BIGBANG 빅뱅 TV Performances 2006 - 2010

BIGBANG 빅뱅  KOREA:

2006

060923. MBC Music Core. Debut Stage. BIGBANG - Intro + La La La + V.I.P
060924. SBS Inkigayo. Debut Stage. BIGBANG - La La La + V.I.P?
060930. MBC Music Core. BIGBANG - A Fool's Only Tears + La La La?
061014. MBC Music Core. BIGBANG - La La La (Remix)?
061111. MBC Music Core. BIGBANG - La La La?
061112. SBS 2006 Love Sharing Concert. BIGBANG - La La La?

061125. MBC Music Core - Forever With You (ft. Park Bom)
061126. SBS Inkigayo - Good By Baby
061209. MBC Music Core - Good By Baby
061216. MBC Music Core - Good By Baby
061217. SBS Inkigayo - Good By Baby
061229. MBC Love Concert - Good By Baby
061231. 2006 MBC Gayo Deajun - BIGBANG + LaLaLa + V.I.P


2007

070127. MBC Music Core - Dirty Cash
070210. MBC Music Core - Dirty Cash
070215. Mnet M!Countdown - LaLaLa + V.I.P + Dirty Cash
070221. SBS Music Space - Dirty Cash + LaLaLa + BIGBANG
070224. MBC Music Core - Shake It
070301. Mnet M!Countdown - Intro + Shake It
070303. MBC Music Core - Shake It
070317. MBC Music Core - Shake It
070318. KBS Music Bank Special Stage. BIGBANG + Epik High - Shake It + Fan
070329. Mnet M!Countdown - Shake It
070331. MBC Music Core - Shake It
070401. SBS Inkigayo - Shake It
070512. MBC Hollywood Bowl Concert - Shake It
070517. Mnet Super Concert - Shake It + Dirty Cash
070809. Mnet M!Countdown in JAPAN 2007 - Intro + LaLaLa + Shake It

070819. SBS Inkigayo Comeback Stage - Lies
070825. MBC Music Core - Lies
070827. SBS Seoul Drama Award 2007 - Lies
070830. Mnet M!Countdown - Lies
070901. MBC Music Core - Lies
070902. SBS Inkigayo - Lies
070907. KBS Music Bank - Lies + K-Chart Winner
070908. MBC Music Core - Lies
070909. SBS Inkigayo - Interview + Mutizen Song
070915. MBC Music Core - Lies
070918. MBC Korea TV AD Festival 2007
070928. KBS Music Bank - Lies
070929. MBC Music Core - Lies
071005. KBS Music Bank Special Stage. BIGBANG + Wonder Girls - Tell Me + Lies
071007. SBS Inkigayo - Lies
071013. MBC Music Core - Lies
071015. MBC Every1 Ceremony - Lies
071027. MBC Music Core - Lies (Remix)
071027. PBC 2007 - Shake It + Lies
071028. SBS Inkigayo - Lies (Remix)
071102. KBS Yoon Do Hyun's Love Letter - Lies + Talk + Wild Wild West
071104. SBS 2007 Love Sharing Concert - Lies (Remix)
071117. MBC Graduate Student Concert - Lies
071117. 2007 Mnet KM Music Festival - Lies

071123. KBS Music Bank Comeback Stage - Last Farewell
071124. MBC Music Core Comeback Stage - Crazy Dog + Last Farewell
071125. SBS Inkigayo - Last Farewell
071201. KBS Love Concert - Last Farewell
071207. KBS Music Bank - Last Farewell
071207. MBC The 8th Korea Visual Art Festival - Last Farewell
071208. MBC Music Core - Last Farewell
071209. SBS Inkigayo - Last Farewell
071214. KBS Music Bank - Last Farewell
071214. 2007 Golden Disk Awards - Last Farewell
071215. MBC Music Core - Lies + Crazy Dog + Last Farewell
071219. SBS Music Space - Last Farewell + Lies
071223. SBS Inkigayo - Last Farewell
071228. KBS Music Bank - Dirty Cash + Last Farewell, Tell Me + Lies (with Wonder Grils)
071228. MBC One Love Concert - Crazy Dog + Last Farewell
071229. MBC Music Core - Lies + Last Farewell
071229. 2007 SBS Gayo Daejun - Music Drama + YG Family (SE7EN, BIGBANG, CL, 1TYM & JUNISEAN)
071230. 2007 KBS Song Festival - Lies (Remix)
071231. 2007 MBC Gayo Daejun - Grease (with Wonder Girls) + Last Farewell + Lies


2008

080111. KBS Music Bank - K-Chart #1
080112. MBC Music Core - Last Farewell
080113. SBS Inkigayo - Last Farewell
080117. Mnet M!Countdown - Crazy Dog + Last Farewell
080125. KBS Music Bank Special Stage. BIGBANG + HAHA - You’re My Destiny + Last Farewell
080521. SBS Kim Jung Eun’s Chocolate - Last Farewell + Talk + How Gee + Lies
080612. SBS Yacht Tournment Opening Ceremony - How Gee + Last Farewell + Lies

080816. MBC Music Core Comeback Stage - Stand Up + Haru Haru + Oh My Friend
080817. SBS Inkigayo - Haru Haru
080821. Mnet M!Countdown Comeback Stage - Intro + Stand Up + Haru Haru + Oh My Firend
080823. Mnet Summer Break 2008 20s Choice - Blue Carpet + Haru Haru + Oh My Friend + Ending
080824. SBS Inkigayo - Haru Haru + Mutizen Song + Encore
080828. Mnet M!Countdown - Haru Haru + #1 + Encore
080829. KBS Music Bank Comeback Stage - Haru Haru
080830. MBC Music Core - Haru Haru
080831. Mnet Madame B Salon
080831. SBS Inkigayo - Haru Haru + Mutizen Song + Encore
080903. MBC The 35th Korea Broadcasting Prizes - Haru Haru
080904. Mnet M!Countdown - Haru Haru + #1
080905. KBS Yoon Do Hyun's Love Letter - Haru Haru (Encore)
080906. MBC Music Core - Haru Haru
080907. SBS Inkigayo - No No No Song + Haru Haru + Mutizen Song
080912. KBS Music Bank - Haru Haru + K-Chart #1 + Encore
080919. SBS The Asia-Pacific Supermodel Contest 2008 - Haru Haru + Last Farewell
080920. MBC Music Core - Haru Haru
080924. SBS Kim Jung Eun's Chocolate - Haru Haru + Talk + Oh My Friend (ft. No Brain)
080925. Mnet M!Countdown - Haru Haru + #1
080926. Mnet You Can Fly
080926. KBS Music Bank - Haru Haru + K-Chart #1 + #2
080927. MBC Music Core - Haru Haru + Heaven
081004. MBC University Song Festival - BIGBANG & No Brain, Kim Hyun Joong & T.O.P
081011. Mnet KB B-Boy World Masters - Haru Haru + Lies
081015. MBC Seoul Design Olympiad 2008 - Haru Haru + Last Farewell + Lies
081017. MBC 2008 Lee Mi Ja's Concert - Haru Haru + Oh My Friend + Talk

081108. MBC Music Core Comeback Stage - Intro + Remember + Interview + Sunset Glow
081109. SBS 2008 Love Sharing Concert (Comeback Special) - Number 1 + Sunset Glow
081114. KBS Music Bank Comeback Stage - Foolish Love + Sunset Glow
081115. MBC Music Core - Sunset Glow
081115. 2008 Mnet KM Music Festival
081116. SBS Inkigayo Comeback Special - Interview + Intro + Sunset Glow
081121. KBS Music Bank - Waiting Room + Interview + Sunset Glow + K-Chart #1
081122. MBC Music Core - Sunset Glow
081123. SBS Inkigayo - Sunset Glow
081127. Mnet M!Countdown Comeback Special - Intro + Remember + Number 1 + Sunset Glow
081128. KBS Music Bank - Waiting Room + Sunset Glow + K-Chart #1
081129. MBC Music Core - Sunset Glow
081130. SBS Inkigayo - Sunset Glow + Mutizen Song
081204. Mnet M!Countdown - Haru Haru + Sunset Glow + #1
081204. MBC The 7th Korea Film Awards - Nom Nom Nom + Sunset Glow
081206. MBC Music Core - Sunset Glow
081207. SBS Inkigayo - Sunset Glow + Mutizen Song
081212. KBS Music Bank - Sunset Glow
081213. MBC Music Core - Message + Sunset Glow (Remix ver.)
081214. SBS Inkigayo - Sunset Glow (Remix ver.) + Mutizen Song + Encore
081220. MBC Music Core - Santa Clause Is Coming To Town (ft. Solbi) + Talk + Sunset Glow (Remix ver.)
081224. SBS Kim Jung Eun's Chocolate
081226. KBS Music Bank - Last Farewell + Haru Haru + Sunset Glow
081227. MBC Music Core - Look At Only Me (Taeyang) + Haru Haru + Sunset Glow
081229. 2008 SBS Gayo Daejun
081230. 2008 KBS Song Festival
081231. 2008 MBC Gayo Daejun


2009

091017. SBS Kim Jung Eun's Chocolate
090208. SBS Inkigayo - Energy Song
090307. OBS The 21st Korea Broadcasting Producer Awards - Sunset Glow
091228. Mnet Legend of BIGBANG Part1


2010

100930. FujiTV The 6th Asia Song Festival 2009 - Gara Gara GO!! + Lies

BIGBANG 빅뱅 JAPAN:

2009

090624. FNS Mezamashi TV - My Heaven
091126. Best Hits 2009 - Gara Gara GO!!
091202. FNS Music Festival 2009 - Koe Wo Kikasete
091220. TBS 42th Japan Cable Award - Koe Wo Kikasete
091225. Music Station SUPERLIVE 2009 - Gara Gara GO!!
091230. The 51st Japan Record Awards - Award + Gara Gara GO!!


2010

100910. SUMMER SONIC 2010 - Hands Up
101230. The 52nd Japan Record Awards - Talk + Tell Me Goodbye



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TAEYANG?

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2008

080613. KBS Music Bank Comeback Stage - Only Look At Me
080620. KBS Music Bank - Only Look At Me
080621. MBC Music Core - Only Look At Me
080621. KBS Yoon Do Hyun's Love Letter
080627. KBS Music Bank - Only Look At Me
080628. MBC Music Core - Only Look At Me
080629. SBS Inkigayo - Only Look At Me
080703. Mnet M!Countdown - Lies (Remixed by G-Dragon) + Only Look At Me + #1 + Encore
080703. SBS Kim Jung Eun's Chocolate - Only Look At Me
080705. MBC Music Core - Only Look At Me
080706. SBS Inkigayo - Only Look At Me + Mutizen Song
080713. SBS Inkigayo - Only Look At Me
080718. KBS Music Bank - Only Look At Me
080726. MBC Music Core - Only Look At Me + Prayer
081231. 2008 MBC Gayo Daejun - Prayer ft. Teddy + Ma Girl + Only Look At Me


2009

091025. SBS Inkigayo Comeback Special - Where U At
091120. KBS Music Bank - Countdown + Wedding Dress
091121. 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards - Korea Dream (with G-Dragon)
091122. SBS 2009 Love Sharing Concert - Wedding Dress
091129. SBS Inkigayo - Wedding Dress
091206. SBS Inkigayo - Wedding Dress
091213. SBS Inkigayo - Wedding Dress
091229. 2009 SBS Gayo Daejun - G-Dragon, Taeyang & 2NE1


2010

100701. Mnet M!Countdown Comeback Special - You're my + I need a girl (feat. G-Dragon) + Just a feeling
100703. MBC Music Core Comeback Stage - Solar (Intro) + I need a girl (feat. G-Dragon) + Just a feeling
100704. SBS Inkigayo Comeback Special - You're my + I need a girl (feat. G-Dragon)
100708. Mnet M!Countdown - You're my + I need a girl + Just a feeling
100709. KBS Music Bank Comeback Stage - Solar + I need a girl (feat. G-Dragon)
100710. MBC Music Core - I need a girl
100711. SBS Inkigayo - I need a girl
100715. Mnet M!Countdown - Solar + I need a girl
100716. KBS Music Bank - I need a girl
100717. MBC Music Core - I need a girl
100718. SBS Inkigayo - I need a girl + Mutizen Song + Encore (with TOP, CL, Dara & Minzy)
100725. SBS Inkigayo - I need a girl
100729. Mnet M!Countdown - I need a girl
100731. MBC Music Core - I need a girl
100801. SBS Inkigayo - I need a girl
100814. MBC Music Core - I need a girl

100821. MBC Music Core - I'll be there
100822. SBS Inkigayo Comeback Special - I'll be there
100828. MBC Music Core - I'll be there
100829. SBS Inkigayo - I'll be there
100901. MBC Economy Office Opening Ceremony - I'll be there
100903. KBS Music Bank - I'll be there
100904. MBC Incheon Korean Music Wave - I'll be there
100905. SBS Inkigayo - I'll be there
100911. MBC Music Core - I'll be there
100912. SBS Inkigayo - I'll be there


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G-DRAGON?

