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"Five different colours and five different individuals but we shine the brightest when we are Big Bang"
BigBang has an extremely active fanclub called VIP. VIP's were voted 2014's Most Active Music Fan Army on Twitter along with Girls' Generation's SONES. The Korean boy band BIG BANG consists of 5 members. They write and compose all their songs themselves. BIGBANG was almost named as Diamond.
Fan Club Name: V.I.P.
Fan Colour: Black and Yellow
Agency: YG Entertainment
Debut: August 19, 2006
GD&TOP Debut: December 24, 2010
G-Dragon Solo Debut: August 18, 2009 (Heartbreaker)
Years Active: 2006 - present
Parodies/Skits:
Big Bang's Samonim, Coffee Prince, Beethoven Virus, Boys Over Flowers, Big Bang and Wonder Girls Drama, Big Bang and SNSD Drama, Secret Garden (MUST WATCH!), 1 Night, 2Days, Shouting Korea
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Movies/ Dramas/ etc:
Daesung: What's Up (main-2011), Cats (musical-2008), A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (movie-2010)
GD: Infinity Challenge (2011)
Seungri: Night After Night (2011), Nineteen, Why Did You Come To My House?, Angel Eyes (2014), Lights and Shadows (2011-cameo)
TOP: 71: Into the Fire Japan (2010), Nineteen (2009), I am Sam (2007), Iris (2009), Alumni, Tazza 2 (2014), The Commitment, Story of Men (2008-cameo), Iris: The Movie (2010), Musical Drama (2007)
Daesung/Taeyang: Strong Heart (2009)
GD/ TOP: Night After Night (2011), KJE Chocolate (2011), Guerilla Date (2011), Come to Play (2008)
Seungri/Daesung: Beatles Code (2011), UV Syndrome (2011), Night After Night (2011), Haha Mong Show (2010)
Seungri/GD: Strong Heart (2011 and 2009)
Seungri/Taeyang: Strong Heart (2010)
ALL: Come to Play, MNet Sound Plex, The Secret Star, Recording for Super Star K, Intimate Note, KJE Chocolate, Gold Miss, Guerilla Date, Sang Sang Plus, Brain Battle, Change Change, Come to Play, Madame B Salon, Manwon Happiness, MTV School Attack, Idol World, Big Bang Documentary
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Kwon Ji Yong (G-Dragon)
Individual Fan Club Name: Dragons
Birthday: August 18, 1988
Height: 177cm
Weight: 58 kg
Blood Type: A
Religion: Christian
Sibling: older sister
Education: Seoul Korean Traditional Arts Middle & High School
Languages: Korean, English, Chinese
Position: leader, main rapper, composer, face of the group (visual)
Hobbies: Writing lyrics, composing, drawing
Personality: although he appears confident and charismatic on stage he is extremely shy and modest in real life
Sub-Unit: GD&TOP with TOP
Ideal Type: A girl with unique characteristics, hardworking, clever, likes hip-hop and is not his fan
Favourite Food: Crispy Donuts
Favourite Pets: Dogs and Cats
Fun Facts:
- solo Albums:
+ Coup D'etat
+ Heartbreaker
+ One of A Kind
+ Shine A Light (live album)
- collaboration albums:
+ "GD&TOP" with TOP
+ "Play with GD&TOP" with TOP
- appeared in:
+ 2NE1's "Fire" MV- dancing behind Minzy at 3:16
- awards:
+ 2013: won Best Male Artist at MAMA
+ 2014: World's Best Album and World's Best Entertainer at World Music Awards
- he was named the celebrity who gained the most followers on Twitter in 2014
- 83rd on the "Top 100 Instagrammers" list ~yes there is such a thing~
- his stage name "G-Dragon" comes from his original name "Ji Yong" because Ji sounds like G and Yong means Dragon
- his childhood friend is Kangin from Super Junior
- he is known for his incredible taste in fashion and is one of the top fashionistas in the idol world
- he was an SM trainee for 5 years until he quit because he was unsure if music was what he wanted to do
- he has been with YG Entertainment since he was 12
- father son relationship with CEO of YG Entertainment, Yang Hyun Suk
- when he was 8, he was part of a kid group "Little Roora"
- he and Taeyang were originally going to debut as a duo hip-hop group "GDYB"
- produces all of BIGBANG's songs
- known in K-Pop as a musical genius
- he has tattoos on his inner arms
+one says Vita Dolce meaning sweet life in Italian
+other says Moderato meaning moderate, which is a musical term
- after BIGBANG was finalized, Yang Hyun Suk gave each member a pendant, his was a star with his favourite type of cap on it. It means "To become a big star in the music industry"
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Choi Seung Hyun (T.O.P- The Official Pimp)
Nickname: Tempo, Choomtop
IFCN: Charmers
Birthday: November 4, 1987
Height: 181cm
Weight: 65 kg
