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BIGBANG's Seungri has recently made a comeback with his new solo album "The Great Seungri". Are you enjoying listening to the album? The album is good. The album has a total of 9 tracks including the title track "1, 2, 3!", and through the album, the experienced k-pop idol star displayed his ability as a competent musician. Some might say the result is below expectations because "1, 2, 3!" isn't ranked very high on various music charts, but it's ok. Seungri, who had participated in writing all the unique songs, certainly proved his great musicality, showing that he's different from other ordinary young k-pop idols. You know, he is not a teenage idol any more. The experienced k-pop star did great, and I'm sure many of young k-pop idols felt and learned a lot from his new album. What impresses me most about Seungri is that he is the one who always tries to overcome all the hardships and limitations. He is one of the most popu...

On March 13, BIGBANG's Seungri posted his message on his instagram. He said "Daesung joined the army today and I will too after finishing all the planned schedules to make a comeback as BIGBANG as early as possible. Please enjoy our new song "Flower Road", and we'll be always there just like the lyrics of the song. Thank you and I love you. From BIGBANG's maknae Seungri". Well, you may think it's just the k-pop idol star's expression of gratitude for his fans, but it is not. Seungri is a very cheerful and frank person, and he has been active in various fields of the entertainment industry. He is a good talker and he is a very outgoing person. However, when he's with his older BIGBANG brothers, especially when they're interviewed by reporters backstage, he doesn't usually talk much. That's because he is the youngest and he knows what he has to do as the youngest member of his team. Instead, G-Dragon, who seems to be a l...

On October 27, a press conference for JTBC's new survival program "Mix 9" was held in Seoul. The program is planned and produced by YG Entertainment, and as the judge of the program, Yang Hyun Suk attended the press conference. And BIGBANG's Seungri also attended the event to give support to the CEO of his agency. As you may know, in "Mix 9", Yang Hyun Suk visits various k-pop agencies throughout the country and finds and trains talented trainees. Are you curious about what they talked about at the press conference? Well, check out what Seungri talked about the program and Yang Hyun Suk. I've visited many k-pop agencies throughout the country, and it reminded me of when I was a trainee. Before I debuted, Yang Hyun Suk treated me with rigor. He threw many slippers at me, and I think I could open a shoe store if I'd collected all the slippers, haha. However, many CEOs of k-pop agencies I've visited were totally different from Yang Hyun ...

On June 1, Korean media outlet Sports Donga reported that the 5 Big Bang members may join the army around the same time. Actually, the media outlet just raised the possibility of it. (I‘m acquainted with the journalist who wrote the article. He’s an experienced kpop journalist and he’s not the one who writes ludicrous articles) By the way, after the news was reported, Yang Hyun Suk denied the news reports, saying, “We did't even discuss about it, and we'll take a legal action against people who spread  groundless rumor." I laughed a lot after hearing his words. Isn't it ridiculous that Yang Hyun Suk, one of the most powerful person in the world of kpop takes legal action for such a minor thing? Do you think the news that the Big Bang members may join the army around the same is a vicious rumor? Well, here's the reason why Yang Hyun was so mad at the news. You know, Big Bang earns a lot of money at home and abroad, and the group is the most profita...

EXO's Kai has lately been embroiled in a controversy due to his wrong attitude toward his senior idol singer, Big Bang's Seungri at 2015 MAMA. As you can see in the picture above, when Seungri showed up in front of EXO, the members stood up and bowed politely to him, but Kai was just looking at him. Well, do you think Kai really ignored Seungri? Let's see the scene from another angle. You can see Kai r emoved his legs with thighs attached when Seungri appeared but missed timing to bow to him. Let's take a second look at it. Yeah, he belatedly found out that Seungri was there, and he had no enough time to express respect to the senior singer. And you know, it was during the live broadcast and Kai couldn't go to him later, of course. Don't mistake Kai for a rude person. He's not a very cheerful person and he is a little shy, but he is not the one  with no notion of politeness or manners. A nyway, it was an impressive performance by Seungri, a...

Big Bang is back with its new songs 'LOSER' and 'BAE BAE'. On May 4, I met the 5 members and interviewed them. As it has been too long since the 5 members all together were interviewed by Korean journalists, it seemed that they had much to say. Let's see what they talked about their music, love, and life. Big Bang's Music Q. You guys said you will release new singles on the first day of every month. It sounds like an uncommon project. Taeyang: Just a month before, we worked really hard to decide if we will release singles or a full album. Actually, we have highly satisfactory new songs and we wanted to release a full album which contains all of them. However, we also wanted to film music videos for all of the songs and that’s why we decided to release singles every month. Q. What kind of songs will you release from next month? Drop me a hint. Taeyang: What I want to say is that all of the songs are different. We will show you something very different e...

