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Big Bang, commonly stylized as BIGBANG, is a South Korean hip-hop boyband. The group first gained recognition when their formation was documented on television from July 15 to August 13, on a show titled Big Bang Documentary. The show was also aired online on GomTV and on MTV Korea. Initially a six-member group, one member dropped out during the airing of the show before Big Bang’s official debut, leading to their current line-up of G-Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, Daesung and Seungri.
Following a fairly-successful debut, the group gained mainstream success with the release of “Lies” from their 2007 mini-album Always. They later won two “Artist of the Year” awards from the M.net KM Music Festival and the Seoul Gayo Daesang Award. The group also expanded their activities into Japan, releasing several mini-albums and airplay singles. Nonetheless, their materials would not receive proper promotions until the following year with the release of their first physical Japanese single “My Heaven.” In recent years, the members have branched out to do solo activities: Taeyang and G-Dragon became solo artists while T.O.P, Daesung, and Seungri started acting.
At the end of 2009, they were the most searched artist in South Korea. The group also became the first foreign group in Japan to receive the Japan Cable Broadcasting Award for “Best Newcomer” and the first from Korea to receive the Japan Records honor.
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Kwon Ji-Yong (born August 18, 1988), better known by his stage name G-Dragon, is a South Korean singer and songer-writer. A trainee under the record label YG Entertainment for six years, G-Dragon officially debuted as the leader and one of the two rappers for the Korean hip-hop group Big Bang. Since their debut, G-Dragon has involved himself with the production of their albums: he composed and wrote several tracks by himself, including “Lies,” “Last Farewell,” and “Haru Haru.”
Choi Seung-hyun (born November 4, 1987), better known by his stage name T.O.P, is a South Korean rapper and actor. Best known as a member of the Korean boy band Big Bang, he has branch out to act in various dramas and films, including I Am Sam and IRIS.
Lee Seung-hyun, known by his stage name Seungri (Victory), is a member of Korean group Big Bang. Before joining the group, he was a member of a dance team in Gwangju. He first appeared on television on the reality television series Let’s Cokeplay: M.Net Battle Shinhwa, a show in which Shinhwa attempted to create a boy band that could be a “second Shinhwa”.Although he was noticed for his dance skills, his lack of vocal skills lead to him being eliminated. He was later scouted by the record label YG Entertainment and joined the group Big Bang. Although he was initially cut on the ninth episode of the group’s documentary series, he was given another chance to impress YG Entertainment CEO Yang Hyun Suk and succeeded.
Dong Young-bae (born May 18, 1988), better known by his stage name Taeyang or Sol, is a South Korean singer. After appearing in Jinusean’s music video “A-yo”, Taeyang began training under YG Entertainment at the age of 12 alongside fellow member and leader G-Dragon. After six years of vocal and dance training he made his debut in 2006 as the lead vocalist of Big Bang. In 2008, Taeyang released his debut mini-album Hot, establishing himself as an R&B artist.
Daesung (born Kang Daesung on April 26, 1989) is a member of South Korean hip hop group Big Bang. Since his debut, he has released solo singles, performed in musicals, and became a member of reality-variety series Family Outing.
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♥ Cyworld Digital Music Awards – ‘Rookie Of The Month (October)’ / “La La La” (2006)
♥ Cyworld Digital Music Awards – ‘Song Of The Month (August)’ / “Lies” (2007)
♥ Cyworld Digital Music Awards – ‘Song of the Month (September)’ / “Lies” (2007)
♥ MKMF (Mnet KM Music Festival) – ‘Music Arrangement’ / G-Dragon “Lies” (2007)
♥ MKMF (Mnet KM Music Festival) – ‘Best Male Group’ / Big Bang “Lies” (2007)
♥ MKMF (Mnet KM Music Festival) – ‘Song Of The Year’ / Big Bang “Lies” (2007)
♥ MBC 8th Korean Visual Arts Festival – ‘Male Singer Photogenic Award’ (2007)
♥ The 22nd M.net Golden Disk Awards – Disk Bonsang (2007)
♥ Cyworld Digital Music Awards – ‘Song Of The Month (December)’ / “Last Farewell” (2007)
♥ Asian Music Extreme Awards – 2007 Best Asian Newcomer (2007)
♥ Asian Music Extreme Awards – 2007 Best Asian Hip-Hop album (Always) (2007)
♥ 17th Hiwon Seoul Music Awards – ‘Digital Music Award’ (2008)
♥ 17th Hiwon Seoul Music Awards – ‘Top Artist Award’ (Bonsang) (2008)
♥ 17th Hiwon Seoul Music Awards – ‘Artist Of The Year’ (2008)
♥ 5th Annual Korean People’s Music Choice Award. Netizen Award – ‘Dance & Electronic Section Prize’[citation needed] (2008)
♥ 2008 Nickelodeon Korea Kids Choice Awards – ‘Best Male Singer’ (2008)
♥ 35th Korea Broadcast Award – Newcomer Award [citation needed] (2008)
♥ Cyworld Digital Music Awards – ‘Song Of The Month (September)’ / “Day By Day” (2008)
♥ 10th MKMF (Mnet KM Music Festival) – ‘Digital Music Award’ (2008)
♥ 10th MKMF (Mnet KM Music Festival) – ‘Mnet Music Portal Award’ (2008)
♥ 10th MKMF (Mnet KM Music Festival) – ‘Best Male Group’ / Big Bang “Day By Day” (2008)
♥ 10th MKMF (Mnet KM Music Festival) – ‘Artist Of the Year’ / Big Bang “Day By Day” (2008)
♥ Cyworld Digital Music Awards – ‘Song Of The Month (November)’ / “Sunset Glow” (2008)
♥ 18th Hiwon Seoul Music Awards – ‘Top Artist Award’ (Bonsang) (2009)
♥ 18th Hiwon Seoul Music Awards – ‘Best Album’ (2009)
♥ 18th Hiwon Seoul Music Awards – ‘Popular Mobile Award’ (tie with DBSK) (2009)
♥ 18th Hiwon Seoul Music Awards – ‘Hiwon Award’ (2009)
♥ 21st Korea PD Awards – ‘Best Singer Award’ (2009)
♥ 2009 Nickelodeon Korea Kids’ Choice Awards – ‘Best Male Artists’ (2009)
♥ Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Song of the month (April) “Lollipop” (2009)
♥ Best Hits Song Festival 2009: Gold Artist Award (2009)
♥ 42nd Japan Cable Broadcasting Award: Best Newcomer Award (2009)
♥ Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism: Artist of the Year (2009)
♥ 51st Japan Record Awards: Rookie Newcomer Award (2009)
♥ Japanese Grand Prix du Disque – ‘Best Newcomer’ (2010)
♥ The 24th Japan Gold Disc Award – ‘The Best 5 New Artists’ (2010) |
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