2009

090830. SBS Inkigayo Solo Debut Stage - Heartbreaker + Breathe
090904 KBS Music Bank Comeback Stage - Waiting Room + Heartbreaker + Breathe + K-Chart #1
090906. SBS Inkigayo - Interview + Heartbreaker + Mutizen Song + Encore
090911. KBS Music Bank - Waiting Room + Heartbreaker + K-Chart #1 + Encore
090913. SBS Inkigayo - Heartbreaker + Mutizen Song + Encore
090918. KBS Music Bank - Heartbreaker + K-Chart #1 + Encore
090919. SBS Kim Jung Eun's Chocolate
090920. SBS Inkigayo - Interview + Heartbreaker + Mutizen Song
090925. SBS The Asia-Pacific Supermodel Contest 2009 - Heartbreaker + Breathe
090927. SBS Inkigayo Special Stage - Breathe
091003. SBS Idol Big Show - I Don't Care (Unplugged) + Breathe + Hello ft. Dara (2NE1) + One Yaer Station
091006. SBS Strong Heart Ep.01 - Dance cut
091016. KBS Music Bank - Photo by G-Dragon
091018. SBS Inkigayo - A Boy
091025. SBS Inkigayo - A Boy
091229. 2009 SBS Music Festival - G-Dragon, Taeyang & 2NE1

About BIGBANG 빅뱅

BIGBANG (Korean: ??; often stylized as BIGBANG) is a South Korean boy band formed by YG Entertainment. Leader G-Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, Daesung, and Seungri officially debuted as a five-member group on August 19, 2006.

Labeled as the "Nation's Boy Band,"[4] the members’ involvement in composing and producing their own music, most notably G-Dragon’s, has earned the group respect and praise from the music industry.[5] They currently hold the record for being the all-time best-selling artist in Cyworld.[6]

Predominantly a hip hop group, BIGBANG found success with their breakthrough hit “Lies,” which stayed at number one on major Korean music charts for a record-breaking seven consecutive weeks.[7] The group received the Song of the Year award at the 2007 Mnet Korean Music Festival.[8]

BIGBANG’s follow up releases furthered their success and popularity, spawning chart-topping hits “Last Farewell” and “Haru Haru.” After receiving the Artist of the Year award from the 2008 Mnet Korean Music Festival,[9] the group expanded their endeavors to Japan, winning three awards at the 9th MTV Video Music Awards Japan.[10]

Amidst their Japanese promotions, the members branched out to do solo activities; Taeyang and G-Dragon released solo albums, G-Dragon and T.O.P formed a sub-unit, Seungri and Daesung acted in musicals and hosted variety shows, and T.O.P became a highly acclaimed film star.

After a two-year hiatus in South Korea, BIGBANG reunited in 2011 with their album Tonight. Promotions, however, were cut short when multiple members encountered legal issues. By the end of the year, BIGBANG emerged as the inaugural Best Worldwide Act winner at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards.[11]

Three months after their win in Europe, BIGBANG released their most successful physical album, Alive, the first Korean album to chart on Billboard 200,[12] before embarking on their first ever world tour which concluded in early 2013.

History

2000–2005: Formation

Prior to the group's debut, a few of the members were already exposed to the entertainment industry. G-Dragon and Taeyang were the first ones to receive training under YG Entertainment at the age of eleven. They were child actors/stars first cast as the younger version of YG duo, Jinusean in their music video "A-YO". Mesmerized by the experience of being cast in a hip hop music video, both of the children made the decision to cast into YGE, even though they were rejected in the beginning.[13] The duo released two tracks under the name GDYB, and were often featured in label mate Wheesung, Gummy, Perry, Masta Wu, and Se7en's albums and music videos. One of their well-known pieces is "Unfold to Higher Place", featuring Perry and Gummy.[14][15] G-Dragon also participated in promotional activities with YG Family which consisted mostly all of YG label mates. The young trainees had planned to release an album together, but was later pushed aside as YGE had decided to debut an idol group with them participating.

T.O.P was an underground rapper[16] under the stage name "Tempo". One of his most popular track was "Buckwild" with NBK Gray.[17] G-Dragon contacted T.O.P, with whom he was childhood friends, when YG Entertainment was scouting for candidates to create a boy group.[18] The pair recorded several demos and sent them to Yang Hyun-suk, who later asked T.O.P to audition. However, he was rejected by the record label because he was deemed too "chubby" to fit the "idealistic version" of an idol. Six months later, he was recruited after losing weight. T.O.P reportedly lost twenty kg (44 lbs) in forty days.

Seungri was a leader of a local dance team in his hometown, Gwangju. He first appeared on the reality television series Let's Cokeplay: Mnet Battle Shinhwa, a show in which idol group Shinhwa search for members to make up the "second-generation Shinhwa". His lack of vocal skills did not charm the panel and led to his elimination from the Top 4. He then auditioned and was accepted to train under YG, but in BIGBANG's Documentary series, it was revealed his position was in jeopardy but he later impressed Yang Hyun-suk and made the cut. At the time, Seungri competed against another trainee, Hyunseung (now of BEAST fame), who was cut from BIGBANG. Hyunseung, who went under the homonym of So-1, meaning "wish" in Korean, was shown in 10 out of 11 episodes but was cut from the final episode because Hyun-suk felt that he was not ready and needed more time.

Daesung was recruited in an open audition. He is well known for his strong singing ability. He was trained under Wheesung's supervision. Before the debut of BIGBANG, he was diagnosed with vocal fold nodules, caused by strain on the vocal cords.
 

2006–2007: Debut

BIGBANG held their debut on August 19, 2006 at the Gymnastics Arena in Seoul Olympic Park during the YG Family 10th Year Concert.[19] On September 23, 2006, the group had their debut performance on television broadcast.

Following the performance, the group's first single, Bigbang, was released. It contained the songs "We Belong Together", featuring labelmate Park Bom; "A Fool's Only Tears" (Korean: ???? ??; Revised Romanization: Nunmulppunin Babo); and "This Love", an adaptation of the American rock band Maroon 5 song, rewritten and performed by G-Dragon.[20] The single went on to sell nearly 40,000 copies.[21] The second single, BigBang Is V.I.P, was released in September, eventually topping 32,000 copies sold.[21] Their last single, Bigbang 03, followed, with final sales nearing 40,000 copies.[21] At the end of December 2006, BIGBANG held their very first concert, The Real. The following month, their debut album, Since 2007, was released, selling 48,000 copies by the end of February 2007.[21]
 

2007–2008: Breakthrough success and Japanese debut

On February 8, 2007, BIGBANG released their live concert album, The First / Real Live Concert, which sold 30,000 copies by the end of the year.[22] The group also began their Want You tour, visiting five cities: Incheon, Daegu, Changwon, Jeonju and Busan.[23] Their first mini-album, Always, was also released in 2007, and marked several changes for the group. Though previously already writing and composing, the group has decided to take more control over their music. G-Dragon composed and wrote most of the tracks included in their first mini-album including the title single, "Lies" (Korean: ???; Revised Romanization: Geojitmal).[24] The mini-album also saw the introduction of electronic music for BIGBANG. Reception was fairly positive, most notably in regards to the song "Lies", which critics described as "through the roof".[25] Released as the lead single, it became their first number one hit. The album itself sold 87,000 copies.[24]

Their second mini-album, Hot Issue, released that same year, followed its predecessor's success: the lead-single, "Last Farewell", (Korean: ??? ??; Revised Romanization: Majimak Insa) topped various charts, including the Juke-On's chart for eight consecutive weeks.[26] It also garnered the "Song of the Month (Digital Music)" award from Cyworld. Tickets for their BIGBANG Is Great concert were also reportedly sold out in just nearly 10 minutes.[27][28]

At the end of 2007, it was reported that members of the band were hospitalized from over-performing and exhaustion,[30] halting their promotional activities. Reports were later released that BIGBANG's albums and singles were in very high demand, causing the record company to reprint and repackage them for re-release.[31] Riding on the success of their mini-album, the group collected numerous awards, including "Best Male Group" and "Song of The Year" from the 2007 Mnet Asian Music Awards.[32] They later received the "Artist of the Year" award from the 17th Seoul Music Awards.[33] The group earned a total of ?12 billion ($10.6 million) by year's end.[34]

As 2007 came to a close, BIGBANG ventured overseas to Japan. Their first Japanese extended play, For the World, released in early 2008,[35] charted at number 10 on the Oricon chart with a little promotion only.[36] The group also held a concert at the JCB Hall in Tokyo Dome City. BIGBANG returned to South Korea after their promotions in Japan ended. Although group activities were delayed due to solo projects, their third mini-album of 2008, Stand Up, was released. Featuring Daishi Dance and the Korean rock-band No Brain, Stand Up exceeded the 100,000 mark in sales. "Day By Day" (Korean: ????; Revised Romanization: Haru Haru), the lead single, topped several online charts and held the number 1 position for six consecutive weeks.[29] Following the lead single's success, other songs also charted within the Top 20, with "Heaven" reaching the second spot, "Oh My Friend" hitting the ninth spot, "A Good Man" at number 12, and "Lady" peaking at number 16 – a total of five songs in the Top 20 for the group.[37]

During the release of their Korean materials, BIGBANG released the Japanese song, Number 1, from their album of the same name, performing the song on Japanese radio programs and TV shows, the album peaked at number three on the Japan's Oricon daily album chart. Their Korean follow-up album, Remember, also released in 2008, yielded the number 1 single, "Sunset Glow" (Korean: ????; Revised Romanization: Byulkeun Noeul). "Strong Baby", performed solely by Seungri, was released as the second single. The album went on to sell over 200,000 copies.[37] BIGBANG received their second "Artist of the Year" award from the 2008 Mnet Asian Music Awards.[38] At the end of 2008, it was reported that BIGBANG earned a total of ?36 billion ($24.5 million).[34]
 

2009–2010: Solo activities

While the group was on a break in early 2009, the members pursued solo activities. They reunited to collaborate with 2NE1, their label's new girl group who had been dubbed as "The Female BIGBANG",[39] for the song "Lollipop". A music video was also filmed for promotion. Initially used to promote a cellphone, "Lollipop" reached the number one spot on various online charts.[40] BIGBANG also released their third endorsement digital single "So Fresh, So Cool" to promote the beer brand "Hite", although Seungri wasn't in the commercial due to the fact he was not of drinking age.[41] Their first self-titled full-length Japanese album was released under Universal Music in August 2009 and was promoted with two singles: My Heaven and Gara Gara Go!! (???? GO!!?).[42][43] My Heaven, a Japanese translation of their Korean single, "Heaven" (Korean: ??; Revised Romanization: Cheonguk) from Stand Up, was composed by Japanese composer Daishi Dance[23] and debuted at number 3 on the Oricon Music Chart.[44] "Gara Gara Go!" charted at the fifth spot[45] and the album itself peaked at number 3.[45] After their return to Korea, the members went back to their solo activities. On August 18, G-Dragon released his debut album, Heartbreaker, promoting it with the album's title track. The album went on to win the "Album of the Year" at the 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards, selling over 210,000 units.[46] Taeyang released two digital singles, "Where U At?" and "Wedding Dress" to promote his second album released in 2010.[47] T.O.P joined the cast of the Korean thriller drama Iris, playing the assassin Vick.[48] Daesung and Seungri both pursued various individual activities in acting and hosting. They later reunited to record the song "Koe wo Kikasete" for the Japanese drama Ohitorisama ( ?????? One Person?).[23][49][50] The song was later released as a single, peaking at #4.[51]

For several days in January 2010, BIGBANG performed their 2010 BIGBANG Concert Big Show[52] in the Seoul Olympic Stadium.[53] The following month, they embarked on their Electric Love tour in Japan.[54] Although no official albums were recorded, 2010 saw the release of several singles for the group with promotional ties. The release of "Lollipop Part 2" in February, the follow-up to their single, "Lollipop"' with 2NE1, was used to coincide with promotions for LG Cyon's Lollipop phone.[55] The single also reached number one on digital charts.[56] Their next single, Tell Me Goodbye, was recorded for the Japanese re-release of Korean drama Iris.[57] The song proved to be popular and gained favorable reviews,[57] winning the "Song of the Year" award at the 52nd Japan Record Awards.[58] Additionally, tying in with the 2010 World Cup, the group released the song "Shout of the Reds" featuring the Korean rock band Transfixion and ice skater Kim Yu-na.[59]

