BIG BANG CAREER UNTILL PRESENT...

        Big Bang commonly stylized as BIGBANG , is a South Korean hip-hop boyband. Signed to YG Entertainment, Big Bang went on to release a string of fairly successful singles and albums. They broke into the mainstream with the release of the EP Always (2007), which spawned the number-one single “Lies” Their follow-up EPs Hot Issue and Stand Up were similarly successful. After being receiving the “Artist of the Year” award from the M.net KM Music Festival and the Seoul Gayo Daesang Award, the group expanded their activities into Japan. By the end of 2009, Big Bang became the most searched artist in South Korea.


2005-2006: Formation & early works

      Before the group’s debut, several members already had exposure in the entertainment industry. Leader G-Dragon and lead vocalist Taeyang, signed with YG Entertainment since they were both twelve years old, were known as GD and YB. T.O.P was an underground rapper under the stage name, T.E.M.P.O. Big Bang made their official debut on August 19, 2006 at the Gymnastics Arena in Seoul Olympic Park during the YG Family concert.
      Big Bang’s single debuted with over 17,000 copies sold in the month of August. and later went on to sell approximately nearly 40,000 copies. The second single BigBang Is V.I.P was released a month later, selling 21,000 copies in that month, it finally netted sales of 32,000 copies. The last single followed its predecessors’, with final sales nearing 40,000 copies. At the end of December 2006, Big Bang held their first concert, The Real. The following month, their debut album Since 2007 was released, selling 48,009 copies by the end of February 2007.



2007–2008: Breakthrough success
      On February 8, 2007, Big Bang released their live concert album, The First / Real Live Concert, which sold 30,000 copies by the end of 2007. The group also commenced on their Want You tour, visiting five cities: Incheon, Daegu, Changwon, Jeonju and Busan. Their first mini-album Always (2007) marked several changes for the group. Increasing control over their music, G-Dragon began writing lyrics and creating compositions.
      Receptions were fairly positive, most notably in regards to the song “Lies”. Released as the lead single, it became their first song to reach the number-one spot. Their second mini album, Hot Issue (2007), was also fairly successful: the lead-single “Last Farewell” topped various music charts.
      Near the end of 2007, Big Bang ventured overseas to Japan. Their first Japanese For the World (2008) charted at the number-10 spot on the Oricon chart. And then they release their second Japanese With U (2008).
      Big Bang returned to Korea after promotions in Japan ended. Although group activities were delayed due to solo projects, their third mini-album Stand Up (2008) was released. Featuring Daishi Dance and the Korean rock-band No Brain for several songs, Stand Up exceeded the 100,000 mark in sales. “Day By Day” or familiar as “Haru Haru” the lead single, topped several online charts and held the number-one position for six consecutive weeks.
      During the release of their Korean materials, Big Bang released the Japanese song “Number 1″ album peaked at No.3 on the Japan’s Oricon daily album chart. Their Korean follow-up album, Remember (2008) yielded the number-one single “Sunset Glow”.
      Shortly after, Big Bang received their second “Artist of the Year” award from the 2008 M.NET KM Music Festival award ceremony. At the end of 2008, it was reported that Big Bang earned a total of ₩36 billion (USD$ 24.5 million).



2009–present: Branching out
      With the group on break in early 2009, the members pursued solo activities. They later reunited to collaborate with their label’s new girl group 2NE1 who had been dubbed “The Female Big Bang”, for the song “Lollipop”. A music video was also filmed for promotion. Initially used to promote a cell phone, “Lollipop” reached the number-one spot on various online charts.
      Their self-titled first full-length Japanese album was released under Universal Music in August 2009, and was promoted with two singles: “My Heaven” and “Gara Gara Go!!” My Heaven is a Japanese version of their Korean single “Heaven” from their mini-album Stand Up, and debuted at number three on the Oricon Chart. “Gara Gara Go!” charted at number five.[ The album itself peaked at number three.]
      After their return to Korea, the members dissolved into solo activities. On August 18, G-Dragon released his album Heartbreaker, Taeyang released two digital singles, “Where U At?” and “Wedding Dress”, Additionally, T.O.P joined the cast of the Korean thriller drama Iris. They later reunited to record the song “Koe o Kikasete” (, Let Me Hear Your Voice) for the Japanese drama Ohitorisama.
      For several days in January of 2010, Big Bang performed their 2010 Big Bang Concert Big Show in the Seoul Olympic Stadium. The following month, they embarked on their Electric Love tour in Japan. The group returned in February, with the release of “Lollipop Pt.2″, the follow up to their single, “Lollipop”, with 2NE1. Lollipop Pt.2 also reached number one on digital charts. Following on, they received the ‘Best 5 New Artists’ award from the 24th Japan Gold Disc Awards.