The LA Times Praised BIGBANG as “one of the most successful boy bands going in all of K-Pop today”

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[?????=?? ??] The LA Times highly praised BIGBANG, who is on a tour in the US, and wrote that BIGBANG “proved why they’ve lasted through this sea change in K-Pop’s place in America.”

On October 5 (local time), The LA Times published an article about BIGBANG’s US tour entitled “BigBang explodes K-Pop convention at the Honda Center.” As part of their tour, BIGBANG held three concerts in Las Vegas, LA, and Anaheim from October 2 to 4.

The LA Times article first introduces BIGBANG as”the established quintet is one of the most successful boy bands going in all of K-Pop today, with a sound that spans American hip-hop, R&B balladry with a local twist, and the high-octane electronic dance music that defines pop the world over” and as a group that “only maybe Adele, Beyonce and Taylor Swift have earned the same, simultaneous caliber of critical praise and concert tickets sold.”

About their US tour, the article says BIGBANG “escalated the craft of live K-Pop…into a sleeker and more adventurous kind of arena spectacular” and that the concert in Anaheim “proved how they used an absence to re-imagine this stalwart group as one of the most inventive, aesthetically visionary acts in its genre.”

It went on to say that K-pop “has long been the lingua franca of pop in Asia, and is no longer a rising curiosity or Internet subculture in the States” and that BIGBANG’s tour “is an incredibly significant moment for K-Pop right now” and that “the BigBang members have done stellar jobs of pushing their music, fashions and places in the public eye to challenging new terrain. “



The article explained that BIGBANG is spearheading K-pop’s global popularity and wrote “If a band like BigBang can keep performing at this caliber of arena dates in America, that old saw of a “crossover” question will be permanently answered.”

The New York Times also wrote about BIGBANG’s US tour saying “the tour comes to the Prudential Center in Newark on Oct. 10 and 11” and that BIGBANG will “Bring ‘Made’ to Newark.”

BIGBANG’s US tour concerts drew 9,000 people in Las Vegas, 14,000 in LA, and 11,000 in Anaheim. The tickets for all the 34,000 seats were sold out. Also, many show business people and celebrities such as Black Eyed Peas, The Fast and the Furious star Sung Kang, Steve Aoki, and American Idol judge Randy Jackson came to concert.

BIGBANG will hold concerts in Mexico City, Mexico on October 7, in New Jersey, US on October 10-11, and in Toronto, Canada on October 13 for their tour.

2015. 10. 6.
Source: http://www.yg-life.com/archives/56687?lang=en

US is Also Enchanted by BIGBANG, All Tickets For Their Concerts in Three US Cities Were Sold Out

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[??????=??? ??] The tickets to BIGBANG’s second tour in North America have all been sold out, proving the group’s huge popularity.

BIGBANG is currently on their “WORLD TOUR MADE”. So far, they have held three concerts in three cities. The first concert was held at the Mandalay Bay Event Center, LA on October 2. Then, BIGBANG held concerts at the Staples Center, LA on October 3 and at the Honda center, Anaheim on October 4. The tickets of some 30,000 seats for these concerts were all sold out.

Three years have passed since BIGBANG’ went on their first tour in North America – “ALIVE GALAXY TOUR”. In 2012, BIGBANG’s concerts were held in four cities of the US and Peru – LA, Anaheim, New Jersey, and Lima. This year, they are held in six cities across three countries – Las Vegas, LA, Anaheim, New Jersey, Toronto (Canada), and Mexico City (Mexico). This shows that BIGBANG has gained more popularity in North and Central America.

With their “ALIVE GALAXY TOUR”, BIGBANG became the first k-pop group to hold an arena tour in North America. BIGBANG is now the first k-pop group to hold a second tour in North America.

When BIGBANG arrived at LAX for this year’s tour, millions of fans came to m. Even after BIGBANG’s concert at the Mandalay Bay Event Center started, fans that didn’t have the tickets refused to go home and stayed around. This demonstrates BIGBANG’s enormous popularity.

Celebrities such as Black Eyed Peas and those in the show business came to see BIGBANG’s concert at the Staples Center. The tickets for BIGBANG’s concert at the Honda center, Anaheim were all sold out and the 10,000 seats were all filled with fans.

BIGBANG sang the songs of their “MADE” series albums such as “BANG BANG BANG”, “IF YOU”, and “LOSER” as well as their old hit songs “BAD BOY” and “FANTASTIC BABY”. The audience sang along with them and gave them a huge response.

