[theqoo] G-DRAGON, ‘UNABLE TO SING HIGH NOTES’ AT COACHELLA EITHER… DOES HE NOT MANAGE HIS THROAT? (FT. LOOKS)

April 14, 2026

The members of Big Bang showcased varying levels of live performance skills on the Coachella stage, which is known for not using vocal effects.

BIGBANG performed for one hour starting at 2:30 p.m. on the 13th (KST) at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (hereinafter Coachella) held in Indio, California, USA. On this day, they held a solo live performance on the Outdoor Theater Stage.

During the performance, G-Dragon appeared somewhat strained, with his voice cracking in the high registers of songs like “Sober” or singing an octave lower. When rapping in an intense tone, he sometimes strained his vocal cords by straining his throat excessively. However, G-Dragon demonstrated stable vocals, as if he had swallowed a CD, during low-pitched raps and the delicate vocals in softer songs.

Daesung displayed average live performance skills, except for a few moments when his vocal pitch wavered due to being overly excited on stage. Taeyang showcased his “Auto-Tune-equipped” vocal cords without a single off-key note. He drew admiration by performing dazzling ad-libs during the final chorus of every song.

Meanwhile, alongside Big Bang, the group KATSEYE and SHINee’s Taemin took the stage at Coachella 2026 as representatives of K-pop.

1. Is he not embarrassed?

2. He can’t let go of smoking

3. I guess if he just focused on his role as a producer, it might be different, but since he wants to show that he’s good at writing songs, singing, and rapping, he seems to be pushing himself too hard… He should have taken care of his voice and stabilized it as much as possible after getting feedback at the concert, but it doesn’t seem like he did…

4. Hmm, it sounds so different from the song that plays in the background when he sings it in a lower key, and he barely sang anything

5. This is just my opinion, but… he used to be so good that you couldn’t even hate on his live back then, so it does feel like he’s lost some of that edge now. But since his stage presence is so strong that it makes up for it, I guess that’s why he’s still generating a lot of buzz and keeping his fanbase

6. He should just live as a producer instead of a singer… He can’t even sing live so how is that a singer?

7. Huh? did you guys watch the same videos as I did…? But this video came from TenAsia, ok ok

8. He creates a controversy every time so how is this a singer…?

9. How did he become like this?

10. He’s always been like this. I stopped anticipating him

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