Saturday, February 25, 2012
[NEWS] BIGBANG RISE IN WORLDWIDE POPULARITY
Big Bang’s comeback is causing a syndrome at home in Korea and abroad.
The announcement of Big Bang’s fifth mini album, “Alive,” has been attracting much attention all over the world. On February 22, the first single, “Blue,” was released and since has been doing very well on domestic charts as well as overseas through iTunes. The single’s music video has gained immense viewership on Youtube as well reaching over 6 million views in three days.
The single “Blue” was made available at the same time on digital music sites such as MelOn, Naver, and MNET. Within an hour the newly released track had achieved an “all-kill” on the domestic music sites. “Blue” has continued to be at the top spot since its release.
The music video for the single also was released on February 22. After a day of being revealed to the public the video pulled in over 1 million views. Currently, the view count stands at over 6 million views. The popularity of the video is spreading worldwide and continues to grow even higher. The map shows where exactly the popularity of “Blue” is the strongest.
“Blue” further proves it is popular in many countries through the iTunes charts. The United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, and Mexico have the single ranked at #45, Australia #51, New Zealand #61, and Finland where the song made it into the top three. The song was released the same time worldwide and has managed to make it into the top 100, it is a quite an accomplishment for a K-Pop artist.
For Big Bang's upcoming concert, the agency wants to go where the desire for the group is high. Big Bang is to begin their tour in March and will take the tour around the globe as they traverse 16 countries. As of this time, YG Entertainment has not reveal specific cities as they continue to receive many inquiries from all over the world.
Yang Hyun Suk commented, “The United States, Britain, France, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and other high profile areas show their desire for Big Bang as they continue to contact us regarding the show.”
He continued, “With Big Bang’s comeback approaching, many are discovering them through their international popularity. On February 29, when the album officially releases overseas, it is expected to do better on the iTunes chart.”
Let’s hope YG is right, though Big Bang has accomplished much with “Blue” already. Congratulations Big Bang on their many achievements thus far and wish them the best on their comeback.
Teasers for "Bad Boy" and "Love Dust" have already been relased.
Source : Soompi
[NEWS] Yang Hyun Suk, “I don’t think I can ever create another group like BIGBANG”
As Big Bang prepares for a full scale comeback, YG Entertainment‘s CEO Yang Hyun Suk recently stated that he doesn’t believe that he can create another group like Big Bang.
In an interview at the YG Entertainment headquarters, Yang Hyun Suk said, “Though I may create many more groups in the future, I think it will be incredibly difficult for me to create a group that has such a perfect mix of members as Big Bang does.”
Big Bang is known for being made up of members with unique colors, and as Yang explains, they are not the best looking group nor the best dancing group. However, this blend of individual charms combined with their engaging performances have won them countless fans in Korea.
Yang continued, “One of the common traits of Korean and Japanese idols is the synchronized choreography, but since Big Bang is all about freely enjoying their stage, I think this has allowed them to gain fans not just in Korea and Japan, but around the world.”
In regards to Big Bang’s highly anticipated upcoming album ‘Alive‘, he said, “Instead of focusing on musical change, it is an album that focuses on musical diversity. It is because we want to distinguish each song’s uniqueness that we are promoting all six as title songs.”
He continued, “I am sure this is the first time in Korea that all the songs on an album are used as title tracks. I don’t think it means too much for one song to win #1 multiple times on music programs. Rather, it is more important to promote Big Bang’s brand as well as the entire album.”
In related news, Big Bang’s comeback album ‘Alive’ will be released on the 29th, after which Big Bang will kick off a world tour in Seoul on March 2-4th.
Source : Daum (via allkpop)
[VOTE] BIGBANG ON "CELEBRITY THAT WILL PROMOTE SEOUL TO THE WORLD"
What do these celebrities have in common? SNSD, 2PM, Kim HyunJoong, DBSK, Lee Byung Hun, Wonder Girls, and Jay Park.
If you guess that they have all worked with the Seoul YouTube channel before, than you are correct!
The Seoul Metropolitan Government is looking for another celebrity that will promote Seoul to the world.
Here is a list of nominations. Please let us know who you look forward to seeing through comment.
1. 빅뱅 (Big Bang)
2. JYJ
3. 장근석 (Jang Geun Suk)
4. MBLAQ
5. 인피니트 (Infinite)
6.FT 아일랜드 (FT Island)
7. 2ne1
8. 티아라 (T-ara)
9. 카라 (KARA)
10. f(X)
Source : Seoul Korea Facebook
[NEWS] Big Bang's competitive spirit on fire while filming for Running Man
On the 20th, Big Bang filmed SBS Running Man at Seoul National History Museum and had a big match with the Running Man members.
Big Bang and Running Man were split into 2 teams and formed offense and defense teams just like in soccer. Running Man's producer shared with SBS Entertainment News, "Big Bang members were in a very high competitive spirit during the filming. T.O.P and Taeyang encouraged the other members a lot while completing their mission. I was also surprised with their excellent entertainment sense."
The Running Man episode with Big Bang will be shown on TV on March 4.
Source: sbs.co.kr (via V@bigbangforlife)
[NEWS] Preperations for Big Bang's "Alive" Tour Began 1 Month Ago
YG Entertainment’s president, Yang Hyun Suk, shared his confidence and excitement over Big Bang’s fast approaching comeback.
Big Bang is scheduled to begin their promotions in early March. The group is to hold concerts on March 2 through 4 at Korea’s largest indoor venue, the Seoul Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium.
Big Bang’s highly-anticipated comeback to the music scene will be nothing short of big. There are plans set for the group to perform in 20 cities around the world. Their “Alive World Tour 2012” will take them to Asia, North America, South America, and Europe. The fact that they are planning on having a World Tour is adding to the public’s excitement.
Even though Big Bang has many things to prepare for between the promotion of six title tracks and the concert dates in March the members along with YG are ready. This is an extremely meaningful comeback for the members, their company, as well as the music industry.
For this monumental endeavor YG has enlisted great help. One of those assisting is Laurieann Gibson, who in the past was responsible for directing: Michael Jackson, Madonna, Beyonce, and Lady Gaga’s concerts. Gibson will assume the role as global director for Big Bang’s World Tour. Live Nation will also be helping to organize the tour.
YG is not cutting any cost in preparation for Big Bang’s comeback tour. The foreign staff has been staying in Korea preparing for the concert since the beginning of February. Rehearsals has begun for the show a month prior to the opening night of their concert. Rehearsals are taking place in another location which also happens to be a large indoor venue.
On February 23, Yang Hyun Suk shared with Star News, “Big Bang is working hard to bring a different level of performance to audiences. The sound, lighting, and visual engineers are from abroad and have already been stationed in Korea for the past three weeks. The members of Big Bang have joined rehearsals this week. In preparation for this concert there have been a full month of rehearsals, this is something that is seen as unusual in Korea.”
Yang Hyun Suk continued, “Normally Big Bang would worry that they were unable to bring the best to their fans. This time around they won’t have anything to regret since they have had plenty of time to prep and refine in bringing a wonderful show to the public. When observing the Big Bang concert you will realize the importance of thorough rehearsals to a performance.”
On February 22, Big Bang released their first single “Blue” from their upcoming mini-album, “Alive.” With the song’s release, “Blue” immediately shot up to the top spot on many online music sites. The single achieved an “all-kill” in no time at all. Big Bang has also had success with the music video for the single, which was released the same day. At this time the video has accumulated over 5 million views in the two days since it’s release. Big Bang’s comeback album, “Alive” will be released on February 29.
Source : Soompi
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