[서울경제=정다훈기자] “It’s the last of Act I for BIGBANG” (DAESUNG)

“We will comeback as five members, new and improved” (SEUNGRI)

“I performed every stage as if it’s the last. I’ll meet you on stage again. Please don’t worry.” (TAEYANG)

“Being with all of you helped me overcome and eventually get here. Everything was possible because we were together” (G-DRAGON)

The last concert by ‘BIGBANG’ before serving their military duties came to an end. On ‘BIGBANG 2017 CONCERT ‘LAST DANCE’ IN SEOUL’ held in Seoul Gocheok Sky Dome on December 30 and 31, 4 members of BIGBANG including G-DRAGON, TAEYANG, SEUNGRI, and DAESUNG got on stage and spent a special moment with the fans, promising they will come back as 5 members including T.O.P. 

This concert gathered attention as it was TAEYANG and G-DRAGON’s last concert before they serve their military duty, and successfully gathered 70,000 audiences for the two days. 

For the last concert before break, BIGBANG displayed simple yet sensual visuals on their stage utilizing big size LED. The width and height of the main stage of ‘LAST DANCE’ was amounts to 69Mx21M, and the 4K LED with width and height of 64M16M displayed an overwhelming visual scene. It was a shocking composition of stage, since one can consider the whole stage as a visual.  

Also, the immense moving stage sized 13Mx4M moved scores of meters, designed to help the members can communicate with the audience at a closer range. 

Following the glamorous opening visuals, BIGBANG displayed a strong performance through songs including ‘HANDS UP’, ‘SOBER’, and ‘WE LIKE 2 PARTY’. They continued not only performing BIGBANG’s greatest hits but also solo performances, including G-DRAGON and TAEYANG’s solo releases in 2017, DAESUNG’s solo releases in Japan, and even SEUNGRI’s solo performance, which was hard to come by. 

It was a concert where the audience can really feel BIGBANG’s charm, releasing strong energy not only as a group with approximately 20 repertoires of songs, but also as solo members. The solo performances with songs such as ‘Untitled’, ‘WAKE ME UP’, ‘AZECHO’, ‘COME TO MY’ by G-DRAGON, TAEYANG, DAESUNG, and SEUNGRI captured the eyes and ears of the audience with the display of individual attraction by members. On the unit performances, DAESUNG and SEUNGRI performed ‘LOOK AT ME GWISOON’, while G-DRAGON and TAEYANG displayed a different color by performing ‘GOOD BOY’.   

G-DRAGON and TAEYANG facing military service next year stated, “I hope this becomes a fun and memorable concert as today’s a very special day in many ways”. 

During the solo performances, TAEYANG performed ‘WAKE ME UP’ and ‘DARLING’, and G-DRAGON heated up the stage by singing ‘BULLSHIT’ and ‘Untitled’. G-DRAGON stated, “I didn’t get a chance to meet you after releasing my album, including TV appearances. It’s an honor to finally be able to perform these songs in front of you at this stage”. While introducing ‘Untitled’, G-DRAGON modestly stated, “I’ll sing my best although I’m not good at singing”.  

TAEYANG stated, “I feel happy and grateful that I can perform on this stage following yesterday’s concert”. He continued, “The fans here yesterday were very enthusiastic, so it made me excited to think how heated up today’s concert will be since the morning”.  

TAEYANG continued by showing love and trust by stating, “Thank you for showing love for us 5 members, and please continue to do so”. He tried expressing his mixed feelings by stating, “Although it’s sad to think that we won’t be able to meet each other for a while, but it also makes me look forward to the day we meet again, new and improved”. He also asked his fans, “Please wait for us until all 5 of us come back to meet you better than ever”.  

DAESUNG who talked cheerfully during the whole concert stated, “It’s the last concert before joining the army. I don’t think it’s sad” and continued, “I will do all my duties as a man and come back in good shape”. 

BIGBANG spent the last night of 2017 by performing encore of songs “HEAVEN’, ‘LIES’, ‘CROOKED’, and ‘LAST DANCE’. After working tirelessly for 11 years since their debut in 2006 as a global K-Pop group, BIGBANG will depart with the fans for a while after this concert. 

G-DRAGON stated, “The name of the tour, ‘LAST DANCE’ doesn’t mean it’s the last. I’m confident that it won’t be the last. I hope you feel the same way”. 

He also told the audience, “I believe it’s a period to improve ourselves, to reunite in better shape”. 

Lastly, he made a request to the audience by stating, “We received too much love, so I believe it’s our duty to share the love we received. I want to present you bigger gifts day by day. We will be back, more mature, so please wait for us where you always have”.

