Big Bang is a very popular
Korean boy band.
Its five members are known as
T.O.P, Seungri, Daesung, G-Dragon, and
Taeyang.
They were launched by the famous
management
company, YG Entertainment
on August 19th 2006, as
part
of the company’s 10th anniversary
concert. Big Bang immediately
received praise
from critics, the public, and other singers
for the members’ outstanding talent.
On September 23rd, 2006, the group made
their debut on the tv music show, “Music Core”, but Big Bang became
famous
throughout the country even before their official
debut, since MTV Korea had aired an
eleven-episode documentary about
the making of the band.
So far, as
many as
1 million copies of their albums have
been sold and Big Bang is popular
not only in Korea, but also
in Thailand,
Japan and
other countries around the world.
G.DRAGON
- TEAM
LEADER/ RAPPER/
VOCALIST
G.DRAGON has
been training with YG Entertainment
for 6 years, having
joined the management
group when he was only 13 years
old. He is regarded as a skilled
producer, and has
worked on other singers’ albums as
well as Big Bang’s.
During his childhood
he appeared
in movies and TV shows, but it
was
always
his dream
to become a singer. He takes
his responsibility as
the leader of the band
seriously. He does not tolerate mistakes,
but at the same
time he encourages and
supports the other members. He composed “Lies”, “Look at
Me, GwiSun”, “Fool” and
“We Belong Together”. G-Dragon is considered
by many to be the most fashionable
member of the group, and many
teenagers copy his flamboyant
urban style.
Real
Name
: Kwon Ji-yong
Date of Birth : August
18th 1988
Blood Type : A
Physique : 177cm, 58kg
Talents : Rap,
dance,
beat
box, song writing, and fluent in English and
Chinese
Education : Kyung
Hee Univ. Postmodern Music Department
Activities: Participated
in the 2001 Korea HIPHOPFEX, appeared
on YG FAMILY and
PERRY Albums, and
several concert.
T.O.P
- RAPPER
/ VOCALIST
T.O.P earned his status as
one of Korea’s biggest
heartthrobs
by stealing a kiss
from Lee Hyori, one of Korea’s most famous
female singers, at
the Mnet Km Music Festival. T.O.P has an attractive
husky voice and is considered
to be the most masculine in the group.
However, he is actually very reserved and
sensitive. He likes to be alone and
his hobby is collecting action
figures.
T.O.P. acted in the drama
“Iris” alongside actors
Kim Tae Hee and
Lee Byung Hun, and he will appear
in the upcoming drama “My
19-year-old” with Seung Ri, another
member of Big Bang.
Real
Name
: Choi Seung-hyeon
Date
of Birth : November 4th, 1987
Blood Type :181cm,
65kg
Physique : B
Talents
: Rap, beat
box, song writing, fluent in English
Education
: Danguk Univ. Film and
Theatre Department
Activities:
Winner in KBS Radio’s “Rap
Battle”,
performances in various
clubs
SEUNG RI
- SINGER
Even before Big Bang’s
debut, Seung Ri was widely known in his hometown,
Gwangju,
because of his amazing
dance
skills. However, he failed many
auditions beause
of his short
height. In YG Entertainment’s Big Bang audition,
he was almost
eliminated, but luckily he was
given a second chance, and
his singing,
dancing
skills, and stage
presence impressed the producers so much that
he made it into the group.
Seung Ri was the first member of the
group to be in a musical,
starring
in Sonagi, and
the second member to debut as an actor.
He appeared
in the film "Why Did You Come To Our House"
which was released
in April 9th 2009. He
will also act
with T.O.P in the upcoming drama My
19-year-old.
He recently released his first
solo album “Strong
Baby”,
so these days he has a
pretty busy schedule. However he always
practices his singing and
dancing
in order to give the perfect live performance
for his fans.
Real
Name
:Lee Seung-hyeon
Date
of Birth :December 12th, 1990
Physique : 177cm,
60kg
Talents
: Dance, Singing, Fluent in
English
Education
: Kyung Hee Univ. Postmodern Music Department
Activities:
Member of the d
ancing te
am,
Ilhw
a
TAE YANG
- SINGER/ RAPPER
Tae Yang
became a trainee
member of YG Entertainment when he was
13 years old. Since he was always
training at
YG Entertainment, he has
never had a
girlfriend, and so he is regarded as
the pure, innocent band member by the fans.
However, he is considered
quite attractive
due to his masculinity and
dark
skin color, and has
more female fans
in their 20s and 30s than any
other member of the group. His first
solo album Hot
was a great
success. Tae Yang
likes urban hip-hop fashion and
his hobby is
collecting caps.
Real
Name
: Dong Young-bae
Date
of Birth : May 18th, 1988
Blood Type :174cm,
56kg
Physique : B
Talents
: Rap, dance,
beat
box, song writing, fluent in English and
Japanese
Education
: Daejin Univ, Theater and
film Department
Activities: Appeared
on Jinusean’s A-YO
Music Video, appeared
on YG Family’s Wheesung albums, and
in several concerts
DAE SUNG
- SINGER
In 2008, Dae Sung starred
in the Korean adaptation
of Cats, becoming the second Big Bang member
to appear
in a musical.
He showed off his many
talents
by appearing
on a TV music show as a MC
and on the very popular
SBS entertainment show Family
Outing. On these tv shows he came across as a really
friendly guy and so Dae
Sung has many
fans.
He’s a great
singer and performs well in
many
different genres. His trot
single, “Look at Me, Gwisun”,
was a hit
with many fans,
regardless of their age and
gender. It’s thought that he resembles the Japanese animation
character,
Doraemon, so he receives many
Doraemon dolls from his fans.
Real
Name
:Kang Dae-sung
Date
of Birth :April 26th 1989
Physique : 178cm,
63kg
Talents
: Singing, fluent in English
Education
: Kyung Hee Univ. Postmodern Music Department
Activities:
Passed the Big Bang audition
while taking the MBC Academy
course
Information
on Big Bang
Member : T.O.P, Seungri, Daesung,
G-Dragon and
Taeyang
Date
of Debut :August 19, 2006
Big Bang's
official Fan
Club VIP
Big Bang's
offici
al f
an
club c
alls itself "V.I.P." (
a reference
to the b
and’s second single: "
Big Bang is V.I.P.").
It
is estim
ated
to h
ave
around
300,000 members. Gener
ally
at
concerts in Kore
a, most f
ans
will w
ave b
alloons
in
a specific color to
show their devotion to
a b
and,
however
Big Bang f
ans
don’t w
ave b
alloons,
inste
ad they w
ave
b
and
ann
as
and
crown sh
aped glow sticks, which
are
decor
ated with the letters BB.
You c
an get these
at
YgeShop (
http://www.ygeshop.com) or
at
concerts venues.
Address
: YG Entertainment, Deokyang
Building, 3rd Floor, 371-26 Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu,
Seoul (zip code) 121-884
