Breathe (G-Dragon song)

Breathe (Korean: 브리드) is a song recorded by South Korean singer G-Dragon, released as the second single from his debut album, Heartbreaker (G-Dragon album). While the single did not chart as strongly as its predecessor, it charted within the top 20 of the Korean music chart.

"Breathe"
Single by G-Dragon
from the album Heartbreaker
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2009
FormatDigital Download
Recorded2009
GenreDance-pop, electrohop, post-disco, R&B
Length3:43
LabelYG Entertainment
Songwriter(s)G-Dragon, Jimmy Thornfelt
G-Dragon singles chronology
"Heartbreaker"
(2009)		 "Breathe"
(2009)		 "Butterfly"
(2009)

Release

Amid controversy of the singer's previous single being accused of plagiarism, G-Dragon quickly released his follow-up single, "Breathe," to promote his album.[1] The song managed to chart within the Top 20 of the Korean music chart.[2] The lyrics, which portray the singer not wanting to wake up from a dream, was complimented by a writer for the Newsen as "strong" and "impressive."[3]

Track listing
  1. "Breathe" – 3:43

Music video

Similar to "Heartbreaker"'s music video, "Breathe" showcased the singer dancing against a white backdrop. The video itself was given a 20-second teaser at the end of "Heartbreaker"'s music video before its official release. At the end of the music video, a short teaser of his next song "A Boy" was shown. The video has drawn over 14 million views on YouTube.

Controversy

While performing the song "Breathe" at his Shine a Light concert, G-Dragon was alleged to have "made sexually provocative gestures"[4] when he reportedly grinded against his dancer against a propped-up bed. The Korean Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs later asked the government prosecutors to investigate if G-Dragon or YG Entertainment violated laws on obscene performances at his concert.[5][6] He was found innocent and was cleared of all charges on March 15, 2010.[7]

References
  1. "지드래곤 '브리드' 뮤직비디오 21일 YG 홈피 깜짝공개". Newsen. 2009-09-22. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
  2. Han Sang, Hee (October 28, 2009). "G-Dragon Shines on First Album". Korea Times. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
  3. "지드래곤 후속곡 '브리드' 활동 스타트 '열풍 재점화하나'". Newsen. 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
  4. "Singer G-Dragon Faces Obscenity Probe". The Chosun Ilbo. December 11, 2009. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  5. Hicap, Jonathan M. (2009-12-19). "Fans defend G-Dragon against concert controversy". The Manila Publishing Corporation. Archived from the original on 2009-12-31. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  6. Hicap, Jonathan M. (2010-01-08). "G-Dragon fans file petition over concert fiasco". The Manila Publishing Corporation. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  7. Lee, Jae-hoon (2010-04-15). "'선정성 재판' G드래곤 콘서트, 영화도 12세可" (in Korean). Nate.com. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
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