Reading BB's interview while listening to BB's songs. HEEEE

Big Bang is doing ‘big bang’ just like their name. Recently a kiss performance with Lee Hyori at MKMF heated up the online, and SBS “Family Outing” that Daesung is appearing is making a record as first place in variety program rating. The fact that their title, ‘Sunset Glow’ from their 2nd album reaching the top became it’s a ‘obvious’ thing. They are already a ‘big model’ in commercial industry.

As their humor is increasing a bit in every interview, they said, “(we) are worried about what to do from now on” and are in a happy worry. With Daesung’s absent due to of ‘Family Outing’ shooting, rest of members talked honestly about their opinion and worries after running without any break, controversy about clothes, negative comments, and other sensitive cases.

Q; First of all, TOP, kiss performance is a top subject (of a story), how did you end up doing it?

-TOP: It just ended up like this while we were planning for a performance. Just coincident. Umm, I feel cautious to answer. (laugh)

Q: Wouldn’t there be a special reason that TOP did it when there are 5 members?

-SR: Because a performance needed acting skill very much, we thought if TOP would match most if he does it.

Q: Whose idea was it for SR’s ‘U-Go-Girl’?

-SR: Hyori suggested if we make male version of ‘U-Go-Girl’ and let Seungri do it. I don’t know why. (laugh)

Q: There’s something that we need to clarify as we go into main topic. Is ‘Sunset Glow’ a remake or a sampling?

-SR: It’s a sampling. You can see it as same as how Se7en did a sampling of ‘I know’ of Taiji Boys before. We just used the chorus, and rest was made new.

Q: Big Bang is receiving a big points in creativity side, was there any opinions about putting completely new songs because it’s an official album?

-TY: We picked(and talked about) mammonism with a song called ‘Dirty Cash’; we try to reflect social atmosphere a lot for official albums.
When YG first told us to do ‘Sunset Glow’ we were doubtful. But the song came out well as we worked on it, and we thought about showing this song to adults too because it’s an official album. We recorded during 3rd mini album, and it came out well so we kept it as a title song.

Q: Your promotional activity must be longer since it’s an official album.

-TY: We are going to have a concert end of January next year. We are going to be active until then, after I think we are going to United States.

Q: By the way, G-Dragon, are you feeling sick? you wore sunglasses.

-GD: No, I got an eye infection because I slept so much last night. I slept deep because there wasn’t any schedule.

-TOP: Everyone just slept. I think we are a bit relaxed (now).

Q: I assume your know-how to fight with sleep increased?

-TY: I don’t think sleep is a subject to overcome. Sleep is there to sleep (laugh). I used to take care of personal stuff whenever there was a spare time before, but I sleep a lot whenever I have time now.


Q: That means you are busy that much. Big Bang’s position now, aren’t you proud?

-TY: I haven’t thought that way, we still have a long way to go; it’s been only 3 years. I know that a lot of people gives love to us, (and) I think I need to work harder every time (I am aware of that). We are worried about what we should do from now on instead of thinking about how much we have came.

Q: What are Big Bang’s strength and weakness?

-GD: Our strength is everyone has different personality. We have different music taste team wise, and I think there are different talents within our team. We have our own color. Weakness, we don’t have any. (laugh)

-TOP: There aren’t any weakness or limit we feel yet. If we think there are limits, I don’t think we will be able to show anything on a stage.

-GD: Mmm. There are parts where we can’t practice every details because we don’t have enough time to practice. Because we have been doing it in short period of time, there are parts we need to complement for performances.

Q: ‘Sunset Glow’ has a cute atmosphere all over. I think TOP would feel a bit awkward. (laugh)

-TOP: No. I wonder if viewers feel awkward; I think I can be cute enough too. (laugh)


Reaching to the top and holding on the top; which one would be more difficult. It’s hard to decide easily. Because it’s something that involves a lot of worry and self-reflection for the other’s case as well.

Same for Big Bang who received 20s and 30s’ absolute support through a big hit with ‘Lies’ in 2007. Big Bang was blessed with highest popularity this year again as other singers expressed their envy (of Big Bang’s popularity) straightforward, but their effort and reflection is continuing. Thus they intend to learn and grow again. Big Bang answered sincerely with serious face (expression) even on sensitive questions.

Q: (People say) popularity and negative comments are balanced; do you read comments often? How about you, TOP?

