On February 24, BIGBANG played their last show of their recent Japanese tour. Entertaining over 55,000 fans at the Tokyo Dome, the group closed out their 4-city, 18-concert tour by amassing a total of 910,000 fans, a record for any artist performing in Japan. And that wasn’t even the only record they broke.

When you beat Michael Jackson, Madonna, Guns N’ Roses, Bon Jovi, Lady Gaga, and whoever else, you know you’re kind of a big deal. That’s exactly what BIGBANG did on their most recent tour of Japan, when they broke multiple records set by foreign artists that came before them. Performing to sold-out crowds in Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and finally Tokyo, they amassed a total of 910,000 fans in 18 shows, which is something no artist has ever done. Their dome (stadium) tour of Japan has taken place 3 years in a row, which is also a first. Their most recent album, the MADE series, which was released in Japan in early February and includes Japanese versions of songs “Loser,” “Bang Bang Bang,” and “If You,” sold 128,000 copies in the first week of release, also breaking a previous record. This most recent record-breaking Japan tour was part of a larger world tour, one that had them playing 32 cities in 13 countries, where a total of almost 1.5 million fans were in attendance. Without a doubt, BIGBANG is an international superstar act.

And scheduled for April in Japan is a 4-city, 27-event tour for the group’s fan club, and 750,000 loyal fans have already signed up. Looks like BIGBANG is on its way to breaking even more records in the years to come.

Source: Drama Fever

Korean Music Awards Announce Musician Of The Year Recipients Ahead Of Monday’s Ceremony

BIGBANG, IU and JYP will claim the popularity vote awards at the Korean Music Awards to be held next Monday, February 29 at the Guro Arts Valley Theatre in Seoul.

YG Entertainment boy band BIGBANG, solo female singer IU and veteran artist-producer Park Jin Young also known as JYP earned the Best Musician of the Year awards in their respective categories through an online voting poll.

Out of the more than 20,000 votes cast by the online public, BIGBANG secured more than 25% or 5,321 votes, IU with 3,654 votes and JYP with 1,425 votes, reports The Korea Herald.

BIGBANG emerged as the Best K-Pop Group of the Year, while IU beat out her competitors to become the Best Female Musician of the Year, and lastly, JYP proved that he still continues to command tremendous popularity with the Best Male Musician Of the Year award.

The Korean Music Awards is one of the biggest music show awards in South Korea and has been held since 2004.
Aside from these popularity vote awards, fans can look forward to watching the ceremony live to see which acts will win the prestigious Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Musician of the Year awards, which are decided by a judge panel composed of music industry professionals.

Last year, Loro’s W.A.N.D.Y album won Album of the Year, SISTAR’s Soyou & Jung Gigo’s duet song “Some” won Song of the Year, and veteran rocker-songwriter Lee Seung Hwan won Musician of the Year.

Source: KPopStarz