Thursday, December 29, 2011

[NEWS] Taeyang opens up about his friendship with G-Dragon and Big Bang’s future


Big Bang‘s Taeyang recently sat down for an interview with Star News and discussed the infinite trust he has in his members, as well as the strong bond between them.

He began, “We went through a lot of obstacles this year, but that has made our friendship that much stronger.”

Taeyang’s already known to be the best friend of G-Dragon, having joined YG Entertainment together when they were just little kids. Taeyang expressed, “As a friend, I was upset about what happened to Jiyong. Jiyong will always be a friend that is closer than family to me. Even if worse things were to happen, I’ll never be able to let go of his hand. I believe that this goes the same for Jiyong. To me, Jiyong is a friend that I’ll be with forever.”

In October, a Twitter post that he had made became the source of controversy once G-Dragon’s marijuana case broke out. For the first time, he opened up by stating, “What I wrote had nothing to do with Jiyong at all. It was just my thoughts on the world. It made me really upset that my words were being misunderstood like that.”

Taeyang also made sure to touch on his friendships with the rest of the members. “Big Bang is still living in a dorm together. It has come to a point where we don’t need to say everything outloud in order to understand one another, just like how families are… During break, we got together to work on a lot of songs. Many new songs have already been made. We’re just putting the finishing touches on our album now.”

When asked about Big Bang’s plans for 2012, he concluded, “We’ve had an annual concert named ‘Big Show’, and that will take place in March in 2012. We’re also going to release an album around that time… In 2012, Big Bang will be working to promote actively and pay back our fans who have trusted us with great music. Of course, my solo album, which I’m currently working on in addition to Big Bang’s album, will also be released.”

Source: Star News (via allkpop)

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Why We’re Excited: 2011 was quite an eventful year for these five. After a two-year period of pursuing solo projects, ending with GD&TOP and Seungri’s VVIP album debut, Big Bang came back together for hugely successful “Tonight” and “Love Song” promotions. They then jetted off to Japan for their Love & Hope tour in May, but the short vacation period following the tour soon turned into a longer hiatus after Daesung’s involvement in a fatal car accident.

A few Daesung-less appearances later, 2011 was on its way out the door when Big Bang was revealed to be a nominee for MTV Europe’s inaugural Worldwide Act award at the EMAs… a competition which VIPs totally owned by the way, putting their boys back into the international spotlight!

Back in the public’s good graces (for the most part) and riding the wave of all the positive coverage of Big Bang’s EMA win, YG soon revealed that Big Bang would be returning with a brand new album next March, complete with another Big Show concert tour! This may be the most anticipated comeback of the group’s career, with more pressure to exceed expectations (again) than ever.

Last Seen: Taking home their epic win for “Best Worldwide Act” at the 2011 MTV European Music Awards and performing at the YG Family Concerts in early December.

Expected Comeback: March 2012

Source: mtvk.com