G-Dragon is to be featured on Seungri's comeback stage on M!Countdown

2011.01.20 Mcountdown Line Up

This is Legend By No.1 Star Of Asian!
Very Special Name TVXQ
A better 2nd challenge !
Comeback Seungri (of BIGBANG) and Feat G-Dragon
Not anymore ss501 ! Solo Debut Park Jung Min
Last year, rookie! This year, the Diva ! Comeback G.NA
Now the hottest girl group SECRET
Witty HipHop Mighty Mouth
This Week MC is Black Style ! MBLAQ
Masters of Song Navi
2011 Hot Girls Dal★shabet
Mcountdown Thr. PM 6:00 Live

Source: twitter.com/mnetmcountdown

G-Dragon visits his junior in a deep coma

G-Dragon was said to have visited his junior, Kim Daehan, on the 18th, who has been in a deep coma for a year because of an accident. G-Dragon went to junior high with Daehan.

G-Dragon learned of the situation Kim Daehan was in through a letter his father posted that was circulated by fans on GD&TOP's home page. (Similar to how Jung Eun's story reached Daesung.)

Kim Daehan's father wrote:

Hello, Mr. Kwon. I'm Daehan's father.

Daehan, who lived in the suburbs, moved to Seoul  for school where he had difficult times. I heard you helped and supported him a lot.

Daehan used to talk to me about you and the text messages you sent to him saying he'll ask you to perform with him when he becomes a great musician. He majored in Daegum (Korean traditional instrument) in which he had great success. He was even named as the youngest intangible cultural asset for playing it. But last January 2010, he had a tragic car accident and has been in a deep coma since then. 

Doctors say that (even he's in a coma,) he can still hear us and that important people who were part of his past memories may have an effect on him. I understand that you are very busy and that it might be difficult.. but can you come for a visit and tell him, "Wake up, Daehan. I've come for you"? Please.. I'm asking you this to save my son. He was a very promising young man and you were a big support to him.. Please..

Source: bbvipz
Translation by huisuyoon @ twitter

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YG planning to have chartered planes for JVIPs who will watch BIGSHOW

According to the representative of Bigbang’s company, YG Entertainment is planning to have two chartered planes mobilized Bigbang’s Japanese fans that will watch Bigbang’s 2011 BIGSHOW Concert.

Their representative said, “According to our consultation with the local tourism enterprise, the Japanese fans who will come to Korea is estimated to reach 2000 people. So in order to make these fans to mobilized comfortably we planned to prepare two chartered planes.”

Bigbang has been working in full-scale at Japan throughout 2009 and 2010 and they’ve received enormous popularity since then. Bigshow that have been held since 2009 now will be held for the third time.

Especially this year Bigbang will announce their new album in BIGSHOW after their two years of absence. They’ve been receiving attention for this concert since they will reveal their new songs, also each member solo songs and the unit group activities.

Their representative said, “Every year there are around 1000 fans come from Japan to see BIGSHOW, now since people awareness for Bigbang has gotten bigger, we have an outlook that the amount of the viewers will increase twice much more than before,” and he also added, “Not only from Japan, but fans from places like Thailand have lined up to purchase their concert ticket.”

Source: Newsen
Translated by: Winalicious@BBVIP.net

Big Bang to Release 3D “Big Show 2010″ in Theaters

After a two year hiatus, Big Bang will be meeting fans through the big screen!

On January 18th, representatives of YG Entertainment revealed, “A 3D movie featuring footage from the ‘2010 Big Bang Live Concert Big Show‘ will be released in theaters on February 2nd.”

Titled “2010 Big Bang Live Concert Big Show 3D,” concert footage that wasn’t originally included in the DVD release will be turned into 3D as a joint production by YG Entertainment and SBS’s Contents Hub.

The group is currently preparing for their comeback album scheduled for release on February 24th, followed by their “2011 Big Show” concert on the 25th through 27th.

Source:SPN via Nate/Allkpop+BIGBANG

GD&TOP talks about their "warm up" before Big Bang’s comeback

GD&TOP recently sat down for an insightful interview with SPN, which explored their concerns over their duo project, their anticipation for the Big Bang album, and their future plans.

