[일간스포츠=황미현 기자] BIGBANG debuted with “WE BELONG TOGETHER” and “LALALA” in 2006, and the group became a star instantly. All the songs that the group released ever since became big hits.

When BIGBANG debuted, the members were just boys. But ten years have passed, and now they have become fashion icons and artists. Let’s take a look at the past ten years of BIGBANG, from when they released their self-titled debut album to their most recent album “MADE”.

▶August 2006

This was when they released their debut album “BIGBANG”. The members are still teenagers, but their unique poses and expressions are impressive. BIGBANG’s self-titled single album sold more than 40,000 copies.

▶September 2006

This was when BIGBANG released their official debut song “LA LA LA”. BIGBANG had their debut stage singing “LA LA LA” on MBC’s Show! Music Core. They look fierce with henna tattoos on their faces. The album “BIGBANG IS V.I.P”, which contains “LA LA LA”, was released in September and sold 32,000 copies.

▶December 2006

This was when BIGBANG released their first regular album “BIGBANG VOL.1”. G-DRAGON himself wrote the lyrics of the album’s title track “DIRTY CASH”. The members look trendy and hip wearing their jeans down and tops with patterns. The album sold 48,000 copies.

▶August 2007

BIGBANG debuted exactly ten years ago from today, and their biggest hit song “LIES” is climbing back up on the charts. This is because “LIES” is like the signature song of BIGBANG. BIGBANG made a grand comeback with “LIES” performing the song in white costumes. “LIES” is also written and composed by G-DRAGON.

▶November 2007

This was when BIGBANG released their second EP album “HOT ISSUE”. The members show off their gentle but masculine side standing at the bank of Han River during sunset with 63 Building as background. At that time, G-DRAGON brought scarves back into fashion. The title track of the album “LAST FAREWELL” was on the top of the charts for eight weeks.

▶August 2008

This was when BIGBANG released their third EP album “STAND UP”. The title track of the album “HARU HARU” is co-composed by G-DRAGON and Daishi Dance, a Japanese DJ/composer. The album sold 166,000 copies.

▶November 2008

BIGBANG’s “SUNSET GLOW” was and still is loved by many. The overall concept of the song was bright and lively, and BIGBANG members sang the song with big smiles on their faces, which made many people fall in love with them all over again. More than 20,000 copies of “REMEMBER”, the album that contained “SUNSET GLOW”, were sold on preorders alone. BIGBANG’s “SUNSET GLOW” is a remake of Lee Moon-se’s “SUNSET GLOW”, which was released in 1988. Usually singers sample the chorus part of the original version, but BIGBANG put their feel into the song, making it sound like a totally different song.

▶February 2011

They released their fourth EP album “TONIGHT” after a two-year break. By this time, BIGBANG members no longer looked like boys but like men and became the heartthrob of many girls. The album topped the charts in just seven days after its release, and the title track of the album “TONIGHT” swept the charts upon release.

▶February 2012

BIGBANG released their fifth mini-album after a one-year hiatus. All the songs of the album were title tracks, which sent shockwaves across the music industry. G-DRAGON received much media attention thanks to his long side hair in the music video of “FANTASTIC BABY”. The album sold 260,000 copies on preorders alone and more than 200,000 copies in just a month. With this song, BIGBANG became no.150 on Billboard’s top 200 albums chart. It was the first time that a Korean artist made it so high on Billboard’s charts with a song sung in Korean.

▶June 2012

BIGBANG released a special album titled “STILL ALIVE” for their fans who were longing for their comeback. “STILL ALIVE” contains the tracks in BIGBANG’s “ALIVE” album plus four new tracks, including “MONSTER”. The album sold 100,000 copies in just a month after its release.

▶May 2015

In 2015, BIGBANG released single albums every month from May to August under a project named “MADE”. Every time a new single was released, it topped the charts. As a result, BIGBANG dominated the chart for four months straight. The group has indeed written history by coming up with different styles of music and fashion every month.

2016. 8. 19.