Meanwhile, as part of their tour, BIGBANG will be holding concerts in Mexico City, Mexico on October 7, in New Jersey in October 10-11, and in Toronto, Canada on October 13.

2015. 10. 5.
Source: http://www.yg-life.com/archives/56675?lang=en

All Tickets Sold for BIGBANG’s Tour in North America, the Largest Scale among K-pop Musicians

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[?????=?? ??] The tickets to BIGBANG’s second tour in North America have all been sold out, proving the group’s huge popularity.

BIGBANG is currently on their “WORLD TOUR MADE”. So far, they have held three concerts in three cities. The first concert was held at the Mandalay Bay Event Center, LA on October 2. Then, BIGBANG held concerts at the Staples Center, LA on October 3 and at the Honda center, Anaheim on October 4. The tickets of some 30,000 seats for these concerts were all sold out.

Three years have passed since BIGBANG’ went on their first tour in North America – “ALIVE GALAXY TOUR”. In 2012, BIGBANG’s concerts were held in four cities of the US and Peru – LA, Anaheim, New Jersey, and Lima. This year, they are held in six cities across three countries – Las Vegas, LA, Anaheim, New Jersey, Toronto (Canada), and Mexico City (Mexico). This shows that BIGBANG has gained more popularity in North and Central America.

With their “ALIVE GALAXY TOUR”, BIGBANG became the first k-pop group to hold an arena tour in North America. BIGBANG is now the first k-pop group to hold a second tour in North America.

When BIGBANG arrived at LAX for this year’s tour, millions of fans came to m. Even after BIGBANG’s concert at the Mandalay Bay Event Center started, fans that didn’t have the tickets refused to go home and stayed around. This demonstrates BIGBANG’s enormous popularity.

Celebrities such as Black Eyed Peas and those in the show business came to see BIGBANG’s concert at the Staples Center. The tickets for BIGBANG’s concert at the Honda center, Anaheim were all sold out and the 10,000 seats were all filled with fans.

BIGBANG sang the songs of their “MADE” series albums such as “BANG BANG BANG”, “IF YOU”, and “LOSER” as well as their old hit songs “BAD BOY” and “FANTASTIC BABY”. The audience sang along with them and gave them a huge response.

Meanwhile, as part of their tour, BIGBANG will be holding concerts in Mexico City, Mexico on October 7, in New Jersey in October 10-11, and in Toronto, Canada on October 13.

2015. 10. 5.
Source: http://www.yg-life.com/archives/56661?lang=en

“Overwhelming charisma”… G-DRAGON and Eddie Campbell covering GRAZIA magazine

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[TV???=??? ??] BIGBANG’s G-DRAGON covered a fashion magazine with British top model Eddie Campbell.

Fashion magazine GRAZIA Korea unveiled the cover of the second October issue, which features Campbell and G-DRAGON, on its official social media account.

G-DRAGON and Eddie Campbell in the cover are boasting unique charisma. G-DRAGON’s eye-catching fashion sense and Eddie Campbell’s fantastic proportion are outstanding.

Notably, G-DRAGON’s good look that makes girls’ heart beat is drawing a keen attention.

Meanwhile, BIGBANG continues with their “MADE” world tour in Mexico, Canada, and Australia.

2015. 10. 5.

K-pop group BIGBANG leaves crowd starstruck at its Anaheim concert

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BIGBANG went out Sunday with, well, a bang.

The five-member K-pop boy group closed off the two-night California leg of its world tour with a performance at the Honda Center in Anaheim. The tour marked the end of a three-year wait for international fans scattered across the world to group live, especially since promotion for the group’s latest album, “MADE,” hyped the new music up to greater heights.

Finally, the big day arrived. Crowds of fans, some rotating shifts with friends who had camped out the night before, clutched yellow crown-shaped light sticks, a symbol of the group. Concertgoers debated happily about which member was their “bias,” or favorite, as they patiently snacked, gossiped and waited in line.

As fans streamed into the massive space of the Honda Center, the group’s music videos were projected onto the big screen on the stage. Spectators didn’t need to worry about a low-energy audience – the screen time of members G-Dragon, Seungri, T.O.P, Taeyang and Daesung in the music videos alone was enough to get people in the VIP mosh pit to dance, especially when viral hit “Fantastic Baby” played.

