Tae Yang, of Big Bang
Happy birthday to Tae Yang, a vocalist of the Korean hip-hop group Big Bang, who turns 20 today!!
Big Bang’s debut occurred at the YG Family concert on August 19, 2006. Though originally composed of six members, the group now has five members, who each either rap or song. The current members are: G-Dragon, the leader and main rapper; Tae Yang, a vocalist; T.O.P., a rapper; Dae Sung, a vocalist; and Seung Ri, a vocalist. The sixth member, SO-1, was dropped from the group because he was too shy on stage.
Their first single, “The First Single Album,” was released on Auguist 29, receiving great success due to the popularity of the song “This Love.” One month later they released their second single, and in November they released their third, both to great success. Their first album was released in January 2007 and was titled “Since 2007”, following their first live concert, The Real. In February a concert album of The Real was released.
Also in Febraury, the group released a perfume that outsold that of Korean superstar Se7en. From May to July they went on their first multi-city tour, and in each of the five cities all tickets were sold out.
During this year they have participated in numerous solo appearances in music videos. In addition, T.O.P. was cast in the Korean drama I Am Sam.
August sported the release of their mini-album Always. The track Lie on the album earned them considerable success, hitting the number one spot on the charts and staying there for seven weeks straight. It was written and composed by G-Dragon, the group’s leader, and won the band several awards at the end of the year, including “Best Male Group” and “Song of the Year.” In early 2008, they also earned a Daesang, the highest award honor at the Seoul Music Awards 2007.
They then released Hot Issue shortly after Always, in November, and began promoting the lead single, “Last Farewell” very early, even before the mini-album’s release. The song achieved success equal to that of “Lies”, topping various charts for weeks, including the Juke-On chart, whose number one spot was held by “Last Farewell” for eight consecutive weeks. The song also earned the “Song of the Month Digital Music Award” from Cyworld. The high demand for this single caused the record company to reprint and repackage it.
They held a concert at the end of December, called “BIGBANG is GREAT”, and tickets for each of the three shows sold out in 10 minutes. The band took a week long break in the beginning of January due to exhaustion from overwork.
Returning from their break, the group kicked off 2008, with their first Japanese album, For the World. The album contained songs from their previous singles rerecorded in English, as well as one original song (in English), “How Gee.” The album did remarkably well, considering it was promoted very little: it made its debut at #14 on the Oricon World Chart and peaked at the #10 spot.
In February, they released a concert album for their December performances. The group returned to Korea for the “Global Warming” Tour hosted by YG Entertainment, which will extend until the end of June, but they will be releasing their second Japanese mini-album, With U, on May 28.
Currently, Tae Yang, one of the vocalists of the group, is working on a solo album, which will be released in September 2008. There are also rumors that the other members will also be releasing solo albums, but Tae Yang’s is the only official confirmed news.
Debut Date: August 19, 2006
Label: YG Entertainment
Members:
Leader/Main Rapper: G-Dragon (Kwon Ji Yong)
Vocalists: Tae Yang (Dong Young Bae), Dae Sung (Kang Dae Sung), Seung Ri (Lee Sung Hyun)
Rapper: T.O.P. (Choi Seung Hyun)
Discography:
Singles:
08/28/2006 - First Single Album
09/28/2006 - Big Bang is V.I.P
11/21/2006 - B I G B A N G 0 3
Mini-Albums:
08/16/2007 - Always
11/22/2007 - Hot Issue
Albums:
12/21/2006 - Since 2007
02/08/2007 - Live 1st Concert - The Real
02/29/2008 - Live 2nd Concert - The Great
Discography - Japanese:
Mini-Albums:
01/04/2008 - For the World
05/28/2008 - With U
Chronological Discography:
1st Korean single: 08/28/2006 - First Single Album
2nd Korean single: 09/28/2006 - Big Bang is V.I.P
3rd Korean single: 11/21/2006 - B I G B A N G 0 3
1st Korean album: 12/21/2006 - Since 2007
1st Korean live album: 02/08/2007 - Live 1st Concert - The Real
1st Korean mini-album: 08/16/2007 - Always
2nd Korean mini-album: 11/22/2007 - Hot Issue
1st Japanese mini-album: 01/04/2008 - For the World
2nd Korean live album: 02/29/2008 - Live 2nd Concert - The Great
2nd Japanese mini-album: 05/28/2008 - With U
Credits: Wikipedia, Wiki.theppn
Big Bang is awesome! I usually don’t like a lot of rap music, but for some reason I find Big Bang’s music irresistible! It’s just always so awesome, and the boys are so talented at a young age. I kind of consider them the DBSK of the hip-hop world. xD; Although I’m sure they’d prefer not to be compared to a boyband. Or maybe they would? Who knows.
xD; Anyways, I’m curious about Tae Yang’s upcoming solo album and why he only is releasing one. :O I’ll be looking forward to it though. :3
With U
This is their upcoming release! Credits go to the LJ community OngoingMelody. OMG. Two seconds into the song and I already LOVE IT! It’s so catchy and awesome and the vocals are great~ The video is very flashy and dancing, I think they could have picked a much cooler dance for the song. They look kind of like they don’t know what they’re doing. But it’s not too bad. I still like the song, if not the video. =D
Lyrics | Translation
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Big Bang - With U
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Big Bang’s debut occurred at the YG Family concert on August 19, 2006. Though originally composed of six members, the group now has five members, who each either rap or song. The current members are: G-Dragon, the leader and main rapper; Tae Yang, a vocalist; T.O.P., a rapper; Dae Sung, a vocalist; and Seung Ri, a vocalist. The sixth member, SO-1, was dropped from the group because he was too shy on stage.