As usual, the boys delivered honest answers when it came to questions about their achievements. “We worried since it’s been such a long time that we last released an album, but we even won on music programs. It’s so refreshing.”


The duo managed to rank first on various music programs within two weeks of their promotion cycle. “It’s been about two and a half years since we last stood on a Korean stage, so we always wondered whether we’d have the same impact as the old times. We fully believed that it was a hiatus long enough for fans to have forgotten us.”

Naturally, once they made their return, it was apparent that their fears were unfounded. “Now we’re really excited about what our fans will think of our next Big Bang album.”

G-Dragon continued, “Before, we melted all five of our charms into one song; but we created this album with just the talents from us two rappers. It feels like our skills have improved.“ T.O.P expressed, “We built upon our efforts layer-by-layer in order to complete a song. It’s a fun warm up before Big Bang’s official comeback in February.”

Speaking of Big Bang, what could G-Dragon and T.O.P tell fans about the upcoming album?

“After lengthy discussions with the members, we all came to the conclusion that it’d be better to return to the original image of Big Bang that the public fell in love with, instead of attempting something new,” they explained.

Although zero details about the album were revealed, the boys hinted, “The public and our members seem to be tired of electronic sounds, so we’re preparing warmer, more emotional sounds that give an analog feel. There is a bit of rock influence as well.”

They concluded, “Since it’s the first time in a while that we’re all promoting together, we want to make sure that we show everyone how much we’ve improved as ‘Big Bang’. We’re also planning more long-term projects and songs in order to meet the fans who have been waiting for us for so long.”

Source: SPN via Nate, Edaily
Translated by VITALSIGN @ allkpop

Mizuhara Kiko closer to T.O.P than G-Dragon?

G-Dragon: "I wonder why it’s just me who's rumored with Kiko."

Big Bang’s leader, G-Dragon, is wondering why there are rumors about him and Japanese model and actress, Mizuhara Kiko.

G-Dragon had an interview with E-Daily SPN where he said, “Kiko is friends with all Big Bang members, not just me,” denying the rumors with Mizuhara Kiko.

Rumors about G-Dragon and Mizuhara Kiko surfaced around August of last year, when he and Big Bang were promoting in Japan. Even though YG Entertainment officials, Big Bang’s entertainment agency, has denied the rumors about the two of them already, the rumors are still attracting attention.

This is the first time taht G-Dragon has spoken to directly deny this. G-Dragon said, “Kiko was introduced to the members by the president of a Japan agency, and we have gone to eat meals together several times,” he continued, when asked about how the rumors about them being in a relationship started, “I have called several model friends to go shopping together when I got more interested in clothes. That must have been the cause of the misunderstanding,” he speculated.

Sitting next to him, TOP said, “Kiko befriended me the most actually,” he revealed

Source: News.Nate.com
Translated by: knucklepink@DaragonHideout.com

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Big Bang's new album release date confirmed

VIPs can finally circle a date on their calendar, as YG Entertainment has revealed that the group will drop their new album on February 24th, just in time for '2011 BIG SHOW'.

Representatives of YG Entertainment explained,

“After nearly two years, they’ll finally be releasing a new album on February 24th. Details such as the number of tracks or the album’s tracklist have yet to be decided. Big Bang will be holding their first comeback stage not through publicly-broadcasted music programs, but at their own ‘2011 BIG SHOW‘ concerts on February 25th through 27th.”

They continued, “This concert will show just how much Big Bang has improved through the years.”

Representatives further explained their decision behind why they chose to have the first comeback stage at a concert, as opposed to a music show.

“Since it’s an album they’ve worked hard on for the past two years, they all agreed to show it to their fans first before they appear on broadcast programs. Instead of being limited to only two or three tracks because of time constraints, they’d rather show all of their new songs at their concert.”

The concert will also showcase GD&TOP’s unit album and Seungri’s solo album.

Source + Photos: Newsen via Daum 

(via AllKpop) 

GD&TOP to guest on KBS Cool FM on January 21

GD&TOP will have their first radio guesting as a duo unit on January 21 (12:00-2:00PM) at KBS CoolFM/2FM 89.1. During the show, they will also be answering some questions posted by fans on KBS Radio's bulletin board.

Source: KBS via bbvipz
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