G-DRAGON·SANDARA PARK, CHOSEN AS EXCLUSIVE MODELS FOR YG COSMETICS

  

Cosmetic brand “Moonshot” of YG Plus, a subsidiary company of YG Entertainment, has chosen G-Dragon and Sandara Park as its new brand models.

G-Dragon has always been a hot topic as one of the male celebrities who endorse a make-up brand; and along with Sandara Park, who has been actively endorsing cosmetic brands and always get a good feedback and support, the combination of their endorsement powers have already attracted a lot of expectations.

This year, Moonshot will be starting with Sandara Park‘s “spring look,” while G-Dragon will bring his unique sense of style to their “male product line,” this “collaboration” will definitely delight beauty enthusiasts as these two people introduce the products that they can enjoy. Furthermore, the various beauty pictorials will be made available not only in the domestic market, but overseas as well.

A representative of YG PLUS revealed why they chose G-Dragon and Sandara Park as the brand models, “KPop has become a huge influence already, that it has even affected K-Beauty, in the fact that it brings in global overseas consumers. As Moonshot is striving to grow as a global make-up brand, we felt that we had to reinforce its base, so we selected the most influential artists in YG as representatives and chose G-Dragon and Sandara Park as the new brand models.” he continued, “As YG builds up their idols as musicians that they create a new culture, so it should also build up Moonshot and strengthen it further as a global make-up brand.”

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Source: Osen via Naver

Translated by: BlackjackBelle@OhDara

Source: Oh Dara

T.O.P heads to Paris in style

T.O.P of BIGBANG departed from Incheon International Airport on Friday to participate in the Dior Homme’s 2016-17 Winter fashion show in Paris. 
 




 
He was spotted at the airport with his gray hair, wearing a sky blue shirt under a jacquard knit with silk slim-fit pants. He wore a navy cashmere long coat on top for the final touch. He accessorized with a pair of round black glasses and black derby shoes with red straps, spicing up the unique look. 
Source: KPopHerald 

[Exclusive] BIGBANG received Grand Prize from the 30th “Golden Disc Awards”… “We’re so happy”



[?????=?????] The honor of the grand prize for the 30th Golden Disc Awards went to BIGBANG as expected. 

The 30th Golden Disc Awards was held on the 20 at 7:30pm at Peace Hall of Kyunghee University. In the awards, BIGBANG received a main prize for the digital songs’ segment and Aichii Artist Award, along with the Grand Prize. 

BIGBANG showed off their status as the winner of the grand prize, by performing “LOSER”, “BANG BANG BANG”, and “SOBER”. After the performances, BIGBANG engaged in an interview.



First, TAEYANG expressed his gratitude for the triple crowns by saying, “I’m really grateful for the great love you gave to us during the last year and these precious prizes. I believe this achievement was possible thanks to our fans”. 

Then, regarding the 10th anniversary of their debut, G-DRAGON said, “We still have a big work to do”. 

G-DRAGON went on to say, “We’ll release the full album of ‘MADE’ series and will meet fans consistently in concerts”. G-DRAGON also explained the meaning of “MADE” album, saying, “As we’ve put a lot of efforts in the album, it has more of our passion and commitment in it. We’re so happy that the album enjoyed big popularity”.

The MC of the awards asked what BIGBANG members were going to do that night, and T.O.P answered, “You know, I’m old, so I think I have to go back home and sleep”, making everyone at the awards burst into laughter. Then, TAEYANG wittily said, “In the past, we went to have drink on this kind of good nights, but now, I just wanna go home and sleep”.



TAEYANG went on to say, “We’re preparing a lot to show to fans in the year 2016, so please look forward to our comeback”. Lastly, DAESUNG said, “I say it every year, but again, for this year, I wish for your best happiness”. 

Then, TAEYANG suggested to DAESUNG that they say thanks to fans, and DAESUNG gave greetings in pansori, Korean traditional recital of dramatic songs, impromptu. 

BIGBANG released new songs every month from May to August last year and dominated No.1 places on music charts. They never missed the top rank on monthly charts as well. The big sensation created by BIGBANG for four months in a row last year is still continuing.

The Golden Disc Awards for the year 2016 is held on the 20 and 21 this month at Peace Hall of Kyunghee University, Seoul, for the albums’ segment and digital songs’ segment. It is live-broadcasted on QTV and NAVER V-APP, as well as Aichii, the biggest video-streaming website in China.

2016. 1. 21.

Source: YG Life

GD Reveals a Video of Himself Filmed During 30th Golden Disk Awards


[??????=??? ??] G-DRAGON reveals a video of himself filmed while attending the 30th Golden Disk Awards.

