‘Hwashin Live’ disappoints Posted by vic on August 30, 2013

The first live episode of the SBS talk show “Hwashin - Controller of the Heart,” which broadcast Tuesday, did not exactly set the TV world on fire.

Despite the gimmick, “Hwashin” garnered its lowest ratings since the show started in February, with just 4.5 percent according to Nielsen Korea, down from its previous low of 4.8 percent.

The live show even had big guests like Seungri of the boy group Big Bang, actress Clara, comedian Kim Jun-ho, and Kim Dae-hee, in an attempt to boost ratings.

While there are a few who say it was interesting, most viewers are vehemently against the new structure. There are many problems pointed out:

- The MCs are not used to live broadcast, so they struggle to keep the flow smooth and end up talking over each other.
- Even if there are boring answers and questions, they can't be edited out.
- Because of the time issue, guests' stories are cut off abruptly.
- Some of the guests get left out of the talk, but cannot be edited in later.

The last point was one of the biggest problems. Many viewers noticed that the talk show focused mainly on Clara for most of its run. While Seungri had some time to talk for himself, one of the guests - namely Kim Dae Hee - had absolutely no screen time as he was the fourth guest in line. He was asked nothing due to Clara's talk session taking up so much time, and in the end, when Shin Dong Yup announced the ending, he was shocked because he hadn't been able to say anything. He asked if he could say one thing, which was to ask people to watch his drama 'Ugly Alert'.

Also, since there was no editing to leave out the boring parts and include the funny ones, many viewers saw lulls in the story which caused them to change the channel out of boredom. One member of the studio audience was even spotted falling asleep behind host Kim Gu-ra at one point.

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Seungri's ‘Let's Talk about Love’ #1 on Gaon's Weekly Albums Chart Posted by vic on August 30, 2013

Seungri's “Let's Talk about Love” is #1 on GAON's Albums Chart (physical album sales) for the week of August 18 to 24. The album was released on August 19.

GAON's Album Chart is compiled from offline data provided by record labels and distributors (LOEN Entertainment, Mnet Media, SM Entertainment, Sony Music Korea, Universal Music Korea, and Warner Music Korea), regardless where the albums shipped.

(Note: On Hanteo Chart, which uses data from selected online and offline retailers, Seungri's mini album sold a total of 13,487 copies for the week of August 29-25.)

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Seungri's title song “Gotta Talk To You” also ranked high on the Digital Singles Chart at #3. “Let's Talk About Love” featuring G-Dragon and Taeyang was at #15 and “GG Be” featuring Jennie Kim of YG's new girl group was at #18.

The Digital Singles Chart ranks digital music sales which includes streaming, downloads, BGM (background music in home pages) and ring tones. It is compiled from online data provided by web-based music providers: Bugs, Dosirak, Melon, Mnet, Soribada, Cyworld, and Naver Music.

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Seungri: “You have to surpass Big Bang to debut in YG” Posted by bbu on August 29, 2013

The youngest of group Big Bang, who recently had their 7th anniversary, came back with his second solo mini album. Seungri, who is receiving a lot of love with his cute and witty image as Big Bang's youngest member, is showing a fierce play in his musical ability.

In his second mini album “LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE”, Seungri took a challenge in writing, composing, and producing songs. Seungri, who worked as a producer of an album for the first time, participated in the whole process of making the album.

“I was ordered by CEO Yang Hyun Suk to start working on my solo album. After that, I asked G-Dragon of Big Bang and Teddy to work with me, but they were busy. Teddy was producing songs for 2NE1 and Kang Seung Yoon, and G-Dragon was in the middle of his solo world tour and had to make his own solo album, so he could not help me out. I thought that I would have to accept the dare because I couldn't wait forever.”

“A producer not only participates in making songs, but also in the sales, promotions, and the advertisement of the album. So I thought of this as studying and participated in all the meetings for this album. Along with the music video and the teaser video, I took part in small details such as the release date and the type of image that I want to demonstrate through this album. It was a good experience. As a singer for 7 years, participating in the whole process was fun and worthwhile.”

