Saturday, October 22, 2011

[News] Only 3 members of Big Bang to perform at 2011 K-pop Super Concert


Taeyang, Seungri and T.O.P of Big Bang will be performing individually at the ‘2011 K-pop Super Concert‘ to take place at a beach resort in Busan’s Kwanganri on October 28th.

Their agency YG Entertainment stated on the 21st, “The three will be performing their own solo tracks as separate performances, instead of performing Big Bang songs as a group.”

The program will air through SBS on November 6th at 12PM.

Note: SBS Kpop Concert = Busan Fireworks Festival Concert

Source: Nate, allkpop

[News] Which idol would make a good CEO of an entertainment company?


On the popular music portal Monkey 3, a survey for “The idol who would perform well as a CEO of an entertainment company” was conducted from October 13th through the 19th. The nominees included 2AM’s Jo Kwon, Big Bang’s Seungri, INFINITE’s Woohyun, Kim Hyun Joong, 2PM’s Taecyeon, and B2ST’s Kikwang.

Kim Hyun Joong obtained 1st place by a huge margin, receiving 47% of the total votes. Following behind were Jo Kwon with 16%, Seungri with 14%, Kikwang with 9%, Woohyun with 8%, and Taecyeon with 5% of the votes.

Source + Photo: TVdaily, allkpop

Friday, October 21, 2011

[Photos] G-Dragon's Heartbreaker Repackage Album


Source: DCGD

Buy your copy from YesAsia.

[Video] The North Face Nuptse Jacket CF + The North Face MV on Big Bang's Official Youtube



Posted today on Big Bang's official Youtube channel:

[News] YG Concert in Japan shooting for a record 30 billion won in ticket sales


YG Entertainment is shooting for the largest ticket sales in the shortest time in the Korean music industry history.

YG Entertainment will hold a total of 4 concerts titled, ’15th Anniversary YG Family Concert’ with 2 dates in Kyocera Dome in Japan (1/7 and 1/8/2012) and the again 2 dates in Saitama Super Arena near Tokyo (1/21-1/22/2012).

Given the fact that 2NE1, managed by YG Entertainment, has sold out their Japanese tour starting the end of September through the beginning of this month and that Big Bang’s Daesung will be back after 8 months on hiatus after the car accident, YG Family’s first Japanese concert has many aspects that can draw a lot of attention. It’s expected that the tickets will be sold out.

If the concerts in Japan are sold out, it will gather a total of 160,000 in the audience. SM Entertainment has gathered about 150,000 people for the 3 dates in September at Tokyo Dome and this would push their numbers above and beyond.

As verified by Star News, YG Family concert ticket in Japan will sell for 12,800 Japanese Yen, which translates to about 190,000 KRW. If all 160,000 tickets are sold, the ticket sales alone will bring in 30,300,000,000 KRW ($26.26 million at press time).

Such sales would be the largest sum in the shortest time period by any Korean artist or any company brand concert.

The 15th anniversary of YG Entertainment is celebrated with the YG Family Concert in Korea as well, in December this year. On December 3rd and 4th, there will be 3 concerts at the Seoul Gymnastics Stadium with 40,000 audience members. The tickets in Korea will sell for 88,000 KRW per, bringing the total to 3,200,000,000 KRW.

Source: Star News via Nate
Translation from Cowfart @ kpopfever

Thursday, October 20, 2011

[Video] "Tonight" from Love & Hope Tour in Makuhari

Broadcast on Space Shower TV:


Source: happyrichlifebbxxx

This is a cut from the DVD. They didn't show the full concert, only "Tonight". The DVD was supposed to be released October 19th but was postponed.

[News] YG reduces IPO size as marijuana use adds risk to Korea pop


[For those intimidated with the business terms, just check out the summary at the end of the post :)]

Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- YG Entertainment Co., which manages the Korean boy band Big Bang, lowered the amount it’s seeking in its initial public offering after the band’s leader tested positive for marijuana use.

G-Dragon’s drug use could be a “constraint” for the band’s activities for a while, YG said in a revised prospectus submitted to Korea Exchange Inc. yesterday. Big Bang’s concerts may be delayed and revenue from commercials could fall, the company said. Big Bang and its members accounted for more than half of the company’s total sales in 2010, YG said.

[News] Taeyang to be featured in Tablo's First Solo Album Title Track


"Tomorrow" will be released on 1st November.

Source: YG-Life

[Photos] T.O.P and Yoon Eun Hye for W Korea Magazine

Updated:


[News] Korean Indie Band Toxic confess their love for G-Dragon


Korean indie band Toxic, the winner of KBS reality show "Top Band" has confessed their admiration for Bigbang's G-Dragon, especially regarding his touching lyrics in Heartbreaker.
"It is amazing how he can express the lyrics like that. Kwon Jiyong(GD),
SANULRIM, 10CM, they all have great sense in writing lyrics"
The article also mentioned that they have recieved 'Love calls' from YG Entertainment, but they drew the line with the statement
"We like Kwon Jiyong, but signing for YGE is another story "


Source: Sports Donga Via Soompi .