For most of the year, the members individually promoted their own solo works and solo activities,[60] including the release of the GD & TOP unit with their collaboration album and the release of Seungri's first mini-album entitled VVIP.[61] BIGBANG also won several notable awards, including the Best 5 New Artists award from the 24th Japan Gold Disc Awards[62] as well as the "Best New Artist" award.[63] Near the end of May, the group received the awards for "Best Pop Video" and "Best New Artist" from the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2010.[64] They released their latest Japanese single Beautiful Hangover on August 25, 2010.[65]
 

2011: Tonight and MTV EMA

After nearly two-year hiatus as a full group, BIGBANG returned to South Korea with their 2011 Big Show concert.[66] They also showcased songs from their latest extended play Tonight,[67] which went on to become a chart-topper upon its release on many Korean music charts.[68] The album also became the very first K-pop album to reach the Top 10 on US iTunes chart and is the only non-English language album in the Top 100.[69] The album had a pre-sale order of 10,000 copies in Cyworld, beating the record set by TVXQ's 6,500 copies back in 2008.[70] Aside from shattering records for their mini-album preorders, BIGBANG achieved an "all-kill" on the top real-time charts in South Korea (Soribada, Melon, Dosirak, Bugs and Cyworld) shortly after the release. Over-all reception for the extended play has been positive, with Choi Jun of Asiae complimenting the group's new direction in their music, acknowledging that during the two years hiatus, the group's "style and musical sensibility [had] deepened."[71] Seven days after the album's release, it was reported that BIGBANG had already earned ?7 billion (USD$6.2 million).[72] In just a week, 100,000 copies of the album were sold.[73] Its lead-single of the same name became a chart-topper on the Gaon Chart.[74]

After promotions for Tonight was finished, BIGBANG released a special edition album with two new tracks: "Love Song" and "Stupid Liar". "Love Song"'s music video on YouTube gained 2 million views within just two days.[75] The group kicked off their Love & Hope Tour in May of the same year.[76]

BIGBANG won the 2011 MTV EMA's "Best Worldwide Act" award as representatives of the Asia-Pacific region with over 58 million votes.[77] All five members were present at the awards show to receive the award, making it especially memorable since it was Daesung and G-Dragon's first public appearance since Daesung's car accident and G-Dragon's accused marijuana scandal. On November 29, the group also won the award for "Best Music Video" award with their "Love Song" music video at the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards.

YG Entertainment celebrated its 15th anniversary by putting on the 2011 YG Family Concert Tour, which opened its first show on December 3 in Seoul, South Korea. BIGBANG's member Daesung made his first stage appearance since his car accident involving the death of a motorcyclist in late May there.[78]

BIGBANG released their third Greatest Hits album The Best of BIGBANG on December 14, which contained a Japanese version of their all-time #1 hit "Haru Haru". The album topped the Oricon Daily chart on its first day of release and went on to sell over 14,000 copies in the first week, proving the group's consistent popularity. It was reported that BIGBANG earned ?88 billion (USD$77.5 million) in 2011 even though they had just promoted for half a year. The earnings included BIGBANG's revenue concert for SBS's BIGBANG Show, their 2011 Big Show Concert and their Love and Hope Tour in Japan.
 

2012–2013: Alive and first world tour

Beginning from January 20, 2012, YG Entertainment began releasing teasers for BIGBANG's 5th mini-album Alive, which was released in both digital and physical formats on February 29.[79] Preorders for Alive amounted to 260,000 copies in two weeks.[80] Its lead single, Blue, was released a week prior to the album's release and has reached the number one position on all major domestic charts.[81] The mini-album was a commercial success, selling in excess of 200,000 copies in its first month of release.[82] Internationally, BIGBANG obtained 5 spots out of the Top 10 on Billboard K-pop's Hot 100 and charted at 150 on Billboard 200, making them the first Korean artist with a Korean album to do so.[83] Their popularity also boosted them onto the Billboard Social 50, entering at #24. Since the release of Alive, BIGBANG has received recognition from notable sites such as Time magazine,[84] and a photo was featured on the Grammy Awards homepage.[85]

The album release coincided with their annual concert, Big Show 2012, held at Seoul Olympic Park Stadium from March 2–4 to a sold-out crowd of 40,000 fans.[86] This marked the official kick off of their first world tour BIGBANG Alive Galaxy Tour 2012, in partnership with Live Nation.[87] It was directed by renowned choreographer Laurieann Gibson, with BIGBANG performing at 21 cities over 13 countries.[86] Concert footage from Big Show was broadcast in 160 countries through MTV World Stage, which pushed the promotion for their world tour.

On March 6, 2012, the music video for "Fantastic Baby" was released on YouTube. This is currently the band's most popular song, having received more than one hundred eleven million views on YouTube.[88]

The Japanese version of Alive was released on March 28 both digitally and physically, with 2 additional Japanese tracks. Included with the physical copy of their album was a bonus Japanese version of their hit song, Haru Haru.[89] It sold over 23,000 copies on its first day of release and peaked at #2 on the Oricon charts. It eventually sold over 100,000 copies in its first month and has since been certified gold by the RIAJ. Japanese promotions began with a performance at 2012's Springroove Festival alongside top American and Japanese hip hop artists. BIGBANG was the first Korean act to be invited along with label-mates 2NE1.[90]

Following the success of their comeback, BIGBANG released a special edition album titled Still Alive, on June 3. It featured four new tracks including two new Korean tracks of which their lead single was titled Monster, as well as Korean remakes of the two additional tracks in the Japanese version of Alive. The album sold over 100,000 copies in its first month of release. A special Monster edition of their Japanese Alive album was also released on June 20, following its Korean counterpart. The success of their special edition album further boosted the group's global recognition, peaking at #11 on the Billboard Social 50.

Throughout May and June, the group focused on the Japanese leg of their world tour, visiting cities such as Nagoya, Yokohama, Osaka, Saitama and Fukuoka. A shorter Chinese leg of the tour succeeded the Japanese leg from late July to early August, with BIGBANG visiting Shanghai, Guangzhou and Beijing. The group then toured South East Asia from late September to October, touring Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan, the Philippines and Malaysia. The group then began their American leg of their tour in early November, visiting New Jersey and Los Angeles in the United States and Lima, Peru. There was initially a stop planned in Brazil, but this was later cancelled. After several performances in the Americas, the group went back to Japan for their "Special Final in Dome Tour," stopping at some of the largest stadiums in Japan including Osaka Dome, Tokyo Dome and Fukuoka Dome. BIGBANG performed in Hong Kong and England in December 2012. One concert was scheduled in London, England but another date was added to their tour due to popular demand. The group concluded the tour with concerts in Osaka on January 12 and 13 and a three night stint at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul on January 25, 26, and 27, 2013.

On November 30, 2012, BIGBANG received a total of three awards at the 14th Mnet Asian Music Awards, including Best Male Group and Artist of the Year. Leader, G-Dragon, also received the Best Male Solo award at the event.[91]
 

2013–: Solo Activities

Daesung released his first solo album, D'scover, on February 27, 2013. The solo album was in Japanese and had a total of 12 tracks with mostly covers of Japanese originals. It also included Daesung's solo tracks, "Wings" and "Baby Don't Cry". Initially, it was announced that Daesung would hold a total of four concerts at Kobe and Tokyo to promote the album. However, on February 28, it was announced that due to high demand, Daesung would be holding an additional 21 concerts over 17 cities, bringing the total to 25 concerts over 18 cities. The concert tour kicked off on March 23 at Kobe's World Memorial Hall and ended on June 18 at Kanagawa's Yokohama Arena. This was followed by Daesung's second Japanese solo album "D's LOVE" in 2014. During the release period Daesung embarked on his second Japanese solo tour which concluded by July 2014.

Seungri's second solo EP, Let's Talk About Love, was released digitally on August 19, 2013, while the physical album was released on August 21, 2013. Promotion in South Korea lasted until the end of September. A Japanese version of the album was also released on October 9, 2013, it included an extra track: ?????? (The Feelings Painted in the Sky), which was used in the Japanese Drama Yubikoi kimi ni Okuru message.[92]

G-Dragon released his second solo album, Coup D'Etat Part I digitally on September 2, 2013. The second part of the album was released digitally September 5, 2013. The physical album was released on September 13, 2013 with two physical album only bonus tracks. With the release of his solo album, G-Dragon was awarded the “Most Popular International Artist Award” at the Todou Young Choice Music Awards on November 20, 2013.[93] G-Dragon was also the recipient for “Artist of the Year”, “Best Music Video”, “Best Male Artist”, and “Best Dance Performance” at the 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) on November 22, 2013.[94] In 2014 G-Dragon won World's Best Entertainer and Coup D'Etat Worlds Best Album at the World Music Awards as voted for by the fans. 2014 will also see Skrillex collaboration "Dirty Vibe" with G-Dragon and CL as a single release. The video was shot in early 2014. The track is already featured on Skrillex's successful album "Recess".

T.O.P's movie, The Commitment was released on November 6, 2013. The movie has attracted 1 million viewers in 15 days after it was released.[95] With its popularity growing, it has been revealed that T.O.P’s movie will be shown in several cities across North America.[96] T.O.P has also released his second single, Doom Dada, on November 15, 2013. It ranked first in several South Korean music charts and in iTunes. T.O.P. performed his first performance of “Doom Dada” on November 22, 2013, at the 2013 MAMA.[95] 

T.O.P filmed his latest movie Tazza: Hand of God 2 -  ????? / ??2 - in the first half of 2014, with the final wrap on June 1st. The movie pre-production was turned around extremely fast and was followed by a rush of promotional activities starting as early as July 2014. The movie premiered August 25th and has been shown in Korean cinemas since 3rd Sept 2014 where it immediately scored #1 on the first day of release. Read more about the movie here: TAZZA: Hand of God 2 (2014) [??2 | ?????]

Taeyang returned as a solo artist in 2013 with the release of his song, Ringa Linga, on November 8, 2013. Ringa Linga ranked first in not only South Korean music charts, but foreign music charts as well.[97] YG Entertainment has revealed that Taeyang’s song has been attracting a lot of attention overseas, and that Taeyang has received several offers from entertainment agencies in the U.S.[98]. 

In June 2014 his long-awaited new album RISE was finally released, scoring #1 all over the charts in Korea. The title track EYES, NOSE, LIPS continues to score wins and record-breaking chart performances ever since it's release in early June 2014. In August 2014 Taeyang embarked on a solo tour in Japan which wrapped with the final show in Osaka on Sept 3rd including a guest appearance by G-Dragon for the duet-track "Stay with Me". Mid-August also saw Taeyang's first solo release in Japan which charted successfully at No. 2 in the Orion charts. Taeyang's long awaited Korean solo concerts will happen on October 11th and 12th. 

In between the band embarked on various combined activites such as G-Dragon, Seungri and Taeyang (GDYBRI) Fan Meetings around Asia including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore and various locations across China. At the same time the whole band BIGBANG participated in the YG Family POWER World Tour 2014 playing concerts in Osaka and Tokyo in Japan, in Shanghai, Singapore, Taiwan and Beijing until October 2014.

A participation of G-Dragon and Taeyang has also been announced for YG | Samsung's combined fashion label NONA9ON. Both are expected to model for the fashion-brand. The launch date is September 9th, 2014.

2014 also saw various new endorsement deals for the band members: G-Dragon appeared in various TV Spots and Fashion photoshoots for J.Estina, Saem, Hite Beer, G-Market, LG U+, Chow Tai Fook to name a few. Taeyang appeared in both Calvin Klein ONE and Nike commercials while TOP modelled for Reebok, French Café and Millet while the whole band endorsed the online mobile game Tower of Saviors.

At the end of 2014 BIGBANG will be embarking on their second Dome tour in Japan breaking various records for a foreign band to play a Dome tour twice within 12 months.
 

Band Members

 

Stage name			Birth name		Date of birth
Romanized	Hangul	Japanese	Romanized	Hangul
T.O.P	?	T.O.P	Choi Seung-hyun	???	November 4, 1987
G-Dragon	????	G-Dragon	Kwon Ji-yong	???	August 18, 1988
Taeyang	??	SOL	Dong Young-bae	???	May 18, 1988
Seungri	??	V.I.	Lee Seung-hyun	???	December 12, 1990
Daesung	??	D-Lite	Kang Dae-sung	???	April 26, 1989

 

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Source: 

Taken from Wikipedia, amended and updated by BIGBANG 빅뱅 music.

