Bigbang photobook

Limited Edition

08

23 2021

G -Dragon / T.O.P / Taeyang / Daesung / Seungri photobook 2021 - annivarsary 15th reyna / arena multiedia

CO TENT

B A G T T D S

ONT T

BIG BANG ALBUM PLAYLIST G- DRAGON T.O.P TAE YANG DAESUNG SEUNGRI / 001

/ 004

/ 010

/ 016

/ 022

/ 028

/002

PHOTO BOOK 2021

4

BIGBANG

LIMITED EDITION

HISTORY OF BIGBANG Debut in 2006 Big Bang is a South Korean boy band formed by YG Entertainment.

The group consists of five members: G-Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, Seungri and Daesung Dubbed the “Kings of K-pop", they helped spread the Korean Wave internationally and are one of the most influential acts in K-pop history.They are known for their trendsetting musical experimentation, selfproduction, and stage presence.

Although their debut album, Bigbang Vol.1 (2006), was released to a lukewarm reception, greater success followed with a string of hit singles: “Lies”, which topped Korean music charts for a record-breaking six consecutive weeks and won Song of the Year at the 2007 Mnet Km Music Festival and the 2008 Seoul Music Awards; “Last Farewell”; “Haru Haru” and “Sunset Glow”.

After winning Artist of the Year at the 2008 Mnet Korean Music Festival and the 2008 Seoul Music Awards, the group released four Japanese studio albums—Big Bang (2009), Big Bang 2 (2011), Alive (2012), and Made Series (2016)—all of which were certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).

After a two-year hiatus in South Korea, the quintet returned with innovative and critically acclaimed records. Their fourth EP, Tonight (2011), won them the inaugural Best Worldwide Act Award at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards.

Their fifth EP, Alive (2012), became the first Korean album to chart on the US Billboard 200. Their third studio album, Made (2016), was preceded by several chart-topping singles and won the group Artist of the Year awards at the 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards for the third time and at the 2015 Melon Music Awards. Its supporting tour, the Made World Tour, attracted 1.5 million people and set a new record for the most-attended concert tour headlined by a Korean act in history at the time.

1

PHOTO BOOK 2021

NUMBER 1 2008

BIGBANG VOL.1

REMEMBER

Intro (Big Bang) She Can’t Get Enough Dirty Cash Next Day Big Boy(T.O.P solo) Shake It] A Fool’s Only Tears Ma Girl(Taeyang solo) La La La This Love(G-Dragon solo)

Oh. Ah. Oh Sunset Glow Twinkle Twinkle Strong Baby (Seungri) Wonderful Foolish Love Haru Haru (Acoustic Ver) Lies (Remix) Last Farewell (Remix) Remember

2006

2008

Number 1 Make Love Come Be My Lady Haru Haru With U How Gee Last Farewell (E.Ver) So Beautiful Remember(E.Ver) Heaven Everything Always (E.Ver) Candle (Together Forever)

BIGBANG 2009

Gara Gara Go! Bringing You Love My Heaven Stay Top of the World Follow Me Baby Baby Emotion Love Club Always

ALBUM

2006 -

2

BIGBANG

LIMITED EDITION

MADE

2016

BIGBANG 2

2011

Tonight Somebody to Luv Beautiful Hangover Ora Yeah!

Tell Me Goodbye Koe o Kikasete Ms. Liar Hands Up Love Song

ALIVE 2012

Fantastic Baby Blue Love Dust Feeling Ain’t No Fun Bad Boy Ego

Fxxk It Last Dance Girlfriend Let’s Not Fall In Love Loser Bae Bae Bang Bang Bang Sobe If You Zutter (GD&T.O.P) We Like 2 Party

MADE SERIES 2016

Loser (JP) Bang Bang Bang(JP) If You Lose Bae Bae Bang Bang Bang We Like 2 Part If You Sober Zutter (GD & T.O.P) Let’s Not Fall in Love

M LIST

- 2021

3

LIMITED EDITION

G-DRAGON Leader

PHOTO BOOK 2021

Kwon Ji-yong, also known by his stage name G-Dragon, is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur and fashion designer, known as the “King of K-pop”. Kwon officially debuted in 2006, as the leader of the South Korean group, Big Bang, which went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands in the world.

