Saturday, March 10, 2012
[PIC+MESSAGE] SEUNGRI UPDATED ME 2 DAY [120310]
Translation: I want to sincerely thank all the V.I.P who have been with us throughout our recent comeback recordings until late night.. they must all be tired and sleepy, yet they try their best to encourage us on as soon as the performance starts.. it makes me so happy-appy-appy. See you all at Inkigayo tomorrow
Tags: Our schedule ends a bit early today, but I won't wander around outside playing. I'll just go home and sleep.
Source : Seungri's me2day (via swaggalevel-1000.tumblr.com)
[NEWS] BIGBANG MENTIONED ON "Watch Your Back, Bieber: The Boy Band Is Making a Comeback"
“The boys are back!” the Internet cried this week, reinstating the relevance of all-male pop groups. Women have had a strong run dominating the Top 40 pop charts, no doubt, but thanks to some international imports, we may be about to hear a lot more harmonizing than we have in the last few years.
In what looks like the second coming of Westlife and Boyzone, two bands in particular have been leading a boy-band comeback and dominating the discussion: The Wanted and One Direction—each consisting of four Brits and one Irishman. Rolling Stone declared that after months and months of Adele ruling the charts, The Wanted has made significant headway on the Billboard digital-songs chart, jumping to No. 2 with their clubby, Ibiza-appropriate “Glad You Came.”
One Direction, born on last season’s UK show X-Factor thanks to the suggestion of Nicole Scherzinger, has been enjoying success overseas. Their debut album, Up All Night, made waves with its UK release last November, and the group beat out Adele (Adele!) and others at the 2012 BRIT Awards to win Best British Single with their song “What Makes You Beautiful.” They’re performing on the Today show next week, Jezebel notes, and touring the U.S. this summer with Nickelodeon spinoff boy-band Big Time Rush.
It’s not just the Brits and Irish who have a stronghold on the boy band market, though. Korean pop music, or K-pop, has crossing over into American markets, and with it bringing along a slew of boy bands with the choreographed routines and polish of the ‘NSYNCs and Backstreet Boys of yore, along with the hip-hop swagger that’s been mostly dominating radio airwaves for the last several years. (To be fair, there’s no shortage of K-pop girl groups, either—Girls Generation performed on Letterman earlier this year and the group is signed to Interscope, while 2NE1 have been working with will.i.am on an American debut.)
Big Bang in particular stands to gain success in the U.S.—even shooting their latest video for the inanely catchy single “Bad Boy” in Brooklyn. The hysteria they induce overseas is frankly hard to conceive, as they’re more than just household names. They’ve conquered Japan, plan to work with producer Swizz Beatz and Chris Brown, and won an MTV European Music Award in 2011, beating Britney Spears for Best Worldwide Act. In fact, Swizz Beatz has cut a production deal with South Korea’s ON-Media, and told The Fader that he hopes to “migrate the cultures.” “My goal is to have music speak as the international language it is.”
The current slew of boy bands poised to take over the U.S. is certainly international. Aside from Nickelodeon’s Big Time Rush, the closest thing we have stateside to a classic boy group is NKOTBSB (that’s New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys supergroup) reunion tours to look forward to. And those tours actually do quite well, thanks to nostalgia-loving fans.
So it’s your move, America. Future boy bands, step forward. If you thought your chance at decorating girls’ bedroom walls with posters of your face were obliterated because you are not the one-man phenomenon that is Justin Bieber, you’re in luck: you can get there with the help of your friends. Just remember there can only be one “shy one” per group.
Source : time.com
[NEWS] Big Bang's Activities in Japan Anticipated to Bring Record Profits
Big Bang, which has already amassed a large fan base in Japan, will also be releasing their album with 2ne1 on the same day. Additionally, Big Bang will carry on their tour in Japan in five cities after kicking off their world tour in Seoul on March 4.
YG Entertainment is already anticipating the sales that will be generated from Big Bang and 2ne1’s activities in Japan this year. According to Kyobo Securities, YG’s family concert in April attracted 160,000 fans and Big Bang’s tour in Japan in May and June is set to be attended by an additional 130,000 fans.
Hi Investment & Securities says Big Bang and 2ne1’s Japanese activities will increase YG’s overseas royalty earnings, while a researcher at Hi Investment & Securities added, “We are anticipating the overseas royalty earnings to intensify this year as Big Bang and 2ne1 join forces. Through the combined increased power we are anticipating record earnings and profits in overseas royalty sales.”
Source : enewsworld.com
[NEWS] G-Dragon opens up about his comeback
On March 9th, the members of Big Bang sat down for a heartfelt interview with SBS's ‘Big Bang Comeback Show - Alive Big Bang‘, which also featured footage of their comeback concert earlier this month.
