Source : SBS
Saturday, March 24, 2012
[NEWS] BIGBANG'S MV ON "THE 20 BEST K-POP VIDEOS" OF STEREOGUM.COM
13. BigBang – “Love Song
The track itself is a better Coldplay song than anything Coldplay themselves have done since A Rush Of Blood To The Head. The video, meanwhile, is one long Children Of Men/Touch Of Evil-style tracking shot (with sly edits, sure) that takes place entirely a post-apocalypic wasteland full of flaming debris and exploding car husks that fall from the sky for no reason. There’s nothing about this thing that I don’t love.
7. GD & T.O.P. – “Knock Out”
Probably the first non-English rap song I’ve ever managed to enjoy. (Second if you consider “Gasolina” a rap song.) G-Dragon and T.O.P. are the two rapping member of BigBang, and their all-rap side project is reliably just awesome. G-Dragon’s also one of the musical masterminds behind his own group, exceedingly rare in K-pop, and if I’m to believe Wikipedia, he started rapping after the first time he heard Wu-Tang. But he sounds nothing whatsoever like Wu-Tang! This song was apparently banned in South Korea because “Knock Out” is Korean slang for being drunk, which is awesome. And the video itself takes place in some Bugs Bunnified alternate universe that reminds me, more than anything else, of a prime-era Missy Elliott video. The part where they dance under the tank turret is the best. Also, this one is probably the most immediately Stereogum-relevant song on the whole list. Diplo produced it, swiping a big chunk from Cajmere’s Chicago house classic “Coffee Pot (It’s Time For The Percolator)” in the process.
4. GD & T.O.P. – “High High”
It took real restraint to keep myself from populating the top five entirely with stuff from the BigBang/2NE1 braintrust, and I just couldn’t help myself here. This one doesn’t have the cartoonish avant-garde force of the “Knock Out” video, but it does poppy American club-rap better than any American has done it in many years. I love the way T.O.P. manages to look like Don Draper even with this goofy spaceman clothes, I love the way way G-Dragon says “like ninja,” and I love that dance they do with their hands on the “high high high high” part. More than anyone, I love how these two guys appear to be having more fun than anyone else on the global pop-music landscape. Also, I hope Slick Rick is making so much money from that sample.
2. BigBang – “Fantastic Baby”
This one is only a few weeks old, so it seems faintly ridiculous to be putting it so high on a best-of-all-time list. But in K-pop, the groups that last do it by pushing their shit to new extremes every time they’ve got a new single out. And right now, BigBang, a dominant commercial force throughout Asia, are Lady Gaga circa-”Telephone.” I mean, look at this thing. It’s a post-apocalyptic Daft Punk adolescent Tumblr fantasy, and nothing about it makes the tiniest bit of sense, the haircuts especially. I can’t tell you how happy I am that it exists. Amrit will tell you: I kept myself awake enough to write all my SXSW coverage stuff by watching this video every 15 minutes.
Source : stereogum.com
[NEWS] G-DRAGON IS THE IDOL HAN GA IN HAS HER EYES ON
Actress Han Ga In made an appearance on SBS’ Power FM ‘Choi Hwa Jung’s Power Time’ and answered honestly to the blunt questions asked by DJ Choi Hwa Jung.
DJ Choi Hwa Jung asked, “You seem tall. How tall are you?”
Han Ga In brought laughs with her reply, saying, “167cm. People think that I am short and that isn’t true. But, I am getting shorter as I age.”
Choi Hwa Jung then asked her about her weight saying, “You are really thin so I am curious about your weight.” Han Ga In seemed a bit taken aback by her question, but she easily replied, “Do I have to say it now. 49, 50, 51kg it fluctuates.”
Han Ga In also chose Big Bang's G-Dragon as the idol she has her eyes on, and also remarked that she would like to meet ZE:A‘s DongJun someday as many people have told her that they look alike.
