Saturday, January 29, 2011

Seungri “G-Dragon sent me a 30-line text message, he’s really hateful”


After saying Jiyong was his favorite member in pretty much the very beginning:
Jiyong is kind of hateful [by hateful it's not like hateful as in he hates other things/people but it's kind of like... someone you want to hate but can't]. He criticizes a lot but then takes care of us after, so it’s very hateful. After the first broadcast [of the comeback] he sent me a 30-line text message. This is the longest text message I have ever read from Jiyong.” 

No Hong Chul asks what kind of stuff he wrote so Seungri replies
He wrote tons of bad stuff about my expression, live performance, gesture, what kind of dance is that, are you really a dancing kid, what is this, do you not exercise these days, you look so dwarfish/weak, do you not see the camera etc. I got scolded when I got home and I said stuff like please wait, I will do better etc.” 

Then Seungri says that “Jiyong called the managers, stylists, etc. and told them to take care of Seungri well and give him warm food and all that caring stuff. Seungri says Jiyong is hateful because his hyung is so cool and can do everything.” 

Another section was when No Hong Chul asks him what kind of comments online are the most hurtful. So Seungri says “this isn’t something that happened to me personally but to another person. The person called me crying and said that he got a comment saying ‘the only thing left for this person is suicide.‘ 

So I told him “to not care about those comments too much and tried to cheer him up but I was hurt too. I said that I would save him.”

He didn’t specifically say GD but I remember on NAN GD talked about how someone told him to commit suicide and for some reason the MC was like how did Seungri respond to those negative things? And GD talked about how Seungri was very mature about it and told him not to care about it blah blah so I’m guessing Seungri was talking about GD. 

Another section is the classic if you were a girl who would you date from Big Bang?” Seungri answers “G-dragon.” he kind of sighs/groans LOL and hes like,
he is very romantic. I’m his roommate so I see everything. He’s seriously romantic. If he dates someone he makes a song for them. One time he asked me how the song was. And I said oh my god if this was released in Korea there’d be a huge deal and it would make so much money. But… since it’s for the woman he loves it’s only for her and gives up that money/fame from that song.”

source: flinkling @ gdheartri
(via ibigbang) 

Friday, January 28, 2011

Seungri wins M!Countdown


Seungri’s new song came out the winner on Mnet's weekly cable music show aired yesterday.

Seungri of male band Big Bang placed first on "M! CountDown" with his new song "V.V.I.P." just a week after making his official solo debut, triumphing over his contender SS501 member Park Jung-min’s song “Not Alone."

"There were lots of people who worked really hard to make my album," Seungri said in his acceptance speech. "I wasn't sure whether I could get this trophy. I thank my fans and Big Bang members so much."

Seungri, the youngest of member of Big Bang, is currently pursuing a solo singing career after releasing his first solo mini-album of the same name as his new song which he took part in composing and writing.

The new record, composed of 13 tracks including two title tracks including "V.V.I.P.," has topped several online real-time music charts upon its release last Thursday. The other title track "WHAT CAN I DO" too placed within the top slots of the latest "M! CountDown" music chart.

Other singers that appeared on the same show yesterday were Park Jung-min, TVXQ, Jewelry and new female singer Kim Bo-kyung.

source : asiae via bigbanghaven

神だと思うラッパー!?BIGBANG G-Dragon #4


神だと思うラッパー!? ランキング1位になったのは誰?
レコチョクは、ユーザー投票による「神だと思うラッパーランキング」を発表した。投票実施期間は1月11日~25日。有効回答数は670票。
ランキングで1位となったのは、インディーズでの活躍にこだわる愛知県出身のラッパーAK-69。「リリックがリアルで心に響く」(20代・男 性)、「ラップ、パフォーマンス何をとっても完璧」(20代・女性)など、楽曲だけでなく生き方やファッションセンス含め「すべてがかっこいい」という意 見が目立った。AK-69は、昨年行った同ランキング1位に続き2冠を達成、「レコチョク クラブ・フル」サイトの2010年年間ランキングでも1位を獲得している。
2位にはKREVAがランクイン。「ラップパフォーマンスがすごすぎる」(10代・男性)、「B-BOY PARK(フリースタイルバトル)で三連覇という実績が神」(30代・男性)など、そのスキルに脱帽との声が多数寄せられた。また、4位には2009年に 日本デビューした韓国のダンスボーカルグループBIGBANGのラッパーG-DRAGONが、5位には7,000万枚のワールドアルバムセールスを誇るエ ミネムがともに初ランクインを果たしている。
■神だと思うラッパーランキング
1位:AK-69
2位:KREVA
3位:日高光啓(AAA)
4位:G-DRAGON(BIGBANG)
5位:エミネム
うむ!GDいいね~♪GD&TOP「Obsession」おすすめです ∩∵)∩★★★