G-DRA His first solo album Heartbreaker and its title track of the same name, released in 2009, were commercially successful, becoming the best-selling album by a Korean soloist at the time and earning him Album of the Year at the 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards. G-Dragon collaborated with Big Bang bandmate T.O.P to release the album GD & TOP in 2010. His first EP One of a Kind (2012), was critically acclaimed and had three singles: “One of a Kind”, “Crayon”, and the charttopper “That XX”. The EP earned Record of the Year at the 2013 Seoul Music Awards. In 2013, he embarked on his first worldwide tour as a solo artist, making him the first Korean soloist to tour Japanese dome arenas.G-Dragon at the 2013 Mnet Asian Music was awarded Artist of the Year Awards following the success of his second album Coup d’Etat (2013). His 2017 EP, Kwon Ji Yong, yielded the number one single “Untitled, 2014”, and the supporting concert tour Act III: M.O.T.T.E became the largest tour ever conducted by a Korean soloist.

WHO’S KWON JYYOUNG 6

BIGBANG

Widely recognized for his influence on youth culture, fashion trends, and music in South Korea,G-Dragon was named by Forbes in 2016 as the most influential person under 30 in Asia’s entertainment and sports.G-Dragon has written or cowritten 23 number one songs on the Gaon Digital Chart (equivalent to the Billboard Hot 100), most of which he has also co-produced

LIMITED EDITION

1988 - 2008

CARRER BEGINNINGS

AGON Kwon Ji-yong began his career at age six as part of the group Little Roo’Ra. After releasing a Christmas album, the group’s contract was terminated by their record company, which came as a “shock” to G-Dragon. Although he vowed to his mother that he “wouldn’t [try to become a singer] again,” he was scouted by SM Entertainment on a ski trip with his family.He was a trainee under the record label YG Entertainment for five years (from 8–13 years old), specializing in dance before he left.

In third grade, a friend introduced Kwon to the American rap group Wu-Tang Clan. Inspired by their music, he developed an interest in rapping and began taking classes. Under People Crew’s tutelage, he participated in the release of the Korean hip-hop album Flex in 2001, becoming the youngest Korean rapper at 13 years old. Although he wrote his own lyrics, he admitted that his English was weak and the story behind the lyrics was just another typical “I’m young, but I’m the best” story. Additionally, he and future fellow Big Bang member Choi Seung-hyun were “neighborhood friend[s] from middle school” and would often dance and rap together before Kwon moved away.Catching the interest of Sean of the hip-hop duo Jinusean from YG Entertainment, he recommended Kwon to Sean’s record label’s CEO Yang Hyun Suk. After signing a contract with the record label, Kwon spent the first year cleaning the studio for the other artists in the record label and fetching water bottles during dance practice.

Kwon chose the stage name G-Dragon (“Ji” is pronounced like “G”, and Yong is Korean for “dragon”).

He featured on other artists’ albums and even released several singles with Dong under the name “GDYB.” After YG Entertainment scrapped the plan and opted for a boy band instead, Kwon contacted Choi, who auditioned in.G-Dragon, Dong (who chose the stage name Taeyang), and Choi (who chose the stage name T.O.P), were paired with three other members (Jang Hyun-seung, Daesung, and Seungri).

The formation of the group was documented on television, but prior to their official debut, Jang was dropped.The now-quintet’s debut was a moderate success, with their first album selling over 100,000 copies and included G-Dragon’s first solo recording, a cover of the American alternative rock group Maroon 5’s single “This Love”

7

In 2009

G-Dragon was featured on singer Lexy’s song “Super Fly” for her album Rush alongside Taeyang and T.O.P. He later collaborated with the Japanese boy band W-inds. for their single, “Rain Is Fallin’/Hybrid Dream”.His first solo album, Heartbreaker, was initially scheduled to be released in April that year, but was pushed back to August to coincide with his 21st (Korean years: 22nd) birthday.Featuring collaborations with several artists, including

Rida’s “Right Round” and Oasis’s “She’s Electric”, respectively.