[매일경제 스타투데이=한인구 기자] BIGBANG (G-DRAGON, T.O.P, TAEYANG, DAESUNG, and SEUNGRI) who debuted on August 19, 2006, celebrates the 10th anniversary of their debut today. The teenaged boys have now become men in their late 20s and they stayed in top of the music scene for 10 years. During that time, numerous boy bands have appeared, shone, and disappeared. However, BIGBANG has established themselves as the idol of idol singers, firmly maintaining their own color.

Just as the name “bigbang” suggests, BIGBANG has created sensation for every step they took forward. YG Entertainment recruited trainees to find out talents in singing and dancing, as well as a variety of field. G-DRAGON, T.O.P, TAEYANG, DAESUNG, and SEUNGRI were selected as the members of BIGBANG, after winning a survival audition.

BIGBANG gave their first performance on the stage of YG Family’s 10th anniversary concert held in 2006 at Seoul Olympic Gymnastics Arena. Then, they released first single album “La La La” and then second single album “BigBang Is V.I.P”. In December that year, BIGBANG released their first full album and held first concert.

The time when BIGBANG ‘s success became more striking was when “LIES” and “LAST FAREWELL” included in their first mini-album made big hit in 2007. The two songs stayed in No.1 on music charts for seven and eight weeks, respectively, enjoying popularity from fans and music lovers of a wide range of age groups. That year, BIGBANG received best male group award and song of the year award in Mnet’s KM Music Festival.

After their debut in Korea, BIGBANG also made debut in Japan. Then, each member began to perform as solo artists, from 2008. TAEYANG released “Only Look At Me” to get recognized for good performance and singing. Then, he released “HARU HARU” and “Sunset Glow” remade from Lee Munse’s song, to become top idol boy band.

BIGBANG has the root of their music in the hip-hop genre polished by YG so far, but they transplanted popular melody in it. In early days of BIGBANG’s debut, YG’s planning and production exerted big influence on the direction of BIGBANG’s music and performance, but as BIGBANG members themselves took part in their own members more and more, BIGBANG’s unique color was added to the team’s music and performances.

G-DRAGON presented trendy music that went well with his fashion, in his first solo album “Heartbreaker” released in 2009. TAEYANG released his solo track “Wedding Dress” and T.O.P, DAESUNG, and SEUNGRI displayed their talent in TV dramas, musicals, and TV shows. The success of BIGBANG made each member of the team spread their wings in a variety of fields.

BIGBANG held concerts overseas and swept music awards. Then, in 2011, BIGBANG released their fourth mini-album “Tonight”. That year, BIGBANG made big success with their music, but DAESUNG got involved in a car accident and a scandal of G-DRAGON’s weed smoking emerged, to become a topic of gossips.

That crisis could have led to a slump. However, fifth mini album “Alive” released in 2012 gave BIGBANG an opportunity for a new leap forward. As BIGBANG said “All the six songs in the album are title tracks”, “BLUE”, ‘BAD BOY”, and “FANTASTIC BABY” boasted perfect quality. The album made a record hit, taking the 150th place on “Billboard 200”, American Billboard’s main albums chart.

BIGBANG members concentrated on their solo careers again in 2013. DAESUNG released his first full album in Japan and SEUNGRI released his second solo mini-album. G-DRAGON released second full album “COUP D’ETAT” and TAEYANG released his second full album “RISE”. T.O.P appeared in movie “The Commitment” and released digital single album “DOOM DADA”.

In celebration of the fifth anniversary of their debut in Japan, BIGBANG held five dome tours in the country, to attract total 741,000 fans to 15 concerts of the tours in five cities. BIGBANG held seven concerts at Osaka Kyocera Dome, setting the record of the longest period of concert at dome by a foreign artist.

Last year, BIGBANG announced news of their new release, and then carried out “M.A.D.E” project, releasing a single album every month from May to August. During the period, “LOSER”, “BAE BAE”, “BANG BANG BANG”, “IF YOU”, and other songs of “M.A.D.E” albums took No.1 on music charts.

BIGBANG released documentary film “BIGBANG MADE” that showed BIGBANG’s performances in tour and their daily lives, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of debut. Then, exhibition “BIGBANG EXHIBITION A to Z” was held. Now, on August 20, a concert for celebration of the 10th anniversary of BIGBANG’s debut will be held, to spend the meaningful day with fans.

2016. 8. 19.