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]
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]
Jung Bumgyun has made a nickname for Big Bang’s TOP. On the KBS 2TV April 15th episode of “Gag Concert- Mantis Preschool,” Jung Bumgyun, Park Soyoung, and Hong Nayoung danced to Big Bang’s “Fantastic Baby.” When the music stopped, Jung Bumgyun said “If you dance like this, you can become a handsome grass doll.” This is when Jung Bumgyun took out a grass doll that … Continue reading Gag Concert’s Jung Bumgyun "Big Bang’s T.O.P is a handsome grass doll" [NEWS]
Amazing good movie, like nothing I would have expected. It was kind of awesome, not going to lie, I dragged all my friends to see it after talking about it for the entire week and let me just say, we were not disappointed one little bit. It was just a great movie. I was laughing and applauding and just you won’t regret this movie, that … Continue reading The Cabin in the Woods
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]
In one of the most bizarre casting news items we’re likely to hear for a while, New York Yankee Alex “A-Rod” Rodriguez has been offered the role of famed drag queen Potassa in the in-development Salvador Dali biopic The Surrealist. Apparently, Potassa, who served as a sort of assistant and social secretary to the Spanish painter, was known for her spectacular legs and outrageous sense … Continue reading New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez Offered Drag Queen Role In Dali Biopic
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]
Group Big Bang‘s press conference in Taiwan has made the headlines of several Taiwanese newspapers. Big Bang members made a brief appearance on the 10th through a press conference instead of a concert, but even so several daily newspapers in Taiwan have featured Big Bang in their headline news. Taiwan’s Freedom Newspaper reported on the 11th, “Big Bang, the leaders of hallyu (Korean wave) have … Continue reading Taiwanese media on Big Bang, “The leaders of Hallyu” [NEWS]
Big Bang was welcomed warmly by their fans in Taiwan. On 9th, Big Bang arrived at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. Starting from the morning of that day, there were fans going to the airport to welcome them and at last there were a total of 1200 of them. Local media also came to the airport to report their arrival. The fans who were waiting at … Continue reading Big Bang is the foreign artist who attracted the largest crowd of fans in Taiwan Airport [NEWS]
