South Korea celebrates the 70th anniversary of its Independence Day today, August 15, and with that, MBC is aired a special episode of its weekly music ranking show, “Music Core.” Jooheon of MONSTA X joined this week as a special MC. BIGBANG, SHINee, and the Wonder Girls competed for first place with BIGBANG’s “Let’s Not Fall in Love” taking… Continue reading BIGBANG Takes 1st Win for “Let’s Not Fall in Love” on “Music Core,” Performances from SHINee, Wonder Girls, and More
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BIGBANG’s G-Dragon Promises to Appear at Next “Infinity Challenge” Music Festival Too
At the “Infinity Challenge” music festival on August 13 in Pyeongchang, BIGBANG‘s G-Dragon and Taeyang performed with cast member Kwanghee and had a chance to talk about their future music festival plans. “Infinity Challenge” has staged these special music festivals once every two years since 2007. It recruits musicians from a variety of genres and… Continue reading BIGBANG’s G-Dragon Promises to Appear at Next “Infinity Challenge” Music Festival Too
Actress Yoo Sun Does Cringe-Worthy Cover of BIGBANG’s “BAE BAE”
Actress Yoo Sun has created a video that she wants to erase from her life. That’s what she said on August 13 during a radio show the day after her appearance on “Radio Star,” where she performed BIGBANG’s “BAE BAE.” A listener tuned in and asked her about the performance, to whom she responded, “It’s… Continue reading Actress Yoo Sun Does Cringe-Worthy Cover of BIGBANG’s “BAE BAE”
YG Responds to KBS Ban on GD&TOP’s “ZUTTER”
YG Entertainment has responded to KBS‘ broadcast ban on BIGBANG subunit GD&TOP‘s new song “ZUTTER.” On August 12, KBS’ review board deemed “ZUTTER” unfit for broadcast because of the content of the song and coarse language in the lyrics and title. YG Entertainment responded, announcing that there would be no revisions to the song, “In… Continue reading YG Responds to KBS Ban on GD&TOP’s “ZUTTER”
BIGBANG Takes Top Two Spots in Just First Week on Billboard’s World Digital Chart
BIGBANG has done it again! The final installment of their “MADE Series,” “MADE Series E” does not disappoint although it had big shoes to fill with its predecessors (MADE Series M, A, and D) all making it into the top three slots of Billboard’s World Digital Songs chart. In just their first week (August 22) on the chart,… Continue reading BIGBANG Takes Top Two Spots in Just First Week on Billboard’s World Digital Chart
BIGBANG G-Dragon and Taeyang to Reveal Insides of Refrigerators on “Please Take Care of My Refrigerator”
BIGBANG’s G-Dragon and Taeyang are set to appear in the popular JTBC show “Please Take Care of My Refrigerator.” According to a JTBC representative on August 10, the duo is filming for the show today, and their episode will be airing on August 31. The two were revealed to be fans of the show during… Continue reading BIGBANG G-Dragon and Taeyang to Reveal Insides of Refrigerators on “Please Take Care of My Refrigerator”
BEAST Takes 4th Win on “Inkigayo,” Performances by BIGBANG, Wonder Girls, SHINee, T-ara, and More
Update – August 10, 2015: Congratulations to BEAST for their fourth win on SBS “Inkigayo” with “YeY“! The group took the Sunday victory over Girls’ Generation‘s “Party” and Hyukoh‘s “Wi Ing Wi Ing.” Especially notable this week is Hyukoh, despite their third place finish. The song “Wi Ing Wi Ing,” with which they climbed the… Continue reading BEAST Takes 4th Win on “Inkigayo,” Performances by BIGBANG, Wonder Girls, SHINee, T-ara, and More
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – August Week 2
A Pink’s “Remember” narrowly edged two-week champion Girls’ Generation’s “Party” to become our new No. 1 song this week. “Remember” won on Music Bank and M!Countdown last week. It also scored more points than “Party” on GAON Chart and various internet charts to more than offset the much inferior scores from our Soompi Airplay in… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – August Week 2
BIGBANG Dominating Major Music Charts for Third Day in a Row With “MADE Series E”
BIGBANG is at it again! Since the release of the final installment of their “MADE Series” on August 5, BIGBANG’s newest double title tracks “Let’s Not Fall in Love” and subunit GD & T.O.P‘s “ZUTTER” has been on a chart-topping streak for three days straight and counting. “Let’s Not Fall in Love” and “ZUTTER” haven’t budged from first and… Continue reading BIGBANG Dominating Major Music Charts for Third Day in a Row With “MADE Series E”
BIGBANG Has Already Broken 6 Million Views Total With “MADE Series E” MVs
In less than two days since their release, the music videos for BIGBANG‘s “MADE Series E” have accumulated a staggering 6.4 million combined views already! Each of the music videos has already surpassed three million views on YouTube since their release at midnight KST on August 5. As of press time, the music video for subunit GD… Continue reading BIGBANG Has Already Broken 6 Million Views Total With “MADE Series E” MVs