Seungri not promoting on Music Bank, might be the same for Big Bang's comeback? [NEWS]

Seungri not promoting on Music Bank, might be the same for Big Bang's comeback? [NEWS]

It seems fans have been unable to see YG Entertainment artists performing on KBS’s Music Bank for some time now due to the label declaring a non-attendance to the public broadcast network’s 2010 KBS Music Festival.

A representative of the music industry spoke with Star News on January 27th and revealed:

“Despite GD&TOP and Seungri being well into their promotion cycles, YG Entertainment artists have not once made an appearance on KBS’s Music Bank since restarting their activities. GD&TOP and Seungri make weekly appearances on MBC’s Music Core and SBS’s Inkigayo, and for a longer period, it seems that YG representatives won’t be sending their artists to appear on Music Bank, which goes the same for Big Bang’s comeback next month.”

Some are speculating that YG’s inability to appear on Music Bank is due to the artists refusing to attend the year-end “2010 KBS Music Festival” last year. At that time, representatives of YG expressed:

“We are not able to understand why the ‘Gayo Festival’ is giving a ‘best popularity award’ when they declared that they wouldn’t.” 

YG artists instead attended MBC and SBS’s year-end ceremonies, both of which did not contain award components. KBS had clarified that the festival overall focused on music and not the awards, and retorted that they too failed to understand YG’s decision.

Since then, YG artists have not been making appearances on Music Bank. Despite the controversy, representatives of the label explained:

 “We do not have a bad relationship with Music Bank.”

After missing out on Music Bank last week despite apppearing on all other music shows, Seungri will continue to be absent on the January 28th episode.

Source: Nate
Translation by VitalSign @ allkpop

Big Bang to watch the premiere of Big Show 2010 in 3D with fans [NEWS]

Big Bang to watch the premiere of Big Show 2010 in 3D with fans [NEWS]

Boy band Big Bang will hold a special premiere event for their upcoming 3D film on Friday, according to SBS Contents Hub on Wednesday.

A press release by SBS said today that a premiere event for the big screen version of Big Bang’s annual concert "2010 BIG BANG LIVE CONCERT BIG SHOW" in 3D format set for release on February 2, will take place at the CGV Wangshimni Theater in Seoul this coming Friday.

Fans will be able to purchase tickets to take part in the event which will be attended by all five members of Big Bang.

The upcoming release, a 90-minute film, will feature the first day of Big Bang’s three-day concert held from January 29 to 31 last year. It will also contain scenes from backstage that were not included in their formerly released DVD on the show.

Meanwhile, the group’s annual concert for this year, set to take place at the Gymnastic Stadium of the Olympic Park from February 25 to 27, reported a complete sellout of 40,000 seats last week.

Big Bang, known as one of the most popular boy bands in the country for both their music and fashion, is set to make a full-fledged comeback to the local music scene on February 25 after a two-year hiatus.

The group composed of G-Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, Daesung and Seungri, has been leading solo or unit activities.

Starting May, Big Bang also plans to hold a nationwide tour in Japan where they are expected to perform for a total 160,000 fans.

Source: Asiae

+) From another article: At this special premier event, Big Bang will join fans in the theater to watch the concert together and greet fans on stage. Organizers have expressed “We hope to use this chance to let fans feel the fresh thrill of 2010 BigBang Live Concert BIGSHOW 3D and this is also a (Lunar) New Year's present for fans of Big Bang.”

Source: KoreaStarDaily + aznfobnes @ kpoplive

Updated! Big Bang shooting for FILA 2011 Catalogue [PHOTO]

Updated! Big Bang shooting for FILA 2011 Catalogue [PHOTO]

Updated with a photo of GD&TOP:

Credits: via DCBB + bbvipz

Seungri's Me2Day Update (110122) [TRANS]

Seungri's Me2Day Update (110122) [TRANS]

Update:기막힌광고카피글덕에많은도움이되었습니다.빠른시일내에제가준비한선물보내겠습니다.축하드립니다.
Tags: 착한애 맛있는지용이 sky_0013 맑은승리 SyKim 권지용 권이최강동 겸딩 h-hyejung 안잠기는바지지퍼 대성짝짝꿍 지은 only최승현 아우짜 상큼지현 카스테라 린비♬ )/soulmatch/ /praise_15/ 당첨자 발표 기막힌선물 질투나지 그러길래 이벤트 참여 메롱

Translation:

Update: Those amazing advertising copy words were a great help. I am sending a present which I prepared in a short time. Congratulations.

