Billboard introduces Big Bang as ''The Leader of the new Korean Wave''

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

Recently, five men idol group Big Bang is attracting worldwide attention.

Big Bang is attracting public gaze because they ranked the top of iTunes Chart in various countries including Britain, France, and Brazil. Not only that, many news regarding Big Bang were broadcast on America’s popular music shows and award ceremonies.

On March 13, Big Bang has been introduced to world-famous music chart, Billboard. Billboard introduced Big Bang with the title, “Big Bang is Unstoppable.”

Billboard also mentioned, “Big Bang’s fifth mini album, Alive ranked 150th place on Billboard 200. The music video for one of the album’s songs, ‘Blue’ exceeded 14 million views.”

The show also introduced Big Bang’s world tour. Billboard stated, “The first day of world tour, Alive Tour 2012in Seoul, was a great success. Thirty thousand fans visited the site. They will be performing in 25 capitals of 16 countries including Asia, North and South America, and Europe.”

The MC of the show added, “Almost all the songs from the album Alive entered top ten of the K Pop Charts. Big Bang will make a tremendous change in the upcoming K Pop Charts.”

Source: BBupdate
Starnews via en.korea.com

Comments

[sunshine2163.livejournal.com]

Look at my babies...MMMMMMM MMMMM MMMM MMMM MMM TOASTY!

[stesabsea.livejournal.com]

25 capitals of 16 countries including Asia, North and South America, and Europe?

What?? Only capitals? IDGI.

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

Not sure it's true. They' going to Torronto. It might be the capital of Ontario but it sure ain't the capital of Canada.
And really 16 countrie sbut 25 capitals. So some country have several capitals? Or several dates for one capital???

[stesabsea.livejournal.com]

Has Toronto been confirmed? Or any of the other cities that have been getting mentioned? I'm not liking this waiting game.

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

Torronto was confirmed by the staff but no official statement.
Omona had a post about it though.

[ozw.livejournal.com]

Translation error, I'm guessing. I'm sure they just meant big/populous cities. There's prob some Korean word for "important city" or something that's usually applied to capitals but doesn't necessarily mean capital city. It's the same in English, actually. NYC is sometimes called a "capital city" but the capital of NY is Albany.

[kanbinayume.livejournal.com]

Capitals?
AS IN DC?!
Praying to G-sus rn

[modernabsurdity.livejournal.com]

Joining you

[aj-123.livejournal.com]

please that is the closes to VA so i hope so

[exeuntpbabear.livejournal.com]

ngl that was my first reaction. like, it's the nation's capitol, it's near the center of the coast, and i live INSIDE THE BELTWAY for fucks sake and i wish idols would make it easy for me to go see them. THOSE ARE ALL GOOD REASONS.

/prayer circle

[kanbinayume.livejournal.com]

Same here, and it would be super convenient since it takes like, 15 minutes for me. Why bother coming to visit the US when you don't even come see the nation's capitol?! and even better yet, just have concerts here please. There's a surprisingly large Asian population here as well.

[exeuntpbabear.livejournal.com]

ikr? I live in what's pretty much Little Korea, VA. It's like, trust me, people here are interested. And I can catch a bus up to New York (or wherever) pretty easily if that's where people are performing, but what about people in, say, Florida? I certainly wouldn't want to drive the entire coast, so why can't these companies make things easy for everyone and choose the big important city that right in the middle? Ugh.

[kanbinayume.livejournal.com]

Exactly. My friends in the south are always griping about how hard it is to go to a concert. It's just common sense that you would pick somewhere that is reachable for most fans. I'm from MD and while we don't have as many Asian residents as you do, there are still a considerable amount. It's also so much easier for students because I don't want to have to come home at 1am on a Sunday night and have to go to school the next day.

[exeuntpbabear.livejournal.com]

Exactly. It's common sense.

[trashsocialite.livejournal.com]

Woo Md and I agree, Dc or NYC is so easy to get to. It's all connected. I'm sick of this 5 day before ticket shit and it just being in LA. Come on!

[the-erotomanic.livejournal.com]

but nowhere did billboard (and billboard korea at that) ever said that bigbang is the leader of the new korean wave. where did that come from?

http://www.billboard.com/news/k-pop-hot-100-bigbang-is-unstoppable-1006434952.story#/news/k-pop-hot-100-bigbang-is-unstoppable-1006434952.story

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

Interpretation is key. And korea media are very successful at it.

[the-erotomanic.livejournal.com]

not that big bang is not a leader in some way, but nowhere did the billboard article say so. and the caption on the photo in the grammy website just said that they went kaboom (or something like that). i think their too presumptuous with their interpretation. :o\

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

Korean media always do that when it comes to oversea activity or oversea "mention".
When a group is debuting in japan, they're taking Japan over... and so and so

[the-erotomanic.livejournal.com]

you're right. the k-media treat hallyu like some new form of neocolonialism.

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

They're trying to make the wave bigger than it is.
Sure hallyu is spreading but like any other culture.
Let's be honest, we live in the age of globalization and every culture is spreading not just the korean one. And actually outside the entertainement industry, the korean culture ain't spreading that much.

[the-erotomanic.livejournal.com]

korean tech and automobile is doing quite well, but i'm not sure many know they're korean products.

...we live in the age of globalization and every culture is spreading not just the korean one.

i hope they keep this in mind when they're thinking of producing something they don't consider as racist but actually is.

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

idk about tech and automobile, are they "culture"? I was more thinking into food, way of living, history, tradition...
What do we really know of the korean way of life, its tradition?

i hope they keep this in mind when they're thinking of producing something they don't consider as racist but actually is.
You and I both.

[the-erotomanic.livejournal.com]

oh, i didn't mean them to be part of korean culture, but korean exports in general.

[phililen3.livejournal.com]

Just announce dates already and put people at ease.

[yolleh.livejournal.com]

This!
It would make sense to announce dates earlier so poor people can get more time to put money aside for tickets.
Also, it would probably drum up even more excitement.

[a-perfect-shade.livejournal.com]

mfte i jump on every bb article just for the dates

[simplyobessed.livejournal.com]

THIS! THIS! THIS! :(

[markovnikov.livejournal.com]

groce

[o13blackcats.livejournal.com]

This article was on Kpop Hot 100 webpage. Not the Billboard mothership unfortunately.

[cuyler-morgan.livejournal.com]

Capitals?!?!?!?! DC?!?!?!?


YES YES YES :)

[taylorniw.livejournal.com]

Which shows?

[marsheumallow.livejournal.com]

i just want concerts dates

[waltz-in-code.livejournal.com]

i like how this is an article about an article

[monster-mutt.livejournal.com]

omg yg you troll, tell us what cities and dates already! i have 2 kids who will be in school till the end of may and then start again in august -- i need time to plan and possibly save for a trip +_+

[4minutesluts.livejournal.com]

"unstoppable" no they stopped right there at 150th

[flu-n-c.livejournal.com]

And your oppars/unnirs would never even come close to that

[laceandskin.livejournal.com]

I already accepted the fact that they're not coming to my city and I don't have the money to travel to where they'll play.

[allisnotlost.livejournal.com]

not surprised! also, gimme them dates already!!