BIG BANG on WEEKLY IDOL

Seungri was a cheerful guy. He gave honest answers immediately and straightforwardly to whatever he was asked. He has always been the most friendly and honest of Big Bang’s members, and this showed in his music. While G-Dragon and Taeyang have focused more on style in their solo albums, Seungri emphasized the power of the melody. The video to “Let’s Talk About Love,” which YG Entertainment voluntarily put up for an R rating, was shocking to watch but then again, it was Big Bang and furthermore, Seungri, so it seemed okay. After all, he’s also turning 23 years old now. When asked whether...

By Yoon Heesung (Culture Critic)
Organized by Kang Myung-suk (Editor of web magazine)

As Big Bang enters its 8th year since the group’s debut, the members’ scope of work has expanded. Seungri, the youngest, spent hectic days for the last 8 years, moving back and forth Korea and Japan, reaching into different fields, and producing a second solo album. Simply put, the process in which a teenage boy transforms into a mega-star could be summarized as growth. However, at a closer look, one could easily see that Seungri’s years have not been so simple. That is why, in order to distinguish between...

He wasn’t just a celebrity but he was a singer, a well-trained artist, and a pure youth full of passion for music. During the 51-hour long shooting of the music video for the title song, ‘할말 있어요 (Gotta Talk to U), I couldn’t find a single thing that was bad about him. His eyes sparkled like those of a little boy and in every word he said there was a pure passion. Those things lasted in my memories.

There was nothing else I did than to just quietly sit and watch him but when he was on the spotlight I felt proud like he was my son and that’s probably because I was proud of myself...

Big Bang‘s G-Dragon is making the news in Western news sources, but not because of his concerts or his music. The popular K-Pop rapper has caused controversy with an Instagram photo that may not have been very well thought out.

The picture in question was shared through his official Instagram account on July 30. In it, he wears a gray T-shirt over his head and has his face painted black. Along with the picture comes the simple caption, “X.”

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G-Dragon has been known to post unusual photos before, but this one came in bad timing. Online news sources pointed out that the picture looks similar...