‘LAST DANCE’, which was tentatively the last concert, came to an end. BIGBANG released roughly 280 songs during the past 11 years since debut. SEUNGRI promised to come back as 5-member BIGBANG by stating, “The 280 songs contain the time and memories us and the fans shared together. We would like to think of it as a ‘promise’ rather than memories”. 

2018. 1. 1.

[SBS funE l=강경윤 기자] YG Entertainment’s YANG HYUN SUK gathered attention by mentioning BIGBANG’s T.O.P, who is currently having a self-restraint period. 

On January 1^st, YANG HYUN SUK posted a photo from BIGBANG’s concert held from December 30 to 31^st. He wrote the caption, “I will sing this song as I come back to you. If I can see your beautiful self once again, The most touching moment yesterday”. He continued with the caption, “Let’s meet again BIGBANG. BIGBANG has 5 members” with a hashtag. 

With the captions, YANG HYUN SUK revealed a photo taken with T.O.P who couldn’t participate on yesterday’s concert. T.O.P was sentenced to 10 months of imprisonment and 2 years of probation, due to the charge of smoking marijuana on trial, with an ex-trainee named Han Seo-Hee last October.  

The concert mentioned by YANG HYUN SUK was tentatively the last concert by BIGBANG before their upcoming military duty. TAEYANG is expected to have a wedding with MIN HYORIN next year, on February. 

2018. 1. 1.

On December 30-31, BIGBANG closed out their year with “BIGBANG 2017 Concert Last Dance in Seoul” at the Gocheok Sky Dome.

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This was BIGBANG’s last concert as a group before their hiatus (though member TOP was absent due to enlisting earlier this year) as G-Dragon and Taeyang are expected to enlist in the military in 2018.

At the end, when the members shared their thoughts with the live audience, many of them got emotional saying goodbye.

Daesung said, “It’s been fun. I’ve been to a lot of places, hoping to see lots of new things. Thank you. For a long time, there’s been rumors that ‘this is BIGBANG’s last concert,’ but finally the last concert before enlistment has arrived. Because of the memories and gifts you’ve given me, I’m not sad but grateful that we were able to arrive at this point.”

He added, “I think of this as the end of the first part. We will return in health after doing our duty as men so we hope that everyone will take care of their health too. The most important thing is being together. This is not the end, so let’s continue to make memories together and make our relationship even stronger. I think that meeting you was the meeting of my lifetime.”

Taeyang said, “The time has gone by so fast that I don’t know where it’s gone. Not too long ago, I watched a video of our showcase 10 years ago and I felt grateful for the cherished memories we made with everyone. Meeting all of you from the stage is my greatest happiness. After this concert, it is a bit sad that we will not be able to meet for a time, no matter how long or short it is, but I am also excited to greet you with a new and mature image when I return.”

He added, “Please wait for us until we can return with five members once again. People ask if I’m worried that this will be the last of BIGBANG, but it doesn’t feel like that to me. Even today, I thought that I should do this concert like I always do. I always try to come up here with the mindset that this could be my last performance. You don’t have to worry. Even after I enlist, I think that your support will be my strength. I want to say thank you.”

G-Dragon said, “I don’t know how people thought of the tour name ‘Last Dance,’ but we don’t attach a lot of meaning to the word ‘last.’ We’re sure that this won’t be our last so we hope that all of you will think so as well. We’ve been through a lot and have faith and understanding in each other, so I think that if everyone lives without fear, has fun and thinks only good things, then you will experience only good things.”

He continued, “There have been lots of good things and lots of other things, but we were able to endure it all thanks to you. I think it was possible because we were together. I don’t know what to say at this moment. I’ve never thought about it and now it doesn’t feel real. I want to give you all a bigger gift with every year, but I think that I am lacking. I will return with a more mature image so if you can wait with excitement in your heart, the time spent waiting will be a good one. Thank you for giving us your precious time at the end of 2017.”

Seungri said, “I’m not a person who scares easily, but now for some reason I am afraid. I was the last member of BIGBANG to join and at the time I had nothing but my confidence, so now I think about whether I have the right to stand on this stage. I feel like I have only caused trouble for my members, my fans, and my agency, and been a person that always required help. Now I hope that I can become a person that helps my members and the staff at my agency instead of the youngest member that always causes trouble. As time passes, you start to think differently. This is the time when we need your support the most. I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. Adding together our group and solo work, BIGBANG has made 280 songs. All of them contain the precious time and memories we spent together.”

Tearing up, he concluded, “Thank you to everyone who took the time to be here today and the parents who gave birth to us. We are not robots and people with feelings, so there are times when we make mistakes or errors in judgment. At those times, we become stronger because we have our fans, and we think that we need to repay such support and love. We’ve been through a lot, but I hope that BIGBANG can reunite as five members and laugh and sing and run and sweat together. Thank you and happy new year.”

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