[OSEN=박소영 기자] The whole world has its eyes on BIGBANG, who has become 10-years old this year. They’ve achieved so much and come so far. Nothing would be more of a cherry on the cake in celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut than BIGBANG releasing a new album.

On September 8 local time, CNN’s Talk Asia revealed its interview with BIGBANG. Talk Asia is a talk show that explores global leaders in various fields.

BIGBANG talked frankly about the past ten years and their plans for the future. Since the group took not only Korea but also the whole world by storm after their debut in August 2006, they had a lot to talk about.

BIGBANG revealed their ambition and said, ““We always think the future a lot. We have a lot of things to do, but like always, we will continue having fun. We want to look at the big picture and do things that we enjoy doing, and we want to set a good example for the next generation.”

Various projects have been carried out to celebrate BIGBANG’s 10th anniversary: BIGBANG’s movie “BIGBANG MADE” hit the box office on June 30, and the 10th anniversary concert “0.TO.10” was successfully held last month. The “A TO Z” exhibition opened on August 5 and will continue until October 30.

But for the fans, there is one important thing that’s missing. BIGBANG released two singles every month from May to August last year, but they have yet to release the complete “MADE” album, which would become BIGBANG’s 3rd regular album.

BIGBANG fans have been waiting for a new album for eight years now, every since the release of BIGBANG’s 2nd regular album in 2008. They are literally screaming for a new album, and they have been patient too.

Fans want G-DRAGON to “work his ass off” and finish the 3rd album with this year. At a show on Naver V App, G-DRAGON said that this year is a lucky year for BIGBANG and so he will see to it that the album comes out within this year.

Releasing the 3rd album will surely round off the celebrations for BIGBANG’S 10th anniversary.

2016. 9. 9.

[스포츠조선=이유나 기자] CNN, the world’s most prominent news channel, interviewed BIGBANG to mark the 10th anniversary of their debut.

At 4:30 (Hong Kong local time) on September 8, the interview with BIGBANG on CNN’s Talk Asia was revealed.

Talk Asia is CNN’s main talk show that explores global leaders in various fields. Former US president Bill Clinton, world-renowned fashion designer Carl Lagerfeld, singer song-writer Pharrell Williams, PSY, and EPIK HIGH appeared as guests on the show.

BIGBANG members talked about the past ten years and their future plans on the show.

CNN Seoul Correspondent Paula Hancocks interviewed BIGBANG, and she started the interview by asking, “Last year, you made more money than Maroon 5, the highest-paid all-male group in America. You are bigger than all of the bands in South Korea. What makes you different?”

BIGBANG answered, “Music tends to become a bit standardized after a while, but I think with the five of us, each of us bring our own personalities and talent on stage.”

When Paula Hancocks asked, “You have literally grown from boys to men together. How do you manage to do that and still make it look fun?” TAEYANG replied, “Of course there have been hard times in between, but the more time we spend together, the more time we make each other laugh, the more we have fun together. And over time, that level of closeness becomes more and more, and we’re the happiest when the five of us are together.” G-DRAGON answered, “They’re fellow band members, but they’re also brothers. They’re family. Because we spend so much time together, we have that feeling of intimacy and a bond that is very different from other boy bands.”

When asked about the next 10 years of BIGBANG, they answered, “We always think about that a lot. We have a lot of things to do, but like always, we will continue having fun. We want to look at the big picture and do things that we enjoy doing, and we want to set a good example for the next generation.”

Meanwhile, various projects have been carried out to celebrate BIGBANG’s 10th anniversary: BIGBANG’s movie “BIGBANG MADE” hit the box office on June 30, and the 10th anniversary concert “0.TO.10” was successfully held last month. The “A TO Z” exhibition opened on August 5 and will continue until October 30.

2016. 9. 9.