BigBang (South Korean band)

BIGBANG (Korean: 빅뱅; Japanese: ビッグバン) is a South Korean boy band under the label YG Entertainment. The current members of the group are G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung. Former member Seungri left the group and the entertainment industry in 2019 and former member T.O.P left in 2023. Since their debut in 2006, they have become one of the most popular groups in Korea. BIGBANG has been praised numerous times for their musical talent. The group was planning a comeback in 2020 with a performance at the Coachella festival, however it was cancelled because of the Coronavirus.^[1]

BIGBANG
From left to right: G-Dragon, T.O.P, Seungri, Taeyang and Daesung
Background information
Origin	South Korea
Genres	K-pop
Years active	2006–present
Labels	YG Entertainment
Spinoffs	GD & TOP GD X Taeyang
Members	G-Dragon Taeyang Daesung
Past member(s)	T.O.P Seungri
Website	Official site

Members

Current

• G-Dragon (Kwon Jiyong 권지용) – Leader, main rapper, vocalist, dancer, face of the group
• Taeyang (Dong Young-bae 동영배) – Main vocalist, main dancer
• Daesung (Kang Daesung 강대성) – Vocalist

Past

• T.O.P (Choi Seung-hyun 최승현) – Lead rapper, vocalist, visual (active 2006–2023)
• Seungri (Lee Seung-hyun 이승현) – Lead Vocalist, lead dancer, youngest (active 2006–2019)

Discography

Singles "First Single" (in Korean) - August 28, 2006 "BigBang is V.I.P" (in Korean) - September 28, 2006 "Bigbang 03" (in Korean) - November 21, 2006 "My Heaven" (in Japanese) - June 24, 2009 "Gara Gara GO!!" (in Japanese) - July 8, 2009 "Let Me Hear Your Voice" (in Japanese) - November 4, 2009 "Tell Me Goodbye" (in Japanese) - June 9, 2010 "Beautiful Hangover" (in Japanese) - August 25, 2010 "Alive" (in Japanese) - March 28, 2012 EPs (mini albums) Always (in Korean) - August 16, 2007 Hot Issue (in Korean) - November 22, 2007 For The World (in Japanese) - January 4, 2008 With U (in Japanese) - May 28, 2008 Stand Up (in Korean) - August 8, 2008 Tonight (in Korean) - February 24, 2011 Alive (in Korean) - February 29, 2012

Albums Bigbang Vol.1 (in Korean) - December 21, 2006 Number 1 (in Korean) - October 22, 2008 Remember (in Korean) - November 5, 2008 Big Bang (BigBang album) (in Japanese) - August 19, 2009 Big Bang 2 (album) (in Japanese) - May 12, 2011 Alive (in Japanese) - March 28, 2012 Concert albums 1st Live Concert Album - The Real - February 8, 2007 2nd Live Concert Album - The Great - February 29, 2008 2009 Big Bang Concert Live Album - Big Show - April 22, 2009 2010 Big Bang Concert Live Album - Big Show - June 23, 2010 MADE -2015

References

1. "BIGBANG's Coachella Comeback Stage is Officially Cancelled". 11 June 2020.

Other websites

• Official website (in Korean)
• Official Japanese website (in Japanese)
• Information about Korean artists Archived 2010-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
• Big Bang on Facebook
• Big Bang's channel on YouTube

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Jero	Japan Record Award (Best New Artist) 2009	Succeeded by S/mileage
Preceded by TVXQ	Seoul Music Awards (Daesang award) 2008	Succeeded by Wonder Girls
Preceded by Super Junior	M.net Asian Music Awards (Artist of the Year) 2008	Succeeded by 2PM
Preceded by SG Wannabe with Partner for Life	M.net Asian Music Awards (Song of the Year) 2007, with Lies (거짓말)	Succeeded by Wonder Girls with Nobody
Preceded by –	MTV EMA Awards (Worldwide Act) 2011	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by 2NE1, with Can't Nobody	Mnet Asia Music Award (Best Music Video) 2011	Succeeded by Incumbent