Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Kpop Favorites: BigBang
Ok, so we've met the Female BigBang 2ne1. Now it's time to meet their sunbae's in the industry. Inroducing the fashionable group BigBang!^^ Big Bang is a Korean musical group made up of five members, performing both vocals and rap styles. When they first debuted, they were considered to be the new face of the YG Family, a pet name for their management company YG Entertainment. Although their debut was somewhat successful, it was not until the release of "거짓말" ("Lies") that the group gained mainstream success. Big Bang have been noted for their music as well as their fashionable clothing, becoming famous throughout the country in the process. Big Bang's music style can be classified for the most part as hip hop mus
ic, with a little vibe of R&B, dance and mainstream music.So let's meet the members:
G-dragon
Real Name: Kwon, Ji-Yong (권지용)
Date of Birth: August 18, 1988 (age 20)
G-Dragon is the leader of Big Bang. He has been trained by YG Entertainment since the age of twelve, often at the side of fellow member Tae Yang. He often composes and produces the group's material. His first mini-album is scheduled to be released in August, 2009.
T.O.P
Real Name: Choi, Seung-Hyun (최승현)
Date of Birth: November 4, 1987 (age 21)
Before joining Big Bang, he received recognition by winning KBS's "Rap Battle" in 2003. T.O.P. acted in the Korean television drama I Am Sam. He is currently filming in the planned drama Iris alongside actors Kim Tae Hee and Lee Byung Hun. He is also filming a teenage suspense drama 19 alongside fellow member Seung Ri. Aside from his role in Big Bang, he has collaborated with various artists, including Red Roc's "Hello," singer Gummy's "Mianhaeyo" ("미안해요", "I'm Sorry"), and Uhm Jung-hwa for "D.I.S.C.O." He is the oldest in the group. He also is currently working on A New Drama, "IRIS" or Akita. It has been seen on various websites, that he is the "bad guy" type for this show. It is said to release sometime in September.
TaeyangReal Name: Dong, Young-Bae (동영배)
Date of Birth: May 18, 1988 (age 21)
Taeyang's first appearance, along with G-Dragon, was made in one of 1TYM's music video. Taeyang started out as a rapper, but is now the main vocalist of Big Bang. He was the first one to release a solo album called HOT during the summer of 2008 and had his first solo concert. On 2008-8-7 he opened a concert for Alicia Keys in South Korea, where he performed his 2 singles: 기도 (Prayer) and 나만 바라봐 (Only look at me). Taeyang is also known for his free style dancing ability, which has become more prominent since the band's debut. According to Naver, Tae Yang's next album will be a full album (not a mini) and is scheduled to be released in either August or September. It will be produced by YG Entertainment's rising producer and 1Tym Member Teddy. Currently, Teddy is busy working on 2NE1's album but he'll immediately shift his full focus over to Taeyang once the work on 2NE1's album is complete.
Daesung
Real Name: Kang, Dae-Sung (강대성)
Date of Birth: April 26, 1989
Daesung is the second Big Bang member to star in a musical, the Korean adaptation of Cats. Daesung is starring in another musical "Shouting", with fellow member Seungri. He is a permanent fixture of a variety show that is part of SBS's Good Sunday line-up,Family Outing, starring Yu Jae-seok, Lee Hyori, Kim Jong Kooktrot , etc. He also released two trot singles in 2008 and the other in early 2009.
Seungri
Real Name: Lee, Seung-Hyun (이승현)
Date of Birth: December 12, 1990
Seungri initially joined Battle Shinhwa, a reality show aiming to find the next Shinhwa; he was rejected after the 13th episode. He later tried out for Big Bang and was successful. Seung Ri is the "little brother", also called the "maknae", of Big Bang. He provides dance and choreographing skills to the band's performances. Seungri was the first member to be in a musical, starring in Sonagi. Seungri was the second member of the group to participate in solo activities, promoting his solo single "Strong Baby" which was included in the group's second album. Seungri is also the second member to debut as an actor. He stars in the film Oorijibae Wae Watni (우리집에 왜 왔니, "Why Did You Come To Our House") which was released in April 2009. He is also filming a teenage suspense drama 19 alongside fellow member T.O.P. Seungri is also doing a music, "Shouting" with fellow member Daesung. He is the oldest child to his parents, but he is the youngest in the Big Bang family.
There you go, the hotties of BigBang. Hmm I think Daesung looks like cute Minzy of 2ne1, they're like siblings. Don't you think?
hehe anyway I like TOP! ^^ More about them in the coming days.
credits: Wikipedia
Labels: bigbang, daesung, g-dragon, Seungri, Taeyang, TOP
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