However, EMI, the record label that distributed “Right Round” said that they saw no similarities between these two songs.

On March 6, 2010

YG Entertainment announced that they personally contacted Flo Rida’s representatives requesting that he feature in G-Dragon’s live album, Shine a Light, to which Flo Rida accepted. In support of his album, G-Dragon staged

G-Dragon performing with T.O.P. in 2011

In November 2010, G-Dragon and T.O.P released their collaboration album GD & TOP. Preceding the release of the album, the duo held a worldwide premiere showcase for their album at Times Square in Yeongdeungpo of Seoul, which was also broadcast live on YouTube. To promote their album, the duo released three singles: “High High”, “Oh Yeah”, and “Knock Out” . All three singles preceded the release of the album and achieved c o m m e r c i a l success: “High High” scored number one on several music programs while “Oh Yeah” peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart. The album was released on Christmas Eve, and debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart with pre-orders of 200,000 copies.

SOLO DEBUT AND COMERCIAL POPULARITY Teddy of 1TYM, Taeyang, Kush, CL of 2NE1, and Sandara Park of 2NE1, the album marked a change in G-Dragon’s appearance as he dyed his hair blonde to match its concept. Propelled by its lead-single of the same name, an electronic pop song that sold nearly five million downloads, the album surpassed 300,000 copies sold and went on to win Album of the Year from the 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards. Shortly after Heartbreaker’s release, G-Dragon was accused of plagiarism by Sony Music when his tracks “Heartbreaker” and “Butterfly” were alleged to be similar to Flo

his first solo concert at Olympic Gymnastics Arena in December 2009. The name of the concert, Shine a Light, was derived from the lyrics to his song “A Boy”.

The concert subsequently sparked controversy following complaints of obscenity[35] and suggestive content. The Korean Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs later asked the government prosecutors to investigate if G-Dragon or YG Entertainment violated laws on obscene performances in his concert. He was found innocent and was cleared of all charges on March 15, 2010.

In 2011

G-Dragon also formed a duo with Park Myung Soo for the Infinite Challenge Seohae Ahn Highway Song Festival 2011. They released their song “Having an Affair “ featuring Park Bom from 2NE1 on June 2, 2011. The song later became the second most downloaded song on the Gaon Music Chart for the year 2011.Promotional activities halted after G-Dragon tested positive for marijuana. Though a urine test back in August came back negative, a weak positive for marijuana was detected from testing the content of his hair in October. Since it was his first recorded offense with a minuscule amount of the drug, it resulted in an indictment and he was not charged

LIMITED EDITION

His androgynous or gender

bending appearance defies a “society that maintains traditional, patriarchal values and a noted adherence to manufactured beauty ideals.”

Vogue Magazine

PHOTO BOOK 2021

10

BIGBANG

LIMITED EDITION

T.O.P Rapper

11

T.O. PHOTO BOOK 2021

Choi Seung-hyun

Better known by his stage name T.O.P, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He used to perform as an underground rapper before joining the record label YG Entertainment and debuting as the main rapper for the boy band Big Bang in 2006.

The group became one of the best-selling groups of all-time in Asia and one of the bestselling boy bands in the world.In 2010, while the group was on hiatus, T.O.P and G-Dragon collaborated to release the album, GD & TOP. As a solo rapper, he has released two digital singles, “Turn It Up” (2010) and “Doom Dada” (2013), that have peaked at number two and four, respectively, on the Gaon Digital Chart.

12

Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, Choi Seung-hyun is the great nephew of Korea’s pioneering abstract art artist Kim Whanki and grew up in contact with art due to his family.