On January 20, G-DRAGON posted this video on his Instagram page under the title of “Golden Disk Awards”.

In the video, G-DRAGON looks at the camera and makes various faces. He is wearing color lenses and fake teeth that make him look as if he has metal teeth. His mischievous expressions and special bubble effect adds a strange appeal to the video.

Meanwhile, the 30th Golden Disk Awards was held at Grand Peace Palace, Kyunghee University on January 20. BIGBANG, SHINee, Beast, Bangtan Boys, f(x), Apink, Vixx, EXO, Girls’ Generation, CNBLUE, EXID, Red Velvet, and AOA attended the ceremony.

2016. 1. 20.

Source: YG Life

BIGBANG received grand prize for digital songs’ segment of Golden Disc Awards… Triple crowns including a main award [30th Golden Disc]

  
[OSEN=정준화 기자] The hero of the 30th Golden Disc Awards was BIGBANG as expected. BIGBANG showed off their formidable power by taking triple crowns in the digital songs’ segment of the Golden Disc Awards, including the grand prize, a main award, and Aichii artist award which is a popularity award. 
The “30th Golden Disc Awards” was held on the 20 at Kyunghee University’s Peace Hall. The hero for the awards for the digital songs’ segment was BIGBANG. BIGBANG proved their status as the best boy group in Korea by taking total three prizes. 
First, 10 teams to get the main prize were selected and one out of them was selected as the awardee of the grand prize. The 10 teams who took the main award were EXID, Red Velvet, AOA, Zion.T, JY Park, SISTAR, Kyuhyun, Taeyeon, BIGBANG, and Girls’ Generation. Among them, BIGBANG was the one to get the grand prize.
The rookie of the year award, the award that any artist can received only once in their lifetime, went to group iKON and GFRIEND. Actor Jo Jeong-seok came upon the stage as the presenter. GFRIEND who received the rookie award said, “I really thank the president of my company and fans. We’ll do our best so we can reward everyone’s support. Thank you.” iKON said, “I feel so flattered every time iKON receives this award. iKON will do our best to give back to everyone’s support. I really thank president YANG HYUN SUK, our family members, and iKONICs”.

The Next-Generation Award is given to a team who showed the biggest potential in the Asian pop music market. The award went to rookie idol group MONSTA X. Rock Band Award was given to band Hyuk Oh and the Best R&B Award was given to San-E. 
Aichii Artist Award which is the popularity award was given to BIGBANG and Taeyeon, according to the result of popularity voting hosted on the website of Aichii in advance.
BIGBANG received the grand prize of the digital songs segment. BIGBANG’s T.O.P said, “I thank vip fans who always support us. I think we have one more year to stand before you as team BIGBANG. We’ll work harder to give you even better performances”.
G-DRAGON also expressed his gratitude by saying, “I don’t know what to say, as we received many awards today. We’ll keep creating good songs along with the other artists here with us now. Please continue to support us, happy new year, thank you”.
TAEYANG received grand prize in this year’s Golden Disc Awards following the award he got last year. He said, “I’m really grateful that we could receive the prize with the other BIGBANG members. I recently felt that the love you’ve sent to us is not an ordinary one. I’ll live every day of my life, cherishing the special love you’ve shown for us. President YANG, TEDDY, all the staff members of YG, managers, I always thank you. The ones for which I’m the most grateful are of course vips.”
The 30th Golden Disc Awards are held on the 20 and 21 this month. It is a renowned music awards that has been held for the past 30 years, and this year’s awards gives all the fancier spectacles and entertainment. It is live-broadcasted on NAVER V-APP, with performances of K-pop stars who drew big popularity throughout Asia during last year.
Fancy performances of awardees caught the eyes of the audience and viewers. Since all the musicians who enjoyed the biggest popularity during the last year perform at the awards, the atmosphere was so heated up. Awardees including EXID, Red Velvet, iKON, GFRIEND, MONSTA X, Hyuk Oh, San-E, AOA, Zion.T, Taeyeon, Kyhyun, SISTAR, and BIGBANG gave fancy performances in this year’s awards.
Not only the musicians but also award presenters are famous stars. Popular actors and actresses including Hwang Jeong-eum, Jo Jeong-seok, Kang Sora, and Park Hae-jin, as well as fashionistas such as Han Chae-young, Jang Yoon-joo, Sohn Taeyeong, and Chae Jeong-ahn attended this year’s Golden Disc Awards.
Golden Disc Music Awards are a music festival where K-pop songs that enjoyed the biggest popularity during a year are awarded with the grand prize for the best songs and albums segments, main prizes, rookie awards, popularity awards, and special awards. This year’s Golden Disc Awards held on the 20 and 21 are live-broadcasted on NAVER V-APP, QTV, and Jiangsu Satellite TV.
The artists in the list below are the awardees of the “30th Golden Disc Awards”. 
▲Grand Prize: BIGBANG
▲Main Prize: EXID, Red Velvet, AOA, Zion.T, SISTAR, JY Park, Kyuhyun, Taeyeon, BIGBANG, Girls’ Generation
▲Rookie Award: iKON, GFIREND
▲Aichii Artist Award: BIGBANG, Taeyeon
▲Next-Generation Award: MONSTA X
▲Best Rock Band Award: Hyuk Oh
▲Best R&B Hip-Hop Award: San-E
2016. 1. 21.

