K-POP-Big Bang

Big Bang is a very popular Korean boy band. Its five members are known as T.O.P, Seungri, Daesung, G-Dragon, and Taeyang. They were launched by the famous management company, YG Entertainment on August 19th 2006, as part of the company’s 10th anniversary concert. Big Bang immediately received praise from critics, the public, and other singers for the members’ outstanding talent.
On September 23rd, 2006, the group made their debut on the tv music show, “Music Core”, but Big Bang became famous throughout the country even before their official debut, since MTV Korea had aired an eleven-episode documentary about the making of the band. So far, as many as 1 million copies of their albums have been sold and Big Bang is popular not only in Korea, but also in Thailand, Japan and other countries around the world.

G.DRAGON
- TEAM LEADER/ RAPPER/ VOCALIST
G.DRAGON has been training with YG Entertainment for 6 years, having joined the management group when he was only 13 years old. He is regarded as a skilled producer, and has worked on other singers’ albums as well as Big Bang’s.
During his childhood he appeared in movies and TV shows, but it was always his dream to become a singer. He takes his responsibility as the leader of the band seriously. He does not tolerate mistakes, but at the same time he encourages and supports the other members. He composed “Lies”, “Look at Me, GwiSun”, “Fool” and “We Belong Together”. G-Dragon is considered by many to be the most fashionable member of the group, and many teenagers copy his flamboyant urban style.

Real Name : Kwon Ji-yong
Date of Birth : August 18th 1988
Blood Type : A
Physique : 177cm, 58kg
Talents : Rap, dance, beat box, song writing, and fluent in English and Chinese
Education : Kyung Hee Univ. Postmodern Music Department
Activities: Participated in the 2001 Korea HIPHOPFEX, appeared on YG FAMILY and PERRY Albums, and several concerts

T.O.P
- RAPPER / VOCALIST
T.O.P earned his status as one of Korea’s biggest heartthrobs by stealing a kiss from Lee Hyori, one of Korea’s most famous female singers, at the Mnet Km Music Festival. T.O.P has an attractive husky voice and is considered to be the most masculine in the group. However, he is actually very reserved and sensitive. He likes to be alone and his hobby is collecting action figures.
T.O.P. acted in the drama “Iris” alongside actors Kim Tae Hee and Lee Byung Hun, and he will appear in the upcoming drama “My 19-year-old” with Seung Ri, another member of Big Bang.

Real Name : Choi Seung-hyeon
Date of Birth : November 4th, 1987
Blood Type :181cm, 65kg
Physique : B
Talents : Rap, beat box, song writing, fluent in English
Education : Danguk Univ. Film and Theatre Department
Activities: Winner in KBS Radio’s “Rap Battle”, performances in various clubs

SEUNG RI
- SINGER
Even before Big Bang’s debut, Seung Ri was widely known in his hometown, Gwangju, because of his amazing dance skills. However, he failed many auditions beause of his short height. In YG Entertainment’s Big Bang audition, he was almost eliminated, but luckily he was given a second chance, and his singing, dancing skills, and stage presence impressed the producers so much that he made it into the group.
Seung Ri was the first member of the group to be in a musical, starring in Sonagi, and the second member to debut as an actor. He appeared in the film "Why Did You Come To Our House" which was released in April 9th 2009. He will also act with T.O.P in the upcoming drama My 19-year-old. He recently released his first solo album “Strong Baby”, so these days he has a pretty busy schedule. However he always practices his singing and dancing in order to give the perfect live performance for his fans.

Real Name :Lee Seung-hyeon
Date of Birth :December 12th, 1990
Physique : 177cm, 60kg
Talents : Dance, Singing, Fluent in English
Education : Kyung Hee Univ. Postmodern Music Department
Activities: Member of the dancing team, Ilhwa

TAE YANG
- SINGER/ RAPPER
Tae Yang became a trainee member of YG Entertainment when he was 13 years old. Since he was always training at YG Entertainment, he has never had a girlfriend, and so he is regarded as the pure, innocent band member by the fans. However, he is considered quite attractive due to his masculinity and dark skin color, and has more female fans in their 20s and 30s than any other member of the group. His first solo album Hot was a great success. Tae Yang likes urban hip-hop fashion and his hobby is collecting caps.

Real Name : Dong Young-bae
Date of Birth : May 18th, 1988
Blood Type :174cm, 56kg
Physique : B
Talents : Rap, dance, beat box, song writing, fluent in English and Japanese
Education : Daejin Univ, Theater and film Department
Activities: Appeared on Jinusean’s A-YO Music Video, appeared on YG Family’s Wheesung albums, and in several concerts



DAE SUNG
- SINGER
In 2008, Dae Sung starred in the Korean adaptation of Cats, becoming the second Big Bang member to appear in a musical. He showed off his many talents by appearing on a TV music show as a MC and on the very popular SBS entertainment show Family Outing. On these tv shows he came across as a really friendly guy and so Dae Sung has many fans. He’s a great singer and performs well in many different genres. His trot single, “Look at Me, Gwisun”, was a hit with many fans, regardless of their age and gender. It’s thought that he resembles the Japanese animation character, Doraemon, so he receives many Doraemon dolls from his fans.

Real Name :Kang Dae-sung
Date of Birth :April 26th 1989
Physique : 178cm, 63kg
Talents : Singing, fluent in English
Education : Kyung Hee Univ. Postmodern Music Department
Activities: Passed the Big Bang audition while taking the MBC Academy course

Member : T.O.P, Seungri, Daesung, G-Dragon and Taeyang
Date of Debut :August 19, 2006
Official Homepage : http://www.ygbigbang.com/
Official homepage in Japan :http://www.ygbigbang.jp/

Big Bang's official Fan Club VIP
Big Bang's official fan club calls itself "V.I.P." (a reference to the band’s second single: "Big Bang is V.I.P."). It is estimated to have around 300,000 members. Generally at concerts in Korea, most fans will wave balloons in a specific color to show their devotion to a band, however Big Bang fans don’t wave balloons, instead they wave bandannas and crown shaped glow sticks, which are decorated with the letters BB. You can get these at YgeShop (http://www.ygeshop.com) or at concerts venues.

E-mail : bigbang@ygmail.net
Address : YG Entertainment, Deokyang Building, 3rd Floor, 371-26 Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul (zip code) 121-884
Official Fan Club :http://cafe.daum.net/YGBIGBANG?DWISI=3ADHomepage : http://town.cyworld.com/bigbang/