Source : Sports Donga via Nate (via allkpop)
Friday, March 23, 2012
[PIC] BIGBANG WITH FUJI TV "SAKIGAKE" HOSTS
Episode with BIGBANG will be broadcasted on April 4.
Source : fujitv.co.jp/sakigake (via bigbangupdates.com)
[CLIP] BIGBANG ON MNET WIDE [120322] [ENG. SUBBED]
Source : lovelyBB,mizz_julie,bbvipchannel.com
Translated by: kristinekwak @ twitter
[PIC] BIGBANG ALIVE STEEL CUT - YG ON AIR (2)
Source : YG FAMILY OFFICIAL APPLICATION(via ameblo.jp/gilbakk75)
[NEWS] BIGBANG HAS RETURNED - BIGGER AND BETTER
After experiencing hardships, Big Bang has returned - bigger and better.
Big Bang marked its return after a year on February 29 with the release of its new mini album Alive. After becoming one of the leaders of the hallyu wave last year, a series of setbacks from Daesung’s car accident to G-Dragon’s marijuana scandal put a halt to the group’s activities and brought the group’s existence into danger.
But returning as a much more mature group, Big Bang made all its tracks off of the new mini album title tracks and found success on the music charts and even ended up on America’s Grammy Awards homepage and on Billboard to prove it was Korea’s representative idol group.
In addition, actress Han Ga In even took time out of her busy shooting schedule for MBC’s The Sun and the Moon to attend Big Bang’s concert recently, while Shinhwa, who is preparing for its impending comeback, selected Big Bang as the most eye-catching among idol groups.
Enews decided to examine the merits of Big Bang who has not only captivated regular people but friends, seniors and juniors in the entertainment world.
I Am
G-Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, Daesung and Seungri form the five member Big Bang. The five were different from the start. Even before the group’s debut, they introduced themselves to the public through the tvN show Big Bang The Beginning.
Big Bang The Beginning was a document program that aired in 2006 to explosive popularity showcasing the group’s formation from its training days. Also drawing attention was member Jang Hyun Seung who was eliminated from the group, right before its debut, who then went on to join the group B2ST at Cube Entertainment.
From its 2006 debut onwards, the group sought to set itself apart from others by self-producing and met earned huge success through Lie off its first mini album and Last Goodbye from its second album. Afterwards, Haru Haru, Red Sunset and Tonight all became big hits as well.
Leader G-Dragon especially made a name for himself as not just an idol singer but a singer-songwriter penning tracks like This Love, Lie, Last Goodbye and more. In addition, each member’s unique color allowed them to find success through dramas, movies musicals and variety programs as well as solo and sub-unit groups such as GD&TOP.
Charm
Big Bang’s merits draws not only from leader G-Dragon’s singer-songwriter status but also each member’s unique and developing colors. While many idol groups are strong as a team, it’s not as common to see individual members produce the same results on their own, but this is not the case for Big Bang, as all its members have seen tremendous success.
T.O.P. transformed into an actor for the movie Into the Fire and the drama Iris and even received a rookie actor award while Daesung found success through the SBS variety program Family Outing and Night by Night. Seungri also had a stint as host for MBC’s Show! MusicCore.
Big Bang wields tremendous influence not just in music but in fashion as well and has emerged as cultural icons. While most other artists relies on their fashion coordinators to create their own style, Big Bang is at the forefront of the fashion trend, creating their own style and merits.
Crisis
Though Big Bang had its series of ups and downs, the 2010 car accident by Daesung and G-Dragon’s marijuana incident brought the group into its most dangerous period.
After much time had passed, some of the members appeared on SBS’ Healing Camp to discuss these incidents and shared, “If it was not for this recent crisis, Big Bang may have disbanded,” as the members revealed the group had lost focus after five years and it was through this crisis the group turned itself around, learned more about their own selves and became a closer unit.
In the end the big crisis turned out to be the strength and energy for Big Bang to leap to new heights.