BIGBANG (South Korean band). (2014, September 5). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12:43, September 5, 2014,
from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Big_Bang_(South_Korean_band)&oldid=624037565

Reference Notes, click here. 


 

BIGBANG 빅뱅 Awards and Nominations

BIGBANG, a five-member South Korean boy band formed under YG Entertainment, has won numerous awards and recognitions since their Korean debut in 2006 and Japanese debut in 2009. BIGBANG won most of their awards from South Korea, but they have also garnered many international awards and nominations from both Asia and Europe, notably the "Best Worldwide Act" award from the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards, received after their two-year hiatus from the K-Pop scene.[1]

The group's breakthrough hit was "Lies," which earned BIGBANG their very first music program win, from KBS's Music Bank in September 2007, and high acclaim from music industry critics and professionals. The song garnered five more awards from music programs and topped all Korean music charts for seven consecutive weeks, a feat only achieved by Seo Taiji and Boys before, making it the "Song of the Month" for August and September. "Lies" won BIGBANG their first major music award, the "Song of the Year" award from the 2007 Mnet KM Music Festival. They were then labelled as the "National Brothers" by the South Korean media and the general public.[2]

The group was further catapulted to a higher national status when their second hit song, "Last Farewell," was released. The song won BIGBANG seven music program wins and topped all music charts for eight consecutive weeks, knocking themselves off from their own previous achievement. They were then named as the "National Boy Band," a national status that was never been given to any boy band prior to them.

BIGBANG has also gained various recognitions for their unique fashion during their live performances. Their fashion was imitated by many Korean teenagers and was then called as the "BIGBANG fashion," a fashion consisting of a scarf, high-top sneakers, and shades. The group has also earned multiple domestic and international praises for their involvement in their own music.

Read more about BIGBANG here: BIGBANG 빅뱅 Biography

This listing is per Sept 5th, 2014.
 

BIGBANG 빅뱅  Major Awards

 

Major Awards
Award	Wins	Nominations
Cyworld Digital Music Awards	10	10
Gaon Chart Awards	4	4
Golden Disk Awards	4	8
Korean Music Awards	2	5
Melon Music Awards	2	8
Mnet Asian Music Awards	10	27
Seoul Music Awards	8	10
Japan Record Awards	3	3
Japan Gold Disc Award	2	2
MTV Video Music Awards Japan	3	3
MTV Europe Music Awards	2	2
	Totals
Awards won	78
Nominations	122
Music Show Awards
Music Show		Wins
Inkigayo		19
M! Countdown		15
Music Bank		21
Music on Top		1
Total Music Show Awards
Awards won	56
	Individual Awards
G-Dragon	74
Taeyang	32
T.O.P	11
Seungri	6
Total BIGBANG Awards
Awards won	257

 

SOUTH KOREA

Cyworld Digital Awards

Cyworld Digital Music Awards is a South Korea community site in Korea, "Cyworld" is based on the BGM chart that started in 2006 the first Republic of Korea, No.1 representative of the Digital Music Awards . The Winners Chosen By Combining Both Digital Sales & Online Background Music Of The Cyworld Users.

Year	Recipient	Award	Result
2006	BIGBANG	Rookie of the Month (October)	Won
2007	"Lies"	Song of the Month (August)	Won
	"Lies"	Song of the Month (September)	Won
	"Last Farewell"	Song of the Month (December)	Won
2008	"Haru Haru"	Song of the Month (August)	Won
	"Sunset Glow"	Song of the Month (November)	Won
2009	"Lollipop" (with 2NE1)	Song of the Month (April)	Won
	Hallelujah	Bonsang	Won
2012	"Blue"	Song of the Month (February)	Won
	"Fantastic Baby"	Song of the Month (March)	Won

Gaon Chart Awards

Year	Recipient	Award	Result
2011	"Love Song"	Song of the Month (April)	Won
2012	"Blue"	Song of the Month (February)	Won
	"Fantastic Baby"	Song of the Month (March)	Won
	"Alive"	Album of the Year (1st Quarter)	Won

 

Golden Disk Awards

The Golden Disk Awards is a music awards show founded in 1986 that is presented annually by the Music Industry Association of Korea for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea. The Main Award (Disk Bonsang) is awarded up to 10 best artists by calculating album and digital sales with online vote and a final judgement by the judges of the award ceremony. The Grand Prize award (Disk Daesang) is equivalent Artist of the Year, is awarded to the performer of the best full-length album nominated from the Disk Bonsang.

Year	Recipient	Award	Result
2007	BIGBANG	Digital Daesang	Nominated
		Digital Bonsang	Won
2008		Digital Daesang	Nominated
		Digital Bonsang	Won
2012		Digital Daesang	Nominated
		Digital Bonsang	Nominated
2013[3]		Digital Bonsang	Won
		MSN International Award	Won

Melon Music Awards

Melon Music Awards is a major music awards show that is held annually in South Korea. It is known for only calculating digital sales and online votes to judge winners. Daesang Award (Grand Prize) is equivalent Artist of the Year. While the Bonsang Awards (Main Prize) is awarded up to 10 best artists by calculating album and digital sales with online vote and a final judgement by the judges of the award ceremony.

Year	Recipient	Award	Result
2011	Tonight	Daesang[4]	Nominated
		Bonsang[4]	Won
2012	Alive	Bonsang[4]	Won
		Album of the Year	Nominated
	BIGBANG	Artist of the Year	Nominated
	"Fantastic Baby"	Song of the Year	Nominated
		Global Star Award	Nominated
		Netizen Popularity Battle Award	Nominated

Mnet Asian Music Awards

The Mnet Asian Music Awards (abbreviated as a MAMA), formerly "M.net KM Music Festival" (MKMF) (1999 - 2008), is a major K-pop music award show that is held by Mnet Media annually in South Korea. Daesang Award (Grand Prize) is equivalent Artist of the Year.

Year	Recipient	Award	Result
2007[5][6]	"Lies"	Best Hip-Hop Song	Nominated
		Best Male Group	Won
		Song of the Year	Won
		Artist of the Year	Nominated
2008[7]	"Haru Haru"	Mobile Popularity Award	Nominated
		Auction Best Style Award	Nominated
		Netizen Popularity Award	Nominated
		Best House and Electronic Song	Nominated
		Mnet Music Portal Award	Won
		Best Digital Single	Won
		Best Male Group	Won
		Song of the Year	Nominated
		Artist of the Year	Won
	Remember	Album of the Year	Nominated
2009	BIGBANG	Best Male Group	Nominated
2011
		Best Male Group[8]	Nominated
	"Love Song"	Best Music Video[8]	Won
	Tonight	Best Dance Performance - Male Group[8]	Nominated
	"Tonight"	Song of the Year[8]	Nominated
	Tonight	Album of the Year[8]	Nominated
	Tonight	Artist of the Year[8]	Nominated
2012
	"Fantastic Baby"	Best Male Group[9][10]	Won
		Best Global Group-Male[9]	Nominated
	Alive GALAXY Tour 2012	Guardian Angel[10]	Won
	"MONSTER"	Best Music Video[9]	Nominated
	"Fantastic Baby"	Artist of the Year[9][10]	Won
	Alive	Album of the Year[9]	Nominated

Mnet 20's Choice Awards

Year	Recipient	Award	Result
2008	BIGBANG	Hot Trend Musician[11]	Won
2009	"Lollipop"	Hot Commercial Film Star (with 2NE1)	Won
2011	BIGBANG	Hot Trend Musician[12]	Nominated
2012		Hot Trend Musician[12]	Nominated

 

Seoul Music Awards

The Seoul Music Awards is a music awards show founded in 1990 that is presented annually by the Sports Seoul for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea. Daesang Award (Grand Prize) is equivalent Artist of the Year. While the Bonsang Awards (Main Prize) is awarded up to 10 best artists by calculating album and digital sales with online vote and a final judgement by the judges of the award ceremony.

Year	Recipient	Award	Result
2007	Stand Up	Disk Daesang[13]	Won
	BIGBANG	Record of the Year in Digital Release	Won
		Bonsang[13]	Won
2009		Bonsang	Won
	Remember	Record of the Year	Won
	BIGBANG	Mobile Popularity Award	Won
		High One Music Award	Won
2012	Tonight	Bonsang[14]	Nominated
	BIGBANG	Popularity Award	Nominated
2013	Fantastic Baby	Bonsang[15]	Won

SBS MTV Best of the Best Awards

Year	Recipient	Award	Result
2011	BIGBANG	Top Rival Award	Won
		Global Star Award	Nominated
		Best Male Group	Won
		Most Intellectual Idol	Won
		Best Mood Maker	Won
		Idol to invite to Christmas Party	Won

 

INTERNATIONAL

Japan Record Awards

The Japan Record Awards recognizes outstanding achievements in the Japan Composer's Association in a manner similar to the American Grammy Awards, is major music awards show held annually in Japan. The show airs every New Year's Eve (sometimes December 30) on TBS Japan at 6:30 P.M JST and is hosted by many announcers.

Year	Recipient	Award	Result
2009	BIGBANG	New Artist[16]	Won
		Best New Artist[16]	Won
2010		Gold Award[17]	Won

Japan Gold Disc Award

Year	Recipient	Award	Result
2010	BIGBANG	Best 5 New Artists[18]	Won
2013	Alive	Best 3 Albums (Asian)[19]	Won

MTV Video Music Awards Japan

Year	Recipient	Award	Result
2010	"Gara Gara Go"	Best New Artist Video	Won
	"Koe wo Kikasete"	Best Pop Video	Won
2013	"Fantastic Baby -Ver.Final-"	Best Dance Video	Won

MTV Europe Music Awards

Year	Recipient	Award	Result
2011	BIGBANG	Best Worldwide Act[20]	Won
		Best Asia Act	Won

MTV Italy TRL Awards

Year	Recipient	Award	Result
2012	V.I.P	Best Fanclub[21]	Won

MYX Music Award

Year	Recipient	Award	Result
2012	Tonight	Favorite K-Pop Video	Nominated
2013	Monster	Favorite K-Pop Video	Nominated

World Music Awards

The World Music Awards was an international awards show founded in 1989 that annually honored recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). The show is broadcast to North and South America, all of Europe, the Middle East, most of Asia, and all of Africa, reaching an estimated worldwide audience of around one billion viewers in over 160 countries. The last World Music Awards show was held in 2010, and has not been held since.

Year	Recipient	Award	Result
2014	BIGBANG	World's Best Group	Nominated
	BIGBANG Alive Galaxy Tour 2012-13	World's Best Live Act	Nominated
	"Fantastic Baby"	World's Best Video	Nominated

Bugs Music Awards

Year	Recipient	Award	Result
2011	BIGBANG	Best Male Group (Top 3)	Won

Singapore Entertainment Awards

Year	Recipient	Award	Result
2012	BIGBANG	Most Popular Korean Artiste	Nominated
2013		Most Popular Korean Singer	Nominated
		Most Popular U-Weekly Cover	Nominated
	Fantastic Baby	Most Popular K-pop Music Video	Nominated
2014	BIGBANG	Most Popular Korean Singer	Nominated

 

JpopAsia Music Awards

Year	Recipient	Award	Result
2010 [22]	BIGBANG	Favorite overall artist/band	Won
		Best overall Boyband	Won
		Best K-Pop artist/band	Won
	Koe Wo Kikasete	Best Single 2009	Won

 

Youtube Kpop Awards

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
2012	"Fantastic Baby"	Top 3 Most Viewed Videos (3rd place)	Won

 

OTHER AWARDS

Year	Award	Nominated work	Result
8th MBC Korean Visual Arts Festival
2007	Male Singer Photogenic Award	BIGBANG	Won
Nickelodeon Korea Kids' Choice Awards
2008	Favorite Male Singer	BIGBANG	Won
2009	Favorite Male Singer	BIGBANG	Won
35th Korea Broadcast Award
2008	Newcomer Award	BIGBANG	Won
21st Korea PD Awards
2009	Best Singer Award	BIGBANG	Won
2009 Best Hits Song Festival
2009	Gold Artist Award	BIGBANG	Won
42nd Japan Cable Broadcasting Award
2009	Best Newcomer Award	BIGBANG	Won
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
2009	Artist of the Year	BIGBANG	Won
2012	BIGBANG's first photobook, 'Extraordinary 20's'	BIGBANG	Won
United Nation Asia Pacific Global Tolerance with Music
2010	Global Unity Award	BIGBANG	Won
Japanese Grand Prix du Disque
2010	Best Newcomer	BIGBANG	Won
Space Shower Music Video Awards
2010	Best Choreography Video	-	Won
Singapore Entertainment Awards (SEA)
2011	Most Popular Korean Artist	BIGBANG	Won
2013	Most Popular Korean Artist	BIGBANG	Nominated
2013	Most Popular Music Video (K-pop)	Fantastic Baby	Nominated
Taiwan Warner Music
2012	Platinum Awards[23]	Tonight Special Edition	Won
2012	Double Platinum Awards[23]	Alive (EP)	Won
Billboard Fan Army Face-Off
2014	Fan Army Face-Off	BIGBANG's VIPs	Won

 

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Source: 

Taken from Wikipedia, amended and updated by BIGBANG 빅뱅 music.