“I wanted to push away my image as an entertainer and approach more seriously.”

The title song of the new mini alum “GOTTA TALK TO YOU” is a fast-tempo lyrical house music. Also, in the first track “LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE,” group members G-Dragon and Taeyang participated in writing and composing the song. What was your biggest concern for this album?

“I wanted to push away my image as an entertainer and approach the audience more seriously. Since I am the youngest member of the team, if my image is light, my music may appear frivolous to the audience. Because of this, I tried to emphasize masculinity and solemness. If I didn't, my music would sound frivolous. I wanted people to say that I have become more handsome in my music video and photo shoots, so I paid attention to the visuals.”

Big Bang is a veteran group that has been here for 7 years. Unlike other hyungs of the group who appeals manly and charismatically not only in their songs but also publicly, Seungri, you are positioned towards a cute image. Were there any inconveniences to this?

“During my rookie days, I think I dressed up as a girl, a kindergartener, etc. I had to wear clothes that were left over after the hyungs had chosen theirs. In reality, I think TOP and GD are very good at looking cool. The image of Big Bang wouldn't be balanced if I do the same. It's good to take the position I can take. Also, I was taught that the role of a maknae is to transform what the hyungs didn't want to do into my own talents and charms. I should do well in my place.”

The third track of the mini album “GG BE” features Jennie Kim, who is known as a member of a future YG girl group, grabbed the attention of the audience.

“‘GG BE’ is a song that describes the feelings of a man who is being continuously tricked by his girlfriend. Because girls would not be happy to hear just the man's side of the story, we came up with an idea that there should be a girl making an argument. Jennie was practicing beside us at that time. I asked her to feature my song and we recorded the song right away. CEO Yang was happy about it that it was released like that.”

After Seungri produced his own solo album, he was offered to work again with the co-composers who worked on the album with him. They were indirectly giving praise to Seungri's producing skills.

“I didn't know that producing an album would be this hard. It's amazing how CEO Yang Hyun Suk and GD produced lots of albums like this. After the album was released through a laborious process, my co-composers said, ‘I want to work on more songs with you in the future.’ I was very happy to hear those words from such talented composers. In a way, I was happy to gain recognition from them.”

“Though Big Bang also went through a survival program, ‘WIN’ is different”

The program that produces a new boy group from YG Entertainment, “WHO IS NEXT: WIN” on tvN is becoming a hot topic. YG introduced a survival competition to select the members of a new boy group “Winner” that will follow in the footsteps of Big Bang. 11 trainees are divided into Team A and B, and the winning team will be chosen through the voting of the audience. Of the 11 trainees, Seungri pointed out Kim Jinwoo as the trainee that he keeps his eyes on.

“I want to cheer for Kim Jinwoo from Team A. I kept him in my academy until he got into YG 4 years ago. He was in YG for a while, and he bet his life on it. Once he got into YG, I stood back behind him and said, ‘You can find your way now.’ However, I am still attached to him and want to cheer for him. I think that other trainees are also lonely and stressed. I understand their feelings because Big Bang also debuted through a survival program.”

Compared to the survival program that Big Bang went through 8 years ago, what are the differences between Big Bang's survival program and WIN?

“At that time, things progressed favorably because there weren't groups like Big Bang in YG. However, YG is very different now. There are artists like Big Bang, 2NE1 and Psy. Today, you cannot debut if you are average in your abilities. YG would want to debut trainees who can surpass Big Bang and 2NE1. This is the reason why trainees from ‘WIN’ would be under pressure. The fact that they must surpass their seniors to debut is harsh.”

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G-Dragon Space 8 Exhibit Info Posted by vic on August 29, 2013

G-Dragon Space 8, an exhibition of G-Dragon and 8 showing photos never released before and items from the world tour.

