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G-Dragon Performs “Rain Is Fallin’” With w-inds

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samlet in Music | 17 May 2009 - 10:12 PM

 
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Big Bang's main man G-Dragon kicked off the group's expansion into the Japanese market with a performance of "Rain Is Fallin'" with Japanese group w-inds on NHK Music Japan. Sporting the bohemian haircut, but thankfully wearing different threads than those of the Arena photoshoot, GD dropped some English rhymes as the cameras scurried after him.



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You can really see some huge differences between the Japanese and Korean music shows. This performance is not live, but prerecorded (and yet they still couldn't edit it to keep up with GD's zaniness), so the K-fan chants and shrieks most of us are so used to are strangely absent. As a result, the audio quality is a lot better (no broken mics here), but without the crowd the show has more of an MV atmosphere than an actual performance. Despite the lack of crowd-adrenaline, G-Dragon still had the enthusiasm to gyrate and flirt with the camera.

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Insane, genius, or both?

Kudos to bbvipz for the images.


In other Big Bang news, May 18th is the 21st birthday of the king of jawline himself, Taeyang! 생일축하합니다!



  
 

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17 May 2009 - 10:13 PM

1. Justin (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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Nice~ I love this song.

 
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ooh this is so cool xDD
go jiyong :D

 
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w-inds is such a spazzy group loll, but that’s odly endearing.
and g-dragon just doin’ his thing.. i guess..
lol okay song tho

 
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17 May 2009 - 10:20 PM

4. bkay (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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it’s good when he dress like a normal teenage boy except his hair still ugly..
plz cut your hair jiyong

 
dee-ana's avatar

GD is soo gay looking. he really needs a proper hairstylist.

and HAPPY B’DAY MY DARLING TAEYANG!!! XD <33333

 
Nikki_726's avatar

I miss GD Oppa :D
I really don’t like his haircut though.
He still is hot though. I Miss Him and Big Bang like crazy!
And I thought Tae Yang’ b-day was the 16th.
I’m confused now. Let me go look again xD

 
atariul's avatar

WOW. GD’s soooo cool. 생일축하합니다 Taeyang oppa! smile

 
xoxoKissLina's avatar

lol interesting, I can’t help but laugh every time I see G-Dragon’s hair. It just amuses me

 
toto101's avatar

Ew at GD’s Hair but still love him!

 
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i miss seeing him and Big Bang perform.lol,Jiyong,you’re too cute for the camera and it sure loves you even though you shock it too much,lol.no screaming!!!yay.love the perf<3 and i am getting use to the hair cause it’s still our Jiyong <3

 
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17 May 2009 - 10:24 PM

11. Dilani (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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thats just GD’s style, and he definately brought up the atmosphere.
and
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SEXXYYYY TAEYANG!!

 
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Hahaha , Even though I <3 GD, the highlight of this article was the TAEYANG PICTURE wink

 
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17 May 2009 - 10:27 PM

13. Kana (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THEY ARE SO CUTE!!!
Well, G-D hair style is a bit weird but that’s who he is.

 
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAEYANG <3
but i always thought that junsu of 2PM had a sexier jawline x3

 
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sorry but i think rain is fallin is kinda better with gd so yeha

 
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I can never seem to like G-Dragon, he gives an impression that hes hella cocky…
But I wonder how the japanese would react to this kind of performance since ive never really seen any japanese artist perform thats all up in the camera..

 
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i personally like the way the japanese do their music performances better. it’s nice to actually be able to hear the artists singing. i think the fans screaming type of atmosphere is great for concerts not tv perfs.

 
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17 May 2009 - 10:35 PM

18. DawMinda (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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AHAHAHAHA GD LOOKS LIKE A JOHATHON TAYLOR THOMAS CLONE * ANYBODY REMEMBER THE MOVIE TOM SAWYER AHAHAHAHAHAH

 
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17 May 2009 - 10:39 PM

19. france (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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GD really looks retarded while performing, its looks like he is having seizure while rapping.

something about his expressions pisses me off, he really rubs me the wrong way

and 2 of the winds members seem not to like him during the talk part

 
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Happy birthday to BaeBae, ugh, can’t get enough of that sexy jawline xD


Insane, genius, or both?
I’d say both xD
But I’d be damned if I didn’t say those .gifs of GD wasn’t smokin’ ♥ ♥


... but in all srsness, the only reason this song is tolerable, is ‘cause of GD, no question. :/

 
chocoyams's avatar

UGH GD looks like Monkey King or something, but he’s so awesome, just the hair makes me lol so hard

 
Linzer007's avatar

I love the song. Oh G-Dragon is such a character. I gotta admit though. It would have been a lot better with a crowd.

They prolly should have taken the microphone away from him after his rapping parts. raspberry Just kidding.

Why does it seem that the other two guys in W-inds seem to be back up dancers to Keita Tachibana?