List of awards and nominations received by BIGBANG. (2014, August 30). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
Retrieved 15:00, September 5, 2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Big_Bang&oldid=623419565

Reference Notes, click here. 


 

BIGBANG 빅뱅 Debut Stages

Debut Stage 20060923: Show Music Core La La La, ?? ??? 

 

Debut Stage 20060924: SBS Inkigayo La La La | VIP, ?? ???

Debut Stage 20061001: KBS Music Bank: Put Your Hands Up (Intro), La La La, V.I.P

Debut Stage 20070215: M Countdown: La La La, ?? ???

About G-Dragon

Kwon Ji Yong (Korean: ???; Chinese: ???/???; born August 18, 1988), better known by his stage name G-Dragon (Korean: ????), is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, lyricist, producer, model, and fashion designer.

At the age of eight he was under contract at SM Entertainment, but he decided to change record labels. After 6 years as a trainee under the record label YG Entertainment, G-Dragon officially debuted as the leader and one of two rappers for the Korean group BIGBANG. G-Dragon has been involved with writing, composing, and producing many of BIGBANG's hit tracks, including "Lies", "Last Farewell", and "Haru Haru".

He released his debut solo album, Heartbreaker (2009), which yielded the number-one single of the same name. The album went on to become one of the most successful albums of the year, garnering sales of over 200,000 copies and winning the Mnet Asian Music Awards for Album of the Year. Heartbreaker also sparked major controversies for the artist, including accusations of plagiarism. After almost a year of hiatus, G-Dragon and bandmate, T.O.P collaborated to record and release the album GD & TOP (2010). The album saw the release of three singles: "High High", "Oh Yeah", and "Knock Out", all of which have charted within the top three positions of the Gaon chart, with "High High" becoming a chart-topper. In 2012, G-Dragon released his second solo album, "One of a Kind", with hit singles "One of a Kind", "Crayon", and "That XX". Recently in 2013, he released his second full album in four years Coup D'Etat.

He is the only man selected as one of the "50 Reasons Why Seoul is the Best City" by CNN.[1]

On April 2013, G-Dragon released a new song, "??GO", through messaging app LINE. G-Dragon became the second member of BIGBANG to make a solo debut in Japan after his bandmate Daesung's solo concert tour in February. G-Dragon embarked on his second worldwide tour as a solo artist(first Bi Rain ), which included a four-dome tour in Japan.[2] As of September 2013, he is promoting his album Coup D'Etat.
 

Background information
Native name	???
Birth name	Kwon Ji Yong
Also known as	G-Dragon, GD
Born	August 18, 1988 Seoul, South Korea
Genres	Hip hop, K-pop
Occupations	Rapper, singer-songwriter,record producer, dancer, model,fashion designer
Years active	2001–present
Labels	YG Entertainment
Associated acts	BIGBANG, Flo Rida, Pixie Lott,GD & TOP, Tablo, Dok2,Taeyang, Missy Elliot, Sky Ferreira, Diplo, Baauer, Boys Noize, Skrillex,CL

1988–2009: Early life and debut with BIGBANG

Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, Kwon Jiyong began his career at age five as part of the group Little Lula.[3] After releasing a Christmas album, the group's contract was terminated by their record company, to which Kwon described as "shock[ing]". Although he vowed to his mother that he "wouldn't do it [becoming a singer] again", Kwon Jiyong was scouted by SM Entertainment while on a ski trip with his family.[4] He was a trainee under the record label for five years (8–13 years old), specializing in dance before he left as he was unclear about what he wanted to do.[3]

In third grade, Jiyong was introduced to the American rap group Wu-Tang Clan by a friend. Inspired by their music, he developed an interest in rapping and began taking classes.[3] Under People Crew's[5] tutelage, he participated in the release of the Korean hip-hop Flex album in 2001, becoming the youngest Korean rapper at just 13 years old. Although he wrote his own lyrics for the song, he admitted that his English was weak and the story behind the lyrics actually meant "I'm young, but I'm the best".[3] Kwon Jiyong caught the interest of Sean of the hip-hop duo Jinusean from YG Entertainment, who later recommended him to CEO Yang Hyun Suk. After signing a contract with the record label. Kwon Jiyong spent the first year cleaning the studio for the other artists in the record label and fetching them water bottles during dance practice.[3] He and another trainee Dong Young-bae, originally planned to debut as the hip-hop duo GDYB, with him choosing the stage name of G-Dragon ("Ji" is pronounced like "G", and Yong is Korean for Dragon).[4] After six years of training, Kwon made several featured appearances on other artists' albums and even released several singles with Dong Young-bae under the name "GDYB". G-Dragon made his official debut as the leader of the group BIGBANG in 2006, after six years of training under YG Entertainment, with Dong Youngbae (who chose the stage-name Taeyang) and three other members (T.O.P, Daesung, Seungri).

The formation of the group was documented on television,[6] and though there were initially six members, one was dropped before the official debut.[4] The group's debut was fairly successful, with their first single netting in sales of over 40,000 copies.[7] It spawned several airplay singles, including "La La La", "We Belong Together" and "Forever with You" which featured label-mate Park Bom. The album also included G-Dragon's first solo song, a cover of the American alternative rock group Maroon 5's single "This Love".[6] Following the release of the group's mini-album Always in 2007, G-Dragon began to involve himself more with the production of their albums.[8] Always featured several songs composed by him, including the lead-single "Lies" (Korean: ???; Revised Romanization: Geojitmal), which became the group's first number-one hit. Their following mini-albums followed its predecessor's footsteps: Hot Issue yielded "Last Farewell" (Korean: ??? ??; Revised Romanization: Majimak Insa) while Stand Up spawned "Day by Day" (Korean: ????; Revised Romanization: Haru Haru); both singles, which were composed by him were chart-toppers.[9][10]
 

2009: Heartbreaker

His first official solo single, "Heartbreaker" drew controversy over similarities to the song "Right Round" by Flo Rida

(Heartbreaker Audio)

Aside from BIGBANG, G-Dragon also made several solo appearances. After helping produce Taeyang's debut album, he recorded his own version of the album's lead single "Only Look At Me" (Korean: ?????; Revised Romanization: Naman Barabwa), titled as the "Only Look At Me Part 2" to the song. The single was released digitally. Along with Taeyang and T.O.P., G-Dragon was featured on singer Lexy's song "Super Fly" for her album Rush. In May 2009, he collaborated with the Japanese boy band W-inds. for their single, "Rain Is Fallin'/Hybrid Dream".[11][12]

After Taeyang released his solo effort, G-Dragon released his debut solo album Heartbreaker, featuring collaborations with several artists, including Teddy of 1TYM, Taeyang, Kush, CL of 2NE1, and Sandara Park of 2NE1. Initially scheduled to be released in April, the album was pushed back to August[13] to coincide with his 21st (Korean years: 22nd) birthday.[14] The album marked a change in G-Dragon's appearances as he dyed his hair blonde to match its concept. Propelled by its lead-single of the same name, an electronic pop song, the album sold over 200,000 copies[15][16] and went on to win Album of the Year from the 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards.[17] The second single, "Breathe", manage to chart within the Top Twenty[18] while his other songs — "The Leaders", "A Boy", "Hello", and "She's Gone" — went on to top various charts upon their release.[19] Shortly after Heartbreaker's release, G-Dragon was accused of plagiarism by Sony Music when his tracks "Heartbreaker" and "Butterfly" were alleged to be similar to Flo Rida's "Right Round" and Oasis's "She's Electric", respectively.[20][21] However, EMI, the record label that distributed "Right Round" said that they saw no similarities between these two songs.[22] On March 6, 2010, YG Entertainment announced that they personally contacted Flo Rida's representatives requesting that he feature in G-Dragon's live album, Shine a Light, to which Flo Rida accepted.[23] In support of his album, G-Dragon staged his first solo concert at the Olympic Park in December 2009. Entitled Shine a Light, the name of the concert was derived from the lyrics to his song "A Boy".[24] The concert subsequently sparked controversy following complaints of obscenity[25] and suggestive content.[26] The Korean Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs later asked the government prosecutors to investigate if G-Dragon or YG Entertainment violated laws on obscene performances in his concert.[27][28] He was found innocent and was cleared of all charges on March 15, 2010.[29]
 

2010–2011: GD & TOP

In November 2010, YG Entertainment announced the collaboration album from G-Dragon and bandmate T.O.P.[30] Preceding the release of the album, the duo held a world-wide premiere showcase for their album at Times Square in Yeongdeungpo of Seoul,[31] which was also broadcast live on YouTube.[1] To promote their album, the duo released three singles: "High High," "Oh Yeah", and "Knock Out".[32] All three singles preceded the release of the album. The singles attained commercial successes: "High High" was a chartopper[33] while "Oh Yeah" and "Knock Out" both peaked at number two and number three respectively.[34][35] The album was released on Christmas Eve, and debuted at number one on the Gaon Chart[36] with pre-orders of 200,000 copies.,[37] eventually topping 130,000 copies sold.

With a collaboration with Park Myung Soo, they created a duo called GG for the Infinite Challenge Seohae Ahn Highway Song Festival 2011. They released their song "Fired Up(????)" featuring Park Bom from 2NE1 on June 2, 2011, which became an 'All Kill' on various Korean music charts.

2012: One of a Kind

It was announced in March 2012 that G-Dragon's solo comeback would be scheduled in the later half of the year, probably in August and sometime near his birthday.[38] G-Dragon also featured in English artist Pixie Lott's upcoming Japanese album, along with fellow member T.O.P.[39]

G-Dragon released the music video for his song "One Of A Kind" from the album of the same name on August 24, 2012, on YouTube.[40] The song later earned him two "Best Hiphop / Rap Song of the Year" awards from Korean Music Awards and Rhythmer Awards. On September 1, G-Dragon released his first single "That XX". The song topped music charts immediately after release and eventually achieved "perfect all-kill" status.[41] His mini-album One of a Kind was released on September 15 digitally and on September 18 physically.[42] Upon release, the album was an immediate success in South Korea. All of the tracks occupied the top positions on all major music charts.[43] The album also places first on the Billboard World Album Chart and entered the Billboard 200 Chart at 161 for the week.[44] As of the end of 2012, the album has sold over 200,000 copies, making it the highest selling solo album in Korea since the release of Heartbreaker in 2009, also by G-Dragon.

On November 30, 2012, he won as Best Male Solo Artist at the 14th Mnet Asian Music Awards. On January 31, 2013, he also won Record of the Year award for "One Of A Kind" at the 22nd Seoul Music Awards.
 

2013–: Coup D'Etat

In January 2013, he was the first Korean solo Artist to embark 4 dome tour in Japan (When before replace the 3 dome tour in March) and second Korean solo artist world tour (first Bi Rain ). As the beginning, the first run in Seoul starts on March 30, 2013. Japan shows started in April, and more cities were added on later dates as they were confirmed. This tour is known as G-Dragon 2013 1st World Tour.

In April 1, 2013, YGEX announced he will release a second solo album on August 14. YGEX further announced that Grammy Award-winning musician Missy Elliott will be featured on the album.[45] Elliott previously announced in January 2013 via Twitter that she had contributed two tracks ("Chugalug", "Niliria") both of which were produced by Teddy P.[46][47]

The album, titled Coup D'état, was released in 2 parts online, on September 2 and September 5, with the full album being released September 13 featuring 2 songs that will be album only. Coup D'etat featured collaborations with a star-studded list of artists and producers which included Missy Elliott, Diplo, Baauer, Boys Noize, Sky Ferreira, Siriusmo, Zion.T, Lydia Paek, and label-mate Jennie Kim. G-Dragon and Missy Elliott performed their song "Niliria" at the KCON 2013 in LA. Tracks from Coup D'etat topped major Korean music sites such as Melon, Mnet, Bugs, Naver, and Olleh. A total of seven tracks were placed from one to seven on the Mnet charts upon release,[48] while six tracks from Coup D'etat were also placed within the top 10 of the Gaon Singles Charts with "Who You?" being number one.[49] The album also topped the iTunes charts in several countries.[50][51] The music video for "Coup D'Etat" was released on YouTube on September 1 while the music video for "Crooked" was released shortly after, on September 4.

