T.O.P @ Into the Fire Japan Premiere on Female Seven Magazine [PHOTO]

T.O.P @ Into the Fire Japan Premiere on Female Seven Magazine [PHOTO]

Source: ameblo.jp/happyrichlife

Big Bang Japan Blog Update: UT Store in Harajuku [PHOTOS]

Big Bang Japan Blog Update: UT Store in Harajuku [PHOTOS]

YG Japan Staff Update:

Source: YGBIGBANG Ameblo

What lesson can the K-pop industry take away from IU and GD&TOP? [NEWS]

What lesson can the K-pop industry take away from IU and GD&TOP? [NEWS]

Music analyst Hanteo revealed that the top digital songs for January were IU’s “Good Day” and GD&TOP’s “High High“, which ranked first and second respectively.

While these two tracks are of different genres and attract different fanbases, they share something in common – they demonstrate the artists’ grip on their music, and their natural flair for their craft.

IU took charts by storm with her impressive vocal talent, playing up to the music fans’ desire of wanting to hear an artist’s voice ‘as is’. MR removed videos, a popular ‘tool’ amongst fans, allowed listeners to scope IU’s natural voice and talent.

What’s ironic about success is that she secured it in an industry where auto-tune is considered ‘trendy’ and ‘modern’. IU went back to the roots of music with her famous ‘three high notes’, and many are of the belief that if “Good Day” didn’t feature those high notes, IU wouldn’t have earned the explosive popularity she enjoys today.

Meanwhile, GD&TOP went the complete opposite direction by immersing themselves in the electronic hip hop genre. They debuted as a sub-unit group of Big Bang in order to fully express their personal musical tastes.

Having earned a bit more freedom in both style and music, the unit came up with an interesting blend of club sounds that ‘revolutionized’ the image of idol groups. Instead of strict choreography, the two moved about on stage freely, to the ‘feel of the music.’

T.O.P expressed earlier that they wanted to “break the stereotypes of idols,” and the duo managed to achieve just that.

Though they focused on different aspects, they managed to accomplish their goal of showcasing true musicality. The two broke out of the molds that idols are often enclosed in by performing and creating music that doesn’t restrict their liberties as musicians.

Source: Daum + vitalsign @ allkpop (translation)

More of Big Bang x Uniqlo Collaboration [PHOTOS]

More of Big Bang x Uniqlo Collaboration [PHOTOS]

Sources: YG via dlitelover@twitter + walkerplus

Read more: http://www.bigbangupdates.com/2011/02/more-of-big-bang-x-uniqlo-collaboration.html#ixzz1Dt3Cp7a4

Weekly Music Charts - Last week of January

Weekly Music Charts - Last week of January

How did they Rank this week?

Since the boys have started promotions, we have decided to post weekly music charts,
We're aware that there are more charts and categories, however, we will be posting results from Soribada, Melon, Hanteo, Bugs and Gaon.

SORIBADA
Artist Ranking


Song Ranking



MELON
Album Ranking

BUGS
TOP 5

15 - Seung Ri – "What Can I Do" | V.V.I.P.
36 - Seung Ri – "I Know" feat. IU | V.V.I.P.
41 - GD&TOP – "High High" | GD

HANTEO
Album Ranking

Gaon chart will be up later in the week.

[News] Big Bang akan bersktivitas di Jepang Plus Perform. Untuk 90.000 Orang!

seperti yang sebelumnya telah di beritakan kalo BIGBAN akan memulai kembali kegiatan di Jepang setelah 8 bulan. Mereka berencana untuk merilis sebuah lagu baru pada bulan April dan akan melakukan tour di bulan Mei.

Sejak rilis “BEAUTIFUL HANGOVER” pada tanggal 25 Agustus 2010, semua anggota beraktivitas pada kegiatan solonya di Korea. TOP (23) dianugerahi penghargaan aktor terbaik baru untuk “71: Into the Fire”, yang akan mulai di tayangkan di Jepang pada tanggal 19.

mereka  menunggu waktu yang baik untuk kembali ke Jepang tahun ini. Tur ini diharapkan memiliki 7 titik pemberhentian  dengan 90.000 orang yang hadir. Mereka berencana untuk mengungguli tur Jepang pertama mereka pada tahun lalu, yang 50.000 orang datang ke. TOP antusias mengatakan, “Kami ingin semua orang dapat dengan cepat melihat kekuatan kita”. dan sang Leader  G-DRAGON (22) juga berkomentar, “Let’s have a fantastic year”.

Translated by:gator_yoong@omonatheydidn’t
Source: Sanspo

via dkpopnews.net

ina trans selfania @ www.yeppopo.wordpress.com

Big Bang to have Japan Tour for 90K people + collab shirts with Uniqlo [NEWS]

Big Bang to have Japan Tour for 90K people + collab shirts with Uniqlo [NEWS]

On the 2nd, BIGBANG announced they would be restarting activities in Japan after 8 months. They plan on releasing a new song in April and having an arena tour in May.

Since the release of “BEAUTIFUL HANGOVER” on August 25, 2010, all of the members have been focusing on solo activities in Korea. T.O.P (23) was awarded the best new actor award for “71: Into the Fire”, which will be in Japan starting on the 19th.

The group has been waiting for a good time to come back to Japan this year. The tour is expected to have 7 stops with 90,000 people in attendance. They are planning to surpass their first Japan tour last year, which 50,000 people came to. T.O.P enthusiastically said, “We want everyone to quickly see our power up”. Leader G-DRAGON (22) also commented, “Let’s have a fantastic year”.

In commemoration of the tour, all Uniqlo stores will begin selling collaboration T-shirts on the 5th.

+ From another article) Their tour will start in Osaka on May 10th and 11th, stop in Tokyo from the 13th to the 15th, and conclude at Nagoya on the 17th and 18th.



Translations from gator_yoong + vitalsign@akp
Source: Sanspo + Daum