NOT ONE BUT TWO YG BBS ARE RELEASING ALBUMS ON MARCH 28!

[es2pido.livejournal.com]

(and this is a badly cropped photo. Smh Soompi - OP)

Big Bang and 2NE1 will release their albums at the same time in Japan on March 28. YG Entertainment’s Japanese agency YGEX stated, “We are releasing the albums at the same time because the fans overlap. We believe that we will be able to provide more happiness for fans.”

Big Bang’s new mini album “ALIVE” will have 9 songs. After the album is released Big Bang will hold a Japanese tour that will go through five different cities starting from May 17.

G-Dragon had showed his will to pursue Japanese activities at the YG Family Concert, “I will try harder so that fans don’t have to worry.”

For 2NE1 this will be the first release of an official album. Although the name of the album has not been revealed yet, it appears that the songs will be the ones that were loved by fans. The album will contain Japanese versions of “Fire” and “I Don’t Care.” 

Source: Soompi

Well, hope my bbs won't flop tho...

Comments

[k0dama.livejournal.com]

I guess they forgot to consider the fan's wallets.

[mspopstar.livejournal.com]

If the albums cost the same as SNSD's japanese one : no one will buy it outside of Japan

But they sure will be illegal download hits

[scubajr.livejournal.com]

MTE.

[unreal.livejournal.com]

I'm now confused. So BB will have their Korean mini album released there? Or is Alive a Japanese one?

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

They'll release Alive in Japan as well from what I get.
Wich is probably why they realease teaser in Japan too.


EDIT: Yes Alive is a korean album (just realised my answer was unclear... sorry)
*go get a cappu*

[miwa201.livejournal.com]

2ne1 will flop. lol @ remakes of Fire and IDC. YG what are you doing??
Also lol, it's really not true that the fans overlap. YG is just going to anger VIPs even more.

[miwa201.livejournal.com]

The 2ne1 album will only one one original Japanese song.

[timetobegin.livejournal.com]

Now that's just pathetic.

[mspopstar.livejournal.com]

YG must be sniffing coke if they think they can succeed with this strategy

[srybutno.livejournal.com]

lol ofc they're gonna flop, but kara's first japanese album only had 2 original songs and it sold 450k so that isn't an excuse, really

[jiyong.livejournal.com]

I agree
I also hope this isn't the 'surprise' YG mentioned

because frankly, this isn't surprising at all lol

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

OP that article is better written http://www.bigbangupdates.com/2012/02/big-bang-2ne1-to-release-japanese.html

[es2pido.livejournal.com]

I should've seen that article earlier T___T

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

Aww. You can edit bb.
Let's go torture soompi OP for that cropped photo shot, it'll make you feel better.

[taylorniw.livejournal.com]

This is probably going to force many of them to choose one or the other. Doesn't seem very smart.

[bumie.livejournal.com]

mte

[johnnyquest89.livejournal.com]

Need to do this in Korea

[timetobegin.livejournal.com]

because the fans overlap

So 2NE1 fans are BB fans and vice versa? I'd be careful with saying things like that YG, especially in Korea...

[taylorniw.livejournal.com]

It's probably a pretty accurate statement in Japan.

[nickynisa.livejournal.com]

9 songs = mini album???

[nickynisa.livejournal.com]

they should just add one or 2 songs and make it full album instead..

[merylsteep.livejournal.com]

How about Lollipop Japanese version? Gah. I don't know what to think anymore.

[mspopstar.livejournal.com]

How about entirely new songs for the whole album ?

/they never will but w/e

[kotetsu.livejournal.com]

ia.

[breakinglocks.livejournal.com]

CAN I JUST DIE OF HAPPINESS?
SRSLY BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT EVER!!!!!

[breakinglocks.livejournal.com]

Actually I don't care if the albums won't be that great at all.
Idk, I might sound like a stupid VIP and Blackjack but hell, I'm just damn fine with the fact that the release date is March 28th.

(honestly, in a way it's super stupid to release the albums on the same day)

[vvipforseungri.livejournal.com]

IDK how well 2NE1 will do, tbh. They don't have nearly as large a fanbase in Japan, and not all jVips are overlappers. But I guess then promoting alongside BB would boost them a bit.

[4minutesluts.livejournal.com]

tbh I don't think there's fuck all correlation between new songs or remakes and success in Japan, snsd and kara both did mostly remakes to start off with and did fine, 4minute did mostly new japanese stuff and flopped hard

[jiyong.livejournal.com]

my my isn't this an unfamiliar scenario

oh




wait

[kotetsu.livejournal.com]

play nice andrea :c

[kotetsu.livejournal.com]

Pairing 2NE1 with Big Bang a lot seems lazy. Wouldn't it be better to market them differently? It'd suck for 2NE1 only to be known in Japan for being Big Bang's shadow. (Since in Japan I can't say they've really made much of a name for themselves, yet anyway.)

[yami-no-hoshi.livejournal.com]

I Don't Care is such a boring song. I'd love to hear them do original Japanese songs, since so far their remakes have mostly been bad. Excited for BB's album though <3

[uledy.livejournal.com]

I don't know about 2ne1's album, but VIPs will be brooke when it comes BB's album:


・Type A：【CD+2DVD+PHOTO BOOK】(初回生産限定) 7,140円(税込)
・Type B：【CD+DVD１】3,990円(税込)
・Type C：【CD+DVD２】3,780円(税込)
・Type D：【CD】2,940円(税込)
・Type E：【CD+2DVD+PHOTO BOOK+オリジナルフェイスタオル+オリジナルロゴテイクアウトバッグ】(初回生産限定) 9,800円(税込) ローソン・HMV限定商品

Type E comes with a face towel and an "original take out logo bag" (whatever that is). 9,800 yen!!! Proceeds better go to tsunami relief funds for that price...

[hurtmybones.livejournal.com]

I'll take the one new song because beggars can't be choosers but god dammit YG. Waiting for them to unleash the remake version of Love Is Ouch as well.