G-Dragon invites veterans’ descendants, public servants to Big Bang 20th-anniversary concerts
G-Dragon donated tickets for descendants of Korean War veterans and independence patriots, along with correctional officers, at Big Bang’s Goyang concerts.
G-Dragon, an ambassador for the 48th session of the Unesco World Heritage Committee, speaks during its opening ceremony in Busan on July 19.
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Singer G-Dragon invited descendants of Korean War veterans, independence patriots and correctional officers to concerts on Big Bang’s 20th-anniversary world tour.
The singer invited the guests to Big Bang’s concerts in Goyang, Gyeonggi, over the weekend, Juspeace Foundation said Tuesday. G-Dragon established the foundation in 2024 and serves as its honorary chair.
G-Dragon made the invitations possible by personally purchasing concert tickets and donating them to the foundation, according to the foundation. The initiative was part of the foundation’s cultural and arts activities under its “Hero Recovery” (translated) project. G-Dragon invited uniformed public servants, including firefighters and police officers, to his solo world tour last year in a similar effort.
“Hero Recovery” was created to honor those who have fulfilled their responsibilities in protecting the safety and peace of society and to offer them gratitude, respect and an opportunity for respite through arts and culture.
“Our ordinary daily lives are made possible by someone’s sacrifice and dedication, as well as the efforts of people who continue to fulfill their responsibilities in their respective roles,” said Oh Hee-young, the head of the organization. “Even if this is not a grand gesture of repayment, we wanted to let them know that our society has not forgotten their dedication.”
“We will continue the ‘Hero Recovery’ project to recognize those who have protected our communities behind the scenes and express our gratitude and respect through art.”
Big Bang kicked off its “XX: Cosmos” tour with three days of shows from Friday through Sunday at Goyang Stadium. The tour is Big Bang’s first concert series as a group in nine years since its “Last Dance” tour.
Starting with Goyang, Big Bang will perform 33 shows across 19 cities worldwide, including Oakland, California, Paris, London and Sydney, Australia.
BY JUNG SI-NAE [[email protected]]
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