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[PHOTOS] G-Dragon's Twitter & Instagram Updates! (130829)

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Line's Star Chat Event with Seungri (130828) Posted by vic on August 29, 2013

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Some translations: (Will update with subbed video ASAP)

- Seungri: Oh, I almost got into a big trouble. I'm not late, right? I actually came here after my fan signing event.

- Seungri typing: "Everyone, don't type anything for a moment." (Keeps making typos)

- Seungri typing: "I'm saying hi. Everyone, have a great time today."

- Among the more than 30,000 fans who wanted to join, only 10 fans are here with me.

- Fan: Comment on your solo album?
Seungri: I actually had my very first solo fan signing today and I was very surprised. There were lots of fans and many have been fans since I was just a trainee. I was really glad.

- Fan: All those panda dolls that you got while you were on tour, where are they?
Seungri: I got so many panda dolls, yes. Once, I thought of opening a panda doll shop if I get 1000 of them, but.. yeah, I think I'll donate them somewhere.

- Fan: How are you feeling right now?
Seungri: I'm really glad right now. I don't know what to do!

- Fan: Do you prefer your bangs up or down?
Seungri: I actually like both. I don't care.

- Fan: If given the chance to form a unit group, who would you partner with?
Seungri: Daesung? But he's very busy.

- Fan: Give me advice on dating.
Seungri: Don't date guys that are like Big Bang.
Fan: WHY!?
Seungri: Too busy. I would like you to meet someone who will be able o have a lot of good times with you.

- Fan: Any plans for a 19+ concert?
Seungri: I want to meet as many fans as possible, so I think that will not be easy.

- Seungri: I'm very happy to hear my fans calling me "oppa, oppa" (laughs)

- Fan: Are there any other good songs that are not in the album?
Seungri: Actually, there were 10 songs, but I only chose the 6 best ones. There was a song titled "It's Warm". The lyrics went like this, "The time has passed…"

- Fan: With whom do you speak the most about music?
Seungri: Taeyang. He often suggests music to me, saying it would help me. Taeyang hyung bought a new dog recently. It's so cute~

- Fan: How can you sing so well?
Seungri: As you all know, I wasn't that good at singing. But if you LIKE singing, you'll become better!

- Fan: Please film yourself eating that burger beside you!
Seungri: Okay *eats the burger* Give me some cola please.
Fan: Eat slowly, you'll choke.
Seungri: No way, you wanted to watch me eating!

- Fan: Oppa, don't close your mouth!
Seungri: What? What do you mean? You want me to keep my mouth open?

- Seungri's dad sent a text during the show.

- Fan: Oppa, "It's Warm" sounds good, please release an album.
Seungri: Can you give me my phone? I think I have the lyrics there.
Seungri: Oh, there's no lyrics. I thought I wrote them here. Hmm…

- Fan: Do you have a cold? Why do you sound like you have a runny nose?
Seungri: Do I? I don't have a cold, hmm…

- Seungri called 1 fan on the phone.
Seungri: Hello, this is Seungri from Big Bang.
Fan: Heol.
Seungri: Not heol. It's Seungri!
Fan: Have you ever read a fanfic?
Seungri: Yes, I have. Nyongtory (GD&SR)!!! Toptory, Suntory, Daetory!

- Seungri was surprised that the fan was born in 2000.
Seungri: What's your favorite song from my album?
Fan: GG Be
Seungri: Can you sing it for me?
Fan: *singing*
Seungri: How can you sing it so cutely!!?
Seungri: What's your dream?
Fan: I want to be a writer. I want to make a program with Big Bang on it.
Seungri: Okay then, I'll be (doing) Big Bang until you become a writer for the program.

Seungri: Do you like my song better or ME?
Fan: *almost cries* I like you better!!!!
Seungri: Am I your favorite Big Bang member?
Fan: Yeah.
Seungri: Will you say the same thing when TOP hyung calls you?
Fan: Of course!

- Seungri: So the fans voted? What's the best scene from my music video?

- Seungri: When I was filming the video, I collected lots of shoes.

- Seungri: Your feedback about our music is a big strength for us to make better music next time. We read them all.

