PROTECT G-DRAGON — Against False Information and Online Attacks
Over the past few hours, the announcement of the collaboration between G-DRAGON and McDonald’s Korea has sparked many reactions across social media.
We completely understand that everyone may have their own opinion about this collaboration, especially in the current context and regarding the situation in Palestine. Criticism and disagreement are legitimate.
However, several posts have also started spreading incomplete, decontextualized or false information about G-DRAGON, sometimes escalating into insults, accusations and personal attacks.
It is therefore important to provide some context.
The announced collaboration concerns, in particular, McDonald’s Korea. Since 2024, the South Korean operations have been run by Kamal Al Mana, a Qatari businessman linked to the Al Mana Group, under a developmental license agreement with McDonald’s.
The Al Mana Group was already operating McDonald’s in Qatar. In October 2023, McDonald’s Qatar, owned and operated by Al Mana Restaurants & Food, announced a donation of QAR 1 million in humanitarian aid for Gaza, including support for food, water, shelter and medical care.
At that time, McDonald’s Qatar also emphasized that its operations were locally owned and managed and that it could not be held responsible for decisions made by other McDonald’s franchises around the world.
This obviously does not mean that McDonald’s Korea is completely independent from McDonald’s Corporation, as it still operates under a licensing agreement and uses the McDonald’s brand. However, presenting the Korean collaboration without this context can lead to oversimplifications and misleading claims.
It is also important to remember that G-DRAGON’s agency, Galaxy Corporation, has been working since his return with EMPIRE, the American label founded by Palestinian-American entrepreneur Ghazi Shami, who has publicly expressed support for Palestine.
These elements do not, by themselves, determine G-DRAGON’s personal political views. They do, however, show why it is important to verify information before presenting assumptions as facts.
🚨 What should you do when you come across malicious content?
If you see posts containing:
false information presented as fact;
potentially defamatory accusations or rumors;
hateful comments or harassment;
threats or personal attacks;
edited, manipulated or deliberately decontextualized content intended to harm the artist;
you can submit them directly through Galaxy Corporation’s official artist protection platform:
🔗 Galaxy Artist Protection
https://t.co/W5D3LPYDAN
Whenever possible, please keep the link to the tweet or post, the account username, screenshots and the date.
⚠️ This platform should obviously not be used against someone simply because they criticize G-DRAGON, McDonald’s or this collaboration. A negative opinion, disagreement or call for a boycott does not automatically constitute harassment or defamation.
The purpose is to protect the artist when false information or malicious attacks are being spread about him.
And most importantly, avoid replying to, quote-tweeting or reposting hateful content whenever possible, as this often gives those posts even more visibility.
🐲HOME SWEET HOME — NOT FOR SALE CD 💿 💫
こんなのあったんだ…😳
G-DRAGON「HOME SWEET HOME (feat. TAEYANG, DAESUNG)」には、一般販売されていない非売品CDが存在するとのこと。
今回出てきたものは、知人・関係者向けにごく少量だけ制作されたとされるCDで、投稿者によると約50枚前後ではないかと推測されています。
裏面には
「PRINTED IN KOREA. NOT FOR SALE.」
の表記も。
さらに出品価格は、なんと**₩4,000,000(約40万円前後)**😳
「HOME SWEET HOME」は2024年11月に公開された楽曲だけど、こういう形のCDが存在していたこと自体、初めて知った…。
これは欲しくなるやつ🥹💿
🗓 09.09.2026
📷 cr. akun_mygod
#GDRAGON #TAEYANG #DAESUNG #BIGBANG