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Big Bang Sets New Record As Gaon’s Most Streamed Artist

Big Bang made a new record as the most streamed artist on Gaon.
Two weeks after being released, "Loser" topped 5 Gaon charts in weekly digital chart, download chart, streaming chart, BGM chart, and mobile chart. Big Bang also became the most streamed artist of the week as "Loser" was streamed over 7.5 million times from May 3rd to May 9th.

"Loser" and "Bae Bae" music videos are still hot as well. As of 8 AM KST of May 15th, view counts of "Loser" hit 17.9 million and "Bae Bae" 15.8 million, bringing the total number of views to 33.7 million. The tracks are also holding onto their top-ranking statuses across various domestic music charts for 15 consecutive days.

Meanwhile, Big Bang won the triple crown from being ranked 1st on MBC Show! Music Core on May 9th, SBS Inkigayo on May 10th, and Mnet M Countdown on May 14th. They will perform on stage again on May 15th and 17th through KBS 2TV Music Bank and SBS Inkigayo.

BIGBANG: 5 Trophies on TV, Tops Charts 17 Straight Days… Where Does It End?

The keyword of the music industry in the year 2015 is certainly BIGBANG. They are back for the first time as a whole in 3 years, already seizing 5 trophies on TV and topping music charts for 17 days in a row. They are on the roll. But is that all? No, because the second song in the ranking is also their track. BIGBANG’s “LOSER” and “BAE BAE.” BIGBANG’s rival is BIGBANG.

BIGBANG’s comeback influence is far greater than expected. Now they are at the beginning stage, and it is hard to predict how far they will go. YG’s Executive Producer YANG HYUN SUK announced something very provocative: BIGBANG will be releasing new songs every month from May to August. And their first step already became an enormous success. Fans are curious to see how far the quintet will go.

First, BIGBANG won against the Bangtan Boys’ “I Need U” and EXO’s “Call Me Baby” to seize the trophy on MBC’s Show! Music Center with their newest track “LOSER” on May 16. Without even appearing on the show, they topped the program for 2 weeks in a row.

On May 9, they also grabbed the trophy on MBC’s Show! Music Center, again without making an official comeback on the show, and on May 10 on SBS’s Inkigayo, on 14 Mnet’s M Countdown and KBS 2TV’s Music Bank. They already possess 5 trophies, and it is hard to predict if they will be getting more.

“LOSER” and “BAE BAE” are ranked #1 and #2 on major South Korean music sites for 16 straight days as well. On Gaon Chart, they are breaking the record for being the most-streamed songs of the week.

They have been away for a long time, and they are seeing viral success as soon as they are back. Perhaps it is not that shocking. But what’s notable is that things change with the speed of light in the present day, and topping charts with two songs for this long in the rapidly changing music world would not be possible if it wasn’t BIGBANG.

From solos to groups, no matter how popular they are, it is normal that they yield their top positions after a few days, perhaps 3 days tops. But for BIGBANG the phenomenon is lasting whopping 16 days. No matter how popular the band is, the longevity of their music depends on the word-of-mouth. So it is certainly safe to say that BIGBANG is recognized for their musical talents.

Unveiled at 0 hour of May 1, “LOSER” topped all 8 South Korean major charts including Melon and Bugs on May 8. The second title tracks “BAE BAE” is following the first one. On Melon, it topped the ranking of “24-hour Usage Comparison” and even reached the highest point. They now have the record of 46 times, not ceasing to climb up.

On Gaon Chart’s 19th week ranking on May 7 they were triple crowned on Digital, Download and Album Charts category while occupying the top two slots of Billboard’s “World Digital Songs” chart on May 8.

“LOSER” is a song about a lonely person. It is not powerful or fast, but you can tell that it is produced by BIGBANG. The rhythmical rapping and the addictive hook attract the listeners’ attention at once. T.O.P, G-DRAGON wrote the song while TAEYANG was involved in composing. TEDDY was in charge of the overall producing.

They are scheduled to release new songs every first of the month until August. It has been 16 days since their first one, and only 15 days left until the next ones. Fans joke that BIGBANG’s rival is BIGBANG, and that is certainly true. Now they are breaking all the records in the music world, and all eyes are on the quintet to see what kind of surprises they got for us this time.



BB@yt 1, 2, kpopstarz, osen via YG life,

Date: 2015-05-18 07:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] waves-of-light.livejournal.com
I cannot wait for next month, I'm getting tired of listening to Loser everyday. Still loving Bae Bae though. I'm Bae Bae smutty trash, no surprise there.

Date: 2015-05-18 08:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] atopworld.livejournal.com
I am Bae Bae gutter trash and I want them to perform at our wedding. I'll walk down the aisle to the rice cakes part.

Date: 2015-05-18 11:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] suxaholic.livejournal.com
Loser has been killing it in Korea. It's probably already a bigger hit than any of their singles from their last 2 albums

Date: 2015-05-19 11:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ms-minniemaus.livejournal.com
Woaaah the stage looks amazing. I want them to come to Europe and take my money. Can't wait for the next single.

P.S I'm new here, so please be gentle.

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