[OSEN=엄동진 기자] BIGBANG is to appear on Weekly Idol.

After much discussion, BIGBANG members and YANG HYUN SUK decided that BIGBANG will appear on three major variety shows: MBC’s Infinite Challenge, Radio Star and Weekly Idol.

Sources said, “It is true that BIGBANG has been refraining from doing variety shows during the last few years. But now, I think YANG HYUN SUK had a change of thoughts. He thought of their fans, who wouldn’t be able to see BIGBANG members together for a while after T.O.P enlists in the military. He probably thought that BIGBANG making appearances on variety shows would be a way to make the fans less sorry, and he suggested this to the members. The members agreed with him, and after much consideration, they decided to appear on three variety shows.”

BIGBANG appearing on Weekly Idol is a dream come true not only for the fans but also for the crew of the show. During the last two for three years, the crew including the producer has made official requests to BIGBANG on numerous occasions inviting the group to come on the show.

Sources said, “BIGBANG members are very excited. They will shoot the show next week, and the show will be aired in the first and second week of January next year.”

Expectations are running high for the reunion of G-DRAGON and Jung Hyeong-don. They have been referred to as the “playing hard to get couple” on Infinite Challenge. G-DRAGON appeared on Infinite Challenge earlier this year, but because Jung Hyeong-don had already left the show, there was no reunion.

BIGBANG recently released its third regular album, “MADE THE FULL ALBUM”. One of the title tracks, “FXXX IT”, is currently no.1 on the realtime charts of Melon, Genie, Monkey3, Soribada, Naver Music, and Bugs Music.

The other title track of the album, “LAST DANCE”, is no.2 on the charts of Melon, Genie, Soribada, Naver Music, and Bugs Music. “GIRLFRIEND” is ranked third on Melon, Genie and Naver Music charts. The new songs in BIGBANG’s album have taken the top three spots of nearly all the major charts.

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BIGBANG will be appearing on variety show “Weekly Idol”!

It has been revealed that after discussions with Yang Hyun Suk, it was decided that the group will be appearing on three variety shows.

BIGBANG has already filmed for MBC’s “Infinite Challenge” and “Radio Star.” This means the third variety show will be “Weekly Idol.”

A source revealed, “It’s true that BIGBANG refrained from appearing on variety programs for a few years. However, it appears as though Yang Hyun Suk’s thoughts have changed. He thought of fans who will not be able to see BIGBANG as a whole group for a while with T.O.P’s military enlistment. He viewed variety show appearances as the answer to soothing sad fans and suggested it to the members. The member readily accepted and selected three programs to appear on after careful consideration.”

The producers of “Weekly Idol” must be very happy about BIGBANG’s appearance as they have publicly requested for the group to appear on the show before.

A source from MBC Every1 revealed, “BIGBANG will be appearing on MBC Every1’s ‘Weekly Idol.’ They will film sometime next week and the episode will air around mid January.”

It’s great timing because MC Jung Hyung Don is known for being close to G-Dragon through “Infinite Challenge” and is back as an MC for the show.

Meanwhile, BIGBANG’s new songs “FXXK IT,” “LAST DANCE,” and “GIRLFRIEND” have achieved great results on various music charts.

What would you like to see BIGBANG do on “Weekly Idol”?

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[텐아시아=조현주 기자] The music video of BIGBANG’s “BAD BOY” has surpassed 100 million views on YouTube.

As of December 14 at 6:55PM, the official music video of BIGBANG’s “BAD BOY” recorded 100,003,361 views, proving its never-ending popularity.

“BAD BOY”, the title track of BIGBANG’s fifth album “ALIVE” released in February, 2012, is a hip-hop track with a tender melody and rhythmical hook part.

The song’s music video was shot on the street of Brooklyn, New York, to present care-free BIGBANG members against the backdrop of New York’s vintage atmosphere. At the time of the release of the video, the unique fashion of each member of BIGBANG also drew keen attention.

The music video of “BAD BOY” has been continuously viewed since its release and reached 100 million views on December 14 this year. That made BIGBANG set a new record of being the first-ever Korean boy group with five music videos surpassing the 100 million views mark on YouTube: “FANTASTIC BABY”, “BANG BANG BANG”, GD&TAEYANG’s “GOOD BOY”, “LOSER”, and now “BAD BOY”.

In the meantime, BIGBANG is sweeping No.1 on the charts of eight major music-streaming websites in Korea, upon the release of their third full album “MADE THE FULL ALBUM”. BIGBANG is also sweeping No.1 on the iTunes albums chart of 19 countries, proving their enormous influence in the global music scene.

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