As BIGBANG gears up to release their “MADE” album very soon, member Seungri opened up about his challenges surviving in the music world throughout the longevity of his group.

On the December 11 episode of the SBS show “Flower Crew,” Seungri honestly shared his experiences in the industry as he spoke with his junior Kang Seung Yoon. Since WINNER approaches their third year as a group, Seungri gave him an important piece of advice, saying, “You have to stick it out in between the uncertainty and certainty.”

He continued, “It wasn’t an easy feat for BIGBANG to reach ten years. You come to be thankful for everything that happened in those ten years. It was hard work to find my own success among members who all do so well.”

He then brought up funny analogies to describe his fellow members, saying, “Our oldest member T.O.P is tender-hearted and Daesung is the one who seems like a grandpa. G-Dragon and Taeyang are mature and warm. I still use honorific speech with them and they treat me well as the youngest.”

We hope to see BIGBANG together for a long time!

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[OSEN=정준화 기자] “It’s scary. They are getting stronger, not weaker.”  

These are the words of Kangta, a member of a first generation idol group and a SM director. Like he said, it is becoming more popular as time goes by. It is the only group that has been on the rise for ten years. He’s talking about BIGBANG. 

There’s a limit to how far idol groups can go. After debut, idol groups’ popularity soars thanks to their huge fans bases. But after a while, new idol groups appear, and the public’s interest moves on. After their seven-year contract expires, members usually go their separate ways.  

This is why BIGBANG is even more special. The group’s presence is only getting stronger day by day. Not only as a group but also as individuals, the members are exerting great influence in all branches of the culture industry. 

According to experts, BIGBANG was able to make such remarkable achievements because the group has risen above the limitations of an idol group and is loved by all generations. There is no match for BIGBANG, which has become an iconic symbol of Korea’s pop music. 

The group has a host of hit songs that is loved by everyone. Last year alone, BIGBANG produced a number of hit songs through its MADE project. The group released two songs every month, and all the songs topped the charts in and out of the country.  

Now, the grand finale of BIGBANG’s MADE project is drawing near. The group’s MADE full album will be released on December 12. The title tracks are “FXXX IT” and “LAST DANCE”. Along with the title tracks, all the previously released MADE songs including “LOSER”, “BAE BAE”, “LET’S NOT FALL IN LOVE”, and “ZUTTER” are included in the album.  

After releasing the full album, BIGBANG is going to actively promote the album via various channels. Fans have been waiting for BIGBANG’s regular album for eight years. Therefore, BIGBANG will be closely interacting with their fans by doing V App shows, appearing on variety shows, attending award ceremonies, and holding concerts.  

It will be interesting to see how big a hit BIGBANG’s new album will be. And, we only have to wait a day to find out. 

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[OSEN=선미경 기자] BIGBANG is to make a comeback soon, and naturally, the group is expected to take the charts by storm.  

BIGBANG is to release its third regular album after an eight-year break. It will be the grand finale to BIGBANG’s MADE series albums that were released last year and the icing on the cake of BIGBANG’s 10^th anniversary celebrations. The album is to be released on December 12, and teasers have been released to raise expectations. 

BIGBANG’s comeback was announced quite a while ago. News of BIGBANG shooting new music videos and recording new songs had been posted on YG and YANG HYUN SUK’s SNS pages. After the release date has been finalized, YG gave little hints one by one about BIGBANG’s new songs and made the fans more excited about the new album. 

Because people have deep trust in BIGBANG’s music, the group’s three new songs are expected to rock the charts and set new records. BIGBANG’s songs always top the charts upon release. This is possible because not only BIGBANG’s fans but also people in and out the country trust that BIGBANG’s music is going to be good. The songs in BIGBANG’s new album will most certainly dominate the charts. 

It is taken for granted that BIGBANG’s new songs are going to top the charts even before the songs are released. It is only natural as there is always a great chemistry between G-DRAGON, YG producer TEDDY and the other members. 

