G-Dragon is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and a member of South Korean boy band Big Bang formed by YG Entertainment in 2006. He has won numerous awards and recognitions for his work in both the music and fashion industry.
G-Dragon won Album of the Year at both the 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards and Melon Music Awards for his debut studio album Heartbreaker. In 2013, he won Record of the Year at the Seoul Music Awards and Digital Bonsang at the Golden Disc Awards for his first extended play One of a Kind, and also Best Rap/Hip-hop Song at the Korean Music Awards for his single of the same name. At the 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards, he was the most awarded and nominated act winning four out of six nominations including Artist of the Year, Best Male Artist, and Best Music Video.
G-Dragon won the Style Icon of the Year Award in 2013, and was also honored with the same award in 2016. In 2015, he was chosen by GQ Korea as their Man of the Year. In 2016, he was recognised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for his achievements in the entertainment industry and given the Korean Prime Minister Recognition Award. Forbes listed him as the Most Influential Person Under 30 in Asia's Entertainment and Sports in 2016.
Following his 7 year hiatus and comeback in the previous year at the 2024 Mnet Asian Music Awards and the release of his third full Album on February 25, 2025. At the 2025 Mnet Asian Music Awards he was, alongside Rosé and Aespa, the most awarded act, winning Artist of the Year, Best Male Artist, Best Male Dance Performance and MAMA Award for Fans' Choice of the Year.
At the 2025 Melon Music Awards he became the most awarded act, winning a total of 7 awards, including 3 Daesangs, Artist of the Year (Daesang), Album of the Year (Daesang), Song of the Year (Daesang), Best Male Solo, Top 10 Artist, Millions Top 10 and Best Songwriter. This feat marks the "most dominant individual performance" at the awards in recent memory.
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Awards and nominations
+ Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s)/work(s) Result Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2019 Korean Popular Artist G-Dragon Asia Artist Awards 2025 Legendary Male Solo 2026 Popularity Award – Solo (Male) Asian Pop Music Awards 2024 Song of the Year (Overseas) "Power" Top 20 Songs (Overseas) 2025 Best Music Video "Too Bad" Best Collaboration Top 10 Songs of the Year "Drama" Best Album of the Year Übermensch Top 20 Albums of the Year Best Producer G-Dragon Best Composer Best Male Artist Best Lyricist People's Choice Award Brand Customer Loyalty Awards 2025 Male Solo Singer Brand of the Year Awards 2025 Best Male Idol (Indonesia) Best Male Idol (Vietnam) China Year End Awards 2024 Best Selling Male Solo Single Power Best Selling International Single Best Selling Single Best Selling Artist - Singles G-Dragon Best Selling Single Home Sweet Home Best Selling International Single Best Selling Kpop Single Best Selling Kpop Collaboration Cyworld Digital Music Awards 2009 Song of the Month (September) "Heartbreaker" Ting's Choice Award Bonsang Award 2011 Song of the Month (July) "Having an Affair" DAP Awards 2025 Person of the Year G-Dragon European K-pop So-Loved Awards 2013 Best Male Solo Artist Fundex Awards 2025 Best Player of Seasonal/Mini TV Show Good Day Popular Star Prize – K-Show Male Player Fuse TV 2013 Best New Artist G-Dragon Gaon Chart Music Awards 2018 Song of the Year (June) "Untitled, 2014" Golden Disc Awards 2013 Popularity Award G-Dragon Digital Bonsang One of a Kind 2014 Digital Bonsang "Crooked" Popularity Award Disk Bonsang Coup d'Etat 2018 Digital Bonsang "Untitled, 2014" Popularity Award 2026 Disk Bonsang Übermensch Album Daesang (Album of the Year) Digital