Shine a Light (G-Dragon album) explained

Shine a Light
Type:live
Artist:G-Dragon
Cover:File:G-Dragon - Shine a Light.png
Border:yes
Caption:Cover of the Taiwan edition released in 2013.
Recorded:December 2009
Language:Korean
Label:YG
Prev Title:Hearbreaker
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:GD&TOP
Next Year:2010

Shine a Light is the first live album by South Korean rapper G-Dragon. It was released on March 30, 2010 and is a two-disc compilation of live and remixed songs, recorded during his Shine a Light concert in December 2009 at Olympic Gymnastics Arena.[1]

Background

Following G-Dragon's plagiarism accusations for his song "Heartbreaker" by Sony Music who saw similarities to Flo Rida's song "Right Round",[2] YG Entertainment announced they had personally reached out to Flo Rida's representatives. The label confirmed on March 6, 2010 that Flo Rida is going to appear as a featuring artist in a new version of "Heartbreaker",[3] to be included as a bonus track on G-Dragon's live album Shine a Light.

Track listing

All tracks written by G-Dragon; "The Leaders" co-written with Teddy and CL.

Disc 2

Charts and sales

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
South Korea Gaon Weekly Album Chart[4] 1
Chart (2013)Peak
position
Taiwan G-Music Combo Chart[5] 5

Sales

Release history

RegionDateFormatDistributing LabelRef
South KoreaYG Entertainment[7]
TaiwanCDWarner Music Taiwan[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Han. Sang-hee. G-Dragon to Hold 1st Solo Concert. The Korea Times. 22 August 2017. 13 October 2009. 18 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120918115622/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2009/10/178_53467.html. live.
  2. https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2009/09/178_52518.html YG Hits Sony Over Plagiarism Allegations
  3. Web site: Millard. Drew. Flo Rida Is Boring. Flo Rida Is Perfect.. Noisey. 22 August 2017. 27 November 2014. ...and he’s rapped on the remix of K-Pop megastar G-Dragon’s “Heartbreaker.”. 22 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170822182149/https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/65zmmz/flo-rida-gdfr-interview-2014-perfect-ten. live.
  4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20150704190302/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=15&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week. July 4, 2015. Gaon Albums Chart: Week 15, 2010. Korean. Gaon Album Chart.
  5. Web site: Combo Chart – 1st Live Album: Shine a Light. G-Music. https://web.archive.org/web/20130512134213/http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillBoard0.aspx. May 12, 2013.
  6. Web site: 2010년 가온차트 부문별 Top 100위 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722133531/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/notice/view.gaon?idx=36. 2011-07-22. Gaon. Korean.
  7. Web site: YG Entertainment - G-Dragon. YG Entertainment. 22 August 2017. 3 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170803212051/http://www.ygfamily.com/artist/About.asp?LANGDIV=E&ATYPE=2&ARTIDX=10. live.
  8. Web site: Warner Music Taiwan - G-Dragon. Warner Music Taiwan. 22 August 2017. 22 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170822181745/http://www.warnermusic.com.tw/g-dragon. live.