Pharrell’s Joopiter puts on sale of K-pop star G-Dragon’s prized possessions

The auction features dozens of items owned by K-pop star G-Dragon – an avid collector of art, design and fashion – including works he created and customized himself.

Near Seoul’s Gyeongbokgung Palace, a hotly anticipated auction is being brought to life by two global celebrities: American singer and Louis Vuitton men’s creative director, Pharrell Williams, and South Korea’s trailblazing K-pop star, G-Dragon. The sale features dozens of items owned by G-Dragon – an avid collector of art, design and fashion – including works he created and customized himself. Williams’ auction house, Joopiter, is hosting the online sale and an accompanying exhibition, at the Daelim Museum. There’s a multicolor fur coat worn by G-Dragon on tour, a pair of sneakers he had embellished with Swarovski crystals, and portraits the 36-year-old rapper painted of Frida Kahlo and Salvador Dalí. “His fanbase, and people who love what he does — they’re able to now get access to these things that were personal,” Williams tells CNN in the South Korean capital. “I just like the idea that this guy has opened up his trove of things that were very close to him.”