On October 24, 2013, G-Dragon at 2013 SIA won the Style Icon Top 10. In the end, he won the 2013 Style Icon of the Year Award. He is the first solo singer to win the award undivided.[52]

He also made a song for the Infinite Challenge music contest, held on 17 October in Imjingak. The song is titled "Going to Try" (Haebolago) and is a duet with comedian Jeong Hyeong-don.[53]

On November 22, 2013, he won a total of four awards at the 15th Mnet Asian Music Awards, including Best Male Solo Artist, Best music video for "Coup D'etat", Best dance performance for "Crooked", and the highest award, Artist of The Year.[54] He's the first solo act to win the latter.[citation needed]

On March 18, 2014, he worked with Skrillex, on the album Recess, on a song called "Dirty Vibe".[55] The video for it was shot on August 11th, 2014 in Los Angeles.

On August 19th, 2014 World Music Awards announced G-Dragon winning World's Best Entertainer and "Coup D'Etat - Worlds Best Album" as voted for by the fans online.
 

Public image

Described as the "most fashionable" one in his group,[58] G-Dragon's role in influencing fashion trends in South Korea have garnered him awards such as the "Style Icon of 2008"[58] and the award for "Most Influential Men of 2008" sponsored by Arena magazine.[59] Fashion icon Kang Dong Won has also acknowledged G-Dragon's influences, calling him a "fashionista".[60]

While promoting Heartbreaker, his change in hairstyle from dyeing it to blonde gained popularity among his fans and became one of the top hairstyles of the year.[61] Additionally, his constant sporting of triangular scarves became a trend among teenagers and were later nicknamed the "BIGBANG scarves".[62]

Despite his influences, G-Dragon has admitted to being self-conscious of his role as a musician, noting how he had "changed many things including the tone of my voice because I was conscious about my job when I was in front of others".[56] Aware that his public image is important when promoting his materials, G-Dragon notes that "what the public perceives of [my physical appearance] is my doing so it's my fault if I give off the wrong intention".[56] He also strongly opposes the idea of singers as "products" of the entertainment industry.[63]

On October 5, 2011, it was reported that G-Dragon was tested positive for marijuana. His urine test came back negative but a weak positive for marijuana was detected from testing the content of his hair. The tests were done in early June and the results came back in August. As it was a first offense with a minuscule amount, it resulted in an indictment and he was not charged.[64][65] He allegedly accepted an offered cigarette from a fan in Japan during a party back in May.[66] He was the only one at the party who was later tipped off to Korean authorities. He confessed that he smoked the cigarette that was offered to him, but after realizing it was not a normal cigarette, he threw it away.

The scandal caused a halt to his promotions, and YG Entertainment issued a statement that he was being given time to reflect on his mistake.[67] Because he was not charged, he did not lose any endorsers and later made his first public appearance after the scandal at the 2011 MTV EMAs with his group BIGBANG.
 

Musical style, lyrics and composition

Inspired by music by the Wu-Tang Clan, G-Dragon participated in the annual hip hop Flex album in 2001 at the age of 12, establishing his career as an artist.[3] During the early days of BIGBANG's career, the band was marketed predominately as a hip-hop group, though they went on to experiment with electronic music and setting it as the new music trend in Korea.[69] From previous exposure to a range of genres with BIGBANG, G-Dragon incorporated a mix of dance, hip-hop, and R&B songs into Heartbreaker.[70] During the production for the collaboration album GD & TOP, G-dragon opted for a more hip-hop sound, though he does acknowledge that R&B, acoustic, and electronic music heavily influenced it.[1]

Since becoming a solo artist, G-Dragon has maintained tight control over his music, stating that "each feeling [in creating the music] is different",[57] using his emotions to direct the lyrical content and the composition of his songs.[56] In attempts to distinguish himself from other artists and composer, G-Dragon admits to "giving twist and turn at every corner and evoking [a] different story" with each part of his music, acknowledging that although the chorus is the catchiest part of the song, he wants all the parts to his song to be remembered.[57] Prior to his establishment as a solo artist, he was also involved with the production of BIGBANG's albums, writing and composing majority of their songs.[21]

G-Dragon's contributions to his own music have garnered him praises and criticism alike. Preferring to pen lyrics that "sound like an actual story", the Korea Times have praised him as a "genius singer-songwriter",[21] though the rapper has expressed being uncomfortable with the label.[71] His effort to create melodies won him praises as one of the best composers of 2008,[21] with many pop culture critics and industry representatives choosing him as the "musician whose future they anticipate the most".[71] His rap lyrics have also placed him fourth during a vote for "Most God-like" rapper in Japan.[72] The rapper also topped Forbes listing of "Most Hardworking Idol",[73] and made into its list "Korea 2030 Power Leaders".[73]

Discography

Studio albums

Korean

• Heartbreaker (2009)
• Coup d'Etat (2013)

Japanese

• Coup d'Etat  [+ One of a Kind & Heartbreaker] (2013)

EP

• One of a Kind (2012)

 

Digital Singles

• Look Only at Me, Part 2 (2008)
• Michi Go (2013)

 

Collaboration albums

• GD & TOP with T.O.P (2010)

 

CF Promotional Songs

• G-Market Party (2010)

 

Live albums

• Shine a Light (2010)

 

Other

• GDYB (G-Dragon and Taeyang) Paris Photobook (2014)

 

Music Video Appearances

 

Year	Music video	Length	Album	Official MV on YouTube	Note
2001	"G-Dragon" a.k.a "My Age is 13"	4:16	2001 Korea HipHopFlex
	Perry - "Storm"	3:20	Perry's 1st album Perry By Storm		Feat. G-Dragon, Masta Wu, Sean
2002	YG Family - Hip Hop Gentlemen	4:24	YG Family's 2nd Album "YG Family 2"	YGEntertainment
	YG Family - "YMCA Baseball Team"	3:47		YGEntertainment
	YG Family - "Get Ready"	4:07			He makes an appearance, not singing
2003	1TYM - "Hot"	4:16	1TYM's 4th album Once N 4 All	YGEntertainment	He makes an appearance, not singing
2004	Jinusean - "Telephone number"	3:36	Jinusean's 4th albumNorabose	YGEntertainment	He makes an appearance, not singing
2009	W-Inds. - "RAIN IS FALLIN'"	3:59	W-Inds.'s 26th single "Rain Is Fallin'/Hybrid Dream"	windsTVofficial
	2NE1 - "Fire" (Street Ver.)	3:48	2NE1 1ST MINI ALBUM	YGEntertainment	Trolling Dancer behind Minzy
	Seungri - "Strong Baby"	3:53	Seungri 2nd albumRemember	BIGBANG
	"Heartbreaker"	3:51	1st album Heartbreaker	YGEntertainment
	"Breathe"	3:41		YGEntertainment
	"She's Gone"	3:14
	"Butterfly"	3:47		YGEntertainment
	"A Boy"	3:42		YGEntertainment
2010	"Gmarket Party!"	2:48	Gmarket CM SONG	GmarketZone	Non-Album Release
	Taeyang - "I Need A Girl"	5:54	Taeyang 1st album Solar	YGEntertainment	with appearance ofSandara Park
2012	Se7en - "When I Can't Sing"	4:21	Se7en NEW MINI ALBUM	OfficialSe7en	He makes an appearance, not singing
	"One Of A Kind"	3:29	1st mini One of a Kind	BIGBANG
	"That XX"	3:35		BIGBANG	Featured Jennie Kim
	"Crayon"	3:45		BIGBANG
2013	"??GO (Michi GO)"	3:44	2nd album Coup D'Etat	BIGBANG
			2NE1	He makes an appearance, not singing
	"Coup D'etat"	3:21	2nd album Coup D'Etat	BIGBANG
	"???? (Crooked)"	3:46		BIGBANG
	Taeyang - "Ringa Linga"	3:49	Taeyang 2nd album Rise	BIGBANG	He makes an appearance, not singing
	CL - "The Baddest Female"	4:03	CL Digital-only single	2NE1	He makes an appearance, not singing
	"?? ?? (Who You?)"	5:38	2nd album Coup D'Etat	BIGBANG
2014	"PSY - HANGOVER feat. Snoop Dogg"	2:54	PSY Digital-only single	PSY	He makes an appearance, not singing

 

Music Chart Wins

SBS's Inkigayo

Year	Date	Song
2009	September 6	"Heartbreaker"
	September 13
	September 20
2011	January 9	"High High (as GD&TOP)"
2013	September 15	"Coup D'etat"
	September 22	"Crooked"
	September 29

Mnet's M! Countdown

Year	Date	Song
2009	September 10	"Heartbreaker"
	September 17
	September 24
2010	December 30	"Oh Yeah (as GD&TOP)"
2011	January 6	"High High (as GD&TOP)"
2012	September 27	"Crayon"
	October 4
	October 11
2013	September 12	"Black"
	September 19
	September 26	"Crooked"

KBS's Music Bank

Year	Date	Song
2009	August 28	"Heartbreaker"
	September 4
	September 11
	September 18
	September 25
2013	September 20	"Who You"
	September 27	"Crooked"

 
 

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Band Members

Read more about BIGBANG ??: BIGBANG 빅뱅 Biography
 

Stage name			Birth name		Date of birth
Romanized	Hangul	Japanese	Romanized	Hangul
T.O.P	?	T.O.P	Choi Seung-hyun	???	November 4, 1987
G-Dragon	????	G-Dragon	Kwon Ji-yong	???	August 18, 1988
Taeyang	??	SOL	Dong Young-bae	???	May 18, 1988
Seungri	??	V.I.	Lee Seung-hyun	???	December 12, 1990
Daesung	??	D-Lite	Kang Dae-sung	???	April 26, 1989

 

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Source: 

Taken from Wikipedia, amended and updated by BIGBANG 빅뱅 music.

G-Dragon. (2014, September 8). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 07:10, September 9, 2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=G-Dragon&oldid=624698004

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About T.O.P

Choi Seung-hyun (Korean: ???; born November 4, 1987), better known by his stage name T.O.P (Korean: ? - "tap"), is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, model, and actor, best known as a lead rapper of the hip hop Korean boy band BIGBANG. He has branched out to act in various dramas and films, including I Am Sam, Iris, Nineteen,71: Into the Fire, Commitment and Tazza The High Rollers 2.

In 2010, T.O.P and bandmate, G-Dragon collaborated to record and release the album GD & TOP (2010). The album saw the release of three singles: "High High," "Oh Yeah", and "Knock Out", all of which have charted within the top three positions of the Gaon chart, with "High High" becoming a chart-topper. Jeff Benjamin from the American music magazine Billboard noted that T.O.P is well known for his low-bass timbre rapping.[2]

 

Birth name	Choi Seung-hyun (???)
Also known as	T.O.P, Tempo, Tabi, Bingu TOP
Born	November 4, 1987 Seoul, South Korea
Origin	Jamsil-dong, South Korea
Genres	Hip hop, K-pop, rap
Occupations	Rapper, singer, composer,lyricist, beatboxer, actor, record producer, model
Years active	2006–present
Labels	YG Entertainment[1]
Associated acts	BIGBANG, GD & TOP T.O.P's signature

2007–2009

Following the release of the band's albums and singles, T.O.P. began working on his solo career. In April 2007, he was featured with fellow BIGBANG members Taeyang and G-Dragon on singer Lexy's single "Super Fly" for her album Rush. Later that summer, he appeared as an actor in Red Roc’s "Hello" music video.[3] He later became the first member of BIGBANG to venture into acting, starring in the KBS2 drama, I Am Sam,.[1] portraying the school's top fighter, Chae Musin. He also took the role of MC of MBC's Music Core on November 10, 2007, only to resign in April of the following year. In 2008, he collaborated with R&B artist Gummy on the song "I'm Sorry" for her album Comfort, veteran singer Uhm Jung Hwa for her single "D.I.S.C.O." and ZiA for her single "I Only See You". That same year, he was also admitted to Dankook University, to the theater department.[4]

T.O.P later put his solo career on hold while he joined his group BIGBANG for their promotional activities. After more than a year of promoting BIGBANG's materials, he returned to acting, playing the assassin Vick in the critically acclaimed[5] Korean television drama Iris.[6] T.O.P. also recorded the song "Hallelujah" for the drama's soundtrack with Taeyang and G-Dragon. Following Iris, T.O.P. and his fellow Bigbang member Seungri appeared in the teenage suspense drama, My 19.[7]
 

2010–2011: GD & TOP

In November 2010, YG Entertainment announced the collaboration album from G-Dragon and bandmate T.O.P.[30] Preceding the release of the album, the duo held a world-wide premiere showcase for their album at Times Square in Yeongdeungpo of Seoul,[31] which was also broadcast live on YouTube.[1] To promote their album, the duo released three singles: "High High," "Oh Yeah", and "Knock Out".[32] All three singles preceded the release of the album. The singles attained commercial successes: "High High" was a chartopper[33] while "Oh Yeah" and "Knock Out" both peaked at number two and number three respectively.[34][35] The album was released on Christmas Eve, and debuted at number one on the Gaon Chart[36] with pre-orders of 200,000 copies.,[37] eventually topping 130,000 copies sold.