Via 楽天woman
(via teambigbang)

Translation:

A poll was recently conducted on Japanese site Rekochoku asking who the “God rapper” was according to fans. The period of voting went on from January 11th to the 25th. There was a total of 670 votes.
In first place came in indie Japanese AK-69 for their “real and inspirational lyrics” according to males in their 20s. “rap, performance is really perfect” said women in their 20s.
KREVA ranked in second place. “rap performance is too awesome” said males aged 10.
In addition, at number 4 was G-Dragon. A member of Korean dance group, Big Bang, who debuted in Japan in 2009.
Ranking:
No. 1: AK-69
No. 2: KREVA
3rd place: 啓 Hidaka Akira (AAA)
No. 4: G-DRAGON (BIGBANG)
5th: Eminem


Translated by alee@ibigbang

Big Bang will be turning into ‘Secret Garden’ characters for “2011 Big Show”

Popular idol group Big Bang will be transforming into ‘Secret Garden’ characters for their comeback concert!

On January 28th, an acquaintance of Big Bang revealed to Star News, “After a 2 year and 3 month hiatus, Big Bang will be opening their comeback concert the day after dropping their new album on February 24th. In this concert, Big Bang will also transform into characters from the popular drama, ‘Secret Garden’.

According to this source, the Big Bang members decided to made a comedic parody of ‘Secret Garden’ to further entertain the fans attending their concert.

Big Bang, having debuted in 2006, held at least one large solo concert a year since 2007, inserting parodies of popular dramas and variety programs every time. So far, Big Bang has parodied ‘Coffee Prince’, ‘Beethoven Virus’, ‘Boys Over Flowers’ and ‘1 Night 2 Days’.

Big Bang’s acquaintance also added, “The attention fans paid to Big Bang’s parody videos was always hot and explosive. The individual characters that T.O.P, G-Dragon, Taeyang, Daesung, and Seungri will be portraying still remains a secret.

Big Bang will be holding their brand concert, ‘2011 Big Show’, starting February 25th to the 27th in Seoul’s Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium.

Source: Star News via allkpop

Big Bang kicks off official promotions through “Big Bang Big Show 3D” premiere

Big Bang is back, and better yet- in 3D!
On January 28th, the boys stayed true to their eclectic style by donning paper masks of their own faces while welcoming fans and reporters to the film premiere of their “Big Bang Big Show 3D”  at the CGV Center in Seoul.
The boys joked around with the crowd by asserting, “We’re not wearing masks!”, and were met with a great roar when they asked, “Were you waiting for our 3D concert?”
The “Big Bang Big Show 3D” film is a digitally re-mastered presentation of their “2010 Big Bang Live Concert Big Show” from January 2010. Today’s launch is considered as the official start of their promotional activities for the group’s February 25th comeback. Using footage not included in their DVD chronicles of their 3-day concert (in addition to the regular concert clips), the movie was shot and compiled from multiple angles, and utilizes state-of-the-art visual and sound 3D technology.
The movie will play in theatres on February 2nd, and the boys promised their fans that they “will meet and see a side of Big Bang that they have never seen through TV or their albums”.
By taking fans back and reliving every detail of last year’s concert, the boys hope to achieve two goals with this film: build up their fans’ anticipation for the upcoming album release, and hype the kick-off of their “2011 Big Bang Concert (Big Show)” for February 25th.
As expected, Big Bang was ‘all work and no play’ at their premiere, from T.O.P showing the audience how to really “put your hands in the air” to Tae Yang revealing that “My sunglasses are my secret weapon”, the boys conducted themselves with ease, fun, and an undeniable flair.
Though the official release date is still a month away, today’s events could be taken as a great indicator of their comeback’s size and quality. Rest assured Big Bang fans- the boys are going to take you on one “big” ride.



Source + Photos : Newsen, Osen via ChoongHang Ilbo
(via allkpop)

Big Bang’s G-Dragon and Seungri to appear once again on “Strong Heart”

According to actress/model Lee Sun Jin, it appears that Big Bang’s G-Dragon and Seungri will appear on the variety show, “Strong Heart“, once more.

Lee Sun Jin revealed through her Twitter, “On my way home from recording ‘Strong Heart’. I fell for Big Bang’s Ji Yong’s and Seungri’s honesty and humility. Honestly, it’s true that I was prejudiced. From today, I think that prejudice will be left with my stupidity.”