Bonsang "Home Sweet Home" Digital Daesang (Song of the Year) Artist of the Year (Daesang) G-Dragon Hanteo Music Awards 2025 Artist of the Year Global Artist Award - Africa Global Artist Award - Asia Global Artist Award - Europe Global Artist Award - North America Global Artist Award - Oceania Global Artist Award - South America 2026 Artist of the Year Best Continent Artist – Africa Best Continent Artist – Asia Best Continent Artist – Europe Best Continent Artist – South America Best Continent Artist – North America Best Continent Artist – North Oceania Best Popular Artist Best Global Popular Artist Best Song (Daesang) "Too Bad" Hito Music Awards 2014 Western Song of the Year "Coup d'Etat" ICT Awards Korea 2025 Grand Prix 'G-DRAGON MEDIA EXHIBITION: Übermensch' InStyle Star Icon Awards 2016 Male Idol Fashionista G-Dragon iMBC Awards 2025 Best Solo Best Photo International Dance Music Awards 2014 Best Dubstep/Drum & Bass Track "Dirty Vibe" JTBC Awards 2015 Newsroom Interview Awards G-Dragon K-World Dream Awards 2025 Best Music G-Dragon Korea Grand Music Awards 2025 Best Artist 10 Trend of the Year - K-Pop solo Best Hip-Hop "Home Sweet Home" Best Music Video "Power" Best Dance Performance "Too Bad" Best Music 10 Übermensch Korean Hip-Hop Awards 2017 Best Collaboration "₩ 1,000,000" Korean Music Awards 2013 Song of the Year (Daesang) "One of a Kind" Best Rap/Hip-hop Song Best Dance/Electronic Album One of a Kind 2014 Best Dance/Electronic Song "Crooked" Male Musician of the Year – Netizen Vote G-Dragon 2025 Best Rap/Hip-hop Song "Power" KOMCA Grand Prize 2018 2018 Most Royalties and Copyrighted Song in 2017 G-Dragon MBC Entertainment Awards 2012 Style Guinness Award 2013 Best Couple Award Jung Hyung-don & G-Dragon Melon Music Awards 2009 Album of the Year (Daesang) Heartbreaker Top 10 2011 Hot Trend Award "Having an Affair" Song of the Year (Daesang) Best Rap/Hip Hop Award "Oh Yeah" 2012 Top 10 "Crayon" 2013 Album of the Year (Daesang) Coup d'Etat Artist of the Year (Daesang) G-Dragon Top 10 Netizen Popularity Award "Who You?" Song of the Year (Daesang) 2015 Hot Trend Award Infinite Challenge Festival "Mapsosa" 2017 Kakao Hot Star Award G-Dragon Best Album Award Kwon Ji Yong Best Song Award "Untitled, 2014" Best R&B/Soul Award 2025 Japan Favorite Artist G-Dragon Berriz Global Fan's Choice Artist of the Year (Daesang) Best Male Solo Top 10 Artist Best Songwriter Album of the Year (Daesang) Übermensch Millions Top 10 Song of the Year (Daesang) "Home Sweet Home" Music Awards Japan 2026 Special Award: Korean Popular Music "Power" Best K-Pop Artist G-Dragon Best Album Übermensch Song of the Year "Home Sweet Home" Artist of the Year G-Dragon Mnet Asian Music Awards 2007 Music Arrangement "Lies" "2007 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" . MAMA. Retrieved December 14, 2014. 2009 Album of the Year (Daesang) Heartbreaker "2009 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" . MAMA. Retrieved December 14, 2014. Best Male Solo Artist "Heartbreaker" "2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards Part1" . MAMA. Retrieved December 18, 2014. Best House & Electronic 2012 Best Male Artist "Crayon" Artist of the Year (Daesang) Album of the Year (Daesang) One of a Kind 2013 Best Male Artist "Crooked" Album of the Year (Daesang) Coup d'Etat Artist of the Year (Daesang) G-Dragon Best Dance Performance – Male Solo "Crooked" Song of the Year (Daesang) Nissan Juke Best Music Video "Coup d'Etat" 2017 Artist of the Year (Daesang) G-Dragon Best Male Artist 2024 Music Visionary of the Year 2025 Artist of the Year (Daesang) Worldwide Icon of the Year Fans' Choice Top 10 – Male Best Male Artist Album of the Year (Daesang) Übermensch Song of the Year (Daesang) "Too Bad" Best Dance Performance – Male Solo Best Collaboration Best Choreography MTV Iggy 2013 Song of the Year "Crooked" MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2010 Best Collaboration Video "Rain is Fallin" Philippine K-pop Awards 2017 Best Male Solo Artist G-Dragon QQ Music Awards 2014 Most Popular Korean & Japanese Artist G-Dragon 2015 2016 Influential Male Artist of The Year QQ Music Dianfeng Awards 2024 Top Korean Songs of The Year "Home Sweet Home" Top 10 Singles of The Year "Power" 2025 Korean Album of The Year Übermensch Rhythmer Awards 2013 Hip Hop Single of the Year "One of a Kind" RTHK International Pop Poll Awards 2014 Top Ten International Gold Songs "Missing You" Top Male Artist G-Dragon 2025 Top Album Award (Korea) Übermensch SBS MTV Best of the Best 2013 Album of the Year Coup d'Etat Artist of the Year G-Dragon Seoul Music Awards 2013 Record of the Year One of a Kind 2018 Bonsang Award G-Dragon Popularity Award Hallyu Special Award 2025 Main Prize (Bonsang) Grand Prize (Daesang) Popularity Award K-Wave Special Award K-pop World Choice – Solo R&B/ Hip-hop Award "Too Bad" Singapore Entertainment Awards 2012 Most Popular K-pop Music Video "Crayon" 2013 "Crooked" Style Icon Awards 2013 Style Icon of the Year G-Dragon Top 10 Style Icons 2014 2016 Style Icon of the Year Tencent Music Year End Awards 2024 K-Pop Artist of the Year K-Pop Solo Artist of the Year K-Pop Song of the Year "Power" K-Pop Best-selling Single K-Pop Highest Score Songs K-Pop Highest Score Songs "Home Sweet Home" 2025 Korean Song of the Year Longest Korean Song On The 2025 Charts (album version) Longest Korean Song On The 2025 Charts (single version) Korean Song of the Year "Take Me" Longest Korean Song On The 2025 Charts Korean Song of the Year "Too Bad" Highest Score For A Korean Song In History Top 10 Korean High Score Songs Of The Year Longest Korean Song On The 2025 Charts Top 10 Korean High Score Songs Of The Year "Drama" Longest Korean Song On The 2025 Charts Longest Korean Song On The 2025 Charts "IBELONGIIU" Korean album of the Year Übermensch Korean Artist of the Year G-Dragon Korean Solo Artist of the Year TMElive International Music Awards 2025 International Single of the Year "Home Sweet Home" V Chart Awards 2014 Top Male Artist G-Dragon Best Music Video of the Year "Coup d'Etat" World Music Awards 2014 World's Best Male Artist G-Dragon World's Best Live Act World's Best Entertainer of the Year World's Best Video "Crooked" World's Best Album Coup d'Etat Youku Tudou Young Choice Awards 2013 Favorite International Artist G-Dragon YouTube Music Awards 2015 Honored Artist Good Boy
Other accolades State and cultural honors
+ Name of country or organization, year given, and name of honor Country or organization Year Honor South Korea 2010 Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation 2016 Prime Minister's Commendation 2025 Okgwan Order of Cultural Merit (4th class)
Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Placement Arena Korea 2008 Most Influential Men of the Year Business of Fashion 2015 BoF 500 Complex 2025 The 25 Best Dressed Celebs of the 21st Century Forbes 2012 2030 Power Leaders List 2013 2014 2016 30 Under 30 – Asia 2018 Korea Power Celebrity 40 2026 2025 K-Idol of the Year 30 – Korea 2026 Top Power Celebrity Gallup Korea 2013 Top 10 Singers of the Year 2024 Most Loved K-Pop Solo Singer of the 21st Century Golden Disc Awards 2025 Golden Disc Powerhouse 40 GQ Korea 2015 Men of the Year for 2015 The Guardian 2018 The 30 best boyband members Hypebeast 2013 100 Most Influential People in Fashion 2015 2016 2017 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Ilgan Sports 2013 Most Influential Entities in K-pop Sisa Journal 2018 Next Generation Culture Leaders
See also List of awards and nominations received by Big Bang List of awards and nominations received by GD X Taeyang List of awards and nominations received by GD & TOP
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