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Source: cjsend2
Big Bang′s T.O.P has been sporting some crazy looks, along with the rest of Big Bang, for its Alive promotions, but his most recent performance look takes the cake.
Big Bang captivated fans with its ardent performance of Bad Boy and Fantastic Baby on the April 1 broadcast of SBS’ Inkigayo.
In particular, Big Bang′s T.O.P managed to capture the viewer’s attention with his visually stunning green hair and pink eyebrows.
Netizens who saw the broadcast left their comments saying, “The watermelon visual looks great when T.O.P does it,” and “T.O.P is the only one who can pull off that look. He looks great in anything.”
Who else could pull off dyeing hair to match a suit, that matches the gloves, topped off with hot pink eyebrows? We′re pretty sure the answer is ′no one.′
Meanwhile, Big Bang will continue its activities in Korea and Japan, starting with the ‘Big Bang Alive Tour 2012 in Japan’ on May 17-18 at the Nippon Gaishi Hall, followed by appearances at the Yokohama Arena, Osaka Castle, Saitama Super Arena and the Marine Messe Fukuoka.
Source: Enewsworld.com
JAKARTA - Boy band BIG BANG is currently planning for their "BIG BANG Alive Tour 2012". They will be traveling in 16 countries all over the world. Will Indonesia be one of the stops?
Some time ago, there was news that the promoter who brought Lady Gaga to Indonesia will be responsible for bringing Big Bang. During an interview, the director of Big Daddy Indonesia, Michael Rusli, confirmed that the group, made up of G-Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, Daesung and Seungri, will be visiting Indonesia in October.
"They have a schedule to have a tour in Indonesia in October for Alive Tour 2012" Michael commented when detikHOT news called on Monday (2/4/2012).
Despite confirming the news, he cannot confirm that Big Daddy will be the chosen promoting company for Big Bang's concert in Indonesia.
"Even though the official promoter has not been decided yet, the show is confirmed to come to Indonesia. We will let you guys know when the official promoter company is selected."
Big Daddy is also the official promoter for Linkin Park and Roxette in Jakarta. They have also prepared the show for Lady Gaga this coming 3rd June and Elton John in November.
Source: DetikHOT
Translations: @mthasia
NOTE: There is NO OFFICIAL confirmation or announcement from YG or LiveNation, so please take this news with a grain of salt. Thanks!
BIGBANG 『Pressured!? Opening up about their mindset and thoughts on their new album!』
A turning point album for BIGBANG
Q: Before this interview, you were on the Telephone Shocking corner of ‘Waratte Iitomo’ (Fuji TV). Weren’t you nervous?
V.I: We’ve been on the show ‘Waratte Iitomo!’ before, so we were not that nervous.
Q: Unfortunately, you guys didn’t get the phone strap.
V.I: Yeah. Since we are gyudon (beef bowl) maniacs, we expected the audience to love gyudon too. A little bit disappointing.
Q: Gyudon is everyone’s source of power?
D-LITE: I think if there’s no gyudon, I can’t do anything.
SOL: If there’s no gyudon, activities in Japan...
D-LITE: They will be meaningless. We come to Japan just to eat gyudon.
SOL: Just joking! (laugh)
Q: Let’s end the gyudon story here (laugh). This time, BIGBANG is releasing an album after a year. Please send a message to the fans who had been waiting.
G-DRAGON: A lot of things happened last year. After everything, we were finally able to complete the album. There was also pressure, but each member committed their time while getting ready for this, so I had this deep feeling when it was finally completed. For the fans who had been waiting for us, from now on, we will concentrate on our stage and we want to show all of you our cool images.
D-LITE: Like what G-Dragon said, we went through so many things last year. All the members got through it and we're back as one and completed the album. YG Family staffs also said that so far, this album is the best one. We made the album with confidence while having fun, so we hope that the fans will also enjoy it.
SOL: Releasing the album after everything that happened, it really means a lot for me personally and also for BIGBANG. I think it’s an album that has become our turning point. From now on, our color will become stronger. For fans in Japan, thank you for always waiting for us. We really appreciate it.