Source: YG Life

[30th Golden] “Golden Disc Music Awards” K-Pop’s great achievements garnered by BIGBANG

  
[일간스포츠=황미현 기자] The hero of the 30th Golden Disc Music Awards was BIGBANG. 
BIGBANG who celebrates the 30th anniversary of their debut this year made a meaningful smile, receiving the honorable grand prize from the 30th Golden Disc Music Awards (digital songs segment) held on the 20 this month at the Peace Hall of Kyunghee University. 
BIGBANG took triple crowns from the awards for this year, including the grand prize for the best song of the year, a main prize, and Aichii male artist award.
BIGBANG was the most promising nominee for the grand prize of the music awards. BIGBANG released new songs every month from May to August last year, creating big hit and big sensation. Every time the team unveiled new songs, they swept No.1 on music charts and never missed the top place on monthly charts. The big sensation created by BIGBANG then is still continuing.
BIGBANG took No.1 for four months in a row on Gaon digital chart, with “LOSER” of “M”, the first single of their “MADE” project, with “BANG BANG BANG” of second single “A” released in June, “IF YOU” of third single “D” released in July, and then with “LET’S NOT FALL IN LOVE” of last single “E”.
It was first such case in Korea for a group to take No.1 on monthly chart for four months in a row. As the unprecedented record well-demonstrated BIGBANG’s unlimited potential, BIGBANG stood under a big spotlight.
BIGBANG gave performances in Korea for a long time last year, releasing one single with two songs every month from May to August. They did not stop giving performances in Korea even though they were so busy with their world tour. BIGBANG’s special commitment to fans won the hearts and minds of fans.
After leading their “MADE” album to a great success, BIGBANG continued their success overseas. Beginning from a concert held on October 2 (local time) last year at Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas, BIGBANG held a tour in the States, on October 3 at Staples Center in Los Angeles and on October 4 at Honda Center in Anaheim. More than 30,000 tickets for the three concerts held in three cities in America were sold out, bringing a big success to BIGBANG’s American tour.
That was the first BIGBANG tour in North America in three years since “ALIVE GALAXY TOUR” held in 2012. The 2012 tour was held in four cities in two countries, including Los Angeles, Anaheim, New Jersey, and a city in Peru. BIGBANG’s North America tour last year was larger in the scale, with concerts in six cities in three countries including Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Anaheim, New Jersey, Toronto in Canada, and Mexico City in Mexico, showing how much BIGBANG’s influence has grown in the region.
The big popularity of BIGBANG who created sensation for four months last year is still continuing. The music video of BIGBANG’s “BANG BANG BANG” surpassed 100 million views on the 19 this month, within seven months of the song’s release. “BANG BANG BANG” is BIGBANG’s second song whose video surpassed 100 million views following the same record of the video of “FANTASTIC BABY”, which makes BIGBANG the only Korean idol group that holds such a record.
2016. 1. 21.

Source: YG Life

‘Only About A Year Left For You To BIGBANG Team On Stage’ T.O.P Tells Crowd At 2016 Golden Disk Awards

 


 
By Jesse Lent | January 20, 2016 07:31 PM EST

Another awards show, another chance for a BIGBANG member to strike fear in the hearts of the K-pop boy band’s longtime fans.

Rapper T.O.P began his acceptance speech for one of three awards his group won at Wednesday’s 30th annual Golden Disk Awards in Seoul, South Korea with a promise they would continue to mature just as performers, but as people.

“Rather than being flashy outwardly as artists, we will try our best to be beautiful on the inside as we grow up,” T.O.P said.

That was when the K-pop icon launched into the news that (while inevitable considering South Korea’s law that all eligible males between the ages of 18 and 35 must enroll in nearly two years of military service), no fan of the band wanted to hear.

“From now on, I think there is only about a year left for you to BIGBANG team on stage,” said the 28-year-old star. “In that time, we’ll try even harder to touch your hearts and answer with awesome music.”