With a collaboration with Park Myung Soo, they created a duo called GG for the Infinite Challenge Seohae Ahn Highway Song Festival 2011. They released their song "Fired Up(????)" featuring Park Bom from 2NE1 on June 2, 2011, which became an 'All Kill' on various Korean music charts.

2010–2012

T.O.P appeared in the movie, 71: Into the Fire, released on June 2010. He received many good reviews and praises for his acting; and eventually won many actor awards at the end of the year. The movie hit 1 million views in a week, making it the first movie of 2010 to reach that number of views in South Korea.[8] He is also in preparation for his solo debut.[9] During BIGBANG's Big Show concert in January 2010, T.O.P. performed his new single "Turn It Up." YG Entertainment released a music video teaser for "Turn It Up" on June 14, 2010 which revealed the release date for the full music video to be June 21, 2010. The teaser itself received over 200,000 views within 48 hours of its original posting on YouTube. The official music video was released at noon in South Korea, with over 1,000,000 views and thousands of comments in just a few minutes.[10] He is also the first Korean artist to have his song release worldwide on iTunes. On 29 October 2010, he won the Hallyu Popularity Award in the 47th Grand Bell Film Awards.[11]

In November 2010, YG Entertainment announced T.O.P and bandmate G-Dragon would release a collaboration album under the name "GD and T.O.P".[12] Preceding the release of the album, the duo held a world-wide premiere showcase for their album at Times Square in Yeongdeungpo of Seoul, South Korea,[13] which was also broadcast live on YouTube.[14] To promote their album, the duo released three singles: "High High," "Oh Yeah," and "Knock out."[15] All three singles preceded the release of the album. The singles attained commercial successes: "Knockout" was a chart topper[16] while "Oh Yeah" and "HighHigh" both peaked at #2 and #3 respectively.[17][18] The album was released on Christmas Eve, and debuted at number one[19] with pre-orders of 200,000 copies.[20]

In October 2011, it was announced that T.O.P. had been tapped as the male lead to star opposite Kim Ha Neul in Absolutely Him, the South Korean remake of Absolute Boyfriend, a Japanese manga about a perfect robot boyfriend that has already been adapted into both a Japanese and Taiwanese live action drama. However, the project was never confirmed.[21] T.O.P featured in English artist Pixie Lott's Japanese album along with fellow member G-Dragon. The song is titled "Dancing On My Own".[22]

T.O.P won the cover of 1st Look Magazine in 2011.[23] The photoshoot took place in Brooklyn, New York and was shot by renowned photographer Hong Jang Hyun. He modeled Calvin Klein's winter military jacket and black jeans. He had also filmed a video for the brand at that time.

In June 2012, T.O.P has been confirmed to star in the upcoming action film, Alumni, with actor Jo Sung-ha. He will play the son of a North Korean spy who is falsely accused.[24] Kim Yoo Jung will play T.O.P.'s little sister in the drama.[25]
 

2013–present

The filming of the movie Alumni took over more than a year to finish filming due to a change of the director and Choi Seung Hyun schedule with his group BIGBANG interfering. During filming of the movie T.O.P suffered an injury on the back of his hand. On September 21, T.O.P was filming a combat scene that took place near a piece of glass. He unfortunately hurt his hand on a glass fragment and is reported to have been admitted to the hospital for surgery on the same day. Filming of the movie had to be stopped for a few weeks, but despite his injury he continued to be with Bigbang throughout their world tour.[26]

The movie finished filming on January 21, 2013 in Yongin City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The climax between five actors in the movie was filmed on January 21 in Yong-In, Gyeonggido. It was an important scene where T.O.P tried to protect his little sister and his friend. He had to show his wide range of acting abilities as he had to take care of both the action and emotions in the scene. At the end of the filming, the main actors blew out candles on a cake to celebrate the end of the filming. T.O.P said, “Everyone worked hard for a long time. I’m happy it ended well. I was happy while I was a part of this ‘Alumni’ project“. Han Ye Ri commented, “All the actors and staff worked so hard“. Yoon Je Moon commented, “I had fun filming with young actors, the young staff in a fun and youthful environment“. Jo Sung Ha added, “I had fun filming with the hoobae actors. I hope the audience has fun watching the movie.” Kim Yoo Jung expressed her disappointment that the filming was over, and said, “I wish can act with these people again.” Alumni | The Commitment was released to cinemas in October 2013. 

On October 5, 2013 he won the Rookie Award at the Asia Star Awards the official party of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) for his character in Alumni. The only Korean actor that won an award in the ceremony, which gave away awards in four categories.

November 2013 saw the release T.O.P's solo single DOOM DADA which - without any promotion - peaked at #4 in the Korean charts. 

In December 2013 during BIGBANG's Japanese Dome Tour, T.O.P flew to New York for a week to produce a photobook entitled FROMTOP together with by renowned photographer Hong Jang Hyun. The book saw it's release in April 2014. It was followed by a week-long exhibition at Horim Art Center in Seoul showcasing some of the book's and some additional photos in the first week of June 2014. 

In the first half of 2014 T.O.P filmed Tazza The High Rollers 2 which wrapped on June 1st, 2014. The movie post-production was turned around real fast and movie promotion started as early as July 2014, followed by a press conference and the movie's VIP premiere on August 25th. Officially in the cinemas starting Sept. 3rd, 2014, the movie hit 1.000.000 viewers in only 5 days. After Chuseok Weekend the visitors had already risen to close to 1.5 Million.
 

Discography

Singles

 

Year	Single	Peak position	Album
		KOR [19]
2006	"Big Boy" (T.O.P solo)	—	Since 2007
2007	"Friend" (Feat. Taeyang)	—	MBC TV Drama [Friend, Our Legend] OST
	"Act Like Nothing's Wrong" (Feat. Kim Jieun)	—	Always
2009	"Hallelujah" (Feat. G-Dragon &Taeyang)	18	Iris OST
2010	"Turn it Up"	11	Digital Single
	"Because"	—	19 OST
2011	"Of All Days"	89	GD & TOP
	"Oh Mom"	27
2013	"Doom Dada"	4	Digital Single

 

Featured and collaboration singles

Year	Title	Peak positions	Album
		KOR [19]
2006	"Forever with You" (with G-Dragon Ft. Park Bom)	—	Bigbang Vol.1
	"We Belong Together" (with G-Dragon & Vxp Ft. Park Bom)	—
2007	"Buckwild" (NBK Gray Ft. T.O.P)	—
2008	"I'm Sorry" (Gummy Ft. T.O.P)	—	Comfort
	"D.I.S.C.O" (Uhm Jung Hwa Ft. T.O.P)	—	D.I.S.C.O
	"All I See is You" (ZiA Ft. T.O.P)	—	Road Movie
	"Forever with You" English version (with G-Dragon Ft. Park Bom)	—	With U
2010	"Digital Bounce" (Se7en Ft. T.O.P)	—	Digital Bounce
2011	"High High" (with G-Dragon)	1	GD & TOP
	"Oh Yeah" (with G-Dragon Ft. Park Bom)	2
	"Knock Out" (with G-Dragon)	3
	"Intro" (with G-Dragon)	—
	"Baby Goodnight" (with G-Dragon)	13
	"Don't Go Home" (with G-Dragon)	22
2012	"Dancing On My Own" (Pixie Lott Ft. T.O.P & G-Dragon)	—	Young Foolish Happy (Deluxe Edition)
2013	"Bubble Butt" (Major Lazer Ft. Bruno Mars, G-Dragon, T.O.P, Tyga and Mystic)	78	Free the Universe (Asian Edition)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

 

Filmography

Movie

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Story of Men	Himself	Cameo appearance
2009	Nineteen	Seo Jeong-hun
2010	71: Into the Fire	Oh Jang-beom
2011	Iris the Movie	Vick	Film adaption of Iris for Japan
2013	Commitment	Lee Myeong-hoon / Kang Dae-ho
2014	Tazza 2	Ham Dae Gil	Sequel of Tazza: The High Rollers

Drama

Year	Title	Role	TV Network
2007	I Am Sam	Chae Mu-sin	KBS2
2009	Iris	Vick

Music video appearance

Year	Title	Role
2007	Red Roc - "Hello"	Himself
2008	Gummy - "I'm Sorry"	Himself
	Uhm Jung Hwa - "D.I.S.C.O"	Himself
2011	Gummy - "I'm Sorry" (Japanese version)	Himself

 

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2010	47th Grand Bell Awards	Hallyu Popularity[28]	71: Into the Fire	Won
		Best New Actor[29]		Nominated
	8th Korean Film Awards	Best New Actor[30]		Nominated
	Style Icon Awards	New Icon (Movie) [31]		Won
	31st Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best New Actor[32]		Won
		Popularity Award[32]		Won
	Max Movie Award	Best New Actor [33]		Won
	5th Asian Film Awards	Best New Actor[34]		Nominated
2011	47th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best New Actor [35]		Won
		Popularity Award[35]		Won
2013	Soompi Awards	Best Music Video	Doom Dada	Nominated
	allkpop Awards	Best Idol Turned Actor	T.O.P	Nominated
	17th BIFF Asia Star Awards	Rookie Awards[36]	Commitment	Won
2014	50th Baeksang Arts Awards	Popularity Award		Nominated
	Singapore Entertainment Awards	Most Popular K-pop Music Video	Doom Dada	Nominated

 

Music programs

SBS's Inkigayo

Year	Date	Song
2011	January 9	"High High (Feat G-Dragon)"

Mnet's M! Countdown

Year	Date	Song
2010	December 30	"Oh Yeah (Feat G-Dragon)"
2011	January 6	"High High (Feat G-Dragon)"

 

TV commercials / advertisements

• North Face [37]
• Endoser Reebok
• Endoser Millet
• Sunny Ten Sparkling Ade [38]
• G-market[39]
• NII[40]
• Baskin Robbins 31[41]
• French Cafe
• LG
• Calvin Klein Jeans
• Millet
• Reebok 

 

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Band Members

Read more about BIGBANG ??: BIGBANG 빅뱅 Biography
 

Stage name			Birth name		Date of birth
Romanized	Hangul	Japanese	Romanized	Hangul
T.O.P	?	T.O.P	Choi Seung-hyun	???	November 4, 1987
G-Dragon	????	G-Dragon	Kwon Ji-yong	???	August 18, 1988
Taeyang	??	SOL	Dong Young-bae	???	May 18, 1988
Seungri	??	V.I.	Lee Seung-hyun	???	December 12, 1990
Daesung	??	D-Lite	Kang Dae-sung	???	April 26, 1989

 

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T.O.P (entertainer). (2014, September 8). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 08:52, September 9, 2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=T.O.P_(entertainer)&oldid=624623924

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About Taeyang

Dong Young-bae (Korean: ???; born 18 May 1988), better known by his stage name Taeyang (Hangul: ??, Hanja: ??, meaning Sun) or Sol, is a South Korean singer, dancer, songwriter, lyricist, recording artist, model and actor. After appearing in Jinusean's music video "A-yo", Taeyang began training under YG Entertainment at the age of 12 alongside fellow member and leader G-Dragon. After six years of vocal and dance training, he made his debut in 2006 as a member of popular Korean boy band, BIGBANG,as main vocalist and main dancer of the same group.

