W Korea November 2025: G-Dragon by Kim Hee-June

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8 covers for this issue.



On the cover star:
Kwon Ji-Yong (Korean: 권지용; born August 18, 1988), best known as G-Dragon (지드래곤), is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. Dubbed the "King of K-Pop", he rose to prominence as the leader of the South Korean boy band BigBang, which went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands in the world.

Widely recognized for his influence on youth culture, fashion trends, and music in South Korea, G-Dragon was included in Forbes' list of the 2030 Power Leaders for three consecutive years (2012–2014), and has been part of Hypebeast's list of the 100 most influential people in fashion eight times. He has written or co-written 24 number one songs on the Gaon Digital Chart most of which he has also co-produced.

G-Dragon is the recipient of numerous awards, including eight MAMA Awards, six Melon Music Awards, two Korean Music Awards and two Golden Disc Awards, and the first and only solo artist to receive the MAMA Award for Artist of the Year (2013).

In 2025, South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recognized G-Dragon's cultural achievements and expanding the value of Korea’s pop culture worldwide by awarding him the Okgwan Order, a 4th grade Order of Cultural Merit, became the youngest recipients and first idol to receive it. (Source -- Wikipedia)

Source (images) -- https://www.wkorea.com/

 

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Cover Editorial (CHANEL)

Photographer -- Kim Hee-June
Artist Visual Director / Stylist -- Ji-Eun
Hair Stylist -- Tae-Hyun
Make-up Artist -- Im Hae-Kyung
Nails -- Unistella (IG: @unistella_official)
Set -- Jeon Min-Gyu
Assistant -- Park Ye-Ni

Model / Singer / Rapper / Song-writer -- G-Dragon

Source -- https://www.wkorea.com/

 

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"Retro girl wearing new season fur items"

Photographer -- Choi Na-Rang (Korean: 최나랑 / IG: @narangchoi)

Model -- Bae Yoon-Young (Korean: 배윤영 / IG: @mulan_bae)

Hair Stylist -- Lee Bong-Ju (IG: @bonjourlifes)
Make-up Artist -- Jo Hye-Mi
Assistants -- Na Hye-Sun + Kim Soo-Rim

Source -- 더블유 코리아 (W Korea)

 

[Kimy Jo]

I miss buying the mag so much 😭

 

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"New humans adapting to new environments"

Photographer -- Mok Jung-Wook

Model -- Chloe Oh (IG: @chlocloh)

Hair Stylist -- Kwak Han-Bin
Make-up Artist -- Park Cha-Kyung
Assistant -- Na Hye-Sun

Source -- 더블유 코리아 (W Korea)

 

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"Leather clothes to wear in the fall"

Photographer -- Choi Na-Rang (IG: @narangchoi)

Model -- Tiana Tolstoi (IG: @Tianatolstoi)

Hair Stylist -- Jang Hae-In
Make-up Artist -- Lim Jung-In
Assistant -- Kim Soo-Rim

Source -- https://www.wkorea.com/

 

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Cover Editorial (CHANEL)

Photographer -- Kim Hee-June
Artist Visual Director / Stylist -- Ji-Eun
Hair Stylist -- Tae-Hyun
Make-up Artist -- Im Hae-Kyung
Nails -- Unistella (IG: @unistella_official)
Set -- Jeon Min-Gyu
Assistant -- Park Ye-Ni

Model / Singer / Rapper / Song-writer -- G-Dragon

Source -- 더블유 코리아 (W Korea)

Just realized that my niece obsesses over this guy. Yes, we are American. I didn't know who he was, and don't know anything about the group he came from - but he has a presence with gen alpha. So, maybe some promise there.

 

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"The bold attitude of Cartier bags"

Photographer -- Choi Na-Rang (IG: @narangchoi)

Model -- Su Tian-Jing (IG: @sssutj)

Hair Stylist -- Park Se-Min (IG: @seminario__)
Make-up Artist -- Lim Jeong-In (IG: limjeongout)
Assistant -- Kim Soo-Rim

Source -- 더블유 코리아 (W Korea)

 

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"Time blossoms in silence" (CHANEL)

Photographer -- Go Won-Tae (IG: @gowontae)

Model -- Park Ji-Won (IG: @onlyzione)

Source -- 더블유 코리아 (W Korea)

 

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"Van Cleef & Arpels' Alhambra collection sparkles with the light of luck"

Photographer -- Pak Bae (IG: @pakbae)

Model -- Yumemi Ishida (IG: @yumemi_ishida)

Hair Stylist -- Hong Hyun-Seung (IG: @hyunhair)
Make-up Artist -- Lim Jeong-In (IG: limjeongout)
Assistant -- Na Hye-Sun

Source -- https://www.wkorea.com/

 

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"Lee Soo-Hyuk, a brilliant and captivating light" (MESSIKA)

Photographer -- Jeon Mi-Yeon (IG: @miiiiiyeon)

Model -- Lee Soo-Hyuk (IG: @leesoohyuk)

Stylist -- Kim Hye-Jung (Intrend)
Hair Stylist -- Park Kyung-Hee
Make-up Artist --Koo Kyung-Hee

Source -- https://www.wkorea.com/

 

[Bertrando3]

I LOVE THIS !!! The entire issue is so gooooooood.
All the editorials, the styling, the models = they rock!
I'm always in love with Harper's Bazaar Korea covers but
their inside editorials aren't doing it for me, same with
Vogue Korea, it's all smoking mirrors but this THIS is so
GOOOOOOOOD. G dragon is a real FASHION ICON !
He gets it, he knows how to use Fashion with a capital F.
These covers are very cool to me, very nice and chic