South Korean Hip Hop Musicians - South Korean Hip Hop Groups, South Korean Rappers, Big Bang, 2ne1, G-Dragon, Eun Ji Won, T.O.P, MC Mong, Taeyang, Hyun (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 47. Chapters: South Korean hip hop groups, South Korean rappers, Big Bang, 2NE1, G-Dragon, Eun Ji Won, T.O.P, MC Mong, Taeyang, Hyuna, Drunken Tiger, Lee Gi Kwang, CL, Epik High, Battle, Teddy Park, Tiger JK, Yong Jun Hyung, Steve Seungjun Yoo, Doo Joon, Seungri, Sunny, Nicole Jung, Daesung, Hyoyeon, Dok2, Yo Seob, PSY, Choi Minho, Carlos Galvan, CB Mass, Lexy, Cho PD, Outsider, Uptown, Boom, Yang Dong-geun, Shin Jung-hwan, Tasha Reid, Taebin, Dong Woon, Yang Hyun-Seok, Kim Sung Jae, Deux, Haha, 1TYM, Eric Mun, DJ Shine, Gil Seong-joon, Ko Ji Yong, Untouchable, Danny Ahn, Defconn, Mithra Jin, Free Style, Typhoon, Mighty Mouth, Buga Kingz, MC Sniper, DJ Doc, Bizniz, Leessang, Supreme Team, Crown J, Kim Jin Pyo, Uptown 3000, Tashannie. Excerpt: Big Bang (Korean: commonly stylized as BIGBANG) is a South Korean boy band. The group's formation was chronicled on the television series Big Bang Documentary, from July to August 2006. The show was also aired online on GomTV and on MTV Korea. Initially a six-member group, one member, Jang Hyun-seung (now a member of Beast), got eliminated during the airing of the show before the official debut leading to their current line-up. Signed to YG Entertainment, Big Bang released several successful singles and EPs. Their first release, the EP Always (2007), spawned the number-one single "Lies" (Korean: Revised Romanization: Geojitmal). The follow-up EPs Hot Issue and Stand Up were similarly successful. After they received the "Artist of the Year" award from the M.net KM Music Festival and the Seoul Gayo Daesang Award, the group expanded their activities into Japan, releasing mini-albums and airplay singles. Their materials would not receive major promotion until the following year with the release of their first physical Japanese single, "My Heaven." They became the first foreign group in...