Big Bang (BigBang album) explained
Big Bang |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | BigBang |
Cover: | Bigbangjapalbum.jpg |
Released: | August 19, 2009 |
Recorded: | 2009 |
Length: | 36:26 |
Label: | Universal J |
Prev Title: | Remember |
Prev Year: | 2008 |
Next Title: | Tonight |
Next Year: | 2011 |
Big Bang (also known as 1st Japanese Album) is the second Japanese studio album by South Korean boy band BigBang, and was released on August 19, 2009.[1] [2]
Production
Production of the album started from the release of the group's first Japanese single, "My Heaven",[3] in June 2009.[4] The song enjoyed mild success; afterwards, the group's second single was released, "ガラガラ GO!!"[5] [6] (Gara Gara Go!!), and approximately a month later, the single had sold over 30,000 copies. BigBang finished recording the album by the end of July. The song "Love Club" is the only track sung entirely in English.
Commercial performance
Big Bang debuted on the daily Oricon charts at number 2 with over 12,000 copies being sold on the first day.[7] The album went on to chart at number 3 on the weekly Oricon charts.
Release history
External links
Notes and References
- News: Big Bang Doing Well in Japan. August 26, 2009. Korea Times. December 21, 2009. August 31, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090831005625/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/include/print.asp?newsIdx=50716. live.
- Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/828170/1/. ja:BIGBANG(初回限定盤)/BIGBANG. Oricon. Japanese. December 21, 2009. October 20, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020213027/http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/828170/1/. live.
- Web site: <BIG BANG>の日本デビュー作 初日にオリコン4位. June 25, 2009. WOW! Korea. Japanese. December 21, 2009. July 29, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090729022048/http://www.wowkorea.jp/news/enter/2009/0625/10059048.html. live.
- Web site: BIGBANG『日本のファンに会える!ドキドキするけど楽しみ!!』. June 24, 2009. Oricon. Japanese. December 21, 2009. August 23, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090823082207/http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/interview/090624_02_4.html. live.
- Web site: 「おひとりさま」主題歌など人気急上昇BIGBANGの魅力をたっぷりと. November 6, 2009. RBB Today. Japanese. December 21, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091112010332/http://www.rbbtoday.com/news/20091106/63565.html. 12 November 2009 . live.
- Web site: BIGBANG、代々木で8千人が「ガラガラ GO!!」. July 10, 2009. Barks. Japanese. December 21, 2009. March 11, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120311101822/http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000050985. live.
- Web site: BIGBANGのアルバム2作が初日TOP10入り. August 20, 2009. Oricon. Japanese. December 21, 2009. August 27, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090827155228/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/68546/. live.
- Web site: BIGBANG - Bigbang (CD). Melon. Korean. June 29, 2016. August 30, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170830091411/http://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId%3D636953. live.
- Web site: 【BIGBANG】CD+DVD初回盤 . Chinese. October 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191004184957/http://www.umusic.com.tw/album.php?id=3315. October 4, 2019. dead. Universal Music Taiwan.
- Web site: BIGBANG+ライブ・トラックス. Universal Music Japan. Japanese. June 29, 2016. July 10, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190710115453/https://www.universal-music.co.jp/bigbang/products/upch-9555/. live.