Reasons for Big Bang and G-Dragon Dream Concert TV Broadcast Absence

We already knew beforehand that 2PM's performance won't be shown during the tv broadcast of the 2009 Dream Concert on 11 October through SBS. But fans, especially VIPs wasn't counting on that to happen to Big Bang and G-Dragon as well. On the day of the concert, it was revealed that along with 2PM, Big Bang and G-Dragon's performances will not be shown on tv. Why was this so?

A Dream Concert staff tried to explain the situation, "When we signed the contract with YG Entertainment earlier, they had actually opted for the non-broadcast clause. There was no problem with that absolutely." YG Entertainment said, "We felt that it was not important whether the performance was broadcast or not, it was the participation that mattered. Besides it's a written rule in YG Entertainment that the non-broadcast clause is enforced when it's not a promotion period."

But that statement sounded ambigious especially when their performance at the recent Asia Song Festival in September without Daesung was aired. Furthermore, why was G-Dragon affected? Isn't he currently in the midst of promotions? And what about 2NE1 then? Aren't they currently on hiatus, preparing for their new album?

YG Entertainment explained further, "Although Big Bang performed as five on stage last night, Daesung who has just recovered from his injuries wasn't at his best condition, meaning that the overall performance level of Big Bang was affected as well. Thus, we decided to opt for a non-broadcast since Big Bang couldn't show off their best."
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The Unofficial 2009 Dream Concert Performances

One of the most highly anticipated events of the year, the 2009 Dream Concert was just show by SBS. 2PM, Big Bang and G-Dragon performances were not shown as per their requests while due to time constraints, certain performances were edited out for the tv broadcast. Although they aren't exactly HD broadcasts with multiple camera angles, these fancams will suffice for performances of the artists that were not shown. Many thanks to the fans who attended the 2009 Dream Concert and uploaded these gems for the fans, enjoy!

This is a fancam only article.
f(x) performed Chocolate Love.



Big Bang performed Lies.



Big Bang performed Last Farewell.



Big Bang performed A Fool's Only Tears.



G-Dragon did Heartbreaker.

SHINee with Juliette and Replay.





Super Junior does It's You.



We already covered 2PM and SNSD earlier.
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You won’t see Big Bang on the Dream Concert broadcast?

The Dream Concert was held earlier today at the Seoul's World Cup Stadium and it was pretty epic. The Dream Concert is scheduled to air on SBS, October 11th at 4PM (Korean Time). Many of you already knew that 2PM was going to be edited out of the official broadcast, but now there's word that Big Bang won't be on the official broadcast as well.

No, Big Bang didn't do anything wrong, instead YG Entertainment put in a special request that their performance be cut out from the broadcast. There's no word on the reason why they put in such a request, but people can speculate. Maybe because Daesung was rusty from a long layoff and they didn't want people to see Big Bang with a less than stellar performance? Your guess is as good as mine, it's quite unfortunate because many people wanted to see Daesung and Big Bang perform together... it's been a while, I guess that'll have to wait.


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October Will Be A Boyfest

After a long period of having just girl groups in the battlezone, we will finally have a massive amount of male singers debuting or making their comebacks. Although I am sad to see my lovely ladies leaving, I do agree that the time for male entertainers have come.

Taeyang


Our R&B master is coming back on October 15th with a new song called "Where U At". Taeyang was the first member of Big Bang to have a solo album, and it was very successful, with top hits "Prayer" and "Look at Me". The lyrics of "Where U At" is about Taeyang finding his true love in the future, as he did not have a girlfriend yet in real life. Teddy produced this song (also produced 2NE1's I Don't Care, Fire, Lollipop, and Taeyang's first album) so it is expected to be very successful.

SHINee


SHINee will be releasing their 3rd Mini Album "2009, Year of Us" on October 19th. It's been 5 months since they released their "Romeo" Mini Album, and it is about time for them to come back. With hit singles "Noona is so Pretty", "A.MI.GO", "Love like Oxygen", and "Juliette", fans, netizens, and critics are expecting an outstanding album. They are also having a change in their style and concept so we won't need to see them in rainbow skinny jeans again!

B2ST (Boys 2 Search the Top)


A new boy band, with members who already have a decent fanbase, is about to debut. Jang Hyun Seung, who was eliminated from Big Bang and Yoon Doo Joon, who was eliminated from One Day are members of the group. AJ, who previously made a solo debut, Poppin' Dragon, who was in boy band Xing and newcomers Yang Yo Seob and Son Dong Woon are members as well. This group has high expectations from netizens all over Korea. Their first title song will be introduced in their Documentary MTV "B2ST" Episode 8.

Child of Empire


A 9 member boy band is about to debut as well. Their talent has been aknowledged by Jewelry, VOS, and other celebrities. They have recently stated that their goal is 100,000 members in their official fanclub.

MBLAQ (Music Boys Live in Absolute Quality)


The 5 member group, who is under worldstar Rains company, is about to debut as well. This is Rains first group and he has worked very hard to produce them. They have recently released their teaser poster and has released what their group name meant. They will be opening up for Rains concert "Legend of Rainism" on October 9th and 10th.

