[헤럴드POP=박수인 기자] BIGBANG became no.1 in Japan’s 2016 concert audience number rankings.

According to the December edition of Japan’s Nikkei Entertainment, as much as 1.859 million people came to see BIGBANG’s 60 concerts held in Japan, making BIGBANG no.1. This is double the number of the second place, which went to Arashi. The third place went to Kanjani Eight.



This ranking includes not only foreign artists but also Japanese artists. BIGBANG was no.1 in 2015, and now it has set a new record of becoming no.1 in concert audience numbers for two years in a row.

BIGBANG already held a fan club tour and 10th anniversary concerts in Japan this year. Currently, the group is on a tour titled “BIGBANG10 THE CONCERT: 0.TO.10 -THE FINAL-“, which kicked off in Tokyo on November 5-6.

Meanwhile, BIGBANG will perform at the Fukuoka Yafuoku Dome on November 19-20 and at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka on November 25-27. The group will continue on with its tour in December and hold concerts at the Nagoya Dome on December 2-4, at the Fukuoka Yafuoku Dome on December 9-11 and at the Kyocera Dome on December 28-29. BIGBANG is to hold 16 concerts in four cities, and 781,500 people are expected to come to BIGBANG’s concerts.

2016. 11. 7.

[OSEN=최나영 기자] YG Entertainment CEO YANG HYUN SUK, BIGBANG, and SECHSKIES got together.

On November 6, YANG HYUN SUK posted a picture hashtagged #BIGBANG, #0to10, #Tokyo Dome, #SECHSKIES, and #YG FAMILY on his social media page.

The picture features YANG HYUN SUK with BIGBANG and SECHKSKIES members and a big teddy bear. All of them look happy and have big smiles on their faces.

It turns out that YANG HYUN SUK paid a visit to BIGBANG’s concert at the Tokyo Dome with SECKSKIES and took the picture while he was there.

Meanwhile, BIGBANG became the first foreign group to hold a dome tour in Japan for four consecutive years. BIGBANG’s fourth dome tour “BIGBANG10 THE CONCERT: 0.TO.10 -THE FINAL” kicked off at the Tokyo Dome on November 5-6. BIGBANG will perform at the Fukuoka Yafuoku Dome on November 19-20 and at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka on November 25-27.

BIGBANG will continue on with its tour in December and hold concerts at the Nagoya Dome on December 2-4, at the Fukuoka Yafuoku Dome on December 9-11 and at the Kyocera Dome on December 28-29. The group is to hold 16 concerts in four cities, and as much as 781,500 people are expected to come to BIGBANG’s concerts.

2016. 11. 6.