YG denies G-Dragon dating Japanese model Kiko Mizuhara

Big Bang member G-Dragon's agency YG Entertainment has denied that the idol singer is in a romantic relationship with Japanese model Kiko Mizuhara.

"The two are just close friends, not dating," an official at YG stated on Saturday, playing down a report by Japanese sports daily Sankei Sports earlier in the day that reported the two are "dating seriously."

Sankei quoted multiple sources as saying the two "fell in love at first sight" after Big Bang debuted in Japan in June of last year.

Mizuhara, 20, was born under an American father and Korean mother and raised in Japan's Kobe.

She made her debut as a magazine model in 2003 and is currently an exclusive model for fashion magazine ViVi. She will star in fim "Norwegian Wood" set for release on December 11.

G-Dragon, who turns 22 on Wednesday, is the leader of his five-member group considered one of the most successful pop groups in the K-pop scene.

He is also known for writing most of the songs for his group's albums and released his debut solo album "Heartbreaker" in August 2009 which produced four hit singles and became the best-selling album of the year.

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