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Taeyang Comeback Photos Revealed

It's been nearly a year and a half since his first solo debut, but now Big Bang member Taeyang returns with concept photos for his comeback.

He'll be returning with "Where U At" on the 15th after his hits "Prayer" and "Only Look At Me" from his first solo mini-album titled "HOT". Since his solo debut he's been receiving great praise and was even dubbed the "lead singer of all pop idol groups". Fellow composer and former leader of 1TYM, Teddy, revealed that it will be big as Taeyang's past solo hits, and also 2NE1's "Lollipop", "Fire", and "I Don't Care".

Taeyang who has surprisingly never had a girlfriend before, sings about finding his girlfriend in the future wherever she may be. The story is said to be filled with passion and a lot of his heart.

YG Entertainment revealed that Taeyang will not be making any special stage performances and also will not appear on air to promote the song. The reason behind this is because he will also be releasing a 2nd single titled "Wedding Dress" on the 11th and plans for that will extend towards the end of the year.


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Taeyang Teases with a Concept Shot

Taeyang's new solo album is about to drop soon, unless YG officially releases a statement about any delays.. His title song is called "Where U At", which will be released as a digital single along with the music video, before the whole album comes out.

So far there is only one picture on the web related to Taeyang's new album. We aren't even sure if this is a picture from the set of his MV, but it most likely has something to do with his promotional activities. This concept is not much different from Big Bang's past concepts like their Stand Up Teaser. The hip hop style clothes and the dark mood is nothing new, but like all of Big Bang's songs, it's bound to be good and hit the top of the charts.


The teaser should be arriving soon, so stay tuned on for further developments!
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Big Bang Back on Korean TV After 10 Months Absence

Big Bang has been working hard on their Japan promotions as well as solo projects and are planning to return to the Korean scene on T.V! Sadly, not with a new album.

The five-member group will come back as part of the upcoming Chuseok special on SBS. This is a surprise appearance since they were not supposed to have Korean activities for most of 2009.

As many already knew, G-Dragon and 2NE1 performed on a special stage for the highly anticipated Idol Big Show, an episode to be revealed on October 3rd. This is a performance unlike any you have seen before! Are you excited?

As this is a pre-recorded performance, it has been reported that G-Dragon performed "Breathe", "Hello" with Dara, and "1 Year Station". Then 2NE1 followed up with "Fire" drum music/rhythmic version as well as "Let's Go Party" from their 1st Mini Album. "Let's Go Party" has not been performed live yet so that's definitely something to look forward to.

Then the surprise arrival of Big Bang had many fans shocked, because no one had any idea they were coming. They were there to support their fellow YG Family members, 2NE1 and their brother G-Dragon. The group sang "Last Farewell" with 2NE1 as well as their song, "How Gee".

Wait till October 3rd for more coverage!
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Big Bang filming a new MV?

Is Big Bang filming a new MV? There have been some rumors that they are after photos of the boys filming surfaced on the internet. It looks like Daesung has recovered nicely and was healthy enough to be present for the shoot as well... however there was one Big Bang person missing. TOP, Seungri, Taeyang, and Daesung were all present but G-Dragon wasn't. He probably was busy because of his HEARTBREAKER promotions and his scenes will probably be filmed at a later date.

So what do you think this is for? People are speculating that it's for Taeyang's new MV for his upcoming solo release. When we find out the truth, we'll let you know. It's also good to see Daesung back again.

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TaeYang to make his solo comeback

Big Bang member TaeYang's solo comeback is right around the corner!

YG Entertainment's CEO Yang Hyun Suk stated on YGE's homepage on the 24th:

"Around mid month in October, we will release digitally, TaeYang's new single "WHERE U AT," and Music Video first. As for the full album, we have not decided on the release date yet. In addition, TaeYang's first mini-album promotions were very short, so this time around, for his first full album, we are working on ways to allow TaeYang to promote for a long time."

Yang Hyun Suk also stated that in the first week of December, G-Dragon will hold a 2 day solo concert at the Olympic Hall in Seoul.
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Big Bang Steams Up Elle Korea

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After pulling a Chuck Bass and decimating the majority of the female population on allkpop in the process, T.O.P is returning to Elle Korea yet again, and this time he brought along the rest of the Big Bang posse!

Drenched in sepia and sexiness, this photo spread is enough to cause chronic hemorrhages on the spot. If you thought the leather bad boy look was hot on T.O.P, try translating that to the other members of Big Bang as well.

Take a breather before scrolling down. Ready?










Clips of this shoot were also featured on Big Bang TV way back when, check out the boys in action starting at 1:01. Check out 2:36 for some... Big Bang kinkiness? (Thanks chaoticpse8!)


Fangirlism aside, I'm glad we get to see Big Bang as a whole group again - with all of their individual activities, such fivesome sightings are rarer. Which shot is your favorite?

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