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On Saturday, September 21, 2024, G-DRAGON visited IU at her HEREH World Tour's closing concert at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. IU kickstarted her solo world tour following the release of her sixth EP album, The Winning, in March 2024.
After rolling out several shows worldwide, including countries like Japan, Taiwan, the USA, Thailand, England, and more, the idol is hosting her last concert in her hometown, Seoul.
Naturally, several celebrities were seen attending the show on September 21. Some of them included TXT's Soobin Beomgyu, Stray Kids' Seungmin, RIIZE's Anton, and more. Among the A-list celebrities at IU's concert was also G-DRAGON, the South Korean soloist and BIGBANG rapper. The idol not only supported IU with his visit but also posted a story of them together on his Instagram account.
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When the picture of the two posing together landed on the internet, fans couldn't help but go gaga over the same. Many felt that the pairing was simply iconic and expressed their happiness in seeing them together. Here are a few reactions to G-DRAGON, otherwise known as Kwon Ji-young, sharing a picture of him and IU on his Instagram story:
"This is such an iconic pairing! G-DRAGON and IU together is a dream. Can't wait to see what they're cooking up."
"King and Queen of K-pop..no ,of Korean Music industry," said a fan on X.
"Please another GD x IU collab will heal me," added a netizen on X.
"The ultimate dream team. What are these two cooking up for us in 2024?" stated another X user.
More netizens talked about how they were happy to see the iconic artist duo together again.
"GDRAGON WENT TO IU’S CONCERT OH LORDDDD MY PALETTE DUO," said a fan on X.
"we need a collab from them again asap," stated an X user.
"The King and Queen of Kpop in 1 pic bow down b*tches," commented a fan on X.
"love to see GD enjoys his bestie concert, they're too adorable," added another netizen.
All you need to know about the two K-pop soloists, G-DRAGON and IU
G-DRAGON, otherwise known as Kwon Ji-young, is a 36-year-old South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He is also known as the King of K-pop. The idol was housed under YG Entertainment since his debut in 2006 but left the agency in September 2023. He subsequently joined Galaxy Corporation for his activities as a soloist.
On the other hand, IU, also known as Lee Ji-eun, is a 31-year-old South Korean singer and actress who's been housed under LOEN Entertainment since her debut in 2007. She kickstarted her career as a 15-year-old singer with Lost and Found, her first EP. She has also starred in many famous K-dramas like Hotel Del Luna, My Mister, Moon Lovers, and more.
IU released her sixth EP, The Winning, in March 2024, which was her first release after her December 2021 EP, Pieces. Therefore, fans heavily celebrated the artist's grand return to the industry. While the idol wrapping up her world tour, fans have been hoping for more releases from the K-pop soloist.
G-DRAGON and IU have previously collaborated; in 2017, the two released a song together called Palette, which stands as one of fans' favorite songs. Ever since the release, fans have also been waiting for more such collaborations to come their way. Therefore, when the two K-pop soloists were spotted at IU's concert, they couldn't help but hope for a collaboration from them.
