G-Dragon acquires trademark rights to his name from YG Entertainment
South Korean rapper G-Dragon â real name Kwon Ji-yong â has acquired the trademark rights to his stage name from former agency, YG Entertainment.
READ MORE: Every Red Velvet song ranked in order of greatnessToday (August 2), G-Dragon’s new agency GALAXY Corporation, which he signed to last year, confirmed to South Korean news outlet OSEN that the rapper had been able to acquire his stage name from his former label.
âIt is true that Kwon Ji-yong has been transferred the trademark rights for âG-Dragonâ from YG Entertainment,â a representative from GALAXY Corporation told OSEN, per The Chosun Daily.
The latter publication also reported that G-Dragon has also received trademark rights for other names related to the rapper, including the acronym ‘GD’.
The move comes months after his label confirmed that G-Dragon would be making his long-awaited comeback âin the second half of this yearâ. At the time, the agency also said that the K-pop star would also be “carrying out global activities and activities in Japan” as part of his comeback.
G-Dragon’s last solo release was his self-titled EP âKwon Ji-yongâ in 2017. The K-pop idol first debuted as a member of K-pop boyband Big Bang in 2016, before launching a solo career in 2009 with his debut studio album âHeartbreakerâ.
In other G-Dragon news, the rapper was appointed as special professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) under the Department of Mechanical Engineering last month.
In other K-pop news, Korean-Canadian singer Jeon Somi has released a music video for her new single, âIce Creamâ, featuring a cameo from Park Seo-joon.
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G-Dragon acquires trademark rights to his name from YG Entertainment
G-Dragon acquires trademark rights to his name from YG Entertainment
G-Dragon acquires trademark rights to his name from YG Entertainment
G-Dragon acquires trademark rights to his name from YG Entertainment
G-Dragon acquires trademark rights to his name from YG Entertainment
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