Since a young age, Choi became interested in hip hop. He and fellow future Big Bang member Kwon Ji-yong were “neighborhood friend[s] from middle school” and often danced and rapped together. Although Kwon later moved away and the two “became distant”, Choi was contacted

by Kwon when YG Entertainment, Kwon’s record label, was scouting for possible candidates to create a boy group.By then, Choi had already performed on many underground stages at hip hop clubs and established a reputation as an underground rapper with the stage name Tempo.In 2003 under the name of Tempo, he was the winner of KBS Radio’s Rap Battle.After contact, Choi subsequently recorded several demos with Kwon and sent them to Yang Hyunsuk, CEO of YG Entertainment, who later asked he to audition.Choi was initially rejected by the record label, which deemed him too “chubby” to fit the “idealistic version” of an idol.

BIGBANG

South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor

He has released two digital singles, “Turn It Up” (2010) and “Doom Dada” (2013)

.P

LIMITED EDITION

13

PHOTO BOOK 2021

1987–2006:

CAREER BEGINNINGS AND DEBUT WITH BIG BANG 14

BIGBANG

Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, Choi Seung-hyun is the great nephew of Korea’s pioneering abstract art artist Kim Whanki and grew up in contact with art due to his family.Since a young age, Choi became interested in hip hop.He and fellow future Big Bang member Kwon Ji-yong were “neighborhood friend[s] from middle school” and often danced and rapped together.Although Kwon later moved away and the two “became distant”, Choi was contacted by Kwon when YG Entertainment, Kwon’s record label, was scouting for possible candidates to create a boy group.By then, Choi had already performed on many underground stages at hip hop clubs and established a reputation as an underground rapper with the stage name Tempo.In 2003 under the name of Tempo, he was the winner of KBS Radio’s Rap Battle.After contact, Choi subsequently recorded several demos with Kwon and sent them to Yang Hyun-suk, CEO of YG Entertainment, who later asked he to audition.Choi was initially rejected by the record label, which deemed him too “chubby” to fit the “idealistic version” of an idol.He later “went home and exercised really hard because I wanted to join YG Entertainment,”losing 20 kg in 40 days.Six months later, Choi returned for another audition and was signed.

Given the stage name of T.O.P. by senior YG artist Seven,he became one of two rappers alongside G-Dragon (Kwon’s stage name) in Big Bang. The two were paired with four others: Taeyang, Daesung, Seungri and Hyunseung and a documentary leading up to their debut was aired to promote them.Hyunseung was later dropped by Yang, and Big Bang made its official debut with five members.Their first studio album, Big Bang Vol. 1 - Since 2007, received lukewarm receptions,and included T.O.P.’s first solo song “Big Boy”. The group achieved mainstream success with the release of the song “Lies” from the extended play Always (2007), which topped several charts upon its release. The singles, “Last Farewell” from Hot Issue (2008) and “Day by Day” from Stand Up (2008), became chart-toppers as well.

T.O.P and Big Bang have been praised for their individuality and ability to fuse a pop sound with rap, R&B and dance elements.T.O.P possesses a bass vocal range.Columnist Jeff Benjamin of Billboard K-Town noted how he is known for his low-bass timbre rapping, while fellow journalist Tamar Herman, wrote that T.O.P’s rap is “an integral part to the group’s sound” and that he tends to favor an “confident, almost mocking, tone”.Adrienne Stanley of Kpop Starz also praised the rapper for his “speed and accuracy” when delivering bars. Both his solo releases – “Turn It Up” and “Doom Dada” – are hip hop influenced, with the latter drawing critical acclaim for its “lyrical rhythms [that] are both inviting and alienating” from Dazed magazine, that declared that T.O.P was leading the evolution of K-Pop.Additionally, Billboard noted how the song’s melody “is magnetizing with its whirring synths, tribal beats, and chanting, all of which pale in comparison to the rapper’s aggressive, multi-tonal delivery of his verses,” affirming that T.O.P “revealed his true artistry” with the song.

