BIGBANG's E album from the 'MADE SERIES' has sold more than a million digital copies on China's biggest music site QQ Music. 

As of August 28, E, which contains tracks Let's Not Fall in Love and Zutter, has sold 1,003,363 copies on China's QQ Music, following D, which also sold over a million copies.

According to QQ Music, BIGBANG's digital albums M, A, D and E from the 'MADE SERIES' have sold a combined 3,407,198 copies. BIGBANG has received an enthusiastic response from local fans with each release, and the group's upcoming full-length album is expected to garner a similar response. 

BIGBANG's music videos also continue to have steady popularity in China. Let's Not Fall in Love and Zutterare ranked number one and three, respectively, on QQ Music's real-time music video chart and have been holding on to the top spots for the month of August. As of August 28, each music video has recorded 5,766,982 and 4,285,794 views, respectively. 

Since May, BIGBANG has performed at sold-out shows in Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Dalian, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Chengdu and Hangzhou, receiving an explosive response from fans in China. 

BIGBANG will continue on to Changsha on August 28, before wrapping of its tour in China in Chongqing on August 30 and returning to Korea to focus on its full-length album. 

Photo credit: YG Entertainment
Source: MWave

China’s fan cafe rankings reveal the most popular male idols from South Korea.

K-pop is indeed popular all over the world including Japan, Philippines, China and other areas such as Europe. But which groups are most popular in China? The number of fans and the ranks of fan cafes of K-pop groups have been revealed!

Originally posted on Pann, netizens discuss the ranks of fan cafes in China.

Titled “Ranks of Male Idol Groups’ Fan Cafes,” here is the direct translation of the post and comments below.



The top 15:

1. EXO
2. BIGBANG
3. Super Junior
4. TVXQ
5. 2PM
6. SHINee
7. CN BLUE
8. INFINITE
9. Shinhwa
10. Winner
11. JYJ
12. BEAST
13. FT Island
14. B.A.P
15. TEEN TOP

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Actors Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Min Ho, and Lee Jong Suk are included in the top 10 of a recent poll which named the Most Liked Hallyu Stars in China. On August 26, the Korean outlet Newsen published the results of a poll conducted by the Chinese publication People's Daily, which was conducted from August 10 through August 18. 

The results of the consumer and mobile online poll yielded a male-dominated list, which highlighted stars who have prominently appeared in K-Drama, film, K-pop and the variety sector.

Variety stars Yoo Jae Suk and Lee Kwang Soo were included within the top 10. K-pop idol groups that were listed as the Most Liked Hallyu Stars in China included Super Junior, EXO, BIGBANG, Girls' Generation and CNBLUE. 

A representative for the Korea Consumer Forum discussed the significance of the poll. "Awareness of popular Korean drama and music in China has been raised through beloved stars who obtained a number of votes to be named in the 'Brand of the Year Award,' Hallyu star sector," said the spokesperson for the Korea Consumer Forum. 

In its 13th year, the Korea Brand of the Year Award, honors top consumer brands. In 2015, Chinese consumers were designated to select the top stars who have impacted the Hallyu Wave. 

Actors that were included in the top 10 of the list are those who have held significant roles in popular dramas that have captured the attention of fans beyond Korea.  

Kim Soo Hyun gained prominence with international audiences through his portrayal of Song Sam Dong in the 2011 teen musical drama, "Dream High." He followed with iconic roles in the heist film, "The Thieves" and his portrayal of a spy in "Secretly, Greatly." While his prior accomplishments are significant, audiences throughout Asia were drawn towards his role in the 2013 fantasy series, "My Love from the Star," which significantly raised his profile as a Hallyu star.

Lee Min Ho catapulted to stardom with his role as Gu Jun Pyo in the 2009 Hallyu hit, "Boys Over Flowers." He demonstrated his potential as an action star in "City Hunter," before leading the 2013 teen drama, "The Heirs." His portrayal of Kim Tan, opposite Park Shin Hye, placed him back in the spotlight. Lee demonstrated his potential as a film star in the 2015 crime flick, "Gangnam 1970" and is currently leading the 2016 Korean-Chinese production, "Bounty Hunters." 