His second studio album Rise peaked at #112 on the US Billboard 200 Chart, becoming the highest ranking album by a Korean soloist to enter the chart.[1][2] The album's title track "Eyes, Nose, Lips" peaked at #1 on Billboard K-pop Hot 100 Chart, giving him his first solo number one single on the chart.[1][2]
 

Background information
Native name	??
Birth name	Dong Young-bae (???)
Also known as	Taeyang, Sol, YB , Taekwon
Born	18 May 1988 Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Genres	K-pop, hip hop, R&B, EDM, pop
Occupations	Singer, Dancer, Songwriter, Rapper, Lyricist, Model, Composer, (childhood) actor, Choreographer
Instruments	Vocals, Piano, Guitar, Drums
Years active	2001–present
Labels	YG Entertainment (South Korea) YGEX (Japan)
Associated acts	BIGBANG,G-Dragon, Teddy Park, Tablo, Se7en M-Flo

 

2000—2008: Early beginnings and debut with BIGBANG

Taeyang's first appearance in the entertainment industry was with Maddie in the hip-hop group Jinusean's music video "A-yo".[3] The collaboration eventually lead him to successfully auditioning into the group's record label YG Entertainment, where he met fellow trainee G-Dragon and former trainee (now a member of 2PM) Jun. K. G-dragon and him were later coined as GDYB.[4] In 2003, Taeyang provided the rap verse in singer Wheesung's single "Player" on the latter's second album.[5]

the plan was scrapped by their record label. Instead, they were joined by four other trainees (T.O.P., Daesung, Seungri, and Hyun Seung) to form the group BIGBANG. The group's formation was documented on television as a documentary.[6] Before their official debut, however, Hyun Seung was dropped and their final lineup consisted of five members. Choosing the stage-name Taeyang (Korean: ??, meaning sun), Taeyang abandoned the idea of rapping to focus on singing.[7] Their first album, Since 2007, was a fair success,[8] and included Taeyang's first solo song "Ma Girl." The group achieved mainstream success with the release of the song "Lies" (Korean: ???; Revised Romanization: Geojitmal) from their 2007 mini-album Always, which topped several charts upon its release. The singles, "Last Farewell" (Korean: ??? ??; Revised Romanization: Majimak Insa) from the mini-album Hot Issue and "Day by Day" (Korean: ????; Revised Romanization: Haru Haru) from Stand Up, became chart-toppers as well.[9][10]

He later flew to Japan to promote the group's Japanese albums. After BIGBANG's activities have ended, he went back to the studio to prepare for his next solo activities. Taeyang released his first digital single "Where U At",[11] followed by another digital single, "Wedding Dress". Promotional videos were filmed for both "Where U At" and "Wedding Dress." "Wedding Dress" was voted No. 3 on an online poll for a Dutch radio station.[12]

Taeyang's first full-length album Solar was released on 1 July 2010. Two versions of this album – the "Regular Edition" and the "Deluxe Edition" – was released. The regular edition contained 11 songs, while the deluxe edition limited to 30,000 copies had 12 songs, including "Only Look at Me" and "Prayer" from Hot. On the first day Taeyang's solo album "Solar" released, 1 July, deluxe edition of the album had sold out its 30,000 circulated copies.[13] (All Sales: 120.000) The album was later released on iTunes,[14] charting at the number-two spot on the iTunes' Top R&B-Soul albums chart in the United States and number-one in Canada's, making him the first Asian musician to do so.[15] Two singles were released for promotions: "I Need A Girl" featuring bandmate G-Dragon, and "I'll Be There." At the end of 2010, I Need A Girl (4 Weeks) I'll Be There (1 Weeks) Only Look at Me (3 Weeks) Korean Song Music Chart's Win. Taeyang won the "Best Male Artist" award at the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards at the end of the year and the Seoul Music Awards Best Male Artist award.
 

2013 - present

Taeyang's new single "Ringa Linga" was released on 9 November 2013. Taeyang ranked #33 in The Critic's List of "100 Most Handsome Faces of 2013".

On the May 17th 2014, YG announced that Taeyang's new album will be released on June 2 with the possible title, 'Rise'.[16] After 'Rise' was released on June 2, it achieved an "All-Kill" in Korea (#1 on all charts) and was #1 on the iTunes Album Chart in 10 countries (top 50 in 21 countries). At its peak, 'Rise' was #1 on iTunes R&B/SOUL Album Chart in 19 countries to include USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Russia, Hong Kong, and Denmark (top 50 in 25 countries). Rise became the third highest charting K-pop album, and also the highest charting K-pop album by a solo artist, on Billboard by debuting at #112 on Billboard Hot 200, #1 on Billboard World Albums Chart, and #1 on Heatseekers Albums Chart.[17]

August 2014 saw Taeyang embarked on his Japanese RISE tour 2014 with extra dates being added due to huge demand. The concerts wrapped on Sept 3rd, 2014 in Osaka with a guest appearance by G-Dragon for "Stay with Me".

On August 13th Taeyang's first Japanese album was released: RISE including the previous Korean albums SOLAR and HOT. It charted #2 on the Japanese ORION Charts.

On October 11th and 12th Taeyang will be performing his RISE solo concerts in Seoul, Korea.

A deluxe version for RISE is currently in the making. However a release date has not been confirmed yet. On September 9th, 2014 YG and Samsung's joint fashion brand NONA9ON will be launched with CL and Taeyang as models.

As per summer 2014 Taeyang is currently endorsing Calvin Klein's CK One and NIKE. The CK One spot including Taeyang and other artists is running worldwide.
 

Discography

Albums

• Solar (2010)
• RISE (2014)

Mini Albums

• Hot (2008)

Japanese Albums

• RISE (2014)

Singles

• Ma Girl (2006)
• Only Look At Me (2008)
• Where U At (2009)
• Wedding Dress (2009)
• I'll Be There (2010)
• Ringa Linga (2013)
• Eyes Nose Lips (2014)

Live albums

• Hot Live Concert Tour DVD (2008)
• Solar Live Concert Tour DVD (2010)

Other

• GDYB (G-Dragon and Taeyang) Paris Photobook (2014)

Solo Concert Tour

• Hot Concert Tour (2008)
• Solar Concert Tour (2010)
• Rise Busan mini Concert (2014)
• Rise Japan Tour (2014)
• Rise Korea Seoul Concerts (2014) 

 

Charted Songs

Single

Year	Single	Peak position	Album
		[18]
2006	"My Girl" (Taeyang solo)	12	Since 2007
2008	"Prayer" (feat. Teddy) ("??" Gido)	3	Hot
	"Only Look at Me" ("?? ???" Naman barabwa)	1
	"Ma Girl" (Japanese version) (Taeyang solo)	14	With U
2009	"Where U At"	3	Solar
	"Wedding Dress" ("?????" Wedingdeureseu)	1
2010	"I Need a Girl" (feat. G-Dragon of BIGBANG)	1
	"I'll Be There"	1	Solar International
2013	"Ringa Linga"	1	RISE
2014	"Eyes, Nose, Lips" ("?, ?, ?" Nun, Ko, Ib)	1

 
 

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2008	6th Korean Music Awards	Best R&B / Soul Song	?? ??? (Only Look at Me)	Won
		Best R&B / Soul Album	Hot	Won
	Naver Music Awards	Song of the Year	?? ??? (Only Look at Me)	Won
2010	12th Mnet Asian Music Awards	Album of the Year	Solar	Nominated
		Best Male Artist[19]	"I'll Be There"	Won
		Best Dance Performance - Solo	I'll Be There	Nominated
	allkpop Awards	Best Male Solo Artist	Taeyang	Won
	Korean Popular Culture & Art Awards	Minister Commendation for Culture and Tourism		Won
2011	8th Korean Music Awards	Male Musician of the Year		Won
2013	Soompi Awards	Best Choreography	Ringa Linga	Won
	allkpop Awards	Best Male Solo	Taeyang	Nominated
2014	So-loved Awards	Best Solo Artist Male		Pending
		Best Album	RISE	Pending

 

Music Chart Wins

KBS's Music Bank

Year	Date	Song
2008	7 July	"Only Look at Me"
	14 July
	21 July
2010	16 July	"I Need A Girl"
2014	20 June	"Eyes, Nose, Lips"

 

SBS's Inkigayo

Year	Date	Song
2008	6 July	"Only Look at Me"
	13 July
	20 July
2010	18 July	"I Need A Girl" ft. G-Dragon
	25 July
2013	24 November	"Ringa Linga"
2014	15 June	"Eyes, Nose, Lips"
	22 June
	6 July

MNet's M! Countdown

Year	Date	Song
2008	19 June	"Only Look at Me"
	26 June
	3 July
2010	8 July	"I Need A Girl" ft. G-Dragon
	15 July
	2 September	"I'll Be There"
2014	12 June	"Eyes, Nose, Lips"
	19 June
	3 July

 

MBC's Show! Music Core

Year	Date	Song
2014	14 June	"Eyes, Nose, Lips"

 

Featured & Collaboration singles

Year	Title	Peak positions	Peak positions	Album
		KOR [20]	JPN [21]
2002	"Unfold at a Higher Place" (GDYB)	—	—	YG Family 2nd Album (Why Be Normal?)
2002	"Everybody Get Down" (SWI.T Ft. Taeyang)	—	—
2003	"Player" (Wheesung Ft. Taeyang)	—	—	It's Real
2006	"Run" (Se7en Ft. Taeyang)	—	—	24/7
2006	"Give Me Permission" (Se7en Ft. Taeyang)	—	—	Se7olution
2007	"Get Up" (Lexy Ft. Taeyang)	—	—	Rush
	"Rush" (Lexy Ft. Taeyang)	—	—
	"Super Fly" (Lexy Ft. Taeyang, G-Dragon, and T.O.P.)	—	—
2007	"Should Have Loved You Less" (Kim Johan Ft. Taeyang)	—	—	Soul Family with Jo Han
2008	"Real Talk" (YMGA Ft. Taeyang)	—	—	Made in ROK
2009	"Friend" (T.O.P and Taeyang)	—	—	Friend, Our Legend OST
2009	"Korean Dream" (G-Dragon Ft. Taeyang)	—	—	Heartbreaker
2009	"Hallelujah" (T.O.P., G-Dragon, and Taeyang)	—	—	IRIS OST
2010	"Fall in Love" (Thelma Aoyama Ft. Taeyang)	—	4	Love! 2 – Thelma Best Collection
2011	"By Instinct Remix" (Swings Ft. Taeyang and Yoon Jong Shin)	—	—
2011	"Tomorrow" (Tablo Ft. Taeyang)	2	—	Fever's End Part 2
2013	"Let's Talk About Love" (Seungri Ft. G-Dragon and Taeyang)	—	—	Let's Talk About Love
2014	"Go Crazy" (M-Flo Ft. Taeyang)	—	3	Future Is WOW

 

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role
2001	Besame Mucho	Beaten up kid.

 

Music Videos

Year	Title	Official MV on YouTube	Note
2001	Jinusean – "AYO"	YGEntertainment	Younger version of Sean.
2002	YG Family – "YMCA ???"	YGEntertainment	Cameo
2003	1TYM – "Hot ??"	YGEntertainment	Cameo
2006	"MA GIRL"	YGEntertainment
2008	"PRAYER (??)"	BIGBANG
	"ONLY LOOK AT ME (?? ???)"	BIGBANG
2009	"Where U At"	BIGBANG
	"Wedding Dress"	YGEntertainment
2010	Thelma Aoyama – "Fall in Love"
	"I Need a Girl"	YGEntertainment
	"I'll Be There"	YGTAEYANG
	GD & TOP – "High High"		Cameo
2011	Tablo – "Tomorrow"	ygtablo
2012	G-Dragon – "One of a Kind"	BIGBANG	Cameo
2013	G-Dragon – "MichiGO"	BIGBANG	Cameo
2013	CL – "The Baddest Female"	2NE1	Cameo
2013	"Ringa Linga"	BIGBANG
2014	"?,?,? (EYES, NOSE, LIPS)"	BIGBANG
	???? (1AM)	BIGBANG

 

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Band Members

Read more about BIGBANG ??: BIGBANG 빅뱅 Biography
 

Stage name			Birth name		Date of birth
Romanized	Hangul	Japanese	Romanized	Hangul
T.O.P	?	T.O.P	Choi Seung-hyun	???	November 4, 1987
G-Dragon	????	G-Dragon	Kwon Ji-yong	???	August 18, 1988
Taeyang	??	SOL	Dong Young-bae	???	May 18, 1988
Seungri	??	V.I.	Lee Seung-hyun	???	December 12, 1990
Daesung	??	D-Lite	Kang Dae-sung	???	April 26, 1989

 

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Source: 

Taken from Wikipedia, amended and updated by BIGBANG 빅뱅 music.

Taeyang. (2014, September 7). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09:33, September 9, 2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taeyang&oldid=624570028

Reference Notes, click here.