After releasing its new mini album Alive on February 29 the group held a series of successful concerts in Seoul in front of some 40,000 fans. It will release an album in Japan on March 28 and tour five cities in Japan in May through June and afterwards move on to perform 25 concerts in 16 different countries for its 2012 Big Show- Alive. For Big Bang who even made it onto the homepage of the Grammys and Billboard, people are looking to see what new heights Big Bang will reach.
-08.25.2011 Interview by reporter Oh MiJung
No doubt that Big Bang is one of the biggest idol groups in Korea, and it’s guaranteed that it’ll stay on top for a while. Most idol groups last only five years, usually facing problems with their record companies.
Big Bang, however, doesn’t seem to fit this formula. It′s five-year contract with YG Entertainment (or YG) came to an end, but the members continued their relationship by extending their contract for another five years. During a time when trouble between idol groups and their record company makes recurring headline news, Big Bang re-signing with YG with no controversy is a rather unusual event.
G-Dragon: We didn’t really have to think too much about the contract, but there seems to be so much talk from people around us. I’ve been with YG since I’ve started training with them, so I’ve never even thought about working with another company. The other members have felt the same way for a long time. We don’t know anything about other companies. YG has a system that lets us produce and perform our own songs, and other companies don’t offer this. I’m really comfortable here.
TOP: YG made us, and it’s also a company that fully supports and understands us. We know that we can’t do what we want without this company, so we resigned with them. We didn’t have to think twice. It’s just unfortunate that something like this received so much media attention. I guess that means idol groups are having a lot of contract problems these days.
Taeyang: YG listens to what we have to say, and they give us so much support with whatever we do. They know us really well, too.
YG is known for supporting each entertainer’s individuality, as well as creating a platform where singers can explore their full potential (while having fun, of course). It’s understandable why the members of Big Bang are so strongly devoted to this company.
G-Dragon, Daesung: YG is more like a family. It’s easy to communicate with them. We’ve also become really close with the staff, so I didn’t want to part ways.
The five guys demonstrate their unique talents, performing as musicians, actors, and entertainers. Though they are a boy band, they write and compose their own music. When complimenting for being an ‘ideal band’, they smiled, saying they were flattered.
TOP: We want to show people that idol groups can produce good music.
G-Dragon: People think that idol groups are only allowed to function within a certain system, but we want people to understand that there are companies like YG that allow us to create our own music, as well as give us room to freely discuss our opinions.
Taeyang: The five of us learned a lot from each other.
Daesung: What happens after debuting is more important. It’s crucial to keep developing your talents.
Source : enewsworld.com
Translation credit: Stewart Ho
Translation credit: Esther Oh
[NEWS] LESLIE KEE PLANNING "A SUPER BIGBANG" LIKE LADY GAGA
Leslie Kee tweet : Planning a SUPER BIG BANG by LESLIE KEE soon as well like SUPER LADY GAGA ! I Love Big Bang!
Leslie Kee is a renowned Singaporean photographer residing in Japan. He worked with Lady Gaga, Akanishi Jin, Ayu and much more. Recently, he had a shoot with BIGBANG for Josei Jishin’s cover and 7 pages of color prints which will be on sale on 3/27.
SUPER is a limited edition photography art book features A-List celeb one at a time.
Source : @lesliekeesuper (via teambigbang)
[VOTE] BIGBANG NOMINATED ON MTV ITALY
BIGBANG is nominated on MTV ITALY for MTV TRL AWARDS 2012 "BEST FAN".
Voting Period : 22 March - 5 May
HOW TO VOTE
Step1 go to MTV ITALY'S TRL AWARDS website or Download app. on iTUNESStep2 click BEST FAN , click VOTA , the confirmation message will appear.
Step3 close the confirmation message and repeat step 1-3 for 10 times.
Can vote 10 times per day
Source : trlawards.mtv.it/vota, @very86 (via bigbangupdates)
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