The album will consist of songs that were released last year and three new songs: “FXXX IT”, “LAST DANCE” and “GIRLFRIEND”. “FXXX IT”, one of the title songs, is a medium-tempo hiphop song that has witty exciting lyrics. 

“LAST DANCE”, the other title song, is a slow R&B song, completely different from “FXXX IT”. “GIRLFRIEND” is a song written and composed by G-DRAGON and very different from the two title tracks. All the three songs each show a different side of BIGBANG.

After the release of BIGBANG new album, all the songs in the album are likely to enter the charts and take all the top spots. Even the songs that were released last year such as “LOSER”, “BANG BANG BANG”, and “BAE BAE’ are likely to reenter the charts. BIGBANG’s comeback will provide an opportunity to group’s huge popularity and strong presence.  

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[OSEN=박판석 기자] BIGBANG, which is celebrating its 10^th anniversary this year, will be appearing on MBC’s Infinite Challenge. Expectations are running high for the collaboration between the legend of pop music and the legend of variety shows.  

It is not the first time that BIGBANG appeared on Infinite Challenge. BIGBANG members have appeared on the show so often that they are even referred to as the seventh member of Infinite Challenge. In particular, G-DRAGON has appeared on a number of the show’s music competitions and Muhan Company episodes.

The last time that al the BIGBANG members appeared on Infinite Challenge is its “Gang of Seoul” episode five years ago. BIGBANG members showed off their funny side and a great teamwork with Infinite Challenge members.

The preview that was revealed on December 10 featured BIGBANG and Infinite Challenge members doing a dance competition in a studio. As trendsetters, BIGBANG members were all wearing unique looks.

It will be a special episode for BIGBANG, which is celebrating the 10^th anniversary of its debut. But, Infinite Challenge members won’t make it easy for BIGBANG members. They are likely to tease BIGBANG about their unique costumes and embarrass the members. 

When the news got out that BIGBANG will be appearing on Infinite Challenge, expectations have soared. Both Infinite Challenge and BIGBANG are loved by many. Therefore, many people are anticipating the combination between the two legends.

It is the first time that all the BIGBANG members appeared on a show together in five years. There’s no telling when all the BIGBANG members will appear on Infinite Challenge again, making the episode even more meaningful. It will be interesting to see how entertaining the combination between BIGBANG and Infinite Challenge will be for the viewers.

2016. 12. 11.

[OSEN=선미경 기자] The grand finale of BIGBANG’s 10^th anniversary project, the release of “MADE THE FULL ALBUM”, is just around the corner. 

At 10 AM on December 11, YG Entertainment released a d-1 teaser poster on its official blog.

YG Entertainment has been revealing countdown posters for the release of BIGBANG’s “MADE THE FULL ALBUM” starting from six days ago. The posters feature different images in a gallery-like setting.

BIGBANG debuted in 2006 and took Korea’s pop music scene by storm. During the past ten years, the members have grown into iconic figures in the music, fashion, and mass culture industries.

BIGBANG has a host of mega hit songs: its recently released MADE series songs such as “LOSER”, “BAE BAE”, and “BANG BANG BANG” on top of its old hit songs including “LIES”, “LAST FAREWELL”, “HARU HARU”, and “TONIGHT”. No wonder expectations are running so high for the songs in the group’s to-be-released “MADE THE FULL ALBUM”.

“MADE THE FULL ALBUM” will be released at 12 AM on December 12. The album will consist of a total of 11 tracks, including “FXXX IT” and “LAST DANCE” as double title tracks, a new song “GIRL FRIEND”, and eight “MADE” series hit songs that the group released from May and August last year.

So far, the track list of the album, the teaser images of the new songs, countdown posters, and the teaser videos of the music videos have been revealed.

T.O.P will be starting his mandatory military service in February next year, so it will become difficult to see all the five of them soon. After the release of its regular album, BIGBANG will be attending award ceremonies, appearing on variety shows, and holding concerts to meet fans via diverse channels.

BIGBANG will do a countdown live show on V App at 11 PM on December 11 and reveal the music videos of the new title tracks in advance.

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