 
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17 May 2009 - 10:48 PM

23. nanny (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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GD is seriously hogging the camera here, it is so weird.

a performer should have finesse when performing, not like some kid roaming around the stage, he destroyed the presentation of the three singers coz the camera have to run after him coz he is going on different direction while winds are in the center stage

GD should know how teamwork works on stage, he is only featuring in the song

 
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i like this song- it’s catchy and annoying at the same time. gd’s part is kinda so-so and all, but put it all together and it creates the afforementioned description. hehe.
on another note- i’m totally going to support gd’s style and hair and all… he’s a cool kat that is bringing something “new” to the table…

 
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Oh goodness GD…. You amuse me!! I have definitely not seen anyone perform in the camera’s face before in Japan. Wonder how the audiences took it…. >>


Oh, and GD, one thing: Hair cut!!! :D

 
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@24 it is annoying and catchy. Happy Birthday TaeYang

 
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17 May 2009 - 11:01 PM

27. tami (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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i have a feeling winds fans will be piss off, they will think who is this guy hugging the camera all to himself, such a show-off,  you can’t even comprehend the english rap without the subtitle

@amigo75, if that weird fashion all it takes to bring something new to the table, then good luck to kpop…

 
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GDragon is really COOL <333

Saengil Chukahamida Charismatic Voice Taeyang<333

 
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GD U RULE!!!
WE ARE AWAITING YOUR SOLO ALBUM AHAHAHAHHA~!!!!!!

 
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17 May 2009 - 11:04 PM

30. w-inds (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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GD sucks!

 
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uh… why don’t Ryo and Ryu sing at all? so sad T-T Tachibana-na took all the glory >.<... well after Gd but still -_-’ I think it’s about time w-inds rotate singers cause they all have nice voices but I’m tired of always hearing Tachibana-na’s .... oh crap I remember they’re “nicknames” keita is “Tachibana-na”, Ryohei is “Chiba-ka”, and Ryuichi is “Ogata-catchemall” lol ok back to what I was saying… voice mainly and then Ogata-catchemall and Chiba-ka are always doing the rap part… yeah I got distracted for a min. It’s a so-so song mainly because of the voice but good luck to them = >

 
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yay tae yang!!
hahahahah GD

 
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It’s a bad song to begin with, so GD’s addition isn’t doing much to improve it.
GD’s spontaneous, stage roaming antics works when he’s in Big Bang or solo… with Winds is just… so out of place. You see he japanese boys and their backdancers diligently dancing synchronically and you have GD just doing his own thing… in his own GD world…

 
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAEYANG!!!!
eventhough i dont like GD’s hair at all but i love this facial expression!! he look so hot XD

 
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oh yeah on the same note, I guess, in reference to the monkey king thingy the headband is not working to calm him down lol ....or maybe that’s a different story 0.o well anyways Gd should lose the headband thingy…. well not really It just looks awkward but right at the same time…ok now I’m done -_-’ I think

 
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I don’t like the song, but GD sure can deliver a performance raspberry

 
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hate his hair and style , but the kid got energy and stage presence. i gotta give him that.

 
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17 May 2009 - 11:17 PM

38. heav1hors1 (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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Yeah in Japan, they are SUPER respectful when artists are performing, esp in big mainstream music programs like this. They are usually pretty silent until after the perf. I don’t really think it’s a pre-recorded because he sounds like he is actually singing the parts that he is singing. I totally agree that J-Fans will probably be pissed off at GD bcuz he is overshadowing them too much.

Personally, even though I love KPOP, the JPOP industry have WAY higher standards in musical integrity. They want you to sing and perform WELL. They won’t just settle for great stage charisma to make up for lack of actual singing capabilities.

 
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GD is so AWESOME! wink

 
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Yeah…before I got into Kpop, I was really into Jrock..and the crowds were SO polite!!!! Never screaming during songs or ballads and only screaming random words after the songs. American fans aren’t so good either…..at Epik High concert (xD) Tablo kept talking..and the girls kept screaming….I could barely hear him talk or anything. Especially at 1 Minute, 1 Second, I had to close my eyes to listen. >_<

 
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GD<333 please cut ur hairrr….... ><

i cant wait for taeyang’s bday bashhhH!!!!!!!!!!! its gonna be a great day for him!!!!!

 
xihn's avatar

whoah ive forgotten about the jpop scene for so long; i was iffed to hear the nasally voices again X_X lol im sure i loved w-inds before but ahhhg the shrill singing style among japanese artists gets on my nerves now.
lol most of the voices in kpop are much more soothing

and lmao i bet the cameraman’s never dealt with someone like GD before

 
polaroidbox's avatar

haha gd kinda fits in the first picture.

 
xPandiix's avatar

I like the song. But wow they do lipsync a lot.
Like Perfume. They are the masters of lipsync.
But the song is very good.

 
choeunhae's avatar

GD really needs to do something about that hair…
And yay YB! I’m a sucker for those jawlines wink

 
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GD’s hair is ok. It’s the way he style his hair that makes him look gay.
And about W-inds… they just can’t sing. :(

 
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17 May 2009 - 11:43 PM

47. 2Ne1BB (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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his hair is a joke ...xd t the song is ... ok i`m a bit dissapointed guess

 
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GD is just doing his own crazy thing. raspberry
Keita wanted to work with him, so this is what he gets lol.
 
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAEYANG!

 
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why GD looks like one of those ‘kabuki’ player ??? (T-T)
i like his scarf, though. and well, never liked this song in the first place, and not even GD can do anything ‘bout it LOL dunno what w’inds.‘s fans will think, though, maybe they’re kinda pissed off =( or maybe they’ll think GD’s awesome…, yea that’s unlikely.

 
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uhhhhhhhh rain is falling? nice
i think this hippie hair is WORSE than the bun. i love comapred to this thing.
ahaha he acts hecka less asian than the other dudes during their intro
hes like “G-dragon”. they are like speaking japanese lol

 


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