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BIG BANG ‘2015 WORLD TOUR IN SEOUL’ TEASER

Teaser spot for Big Bang’s “2015 World Tour in Seoul” concerts on April 25-26:

From AFP:

K-pop icons Big Bang announce world tour

One of K-pop’s biggest boy bands, Big Bang, announced on Thursday their first world tour in three years, spanning Asia and the Americas to promote a much-anticipated new album.

The five-members of the South Korean group are among the best-known faces of the K-pop phenomenon, whose popularity has swept Asia and beyond over the last 10 years.

The upcoming tour kicks off with two concerts in Seoul on April 25 and 26 and then moves to at least 15 countries including China, Japan and the United States, the band’s agency YG Entertainment said in a statement.

A total of 70 concerts have been scheduled, with the agency promising new venues and well trodden K-pop stages in Southeast Asia.

Popular rapper and the band’s leader G-Dragon earlier said Big Bang was planning to release a new album along with the global tour.

Their last album, “Alive”, was released in 2012 and became the first Korean-language entrant in the US Billboard 200 album chart.

Since then, the five members of the band have largely concentrated on individual projects.

BIG BANG DOMINATES ORICON CHARTS WITH DOME TOUR DVD

BIG BANG‘s has topped three different Oricon weekly charts with their latest concert tour DVD.

Released on March 25, the DVD entitled “BIG BANG Japan Dome Tour 2014~2015 X” consists of footage filmed during five large-scale dome concerts, which were held in celebration of BIG BANG’s fifth Japanese debut anniversary.

Six days later, the release ranks No.1 on the Oricon Weekly Combined DVD chart, BlueRay Music chart, and Music DVD chart. Such achievement is commonly referred to as a ‘Triple Crown.’

In addition to 170 minutes of concert footage, the DVD features exclusive interviews with the members and behind-the-scenes material in a documentary format. A deluxe special edition is also available.

BIG BANG ANNOUNCES 2015 WORLD TOUR

After YG Entertainment confirmed that their next project was indeed male group BIG BANG, the group announced their 2015 World Tour starting with dates in Seoul.

YG Entertainment released a mysterious poster yesterday, leaving fans confused on what the five dates featured on it could mean. However, fan can breathe a sigh of relief as they won’t have to wait too long for activities from the group.

With their new album confirmed to be coming soon, the group announced that they would be holding a 2015 World Tour with the help of Naver. Starting with two concerts in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, BIG BANG’s tour will definitely be greatly anticipated by fans all over the world.

The two concerts confirmed in Seoul so far are scheduled for April 25th (on sale April 6th) and 26th (on sale April 7th). Tickets are on sale through G-Market and are 110,000 won for regular seating and 150,000 won for Special seating. Make sure to check out the poster for more details on BIG BANG’s 2015 World Tour!

With news of BIG BANG‘s comeback and world tour confirmed, fans will be happy to know that the upcoming 2015 World Tour is the group’s biggest yet.

According to YG Entertainment on April 2nd, BIG BANG will be embarking on another world tour this year, releasing a poster that read “2015 WORLD TOUR IN SEOUL WITH NAVER” on their blog YG-Life, kick starting the tour with a two-day concert at the Seoul Olympic Stadium on April 25th and 26th.

BIG BANG last held a world tour in 2012, visiting over 12 countries and mobilizing over 800,000 fans. But this year’s world tour will be the largest the group has ever held thus far with expectations of it drawing over 1.4 million fans.

The 2015 World Tour will start in April 2015 in Seoul and will carry well over into 2016 with over 70 performances scheduled through 15 different countries, including South Korea, China, Japan, and in Southeast Asia, as well as the Americas.

Roy Bennett has been revealed to be participating in the upcoming world tour once again, reprising his position as the creative director. He has previously worked with Prince, Paul McCartney, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, and Rihanna, designing their concert stages. In addition, videographer Ed Burke (Beyonce) will be joining as a co-creative director. Gil Smith II will be jumping on as the musical director, as well as Jonathan Lia as the producer, and much more.