A documentary series about BIGBANG’s Taeyang has been announced!

Titled “White Night,” the eight-part series follows Taeyang for 215 days and shows the process behind the production and release of his 2017 “White Night” album, the “White Night” solo world tour, his marriage, and military enlistment. The documentary will give fans a glimpse of the person Dong Young Bae (Taeyang’s real name), rather than the celebrity Taeyang, as he continuously contemplates about his values and who he is.

The series will be released for free on Taeyang’s and BIGBANG’s official YouTube channels at 7 p.m. KST on Mondays and Thursdays over four weeks beginning May 18, the day of Taeyang’s birthday.

Check out the images that were released along with the documentary’s announcement!

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The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for male idol groups!

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various boy groups, using big data collected from April 9 to May 9.

BTS topped the rankings for the 24th consecutive month with a brand reputation index of 8,802,820 for May, meaning that the group has now spent a full, uninterrupted two years at No. 1 on the list.

High-ranking phrases in BTS’s keyword analysis included “documentary,” “IU,” and “photobook,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “speech,” “communicate,” and “cancel.” The group’s positivity-negativity analysis revealed a score of 72.90 percent positive reactions.

ASTRO rose to second place on the list after enjoying a staggering 185.71 percent increase in their brand reputation index since last month. The group’s total index for May came out to 2,836,195.

EXO held onto their spot at a close third with a brand reputation index of 2,748,905, while NCT and WINNER similarly maintained their respective positions at No. 4 and No. 5 on the list.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

1. BTS
2. ASTRO
3. EXO
4. NCT
5. WINNER
6. SEVENTEEN
7. Super Junior
8. SHINee
9. MONSTA X
10. GOT7
11. NU’EST
12. INFINITE
13. The Boyz
14. PENTAGON
15. BIGBANG
16. TVXQ
17. BTOB
18. TXT
19. ONEUS
20. SF9
21. Golden Child
22. HOTSHOT
23. VIXX
24. 2PM
25. TOO
26. VERIVERY
27. VICTON
28. Block B
29. MCND
30. SECHSKIES

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