Congratulations to BIGBANG for taking the win on this week’s “M!Countdown!”

BIGBANG beat out EXO, who did not perform on the show this week, and were crowned this week’s winners with the catchy “BANG BANG BANG.” This marks their first win for the second “MADE” single that dropped on June 2.

T.O.P thanked everyone for their love and support, giving a special shoutout to their hardworking staff over at YG Entertainment, while Taeyang went on to express his gratitude for the continuous interest in their music over the past month.

Meanwhile, other artists performing on this week’s “M!Countdown” included SHINee, Baek Ah Yeon, Seo In Young, MBLAQ, KARA, and more.

On June 11, Instagram revealed a list of the influence of stars that use the social networking platform by country. The results of these lists are based on data collected from the Instagram accounts of Hallyu stars over the past year, beginning on May 25 of last year.

It has been revealed that the most-loved Hallyu star in the world of Instagram is none other than EXO member Chanyeol. With over 97 million comments and ‘likes’ on his posts, Chanyeol has been named the most influential Korean star on Instagram.

Chanyeol is followed by fellow group member Sehun, as well as BIGBANG’s G-Dragon, Super Junior’s Heechul, and 4Minute’s HyunA. It is said that these stars’ accounts possess a total of 2 billion comments and ‘likes,’ as well as 150 million followers from 20 different countries.

BIGBANG’s T.O.P has also been pointed out as having gathered the most number of followers in the shortest amount of time since joining Instagram last month, on May 2. G-Dragon is also said to be number one in terms of total followers on his account, with 4.5 million followers.

The overseas fans who follow these stars’ accounts are located mostly in countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, America, Brazil, and Germany.

A few more stars to be acknowledged for their follower count are Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon (4.1 million), EXO’s Chanyeol (4.1 million), Sehun (3.8 million), and Baekhyun (3.5 million).

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BIGBANG member G-Dragon recently opened up about feeling lonely despite living a flashy and glamorous life in the eyes of the public.

On the June 10 broadcast of SBS’ “One Night of TV Entertainment,” G-Dragon revealed, “There are feelings of loneliness when I’m by myself.”

When discussing his participation in the ‘PEACEMINUSONE: Beyond the Stage’ art exhibit on this day, the BIGBANG member expressed, “People see all the glamorous things, but there are definitely times when I feel empty and lonely on my own. I’ve always thought that in that world, there is a lack of something.”

Meanwhile, this art exhibit opened up on June 9 and will continue through August 23 at the Seoul Museum of Art.

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BIGBANG’s T.O.P and Ueno Juri got the attention of the public as photos of their date for their upcoming drama surfaced online. 

On June 10th, T.O.P participated his first filming day for his new project with Japanese actress Ueno Juri. Despite locations and schedules of their filming were not disclosed, a number of news agencies still managed to capture few images of the two.

The drama production team was spotted filming in a cafe in Samcheongdong, Han River and more as they strolled around the city as they acted scenes as if they were on a date.

The drama will be about Korean man named Woo Hyun, played by T.O.P who falls in love with a Japanese woman, Haruka, which will be played by Ueno Juri. It is a collaboration between CJ E&M and Amuse Inc., and will be released through international channels late this year.



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BIGBANG member T.O.P will be participating in his first filming for his upcoming drama with Japanese actress Juri Ueno today in Seoul.

The two leads of the upcoming drama began their first shoot together in Seoul on the morning of June 10. Juri Ueno, who came to Korea to shoot the drama, has already begun filming her scenes on June 2. However, this will be the first shoot for T.O.P.

Their upcoming drama, name yet to be revealed, is a joint project between CJ E&M and Japanese entertainment company AMUSE Inc. It will be targeting not only Korea and Japan, but the global audience as well.

The drama will tell the story of a Korean man named Woo Hyun and a Japanese woman named Haruka, who fall in love with each other.

The filming for the drama is being carried out in secrecy, with little else revealed about the drama. It is expected to premiere via various global channels in the later half of this year.

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