Later on, she wrote, “To Shinhwa’s Dongwan, Hyo Jin, Jeong Rin, and Young Chul - whom I haven’t seen in a long time…To Moon Hee Joon, cute SuJu, Big Bang, Lee Seung Gi, cool Kang Ho Dong oppa, etc – those who I wanted to get an autograph from – I regret not taking even one picture~~Ahh. Boohoo. I enjoyed everyone today. Thank you ♥”.

From these series of tweets, fans were able to pick up who the next guests would be on the upcoming episode of “Strong Heart”.

Source: Lee Sun Jin’s Twitter
(via allkpop)

Mnet to air guerrilla-style special program feat. TVXQ & Seungri


After making impressive comebacks this month, TVXQ and Seungri are going to appear in a surprise guerrilla-style special for the Lunar New Year holiday!
Mnet will document 48 hours from the lives of TVXQand Seungri, the cuts from which will be aired at random over the course of two days.
The broadcast station will begin their guerilla-style airing on February 2nd with TVXQ’s segment, “Tuk! TVXQ“, followed by Seungri’s cuts, “Tuk! Seungri,” for the 4th and 5th.
Teasers for their program were already revealed during January 20th’s and 27th’sM! CountdownMCD Paparazzi, which gave fans a brief glimpse of the two preparing for their comeback stages.
PD Kim Young Bum further revealed, “The guerrilla style was something we’ve been wanting to do ever since we began 2NE1 TV and Big Bang TV. This concept was based off our desire to give viewers a careful glimpse of their favorite stars’ private lives, as opposed to just ‘watching them on TV.’ We hope viewers will look forward to it.”

Source: Daily News via Nate
(via allkpop)

Scans of Big Bang on「女性セブン」Japanese magazine



source : joys1110.ameblo.jp via bigbanghaven

Thursday, January 27, 2011

G-Dragon reveals details on BIG BANG comeback album

Big Bang’s leader, G-Dragon, dropped additional details about the group’s first album in nearly two years and three months, and asked fans to anticipate great changes as well as variety in their work. In a recent interview with Star News, he revealed that all of their songs were done recording and that the album was in its finalization stages. The singer continued:~
“The members of Big Bang have been working on the album very consistently. The overall style of the album is geared towards being public friendly with comfortable music that literally anyone can follow along to.”
I think Big Bang will be able to achieve great things this year due to some of the big changes that have been going on. It’s not only the Big Bang members themselves who have changed – the internal composing staff we've been working with has also been completely switched up. Consequently, there will be a lot more collaborations with foreign composers.
But one of the foreign composers isn't Will.I.Am, who’s currently working with 2NE1 for their U.S. advancement. They’re musicians beyond what anyone’s guess right now. You’ll all be surprised once you listen later, so please look forward to a lot more variety to Big Bang’s image."
As revealed earlier, the group’s comeback album will not feature any solo or duet tracks, and consists of songs with all five members. The album is scheduled for release on February 24th.

Source + Photos: Star News via Nate
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YGE, “We do not have a bad relationship with Music Bank”

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 GDTOP 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.”


He continued,
“GDTOP 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 the 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 appearing on all other music shows, Seungri will continue to be absent on the January 28th episode.


Source: Star News via Nate
Translated by: VITASIGH@ allkpop
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GD&TOP Mnet「M Awards – Best Hot Dance」


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GD&TOP and Seungri's rankings on Gaon Weekly Album and Singles Charts



Source: asiae via bigbanghaven

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

M!Countdown Line Up for Seungri

2011.01.27 M! COUNTDOWN Line Up

*The Art of Performance! Star of Asia TVXQ!
*Real Homme Fatale! Sexy Baby! Seung-Ri
*Prince on Stage! Park Jung Min
*New Start!! Comeback Jewelry
*The Last Stage.. Goodbye See Ya
*BLAQ Charisma! MBLAQ
*Lovely Girls! Secret
*Happy Hip Hop Virus! Mighty Mouth
*Brand Voice! G.NA
*Supa Boy! Teen Top
*Hot Debut! Kim Bo Kyung
*Soul Quin! Kim Hyun Ji
*Romantic voice! eiki

*TVXQ & Seung-Ri's 24-Hours!

M! Countdown Thursday 6:00 PM Live

source : @MnetMcountdown
(via )

Seungri #1 on Mnet's Weekly Album Chart



Source: Heidi Kim heidikim@10Asia
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BIG BANG will watch the premiere of BIGSHOW 2010 in 3D with fans


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.