Lee Jong Suk transitioned from a career in runway modeling to emerge as a top Hallyu star. His portrayal of Go Nam Soon in "School 2013" served as his breakout role before he captured the hearts of drama fans as Park Soo Ha in the tearjerker, "I Can Hear Your Voice." In 2014, he starred in two prominent dramas, "Doctor Stranger" and "Pinocchio." His convincing on-screen romance with Park Shin Hye in "Pinocchio," continues to draw international fans towards the investigative reporting series. 

Source: K Drama Stars, Koreaboo

- Filling up the hall even though the concert was held on weekday… Having tour in three Chinese cities in a week 

BIGBANG’s first-ever concert in Hangzhou, China, electrified 21,000 people of audience, further boosting the BIGBANG syndrome in the country. 

The Hangzhou concert of BIGBANG’s world tour, which was held on the 25 at Hangzhou Yellow Dragon Stadium was filled with local fans’ enthusiastic wish to directly fancy and cool performance of BIGBANG. 

BIGBANG captivated the audience from their very first appearance on the stage, with the performance of “BANG BANG BANG” following an intense trailer video. 

Along with the performance of new songs “BAE BAE”, “LOSER”, “SOBER”, “ZUTTER”, and “WE LIKE 2 PARTY” released in “MADE SEIRES” this year, BIGBANG staged their hit songs including “FANTASTIC BABY”, “HARU HARU”, “LIE”, and each member’s solo songs, to captivate the entire concert hall with their passionate performances for more than two hours. 

Notably, all the 21,000 seats of the concert hall was filled up with fans, even though it was held on a weekday, proving BIGBANG’s high popularity in China. After the Hangzhou concert, BIGBANG will continue with their tour to have concert on the 28 in Changsa and on the 30 in Chongqing, for which all the tickets have already been sold out. 

The tickets of BIGBANG’s concert in China have been sold out, even though there was no special promotion in the country. BIGBANG is also setting unprecedented records in the volume of the sales of their music. The digital album of “MADE” series released in the country is recording 3,375,000 sales as of the 26 this month. 

BIGBANG who is carrying out their world tour in different countries including China and Australia and Taiwan for which additional concert were confirmed recently with all tickets sold out, is proving their popularity in Korea by taking the No.1 in music shows including Mnet’s “M-Countdown”, KBS 2TV’s “Music Bank”, MBC’s “Show! Music Center”, and SBS’s “INKIGAYO”. After the Chinese tour, BIGBANG will have some time for rest and concentrate on preparation for their full-length album. 

Source: http://www.ygfamily.com/network/Network_Info.asp?IDX=8080&Page=1&n2PageSize=9&LANGDIV=E

[????=??? ??] BIGBANG “MADE” world tour’s concerts to be held in the States were named as “Must-see fall 2015 concerts”.

On the 25 this month (local time), American FUSE TV posted an article titled “27 Must-See Fall 2015 Concerts” which included BIGBANG “MADE” world tour’s concerts to be held in the States as one of them. Other than BIGBANG concerts, concert of world’s top singers including Janet Jackson, Madonna, Ricky Martin, and R. Kelly were included in the list, drawing big attention from music fans.

FUST TV shed spotlight on BIGBANG focusing on their  mega-scale second America tour to be held in the birthplace of pop music and the team’s popularity in the country, saying, “…and their new Made tour will mark their second North American arena tour—a first for any Korean act—…” FUST TV went on to express its expectations for the BIGBANG tour, stating, “Not only will the band have a whole new album’s worth of material to bring fans (including recent standout singles like “Loser,” “Bang Bang Bang” and “Sober”), but their signature spectacle show looks to be even more explosive than their 2012 Alive Tour—which will be tough to beat given what we saw at that one.”

BIGBANG’s second tour in the States is held three years after “ALIVE GALAXY TOUR” held in 2012 in LA and New Jersey. Beginning from Las Vegas concert , BIGBANG will meet American fans in five concerts in four cities including Los Angeles , Anaheim  and Newark, New Jersey,  and 11. 