- Seungri: Let's talk about the album from now on. Actually, I wasn't really going to be the producer of my album. I could've asked GD and Teddy, but they're too busy. That's why I became the producer. Whenever I hear the fans say that they really like my music, I'm really happy. That's the reason why I'm doing all this.

- Seungri: "GG Be" was #1 for the fans. I personally like it too. The title "Gotta Talk to U" was #6. Sorry about that.
(Note: The fans who joined the contest had to email which song is their favorite form the album.)

- Seungri: I'm calling one of the members now. I told him earlier about it. I haven't even heard his voice for a long time. What if he doesn't answer?

- Seungri: Hello, I'm Big Bang's Seungri.
G-Dragon: Be quiet. Shut up. *laughs*
Seungri: This time I'll make sure that TOP is not late to your concert. You're practicing with the band right now, right?
G-Dragon: It's done and I'm here to practice the choreo.
Seungri: You're really busy right now.
G-Dragon: Yeah, busy.
Seungri: GD is the busiest.
G-Dragon: Not as busy as you. *laughs*
Seungri: I heard all your songs!
G-Dragon: You did?
Seungri: Yes, I sneaked in.
G-Dragon: Yaa, who told you to listen to them? How are they?
Seungri: Awesome! I think it will be a big hit. I can never compete with you.
G-Dragon: I didn't make the album hoping it will be a hit. I just made this album thinking it would be my last time, so I did what I want. I don't know. I'm a bit scared right now.
Seungri: Oh… You're pressured as GD, being Big Bang's leader… You know all the members will be at your concert to support you right?
G-Dragon: Yeah, you should promote at my concert.
Seungri: I'll go to TOP's house and pick him up and be there before the opening.
G-Dragon: That man doesn't come out of his house these days.
Seungri: Thank you for doing this, hyung. I know you're busy.

Seungri: Last question. What is Seungri for you?
G-Dragon: To me, Seungri is… TORY!!!!
Seungri: TORY!!! NYONGTORY!!!
G-Dragon: You're TORY to me.
Seungri: TORY!!! Yeah!!
G-Dragon: TORY!! NYONGTORY!!!
Seungri: Wow you're cute!! So cute!!!!
G-Dragon: Yeah, I have schedules, concerts, I'm just doing my best.
Seungri: Big Bang's too..
G-Dragon: Yeah, Big Bang's… worried about that.
Seungri: Maybe I should write one song for Big Bang's album.
G-Dragon: Yeah, write one.
G-Dragon: Nyongtory!!
Seungri: TORY!! Oppa I love you, oppa!
G-Dragon: *laughs*

Seungri: So what do you think of me as a producer?
G-Dragon: You're not… good.
Seungri: *laughs* not good.
G-Dragon: I mean you're working hard.
Seungri: Working hard.
G-Dragon: Yeah, you're working hard and it will get better. You have a great potential to improve.
Seungri: Evaluate my album.
G-Dragon: No, I can't.
Seungri: But you're the closest hyung I have. So what do you think.. musically? I need to work harder to get accepted?
G-Dragon: You're working hard. These days, my song writing is not going that well. *laughs*

- Seungri called another fan who want to major in singing and want to join YG. She wang You & I.
Fan: I want to get into YG.
Seungri: Don't come to YG. Oh, I didn't say that.

- Seungri: I suddenly miss Daesung hyung. I wonder if he's in Korea.
*calls Daesung*
Daesung: *picked up singing "Gotta Talk To U"*
Seungri: Hustlin, hustlin *singing*
Daesung: I'm in Japan right now. For an album event thing. It was so nice to meet my fans.
Seungri: I heard your album's a big hit in Japan! I've never heard I hit it big even with all the promotions I did!
Daesung: Those are just rumors.
Seungri: You don't need to be so modest about it!
Daesung: Just rumors…. *laughs*

- (Because Daesung is in Japan, there was a problem in the connection.)
Seungri: Is he underground? Inside an elevator?

