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First Live Concert: The Real (2007)

Where the lyrics of First Live Concert: The Real take you, and where it was really made.

This live album came out 40 days after the debut concert it captures, which was held in a gymnastics arena in Seoul.

Key places

Recorded at the debut concert (2006)

Recording site Olympic Gymnastics Arena — The album was recorded during the group's debut concert on 30 December 2006 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Debut concert at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena (2006)

Live show Olympic Gymnastics Arena — The debut concert drew about 12,000 people and performed songs from the group's earlier debut singles and first studio album. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• First Live Concert: The Real is the first live album by South Korean boy band Big Bang
• Released 8 February 2007 by YG Entertainment
• Captures the debut concert held 30 December 2006 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul
• The concert was titled The Real and was presented as a single performance
• The album is a record of a live show, not a studio session

Background

• The concert supported the group's first Korean studio album, Bigbang Vol.1
• About 12,000 people attended the concert
• The performance drew on songs from the group's earlier debut singles and from the first studio album

Recording

• The album was recorded during the 30 December 2006 debut concert
• Recording took place at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul
• The album was mixed at YG Studio

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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

• Released 8 February 2007 by YG Entertainment as the first live album of Big Bang
• Recorded at the debut concert held 30 December 2006 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul
• Released in support of the group's first Korean studio album, Bigbang Vol.1
• After its release, the album reached number four on the monthly Miak Albums Chart
• Sales in that monthly chart period were 23,638 thousand copies

Records

• Monthly Miak Albums Chart peak: number four
• Ranked within the top 100 of the monthly Miak Albums Chart at the end of 2007
• Total sales by the end of 2007: 38,849 thousand copies
• Annual Miak Albums Chart 2007: number 61

Sources: pt.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The album came out 40 days after the concert it captures, which took place on 30 December 2006.
• About 12,000 people attended the concert that the album records.
• The recording was made live during the concert, not in a studio session.
• The CD is housed in a jewel case and comes with a liner notes booklet.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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