Kamis, 14 Mei 2009

“My Heaven” Japanese Single


Big Bang held a press conference at noon on May 13th in Japan’s Tokyo Hyatt Grand Hotel to celebrate the release of their new single, ‘My Heaven’ at Japan’s Hyatt Grand Hotel, near Tokyo.

Big Bang signed a contract with UNIVERSAL MUSIC to release a major debut single in Japan. At the press conference: “Thank you very much to the fans for the wait. We will work hard as always.” They also expressed interest in performing in Japan’s NHK Red & White Songfest, where DBSK, BoA, etc. had appeared in & said, “We will also work hard in hopes of participating in it too.”

Big Bang was greeted by 500 local fans at the airport, some of them crying.

Big Bang’s Japan major debut single will be released June 24th.

Selasa, 12 Mei 2009

Big Bang’s Costumes for Charity

YG Entertainment announced, “From the 11th, in line with ‘Family’s Month of May’, Big Bang’s stage costumes and clothes will be sold for charity. They will be sold through internet live charity sale (Ssaeng Ssaeng Live) on 14th May.”

“All the proceeds of this 2nd charity project, together with the ‘WITH’ project, will go to teenagers in need.”

Fashionista Big Bang has also all this while influenced much of the fashion trend of young Koreans with their sense of fashion and music. Because they want to put their performing clothes to better use, they have refused several other proposals before this.

40 sets from when they were performin ‘Lies’, ‘Last Farewell’, ‘Haru Haru’ and ‘Sunset Glow’ will be sold from 11th to 24th May. Each set of clothes will have Big Bang’s autograph on it.

Big Bang, “We are very happy and excited that our clothes can be used for such a good cause. Since this is for the benefits of everyone, we hope many people will participate in this charity sales.”

Japanese Single to release on May 13th

It is set that Big Bang will release their new Japanese single on 13th, and will hope a press conference on 13th in Japan Tokyo.

Currently, all the Big Bang members are heading to Japan to prepare for their promtional activities to start. This is the first album they will release after signing with Universal music.

The songs in the single will be mainly sang in English, but there will also be songs sang in Japanese in it.  The album will be revealed together with the press conference.

YG Entertainment also added that they will be much more active in Japan as compared to last year.

Music Japan TV Countdown


Music Japan TV Countdown aired on May 9th.

Rain is fallin is at #1 spot this week!

Music companies like SM-YG-JYP for ‘Korea Music Power Project’

Music production companies like SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment and JYP Entertainment etc will come together for a press conference regarding the amendment of copyright laws and contents circulation.

These large-scale companies, with the support of Korean Entertainment Productions Association and sponsorship of KMP (Korea Music Power), will hold the ‘Korea Music Power Project’ press conference on 14th May at 2pm at SeJong Arts Centre hall.

At the press conference that day, the companies will talk their stand on supporting and promoting music awards based on fair charts, support of public welfare projects like Dream Concert, and common damage that media politics businesses bring.

Representatives of Lion, Star Empire, JYP, SM, YG, together with the directors from Korea Entertainment Production Association will be present at the press conference.