Taeyang "GD a Friend Till the End… the Tweets Are a Misunderstanding"

Big Bang’s Taeyang showed his trust in his fellow members. In an interview with Star News he stated, “I think after all of the problems that we went through together, we have become even closer.” During the interview he talked about G-Dragon, “As a friend it was a shame to see what happened to G-Dragon. However, no matter what, G-Dragon is a closer friend than family. Even if G-Dragon gets himself into a worse situation I won’t let go of his hand. I know that G-Dragon feels the same about me, our friendship will go on forever.”

[Soompi 2011] Most Shocking Scandals of the Year

It’s that time of the year again, when everyone starts looking back at the past year and compiles their own “Best of the year” lists. Soompi also brings you its own “Year-in-Review” in eight different categories starting from today. The first topic of this eight-part series is the “Most Shocking Scandals of 2011.”

Mnet M! Countdown 12.15.11

“Trouble Maker” from the HyunA-JS duo takes “Song of the Week” in a three-way battle with IU and T-ara. Today’s show had competitions for fun, dubbed “M Countdown Awards” in between the performances as a live show event.

G-Dragon and Park Myung Soo’s "I Cheated" Chosen As #1 Variety Show Song

Big Bang’s leader G-Dragon and Park Myung Soo’s “I Cheated” has been chosen by Netizens as the #1 variety show song. According to Monkey3 on December 15, the website ran a “What was the best variety show song in 2011?” survey. GG’s (Park Myung Soo and G-Dragon’s team name) “I Cheated” received 27% of the votes and came in first. The song was created for the Infinity Challenge episode where the members of Infinity Challenge teamed up with a singer/producer to make a song.

YG vs. SM: Different Album Sales Strategy

With YG Entertainment’s recent entry into the Korean stock exchange market, more specifically known as the Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (KOSDAQ), it has amped up its rivalry against an equally well-known label and one of the pillars of K-Pop: SM Entertainment.

[Discuss] G-Dragon’s Comeback Too Early?

The timing of G-Dragon’s comeback last weekend at the “15th Anniversary YG Family Concert” has been stirring up quite a controversy lately. Fans are largely split over YG Entertainment’s decision to rush him back on stage in less than three months after being involved in a marijuana smoking scandal last October. In Korea, illegal drug use is considered a serious act, and it generally takes at least six months, or in most cases, years to make a comeback to the industry.