Their first single, “The First Single Album,” was released on Auguist 29, receiving great success due to the popularity of the song “This Love.” One month later they released their second single, and in November they released their third, both to great success. Their first album was released in January 2007 and was titled “Since 2007”, following their first live concert, The Real. In February a concert album of The Real was released.
Also in Febraury, the group released a perfume that outsold that of Korean superstar Se7en. From May to July they went on their first multi-city tour, and in each of the five cities all tickets were sold out.
During this year they have participated in numerous solo appearances in music videos. In addition, T.O.P. was cast in the Korean drama I Am Sam.
August sported the release of their mini-album Always. The track Lie on the album earned them considerable success, hitting the number one spot on the charts and staying there for seven weeks straight. It was written and composed by G-Dragon, the group’s leader, and won the band several awards at the end of the year, including “Best Male Group” and “Song of the Year.” In early 2008, they also earned a Daesang, the highest award honor at the Seoul Music Awards 2007.
They then released Hot Issue shortly after Always, in November, and began promoting the lead single, “Last Farewell” very early, even before the mini-album’s release. The song achieved success equal to that of “Lies”, topping various charts for weeks, including the Juke-On chart, whose number one spot was held by “Last Farewell” for eight consecutive weeks. The song also earned the “Song of the Month Digital Music Award” from Cyworld. The high demand for this single caused the record company to reprint and repackage it.
They held a concert at the end of December, called “BIGBANG is GREAT”, and tickets for each of the three shows sold out in 10 minutes. The band took a week long break in the beginning of January due to exhaustion from overwork.
Returning from their break, the group kicked off 2008, with their first Japanese album, For the World. The album contained songs from their previous singles rerecorded in English, as well as one original song (in English), “How Gee.” The album did remarkably well, considering it was promoted very little: it made its debut at #14 on the Oricon World Chart and peaked at the #10 spot.
In February, they released a concert album for their December performances. The group returned to Korea for the “Global Warming” Tour hosted by YG Entertainment, which will extend until the end of June, but they will be releasing their second Japanese mini-album, With U, on May 28.
Currently, Tae Yang, one of the vocalists of the group, is working on a solo album, which will be released in September 2008. There are also rumors that the other members will also be releasing solo albums, but Tae Yang’s is the only official confirmed news.
Debut Date: August 19, 2006
Label: YG Entertainment
Members:
Leader/Main Rapper: G-Dragon (Kwon Ji Yong)
Vocalists: Tae Yang (Dong Young Bae), Dae Sung (Kang Dae Sung), Seung Ri (Lee Sung Hyun)
Rapper: T.O.P. (Choi Seung Hyun)
Discography:
Singles:
08/28/2006 - First Single Album
09/28/2006 - Big Bang is V.I.P
11/21/2006 - B I G B A N G 0 3
Mini-Albums:
08/16/2007 - Always
11/22/2007 - Hot Issue
Albums:
12/21/2006 - Since 2007
02/08/2007 - Live 1st Concert - The Real
02/29/2008 - Live 2nd Concert - The Great
Discography - Japanese:
Mini-Albums:
01/04/2008 - For the World
05/28/2008 - With U
Chronological Discography:
1st Korean single: 08/28/2006 - First Single Album
2nd Korean single: 09/28/2006 - Big Bang is V.I.P
3rd Korean single: 11/21/2006 - B I G B A N G 0 3
1st Korean album: 12/21/2006 - Since 2007
1st Korean live album: 02/08/2007 - Live 1st Concert - The Real
1st Korean mini-album: 08/16/2007 - Always
2nd Korean mini-album: 11/22/2007 - Hot Issue
1st Japanese mini-album: 01/04/2008 - For the World
2nd Korean live album: 02/29/2008 - Live 2nd Concert - The Great
2nd Japanese mini-album: 05/28/2008 - With U
Credits: Wikipedia, Wiki.theppn
Big Bang is awesome! I usually don’t like a lot of rap music, but for some reason I find Big Bang’s music irresistible! It’s just always so awesome, and the boys are so talented at a young age. I kind of consider them the DBSK of the hip-hop world. xD; Although I’m sure they’d prefer not to be compared to a boyband. Or maybe they would? Who knows.
xD; Anyways, I’m curious about Tae Yang’s upcoming solo album and why he only is releasing one. :O I’ll be looking forward to it though. :3
With U
This is their upcoming release! Credits go to the LJ community OngoingMelody. OMG. Two seconds into the song and I already LOVE IT! It’s so catchy and awesome and the vocals are great~ The video is very flashy and dancing, I think they could have picked a much cooler dance for the song. They look kind of like they don’t know what they’re doing. But it’s not too bad. I still like the song, if not the video. =D
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Big Bang - With U
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