The lights went dark, and the crowd and the stage erupted with noise and color as Taeyang bounced onstage in a classic black-and-white outfit to the trap beat of “Bang Bang Bang,” the third single from “MADE.” The only thing that could excite the audience more was the presence of fireworks, and the group delivered, transitioning into the bridge of the song with a dazzling display of pyrotechnics.

Keep in mind: It was only the first song of the night.

The pageantry of the whole show was mesmerizing – it was obvious no expense was spared. Fans watched enthralled as baby-faced G-Dragon riffed on a laser-shooting electric guitar and broke it behind him punk-rock style during “Tonight.”

While the elaborate props, projections and platforms could have been overwhelming, the audience couldn’t get enough of them. The impressive fan engagement created a palpable energy that allowed the five members to dance, laugh, sing and cavort around the stage for almost two and a half hours.

Each member had his own solo time, too. Taeyang performed the heartbreaking ballad “Eyes, Nose, Lips.” Tears glistened on fans’ faces as a background of storm clouds rolled behind the singer, accompanying the melancholy lyrics of a lost lover.

A highlight of the show was T.O.P’s laser-lit solo performance of “Doom Dada.” Dressed in a Mondrian-inspired suit reminiscent of his art-filled Instagram feed, T.O.P delivered each line flawlessly to the frantic beats of the live band, which gave a fresh rock flavor to the song.

During the group songs, Taeyang’s dancing abilities, G-Dragon’s commanding stage presence and Seungri and Daesung’s infectious excitement threatened to overshadow T.O.P’s abilities. “Doom Dada,” however, showcased the rapper’s style, lyricism and flow with no competition.

Small moments of interaction with the audience and between the members made the experience more personal. In a moment of lighthearted banter toward the end of the show, Seungri dared Daesung to dance provocatively to the fans. Daesung obliged and began to seductively take off his bomber jacket, eliciting laughter from the audience, but quickly stopped, saying his mother was in the audience.

“Sorry, Mom – I’m not a bad boy.” Daesung said, turning to look for his mother, who quickly raised a large gold sign saying “We love you, Daesung!” Not surprisingly, many audience members swooned.

As the show ended after almost two hours with “Fantastic Baby,” audience members screamed for an encore. The members of BIGBANG willingly obliged, but their exhaustion from the high-energy set list was apparent.

Even after two more encores, the crowd refused to let the members go, chanting its disapproval every time the members showed signs of ending the performance.

“I’m not sure when we’ll meet again,” Taeyang said in response to deafening roars to continue the show. “But I love you from the bottom of my heart.”

Compiled by Shreya Aiyar, A&E senior staff.

Source: Daily Bruin

BIGBANG’s T.O.P. and Zhang Ziyi Pose for a Snapshot During His U.S. Tour

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BIGBANG’s T.O.P. and Zhang Ziyi Pose for a Snapshot During His U.S. Tour

The group BIGBANG and top Chinese star Zhang Ziyi meet.

On October 7, YG Entertainment CEO Yang Hyun Suk posted a photo on his Instagram with a comment saying, “fromyg #BIGBANG #ZhangZiyi, #T.O.P. #MADE #UStour #backstage.”

T.O.P and Zhang Ziyi are smiling and making small hearts with their fingers while posing for a photo. It looks as though Zhang Ziyi paid a visit backstage.

Besides Zhang Ziyi, the group The Black Eyed Peas, Hollywood actor Sung Kang, DJ/producer Steve Aoki, and Randy Jackson of “American Idol” among other celebrities have attended BIGBANG’s concert.

BIGBANG successfully wrapped up their “MADE” tour concerts in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Anaheim from October 2 to 4. They will continue on their North American tour in Mexico City on October 7, New Jersey on October 10 and 11, and Toronto, Canada on October 13.

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Source: Soompi

[STARCAST] The fever of BIGBANG’s Western America ‘MADE’ concert tour. Let’s get in there together!!

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Global group BIGBANG touring the world with ‘MADE’! They met fans in Northern America in 3 years since 2012 ‘ALIVE GALAXY TOUR’! It is their second time to hold massive Northern America tour but first one among Korean singers. They are achieving new record in history of Korean singers with remarkable scales. They captured eyes of local fans with perfect live singing, intensive performance, moreover fancy stage costumes and concert direction. It was very ‘BIGBANG-like’ concert. In addition, the major medias including LA Times and New York Times in America also expressed high interests about BIGBANG’s concert tour in America and made headlines about them.

I followed the feverish concerts in Western America to make local audiences go wild and sold out all tickets for 34,000 seats over Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Anaheim concerts.

