K-pop star G-Dragon praised for preventing camera director's fall during concert
Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- K-pop star G-Dragon helped a camera director avoid a fall during a Big Bang concert, preventing a potential injury.
- The incident, captured on video, showed G-Dragon gesturing for the director to move back and then shielding him from the edge of the stage.
- The director's wife expressed gratitude, stating G-Dragon saved her husband from a dangerous fall from the 2-meter high stage.
During a Big Bang concert celebrating their 20th anniversary, K-pop idol G-Dragon demonstrated quick thinking and care for a camera director. As the director focused on capturing footage near the stage's edge, G-Dragon noticed the precarious position.
This is the first time I've seen this. I saw GD taking care of the director on the big screen and suddenly disappeared from the screen, so I wondered where he went, but he was protecting the director so he wouldn't fall.
In a moment captured on video and widely shared online, G-Dragon, while singing and performing, extended his free hand to gesture for the director to move further back onto the stage. He then gently guided the director inward and created space for him to continue filming. G-Dragon himself then took a position near the edge while continuing his performance, showcasing his professionalism and awareness.
It's so cool that he goes to the side and blocks him from behind when the camera director is filming other members.
The video quickly gained traction, with viewers praising G-Dragon's actions. Many commented on his attentiveness, with some recalling seeing him on the big screen shielding the director and wondering where he had gone. "I saw this live. I wondered where GD went when he disappeared from the screen after taking care of the director, but he was protecting the director so he wouldn't fall," one fan wrote.
My husband told me that GD-nim saved my husband that day. The stage is about 2 meters high, and as you know, that part of the song involves approaching, so he stepped back while filming, but if it weren't for GD-nim, he would have fallen off the stage. It was a really close call.
Further adding to the heartwarming narrative, a person claiming to be the camera director's wife shared a comment. She explained that her husband had told her about the incident, emphasizing how G-Dragon had "saved" him from a potentially serious fall from the roughly 2-meter high stage. "My husband told me that GD-nim saved my husband that day. The stage is about 2 meters high, and as you know, that part of the song involves approaching, so he stepped back while filming, but if it weren't for GD-nim, he would have fallen off the stage. It was a really close call," she wrote, expressing her family's gratitude.
My husband returned safely thanks to him.
Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.