About Kpop: BigBang

Big Bang (Korean: 빅뱅, Japanese: ビッグバン), commonly stylized as BIGBANG , is a South Koreanhip-hop boy band. The group's formation was chronicled on the television series Big Bang Documentary, from July to August 2006. The show was also aired online on GomTV and on MTV Korea. Initially a six-member group, one member dropped out during the airing of the show before the official debut, leading to their current line-up of G-Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, Daesung and Seungri.

Signed to YG Entertainment, Big Bang went on to release successful singles and EPs. Their first release, the EP Always (2007), spawned the number-one single "Lies" (Korean: 거짓말; Revised Romanization: Geojinmal). Their follow-up EPs Hot Issue and Stand Up were similarly successful. After they received the "Artist of the Year" award from the M.net KM Music Festival and the Seoul Gayo Daesang Award, the group expanded their activities into Japan, releasing mini-albums and airplay singles. Their material would not receive major promotion until the following year with the release of their first physical Japanese single, "My Heaven".

By the end of 2009, Big Bang became the most searched artist in South Korea. They also became the first foreign group in Japan to receive the Japan Cable Broadcasting Award for "Best Newcomer", and the first from Korea to receive the Japan Records award. In recent years, the members have branched out to do solo activities: Taeyang and G-Dragon have released solo material while T.O.P, Daesung and Seungri have started acting.

G- Dragon

Stage Name : G-Dragon [G드래곤 ]

Real Name : Kwon Ji Yong [권지용]

Position in Big Bang : Team Leader / Rapper

Birthdate : August 18, 1988

Height : 170cm

Weight : 54kg

Blood-type : A

Family Members : Parents & Older Sister

Education Background : Seoul Korean Traditional Arts Middle & High School

Specialty : Rapping, Dancing, Beat Boxing, Composing, Singing, Chinese, & English.

Hobby : Drawing Pictures & Listening to Music Debut : DaeHanMinGook Hip Hop Flex [2001]

Personality : He is pretty bright… when he’s quiet he is extremely quiet. He lightens the mood a lot. He leads the group. His senses are fast, has high self esteem and likes to be outstanding.

Likes : fashion, acting, cooking, crispy donuts, dog, cars, the drawing ‘is it stars or skeleton’ books , watching cartoons, and him self.

Past Experiences : When he was in elementary school he was in BoBoBo. In 2001 he was in Korea’s hip hop flex

T.O.P.

Position: Rapper / Beat BoxerReal

Name: Choi Seung Hyun (최승현)

Stage Names: Tempo, T.O.P

Date of Birth: November 4,1987

Height: 181 cm

Weight: 65 kg

Blood Type: B

Education: Seoul Art College (Majoring in Musical), Dangook University in Theater & Film ( starting 2008 )

Skills: Rapping, Beat Boxing, Lyrics Making

Debut: BIG BANG

Hobbies: Reading and Swimming

Likes: Theatrical Performances, Musicals, and Fashion Designing

Family Members: Parents & Older Sis

Personality: He speaks well and is extremely stubborn. He likes to be the leader of things and speaks his mind. Shy and he thinks he’s cute.

Musician He Admires: Usher, Omarion, Jay-Z, B2K

Pendent: A hand holding a megaphone with a Superman style diamond behind it meaning “to inspire people with his voice and become big”

Taeyang

Position: Vocalist

Real Name: Dong Yong Bae (동영배)

Stage Names: Tae Yang, YB Tae Kwon, YBTK

Date of Birth: May 18, 1988

Height: 174 cm

Weight: 56 kg(? I think something goes wrong =='')

Blood Type: AB

Education: Daejin University in Theater & Film ( starting in 2008 )

Skills: Rapping, Dancing,Beatboxing, Singing, Languages (English, Japanese)

Debut: YG Family’s Second Album in 2002

Hobbies: Basketball, Music, Watching TV

Likes: Church, Summer, Clothers, Game, Manhwa

Religion: Christian

Family Members: Parents and Older brother (Dong Hyeon-Bae 동현배)

Personality: Does his best in everything. Over achiever. Doesn’t like to fight. He talks about his problem with his opponent. He listens to you well and thinks about what he is going to say before

he says anything.

Musicians he admires: Usher, Omarion, Justin Timberlake

Pendant: A sun (taeyang is korean for ’sun’) which has a crown on top and “YB” in the middle meaning “to become the best in music industry

Daesung

Position: Vocalist

Real Name: Kang Dae Sung (강대성)

Stage Names: D-Lite, Delight

Date of Birth: April 26,1989

Height: 178 cm

Weight: 63 kg
Blood Type: O

Education: KyeongIn High School

Skills: Singing

Debut: BIG BANG

Likes: Rap, Beat Boxing,Cooling

Family: Parents and Older Sis [Bora]

Personality: Always bright. Does his best in everything. When he is around people, he lightens the mood. Loves goofing off and eating. Doesn’t like showing his sadness, known to be the “happy” one in the group.

Musician He Admires: Usher, Omarion, Ne-Yo, Wheesung

Determination: “I’ll work my hardest and become the best.”

Pendent: A pair of headphones surrounding the globe of the world meaning “to let the world listen to your music.”

Seungri

Position: Vocalist

Real Name: Lee Seung Hyun (이승현)

Stage Name : Seung Ri (승리); V.I

Date of Birth: December 12, 1990

Height: 176 cm

Weight: 60 kg

Bloodtype: A

Skills: Singing, Dancing

Debut: BIG BANG

Likes: Foreign Languages

Family: Parents and younger sibling

Personality: very strong for the youngest member in the group. He is pretty mature because blood type is A. He is shy and keeps lots of things to himself.

Musician He Admires: Justin Timberlake, Omarion

Determination: fighting!I cannot return home

Pendent: A planet surrounded by rings. Looks kind of like Saturn. “A new style of music set on the music industry”