[NEWS] Big Bang's Comeback Album Sells Over 250K Copies in Pre-Order Sales

Pre-order sales for Big Bang's combeback album have surpassed the 250,000 mark. On February 21, sources close to YG Entertainment announced the news that the mini album, set to be released on February 29, had taken in over 250,000 pre-order sales. It has been 10 months since Big Bang has put out a new album. Their previous "special album" was released in April of last year. Excluding the album intro, all six songs on this new album are being promoted as title songs.

In an unprecedented move, 13 TV advertisements have been running on Korean TV since February 17, rasing the hopes and expectations of fans. The source added that they are taking care to make sure that supply doesn't run out for the album in the early stages. Big Bang will release "Blue" at midnight on February 22 (Korean time). From March 2 to 4, Big Bang plans to hold a commemorative concert at the Seoul Olympic Park. Afterwards, they will host the "BIG BANG ALIVE TOUR 2012" in 16 countries and 25 cities.

Soompi has gotten an exclusive sneak listen to "Blue" which will be relased tonight, February 22 (Korean local time). It looks like the month of February belongs to Big Bang. There was a lot of excitement surrounding the release of their teaser pictures, and more information is coming out everyday.

Source : Soompi

[CLIP] BIGBANG - BLUE M/V

BIGBANG - BLUE M/V

『BIGBANG 5th Mini Album Title Track 'BLUE' RELEASED!』
☞ iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id504496802
☞ YG Music: http://www.yg-music.net/

『2012.02.29 BIGBANG 5th Mini Album 'ALIVE' RELEASE!』
☞ BIGBANG 5th Mini Album NOW available for pre-order on [YG-eShop]: http://www.ygeshop.com/shop/goods/goods_view.php?&goodsno=932&category

BIGBANG IS BACK!

BIGBANG is finally coming close to us with their "ALIVE" music in February, 2012. The album consists of irresistible addiction, warm heart, and inextricable smoothing flow within its first intro track called "ALIVE" including Daesung's/D-Lite's solo track called "Wings."
In addition to their 5th mini album release, BIGBANG will be having a World Tour titled 'BIGBANG ALIVE TOUR 2012' with leading the World's best tour/concert "Dream Team."
This album will be the most meaningful start for the World Tour heading not only to Asia, but also to North America, South America and even Europe.
Please check out the new inner-look of BIGBANG as they are much hardened inwardly through this album 『ALIVE』

★Get More Info at:

☞ BIGBANG Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BIGBANG
☞ YG Family Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ygfamily
☞ YG Family Twitter: http://twitter.com/ygent_official
☞ YG Family Me2day: http://me2day.net/ygonair

Source : BIGBANG's Youtube

[CLIP] BIGBANG - About The Song 'BLUE'_Part 1

Source : BIGBANG's Youtube

[PIC] G-DRAGON ME2DAY UPDATED "TAEYANG IS ALIVE - - - AND 'BLUE' "

Source : G-Dragon's Me2Day

[EXCLUSIVE] BIGBANG’S "BLUE" PREVIEW

Soompi was invited to visit YG Entertainment to bring BIGBANG fans all over the world the written studio preview of “Blue.” After going through some of the toughest moments in the group’s five-year history last year, BIGBANG is back again with their comeback single, “Blue.” This song in itself defines “alive” in every sense of the word (“Alive” is the title of their new album). From the first line that says, “Winter is gone, spring is coming,” to the oxygen mask-themed teaser photos, “Blue” reminds you that BIGBANG is back and alive, stronger than ever.

YG Entertainment has been noted for creating musical trends with uniquely blended sound. Their two main groups, BIGBANG and 2NE1, in particular, are known to change up their styles in order to distinguish themselves from an increasingly homogenous and repetitive K-Pop idol world.

thunderstix’s impression:
Blue” brings yet another unexpected change of style to BIGBANG’s music. There is a confident, mature, and effortless sound here that goes well beyond their previous singles. In what would be best defined as an “electronic ballad,” “Blue” starts off with soft piano and acoustic guitar sounds that blend surprisingly well with each other. Seungri begins his first verse that leads into the repeating chorus part, “I’m singing my blues, becoming used to the blue tears, blue sorrow. I’m singing my blues, love that I let fly to the cloud.” What stands out is the way BIGBANG stretches the “Blue” in a smooth three step “Bluuuu. . . .uuuuu. . . . uuueeees.” The stretch is the core of the chorus and builds the rhythm of the whole song.

The beat starts to speed up as G-Dragon comes in with a rapping set. Right after G-Dragon’s rap comes Daesung’s verse, which is perhaps the highlight of the song. Daesung’s amazing, melting vocals leave you awestruck, especially considering his resilience to overcome all the hardships from last year. The song follows a similar pattern with TOP and Taeyang rotating, and “singing my blues” repeating throughout.

