2NE1 to be Special Guests on G-Dragon’s World Tour Concert Leg in Seoul, Day 2

On the afternoon of the 30th, G-Dragon marked the beginning of his solo world tour, “One Of A Kind” in Korea’s largest indoor performance hall, the Seoul Olympic Park Gymnastics Staidum. On the day of the concert, G-Dragon also revealed his new song, “michiGO” for the first time, with fans and spectators giving a positive and enthusiastic reaction to the song and the performances.

It appears that G-Dragon had felt sick prior to the concert due to the cold weather and massive preparations to the concert, having a fever and cold, resulting to having to go to the hospital to get checked out. But despite this, he still showed his enthusiasm and passion in performing showing his “ring fighter spirit.”

A representative for G-Dragon told Star News, “For the past several weeks, G-Dragon has been having his rehearsals in a gym in Seoul for his solo concert; when the staff from America all arrived a few days prior, rehearsals were moved to the gymastics stadium, which is the actual venue for the concert,” he said, “Because of the cold weather, he recently got a cold, and after a late night practice the day before his concert on the 30th, he continued to feel sick and suffered from a cold,” he revealed.

He continued, “If one member feels sick during a Big Bang concert, another member can go up on-stage to help. But since this is a solo concert, G-Dragon went up on-stage himself for his concert on the 30th, even after going to the hospital the night before,” he said, “G-Dragon put on a wonderful show full of passionate performances that the audience didn’t even notice that he was sick prior to it.”

According to the same representative, 2NE1‘s leader, CL, who performed the song, “The Leaders,” with G-Dragon on the 30th, saw the urgency. He then suggested that 2NE1 be guest performers for the World Tour in Seoul second day concert on the 31st at the Gymnastics Stadium. With 2NE1 as guest performers for the concert, G-Dragon would not have to perform the full 2-hour concert by himself, which is relatively unhealthy given his body’s current state. With the girlgroup as guests, he could have time to rest in between performances and allow his strength and stamina to replenish.

Seeing G-Dragon‘s situation after performing with him and hearing his request, CL had called the 2NE1 members on the spot. 2NE1 member Sandara Park initially had a personal schedule on the 31st and was set to leave for the Philippines on that day. But it was revealed that Sandara Park, understanding the situation, had chosen to postpone her trip to the Philippines in favor of guesting in the concert, showing her friendship with G-Dragon. Thus, on the second day of his Seoul concert tour, G-Dragon would have 2NE1 as special guests.

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Source: Star News via Nate

Translated by: BlackjackBelle@OhDara/ SlaveTranslator@WeLoveDara

T/N: The article actually stated that Dara was going to Thailand. But we know that she was going to the Philippines on that day, to support MBLAQ’s concert, so I changed the info. ^^ Besides, Dara confirmed it herself via her tweets. ^^

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[EXCLUSIVE] 2NE1 AN SOS GUEST ARTIST AS G-DRAGON IS PUT ON A DRIP ON THE FIRST DAY OF HIS WORLD TOUR

The leader of BigBang, a boy band consisted of G-Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, Seungri and Daesung, kicked of his first solo world tour and on the very first day G-Dragon had to be put on a drip. But this did not stop him from performing.

G-Dragon unveiled his first solo world tour concert ONE OF A KIND in Seoul on March 30 at the Olympic Gymnastics Area. He completed his first performance which included the revelation of his new song MichiGo, joined by his extremely enthusiastic fans.

According to related-personnel on March 31, G-Dragon fell ill on March 30 when his first concert was held, and had to take a visit to a hospital to be put on a drip before he went on stage to perform.

They also told StarNews, “G-Dragon had been rehearsing with the American staff members at an arena in Seoul weeks before the concert date, and for the last few days he had been holding rehearsals at the actual concert arena. The temperature-drop gave him a cold just before his concert and he was suffering from a terrible sore throat.”

They added, “in case of BigBang’s concert, if one is sick other members can come up with different plans, but because it is a solo concert, all he could do was visit a doctor and be put on a drip right before the performance. But despite all this G-Dragon performed so powerfully and enthusiastically that no fans had noticed he was unwell.”

According to the source, G-Dragon asked 2NE1’s leader CL, who was a part of his duet song The Leaders, if the girl group can be his guest artist for his following concert on March 31. This was an SOS call. G-Dragon has to perform for two full hours by himself, but if 2NE1 could join him as a guest artist he can take a break and have some time to recharge.

CL, when asked, immediately phoned the other members of 2NE1. Dara, who was scheduled to leave for Thailand in the morning of March 31, postponed the trip to perform at her great friend’s concert. G-Dragon and Dara are known for their close friendship. So 2NE1 is to perform as a guest artist on the second day of G-Dragon’s solo concert on March 31.

For this concert, G-Dragon will travel to 8 different countries including Korea and Japan for his 26 performances, and he will be joined by 550,000 fans in 13 cities.

Credits: YG Life