The ripple effect of G-Dragon's 'USB Album' release

2017 In 2016, G-Dragon

In the mainstream Korean music industry, he is the second singer after singer Kim Jang-hoon. USB I released an album .

CD Not an album USB An album in the form of CD More expensive than the album price 37,000 We started selling in Won .

USB It says that it contains a streaming link, not an audio file, so you have to download it. .

In this regard, several criticisms have been raised. .

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism also defines a record as a sound fixed to a tangible object.

In the form of downloading through a link USB It was firmly established that the album could not be recognized as an album. .

But with G-Dragon YG Is

" The essence of music is not its form but its content. " He claimed that ,

Starting with this album USB Also recognized for the album .

Gaon Chart did not recognize this album as an album in 2017.

The following year 2018 Since USB It is said that it was also recognized as an album. .

At the time, this incident was a physical media (CD) As we move into the era of digital downloads and streaming,

' record ' It is said that it was an important opportunity to redefine the definition of .

There

USB Some buyers have complained that the red paint on the exterior gets on your hands or is erased when it comes into contact with water, and this has led to concerns that it may be defective.

Agency YG Is " G-Dragon's DNA Special work was done to intentionally spread the red color to express the womb, etc. " He said .

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Among fans ' Meteor Magic Innovation ' The cynical response of "Is that so?" ' artistic intent ' There were mixed arguments for and against .