Singer G-DRAGON (G-Dragon) successfully completed his first official Middle East stage since his debut amid explosive cheers from some 20,000 fans, expanding his global activity range to the Middle East market.
G-DRAGON appeared as the headliner at the 'KRAZY SUPER CONCERT' held at Dubai Media City Amphitheatre in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the 17th (local time). This stage was his first official performance presented in the Middle East in his career, and it carries industrial symbolism in that it expanded his activity terrain beyond North America and Europe.
The performance opened with 'INTRO,' and starting with 'PO￦ER' it instantly raised the on-site atmosphere. He then consecutively presented representative hits including 'HOME SWEET HOME (feat. TAEYANG, DAESUNG)', 'Crayon', 'TOO BAD (feat. Anderson .Paak)', and 'Crooked', leading the venue into large-scale singalongs. In particular, during the 'Crooked' stage, a chorus that transcended language and nationality unfolded, demonstrating the cohesion of the global fandom.
The stage operation also showed a high level of completeness. He actively interacted with local fans between songs to increase immersion in the performance, and he made his presence as the headliner clear with restrained staging and charismatic performance. This Dubai performance added significance as an example of a K-pop artist's market expansion rather than a simple overseas schedule.
At the Dubai performance, G-DRAGON matched a red brick-tone tailored jacket with a pink inner and black wide pants, delicately implementing a color narrative reminiscent of Dubai's desert. The restrained tailoring and symbolic color combination visually expressed the connection with local fans as conceptual styling for his first Dubai stage, delivering a sincere message to Middle Eastern fans while reinforcing his presence as a global fashionista who links space and narrative with fashion.
Major overseas media also gave significant coverage to news of G-DRAGON's Dubai performance. U.S. music trade publication Billboard focused on G-DRAGON as the headliner of the Dubai performance while covering the global expansion of the 'KRAZY SUPER CONCERT,' and U.S. global business magazine Forbes also introduced his first Middle East stage as an example of a K-pop representative artist expanding market influence. In addition, Dubai-based leading English-language outlet Gulf News and local culture and lifestyle outlet Time Out Dubai reported the performance as a major cultural issue, followed by Khaleej Times, a leading daily representing the UAE, and The National, the Abu Dhabi-based state-owned English-language outlet, all consecutively reporting related news and spotlighting local interest in G-DRAGON's first Middle East stage and his standing as a global artist.
Meanwhile, G-DRAGON recently won 'Best Song' at the '33rd Hanteo Music Awards' for 'TOO BAD (feat. Anderson .Paak)' and also took the 'Artist of the Year' category, recording a two-award win. The Hanteo Music Awards is an awards ceremony that reflects indicators based on global real-time album and music data, and this award is evaluated as a result that proved both fandom power and actual consumption indicators. The award news that followed immediately after the Dubai performance shows that his global influence is not a one-off but is accumulating in numbers and results.
He also held his first solo fan meetings since his debut, '2026 G-DRAGON 'FAM' MEETING [FAM+ILY : FAMILY : FAM I LOVE YOU]' from Feb. 6 to 8 in Seoul and from Feb. 13 to 15 in Yokohama, Japan, maintaining intensive communication with fans. On the 21st and 22nd he is scheduled to continue the fan meetings at BITEC in Bangkok, Thailand, further expanding global fan touchpoints.
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