Oct. 31, 2024 / 11:17 AM

G-Dragon returns with 'Power,' first single in 7 years

K-pop star and former Big Bang member G-Dragon released a single and music video for the song "Power." File Photo by Yonhap News Agency/EPA

K-pop star and former Big Bang member G-Dragon released a single and music video for the song "Power." File Photo by Yonhap News Agency/EPA

Oct. 31 (UPI) -- South Korean singer and rapper G-Dragon is making his comeback.

The K-pop star, a former member of the boy band BigBang, released a single and music video for the song "Power" on Thursday.

The "Power" video shows G-Dragon perform on a news station set and in a subway car.

The song's release coincides with news that G-Dragon has signed with American record label Empire Distribution.

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"Power" marks G-Dragon's first new music in over seven years. The music artist last released the EP Kwon Ji Yong, self-titled after his legal name, in June 2017.

G-Dragon came to fame with BigBang and made his solo debut in 2009.

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