LIMITED EDITION

TAEYANG Vocals

17

PHOTO BOOK 2021

18

BIGBANG

LIMITED EDITION

Dong Young-bae, better known by his stage names Taeyang (meaning “sun” in Korean) and SOL (when performing in Japan), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and dancer. After appearing in Jinusean’s music video “A-yo”, Taeyang began training under YG Entertainment at the age of 12. Six years later, he made his debut in 2006 as a member of the South Korean boy band Big Bang. While the quintet’s debut was met with lukewarm receptions, their follow-ups cemented their popularity, becoming one of the best-selling digital group of all-time in Asia and one of the best-selling boy bands in the world.

Following the release of several albums and extended plays with his group, Taeyang pursued a solo career in 2008, releasing his first extended play, Hot. The EP was acclaimed by critics and went to win the award for Best R&B & Soul Album at the 6th Korean Music Awards. Hot was followed by his first full-length studio album, Solar (2010), that garnered sales of over 100,000 copies. His second studio album, Rise (2014), peaked at number 112 on the US Billboard 200, becoming the highest ranking album by a Korean soloist in the chart,[3][4] while its lead single, “Eyes, Nose, Lips”, peaked at number one on the Billboard K-pop Hot 100, giving him his first solo chart-topper on that chart. “Eyes, Nose, Lips” was awarded Song of the Year at the 2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards and 29th Golden Disc Awards. His third studio album, White Night, was released in 2017. Labeled as the Korean “Prince of R&B”, Taeyang’s vocal skills have been admired by music critics and he is regarded as one of the best vocalists in South Korea.

19

PHOTO BOOK 2021

2006–2008 EARLY BEGINNINGS AND DEBUT WITH BIG BANG Born and raised in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, Dong Young-bae’s first contact with music was playing the piano, where he enjoyed classical music composed

by Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert. When his family began struggling financially, Dong felt the need to find a job to help support them at a young age. In sixth grade, he auditioned and won the part of “mini Sean” in Jinusean’s music video “A-yo”, where he was introduced to and became fascinated with hip hop music

Eyes, note, lips TAEYANG

“Eyes, Nose, Lips” is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyang, serving as the second single for his second studio album Rise (2014).

20

BIGBANG

S

Solo career development and Solar

On the occasion, Dong met Yang Hyun-suk CEO of the record label YG Entertainment and begged him for a chance to become a singer. As he got no answer, he went to his office personally to achieve his intention.

Yang gave him the opportunity to audition, where he was successful, and accepted by the record label as a trainee. There, he met fellow trainee and future bandmate Kwon Ji-yong.

Dong spent the first few years as a trainee cleaning the studio for the other artists in the company and fetching them water bottles during dance practices, later admitting that current artists at the time weren’t friendly towards him or Kwon.

Although Dong was scheduled to debut alongside Kwon as the hip

“YOU LEFT ME PARALYZED NO CURE NO REHAB FOR ME FUNNY THAT YOU GOT THE NERVE TO KEEP ASKIN ME HOW I’VE BEEN” hop duo GDYB (with Kwon choosing the stage-name G-Dragon), the plan was scrapped by their record label. Instead, they were joined by four other trainees (TOP, Daesung, Seungri, and Hyun-seung) to form the group Big Bang. Their formation was documented on television, but before their official debut, HyunSeung was dropped and their final lineup consisted of five members.

Dong was initially hesitant about being placed in a band but eventually warmed up to the other members.

Choosing the stage-name Taeyang (meaning sun) because “the sun

LIMITED EDITION

is the brightest star from the incalculable stars in the universe,” Taeyang abandoned the idea of rapping to focus on singing.

Following the release of several single albums, Big Bang’s first album,

“I’M PRAYIN THAT YOUR EYES ARE THE FIRST TO GO THE WAY THEY LOOKED WHEN YOU SMILED THE WAY THEY OPENED AND CLOSED” Big Bang Vol. 1 – Since 2007, was a moderate success, and included Taeyang’s first solo song “Ma Girl”.

The group achieved mainstream success with the release of the song “Lies” from their first extended play Always (2007). This was followed by “Last Farewell” from Hot Issue (2007) and “Day by Day” from Stand Up (2008); both were also charttoppers.

2008–2012: Solo career development and Solar

After contributing to singer Lexy’s album, Taeyang announced that he was going to release a solo album.

