Facebook Pixel Music kings take back their crowns | The Straits Times - newspaper - Lees dit verhaal op Magzter.com
Ga onbeperkt met Magzter GOLD

Ga onbeperkt met Magzter GOLD

Krijg onbeperkte toegang tot meer dan 9000 tijdschriften, kranten en Premium-verhalen voor slechts

$149.99
 
$74.99/Jaar

Poging GOUD - Vrij

Music kings take back their crowns

The Straits Times

|

November 28, 2024

Must-see MV: G-Dragon – 2024 Mama performance medley

- Jan Lee

Music kings take back their crowns

The king of K-pop is back and it is as if he never went away. South Korean pop sensation G-Dragon, leader of seminal boy band Big Bang, showed up at the Mama Awards held in Osaka on Nov 23, marking his first performance at the awards in nine years.

He is fresh off a seven-year hiatus, but the 36-year-old showed up in a pink outfit topped off with a crown to remind the crowd exactly why he was given the royal title.

The 14-minute set opens with a silhouette of G-Dragon behind a screen while singing his 2017 ballad Untitled, 2014. The camera follows the star from backstage as he prepares to go onstage. The shot of him from behind as he kicks off his performance is reminiscent of the opening shot of G-Dragon's iconic set at the Mama Awards in 2014, which has over 89 million views on YouTube.

MEER VERHALEN VAN The Straits Times

The Straits Times

The Straits Times

HISTORY ON CITY'S SIDE IN RUN-IN

EPL fixtures favour Arsenal, but rivals have experience to win title on final day

time to read

3 mins

May 19, 2026

The Straits Times

The Straits Times

S'pore's building boom is forcing a reckoning on migrant labour

As Singapore enters a construction supercycle, the country faces a deeper question: Can it continue treating its indispensable migrant workers as temporary outsiders?

time to read

8 mins

May 19, 2026

The Straits Times

IMDA suspends review of proposed Simba-M1 merger

Regulator investigating Simba’s alleged unauthorised use of radio frequency bands

time to read

4 mins

May 19, 2026

The Straits Times

Survival ‘possible but difficult’ for Hammers

West Ham United coach Nuno Espirito Santo admitted that his side’s chances of staying in the English Premier League were fading fast, after their 3-1 away defeat by Newcastle United on May 17 left them two points adrift of the safety zone with one game left to play.

time to read

1 mins

May 19, 2026

The Straits Times

The Straits Times

ADELAIDE AND BEYOND

Escape to South Australia’s capital for its koala encounters, award-winning cheese, fresh fruit and wine

time to read

5 mins

May 19, 2026

The Straits Times

Fan Bingbing meets Sultan while on Mother Bhumi promo tour in Malaysia

Chinese actress Fan Bingbing met Malaysia’s King, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, at Istana Pasir Pelangi in Johor Bahru on May 12 as part of a five-state promotional tour for her latest film Mother Bhumi (2025).

time to read

1 mins

May 19, 2026

The Straits Times

Temasek unlikely to meet 2030 climate targets, says CEO

Amid the tough global business environment and current technology constraints in decarbonising aviation and power generation, investment giant Temasek is unlikely to meet its 2030 climate targets, said its chief Dilhan Pillay on May 18.

time to read

3 mins

May 19, 2026

The Straits Times

The Straits Times

HALF YOURS MEASURES UP NICELY IN G1 DOOMBEN CUP

2025 Melbourne Cup winner all prepped for rematch with Pride Of Jenni and Birdman

time to read

3 mins

May 19, 2026

The Straits Times

NZ clothing brand Glassons to open S'pore pop-up store

Singaporeans obsessed with the latest outfit styles trending on social media can look forward to more retail therapy, with cult New Zealand fashion brand Glassons set to open its first pop-up store here later in May.

time to read

1 mins

May 19, 2026

The Straits Times

Tomyris is knocking on the door in Race 6

RACE 1 (1,000M)

time to read

2 mins

May 19, 2026

Listen

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size