This is another attempt by BIGBANG to incorporate acoustic guitar sounds to their music since last year’s “Love Song.” 2NE1’s “Lonely” had a similar acoustic feel to it, but “Blue” is more soothing and mellow. It’s a step away from BIGBANG’s previous pop dance tracks that we’ve grown accustomed to, but an equally brilliant track. “Blue” has the elements to appeal to a wider group of audience, which is precisely what BIGBANG needs to establish itself as, heading into their sixth year as a group. G-Dragon mentioned he feels extreme stress to succeed every time he comes out with a new album. But with a combination of maturity and determination on full display, “Blue” should already be considered to have a spot on a “Best of BIGBANG” album.

jvik’s impression:
What I expected going in was a fast upbeat track, but after listening to the song I could only be surprised and smile. Why? 2011 was a tough year for BIGBANG, full of personal reflection and hardships but what I heard in this song was a revitalized, confident, and strengthened BIGBANG. The first two vocal sets after the introduction had a back-to-back GD and Daesung combination. Having GD open the first rap verse really brings him back to what he does so well. His verse was full of rhythm and bite. The highlight for me was hearing Daesung’s voice. It was full of strength, and he hit his high notes flawlessly, giving everything is going well feeling. I liked that the song formats have stayed the same, with each member trading off vocal verses to emphasiz their strengths. Seungri’s intro to the song gave you a slow, smooth feel, setting the tone throughout the song. Taeyang showed his similar strength to Daesung on the second set, finishing the vocal verse on a high powerful note. The deep vocal style of TOP showed in his vocal set, with more of a spoken rap style.

The song’s theme is that spring has arrived, and the styling and artwork show this. It all came together; the frost-like features in the album art, the oxygen masks, and the blue colors took the artistic level up a notch.

Source: soompi

[INFO] BIGBANG IS BACK - BLUE RELEASE

‎[BIGBANG IS BACK]
BIGBANG 5th Mini Album Title Song 'BLUE' RELEASE!
2012.02.22 0:00 (KST)

Source: BIGBANG's Facebook

[NEWS] Big Bang reveals, “If those incidents didn’t happen we may have broken up…”

For the first time since their controversial scandals made headlines, Big Bang‘s G-Dragon and Daesung broke their silence on February 20th’s SBS ‘Healing Camp‘.

The filming took place inside YG Entertainment‘s company building and the two honestly opened up about how hard it was for both of them during that time.

G-Dragon addressed the police reports that stated that the news was reported too late, the time taken to reflect on their actions was too brief, and that as a major company, YG Entertainment was trying to cover up their artists’ mistakes. Daesung also cautiously opened up about the time he spent alone after his accident, unable to even face his parents after what had happened. He honestly admitted that thoughts of suicide even crept into his mind.

Their fellow members T.O.P, Taeyang, and Seungri also served as guests on the episode, and the boys who featured on television for the first time as a 5-member group in nearly a year remarked, “When we were trainees, we didn’t have enough money to even buy Korean beef BBQ, so we had to eat pig’s skin. We recently went to the pig skin restaurant we used to frequent before our debut, just to reminisce.”

“As we approached our fifth year of being in the industry, we were slowly beginning to lose our focus and forget our original goals,” they continued, confessing that like all other idol groups, they fell prey to the ’5 year jinx’. “As 2011 passed us by, we did a lot of self-reflecting and realized a lot of different things. We members became a lot closer as well,” they said.

The members admitted that the hard times helped them realize what was important to them. They concluded, “If it weren’t for the things that happened last year, Big Bang might not still be together today.”

It’s a bit ironic that the mishaps that threatened Big Bang could be the very reasons that they’re still together.

Source: MyDaily via Nate (via allkpop)

[CLIP] Big Bang @ Healing Camp (Full) [120221]

Source: oumae0025

[CLIP] BIGBANG - TAEYANG'S TALK "BLUE 30"

Source: BIGBANG's Youtube

[PIC] BIGBANG SHOOTING RUNNING MAN [120220] (1)

BIGBANG are shooting an episode of Running Man today, February 20 (Monday). Broadcast will be on March 4.

Source : @GDWORLD_ , @_BIGBANGisVIP, Bestiz, @Bangbangsha, CaptainG, YB518% (via bigbangupdates)

[CLIP] BIGBANG SBS HEALING CAMP NEW PREVIEW [120220]

Source : 작은쉼터 @ bestiz+gilbakk0221

[NEWS] BIGBANG TO VISIT TAIWAN IN APRIL

Info from Warner Music Taiwan:
BIGBANG will be in Taiwan from April 9-10 for a press conference. Those who pre-order the Taiwanese version of ALIVE mini-album will get a chance to win passes to the press conference. Pre-order date (of the Taiwanese ver) is March 2. Release on March 23. More details on Warner Music Taiwan's Facebook.