Initially scheduled for a September release, the project was pushed back due to conflicting schedules with his group. Instead, Taeyang released the EP Hot in May 2008, backed by a production team that included 1TYM’s Teddy Park, Yang Hyun Suk, Kush, and his fellow member G-Dragon.[nb 1] Moving beyond the hip-hop genre of Big Bang, Taeyang incorporated mainly R&B songs into his album, stating that it was his “main focus”. He expressed disappointment with the album, however, admitting that he did not write any of the songs. He later stated that he would do so in the future to fully express and incorporate his thoughts and ideas into his music. The EP produced two singles: “Only Look at Me”, an R&B song written by Teddy and Kushand “Prayer” which featured Teddy.

Promotional videos were shot for both. In support of his album, he also staged his first solo concert, the Hot Concert Series. Taeyang later received two awards from the 7th Korean Music Awards: Best

R&B/Soul Song for “Only Look at Me” and Best R&B/Soul Album for Hot. Throughout the majority of 2009, Taeyang contributed to his group’s activities.

After promotional activities ended, he went back to the studio to record new solo materials.

Two digital singles were released: “Where U At” and “Wedding Dress” with promotional videos. The latter single ranked number three on an online music poll for a Dutch radio station. Taeyang’s first full-length album Solar was released in July 2010 in two versions: a “Regular Edition” and a “Deluxe Edition” sold out on the first day of release.

Two singles were released for promotions: “I Need a Girl” and “I’ll Be There”. In Solar, Taeyang contributed to its production; composing, cowriting four songs (“Solar”, “Where U At”, “Wedding Dress”, and “Take It Slow”) and writing lyrics for “Take It Slow”. Taeyang won the “Best Male Artist” award at the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards. Both the regular and the deluxe versions peaked at the number one position on the Gaon Album Chart.’ Taeyang collaborated with G-Dragon in November 2014 to release the song “Good Boy” for YG Entertainment’s new hip hop project.

The song received positive reviews, with Fuse naming it one of best songs of the year, and debuted at the

“YOU STILL GOT ME CRYING FORGET THE PROMENADE LET’S JUGGERNAUT DOWN MEMORY LANE” number one position on Billboard’s World Digital Songs chart, the third time a Korean act topped the list and the first for a male group. The music video on YouTube currently boasts over 300 million views.

21

PHOTO BOOK 2021

22

BIGBANG

LIMITED EDITION

DAESUNG Vocals

23

PHOTO BOOK 2021

In 2013, he released his first solo album in Japan, D’scover, under the label YGEX and embarked on his first Japanese tour. The following year, he released two more albums, D’slove and his first chart-topper, Delight. D’slove Tour made him the first Korean soloist to gather over 100,000 fans for two Japanese tours in a row. In 2017, he held his first solo Japanese dome tour, performing for over 150,000 people from four shows, and released his second number one album, D-Day, that made him the second foreign male solo artist to have two consecutive number one albums in Japan after Michael Jackson.

DA E S U

In South Korean television, he was a part of the main cast of the top-rated comedy show Family Outing from 2008 to 2010, the musical drama series What’s Up (2011), and was one of the hosts of the talk show Night After Night (2010). Big Bang’s debut was fairly successful.

1989–2007:Early life debut with Big Bang

and

Kang Dae-sung was born in Seoul’s Itaewon neighborhood, and at a young age acquire interest in becoming a singer. To overcome the objection of his parents who were strongly

against the idea, he left home for a week to get his permission.

Kang continued to pursue his goal and was recruited by YG Entertainment as a trainee after succeeding in an audition.

Later, he started using his first name, Daesung, as his stage name and was paired with five more trainees (G-Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, Seungri and Hyunseung) to integrate the formation of the boy group Big Bang. The formation of the group was documented on television, but prior to their official debut, Jang was dropped and Big Bang debuted in 2006 with five members. Big Bang made their first appearance as a group on August 19, 2006, at YG Family’s 10th Anniversary concert.