- Fan: Are you close with Daesung now?
Seungri: Yeah, we're good. Better than before.

- Over 30,000 fans were watching the show, so Seungri made the show 15 minutes longer.

- Seungri called Daesung again but his call was rejected.

- Fan: Imitate the Big Bang members' voices please!
Seungri: Hmm, maybe GD first. Oh, Daesung is calling again.
Daesung: I haven't talked to Korean fans these days, but since the album promotion is over now, I'm coming back to Korea. I'll try to greet you as soon as possible.
Seungri: People say that we're awkward!
Daesung: We're not!
Seungri: DAESUNG AND SEUNGRI IS DAESEUNG~ DAESEUNGIE~

- Seungri imitated GD, TOP and Yang Hyunsuk.

- Seungri imitating Yang Hyunsuk:
YG: Seungri
Seungri: Yes?
YG: What should I do?
Seungri: What…?
YG: I have too much money.

- Fan: Any plans for musicals, dramas or movies?
Seungri: I'm not really good at acting. I'm learning. Maybe after learning many things… Compared to TOP hyung's acting skills, I'm nothing.

- Fan: You should do a solo stage during GD's concert!
Seungri: Right! I think I can do that well, but GD hasn't said anything yet.

- Fan: What did you do during the summer?
Seungri: I wanted to go overseas, but I couldn't. I just went to Busan with my friends. No one recognized me in Busan, by the way. *laughs*

- Fan: What does "hustlin hustlin" mean?
Seungri: Kind of like deceiving someone? Flirting? Doesn't have a big meaning, I just like the sound of it.

- Fan: Send me your photo please!!
Seungri took a photo and sent it:

- Fan: Send me another one! A weird one!
Seungri: Okay, I'll do whatever you want today.

- Fan: Mr. Seungri, please call my daughter's name and tell her not to have a sleepover.

- Fan: How to cure dark circles?
Seungri: I suggest you give up. I did everything I could, it can't be cured. My doctor told me, "You seem fine. You don't have to do anything with your dark circles."

- Fan: Feature of your face that you're most confident with?
Seungri: My eyelashes! They're really long. When I wake up, there are eyelashes on my pillow. Take a look.

- Seungri: Big Bang is a group which gets a lot of love from a lot of people, so the members have pride.I'm really thankful to the fans. I want to do my best promoting this album in Korea…

- A fan used a GD sticker/stamp and Seungri was like, "It's so cute!! I want to use it too!"

- Fan: How about making Line stickers/stamps like GD's? You promise.
Seungri: *nods*

- Fan: Why did you delete your tweets?
Seungri: I don't like the mess, so I delete the old ones.
Fan: Do you read your mentions on Twitter?
Seungri: Yeah, I read them often.

- Seungri: Actually, the choreo for "Gotta Talk To U" is called "drop tower". You just let your body fall and be pulled by gravity like this. *dances*

- After doing "kwiyomi":
Seungri: I told you I'm not doing this!!!!

- This live thing is really fun. This is how LIVE shows are supposed to be!!

- Fan: Are you going to have a solo concert?
Seungri: It's been 7 years since our debut and TOP hyung doesn't even have a solo album!

- A fan rudely said to Seungri: "Stop lying" and Seungri said VIPs should be careful with their word choices since many fans are watching.

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[NEWS] All Big Bang Members to Join G-Dragon at 'One Of A Kind' Finale Concert!

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A local news agency is reporting that Seungri, Taeyang, T.O.P, and Daesung will be joining teammate G-Dragon on stage during his “One of a Kind The Final”concert to show their support.

G-Dragon will be holding the final leg of his “One of a Kind” concert tour in Seoul for two days, August 31 and September 1, at the Olympic Park Gymnastic Stadium. A source from the industry said, “Big Bang is currently debating which day, August 31 or September 1, to go on stage. But it is certain that there will be a Big Bang stage during G-Dragon’s concert.”

G-Dragon is also planning to perform for his new solo album “Coup d’état” at this concert. The album comes out September 2.

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