This article is about the band Big Bang. For their self-titled Korean single, see Bigbang (song). For their self-titled Japanese album, see Big Bang (Big Bang album).
Big Bang (빅뱅) | |
  Back row: G-Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang Front row: Seungri, Daesung | |
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Years active | 2006 – Present |
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Big Bang (Korean: 빅뱅, Japanese: ビッグバン), commonly stylized as BIGBANG, is a South Korean hip-hop boyband. The group first gained recognition when their formation was documented on television, titled the Big Bang Documentary, from July to August 2006. The show was also aired online on GomTV and on MTV Korea.[1] Initially a six-member group, one member dropped out during the airing of the show before the official debut,[2] leading to their current line-up of G-Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, Daesung and Seungri.
Signed to YG Entertainment, Big Bang went on to release a string of modestly successful singles and EPs. They broke into the mainstream with the release of the EP Always (2007), which spawned the number-one single "Lies" (Korean: 거짓말). Their follow-up EP Hot Issue and Stand Up cemented their status as one of the reigning hip-hop groups in South Korea.[3] After being crowned "Artist of the Year" from the M.net KM Music Festival and the Seoul Gayo Daesang Award, the group expanded their activities into Japan, releasing several mini-albums and airplay singles. Nonetheless, their materials would not receive proper promotions until the following year with the release of their first physical Japanese single "My Heaven."
By the end of 2009, Big Bang became the most searched artist in South Korea.[4] They also became the first foreign group in Japan to receive the Japan Cable Broadcasting Award for "Best Newcomer" and the first from Korea to receive the Japan Records honor.[5] In recent years, the members have branched out to do solo activities: Taeyang and G-Dragon released solo materials while T.O.P, Daesung, and Seungri started acting.
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