On their comeback, G-Dragon opened up, “I didn’t think that I could just stay hiding forever, and I knew that I couldn’t stand in the way of so many other people in my members. As opposed to saying that I’m reflecting a hundred thousand times, I thought that it’d be better to physically show them that I’ve changed and to quickly change the notion that people have of me as fast as possible. It was what I had to do, I thought.”
When asked when he thought the “Bluest” moment of his life was, he replied, “Right now. Since I was a baby, I’ve never had that many hardships. I lived a lucky life and was loved by many. After going through what happened last year, I thought about everything more, and now that time has passed, I think this moment is the bluest moment of my life. I’m not very sad, but I’m not very happy either; it feels like I’m somewhere in the middle.”
Source : Mydaily via Naver (via allkpop)
[NEWS] Big Bang’s “Bad Boy” is “The Real Perfect New Pop Song”, Gawker Says
By now, more and more people across the globe are becoming aware of one of the hottest name in K-pop: Big Bang.
American weekly magazine TIME published two online articles recognizing the boys as a leading force in Hallyu, and most recently, Gawker.com coined the group’s new track “Bad Boy” as the “perfect new pop song”.
“It’s so perfect it transcends language,” the author wrote, and saw potential for K-pop to “conquer America” “now that hip hop mogul Swizz Beatz has signed a collaboration deal with one of South Korea’s biggest entertainment companies.”
The only flaw he saw in the group? Rapper T.O.P‘s giant crystal skull pendant in the “Bad Boy” MV.
In any case, it’s good to see that the boys are making major headlines around the world.
Read the article in it’s entirety here, and let us know whether you agree that “Bad Boy” is the perfect pop song. If not, tell us which new Big Bang track is your personal favorite!
Source: Gawker,Hana2806 (via allkpop)
[NEWS] G-Dragon determined to eliminate HaHa on ‘Running Man’
Big Bang‘s G-Dragon will display his counterattack against HaHa.
G-Dragon guest-featured on last week’s episode of SBS ‘Running Man along with his fellow members T.O.P, Taeyang, Daesung, and Seungri. The ‘Running Man’ cast members played a victorious game of hide and seek, eliminating the Big Bang members from the game. But on the second half of the episode that’s scheduled to air on March 11th, it will be Big Bang’s turn to attack.
According to the staff members, differing from the last week’s episode, the Big Bang members will reveal their competitive sides. G-Dragon who was mercilessly ruined by HaHa in the last game sought revenge against him, intimidating him with his quick moves. “I will personally tag out HaHa hyung with my own hands,” G-Dragon remarked, surprising the staff members with his fierce determination.
The Big Bang members also arrived at the final mission location quicker than the cast members did, earning the opportunity to acquire a special weapon. The weapon was only available for use if the members memorized a hilarious spell, and the members could not hide their embarrassment reciting it when the weapon was needed.
“I didn’t even recite things like this in elementary school, and here I am doing it on ‘Running Man’,” G-Dragon remarked, causing the set to explode into laughs.
Find out if G-Dragon will be able to defeat HaHa on the next episode that airs on March 11th at 5PM KST!
Source : MyDaily (via allkpop)
[NEWS] TIME Magazine makes another mention of Big Bang
American weekly news magazine TIME recently recognized the K-pop phenomenon with the online publication of an article titled, ‘South Korea’s Greatest Export: How K-Pop’s Rocking the World‘.
Not only did the article cover the success of Hallyu’s leading boy group Big Bang, it also talked about devoted international fans who send in ‘fan rice’ to support their favorite stars, as well as how the K-Pop boom is positively affecting Korea’s economy.
But it seems one mention wasn’t enough as on March 9th, TIME made another mention of Big Bang in a second online publication titled, ‘Watch Your Back, Bieber: The Boy Band Is Making a Comeback‘.
After introducing ‘international import’ groups such as Wanted and One Direction who are expected to dominate the charts this year, the author wrote,
It’s not just the Brits and Irish who have a stronghold on the boy band market, though. Korean pop music, or K-pop, has crossing over into American markets, and with it bringing along a slew of boy bands with the choreographed routines and polish of the ‘NSYNCs and Backstreet Boys of yore, along with the hip-hop swagger that’s been mostly dominating radio airwaves for the last several years… Big Bang in particular stands to gain success in the U.S.—even shooting their latest video for the inanely catchy single “Bad Boy” in Brooklyn. The hysteria they induce overseas is frankly hard to conceive, as they’re more than just household names. They’ve conquered Japan, plan to work with producer Swizz Beatz and Chris Brown, and won an MTV European Music Award in 2011, beating Britney Spears for Best Worldwide Act.”
Source: Time,kwunyi (via allkpop)
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