+) 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: Asiae + KoreaStarDaily + aznfobnes@kpoplive
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Seungri on MBC Noh Hongchul's Best Friend radio show









video source : 쿨보이 @ VIPZ
(via Miseremei@bigbanghaven)

Premiere event for Big Bang's 3-D film set for this Friday

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
(via )

GD&TOP with staffs of FILA

source : DCGD via bigbanghaven

GD&TOP on 10asia cover

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Taeyang praised for his music and fashion on radio shows

 Yoon Do Hyun and Lee Sae Joon of Yurisangja
YDH: Taeyang’s LOAM is playing. How did Taeyang become a bad guy?
LSJ: This song’s premise is bad – “even if i cheat, don’t cheat”. When I first listened to the song, I questioned my ears how can these lyrics come out? After hearing the whole song, it unraveled well. (He meant that the song doesn’t seem so bad/evil/mean, even with the lyrics.) I was impressed and jealous of how he was able to fit “even if i cheat, don’t cheat on me” into the song. I personally like Taeyang’s voice color and singing style. If I was 15 years younger, I think that I would have tried and practiced to sing like him.
YDH: Even though Taeyang is a young friend, a lot of musicians recognize him.
LSJ: In an event, someone requested me to sing it and I did. (See video here.) So I became dubbed more of a bad man than Taeyang….
YDH: LSJ played some of his songs, the response was so so. But when he started singing Taeyang’s song, the response was Wow. It was really like the sun was rising….
Woo Jong Won and Lee Soo Young
Creative fashion director Woo Jong Won recently complimented Taeyang on his fashion sense on Lee Soo Young’s music show. According to WJW, he likes Taeyang’s fashion and he thinks Taeyang has a good mix of rock/ wild hip hop.
LSY: Though, his height isn’t [tall] he expresses fashion well
WJW: I don’t know about height, but I think about my complexes when I dress and how to hide my flaws. I don’t think Taeyang thinks about it. I think he dresses thinking about his music and about how to express himself. He expresses himself with confidence. Rather than mixing many colors, he picks one color to express the music and matches accordingly with accessories, dance, and eye (stare). If it’s like that even Hollywood stars can learn. You mentioned that he is short , but I’ve never thought that he was short.

WJW goes on to say that it’s probably because YB knows what works for him. LSY observed that even his every day fashion is good and WJW agrees. He says that he often meets YB at shopping centers and checks out what YB is looking at. “When he comes out of the fitting room trying on clothes, he is more fashionable/cool in every day fashion than on stage.”

WJW: And personally, his expression when he sings – his rhythm, and the lyrics are very good.
LSY: He is a singer that expresses the lyrics (one by one) well.
(Looks like Taeyang is getting a lot of points recently for his style choices. I wonder what WJW had to say about YB’s taste in bags… Hmmmm)

Credits: Piglet (translations) via bluemaid @ alwaystaeyang
Audio source from YBmania.com (1 & 2)

T.O.P's Interview on Kono Eiga Ga Sugoi Magazine Japan

Direct interview about the most popular artist who debut as an actor in a movie, Choi Seunghyun aka T.O.P from Big Bang

Not only T.O.P is in a great and popular group Big Bang, but he also challenged to be an actor, Choi Seunghyun. His first movie was made in public with no problems. Different from seeing him as an artist, we will report his new side to you directly.

After watching the movie, we hope to catch the current happiness. Now, of course in both Korea and Japan, Big Bang’s T.O.P. is known as a rapper and Choi Seunghyun as an actor. His first movie, “71: Into The Fire”, was awarded at the Korean Academy Awards, and he was awarded to be the Best Rookie Actor at the Blue Dragon Film Awards. The movie, “71: Into The Fire”, is a human drama based on a real story about student soldiers, who were inspired by their mothers’ letters which happened during the Korean War.

Q: Getting high reputation in the drama, “IRIS”, why does Seunghyun wanted to debut in a movie?
TOP: In fact, when I tried to do my screen debut, I had many candidate scripts to choose. This script is so special. This is the most emotional one amongst the other scripts I had read and I thought it was worth challenging for me since I was in the generation who knew little about the Korean War. That’s why I chose this. The generation, who knew little about the war, will feel happy living in such a peaceful era and want to catch today’s happiness when watching it. I think that if I, who is in the generation that knows little about the war, play a role in the movie, may attract people who has the same feeling, come to watch it. We treat the military service as our duty. That’s no doubt. So does the time when Jaebeom lived. If the war happened now, maybe I would go to the war front like him. Of course it is best that it won’t happen.

