BIG BANG

Overview

AKA
빅뱅

BIG BANG is an all male R&B and Hip-Hop group under YG Entertainment. The members were first introduced to the public through a 10 episode documentary that ran from July 15 - August 13, 2006. The show documented Yang Hyun Suk's decision to cut what started as 6 members to a 5 member group; though, he originally intended to cut 2 members. The group consists of 3 newcomers T.O.P, Seung Ri, and Dae Sung, and G-Dragon and Tae Yang, both of whom have done several collaborations with other YG Entertainment artists prior to debuting as part of Big Bang.
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Members
G-Dragon - rapper, leader
Tae Yang (태양) - vocals
T.O.P - rapper
Dae Sung (대성) - vocals
Seung Ri (승리) - vocals

Ex-Member
So-1

Members

Current members

G-Dragon

Kwon Ji Yong (often known as G-Dragon or GD (용/yong in Korean means Dragon), though he prefers to be called Kwon Leader) is the leader and a widely accepted singer-songwriter, winning 'Songwriter Award' in 2007 MKMF (Mnet Km Music Festival). His composing skill made Big Bang an only boy band which have producer as a member after Seo Taiji & Boys and Deux in South Korea. When Ji Yong was seven years old, he was chosen as one of the members in little Roora. G-dragon has been trained by the YG Family since he was 12 years old along with the fellow Big Bang member, Tae Yang. During their training, they were known as GDYB. The two have done collaborative work with the hip hop group Jinusean. The two have started out in music videos performing in small parts of the music videos.

Although the group in general is considered fashionable, G-Dragon especially is regarded as having a great sense of fashion. He even showed his interest to major in fashion.

G-Dragon has also released his debut digital single on June 30th.

Tae Yang

Tae Yang (born Dong Young Bae) has been with G-D in YG Entertainment since he was 12. He started out as a rapper but is now the main vocalist of Big Bang. He was known for being scared of girls, and is still known as the shy, sweet, thoughtful and sensitive one in the group. Currently, Tae Yang is working on his first solo album. Tae Yang will be the first one to release the solo album from Big Bang.] He had been working on this album for a long time so Tae Yang himself has had big expectations for it.

The mini-album was released on May 22, 2008, entitled HOT. Consisting solely of hip-hop and R&B songs, the first single to be released was "나만 바라봐" ("Look Only at Me").

T.O.P

The "Big Brother" of the band is Choi Seung Hyun, also known as Tempo or T.O.P. YG staff members call him Keun Seung Hyun, meaning Big Seung Hyun, to distinguish between the fellow Big Bang member also named Seung Hyun. Before joining Big Bang, he was a star performer in underground hip-hop clubs and even won KBS Radio's "Rap Battle" in 2003. Tempo is one of the two rappers in the Big Bang and is also very talented in beat-boxing. Recently, TOP has successfully finished filming his role as the school's top fighter in a Korean drama called I Am Sam. His character's name in the drama was Chae Mu Shin(Musin) and his talent as an actor has impressed the fans and the viewers. At the end of 2007, Big Bang was invited to SBS music award festival and performed Hot Issue songs. T.O.P, however, could not come because he collapsed. In 2008, he will star in a new drama. He starred in Red Roc's music video for the song "Hello", in which he shaved his head. TOP is in Gummy's music video, "미안해요" (I'm Sorry) along with Sandara Park. It was announced that he would be starring in a drama with Lee Byung Hun in 2009. The drama would be called IRIS.

Dae Sung

Kang Dae Sung is a vocalist in Big Bang. During the auditions, Dae Sung was called "Unpretty Boy" and "ugly", but later, the staff team confirmed that Daesung is actually the most popular member in Big Bang. Dae Sung has an obsession with "Doraemon", a Japanese animation. Dae Sung has been also been known as "Gag/Comedy Genius Dae Sung" (Gae Chun Dae Sung in Korean) with his great sense of humor and unique talent in imitating famous people and even animals. He is now also known as D-Lite. Dae Sung released a digital song, titled. "날 봐, 귀순" ("Look At Me, Gwi-soon") on June 16, 2008. The fact that it was a trot song did not sit well with some fans.

In the fall of 2008, Dae Sung became the second Big Bang member to star in a musical, playing the role of Tum Tum in the Korean production of Cats. Dae Sung has also become a permanent of the reality-variety show Family Outing on SBS, on which he revealed that his IQ was 110 points.[citation needed]

Seung Ri

Lee Seung Hyun, or known as "Seung Ri", is the "Little Brother" of Big Bang. His name when Big Bang debuted, was "V" which is derived from Victory. YG's staff call him "Mak-nae", which means "the youngest or baby in a family". Before joining Big Bang, Seung Ri was on "Battle Shinhwa", a show that was searching for the second Shinhwa, which was one of the most successful Korean boy bands to date, next to H.O.T. However, he was rejected in the 13th episode because even though he was a great dancer, his vocals failed to impress. However, the manager of YG recognized his talent and invited him to practice with the YG Family. Before Big Bang, he was a member of Il Hwa, a Kwangjoo dance team. Seung Ri's greatest talents are dancing and choreographing dance routines.

While on hiatus from the group, Seung Ri debuted as a musical actor on Sonagi from April to May 2008. Seung Ri has been showing his interest in the musical and passed the audition held by Seoul musical team.

Seung Ri also filmed his first film role in June 2008. Titled 우리집에 왜 왔니 ("Why Did You Come to Our House?"), the film also stars Kang Hye Jung and featured Seung Ri as Kang's first love. The film is scheduled to be released at the end of 2008.[39]

Ex-Members

SO-1

SO-1, commonly referred to as Jang Hyun Seung, was dropped from Big Bang in the ninth episode of their documentary, which was shown on GOM Television. He was considered to be a great singer and had a "pretty face".[citation needed] Unfortunately, he did not pass the audition to become a member in Big Bang due to his shyness on stage. He is no longer with YG family
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