On the 25th, Bigbang showed off their huge popularity by ranking 7th on Japanese Oricon Weekly Chart with their 5th single “Beautiful Hangover” released in Japan.
“Beautiful Hangover” ranked 7th in the Japanese Oricon Weekly Chart. They sold about 25 thousand albums in the very first week. Bigbang has been consistently selling their single albums of 20-30 thousand copies in the first week, representing the huge popularity of the Korean idol group. Moreover, considering the new album has not been promoted widely compared to their last albums and it was a released-first single album, their result means much more than they expected. It is a good example of showing Bigbang’s stable fans and their presence in Japan.
Bigbang received the “Best New Artist Award” from Japan Cable Broadcasting Award and Japan Record Award last year. They also showed their popularity in Japan by receiving 3 prizes including the “Best Video of New Artist” from the “MTV World Stage Video Music Awards Japan” held last May in Japan.
However, Bigbang is planning to release a new Korean album in October or November. It is being reported they are working on their album these days. It has been almost 2 years since they released their last Korean album “Red Sunset Glow” in November 2008.
One of the officials of YG Entertainment said, “Bigbang will be releasing their new album in October or November. This album is produced by G-dragon, same as their existing albums. It is 80% complete now.”
Source: Nate News
Translated by: HuisuYoon@21BANGS.com
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