Seungri to make a cameo in MBC drama, Light and Shadow

Big Bang‘s Seungri has revealed that he will be making a special cameo appearance in MBC‘s 50th anniversary drama, ‘Light and Shadow‘.

BIGBANG's "Arabian Nights" LOTTE Duty Free CM Behind the Scenes to air in January 2012

BIGBANG, 2PM, and other big KPop Stars' Lotte Duty Free Commercial Messages (CM) behind the scenes footage will air in January 2012.
The 15-minute episode will air a special program for all six CM's: Hyun "Alice in Wonderland", the BIGBANG "Arabian Nights", Song Seung Heon's "Beauty and the Beast", the 2PM's "Treasure Island", and Kim Hyun Joong's "Little Prince." The CM theme song for each part of each cast is" [So I'm] Loving YOU." The article also notes that the CM's have an extraordinarily clear and valuable footages of the singers.

G-Dragon and T.O.P's 1st Look Covers Nominated for "Cover of the Year"

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Big Bang featured on online fashion site "Refinery29"

Many fashionistas may know of ‘Refinery29.com‘, a popular one-stop website for fashion, style, and shopping.

The site posted an article today called ‘Kpop Cheat Sheet: The Bands To Know Before They Blow Up’, and introduced Big Bang, 2NE1, SNSD, and SHINee to their readers. The passage read:

Big Bang 2011 Ranking on Japan's Oricon Charts

Big Bang's second Japanese album has ranked among the top selling Japanese albums of 2011.  Oricon charts released it's ranking of the 100 top CD albums for 2011, and Big Bang's "BIGBANG2" was ranked in 63rd place. The rankings only count the physical sale of album, not the internet/online purchasing of MP3s. Still, Big bang managed to sell a amazing 98,854 units!

Big Bang to Release New Album in March 2012?

Big Bang has announced that they’ll be releasing a new album in March! 

On December 16th, representatives of YG Entertainment confirmed, “Big Bang has decided to hold their ‘Big Show‘ concert in March of 2012. Ahead of the concert, they’ll be releasing a new album. They had halted their activities this year because of unpredicted accidents, but they’ll be returning to their official activities for the first time in nearly a year through their ‘Big Show’ next year.”

Big Bang Nominated at the 21st Annual "Seoul Music Awards"

At this year's 21st Annual Seoul Music awards, Big Bang is nominated in 2 categories, "Popularity" and "Bonsang". 

There are other categories in the ceremony, though out of the main 3, those are the 2 Big Bang is nominated for. For the Bonsang award, winners are chosen based on album and digital sales, online voting popularity and a final judging from the award ceremony judges.

Arirang TV asks foreign fans to pick the best of K-Pop in 2011

Arirang TV, an English-language Korean television network, is asking its foreign viewers to vote for their favorite musicians, actors, and songs in such categories as best rookie, best couple from a drama, and the artist they most want to visit their country. Fans can easily sign up for the website and vote, as Arirang is available in both English and Korean. 

The voting period lasts until December 31st, and it appears Arirang will select winners from the voting pool, who will then receive prizes. 

Check the categories below to see if your favorite group or actor is nominated: