Source : bigshow.ygbigbang.com
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
[NEWS] Yang Hyun Suk promises, “This year, I will do my very best for Big Bang”
A representative of YG CEO Yang Hyun Suk stated that he will have the upmost enthusiasm and pour his heart out for Big Bang’s comeback in February of 2012.
In OSEN’s recent phone conversation with Yang’s representative, it was stated, “This year’s first priority is Big Bang…I want to do everything I can for Big Bang. Even though there are preparations for new groups, we have almost been fully occupied with Big Bang’s music, so the plans [for the new groups] have been running late.” The debut of YG’s new groups, which were originally planned for the spring of this year, have a high probability of being pushed back to the second half of the year.
Big Bang had a difficult year in 2011. In February, the mini-album that they released for the first time in 2 years achieved an all-kill on the charts as they were off to a refreshing start, and they even stood in the limelight in overseas performances in Japan.
However, promotions were halted for Daesung after his involvement in a sudden car accident in May, and G-Dragon, who was on the brink of beginning his solo promotions, was swept in a marijuana smoking controversy in October. Although the issue was cleared after the Seoul District Public Prosecutor’s Office declared that G-Dragon’s suspension of indictment was cleared, in reality, Big Bang as a whole announced a period of “self-reflection” and became engrossed with working on their new album.
About this, Yang’s representative stated, “The past year was the hardest year for YG, and you could say that it was a time of crises,” adding, “Just as injuries leave scars and mistakes leave lessons learned, not just I, but all the members of Big Bang, have become much more aware and have reflected a lot after going through these events. I think that this time spent will be something that Big Bang will have with them as they move forward, that will act like a good medicine.”
YG’s figurehead Big Bang has already given notice of their February comeback today. Prior to this, it was often commonplace for Big Bang’s comeback to be later than originally planned, but YG boastfully assured that this time, “there is absolutely no way that will happen.”
Yang’s representative stated, “During the time of self-reflection, the members of Big Bang even worked on Sundays to the point where they practically lived in the studio, and they were completely absorbed in their music. The Big Bang members were so busy that even I didn’t get to see their faces very much, but when I did spend time with them together, I felt happy.” It was added, “As we were having our time of self-reflection, I learned the lesson that during [Big Bang’s] new album preparations, we shouldn’t have other scheduled plans.”
Yang has great expectations for Big Bang’s new album. It was confidently stated, “The five members immersed themselves in their music with one heart during these past months, so there are many products and as one, they are great. This year, Big Bang will release more songs than ever and do many promotions.”
Source: OSEN
Translated by: Sara @ bigbangupdates | fuckyeahbigbangstuff
[CLIP] 2011 BIGBANG CONCERT_BIGSHOW_ MAKING FILM
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2011 BIGBANG Concert 'BIGSHOW' available at YGeShop:
- DVD: http://www.ygeshop.com/m/goods/view.php?&goodsno=873&category=001001
- Live Album: http://www.ygeshop.com/m/goods/view.php?&goodsno=868&category=001001
Source: ygconcert
[CLIP] 2010 BIGBANG CONCERT_BIGSHOW MAKING FILM
See more 2010 BIGBANG CONCERT_BIGSHOW photos at http://bigshow.ygbigbang.com/
2010 BIGBANG Concert 'BIGSHOW' available at YGeShop:
- DVD: http: http://www.ygeshop.com/m/goods/view.php?&goodsno=631&category=001001
- Live Album: http://www.ygeshop.com/m/goods/view.php?&goodsno=619&category=001001
Source: ygconcert
Thursday, January 19, 2012
[NEWS] BIGBANG ON EUROPEAN YOUTHS SURVEY ABOUT SOUTH KOREA & KPOP
The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) recently conducted a survey on the brand image of South Korea among young people in Europe. They surveyed 1208 youths, aged 18-30 years old, in five major European cities -- London, Paris, Frankfurt, Milan and Budapest.
When asked about what comes to mind they think of South Korea, the respondents answered North Korea (9%), K-Pop (6.9%) and Seoul (6.5%). Others mentioned war, Samsung, kimchi, the 2002 FIFA World Cup and taekwondo.
When asked about K-pop singers, the respondents cited BIGBANG (8.8%), BEAST (5.8%), Girls Generation (5.5%), Dong Bang Shinki (3.3%) and Rain (3.0%).
Awareness of South Korea and a preference for Korean culture and the country itself were highest in Hungary, followed by France, Italy, Britain and Germany.
Sources: KBS World, Japanese/French/Spanish yonhapnews (via bigbangupdates)
[VOTE] G-DRAGON & TOP'S "KNOCK OUT" NOMINATED ON THE 9th KOREAN MUSIC AWARDS
GD&TOP's "Knock Out" is nominated for Best Rap & Hip-Hop.
Source : koreanmusicawards.com
[INFO] 2011 BIGBANG LIVE CONCERT BIGSHOW ON NAVER "LIVE MUSIC OF THE WEEK"
Live Music of the Week: 2011 BIGBANG Concert BIGSHOW
Check this out at NAVER: http://music.naver.com/todayMusic/index.nhn?startDate=20120117
Source : BIGBANG's Facebook,music.naver.com
[CLIP] 2012 BIGBANG CONCERT - BIG SHOW SPOT
'2012 BIGBANG CONCERT - BIG SHOW'
- Date: 2012 March 2nd (FRI) / 8PM 2012 March 3rd (SAT) / 6PM 2012 March 4th (SUN) / 6PM
- Place: Gymnastics Stadium at Olympic Park
- Ticket Price: all seats for KRW 88,000 (Tax included)
- Ticket Open: 2012 Jan. 31st (TUE) 8PM
- Age Rating: 8 years old and above
- Hosted by YG Entertainment
- Sponsored by G Market, Look Korea
- Homepage: http://bigshow.ygbigbang.com
Source : ygconcert
[NEWS] G-DRAGON & LEE HYO RI WEARING THE SAME COMICAL COSTUME
A photo of fashionista G-Dragon and Lee Hyori wearing the same costume recently surfaced on an online community site with the title, ‘GD vs Hyori, same costume, different feel.’
The photo is of both Hyori and G-Dragon who wore the same grey mouse costume on different TV programs.
The cute image that both top stars expressed in the photos evoked laughter amongst fans.
Netizens who saw the photos responded with comments like, “They are the real fashionistas. They look stylish wearing costumes too~“, “Both are so cute“, “The fan who found this really has a keen eye“, “So funny“, and more.
Source : TVReport via Nate
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
[NEWS] Famous Celebrity Choreographer/Director Laurieann Gibson tweets about BIGBANG!
Laurieann Gibson is a famous creative director & choreographer known for working with Lady Gaga,Diddy & Keri Hilson. She was recognized for her appearance at Diddy’s “Making The Band”
Source : @TheRealBoomKack (via ygfamilyy.tumblr.com/)
[NEWS] BIGBANG TO COMEBACK IN FEBRUARY
Big Bang will soon be making a big comeback!
YG Entertainment recently announced the popular idol group will be making a comeback in February. This triggered one big question in the k-pop industry: When will YG's next brand new girl group debut then?
Many are predicting after the recent announcement regarding Big Bang that the highly-anticipated new girl group will then debut sometime after.
Originally, Big Bang had planned for a March comeback. However, with the recording process of their new songs having gone so smoothly, the date was pulled up a bit to February. The group has been hard at work to produce quality music, after having had such a rough personal year in 2011. There's rumors that the members are focusing just as hard on this upcoming album as they did for their debut album. In fact, so much so that this comeback is being called their "second debut".
Many expect the new girl group to debut sometime in March. However, this has not been confirmed by YG. There's much anticipation being that this is the first brand new group that YG has unveiled since the explosively popular 2NE1. Only one member of the group has been revealed so far and that's Kim Eun-bi from Super Star K 2. One requirement of all the members was announced to be that they couldn't have gotten plastic surgery.
Source: KBS WORLD
Monday, January 16, 2012
[NEWS] BIGBANG AND SHINHWA TO BATTLE IT OUT IN MARCH
K-Pop is expected to see more rosy days this year, as long-awaited boy groups are planning to make their comebacks come spring.
Two of the most anticipated boy groups, Big Bang and Shinhwa, will be coming back in March with new albums.
To Big Bang, this comeback means more than any of its others. Last year, member Daesung was involved in a car crash with staggering consequences, while G-Dragon was put on probation after being charged for smoking marijuana, rendering the group unable to stand in front of the public for some time.
Big Bang′s successful career in Korea and the world, which had been strong since even before the group made its debut in 2006, was hit hard by these incidents.
Still, while the group was on hiatus, it managed to become the first Korean group to win an award at the MTV Europe Awards, and the group even flew over to fly over to Belfast to claim the award on a televised broadcast. YG Entertainment had decided that because it was such an honorable occasion, it wouldn’t be polite to miss it.
But even despite these successes, Big Bang’s hiatus dealt a great blow, because the group had to stay underground in a period when the K-Pop boom was just starting to spread through the world supported by various social network services.
While other groups such as Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, Kara, 2PM and Wonder Girls continued to build their careers overseas, Big Bang had to stand aside and watch.
Fortunately, the time to rest has finally come to a close, and Big Bang reemerged as one in the 15th Anniversary YG Family Concert held near the close of 2011. In February, Big Bang will release a new album and actually start promoting, starting with its exclusive concert Big Show to be held from March 2-4 in Seoul.
The group plans to reassess and reaffirm its popularity in Korea through the concerts, which are estimated to bring in about 40,000 fans.
Also, as the longest-running idol group Shinhwa will be coming back at the same time as Big Bang, many music fans are looking forward to an interesting year.
Shinhwa will be releasing its 10th studio album in March, coming together once again for the first time in a long time. Although the members were signed with different agencies, they managed to hold their group together, and will finally be promoting as a group again starting on its 14th anniversary.
The members, excluding Lee Min Woo, who is still serving in the military, are currently actively preparing for their comeback by practicing their songs and dances. The group also plans to embark on an Asia tour starting with a concert in Seoul on March 24, its 14th anniversary.
Pop culture critic Kang Tae Gyu told enews, “In March, the trend-leading group Big Bang and the long-running idol group Shinhwa will be meeting each other for a fierce competition, but for music fans, it will be a time when they’ll be able to listen to a greater variety of songs.”
Source: www.enewsworld.com
Photo : YG Entertainment, Shinhwa Company
Sunday, January 15, 2012
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