a library offering organization and storage of Mac users' music collections. With the 2003 addition of the iTunes Store for purchasing and downloading digital music, and a Windows version of the program, it became an ubiquitous tool for managing music and configuring other features on Apple's line of iPod media players, which extended to the iPhone and iPad upon their introduction. From 2005 on, Apple expanded its core music features with s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
