A survey was conducted by Lees PR, where in a total of 1,329 people were asked who the popular celebrities are for the first half of 2012. From the evaluation of male singers, Big Bang, a group that is actively supported not only in Korea but also in Japan, America, etc., came in first at 18.1%. They beat Lee Seunggi (11.3%), 2PM (8.1%), Rain (6.9%), … Continue reading Big Bang #1 in Popularity Survey for First Half of 2012 [NEWS]
It’s been revealed that Korean group BIGBANG will be making an appearance on TV Asahi’s popular variety program, ‘Onegai! Ranking‘. BIGBANG will be introduced by comedian Watanabe Naomi in the “Ima Hamatteiru Artist” (Artist I’m Into Right Now) segment of the program, and they will perform their new song, “FANTASTIC BABY“. Aside from Watanabe’s segment, the episode will star actress Nagasawa Masami and talento Oshima … Continue reading Big Bang to appear on TV Asahi’s ‘Onegai! Ranking’ [NEWS]
I had to share this, because these people who won, they deserved it. Continue reading Big Bang Global Cover Contest Winners [VIDEO]
Netizens are once again suspicious of Big Bang’s heights as recorded on their profiles. Recently on an online community, this was posted as “Closure to Big Bang’s Heights.” In this post, one can see Big Bang standing next to other stars, followed with a comparison with those stars’ profiles. First off, G-Dragon’s profile says that he is 177 cm tall. However, on SBS “Inkigayo,” G-Dragon … Continue reading Big Bang’s heights: Truth" vs "Posted" [NEWS]
Actor Park Siyeon has believes she looks like Big Bang’s T.O.P. On “Park Sohyun’s Love Game” of SBS Power FM (107.7MHz), Park Siyeon was asked “Who do you think you look like? People have said that you look like actor Kim Sumi when she was younger.” She replied “Whenever I use the smart phone application for celebrity look alikes, I always get Big Bang’s T.O.P. … Continue reading Park Siyeon: "I look like T.O.P" [NEWS]
Excerpts from Inkigayo PD Park Gyungduk’s interview with 10Asia: “I want to make performances and stages for the popular artists that have any overseas fans. Because teams like Big Bang get views up to 2 million and 3 million.” “The usage of water is very unique. We used water falling from the ceiling to spell out the world “BLUE” and even expressed the water with … Continue reading Inkigayo PD Talks about Working with Big Bang (120414) [NEWS]
Big Bang takes over Vietnam! On April 13, Big Bang arrived in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam to promote, and were welcomed by about 2,000 fans. Since there was a lot of fans waiting at the airport till late into the night to see Big Bang’s arrival at 11pm, Big Bang was escorted to emergency exit to prevent possible accidents. Earlier on April 9, Big Bang … Continue reading Big Bang Takes Over Vietnam at “SoundFest 2012” [NEWS/PHOTOS]
The craze over Big Bang has hit South East Asia. Their first visit to Taiwan has broken the record of the number of people which welcome the foreign artists at the airport. Their wave has also hit Vietnam Ho Chi Minh airport. There were a lot of fans waiting for them at the airport too although it was their first time to visit the place. … Continue reading Big Bang’s first visit to Vietnam, 2000 fans welcomed them at the airport [NEWS]
BIGBANG’s caricatures have become a hot topic.Last March 20, BIGBANG appeared on Jung Jae Hyung and Lee Hyori’s You & I. On the show’s website, caricatures of the members were posted and people who saw them were amazed. The members’ characteristics and hairstyles were drawn very well and it’s especially funny to see G-Dragon’s seaweed hair. People who saw the pictures said, “The caricatures are … Continue reading Big Bang’s caricatures– "the seaweed hair is alive" [NEWS]
According to the statistics released by Gaon Chart on the 12th, BIGBANG’s sales for ALIVE has already exceeded 250,000 copies. “ALIVE” sold 212,010 in February and was the “ALBUM of the MONTH” for that period. For March, they sold 45,421 copies, making their cumulative sales a total of 257,431. Shinee’s Sherlock, released last March 19th sold a total of 135,370 copies last month and CN … Continue reading Big Bang’s total sales for "ALIVE" exceeds 250,000 copies [NEWS]