Before we start, let’s have a look at BIGBANG members’ memory trip they went before Northern America tour to get refreshed.


1. Grand Canyon 



  
Get recharged with energy from Grand Canyon!!


For the last tour concert, it was their first time to hold a concert in America so they could not enjoy the trip with members. Is it because they felt unsatisfied with that? They flew to Grand Canyon by taking helicopter because they insisted that they must do ‘memory trip’ this time. They hardened their friendship and made fresh resolution as a BIGBANG by looking at vast landscape of Grand Canyon and get recharged! Shall we go and meet the fans now?


2. Las Vegas 



  
A drummer of band played from the first concert of world tour concert! He’s hot among the BIGBANG fans as well!


The atmosphere of concert is hot even before the concert thanks to all those fans came from various places of Western America. The Mandalay Bay Event Center was full of the fans waiting to see BIGBANG. It is said that the band played with BIGBANG from the first world tour concert is as famous as BIGBANG among the fans!



  
The audiences filled up Las Vegas concert place.




  
BIGBANG’s explosive stage under Colorful LED lights! The audiences went wild!


They are the audiences filled up the concert site. The wave of yellow ‘BANG stick’ was spectacular in America as well. Fans from all over America shout as if they could bore the ceiling as soon as BIGBANG appeared! And BIGBANG also performed enthusiastic stages by greeting to the fans!    



  
Charisma equals T.O.P! T.O.P equals charisma! Intensive red T.O.P!




  
Daesung transformed into drummer and showing off amazing drum skills!


T.O.P’s extraordinary charisma was highlighted more with intensive red jacket as a background. Also Daesung made fans go wild with powerful drum performance on the ‘SOBER’ stage. It is said that Daesung practiced drum until the concert without break! It is the moment to appeal his time spent to show perfect drum performance to the fans and practiced again and again.  




  
Concentrate on singing by closing their eyes! Seungri, G-Dragon, and Taeyang who deeply into sensitivity!!


BIGBANG’s splendid performances and intensive tracks are impressive but we cannot miss out their gentle touching ballad tracks also. As soon as BIGBANG started concentrating on singing by closing their eyes, the fans started to listening to song quietly. It was very touching moment. For BIGBANG and the fans to sympathize through ballad! 


BIGBANG finished the first concert of Northern America tour in fancy city Las Vegas.  Shall we go off to LA now?


3. LA Staples Center 
 


  
In front of the concert place was overcrowded with LA fans gathered to see BIGBANG!


LA Staples Center, the place well known for the home of LA Lakers, US NBA was overcrowded with numerous fans came to see BIGBANG. There were famous celebrities such as Sung Kang who appeared from ‘Furious 7’, famous DJ Steve Aoki, a judge of ‘American Idol’ Randy Jackson, and representative group of pop Black Eyed Peas along with many manager of local management companies visited and expressed high interests towards BIGBANG. It was also eye-catching that fans brought not only placards and lighting sticks but also wore various costumes and props to dress up splendidly!! Shall we have a look at them?



  
LA fan's infinite love for BIGBANG!


Tada! The most eye-catching costume among LA fans’ BIGBANG costumes!  


  
LA cocnert opened fire with audiences’ enthusiastic cheers!


The concert has been started! 14,000 people filled up the concert place. The audiences filled up the standing places of course and also the seats sang along Korean lyrics with BIGBANG!


 
Touching stage presented by BIGBANG’s five members.


It is emotional stage of ‘BIGBANG’!  








  
The members performing with passion! They are showing five different individuality!




  
The finale of concert!


The concert finished already and they have finished the encore stage also! This is the saddest moment for the fans. There were some fans cried when BIGBANG disappeared to the back stage. BIGBANG also could not hide sad feeling. However, we have to say bye happily, right? Let’s say bye for now and see you again at next concert tour! BIGBANG flies to Anaheim now!


4. Anaheim Honda Center


BIGBANG to visit Anaheim Honda Center after 3 years since they held world tour in 2012. They are preparing for the concert with extraordinary resolution since they are back in long time. Then what would the fans look like while waiting to meet BIGBANG after a long break?
 




  
Fans showing off extraordinary fashion sense like BIGBANG with shoes decorated by BIGBANG members!  


Some people say you would know about the singers if you fans, right? The dignity of BIGBANG fans who make in front of the concert place to runway! It is impressive that fans express affection towards BIGBANG through fashion since BIGBANG put a lot of efforts on stage costumes.



