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BIGBANG (2009)

Where the lyrics of BIGBANG take you, and where it was really made.

Apart from one English-language track, every song on this Japanese album is sung in Japanese, the first time the group did this on an album.

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Album story

Overview

• BIGBANG's second Japanese studio album, also known as the 1st Japanese Album
• Released 19 August 2009 by South Korean boy band BigBang
• Released exclusively through Universal Music Japan
• Eleven tracks in the regular edition
• Only "Love Club" is sung entirely in English
• Released in regular and limited editions
• The limited edition adds a DVD with music videos and recording footage

Background

• Follows Number 1 (2008), the group's first Japanese studio album
• Number 1 mostly contained English-language and Japanese-language songs
• From 2009 the group began releasing singles entirely in Japanese
• "My Heaven" was the first Japanese single, released in June 2009
• A second single followed and became part of the album's build-up
• The album included the earlier singles and added new songs

Recording

• Production began after the release of "My Heaven" in June 2009
• The second single sold over 30,000 copies about a month after its release
• Recording was finished by the end of July 2009
• The album was completed with new songs added to the earlier singles

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• 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.

Members

• 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.

Career

• 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.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Debuted on the daily Oricon Albums Chart at number 2
• Sold over 12,000 copies on its first day of release
• Entered the weekly Oricon Albums Chart at number 3
• Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales peak at number 3
• Released in regular and limited editions
• The limited edition includes a DVD with music videos and recording footage
• Preceded by the single "My Heaven" and a second single
• "My Heaven" reached number 3 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart
• "Gara Gara Go!!" reached number 5 on the same weekly singles chart

Records

• Oricon Albums Chart: number 2 on the daily chart, number 3 on the weekly chart
• Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales: peak at number 3
• Certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for sales of over 100,000 copies
• Regular edition: eleven tracks in total
• Only "Love Club" among all tracks is sung entirely in English

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Among the eleven tracks, only "Love Club" is sung entirely in English.
• Recording of the album was finished by the end of July 2009.
• The limited edition DVD includes music videos and footage from the recording of the album.
• The album was released through Universal Music Japan in two versions, regular and limited.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org · ja.wikipedia.org

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