Q: When he played as JaeBeom, he exhausted and researched the information about the war. Therefore, he understood the war and the military service deeply.
TOP: Although I have already knew some information about the Korea War from my parents and grandparents, after researching, I got to know how painful the war was. When I decided to play the movie, what I knew about the Korean War is all from the textbooks. In order to challenge it better, I tried my best to search the information to expand my awareness of the war before started shooting. Otherwise, I could not do this. Through this, I learnt much about the cruel facts. I can’t even imagine how this 17-year-old guy could go through this. The picture of those student solders is the reason why I can act the boy successfully. Though they look so young in the picture, we can see them with deep thoughts….Let people think they are mature. They are so different from when I was a 17 year old. Their expressions infected me and finally, I can act JaeBeom well. Since it is hard to imagine being someone different from me, that was the hardest part of my work.

Q: To act as JaeBeom, his experience is not the all-above. This time, they shot the most intense war scenes.
TOP: There weren’t that much NGs because we wanted to make it look like the real battle. From there, I can see the skillful acting from my seniors. Previously, I have worked with the seniors and was moved by Kwon Sang Woo. Not only his acting, but also his private life. He called his family frequently. His emphasis on family values makes me feel he is the “perfect male”. And I have come to think that “marriage is not bad” for the first time. (laugh) Previously, I didn’t think about marriage. I felt it was strange. It’s necessary to have a girlfriend now, but I want to do a lot of things before getting married. Eh, having a late marriage may be also good. (laugh)

Magazine scanned by: verdad @ DCTOP
Translated by: Didikuro @ 21bangs.com

T.O.P's Interview on Haru Hana Magazine Japan

"If you analyze my personality, I think I’m more like the serious type, not the bright and cheerful type. But when I read this movie’s scenario, I started to think since this story is about someone in his teens, shouldn’t he spend his time like the teens would do? Understanding the hurtful story, agony and emptiness because of war, I start to think how lucky we are to live in this time. I hope that my appearance will make the young generations interested in this film, I can share the happiness I felt with them and I also want to pass the message for them to ‘live with more passion’."


"It’s hard to describe this with words, but I think it’s pretty similar with my sensitive side which I've never shown to anyone. Moreover, Jangbeom is the type that always thinks and worries about everything, and he also write letters for his mother in his hometown. Because I always write what I feel down as a lyrics, I feel that Jangbeom’s personality is kind of similar with me. But because I didn’t live in the war era, I had to read a lot of materials about that era and also looked at the soldiers photo in order to understand Jangbeom’s state of mind. Of course I collected a lot of information for that, but I put a lot of efforts in the emotional parts so I can be closer to my role."

"Of course I use make up to make my face looked darker, but because the colors made using alcohol, it hurts when you apply it. Because we filmed it in winter, everyone’s going through a lot of hardships, not only physically but also mentally. At that time Bigbang was having a Japanese Tour, so at that time every day I keep switching back and forth from the cheerful concert stage to the harsh and cruel war scene. But because I had fallen for Jangbeom, I keep fearing when there will be an explosion, the lonely feeling because the separation with family, seems like those feelings still left inside me until now."

"Because usually I only play with guy and when there’s a female actress I’ll be very shy, but now I already forget about that (smiled). Because the seniors are always treating me nicely, every day we eat together or drink together, of course it becomes a great memory. But since people there, including Sangwoo hyung already have their families, when I see them calling home for the first time I feel like I want to get married too. Not because I think I’m still unsettled now, but I think that to make your own family and settled down is a cool thing. I still enjoying my work now so I still don’t have plan to get married yet (laughs) but I think by having this kind of thought I already grow a bit."

Source: 탑갤 | 비타민GD@bbvipz + scan via DCTOP
Translated by: Winalicious@BBVIP.net

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Taeyang and 2NE1 nominated for the “2011 Korean Music Awards”

On January 25th, the selection committee members for the2011 Korean Music Awardsheld a press conference to reveal the nominations for their awards ceremony.
The awards ceremony was created with the intent to treat pop musicians as artists, not as entertainers; consequently, this award focused more on their achievements instead of their sales. There are a total of 25 different categories, and nominations were made by a selection committee.

Their report shows that 2NE1’s “Can’t Nobody” and f(x)’s “Nu ABO” were nominated for the Best Dance & Electronic Song category. 

Taeyang’s “Solar” album and his “I Need a Girl” single were both nominated for ‘Best R&B and Soul’ album and song categories respectively.

Panelist Kim Chang Nam commented, “We did not differentiate between mainstream and non-mainstream. All songs and albums were tested under the standards by 60 different members on the committee. We tried our best in combining the musical tastes and judging standards in our nominee decisions.”

The awards ceremony will be held on February 23rd.

(source: akp)