And T.O.P isn’t the only BIGBANG member to use the band’s recent public appearances as a forum to hint to fans that the group, at least with its original lineup, is not going to be around for much longer.

At last month’s Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) in Hong Kong, it was Taeyang’s turn to drop some truth on the crowd.

“It may be difficult for all five of the BIGBANG members to attend MAMA all together from now on,” said the BIGBANG singer, age 27.

“It was an honor to be able to put on the kind of performances we wanted to through MAMA and thank you for the great award.”

The subtlety wasn’t lost on fans (or the Korean entertainment media). Allkpop reader Danixkm is crushed by the revelation.

“Did you hear that?” the fan asked in a comment posted Wednesday. “It was just the sound of my heart breaking. At least they have such loyal fans that’ll be waiting for them to all be together again.”

In addition to winning Digital Single of the Year and the Daesang Grand Prize at The 2016 Golden Disk Awards, G-Dragon won the iQIYI Male Artist Award. Including these most recent honors, BIGBANG’s “MADE” series of eight singles released throughout the summer of 2015 has won 23 awards.

“MADE” has yet to be released as an album in Korea, but is scheduled to come out as as a full-length in Japan on Feb. 3 including Japanese language versions of the songs “Loser,” “Bang Bang Bang” and “If You.”

Source: KPopStarz

BIGBANG will hold concert in Korea in March… All the hit songs of “MADE” series will be performed



[?????=??? ??] Group BIGBANG has confirmed that they will hold the final concert in Korea for thee days in March.

YG Entertainment released a domestic poster of BIGBANG’s final concert on the 20  on the company’s official blog.

The poster shows BIGBANG’s silhouette against the light, as well as dates such as “Mar.4, 2016?, “Mar.5, 2016?, and “Mar.6, 2016?. The concert for three days will be held at the Gymnastics Arena in Olympic Park in Seoul.

The concert will be the grand finale for BIGBANG’s world tour. All the capabilities accumulated during the world tour will be presented at the final concert, along with improved performances of “LOSER”, “BANG BANG BANG”, “IF YOU”, and “LET’S NOT FALL IN LOVE”, BIGBANG’s big hits released for four months from last May.

Since BIGBANG’s hit songs released last year are still enjoying big popularity even though it has been already seven months since their release, it is expected that fans will show a big interest in BIGBANG’s concert scheduled for March. Their competition to get the tickets is also expected to be very fierce.

The music video of BIGBANG’s “BANG BANG BANG” surpassed 100 million views on YouTube on the 19 this month. Such a big record was set within seven months of the song’s release. It is the second time for BIGBANG to surpass 100 million views with their music video, following the same record of the video of “FANTASTIC BABY”. BIGBANG is the only Korean boy group who holds such a record. Music fans are now paying keen attention to what kind of performances BIGBANG will display at the concert.

2016. 1. 20.

BIGBANG’s T.O.P and Lee Jung Jae unveil their superb visuals on Instagram

Image: T.O.P's Instagram
Image: T.O.P's Instagram

Known for their close relationship outside the film industry, BIGBANG’s T.O.P and veteran actor Lee Jung Jae show off their charm in a series of updates on Instagram. 

On January 18th, T.O.P shared a few updates taken from his recent get-together with Lee Jung Jae and uploaded it on his personal Instagram account. Creating a brotherly atmosphere, T.O.P was seen leaning his head towards the smiling actor, causing a number of positive remarks from their fans.

The succeeding posts further attracted attention for their superb visuals leaving some fans to compare it a regular pictorial.

Meanwhile, T.O.P recently wrapped up his activities with BIGBANG following their successful tour in Japan.

Source:Dispatch

Source: Koreaboo

BIGBANG’s “BANG BANG BANG” Reaches 100 Million Views on YouTube

BIGBANG’s “BANG BANG BANG” Reaches 100 Million Views on YouTube

The music video for BIGBANG‘s “BANG BANG BANG” — arguably one of 2015's biggest hits — has hit 100 million views on YouTube!

The milestone was reached on January 19. To celebrate the achievement, YG Entertainment shared a poster about the 100 million views via its official blog and social media.

“BANG BANG BANG” was released on June 1 as the third single off BIGBANG’s “MADE Series” and has enjoyed massive popularity among fans and the wider public.

Making this feat even more special, “BANG BANG BANG” is the second music video from BIGBANG to reach 100 million views on YouTube. “FANTASTIC BABY” is currently at 198 million views, and is about to become BIGBANG’s first music video to hit 200 million.

Congratulations to BIGBANG!

Source: Soompi