V.I: A new album after 1 year.. In a lot of aspects, I think that we've upgraded and grown up. For this album, I think that each member feels so much confident. So I think that this is really the best present to all fans. In the future, we hope to come to Japan more often to do promotions.
T.O.P: Same like the others, I think the album ALIVE shows a new shape of BIGBANG as one. Also, we usually record 1 or 2 Japanese songs per album, but this time we challenged ourselves and recorded many songs. And, we also tried hard to make Japanese lyrics. I hope everyone will have fun listening to the album.
SOL: This time, m-flo’s VERBAL did FANTASTIC BABY’s Japanese lyrics. I think the lyrics harmonize the rhythm of the songe very well.
“ALIVE” represents BIGBANG’s situation.
Q: The title ‘ALIVE’ has a lot of meanings, but this time, what’s the theme or concept that BIGBANG wants to convey?
D-LITE: The meaning of "ALIVE" is "to live" and up until now the frozen things slowly melted down. With that, I hope we’re be able to convey our passion to music and to the stage.
SOL: The first song, INTRO, is a short track but it represents BIGBANG’s situation. In the lyrics, there’s a part that shows how someone is falling down, but it’s simply not like that. It shows a sense of freedom and express the meaning of being "still alive＝ALIVE".
(Part 2 will be posted when it's done)
Translation by MIMI (@marthapido) / ameblo.jp/heavenlady
Original Article
Hi everyone! I'm getting a lot of emails about how to buy tickets for BIGBANG's Alive Tour in Japan, so here's some info:
The first round of pre-sale or lottery for official VIP Japan members is already over. The second round for fanclub members starts today (until APRIL 9) and public selling will begin on APRIL 28. Where to buy tickets:
- LAWSON
- E-PLUS
The sites are in Japanese but since Lawson and E-plus are popular/major ticket sellers, there are already some tutorials available online for foreigners:
- E-Plus Tutorial (Needs an address in Japan)
- Loppi Machine (by Lawson) Tutorial (If you're already in Japan)
If you find the tutorials above a bit complicated, there are websites that can buy tickets for you with a service fee:
- Personal Shopper Japan
- Shopping Service Japan
I haven't tried buying from these sites personally so if you have tips/experience in buying tickets for concerts in Japan, feel free to share and leave a comment below. Thanks and hope this post helps a bit!
Additional Tour Dates
(Announced today, April 2)May 17: Aichi Prefecture (Nippon Gaishi Hall)
May 18: Aichi Prefecture (Nippon Gaishi Hall)
May 25: Yokohama (Yokohama Arena) - update
May 26: Yokohama (Yokohama Arena)
May 27: Yokohama (Yokohama Arena)
May 31: Osaka (Osaka-jo Hall) - update
June 1: Osaka (Osaka-jo Hall)
June 2: Osaka (Osaka-jo Hall)
June 3: Osaka (Osaka-jo Hall) - update
June 16: Saitama (Saitama Arena)
June 17: Saitama (Saitama Arena)
June 23: Fukuoka (Marine Messe)
June 24: Fukuoka (Marine Messe)
Source: VIP Japan (Thanks Tisya for the info!)
Sources: ki30ri, happyrichlifebbxxx, orangecaramelable @ youtube
Youtube Playlist
Playlist will be updated when new fancams are available.
Set List:
- Tonight
- Hands Up
- Talk
- How Gee
- Gara Gara Go
- Talk
- Bad Boy
- Fantastic Baby
- Feeling (with 2NE1)
Youtube Playlist
Playlist will be updated when new fancams are available.
Set List:
- Tonight
- Hands Up
- Talk
- How Gee
- Gara Gara Go
- Talk
- Bad Boy
- Fantastic Baby
- Feeling (Encore)
Translation:
"From the South of Korea to the conquest of the world! Big Bang owe
their fans everything. The band have won, among other things, the award
as Best Band World Wide Act at the MTV European Music Award 2011.
[...Taeyang's speech @ EMA 2011...]
First K-pop band to enter the charts of most downloaded albums in USA,
Big Bang call their fans "VIPs" and this says a lot on their
relationship with their devoted supporters"
Source: HarukiMars@youtube
Translation: @Inuloveme
