Fans of G-Dragon were shocked on July 8 when the artist fell through a hole in the stage that had suddenly opened while he was performing.

On July 8, BIGBANG’s G-Dragon held the second concert in his Bangkok stop on his world tour “ACT III, M.O.T.T.E.” While performing on stage, a hole for a lift suddenly opened up behind him.

When G-Dragon turned around and took a step, he fell into the hole. Thankfully, he appears to not have suffered major injuries as he soon reappeared on the lift to continue the rest of his concert.

Watch fan-taken videos of the moment below.

ไม่ตกเนาะกระโดดทัน แอดมินใจหายหมด ❤️???? #GdragonBkk2017 pic.twitter.com/wlD5WAqPxE

— ONLY ♥GD♥ THAILAND (@OnlyGD_TH) July 8, 2017

웨이보에 영상 올라왔는데 떨어지고 나서 리프트 다시 올라와서 노래 불렀다 그래도 착지는 잘못하지 않은 듯 ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ pic.twitter.com/AORAFNHcPA

— ????ʜᴇᴇʏᴀ (@BDEVER_) July 8, 2017

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[동아닷컴=전효진 기자] Singer G-DRAGON and group TWICE took No.1 and No.2 on Melon’s chart for June, respectively.

Music platform Melon has released the rankings of its monthly chart for June. Influential artists including G-DRAGON, TWICE, PSY, SISTAR, and Bolbbalgan4 fiercely competed to take top ranks on Melon’s chart for June.

G-DRAGON who came back with solo album “KWON JI YONG” released in June took No.1 on the chart for June with “UNTITLED”, the title track of the album. Two songs of PSY including “New Face” and “I LUV IT” entered top 10 of the chart, to show PSY’s remarkable influence on music charts for two months in a row.

Girl group TWICE’s “SIGNAL” also showed substantial power on the chart, taking No.2, eight notches higher than in May’s chart. “LONLEY”, the last song of “summer queen” SISTAR took No.8 on the chart for June, to mark the successful finale of the team’s career.

Bolbbalgan4 also showed great power on the chart, with “We Loved” for which the duo collaborated with singer-songwriter “스무살” and “You and I from the Beginning” which is one of the original sound tracks of drama series “The Emperor: The Owner of Mask”, both of which are ranked in top 10.

June’s chart of Melon drew greater attention, as “Shape of You” of famous British pop artist Ed Sheeran who has recently announced the news of his concert in Korea is ranked in the fifth place.

An insider of Melon said, “The ranks on the June chart fluctuated a lot, with the comeback rush of famous artists who always exert great influence on charts. Notably, the chart enjoyed great diversity, with songs of solo artists, idol groups, original sound tracks, and pop music ranked in top 10.”

The rankings of Melon’s monthly chart are calculated by combining 40% of streaming volume and 60% of download volume.

The top 5 on Melon’s monthly chart are as the following.

▲ No.1 G-DRAGON – “Untitled” ▲ No.2 TWICE – “SIGNAL” ▲ No.3 Bolbbalgan, 스무살 – “We Loved” ▲ No.4 PSY – “New Face” ▲ No.5 Ed Sheeran – “Shape of You”

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BIGBANG’s Taeyang will hold his second world tour “Taeyang 2017 World Tour ‘White Night'”!

Beginning the world tour on July 8, he will have four concerts as part of a Japanese stadium tour in Chiba and Kobe of Hyogo Prefecture and is expected to gather 140,000 fans. The rest of the concert dates and cities have yet to be revealed.

In 2014, Taeyang took second place in the Oricon album weekly chart with his first Japanese solo album “Rise [+ Solar & Hot]” and held a successful solo tour, raising anticipation for this year’s stadium tour to be a success as well.

Taeyang’s first world tour “2015 Taeyang World Tour ‘Rise'” began with a Japanese tour and visited 18 cities in 8 countries including Hong Kong, Korea, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, and Taiwan, gathering 117,400 fans.

Meanwhile, YG has recently confirmed Taeyang’s solo comeback, and he was revealed to be working on his new music video.

Stay tuned for updates on the tour dates and cities!

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[일간스포츠=황지영 기자] YG’s BIGBANG and BLACKPINK are going viral globally. BIGBANG now has another music video that has surpassed 100 million views, and BLACKPINK’s music video has reached 40 million views in the shortest time for a K-pop group.

“FXXK IT” is the title song of BIGBANG third regular album “MADE THE FULL ALBUM”, which was released in December last year. As of 23:00 on July 2, the music video of the song reached 100,007,821 views on YouTube. This means that the music video only took six months to surpass the 100 million view mark. YG uploaded a poster congratulating this great achievement on its official blog.

BIGBANG’s has a number of music videos with 100 million views. It’s “FANTASTIC BABY” music video has 300 million views and “BANG BANG BANG” music video has 200 million views. The music videos of “LOSER”, “BAD BOY”, “LET’S NOT FALL IN LOVE”, “BLUE”, “FXXK IT”, “GOOD BOY”, and “CROOKED” have all surpassed 100 million views, which means that BIGBANG has nine music videos over 100 million views. For a K-pop act, this is the biggest number and it shows BIGBANG’s great popularity.

BLACKPINK has made remarkable achievement although it debuted less than a year ago. It’s “As If It’s Your Last” music video reached 40 million views in just nine days after release, which is the shortest time among K-pop groups. The music video recorded 10 million views in just 17 hours after its release, 20 million in 47 hours, and 30 million in 107 hours.

Drawing upon YG musicians’ global popularity, YG has plans for a number of overseas tours this year. BIGBANG’s leader G-DRAGON released his solo album “KWON JI YONG” in May and is currently on a solo world tour titled “ACT III, M.O.T.T.E”. BIGBANG’s lead vocal TAEYANG is getting ready to release his solo album and will also go on his first stadium tour in July and August in Japan.

BLACKPINK is focusing on promoting its new album by appearing in music shows, variety shows, and radio programs. On July 2, the group is to hold its first signing event and meet their fans face-to-face.

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