 
Honda Center filled with yellow color of the BIGBANG’s lighting sticks


It is Anaheim Honda Center. Moved with 11,000 audiences filled up the concert place and moved again by looking at the yellow wave in Anaheim also!!


  
BIGBANG members saying bye to the fans after the concert

It is already time to say bye after enjoying the concert with BIGBANG members and the audiences together. It’s sad but members are saying bye to each fan promising for the next meeting. It will be unforgettable moment for the fans. By the way, we will be able to meet BIGBANG at Anaheim soon, right?

BIGBANG who has been 9 years since they debuted. BIGBANG is showing more amazing things as time goes on. There’s still Northern America concert tour left! BIGBANG is going to meet the fans in Mexico City, Mexico on October 7, in New Jersey, US on October 10 to 11, and in Toronto, Canada on October 13. BIGBANG who is showing perfect stages with passion. I recommend you to look forward BIGBANG’s new features in the future!

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Review BigBang explodes K-Pop convention at the Honda Center

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Pop artists aren’t often regarded as the best and as the most popular group at the same time. In the English-speaking pop world in the last decade, only maybe Adele, Beyonce and Taylor Swift have earned the same, simultaneous caliber of critical praise and concert tickets sold. 
In South Korea, however, there is BigBang. The established quintet is one of the most successful boy bands going in all of K-Pop today, with a sound that spans American hip-hop, R&B balladry with a local twist, and the high-octane electronic dance music that defines pop the world over.
  

Many of its members have had solo hits and breakthrough combinations with other members (frontman G-Dragon has even collaborated with Diplo, Skrillex and Missy Elliott) and their boundary-pushing videos have laced some sex and violence into typically sugar-sweet K-Pop.

At the Honda Center on Sunday night in Anaheim, on the band’s first U.S. tour in three years, they proved why they’ve lasted through this sea change in K-Pop’s place in America, and how they used an absence to re-imagine this stalwart band as one of the most inventive, aesthetically visionary acts in their genre.
Like all good single-gender pop acts, BigBang has a self-evident chemistry from the moment they walk onstage (a moment that, in Anaheim, was preceded by a great Quentin Tarantino-style car-chase-gunfight movie starring the band). G-Dragon is the steely-eyed leader, quick to use venomous rapping or a pure falsetto to drive a song; Taeyang is bawdier and rakish; and T.O.P. is his foil: reserved except for when he raps in a baritone growl that can turn a song from catchy to menacing. Seungri, the youngest, is the sweetheart while Daesung is the muppety goofball (a gifted drummer in his own right, he’s definitely their Ringo Starr). They helped make their parent firm YG Entertainment into a global pop powerhouse (which has a similar set of superstars in the all-woman group 2NE1) and blend punk, futurist and formal fashions in atypical ways that make them global style heroes.

Source: LA TIMES

Yang Hyun Suk Expresses His Strong Affection for BIGBANG

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Yang Hyun Suk Expresses His Strong Affection for BIGBANG

During an interview conducted by Newsen on October 4, Yang Hyun Suk, CEO of YG Entertainment, expressed his strong affection for the popular boy group, BIGBANG.

Yang Hyun Suk informed the public that BIGBANG’s contract with YG Entertainment will end next year.

He stated that, “I have spent nine years of my life with BIGBANG and I have been with the members for 15 years. Soon, the members of BIGBANG will have to go to the army. When they return, I want to continue to work with them and maintain our close relationship. As long as my involvement in their work will help them in the future, I would like to work with them as long as possible. They are my close friends. I care for them a lot.”

Meanwhile, G-Dragon recently mentioned on “JTBC News Room” that he plans on going to the army when he is required to go.

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Former American Idol Judge Randy Jackson Watched BIGBANG’s ‘MADE’ in Anaheim

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Former ‘American Idol‘ judge, singer, record producer, entrepreneur and television personality, Randy Jackson was among the crowd during BIGBANG’s concert in Anaheim, California!
The news spread out all over social media via fans who watched the concert. They tweeted, “Randy Jackson is in the house!“.
Jackson’s presence during the concert is a strong indicator that BIGBANG have broken musical barriers and have completely propelled all the way up as global artists. They have stepped up their game and conquered not only Asia but North America – a great opportunity for further globalisation of Kpop and the Korean music industry as a whole.

  

BIGBANG have just finished their Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Anaheim stop for their BIGBANG ‘MADE’ American Tour.

Be sure to catch them in your city!


PS: GD’s parents and Dae’s Mum were also at the concert.  

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