T/N: Advertising Copy is the text of a print, radio, or television advertising message.
Seungri tagged people whose message he included in the picture he created.

Translated by christabel88 @ bigbangupdates
Source: viofbb

Seungri reflects on fate and his solo album preparations [NEWS]

Seungri reflects on fate and his solo album preparations [NEWS]

“People will think “He’s Big Bang’s maknae. What can a maknae do?” But breaking those stereotypes is fun.”

Big Bang’s Seungri unleashed his first solo album on January 20th, which shortly became the top most searched album on various music sites like Bugs Music, Naver Music and Mnet.com. Taking that accomplishment in stride, Seungri is aiming to change the general public’s view of him as a singer and a musician.

Seungri is a member of a group who’s not only popular in Korea, but has gained explosive interest and popularity in Japan and all of Asia. Yet when one compares his solo activities to his group members’, it could be considered to be of a smaller scale. A maknae of a team who has so much to offer – does he ever get worried?

“I’m a fatalist. I believe everything has its own pre-determined time to rise. If I don’t have activities or receive opportunities, then I believe that’s fate. I’m saying that it’s better to keep preparing yourself for your fate rather than being impatient. Of course, my being able to release this solo album is fate in itself.”

Unlike his bandmates (who could be found on variety programs, movies, or back at the studio), it was difficult to spot Seungri with a solo project in the entertainment industry. Seungri explains that the reason for this was because he didn’t feel confident in his abilities.

“To be honest, I didn’t have the confidence to do better than the other members for solo music promotions, and there wasn’t anyone who said I should try solo.Since I’m not a member who focuses greatly on music, I was scared of writing lyrics and composing songs. When others ask me of my abilities in composing or producing, I’ve always said, “I’m not good at it.”

Whether it was fate who intervened, or a well-timed opportunity, no one can say for certain. What is known, however, was that Seungri seized his insecurities and rose above them. His solo work was originally planned to be a digital single, but due to the positive response, YG Entertainment CEO Yang Hyun Suk decided to turn it into a seven-track mini-album. Of those seven tracks, six were personally composed and penned by Seungri himself.

“I was able to make the songs after constantly listening and looking over the shoulders of the other members while they produced music during the five years of being together."

With G-Dragon and T.O.P being too busy with their own unit album promotions, Seungri had to prepare his new album without the help of his bandmates. But the independence allowed Seungri the chance to establish his own unique charms in his works.

Musing over his music video for “VVIP“, Seungri expressed:

“Whatever I do, I like using things that have meaning behind it. For the “VVIP” music video, the key held the most meaning. The key’s meaning was that if you use the key to open the door to enter Seungri’s world, you become a VVIP. I hope the fans can feel that while listening to the album.”

With Big Bang preparing to make an official comeback on February 24th, Seungri will unfortunately only have one month to promote his first solo album. When asked if he felt a sense of disappointment, however, Seungri confidently shook his head.

“I’m going to make the general public feel a sense of yearning to watch me perform. That way, even while I’m promoting as Big Bang, I can simultaneously run solo promotions as well, no?”

Source: SPN via Nate + vitalwarning @ allkpop

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G-Dragon sick and will be unable to perform on Seungri's comeback stage [NEWS]

G-Dragon sick and will be unable to perform on Seungri's comeback stage [NEWS]

Big Bang leader G-Dragon will not be able to perform alongside Seungri for his “M! Countdown” comeback performance on January 20th.

Seungri was scheduled to performed “What Do You Want Me to Do” and ”Open the Window,” which guest-features G-Dragon. The maknae rolled into Mnet studios to rehearse a day before the filming of his comeback stage, and G-Dragon decided to tag along to go over their co-performance.

However, it was discovered that G.Dragon was actually suffering from a bad flu, and could not perform at all. A staff member stated, “The head PD saw G-Dragon and said that his fever was too high, and he couldn’t perform on stage. Afterwards, he was barred from this performance with Seungri, and went directly to the hospital instead for treatment.”

We wish G-Dragon a speedy recovery, and stay tuned to Seungri’s M! Countdown comeback.

Source: Star News via Nate
Translation by allkpop