Making good on their promise to drop new music at the top of every month, BIGBANG revealed their latest creation, "Bang Bang Bang," with an out-there, potentially controversial music video.


"Bang Bang Bang" feels like a 2015 update of the band's 2012 EDM single "Fantastic Baby," which is the most-watched, non-PSY Korean video on YouTube. The new cut features bouncy, electro-pop production on the verses before it moves into a siren-like, trap-laden breakdown where G-Dragon sneers "bang bang bang!" After such an energetic verse, the trap section feels out of place and, due to the genre's time-change shift, screws with the song's stamina.

But "Bang" essentially stops at the 2:40 mark to revamp itself as a full-on party track with the trappy snares now replaced turbo-powered synths, as the guys lead a chanting, shouting chorus. It's a similar style to how "Fantastic Baby" ends, but now the vitality's been kicked up to a new level making this the perfect to track to end any concert with -- which was probably its initial mission.

Also like "Fantastic Baby" (not to mention "Bae Bae"), the new single's accompanying music video sees the band in a neon-flecked world where they guys rock everything from high-fashion (the band's leather coats are all on point) to unexpected accessories (TOP's bearskin hats, or Seungri's football pads) to looks that are boundary pushing (G-Dragon looks a bit like a new-age David Bowie when he's decked out in glitter and heavy eye-liner).


More or less every look is on point, with the the exception of a scene where we catch Seungri wearing a Native American war bonnet -- worn only by those who have earned the highest honors in their tribes. While this slip-up might have been excusable for a more localized Korean act, BIGBANG has toured around the world, has been exposed to multiple cultures and is part of YG Entertainment, a very globally minded record label. Someone should have caught that.

Controversy and questionable trap breakdowns aside, "Bang Bang Bang" is a banger that both longtime and international fans will devour quickly. "Bang Bang Bang" was released June 1 along with the double A-side single "We Like 2 Party," which will get its video revealed on June 5. For now, listen to "We Like 2 Party" via Spotify:


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Enough BANG for ya? The Korean phenoms' latest comes with another out-of-control visual filled with loads of glitter, motorcycles and fluorescent hair colors


One of the top reasons we told you it was time to pay attention to BIGBANG was the K-pop phenoms' plan to release new music at the top of every month. As promised, on this first day of June, here's the guys' new track "Bang Bang Bang."

Their latest recalls past BIGBANG bangers like 2012's "Fantastic Baby" (a.k.a. the most-watched non-Psy Korean music video on YouTube) for being a nonstop party track that utilizes current trends. There's a '90s-inspired dance beat (very hot right now thanks to Diplo and Disclosure) before it moves into a trap-heavy breakdown (the type we've heard in recent hits like DJ Snake's "Turn Down for What" and Dillon Francis' "Get Low").

As expected, the accompanying music video is an over-the-top affair, with the guys rocking a slew of wild looks, hairdos and fashions in a neon-tinged world. Sometimes the costumes go a little too far (we're uncomfortable with Seungri's Native American headdress), but otherwise we're predicting this video to be one of K-pop's most watched clips by the end of 2015.

Last month, BIGBANG's two new hip hop singles "Loser" and "Bae Bae" tied a Billboard chart record previously set by Psy. But "Bang Bang Bang," along with its accompanying B-side "We Like 2 Party" (look out for its video on Friday!), look poised for even bigger things.

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