"Crooked" (삐딱하게; ppittaghage) is a song recorded by South Korean rapper G-Dragon, serving as the third single for his second studio album Coup d'Etat (2013).
[3] Lyrically, the single describes a man "full of angst and despair" that demands to be left alone as he spends the night "like a 'crooked-minded person,' because in the end, he's alone and doesn't need anyone's 'sugarcoated sympathy.
"[5] Additionally, G-Dragon revealed that "Crooked" was "intended to make the audience go crazy during live shows", so the raps and chorus were made "to sound extra catchy so people could easily sing and dance to it.
"[6] In a review of the album for MTV, Alexis Stephens stated that G-Dragon's songs like "Crooked" "exude opulence in a way that's increasingly rare outside of Korea.
"[7] "Crooked" was voted as MTV Iggy's Song of the Year, with the website commenting that "G-Dragon made a big splash in the world of K-pop and beyond with his solo album Coup d'Etat.
[4] Spin commented that "Crooked" is "no less visually dazzling" that the other music videos from the album, describing it as a "rapid-paced clip" toying with "first-generation punk iconography.
On M Countdown the single was performed with the then YG trainees, iKon and Winner, who were at the time appearing in the survival audition program, WIN: Who Is Next, acting as backup dancers.
[1] In 2024, during protests in Seoul following the 2024 South Korean martial law and calling for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, demonstrators sung "Crooked" in the streets of the city along with other K-pop songs including Aespa's "Whiplash", 2NE1's "I Am the Best", and Girls' Generation's "Into the New World".