[한국경제TV=유병철 기자] Reunited BIGBANG started their ‘LAST DANCE’ concert in Japan.BIGBANG had a magnificent opening of ‘BIGBANG JAPAN DOME TOUR 2017’ on Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome during November 18th and the 19th. The 50,000 crowd that filled up the stadium responded more energetically than ever.BIGBANG became the first foreign artist in Japan to open a ‘5-year consecutive Japan dome tour’. This 4-city dome tour will be consisted of 14 concerts and is expected to hold 686,000 audiences.BIGBANG started the opening with ‘HANDS UP’. When the members appeared on stage, roar from the crowd filled up the stadium. While performing ‘LOSER’, the performance was held in a moving stage as a consideration from members that wanted the audience sitting far away to enjoy the concert at a closer range.G-DRAGON stated, “Like the love you gave us, our love for you won’t change. Until the day we meet again, let’s smile at each other and perform our ‘LAST DANCE’”.In succession, BIGBANG performed ‘FANTASTIC BABY’ and ‘BANG BANG BANG’ raising the mood, and the audience singing along filled the entire dome. The 3-hour period was filled with 25 hits, without a gap.

The local press was eager to report BIGBANG’s dome tour. The 6-major press including Sports Hochi, Sports Nippon, Nikkan Sports, Daily Sports, Tokyo Chunichi Sports, and Sankei Sports all put BIGBANG’s news on the headlines, proving their reputation as a top-class artist.Meanwhile, Japanese solo album releases by members have been confirmed. G-DRAGON’s solo mini- album ‘KWON JI YONG’ will be released on December 13, DAESUNG’s ‘D-LITE 2’ on December 20, and TAEYANG’s solo album ‘WHITE NIGHT’ on January 10.When the dome tour in Japan is finished, BIGBANG will decorate the finale of ‘LAST DANCE’ in Seoul. For two days from December 30 to 31, a year-end concert will be held in Seoul Gocheok Sky Dome.The second ticket sales will begin on November 21, 8PM KST through Auction.2017. 11. 20.

[스포츠조선닷컴=정유나 기자] The intense moment among those who are trying to secure their spot at the ‘Debut Group’ was caught on camera. 

On November 16, behind the scenes of the agency tour and the ‘One Day Mission’ to determine members of the ‘Debut Group’ was released through JTBC ‘MIXNINE’s official Facebook page. 

The one day mission is a process to determine ones who are qualified as the ‘Debut Group’, who will get an opportunity to perform at the showcase. The trainees who gets on stage are judged on the song they choose.

In order to get judged on their preferred songs, trainees were sprinting to the stage, displaying their desperation to secure their spot on the ‘Debut Group’.

The moment of YANG HYUN SUK, SEUNGRI, and TAEYANG concentrating on the trainee performances as judges was also caught on camera. 

SEUNGRI’s charismatic eyes without his unique mischievousness and TAEYANG encouraging the trainees let the fans anticipate the mood on the set.

There were also photos from the agency tour in JYP Entertainment. The photo with Park Jin Young seeing YANG HYUN SUK and SEUNGRI off the JYP main building caught people’s attention.  

‘MIXNINE’ is a reality competition program in which YANG HYUN SUK will set out to 70 different agencies in Korea and find new stars among 400 trainees. A girl group composed of 9 girl members and a boy group composed of 9 boy members will have a final competition against each other to make debut as a major K-pop idol group. 

The full-fledged competition begins in episode 4, which will air on November 19. A national voting is currently taking place in ‘MIXNINE’s official website and at Melon, the music platform. One person gets to pick 9 contestants per day. The show airs every Sunday on JTBC at 4:50 PM KST.

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