[TV???=??? ??] How long and how far will group BIGBANG’s second shot explode?

BIGBANG came back on May 1 with album titled “M” after three years of absence, and is releasing new albums every month, in “MADE SERIES”. “LOSER” and “BAE BAE” of album “M” swept music charts for 17 days and have stayed in the No.1 and No.2 places since their release. The music videos of the two songs have also drawn keen attention. As of May 29, the number of views of “LOSER” and “BAE BAE” on YouTube is recording 25.92 million and 20 million, respectively.

With the sensation created by the music and music videos, BIGBANG earned total 10 No.1 trophies in May. BIGBANG used to appear in only SBS and Mnet’s shows, but they began to appear in KBS TV’s shows this year, to come closer to the public.

BIGBANG is releasing new albums every month until September, and the second album of the comeback project “MADE SERIES”, which is titled “A”, is released on June 1 at midnight. “LOSER” and “BAE BAE” were released in album “M”, and the new album “A” will have two new songs “BANG BANG BANG” and “WE LIKE 2 PARTY”.

First, the red-toned poster of “BANG BANG BANG” is expressing a strong and intense mood. It looks like a movie poster, showing BIGBANG’s masculine appeal to the maximum. BIGBANG member G-DRAGON, T.O.P, and YG’s head producer TEDDY took part in the production of “BANG BANG BANG”.

On contrary, the poster of “WE LIKE 2 PARTY” gives a cool summer’s feeling. In the poster, the five members of BIGBANG are walking on the blue beach of Jeju Island. The blue color that makes a clear contrast with the poster of “BANG BANG BANG” looks so cool.

Along with the release of new albums, BIGBANG is meeting 1.4 million fans around the world, in 70 concerts to be held in 15 countries, beginning from Guangzhou in China on May 30 and 31. “BIGBANG 2015 WORLD TOUR ‘MADE’ IN SEOUL” that began in April this year will expand into a North America tour to be held three years after the first one.

BIGBANG appears in “EXCLUSIVE LIVE STREAMING WITH NAVER” on NAVER CAST on June 1, at 11pm. The members themselves directly introduce the new songs in the show to be live-broadcasted only one hour before the release of album “A”, waiting for the release with fans. It seems to be a strategy to further enhance the impact of the new songs, by using the influence of live-broadcasting.

The release of BIGBANG’s “MADE SERIES” has put the entire music scene in Korea on an emergency mode. Other singers who expect that they will lose the competition against BIGBANG on music charts are delaying or advancing the schedule of their album’s release, to avoid confrontation with BIGBANG. As BIGBANG announced that they will release new albums every month until September, such trend is expected to continue for some time.

However, it is still not sure whether BIGBANG will be able to achieve a record success in June, too, following the great success made in May. EXO is releasing a repackage album and Lee Seung-gi and SISTAR who always take high rankings on music charts are coming back in June, too. As other popular singers have also announced their imminent comeback, nobody can sure about how long and how far BIGBANG’s success will last.

2015. 6. 1.
Source: YG Life

[OSEN=??? ??] Will May BIGBANG Win Against June BIGBANG?

With BIGBANG’s new track release coming in just one day, all eyes are on the quintet to see a BIGBANG vs BIGBANG match. On June 1 at 12am two new tracks will be unveiled. But “LOSER” unveiled in May is spotlighted again, as it has been topping charts for a full month. Many are curious to see if BIGBANG’s new song will win against the old song.

The two upcoming tracks “BANG BANG BANG” and “WE LIKE 2 PARTY” are known to be two very different styles, and it would be interesting to see if the two tracks will break the record of the previous two.

#A Long Run:Music Chart Perfect All-Kill, Climbing Back Up Rankings

Immediately after the release, “LOSER” swept across 10 music charts. It topped major charts for nearly one month, hitting a long-run record. It yielded its top position for a few days to other artists, but in 23 days of release it was back at the top. The other title track “BAE BAE” is ranked at the top range as well. Despite other artists releasing new songs almost every day, BIGBANG seems unaffected.

The upcoming tracks of June are especially attracting much attention for being very different from each other. “BANG BANG BANG” is fast and powerful, known to be an extension of “FANTASTIC BABY” and “LIES.” The other track “WE LIKE 2 PARTY” is expected to be a summery song, considering the seasonal teaser image unveiled before.

All attention is on the quintet to see whether they will have another perfect all-kill record while hitting a long-run with the two new tracks.

# Mega-Hit Overseas?

The two tracks of May were a huge hit overseas as well. Album “M” featuring “LOSER” and “BAE BAE” topped iTunes Single Songs in 10 countries including Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan, while ranking n the top 10 in Sweden, the Czech Republic and Canada. It was #40 on American iTunes’ Hot 100, the highest ranking for a K-pop track.

In China, the two tracks occupied the top two slots on K-Pop Category of the country’s largest music site QQ Music. It was downloaded 110,000 times. On Weibo, 952 million people searched BIGBANG-related words.

BIGBANG’s popularity was borderless, and they were especially well received in China. Now they are back to prove the international stardom. All eyes are on the quintet to see whether they can continue on the global popularity with “BANG BANG BANG,” and until all the new tracks are unveiled by August 1.

# More Than 10 Trophies? 

BIGBANG won a whopping 10 trophies with “LOSER.” Without a comeback performance they won the first one on MBC’s Show! Music Center and moved on to sweep across KBS 2TV’s Music Bank, Mnet’s M Countdown, and MBC Music’s Show! Champion. They were triple-crowned on SBS’s Inkigayo.

Dominating music charts and programs prove that their music cuts across a range of population, instead of just their fans. BIGBANG is talented in entertaining the viewers, which is another factor that attracts attention. The synergy they showcase on stage along their music is simply incredible. As “LOSER” was one dynamic song, the upcoming tracks are arousing much attention.

With anticipation building for the quintet’s new tracks, many are curious to see if the June tracks will be dominating the music world for another full month.

2015. 5. 31.

Source: YG Life