[OSEN=장진리 기자] TAEYANG’s solo comeback is just around the corner.

OSEN found out on July 1 that TAEYANG recently decided on the title track of his new solo album and set the schedule of the music video shooting. It’s been three years since TAEYANG released a solo album, which was in 2014 when he released “RISE”.

Already, TAEYANG held a number of meetings with the staff to discuss the music video of the title song. At the meeting on June 20, they decided on the concept of the music video and the shoot schedule.

One of the staff members at the meeting told OSEN, “TAEYANG participated in all the meetings so far. He takes it seriously and pays attention to details. He is also very passionate and makes a lot of suggestions too. You can really see why he has become a top star.”

There is no information about TAEYANG’s new song so far, making fans around the world more curious about his new album.

The staff member said, “I can’t give you any information about the title song or the music video yet. But, the director of the music video is someone who worked with TAEYANG for the first time, and the music video will have a totally different style from his past music videos. The song is a great song, catchy yet well-made.”

TAEYANG will begin his first stadium live tour in Japan with concerts at the Chiba Zozo Marine Stadium on July 8-9. He will also hold concerts in Seoul in September to kick off his world tour. Given the schedule of the music video shoot, TAEYANG’s comeback is mostly likely to take place in July.

TAEYANG began his solo career with “LOOK AT ME ONLY” in 2008. Since then, he has produced a number of hit songs as a solo artist such as “I NEED A GIRL”, “WHERE U AT”, and “WEDDING DRESS”. His gained tremendous popularity when he released “GOOD BOY” with G-DRAGON in 2014 and featured on MINO’s “FEAR” on Mnet’s Show Me The Money 4 in 2015. TAEYANG’s soulful voice and charisma on stage is unmatched, making him a superstar in and out of the country. No wonder fans are highly anticipating his solo comeback.

His teammate G-DRAGON has also recently released a solo album, and the album has not only swept the charts in Korea but also Billboard’s world charts. It will be interesting to see if TAEYANG’s first new solo album in three years will also dominate the charts.

2017. 7. 1.

[동아닷컴=전효진 기자] G-DRAGON swept the online monthly charts for June.

“UNTITLED”, the title track of G-DRAGON’s new solo album released on June 8, became No.1 on the monthly charts of major online music streaming platforms such as Melon, Olleh, Genie, and Soribada.

His new album “KWON JI YONG” swept the charts upon release with all its tracks ranking high on the charts. The title track also became No.1 on three of Gaon charts.

It’s been almost a month since the album has been released, but the title track is still high up on most of the real-time charts.

Proving its popularity, “UNTITLED” became No.1 on the KBS’s Music Bank that was aired on June 30. G-DRAGON has won six No.1 trophies on TV music shows without going on a single show.

G-DRAGON is currently on a world tour titled “ACT III, M.O.T.T.E”. He will be holding concerts in a total of 29 cities around the world: nine cities in Asia, eight in North America, four in Oceania, five in Europe, and three in Japan. On July 7-8, G-DRAGON is to hold concerts at Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.

2017. 7. 1.

It looks like BIGBANG’s Taeyang is gearing up for his solo comeback!

Though YG Entertainment’s Yang Hyun Suk had already confirmed the news through an Instagram post in May, new details have emerged about the singer’s return.

Taeyang is reported to have held various discussions about the music video for his upcoming title track, with the final concept and filming date set during the last meeting on June 30. A source who attended the meeting said, “Taeyang was at every single meeting that was held. He was very serious about his work, checked every little detail and was actively pitching his own ideas. It made me think, ‘No wonder he’s risen to where he is now.'”

Details for the comeback are shrouded in mystery, and a YG Entertainment representative stated, “We cannot yet release any detailed information about the title track or music video. However, we can say that the director will be someone Taeyang’s never worked with before, and it will be very different from his past music videos,” and “The title track will be a song that will not only be appealing to the masses, but will also be a song that boasts high-quality musicality.”

