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Big Bang Vol. 1 – Since 2007 (2006)

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The title reads 'Since 2007', but the album was released on December 22, 2006.

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Debut studio album by South Korean boy band BigBang, released through YG Entertainment
Released December 22, 2006; the title reads 'Since 2007'
Eleven tracks, including songs from the three singles released before the album
Four singles supported the album: 'Big Bang', 'Big Bang Is V.I.P', 'Big Bang 03', and 'Dirty Cash'
Members took part in writing lyrics for their songs
G-Dragon wrote and composed most of the album's tracks
Solo tracks include 'Big Boy' by T.O.P and 'Next Day' by Seungri

BigBang was the first idol group formed by YG Entertainment, after earlier hip hop groups Jinusean and 1TYM
Official debut on August 19, 2006 at the Gymnastics Arena in Seoul Olympic Park, during the YG Family 10th Year Concert
The concert was broadcast the following month
The first single 'Big Bang' was released shortly after the debut
That single contained 'We Belong Together', featuring label mate Park Bom
The group held their first concert, The Real, in December 2006, before the album came out

Credits list YG Studio as the recording place, LA Studio as the mixing place, and Sterling Sound as the mastering place
Recording engineers are credited on the Discogs release page

BigBang was formed by YG Entertainment, with G-Dragon and Taeyang first trained at age eleven.
The group debuted on August 19, 2006, at Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul.
Their debut album BigBang Vol. 1 (2006) sold over 110,000 copies.

Current members are G-Dragon (leader, rapper), Taeyang (vocalist), and Daesung (vocalist, drummer).
T.O.P left the group in 2023, and Seungri retired in 2019.

Their 2007 hit "Lies" was their first number one and topped Korean charts for six weeks.
Their Japanese albums were all certified gold by the RIAJ.
They won the inaugural Best Worldwide Act at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards.
Their fifth EP Alive (2012) became the first Korean album to chart on the US Billboard 200.
The Made World Tour attracted 1.5 million people and set a record for a Korean act.
Eleven of their singles reached number one on the Gaon Digital Chart.
They have sold over 140 million records globally.
In 2022 they returned as a quartet with "Still Life", which debuted at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart.
In 2026 they are set to celebrate their 20th anniversary with a world tour.

Debuted at number three on the South Korean monthly album chart in December 2006
Sold 33,000 units in its first month
The first single sold nearly 40,000 copies
The second single, 'Big Bang Is V.I.P', sold over 32,000 copies
The third single, 'Big Bang 03', sold nearly 40,000 copies
'Big Bang' peaked at number five on the monthly album chart and stayed there for eight months
'Big Bang Is V.I.P' peaked at number eight on the monthly album chart
'Big Bang 03' peaked at number seven and stayed there for four consecutive months

The first single 'Big Bang' contained 'This Love', a remix of a Maroon 5 song that G-Dragon rewrote and performed.
'Dirty Cash' was the title track and was released on the same day as the album.
The album includes 'Big Boy', a solo song by T.O.P, and 'Next Day', a solo song by Seungri.
The group's first concert, The Real, was held in December 2006, before the album came out.
The album sold over 48,000 copies by the end of February 2007.