YG Message (29 Jul 2008) - Taeyang, Big Bang and Se7en

Message from YG [2008.07.29]

Hello. Bows. This is Yang Hyun Suk.

Today, i'll be talking about bigbang's album in detail
and other news i haven't been able to share with you.


Taeyang
Taeyang's solo activity has ended last week.
I'm sorry for disappointing the fans who were waiting for his second-title song.
I've learned a lot through Taeyang's solo activitiy and earned a lot of experience
so i'm hopeing that we can do it again next year.

Since Taeyang's solo was such an amazing stage,
we feel burdened to make Bigbang's comeback even better.

Manias...Hyung's, nuna's... fans... artists.... even yg family members...
why is it that we all admire taeyang?
his dancing, his singing, his performance, his body, his eyes??? haha

I believe that there is no one reason
but there is a special feeling about taeyang that is hard to express in words.

While watching Taeyang's solo concert,
it also felt as if I was watching a world wide singer perform.

Taeyang or Dong Young-Bae has improved so much as he became 21...
Like how he always wanted...
I hope he can become successful and go world wide.
Of course, I'll always support Taeyang.

I felt so bad that Taeyang didn't get to do a second-title song
so i've edited two clips from taeyang's concert
one is [MY STORY] and the other is [PRAYER] performance
(continuing on with Yang ssa's amateur editing skills from taeyang's practice clip)
Enjoy ^^

Taeyang's concert was filmed with a HD camera and will be made into a DVD. ^^
(release date not available yet)


BIG BANG
3rd mini album STAND UP

Bigbang's mini album [Stand Up] release date has been moved back
from Aug. 1, to Aug 8. T T

This was not intended
but it'll come out same day as the first day of Olymics (08.08.08).
another funny fact is that Bigbang's leader G-Dragon
was born when 88 Olympic started Aug 18, 1988.
There are too many eights to say that it was not intended, right? haha

It was hard to make this album because of the love bigbang received before.
Bigbang's [LIE] and [LAST FAREWELL] has topped the charts for six months
so we were burden to make this album even better.
But through the efforts of all the Bigbang members and the 'alien' producer G-Dragon,
we are very happy with the results.

Even though it was a big hit,
there were a lot of talks about the song [LIE] T T
so we thought 'If that kind of rumor is going to spread, why not just work with the person who they thought we copied'
so we produced with (DAISH DANCE)
and as a result, we produced a song called [HARU HARU].

[HARU HARU] is a 'shibuyakay' genre produced by 'DAISH DANCE',
and melody, rap, and lyrics written by G-Dragon.
The fast rhythm of the piano is really addicting
and it feels continued from the song [LIE]
but since the lyrics and the melody gives the song a sad mood, it gives more of a sensuous impression.

For the title song [HARU HARU] music video, producer Cha Eun-Tek who produced [LIE] will be doing it...
and the music video for [OH MY FRIEND] contributed by 'NO BRAIN'
will be done by producer Suh Hyun-Sung who produced Taeyang's [PRAYER].
Both music videos will be released Aug. 8th.

It was a different experience
working with 'DAISH DANCE' and 'NO BRAIN'
Bigbang's not a group who goes with one genre
so we are planning to work with other singers of various genre
in the future.

Other than the title song [HARU HARU] and [OH MY FRIEND],
i believe that [HEAVEN] will be a hit too, also produced with DAISH DANCE.

We are debating on whether or not to have [HEAVEN] as second title song
or to release another mini album around october.
I'll have to think this over.

Bigbang's first performance will be Aug. 10th at ' SBS INKIGAYO'.
(since MBC music core on the 9th is a filmed beforehand stage, we're not able comeback then)


bangee's~ let's do it again~!! ^^

BIGBANG 3rd Mini Album STAND UP
Track list
1. INTRO ( STAND UP )
LYRICS BY: G-DRAGON | COMPOSED BY: G-DRAGON | ARRANGED BY: KUSH& TEDDY
2. HARU HARU ( title song )
LYRICS BY: G-DRAGON | COMPOSED BY: G-DRAGON& DAISH DANCE | ARRANGED BY: DAISH DANCE
3. HEAVEN ( possible second-title song )
LYRICS BY: G-DRAGON | COMPOSED BY: G-DRAGON& DAISH DANCE | ARRANGED BY: DAISH DANCE
4. NICE PERSON
LYRICS BY: T.O.P | COMPOSED BY: T.O.P& KUSH | ARRANGED BY: KUSH
5. LADY
LYRICS BY: G-DRAGON | COMPOSED BY: G-DRAGON& TEDDY | ARRANGED BY: TEDDY
6. OH MY FRIEND ( Ft. NO BRAIN )
LYRICS BY: G-DRAGON | COMPOSED BY: G-DRAGON& NO BRAIN | ARRANGED BY: NO BRAIN

SE7EN
Since I forgot to leave a news about SE7EN last time,
SE7EN fans have been upset
and an article about YG favoring was posted T T ^^

As the fans always say...
YG is weak when it comes to dealing with the press/ media...
but i hope you guys realize that sometimes, we do what we do knowingly.

SE7EN's album in America...
I just wanted to clerify that we are not doing this
just so that it will help SE7EN as a singer in Korea...
We are taking every step carefully so please be patient.

There are many artists coming back so I feel that the music industry will have a good year.

Today (29th) my best friend Seo Taeiji is making a comback ^^
Even after being in the same group as him,
he's a friend who I helped promote his last album album too
so i'm excited about what new type of music and style he will bring this time.
I'll for sure visit his first performance on-air
because I know he will be very unfamiliar with broadcasting places.

I'll have to go now. I'll come back next time with other info i did not cover today.
Until then, Goood Byeee~~ Bows!

2008. 07. 29.
Yang Hyun Suk