Guilty Pleasure: G-Dragon

I have a strict rule when it comes to the men I find attractive: they must have an actual name. That rule has now been broken.

Ladies and gentlemen, meet G-Dragon:

He's pretty, isn't he? Another rule of mine is that androgyny will never be tolerated,
but in the case of G-Dragon, he's only pretty in pictures.

I have to address, though (because I know you're thinking it) ... what the hell is up with Asian idols bleaching their naturally gorgeous, dark hair blonde? It is not attractive and whatever stylist in charge of these handsome men, who keeps suggesting all these idols bleach their hair, needs to be fired and banished out of South Korea as soon as possible. (I'd be more than happy to style these boys, however their clothing will be minimal and hours in the gym are mandatory).

G-Dragon, real name Kwon Ji Yong, is the "leader" of the Korean hiphop quintet BIGBANG. He is currently in the process of pulling a Beyonce and has embarked on a solo career, yet he is still involved in the group. (Sidenote: I think tattoos are a bit sexy, even on blonde Koreans with ridiculous stage names).

The thing about G-Dragon is that, while a part of me dies slowly every time I type out his name, he's addicting. His songs "Heartbreaker" and "Breathe" have been stuck in my head for the past twenty-four hours. The beat to both of them are incredible, giving off a great club feel to them. I don't live anywhere in Asia, but I can imagine that they are being played frequently throughout nightclubs.

And here is the reason I love them. Because of their ghetto, broken English one-liners that are the only words I actually understand without watching the videos with subs.

For instance, in the beginning of "Heartbreaker," G-Dragon says "Ay, yo! Finally! / Is this what you been waitin for? / I'm all by myself, but it's all good." I don't know what makes it so funny to me. Maybe it's how his mouth moves when he says it, maybe it's how he sounds (could be), or maybe it's because he looks absolutely ridiculous in the beginning shot of the video.

He sort of looks like the male, Korean Lady Gaga, no?

The rest of the video is actually the result of a lot of creative genius, and the lyrics aren't half that bad. However, it is a bit creepy when he starts singing, "I'll still still be there." The choreography is weak in comparison to other idol groups, but G-Dragon definitely makes up for it in the style category.

Please fire your current stylist, baby. Employ me instead.

So, after listening to "Heartbreaker," I had a good laugh and decided to check out his other, newest video, "Breathe." I needed another laugh and curiosity always gets the best of me. At this point, I had already written off G-Dragon and the whole adrogyny, bleach blonde thing he has going on. I gave him credit for producing such a hit (because if the whole thing was in English and was released in America, I know for a fact it'd be a major hit), but it pretty much stopped there.

But then "Breathe" infiltrated my life, and guys ... G-Dragon is now my guilty pleasure. He's the type of guy girls know they aren't supposed to like, because he's all wrong for them, because he's a total douche, or because he's just amazingly ten times prettier than the girl ... but I can't help it. There is just way too much hotness going on in this video for me to handle (it's nowhere near the melting sex that is of 2AM, though).

There is thankfully less androgyny, less facial make-up, which is ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS a good thing, in my opinion. But here is a bit of lyric for you to just digest how awesomely hot and OMG it really is:

Hey gorgeous, sweet, amazing baby / I know you want it baby / You and me hardcore right now / 'Til you say no more

Yes, please. And I swear, every time he says, "I know you want it baby," (which is only twice, if you're wondering, but the words have impact) I think to myself, "You're so right!" Because even though there is an undeniably cocky, unnaturally blonde Korean man telling me he knows I want him, in the most arrogant tone ever spoken ... I do want him. And I want him bad.

It's a little disturbing, I know. I cannot and will not deny that the man has a certain amount of sex appeal working for him, and any amount is always a good amount. He's not the conventional I'm-going-to-show-my-eight-pack-abs-and-bulging-biceps-so-fan-girls-will-like-me kind of idol. Although that never hurts, G-Dragon literally "makes love" to the camera. His facial expressions range from hilarity to jaw-dropping to where-the-hell-is-a-tissue-to-wipe-the-drool-from-my-mouth?

So, I will store G-Dragon in my "rainy day" box, taking him out from time to time and use him to my utter and complete whim and disposal. I don't think he'll mind too much, though. He looks like a bit of a man-whore, anyway.

In closing, I will leave you with a picture of my guilty pleasure as a non-blonde.

Yes, please!

Yours,
The K-Pop Addict