BIGBANG's G-Dragon Shocks Fans With Voice Change

On October 30, BIGBANG‘s G-Dragon guested on tvN’s You Quiz On The Block and expressed his honest feelings about returning with a solo album after seven years.

🐲: I started trainee life when I was 6 y.o, debuted when I was 19 y.o. I lived as Kwon Jiyong only for 4-5 yrs, for the remaining 20 yrs, as trainee & GD. I didn't know who I am. When I looked back, there's nothing lacking, "Am I happy? But I should be happy"#GDRAGON #지드래곤 pic.twitter.com/WMryv9xCkR

— 👑 시노시작🆔🖍️ (@tttop131kon) October 30, 2024

This also marks his first variety show appearance in 12 years.

I started as a trainee at six and debuted when I was 19. I only lived as Kwon Ji Yong for four or five years and as a trainee or G-Dragon for over 20 years. I didn’t know who I was.

— G-Dragon

Clips from G-Dragon’s You Quiz On The Block guesting circulated on social media shortly after it aired. The clip below went viral with 1.4M views on TikTok at the time of writing.

@diskotek.podcast

Dari awal datang udah lucu 🤏 #GD #gdragon #kwonjiyoung #bigbang #bigbanggd #지드래곤 #youquizontheblock #diskotekpodcast #fyp

♬ original sound – Diskotek Podcast – Diskotek Podcast

While it’s been so long since fans have seen G-Dragon, especially in such a setting, they were happy to see somethings never change. G-Dragon is his same endearingly shy self!

Yet, fans couldn’t help but notice there was a change. G-Dragon’s voice had changed!

The comment section was filled with comments regarding G-Dragon’s voice. Nearly everyone agreed his voice sounded deeper and raspier.

Some even compared it to other people. Some thought G-Dragon sounded like T.O.P, while others said it sounded like G-Dragon was impersonating YG.

Netizens wondered what triggered G-Dragon’s voice change. Some believe his voice naturally got deeper as he aged. They also suspect it’s a result of smoking cigarettes.

It seems like it could be that G-Dragon naturally changes his voice (like code-switching) depending on his environment.

The difference in GD’s voice when he’s talking to Yoo Jaesuk & Cho Seho vs when he’s talking to Daesung and Taeyang 😂

We thought his voice got deeper in general but his usual voice is still there… I guess it comes out when he’s more comfortable 😅#GDRAGON #지드래곤 @IBGDRGN pic.twitter.com/WeIKQY9lZ5

— SunG ᵔ◡ᵔ ✨D’sLight✨ (@sunglasssbb) October 30, 2024