Showing posts with label Semiotic and Lyrical Analysis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Semiotic and Lyrical Analysis. Show all posts

Friday, 31 August 2012

G-Dragon - 'One of a Kind': Semiotic and Lyrical Analysis

[On UnitedKpop too! - read it here]

G-Dragon finally made his long-awaited comeback with the release of the song and music video 'One Of A Kind'.
I am a big fan of GD and I was really excited to see what he would come out with. One of the things I like about YG Entertainment is their ridiculous extravagance and creativity in their productions - and GD is probably the craziest of all in this respect.
Honestly, I was not sure what to make of the song and MV at first, it was all a bit shocking. However, it took just a couple more watches before I began to love it.

I think this may have been because it initially comes across as nothing but sheer arrogance in both the images that are presented and the small amount of English lyrics given.
After looking at the English translation of the lyrics though, I began to see things a little differently...

SO, here is a semiotic and lyrical analysis of G-Dragon's latest offering! (Yep. I'm a geek).