This will be Taeyang’s first solo album in three years since 2014’s “Rise,” and it will be interesting to see how the singer’s music has evolved since then.

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G-Dragon’s “Untitled, 2014” remains No. 1 for the second straight week! This song picked up three more music show wins last week in “Inkigayo,” “Music Core,” and “Show Champion.” Overall, it scored better than a week ago and it also widened the gap with the No. 2 song. Congratulations again to G-Dragon!

Moving up three spots to No. 2 is Chungha’s “Why Don’t You Know.” Last year with I.O.I, Chungha reached the top spot on our chart with “Very Very Very.”

Rounding out the top three is TWICE’s former No. 1 song “SIGNAL,” which is down one spot to No. 3 this week.

There are three new songs in the top 10 this week. Moving up 12 spots to No. 4 is a duet between Bolbbalgan4 and 20 Years Of Age named “We Loved.” Since their breakthrough hit “Galaxy” a year ago, Bolbbalgan4 has released many hit songs as their popularity continues to rise.

Moving up 17 spots to No. 7 is Hwang Chi Yeol’s first top 10 hit “A Daily Song.” This song is the title track of Hwang Chi Yeol’s mini-album “Be Ordinary.” Hwang Chi Yeol debuted in 2007 but he wasn’t well known until he participated and placed third in the Chinese talent show “I Am A Singer (Season 4)” in 2016. He caught the attention of fans back home in Korea. “A Daily Song” is a sad ballad telling a breakup story. It won on “Music Bank” last week, giving Hwang Chi Yeol his first music show win!

Moving up nine spots to No. 9 is NCT 127’s “Cherry Bomb,” their second top 10 hit this year. This song is the title track from their third mini-album, and has an urban hip hop melody. “Cherry Bomb” won on “M!Countdown” last week, giving NCT 127 their first music show win and perhaps many more to come.

We have reached the mid-point of the year, so these are the top 10 songs on our chart in the first half of 2017:

1. BTS – “Spring Day”
2. Akdong Musician – “Last Goodbye”
3. WINNER – “REALLY REALLY”
4. Bolbbalgan4 – “Tell Me You Love Me”
5. TWICE – “KNOCK KNOCK”
6. BIGBANG – “FXXK IT”
7. Highlight – “Plz Don’t Be Sad”
8. IU – “Palette (feat. G-Dragon)”
9. Red Velvet – “Rookie”
10. BLACKPINK – “Playing With Fire”

Congratulations to BTS winning the top song of our chart in the first half of 2017!

About the Soompi Music Chart

Soompi Music Chart is unlike any other music chart or television ranking. It takes into account rankings by various major music charts in Korea as well as the hottest trending artists on Soompi, making it a unique chart that reflects what’s going on in K-pop not only in Korea but around the world. Our chart is composed of the following sources:

GAON Singles+Albums+Social Chart – 25%
Various Internet Charts (Olleh, Bugs, Melon, Soribada, Genie) – 15%
Soompi Airplay – 20%
TV Music Show Charts (SBS Inkigayo, KBS Music Bank, MNet M!Countdown, MBC Music Core, MBC PLUS Show Champion) – 40%

BIGBANG’s G-Dragon has won another trophy for “Untitled, 2014”!

June 30’s episode of KBS’s “Music Bank” was a half year special that featured performances by artists including GOT7, SEVENTEEN, Red Velvet, NCT 127, Highlight, MAMAMOO, and many more. You can watch the performances here!

As the show was a special, the winner for this week was not announced on air. KBS has now revealed the artist who came in first place this week on their chart (based on data from the week of June 19 to 25). The winner was G-Dragon with his solo track “Untitled, 2014,” which achieved a total score of 7,458.

MONSTA X came in second with a total score of 4,726 for “Shine Forever,” while Bolbbalgan4 and 20 Years of Age followed in third with 4,618 for “We Loved.”

Meanwhile, G-Dragon began his solo world concert tour “ACT III, M.O.T.T.E” this month, and has recently added five European dates.

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