[마이데일리=최지예 기자] BIGBANG (G-DRAGON, T.O.P, TAEYANG, DAESUNG, and SEUNGRI) criticized themselves by saying, “Three regular albums in eight years. It’s lame.”

Upon the release of its third regular album “MADE THE FULL ALBUM” on December 13, BIGBANG was interviewed at the YG Building in Hapjung-dong, Seoul. 

About releasing three regular albums over eight years, G-DRAGON said, “I think it’s lame too. But it wasn’t because we’re lazy during the eight years. We all released solo albums and put out singles or mini albums. We’ve never been on a break. I think it is fate that the album was released now. Personally, I believe in working on and on until everyone is satisfied with the music. That’s why the album was released now.” 

The long-awaited album has two very different title tracks: “FXXX IT” and “LAST DANCE”. “FXXX IT” is about a man who falls in love with a woman at first sight. It shows off the tongue-in-cheek side of BIGBANG. The song also boasts members’ sensual vocals and raps on top of trendy sounds. 

“LAST DANCE” is about how members feel upon their 10th anniversary. They have come so far and they sing, “I will do this last dance with you to this song”. All the members sing, and they sound as if they are making a confession. The soft drum and piano sounds accentuate the members’ voices. When you listen to the song, it becomes clear why each part is sung by a different member. 

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BIGBANG is taking over the charts not only in Korea, but in many other countries too!

The group released their long-awaited full album “MADE” on December 13 at midnight KST. It quickly achieved an all-kill on domestic charts with its two title tracks (“FXXK IT” and “LAST DANCE“) and additional new song “GIRLFRIEND” taking the top three spots on all major Korean charts.

The album then went on to chart internationally by taking the first place spot on the iTunes album charts of nineteen countries: Brunei, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Finland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Norway, Paraguay, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam.

As of 11:30 p.m. KST on December 13, the album is currently in third place on iTunes’s album chart in the United States, and fifth in Canada.

BIGBANG will be making their first comeback performance on SBS’s “Inkigayo” on December 18. They’ll also be appearing on variety shows during this promotional run, including “Radio Star” and “Infinite Challenge.”

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[마이데일리 = 최지예 기자] Group BIGBANG’s third full album “MADE THE FULL ALBUM” is drawing keen attention in the United States, too.

BIGBANG’s “MADE THE FULL ALBUM” released on December 12 in the night is covering the main promotion page of American iTunes and Apple Music’s new songs section along with other world-famous musicians including J.COLE and NEIL YOUNG, showing how much attention they are drawing overseas.

BIGBANG’s “MADE THE FULL ALBUM” is enjoying an explosive popularity, sweeping top places on charts with “FXXX IT”, “LAST DANCE”, the title tracks of the album, and another new song “GIRLFRIEND” sweeping music charts upon their release. 

The songs took the first, second, and third places on eight music charts in Korea upon their release. They are also staying in No.1, No.2, and No.3 places on the real-time charts of music-streaming websites as of December 13 at 10AM.

Right after the release of the album, eight songs other than the three new songs, which had been already released last year in “MADE SERIES” entered top 100 of Melon, the biggest music-streaming website in Korea. With all the 11 songs of “MADE THE FULL ALBUM” staying in high ranks on charts, BIGBANG is creating a surprising scene.

The music video of “FXXX IT” has garnered 2,560,164 views and “LAST DANCE”, 2,148,537 views, within 10 hours of release, surpassing as many as 4 million views together.

At the same time, “MADE THE FULL ALBUM” is topping iTunes albums chart of 16 countries: Costa Rica, Finland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Norway, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam. Its ranking on the same chart of the United States, the birthplace of pop music, has also risen from fourth to third, to prove BIGBANG’s enormous popularity overseas.

In the meantime, BIGBANG will unveil the performance of their new songs for the first time in SBS “INKIGAYO” on December 18. BIGBANG will also meet fans more in entertainment TV shows including MBC’s “Radio Star” and “The Infinite Challenge”.

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