At APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation), world leaders busied with cameras to take photos of G-Dragon on stage drew attention.
On Oct. 31, 2025, MBC News Channel posted a video titled "Cha Eun-woo hosting, G-Dragon performance, Edward Lee cooking.. APEC leaders' dinner K-culture cultural performances H/L [On-site PLAY]".
On the second day of the "APEC CEO Summit 2025" held at Gyeongju Arts Center on the 29th, a cultural session was held.
Meanwhile, on the 31st, G-DRAGON drew attention as the only K-pop artist to take the stage at the APEC leaders' welcome dinner held at the grand ballroom of the RAHAN Hotel in Gyeongju.
G-Dragon promoted APEC's values with innovative performances and further elevated the stature of Korean culture. Perhaps for that reason, he captured the attention of the leaders of various countries.
G-Dragon first greeted the audience as "APEC 2025 Korea ambassador, singer G-Dragon," and especially President Lee Jae-myung was shown looking on at the stage with Chinese President Xi Jinping with satisfaction, and scenes of leaders capturing G-Dragon's performance with their cameras also drew attention.
G-Dragon has been actively serving as an APEC publicity ambassador since his appointment in July. He also showed a strong presence in a promotional video alongside President Lee Jae-myung, soccer player Park Ji-sung, director Park Chan-wook and IVE's Jang Won-young. Even during overseas tour schedules at the time, he traveled to and from Korea to participate in filming, showing the responsibility befitting a "global icon."
The APEC planning and preparation team said, "G-Dragon is a figure with global influence who is best suited to widely convey the values of 'connection and sustainability' that APEC pursues," and added, "We expect he will deliver an overwhelming performance at the dinner concert."
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