-TOP: Hold on, Why (to) me? (laugh) Honestly, what we are feeling is that there are things that aren’t fair. We first wanted to persuade them however we could, but it was difficult to do it.

-TY: I think people who use Internet say whatever they want to say because they don’t reveal themselves completely. I don’t think it’s an issue that can be fixed by just saying ‘let’s this fix in this way.’

-TOP: We won’t be able to do our work if we care about all of them. In any way we monitor our stages (performances) ourselves so we can improve ourselves, but we try not to watch much when are active.

Q: It seems like there are a lot things you need to take care of as your popularity raises. G-Dragon’s clothes became the issue last year?

-GD: That was really my fault.

Q: What is the reason why there wasn’t any explanation after the incident?

-GD: Umm, I had no idea what to say. I think I didn’t know when, how, and what I should say. People pointed out the part where I did wrong, but I felt awkward (weird) to explain in haste; I did wrong.

-TY: It was really our fault that we didn’t check on that clothes. Instead of making excuses, I think it’s best to be pay attention more and more careful from now on.


Q: Do you remember during an interview, for a question ‘Do you feel any difficulties after you became a singer,’ you answered ‘There’s nothing other than not being able to sleep’? If you receive a same question, how is your answer going to change?

- TOP: In any way, as you gain, there are things you lose. Spare time to spend with my family and to meet friends decreased, thus feeling of loneliness seems big.

Q: Did you plan anything to overcome loneliness?

- TOP: No. (laugh) Because there are a lot of happy things too. I am not having a hard time to look for solutions.

Q: How is the relationship between members? For other groups, they slowly have conflicts while they are together for 2-3 years. (laugh)

-TOP: Our personalities are so different and our age is different as well, thus we don’t have any conflicts. We become like a family as time passes by. For example, when we go out to eat together and Seungri taking care of me, it seems like he’s doing it to a real brother. He was never like this before. (laugh) Now our parents become very close, so it’s impossible for us not to be like a family.

Q: By the way, Seungri, you put your solo song ‘Strong Baby’ in this 2nd album?

-SR: Taeyang and Daesung had their own solo songs. YG asked “You want to do it too, right?” and gave me a chance. A composer who wrote Rain’s ‘Rainisim’ and G-Dragon worked together for this song. It means ‘I grew up so come to me now.’ I thought I needed a transformation now. (laugh)

Q: Will the performance of the song be sexy like Rain?

-SR: I don’t think so. I thought about the concept, I might reveal it on next concert.

Q: Why? Don’t you do weight training?

-SR: Taeyang, Daesung, and TOP have a great body, but I am small compare to them. I am not sure being muscular (for my body).

Q: TOP, I heard you exercise a lot even at dawn?

-TOP: Because it becomes dawn when schedule is over. Because our job is viewed by people, I get a greed that I need to show myself becoming better as time passes by. It looks good to look healthy to people.

Q: Is there any member in diet?

-TY: In any way, we become particular about food because it would be a waste of exercising. Jiyong and Seungri eat whatever they want. Jiyong has a physical constitution of not gaining weight no matter how much he eats. Seungri just can’t bear if he wants to eat. (laugh)

-TOP: Seungri eats cookie while he’s lying down an hour after he exercises hard. (laugh)

Q: Big Bang can’t leave out fashion too.

-TOP: There are some items that we are holding on to, (because of those) we have worries.

-TY: Because our free period between albums aren’t long, it’s hard to change our style often.

Q: Since you brought up free period, what are your plans to do during free period next year?

-TY: Daesung probably continue doing programs that he’s been doing, TOP is going to start shooting drama, and G-Dragon will release his solo album.

-SR: I want to learn more for my self-development. I will learn singing, dance, and dance at United States. Other members’ pronunciations are good, but I still need to learn more.

Q: Aren’t you all good at English?

-TY: We aren’t that fluent yet. We pronounce words as we hear and understand.

Q: If you are staying at United States for 2-3 months, I can probably see Big Bang’s new album on second half of the year.

-SR: That’s right!

Big Bang will be an artist that can’t be excluded in award ceremonies end of this year. It has been ‘barely 3 years now’ and have items they are holding on to for next activities (promotions). Also, they are becoming mature in every step and making up their wrong doings. They ‘already’ reached to the top, but they are an unusual group that brings anticipation of their next journey to us.

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