24

BIGBANG

“

Shortly after the debut of Big Bang, Daesung was diagnosed with voice chord nodules and developed sociophobia and stage fright. However, he was able to recover with the help of fellow singer and labelmate Gummy, who had been previously diagnosed with the illness

“

Kang Dae-sung Better known mononymously as Daesung and his Japanese stage name D-Lite, is a South Korean singer, actor and television personality who made his musical debut in 2006 as a member of the South Korean boy band Big Bang under the record label YG Entertainment. He debuted as a solo artist in South Korea with the number one trot song “Look at Me, Gwisoon” in 2008. Since the inception of the Gaon Digital Chart in 2010, Daesung achieved two Top 10 songs, the digital single “Cotton Candy” and “Wings” from the Big Bang album Alive (2012).

LIMITED EDITION

UNG 25

PHOTO BOOK 2021

2013–2016

SOLO DEBUT IN JAPAN, DELIGHT AND ENCORE CO Daesung released his first solo Japanese album, D’scover on February 27, 2013. It has a total of 12 tracks with mostly remakes of Japanese originals, and also includes Daesung’s solo tracks, “Wings” and “Baby Don’t Cry”. D’scover ranked No. 2 on the Oricon Albums Chart. and also ranked No. 2 on Oricon Weekly Album Chart. It was then announced that Daesung would hold a total of four solo concerts at Kobe and Tokyo to promote the album.[32] However, due to popular demand, an additional 21 concerts over 17 cities were added, bringing the total to 25 concerts over 18 cities. The D’scover Tour kicked off on March 23 at Kobe’s World Memorial Hall and ended on June 18 at Kanagawa’s Yokohama Arena with an attendance of 100,000 fans.

26

BIGBANG

In February 2014, YGEX announced that Daesung would hold a second tour in Japan. The D’slove 2014 in Japan tour kick-started on June 11, 2014 at the Yokohama Arena. On the same day, he released a mini digital album Rainy Rainy containing 4 songs to celebrate the start of his tour. The album topped Japan’s iTunes charts.Daesung released his second Japanese album, D’slove on July 16. The album ranked No. 1 on Oricon’s Daily Album Chart on the day of release with a total of 30,090 copies sold. The track “I Love You”, featuring Taro Hakase, was released as a physical single and peaked at number five in Oricon’s Weekly Album Chart. To support his album, Daesung continued with his second Japanese tour, visiting 9 cities and drew a total of 170,000 fans from

17 shows. Daes first K-pop artist than 100,000 fan tour for two co On October 19, D his third Japanes album included songs; containing Korean trot singles of famous Japane 70s. He received from the 2 origina topped the Oricon D on the day of its re copies sold. The ranked No. 64 on Album Chart wit sold, the highest ra the singer so far.

LIMITED EDITION

,D’SLOVE, CONCERTS

sung become the to bring in more ns to his concert onsecutive years.

Daesung released se EP, Delight. The 9 versions of 4 g remakes of his s and cover songs ese songs from the d good comments al singers. Delight Daily Albums Chart elease with 65,048 album eventually the Oricon Yearly th 79,000 copies anking achieved by

27

PHOTO BOOK 2021

28

BIGBANG

LIMITED EDITION

SEUNGRI Vocals

29

I E G U S N SE GR G U I N N E R EU EU I G R S S N I G I U GR GR UN UN N UN I SE I SE NG E GR GR EU G N S N N I U U EU GR SE I S UN RI GR R G G E N S N U N PHOTO BOOK 2021

Lee Seung-hyun better known by his stage names Seungri and V.I is a former South Korean singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, businessman, investor, DJ and creative director. In the mid-2000s, Seungri rose to prominence as one of three vocalists and youngest member of the South Korean boy band Big Bang under YG Entertainment, which eventually became one of the best-selling digital groups of all-time in Asia and one of the best-selling boy bands in the world.

With the release of the group’s second studio album Remember (2008), in which the second single released, “Strong Baby”, was performed solely by Seungri, he began to adopt a more mature image as an artist. Seungri furthered this image with the release of his first extended play, V.V.I.P in 2011. The EP debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart and yielded two singles: “VVIP” and “What Can I Do”.

