Saturday, April 7, 2012

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1. Irish pop duo Jedward met with Big Bang + Taeyang's tweet 6.4.12 [TWITTER]
 The Jedward twins met with BIGBANG in Japan. (Who are they?) There is no info though on how, where and why. About the "new album" in the second tweet, I think they're just referring to ALIVE :)

2.Big Bang dances early in the morning for Japan [NEWS]
 Big Bang had to get up early in the morning to perform for its Japanese fans.

An online community recently had a video posted under the title ‘7:00 a.m., Big Bang dances’. The video was from the April 4 broadcast of Fuji TV’s Mezamashi.

On the day of the broadcast, Big Bang had to deliver a splendid performance and perfect vocals early in the morning. Daesung especially stood out by approaching a male anchor to ask him to ‘put your hands up’.

After the performance, Big Bang said, “All of the members are happy that they’re on the show, but they’re still sleepy because it’s early in the morning.” The MCs also joked, “You’re sleepy but that performance was still great.”

Netizens left comments on the video such as, ‘Is that like dancing on Korea’s Morning Wide show?’, ‘Dancing early in the morning looks great but still it’s funny’ and ‘I burst out laughing when Daesung asked the announcer to put his hands up’.

Big Bang will be touring Yokohama, Osaka, Saitama and Fukuoka after starting off its Big Bang Alive Tour 2012 in Japan in Aichi from May 17-18. An approximate total of 130,000 fans are expected to gather for the tour.

Source: Enewsworld.com

3.Big Bang for Josei 7 Magazine (April 2012) [PHOTO]

4. Shinhwa members compare themselves to Big Bang and other idol groups [NEWS]

Shinhwa may have 14 years of idol group experience under its belt, but the members admit there are some things the second generation boy bands simply do better.

The Shinhwa members were guests on the April 5 open studio broadcast of Mnet’s Wide Entertainment News, where they were asked how they thought the group compared to the younger boy bands in terms of beastliness, dance synchronization, unconventional performance concepts and even in the members’ confidence in going nude.

During the ‘Shinhwa Up & Down’ segment of the show, the members were first asked to put their thumbs up if they thought they overflowed with more ‘beastly idol hormones’ than idol group 2PM and their thumbs down if they disagreed.

All of the members put their thumbs up confidently except member Andy, who said, “I’m not a beast. I’m just a dol (rock),” drawing laughs from the other members.

Dongwan added, “Like the phrase ‘beastly idol,’ the 2PM members are a mix of the beastly concept and idol [concept], but we’re just beasts. You can’t beat us.”

The members were then asked how they thought they compared to idol group Teen Top in terms of dance synchronization. They seemed less confident this time around, as all of the members except Andy, put their thumbs down, indicating they couldn’t beat the younger competition in this category.

Member Andy showed some tough love towards his protégés, putting his thumb sideways.

Jun Jin said, “Because we’ve been around for longer, in terms of feel, we may be ‘up,’ but I think we lack a little in terms of dance synchronization compared to the Teen Top members.”

Shinhwa was then pitted against idol group Big Bang on the topic of unconventional performance concepts. All of the members except Dong Wan put their thumbs up, indicating they thought their concept was stronger,

“We were just weird—because of me,” explained Dong Wan. (He's the one in the middle with white face paint.) “The members were, of course, cool. [But] Big Bang is really unique and cool.”


Finally, the Shinhwa members, who shot a nude spread early on in their careers, were asked how they thought they measured up to idol group SHINee, whose members recently made waves with their shirtless comeback photos, in terms of their confidence in going nude.

While the other members were all thumbs up, member Hye Sung stuck his thumb down, saying, “When we took the photo, as you can see, I stood in the back.” He continued, “Compared to the other members, I remember being embarrassed.”

The comparison segment starts around 5:50 in the video on up:

120406 Gimpo Airport (From. Haneda) - Taeyang Fancam

Friday, April 6, 2012


Official VIP Card [PHOTOS]

VIP Cards have been sent out to all official VIPS!
I will be sure to take HQ photos of my card when it arrives.

NOTE: This is for members of the official Korean fanclub. (VIP Japan members have different cards.) The application for VIP4 is already over and for those asking, one requirement to be an official member is to have a Korean ID. There is no official fanclub for international fans.

Big Bang- Fantistic Baby 2 year old baby cover

2012 BIGBANG COVER - FANTASTIC BABY

Monday, March 26, 2012

1. Big Bang collaborates with Gmarket for limited edition items & charity project [NEWS]
Big Bang has teamed up with their endorsement brand, ‘Gmarket‘, to collaborate on the release of a new set of cellphone cases!

Starting March 26th, Gmarket will be exclusively selling limited editions of Big Bang phone cases featuring various pictures of the members. The limited edition set is for the iPhone 4, 4S, Galaxy S2, and cost 25,900 KRW (~23USD). They are also selling, Big Bang limited edition T-shirts for 19,800 KRW (~17USD). Fans can select which individual member picture they would specifically like to purchase for both items. International fans are also in luck as Gmarket offers overseas shipping for these items. 

Lastly, a charity project is underway titled the ‘Big Bang Style Donation Project‘, where clothing items worn by the members during their endorsement shoot will be auctioned off to raise funds for children battling incurable diseases.
Gmarket officials stated, “We’re looking forward to fans taking an interest in our brand through this limited collaboration with Big Bang. There are a lot of upcoming limited edition projects coming up aside from this cellphone case.”

2.Big Bang to guest on Go Hyun Jung's "GoShow" [NEWS]
Big Bang will guest on SBS’s “Go Show,” hosted by actress Go Hyung Jung. On March 26, a representative of the show revealed, “It’s been recently decided that Big Bang will guest on the ‘GoShow.’ We’re currently finalizing the details with YG Entertainment.”

However, it has yet to be announced which member will appear on the show. There’s a possibility that all five members may guest or just G-Dragon and T.O.P. The representative continued, “We haven’t been able to decide on the specifics just yet. Because of Big Bang’s overseas activities, we’re still discussing the details with their agency.” He added, “Go Hyun Jung really likes Big Bang’s music and listens to them on her own time. Upon hearing of Big Bang’s appearance on the show, she could not hide her anticipation.” 

Over the weekend, Go Hyun Jung filmed the first episode of the “GoShow” with her supporting hosts Yoon Jong Shin, Jung Hyung Don, and Kim Young Chul and guests Jo In Sung, Chun Jung Myung, and Leessang’s Gil. 


The pilot episode of the “GoShow” will air on April 6.

Source: Soompi