[?????=??? ??] “Is BIGBANG the greatest group?” Answers to this question may vary. However, no one can deny that BIGBANG has been maintaining great popularity for the longest time, and at the same time, is the greatest group in terms of music.

BIGBANG’s final concert that drew their “MADE” promotions to a close took place in Seoul. Their “MADE” albums and promotions have truly made something that no one has been able to do in that they have reached the pinnacle of career in terms of popularity and the quality of music. 

For starters, they have set all the new records that they possibly can. BIGBANG’s music enthralled people. The fact that all the tickets to their concerts were sold proves this point. It’s not common that a group that has debuted more than 10 years ago tours around the world singing their recent hit songs and has all the tickets to their concerts sold out. In Korea, only BIGBANG can do this.

BIGBANG started their “MADE” world tour by holding a concert in Seoul in April last year. Since then, they have held 66 concerts in 32 cities of 12 countries and drew about 1.5 million people.

A professional in the performance industry highly praised BIGBANG saying, “BIGBANG’s concerts are getting more popular year by year. This is because they produce hit songs every year, and all the tracks of their albums become hit songs. They are still trendy, and they have the potential to become even better.”

BIGBANG also swept nearly all the music related awards from last year until the beginning of this year. This demonstrates that they are recognized not only for their popularity but also for their music. BIGBANG has been awarded at the Golden Disc Awards, the Seoul Music Awards, MAMA, and the MMA, which award musicians based on the amount of on/offline sales. The group has also received the Song of the Year with “BAE BAE” and Best Pop Song with “Loser” at the Korean Music Awards. Furthermore, they have been awarded with the Group Musician of the Year Netizen Vote.

And then, BIGBANG went up on the stage on March 6 at the Olympic Gymnastics Stadium. Their concert, which consisted of performances by all the members and solo performances of each member, has ended in great success. Everything about the concert was perfection proving that you could go to BIGBANG’s concert over and over again and still not get sick of it. BIGBANG has so many hit songs that there was no time to cool off the heat.



YG Entertainment and BIGBANG have made through preparations so that the sound and the stage would be perfect. The world-renowned lighting and set designer Roy Bennett; Beyonce’s videographer Ed Burke; music director Gil Smith, who has worked with BIGBANG for more than four years; and Jonathan Lia, who has made music videos for top pop stars, have joined the team to help BIGBANG hold creative, world-class concerts. 

During the final concert, TAEYANG said,”I can’t believe this is our last ‘MADE’ concert in Seoul. I don’t want to go down the stage. For the past three days, fans have been so enthusiastic that I couldn’t stop sweating. I’m so happy to be with Korea fans with our ‘MADE’ album, more so than ever before. Ten years have passed since BIGBANG debuted, and you guys have shown that ten years can go by and you can still shine. I cannot find the words to thank you enough. We spend a lot of time abroad because of our tours, but we miss your love. When we receive cheers from people who can’t even understanding what we’re saying, we think that it’s all possible because of our fans here in Korea. I think that all five of us are very blessed. No matter what music we do, no matter how we live our lives, I think you’ll keep on loving us and supporting us. I will cherish your love and pay back by making great music.”

G-DRAGON said, “As long as you keep sending support, we will stand here and sing and make happy memories as long as possible. 10th anniversary means a lot to us for sure. We had ten years, but we still have plenty of days to meet you. I hope that we can be here smiling and singing even as we get older.”

SEUNGRI made a sudden announcement, “We will hold a concert in the summer here in Korea to celebrate our 10thanniversary.” TAEYANG added, “I want it to be a festival that will last a whole day. Bring all your friends and have great fun.”  

It was so like BIGBANG to enjoy the moment and prepare for tomorrow at the same time. For the last song, BIGBANG sang “FANTASTIC BABY” – their greatest hit. It was a fantastic ending to their “MADE” series, incredible work by BIGBANG members and YG staff.

2016. 3. 6.
Source: YG Life

[??????=??? ??] BIGBANG has proven their excellence as an unrivalled artist, drawing total 1.5 million fans to their 10-month-long world tour.

Group BIGBANG’s world tour “MADE” marked its grand finale in a concert held from March 4 to 6 at Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul. Total 39,000 fans visited the three concerts.

In the final concert on March 6, BIGBANG presented performances of total 19 songs including encores for fans. The team performed a variety of songs including the songs released last year, all-time hit “HARU HARU”, each member’s solo tracks, as well as songs of unit teams of the members.

The concert began with a powerful performance of “BANG BANG BANG” and built up the heat with “HARU HARU” and “LOSER”. At the very end of the concert, BIGBANG expressed their special love for fans by saying, “Korean fans sing the best” and “You are the most beautiful”. Fans responded by singing along “BAD BOY” and IF YOU” all together.

Then, SEUNGRI’s solo performance of “STRONG BABY”, DAESUNG’s “WINGS”, T.O.P’s “DOOM DADA”, TAEYANG’s “EYES, NOSE, LIPS”, and G-DRAGON’s “CROOKED” demonstrated artistic achievements that each member has made so far.

Then, the performance of “BAE BAE” with witty lyrics was finished and fans presented an event for BIGBANG, holding up paper that reads “BIGBANG is my everything”. SEUNGRI responded by saying, “Fans are BIGBANG’s everything”. Plus, the news about BIGBANG’s 10th anniversary concert to be held in this summer was like a big gift for fans. 

When BIGBANG went down from the stage after performing “FANTASTIC BABY”, fans requested encore, singing “HEAVEN”. BIGBANG’s encore performance of “WE LIKE 2 PARTY” seemed to be the last song of the concert, but fans kept shouting “LIE”. BIGBANG offered a special service by performing “LIE” which was not included in the performance list of the concert.

As the concert in Seoul was the end of BIGBANG’s world tour, fans gave a special support for it. Total 64 teams of fan supporters donated 580kg of rice, 10,054 packs of ramen, 4,250 coal briquettes, and 120kg of animal feed under the name of BIGBANG.

BIGBANG held their first world tour “ALIVE TOUR” in 2012. BIGBANG set an unprecedented record of drawing 800,000 fans in 12 countries in their first world tour. The second tour BIGBANG held three years after the first one attracted as many as 1.5 million fans to 66 concert in 32 cities in 13 countries, including Asian countries such as China, Japan, Thailand, and Singapore, North American countries including the United States, Mexico, and Oceanian countries. BIGBANG overcame their own best record once again.

BIGBANG’s recent world tour has written a series of new records. In China, BIGBANG’s tour set a record of drawing 250,000 fans in 13 cities, the highest-ever number for a Korean singer. In Japan as well, BIGBANG set the record of the highest number of audience for a foreign artist, by attracting 911,000 fans in 18 concert held in four cities.



2016. 3. 6.
Source: YG Life