[서울뉴시스=이재훈 기자] BIGBANG’s leader G-DRAGON is to go on a solo tour in Europe.  

G-DRAGON’s agency YG Entertainment announced on June 26 that G-DRAGON will be holding more concerts in Europe as part of his “ACT III M.O.T.T.E” tour. The additional concerts will take place in Birmingham, London, Amsterdam, Paris and Berlin.  

BIGBANG held a concert in London in 2012 for their “BIGBANG ALIVE GALAXY TOUR 2012”, the group’s first ever world tour. However, this will be the first time that G-DRAGON will be performing in Europe as a solo musician. 

YG said, “This has more meaning as he will be holding concerts in five major European cities. G-DRAGON has built quite a name for himself by participating in high profile fashion shows and events. However, now G-DRAGON’s fans in Europe will actually be able to see him perform.” 

For his solo tour, G-DRAGON will be holding concerts in a total of 29 cities around the world: five European cities, eight North American cities, four Oceanian cities, and three Japanese cities. 

G-DRAGON made a comeback by releasing a solo album titled “KWON JI YONG” in June 8. The album has swept the online charts and topped three Gaon charts. G-DRAGON also won five trophies in music chart shows. 

On June 19, G-DRAGON also became the first Korea solo musician to become No.1 on US Billboard’s World Albums Chart for two weeks in a row. 

G-DRAGON finished his solo concerts successfully in Singapore on June 24-25 and will continue his tour by performing in Bangkok on July 7-8. 

2017. 6. 26.

Who made it into Korea’s biggest music site’s top 10? Is it BIGBANG? Girls’ Generation? Another artist?

Since its launch in 2004, MelOn has become one of South Korea’s most popular online music sites, as well as one of the most influential music charting sites. In celebration of its time in K-pop and with over a decade of music chart data to pull from, MelOn has now pulled the curtain back on who the top 10 artists have been on the site’s music charts over the past 10 years.

In a new report from News Donga, it was revealed that BIGBANG are MelOn’s number one artist with a total of 51 weeks at the No.1 spot and a total of 18 No.1 songs. 2nd place goes to IU, who logged in an impressive 36 weeks at the No.1 spot and 16 No.1 songs, while 3rd place belongs to the Wonder Girls, who have had 32 weeks at No.1 and 8 no.1 songs.

Here’s the complete ranking list of the top 10 artists on the MelOn music charts over the past 10 years:

=10. PSY (9 weeks at No.1, 3 No.1 songs)

=10. Busker Busker (9 weeks at No.1, 5 No.1 songs)

9. Miss A & Infinite Challenge (10 weeks at No.1, 5 No.1 songs

=8. LEESANG (11 weeks at No.1, 5 No.1 songs)

=8. TWICE (11 weeks at No.1, 3 No.1 songs)

7. DAVICHI (16 weeks at No.1, 10 No.1 songs)

6. Girls’ Generation (17 weeks at No.1, 8 No.1 songs)

5. SISTAR (27 weeks at No.1, 10 No.1 songs)

4. 2NE1 (28 weeks at No.1, 12 No.1 songs)

3. Wonder Girls (32 weeks at No.1, 8 No.1 songs

2. IU (36 weeks at No.1, 16 No.1 songs)

1. BIGBANG (51 weeks at No.1 18 No.1 songs)

A big, big congrats to all the artists who made it into the top 10 MelOn artists list!

Source: SBS Australia