Blood Type: B
Sibling: older sister
Education: Seoul Art College, Dangook University in Theatre and Film
Languages: Korean, Japanese
Position: lead rapper, beat-boxer
Hobbies: reading, swimming, writing lyrics
Personality: stubborn, likes to be the leader of things, speaks his mind
Sub-Unit: GD&TOP with G-Dragon
Ideal Type: sexy, sense and humour, fresh look
Favourite Singers: Usher, Omarion, Jay-Z and B2K
Fun Facts:
- awards:
+ Hallyu Popularity Award in 47th Grand Bell Film Awards
+ Best Newcomer Award in Blue Dragon Awards (2010)
+ Style Icon Awards for Best New Actor
+ Blue Dragon Film Award for Popularity
+ Max Movie Award for Best New Actor
+ 47th PaekSang Award for Popularity
+ Visual Culture Award at Prudential Eye Awards
- collaboration albums:
+ "GD&TOP" with GD
+ "Play with GD&TOP" with GD
- singles:
+ Big Boy
+ Friend feat. Taeyang
+ Act Like Nothing's Wrong feat. Kim Jieun
+ Hallelujah feat GD and Taeyang
+ Turn it Up
+ Because
+ Of All Days
+ Oh Mom
+ Doom Dada
- featured in/collaborations:
+ "Forever with You" GD feat. Park Bom (Korean and English Version)
+ "We Belong Together" GD & Vxp feat. Park Bom
+ "Buckwild" NBK Gray (featured)
+ "I'm Sorry" Gummy (featured)
+ "DISCO" Uhm Jung Hwa (featured)
+ "All I See Is You" ZiA (featured)
+ "Digital Bounce" Se7en (featured)
+ "Dancing On My Own" Pixie Loft (featured)
+ "Bubble Butt" Major Lazer feat. Bruno Mars, GD, TOP, Tyga and Mystic
- despite his rapper image, he is extremely playful
- kissed Lee Hyori on stage
- he was childhood friends with GD, but once GD moved away they became distant. When YG was looking for candidates for BIGBANG, GD called him and recorded several demos for YG
- when auditioning for YG, he was turned down because he was overweight, a month later he auditioned again with a slimmer, more toned body and got in (it is said he lost 20kg in 40 days)
- after BigBang was finalized, Yang Hyun Suk gave each member a pendant, his is a hand holding a megaphone. It means "To inspire people with his voice and become big"
- wrote "Oh Mom" on GD&TOP album about a fan who had cancer and died
- got the nickname Choomtop for his ridiculous dancing skills
- first Korean artist to have his song release worldwide on iTunes "Turn it Up Loud"
- original stage name was "Mark" but was changed when label mate SE7EN came up with TOP
- in 2011 it was reported he purchased a $3 million villa in Seoul, South Korea
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Dong Young Bae (Taeyang)
Nickname: SOL (Solar)
IFCN: Soulmates
Birthday: May 18, 1988
Height: 174cm
Weight: 56 kg
Blood Type: AB
Religion: Christian
Education: Daejin University in Theatre and Film
Languages: Korean, English and Japanese
Position: main vocalist, main dancer
Hobbies: Music, Basketball, Church
Personality: kind-hearted
Ideal Type: does her work seriously, small, elegant, girly, intelligent, matches with his characteristics and goes to church
Favourite Singers: Usher, Omarion and Justin Timberlake
Fun Facts:
- dislikes fighting, he would rather talk his problems out
- solo albums:
+ HOT
+ Solar
+ Solar International
+ Hot Live Concert Tour DVD (live album)
+ Solar Live Concert Tour DVD (live album)
+ Rise
- singles:
+ My Girl
+ Prayer
+ Only Look At Me
+ Where U At
+ Wedding Dress
+ I Need A Girl
+ I'll Be There
+ Ringa Linga
- awards:
+ 2010: Best Male Artist at MAMA
+ 2014: Best Male Artist at MAMA
+ 2014: UnionPay Song of the Year at MAMA
+ 2014: Best Male Vocal Performance at MAMA
- listens to people well and thinks before he speaks
- Taeyang is the Korean word for sun
- said to be an over-achiever
- first kiss was in the MV for his first solo "My Girl"
- when he was in gr 5 he was a child actor, played part of mini Sean in JinuSean's A-Yo MV
- originally going to debut as duo hip-hop group "GDYB" with G-Dragon
- after BIGBANG was finalized, Yang Hyun Suk gave each member a pendant, his has his initials YB with a crown over it. It means "To become the best in the music industry"
- once went on a blind date with SNSD's Yuri
- originally trained to be a rapper but debuted in BIGBANG as a singer
- in 2012, he released his first solo album "SOLAR" that dominated the music charts and won him "Best Male Artist of 2010"
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Kang Dae Sung (Daesung)
Nickname: Delight, D-Lite
IFCN: Jokers
Birthday: April 26, 1989
Height: 178cm
Weight: 63 kg
Blood Type: O
Religion: Christian
Education: KyeongIn High School
