G-Dragon is from Seoul, South Korea.
Kwon Ji-yong ( ; born August 18 , 1988 ) , better known by his stage name G-Dragon , is a South Korean rapper , singer-songwriter , record producer , and fashion icon . South Korea , officially the Republic of Korea ( ROK ; ) , is a sovereign state in East Asia , constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula . Yeouido ( Yoi Island or Yeoui Island ) is a large island in the Han River in Seoul , South Korea .