Source : Warner Music Taiwan (via @LinsanityTaiwan , bigbangupdates)

[INFO] BIGBANG 5TH MINI ALBUM RELEASE GUIDE

Hello, this is YG Entertainment.

This is the official news guide for BIGBANG 5th MINI ALBUM, which will be releasing on February 29th, 2012

BIGBANG is finally coming close to us with their “ALIVE” music in February, 2012.

The album consists of irresistible addiction, warm heart, and inextricable smoothing flow within its first intro track called “ALIVE” including Daesung’s/D-Lite’s solo track called “Wings.”

In addition to their 5th mini album release, BIGBANG will be having a World Tour titled ‘BIGBANG ALIVE TOUR 2012’ with leading the World’s best tour/concert “Dream Team.” This album will be the most meaningful start for the World Tour heading not only to Asia, but also to North America, South America and even Europe.

Please check out the new inner-look of BIGBANG as they are much hardened inwardly through this album, ‘ALIVE,’ which will be touched by VIPs starting from February 29th.

For more information, please see below for references.


♦ BIGBANG 5TH MINI ALBUM ♦

▶ Pre-Order Period: February 15th ~ February 28th, 2012

▶ Pre-Order Offices: YG e-Shop, and other on/off-line record sale websites

▶ Release Date: February 29th (Wed), 2012

▶ Retail Price: 13,400 (Korean Won) (The price may be different from each purchase office)

▶ The Total Six Versions: (Selective Buying)

① BIGBANG VERSION

② G-DRAGON VERSION

③ TAEYANG A.K.A. SOL VERSION

④ TOP VERSION

⑤ DAESUNG A.K.A. D-LITE VERSION

⑥ SEUNGRI A.K.A. V.I. VERSION

▶ Components

① BIGBANG 5TH MINI ALBUM CD

② BIGBANG PHOTO BOOKLET FOR EACH VERSION

③ YG FAMILY CARD FOR EACH VERSION

(Presenting 1 to 1 -- depending on the first time manufacturing quantity)

④ POSTER (Presenting 1 to 1 -- depending on the first time manufacturing quantity)

                        1 There may be some changes on product’s details and sales day in workmanship.

                        1 Event Focused Only on YG e-shop Pre-Order Consumers

                        1 For BIGBANG Version, there may be a GS POP Card as a special gift included, but this is somewhat limited (random).

                        (If you purchase BIGBANG version during the Pre-Order Period, you can receive the rest of the other posters within a poster tube case / Photo-sticker presenting 1 to 1 as free)

▶ BIGBANG 5TH MINI ALBUM Track List

1. INTRO (ALIVE)

2. BLUE

3. 사랑먼지 (LOVE DUST)

4. BAD BOY

5. 재미없어 (AIN’T NO FUN)

6. FANTASTIC BABY

7. 날개 (WINGS) (DAESUNG SOLO)

Thank you.

Please give us your interest and support.

Source : ygfamily.com

[LINK] BIGBANG IS BACK - MNET

BIGBANG IS BACK

Source: global.mnet.com

[PIC] BIGBANG WITH SBS HEALING CAMP MCS

Source : @megumizzang

[PIC] BIGBANG @SBS HEALING CAMP

Source : SBS Healing Camp (via bigbangupdates)

[PIC] BIGBANG ON VOGUE MAGAZINE , MARCH 2012

Source : media.daum.net (via rkems@BBVIPZ)

[PIC] DAESUNG ME2DAY UPDATED "SEUNGRI IS ALIVE"

Source: Daesung's Me2Day

[CLIP] BIGBANG - SEUNGRI'S TALK "BLUE 30"

BIGBANG IS BACK ! D-2

Source : BIGBANG's Youtube

[NEWS] YG Entertainment's stock shares surge because of Big Bang's comeback

Big Bang's comeback continues to prove its strength after YG Entertainment's stock shares increased. On February 17th, YG Entertainment's shares on the KOSDAQ market closed at 60,700 won, a 5.02% increase from its closing value the previous day.

It was also reported that the company's stock rose for five consecutive days, having a 22.63% increase in the past three days. Just two weeks ago, YG Entertainment's stock shares closed at 49,500 won and critics have viewed the increasing trend due to Big Bang's comeback announcement.

With their comeback just weeks away, the surge in these share prices were credited to Big Bang's comeback, whose album is set to hit the Korean music market on February 29th.

For the past few days, YG Entertainment has been releasing Big Bang's concept photos as well as announcing that group will promote six title tracks from the album.

Source: Newsen (via koreaboo.com)