The latter peaked at number seven on the Gaon Digital Chart and the album sold over 50,000 copies. His second Korean EP Let’s Talk About Love (2013) fared better, becoming his second number one album and selling over 80,000 copies. Let’s Talk About Love was supported by “Gotta Talk to You” , which charted at number three on the Gaon Chart and was later re-released in Japan as his first full Japanese studio album, containing previous materials from the two EPs recorded in the country’s native language. In 2018, he released his first Korean studio album, the chart-topper The Great Seungri and embarked on his first world tour as a solo artist.

30

BIGBANG

I R G I RI G N RI G I R G I R

Making his theatrical debut with the musical Sonagi in 2008, Seungri went on to star in films such as Nineteen and Why Did You Come to My House? both released in 2009. He branched into television with the Japanese drama Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo (2013) and the South Korean television series Angel Eyes (2014). In recent years, he’s explored other ventures, including opening a dance academy, owning a nightclub and restaurant franchise, founding a record label and investing in other businesses.

On March 11, 2019, Seungri departed from Big Bang and retired from the entertainment industry after allegations surfaced of him supplying prostitutes in 2015. He was indicted in 2020 after the police investigation of the Burning Sun scandal. Seungri’s military trial commenced on September 16, 2020, where he denied 7 out of his 8 charges, only admitting to the violation of the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act.

Born and raised in Gwangju, South Korea, Seungri was noted for his dancing skills growing up, with the singer participating in the dance group II Hwa. Hoping to pursue a career in the entertainment industry, Seungri appeared in survival program

LIMITED EDITION

Let’s Coke Play! Battle Shinhwa, a reality television series to find the next Shinhwa. He was eventually eliminated in the ninth episode. Following his appearance on the show, Seungri was scouted by YG Entertainment to audition for the new boy band, Big Bang, alongside five other members: T.O.P, Taeyang, G-Dragon, Daesung, and Hyun-seung. The formation of the group was documented on television. Despite the initial plan of debuting six members, Seungri and Hyun-seung risked elimination due to their lack of stage presence and were given one final opportunity to impress Yang Hyun-suk, founder of YG Entertainment. While Seungri was picked to stay, Hyung-seung (who went on to debut with the boy band Beast) was dropped before the official debut.

Following the release of several single albums, Big Bang’s first album Big Bang Vol.1 - Since 2007 was a moderate success. Seungri also recorded his first solo song “The Next Day” for the album. The group’s breakthrough came with the release of their first extended play, Always (2007), which included the number one song “Lies” . The song went on to top major Korean music charts for a record-breaking seven consecutive weeks, and won the group the Song of the Year award at the 9th Mnet Korean Music Festival.

31

PHOTO BOOK 2021

2008–2011 SOLO CAREER DEV ACTING, AND VVIP

32

BIGBANG

LIMITED EDITION

VELOPMENT, P Seungri became the first member of Big Bang to act in a musical with Sonagi in 2008. He also ventured into hosting, becoming a host for MBC’s music program Show!

Music Core alongside Daesung.

After filming wrapped up, Seungri went back into the studio with Big Bang to record for their second Korean studio album, Remember.

The album was promoted with two singles: “Sunset Glow” and “Strong Baby,” a solo release

by Seungri. In order to shed the “youngest member” image from Big Bang, he promoted the single with a more mature look complete with a stylized dance. He won his first triple crown for “Strong Baby” on SBS’s live music show Inkigayo.

When promotional activities for Remember ended, Seungri returned to acting and starred in his first film Why Did You Come to My House?, playing the love interest of Kang Hye-jung. He then starred in his second musical Shouting, alongside bandmate Daesung, who was unable to perform at the last minute due to a car accident.

The same year, he also starred in the film 19-Nineteen alongside fellow member T.O.P.

33

PHOTO BOOK 2021

34

BIGBANG

LIMITED EDITION

35

LIMITED EDITION 23/08/2021 Writen by: Wikipedia Editor: Reyna