allkpop interviews Big Bang on their ‘ALIVE’ comeback album

BIGBANG’s “Blue” MV Earns Same Recognition as Taylor Swift and Zac Efron’s Duet Video

BIGBANG’s latest music video for “Blue” has earned the group two gold medals from YouTube. The online video site has a system of rewarding gold, silver, and bronze medals to videos uploaded on its site under three different categories that include, “All Time Most Popular, “Recently Most Popular,” and “Trending.” The medals are given based on total views and the number of “likes.” 

BIGBANG’s “Blue” won gold medals in the “Recently Most Popular” and “Trending” categories, after it received over 8 million views in less than five days since its release on February 22. It resulted in the "Blue" MV showing up higher than Taylor Swift and Zac Efron's duet video. 

Big Bang achieves "Perfect All-Kill" for Blue [022612]

A Regular All-Kill is when a song is #1 on the 7 major digital music sites' daily rankings. (Sites included Soribada, Dosirak, Melon, Mnet, Naver, Daum, Cyworld, Bugs except Monkey3).

Perfect All-Kill includes streaming status (i.e. mobile ringtones and caller ringtones) proving the success and popularity of the song further.

Big Bang's Rise in Worldwide Popularity

Big Bang’s comeback is causing a syndrome at home in Korea and abroad.

The announcement of Big Bang’s fifth mini album, “Alive,” has been attracting much attention all over the world. On February 22, the first single, “Blue,” was released and since has been doing very well on domestic charts as well as overseas through iTunes. The single’s music video has gained immense viewership on Youtube as well reaching over 6 million views in three days. 

The single “Blue” was made available at the same time on digital music sites such as MelOn, Naver, and MNET. Within an hour the newly released track had achieved an “all-kill” on the domestic music sites. “Blue” has continued to be at the top spot since its release. 

Vote for Big Bang to be Seoul's next celebrity ambassadors

From Seoul Metropolitan Government's Official Facebook:

What do these celebrities have in common? SNSD, 2PM, Kim HyunJoong, DBSK, Lee Byung Hun, Wonder Girls, and Jay Park.

If you guess that they have all worked with the Seoul YouTube channel before, than you are correct! The Seoul Metropolitan Government is looking for another celebrity that will promote Seoul to the world. Here is a list of nominations:

Yang Hyun Suk talks about Big Bang's "Alive Tour"

YG Entertainment’s president, Yang Hyun Suk, shared his confidence and excitement over Big Bang’s fast approaching comeback.

Big Bang is scheduled to begin their promotions in early March. The group is to hold concerts on March 2 through 4 at Korea’s largest indoor venue, the Seoul Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium.

Big Bang’s highly-anticipated comeback to the music scene will be nothing short of big. There are plans set for the group to perform in 20 cities around the world. Their “Alive World Tour 2012” will take them to Asia, North America, South America, and Europe. The fact that they are planning on having a World Tour is adding to the public’s excitement.

Big Bang to have their "Inkigayo" comeback stage on March 11

Big Bang is having their comeback on March 11 in SBS’s Inkigayo.

A staff member of SBS’s variety shows said in an interview with TV Report, “Big Bang is planning to return on March 11 in Inkigayo. Yet, we’re not sure about the details such as how many songs they will be performing, but they’re certainly giving returning performance on March 11.”

Because Big Bang has experience of performing three of their new songs in Inkigayo before, the group is likely to have another unusual comeback performance this time.