Singer G-DRAGON drew a record 65,000 people for an F1 performance, rewriting the history of the F1 Grand Prix.
G-DRAGON took the stage as the headline performer at the 2025 FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX held on Sept. 3 (local time) on the Padang stage at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore. The Singapore Grand Prix, a global festival representing Singapore's autumn, is a symbolic venue where F1's first night race was held, and G-DRAGON and Elton John were both listed as headline performers, drawing intense interest even before the shows.
In particular, this was G-DRAGON's first Singapore performance in about eight years since his second world tour, Act III, M.O.T.T.E World Tour, in 2017, and news of his performance prompted an explosive reaction from Singaporean fans. As a result, 65,000 people, the largest crowd in F1 performance history, attended on the day of the concert, underscoring his global popularity.
After a blackout, when G-DRAGON appeared, local fans shouted "Kwon Ji-yong" in unison and cheered. In response, G-DRAGON performed a 1-hour-and-30-minute setlist alone, filling the stage with songs ranging from new tracks such as PO￦ER, HOME SWEET HOME, and TOO BAD (feat. Anderson .Paak) to signature hits like 미치GO, One of a Kind, and Crayon, thrilling the audience. Above all, his passionate live performance and professional stagecraft, enjoying the stage, heated up the atmosphere even more.
G-DRAGON also captivated attention by presenting three stage outfits across three parts. For the first set, he appeared in a high-end racing look matching the F1 concept, pairing a racing jacket adorned with the Übermensch logo and colorful patches with leather pants and boots to exude intense black charisma. For the second set, he perfectly pulled off an OLED suit, showcasing a distinctive visual and presence, and finally he elevated the completeness and immersion of the stage by adding the F1 symbol, the checkered flag, to a styling that combined kitsch and dandyism.
Local fans poured out various reactions on social media and online communities, saying things like "G-DRAGON's stage was more amazing and moving than I imagined," "It will be remembered as a special moment I will never forget," and "I was happy to see G-DRAGON's stage up close, breathing with the audience and burning with passion."
Meanwhile, in Singapore the global AI entertainment technology corporations Galaxy Corporation, G-DRAGON's agency, and content solutions company CreativeMUT (MUT) are also hosting the G-DRAGON Media Exhibition: Übermensch global tour through the 13th. It is being held at the Changi Experience Studio, the interactive exhibition space at the Singapore landmark Jewel Changi, offering high immersion and a unique experience. In particular, from the first day of the exhibition local fans showed explosive interest, sustaining its popularity.
G-DRAGON proved his national treasure–level global popularity by successfully wrapping up performances from Korea to Tokyo, Bulakan, Osaka, Macau, Sydney, Melbourne, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Hong Kong in the Asia-Pacific region, and major U.S. cities including Newark, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles, as well as a show in Paris, France. He will continue the momentum of his global tour with the third world tour, G-DRAGON 2025 WORLD TOUR [Übermensch], on Oct. 20 and 21 in Osaka, in November in Taipei and Hanoi, and in December in Seoul.
[Photo] Provided by Galaxy Corporation.
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