What do you think "kpop idol" is? Have you ever tried to define the meaning of the word? Well, here are some requirements for kpop idol. Kpop idol.. 1. has trained for many years by kpop agencies 2. is incredibly young 3. is good-looking 4. is worshiped by teenagers So, which is your favorite kpop idol? Some of you may say it's Big Bang, one of the most popular boy groups in Korea. But, I want to ask you if you think Big Bang is an "idol." Yeah, this may sound like a stupid question. Big Bang has trained for many years by YG Entertainment, was incredibly young when it debuted, is good-looking, and is worshiped by teenagers. Big Bang meets all the requirements for kpop idol. By the way, it has been almost 10 years since the group debuted, and it seems that Big Bang is evolving out of an idol. Here are some evidence that shows Big Bang is not just an idol but an artist. 1. High Quality Own Songs Have you listened to Big Bang's new songs, ...

On April 15, a legendary Korean hip hop duo Jinusean made a comeback with its new song 'Tell me one more time'. It is the group's first song in 11 years, while the two members, Jinu and Sean held a press conference to celebrate its album release. At the event, they talked about their new song, long hiatus, YG, and Big Bang's upcoming new album. Let's see what they talked about them. Q. You released your new song after a long hiatus. How do you feel? Sean: When we released our song 'Phone number' in 2004, nobody in kpop world wasn't interested in a digital single album. Actually, 'Tell me one more time' is our first ever digital single. It's an interesting thing in itself to release a digital single. Jinu: Thank Tablo for writing the great song. And thanks to Yang Hyun Suk, we were able to finish all the things about the song just in a month. We do want to honor YG family. Q. What have you done for the last 11 years? Sean: We focu...

Through YG entertainment's special hip hop project, Big Bang's G-Dragon and Taeyang formed a new sub unit GD X TAEYANG and released a single “Good Boy” in 2014. GD took part in writing the song as always, while the song has gained great popularity at home and abroad. After releasing the single, GD X TAEYANG gave an interview to various Korean media outlets and talked about their new album, friendship, and BIGBANG. The two friends GD and Taeyang were both born in 1988, and 14 years ago, they joined YG entertainment as trainees. And they’ve went through rigorous training together for 6 years to make a debut as members of BIGBANG. So, of course, they’ve been good friends both in joy and in sorrow for a long time and know each other better than anyone. About GD, Taeyang said as follows. "Actually, there are many differences between us. He has something I do not have, and I have something he does not have. For example, we have totally different home surroundings. I ha...

Big Bang's Seungri was cast to SBS' new drama 'Angel Eyes'. Before the broadcast, the production presentation for the drama was held, and Seungri unfolded his candid thoughts about his drama and Big Bang at the event. Q. This is your first drama appearance in Korea. How do you feel? Seungri: I know that many Korean fans was disappointed because Big Bang has not been active in Korea. I've been doing a lot of thinking about my activities in Korea. Along the way, I could meet this wonderful drama and great character. As a member of Big Bang and an actor, I'll try to show better performance. I want to give a lot of energy to the drama. Q. Tell me about your character. Seungri: He's a rescue worker who came from Texas. As his birthplace is Chungcheong Province, Korea, he speaks with a Chungcheong Province accent. Producer of the drama and my senior actors such as Gong Hyung Jin, helped me a lot when I was worrying about how to construct the chara...

Kpop idol stars are active in many fields. Especially, they are receiving great attention from the field of variety show because most of the idols have extraordinary talents as entertainers. Famous idol stars' appearance on variety shows can help increase the viewing rate of the programs. From the point of view of idols, appearing on the show programs can be great chances to show off their variety of charms, appealing to many viewers.   Here are the most wanted Kpop idols in the field of variety show. Super Junior's Kyuhyun Appearance on TV Show : Radio Star, Mamma Mia Strong Points : His comments as a show host are explicit and relentless. He sometimes throws questions that are embarrassing to answer, but he doesn't look arrogant at all. When Girls' Generation's Sunny appeared on 'Radio Star', Kyuhyun raised a laugh by unexpectedly exposing a fact that she is a heavy drinker. TVXQ's Max Changmin Appearance on TV Show : Moon Light P...

Seating chart for Big Bang's concert Big Bang held its 'BIGBANG +α IN SEOUL' concert at the Gymnastics Stadium at Olympic Park from January 24 to 26. I went there on January 25, with great expectations. Well, it has been a year since the five members held their concert in Seoul, while they foucused on their activities in Japan for the past year. I've been to G-Dragon's solo concert in March 2013, but I felt something great was missing because the rest of the Big Bang members were not there. Before Show Time As expected, the concert venue was overcrowded with fans. There also were many foreign fans from Japan, China or other countries. The concert drew 36,000 fans.(12,000 a day) When you arrive at the venue, you can see the big images of Big Bang members. Aren't they cool? People usually have their picture taken with the members in the background. Yoo can purchase Big Bang goods too. Here are goods list, and pick out what you like. When I was ...