The American tour of BIGBANG’s “ALIVE GALAXY” held in November, 2012, was listed in New York Times’ “2012 Best Concerts” selected by New York Times in December that year, to prove worldwide popularity of the team’s performance.

Meanwhile, as BIGBANG has now successfully wrapped up their concert in Hangzhou, China, drawing 21,000 fans, they will continue with the China tour to have a concert in Changsa on the 28 and in Chongqing on the 30. Then, the team will continue with the tour to meet 1.4 million fans in 70 concerts in 15 countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, Mexico, etc.

After the end of the China tour, BIGBANG will come back to Korea to work on their full-length album.

2015. 8. 26.
Source: http://www.yg-life.com/archives/54710?lang=en

[?????=??? ??] In the evening of August 13, the “2015 The Infinite Challenge Yeongdong Expressway Music Festival” was held at the ski-jumping tower of Alpensia Resort in Daegwallyeong-myeon, PyeongChang-gun, Gangwon Province.

Even though everyone expected it, the big influence of “The Infinite Challenge”‘s music festival is always surprising. The songs of the music festival are hitting music charts hard.

The songs of MBC’s “2015 Infinite Challenge Yeongdong Expressway Music Festival” released on the 22 are taking top places on charts for five days in a row. On the real-time chart of Korea’s biggest music-streaming website Melon, IU and Park Myung Soo’s “Leon” is in the No.1 place.

Kwanghee-TAEYANG-GDRAGON’s “Oh My God”, Haha-Zion.T’s “Sponsor”, Jung HyungDon-Hyuk Oh’s “Beautiful Barn”, Yoo Jae Suk-Park Jin Young’s “I’m So Sexy”, and Jung Joon Ha-Yoon Sang’s “My Life” are closely following “Leon”. Music fans are now focusing on how long these songs will stay in top places on charts, rather than on what ranking they take.

The interesting thing here is the fact that all the top ten songs on the chart except for the songs of the music festival are YG songs. For Hwangtaeji’s “Oh My God” which is in the second place, BIGBANG’s G-DRAGON and TAEYANG worked with Kwanghee, and the sixth place on the chart is taken by “GUP” (Fear) sung by SONG MIN HO and featured by TAEYANG. “Oppacha” in the eighth place is a song collaborated by YG’s JINUSEAN and TABLO, while BIGBANG’s “LET’S NOT FALL IN LOVE” in the tenth place is recording a long run.  In this week avoided by all the other music labels because of the attack from the songs of “The Infinite Challenge”, YG songs are sweeping the chart.

The reason why YG songs are showing formidable power on music charts which is mainly dominated by songs aired in TV shows such as “The Infinite Challenge” and “Show Me the Money 4? is because YG artists took part in those TV shows. YG artists mainly focus on their music, but every “hot” TV show has an YG artist. G-DRAGON also said that he regards himself as a member of the music festival of “The Infinite Challenge”.

YG seems to go its own way, but it knows how to follow and make use of the trend when necessary. That is the reason why YG, one of the three major music labels in Korea, is really formidable.

2015. 8. 26.
Source: http://www.yg-life.com/archives/54713?lang=en

On August 25th, Fuse published a list titled “27 Must-See Fall 2015 Tours,” naming BIGBANG‘s MADE concert series and its U.S. stops.

Fuse writes, “It’s been three years since BIGBANG toured the States, and their new ‘MADE’ tour will mark their second North American arena tour—a first for any Korean act—which is hitting big cities like New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and more. Not only will the band have a whole new album’s worth of material to bring fans (including recent standout singles like “Loser,” “Bang Bang Bang” and “Sober”), but their signature spectacle show looks to be even more explosive than their 2012 ‘Alive’ Tour—which will be tough to beat given what we saw at that one.”

Other artists included in the list include Janet Jackson, Nick Jonas, Zedd, Madonna, Ricky Martin, and more.

BIGBANG will be performing a total of five shows between October 2nd and 11th starting with Las Vegas before hitting Los Angeles on the 3rd, Anaheim on the 4th, and finally, a double show in Newark on the 10th and 11th.

Tickets are still available through Live Nation.

Source: Fuse TV via Koreaboo