Languages: Korean, Japanese
Position: main vocalist
Ideal Type: small and cute, beautiful smile and kind
Favourite Singers: Usher, Omarion, Ne-Yo and Wheesung
Fun Facts:
- solo albums:
+ D'scover
- singles:
+ Try Smiling
+ Look at Me, Gwisoon
+ Big Hit
+ Cotton Candy
+ Baby Don't Cry
+ Lunatic
+ Wings
+ I Love You
- featured in:
+ "To You My Beloved" Gummy
+ "How Did We Get" Lee Hyori
+ "Now We" Nemo
- known for his jokester like antics in BIGBANG and various variety shows
- loves to make people smile
- when he was young he went to vocal lessons frequently but when he told his parents he wanted to pursue a career in singing they said no and stopped paying for his lessons. His instructor said he would give him the lessons for free as long as he worked hard
- when he was a trainee he was diagnosed with vocal cord nodules. He had to undergo treatment right before the release of BIGBANG's second single. Label mate Gummy, who had experienced the same thing, helped him recover and they have been friends since
- after BIGBANG was finalized, Yang Hyun Suk gave each member a pendant, his was the earth held between headphones. It means "To let the whole world listen to your music"
- idols from YG often jokes that Daesung and 2NE1's Mizy are related because of their similar facial features such as their eyes
- members of BIGBANG say that he is the type of person to think "If something goes right, it's because of someone else, but if something goes wrong, it's because of me"
- when trainee's are chosen they are normally picked based on skill and looks, since Daesung was not that good looking it was a surprise he was accepted (BIGBANG members often jokes that when they first saw Daesung, they thought he had to be a musical genius)
- In 2011, Daesung was driving to his parents house at night when he noticed a taxi pulled over to the side. When he went to stop he ran over a man lying on the road from the previous accident and killed him. He was struck with grief and ended all Idol appearances for the year and stayed home or went to church
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Lee Seung Hyun (Seungri)
Nickname: VI (Victory)
IFCN: Champions
Birthday: December 12, 1990
Height: 176cm
Weight: 60 kg
Blood Type: A
Education: Chung Ang University
Languages: Korean, Japanese
Position: vocalist, lead dance, choreographer, maknae
Specialties: Singing, dancing, choreographing
Personality: blunt attitude and over flowing confidence
Ideal Type: cute, girly and elegant, doesn't have piercings, good dancer, age difference not bigger than 5 years
Favourite Singers: Justin Timberlake and Omarion
Fun Facts:
- dislikes when people say he has short legs
- solo albums:
+ Let's Talk About Love
+ VVIP
- thinks he looks best when he sees his skill improving
- has his mom on #1 speed dial
- relieves stress by dancing
- most confident with his elbows
- last member to be picked to join Big Bang
- when he was younger he participated in several dance competition, he competed against; Taeyang, Super Junior's Eunhyuk, TVXQ's Yunho and SHINee's Taemin
- originally illiminated from BIGBANG, went back to YG and competed against SO-1 (Hyungsung from B2ST) and in the end won to be last member
- after BIGBANG was finalized, Yang Hyun Suk gave each member a pendant, his was a flag with a V on a disc with a ring around it. It means "A new style of music set on the music industry"
- has choreographed a large portion of BIGBANG's dances
- labeled as "Justin Timberlake of South Korea"
- BIGBANG members often say they feel nervous whenever he goes on shows because he has a tendency to say secrets about other members
- opened singing and dancing training academies in Korea
- dropped out of Chung Ang University in 2012 due to demanding schedule
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Official Web Links
BIGBANG: https://www.facebook.com/BIGBANG
G-Dragon:https://www.facebook.com/gdragon
Fan Sites
BIGBANGVIP (International Forum): http://www.bigbangvip.net/standup/
Official Sites
VIP: http://vip.ygbigbang.com
YG Family: http://www.ygfamily.com
G-Dragon: @ibgdrgn
TaeYang: @realtaeyang
YG Family: @ygent_official
G-Dragon: @xxxibgdrgn
Seungri: @seungriseyo
Taeyang: @youngbeezy
Me2DayG-Dragon: @g-dragon
TOP: @topofbb
YouTube
BIGBANG (Official Page): http://www.youtube.com/user/bigbang?ob=4&feature=results_main
YG Entertainment: http://www.youtube.com/user/YGEntertainment
G-Dragon: https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialGDRAGON