The Vancouver Sun: "Big Bang’s latest video is fantastic, baby" [NEWS]

Posted by on March 17, 2012


"Big Bang: Blowing up."

K-pop sensation Big Bang’s latest video is fantastic, baby

The boy band genre may be slowly fading in North America, but over in Asia, one act is blowing up all over the place.

If you haven’t yet heard of K-pop sensation Big Bang, an ultra-stylized five-piece boy band from South Korea, chances are you will hear about them a whole lot more in the near future.

Consisting of G-Dragon, Taeyang, T.O.P., Daesung and Seungri, Big Bang has been active since 2006 and has released various EPs that helped it break into the Japanese market.

The group’s latest “mini album” Alive was released in February, and single Fantastic Baby has garnered over eight million views on YouTube since it was released just 10 days ago.

It doesn’t hurt that Fantastic Baby is easily one of the most colourfully twisted pop videos we’ve seen in a while, combining RPG style art, riot gear, steampunk elements and street pop swagger.

Rumours abound concerning a worldwide tour, so keep your ears peeled.

Source: Vancouver Sun's Awesome Sound Blog

Filed under: News

  • http://twitter.com/Liateus Tahlia Teus

    :D Go Big Bang. :D Conquer the World. :D 

  • imaginary superstar

    i'm drowning in all these international attention they've been getting! OMG! and I LOVE IT! WOW. fantastic baby!

    • http://www.facebook.com/StacieDuPree Stacie DuPree

      I know every time I turn around, there's a new article!!! And not from SK... wow, international baby! lol

      • imaginary superstar

        LOL! wow, international, BABY! XD

  • http://twitter.com/YinPestano Cindy Pestaño

    Bigbang all over the world. <3

  • Choi8obsessed

    "Rumours abound concerning a worldwide tour, so keep your ears peeled."

    It ain't no rumour. they are really taking on the world :D *going crazy at the thought of the world tour!!!*

    • Yoriko

       I think he means in the sense that they could be playing in a city near you and you should definitely go check it out!

  • aightt!!

    I'm a proud VIP

  • I-Dragon

    yeah!! BIGBANG is conquering the world!!! GO BIGBANG !!!!

  • aliceinreality

    WOW! FANTASTIC, BABY! :D I reallyyyy hope it's a sign that they'll stop by Vancouver cuz that's where I live!

    • BIGBANGNUMBER1

       omg i hope so too! vancouver is such an awesome city! they have to stop here!

  • http://twitter.com/doramachan Mara

    whaaaaaaaaaaa. BB going places in 2012. woooooooooooooo!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000821544328 Adyra Azhary

    LOL NOW EVERYONE AND EVERYWHERE TALKING ABOUT BIGBANG
    I SUCH PROUD TO BE THE GREATEST FANDOM VIPs

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6BV26FXJMW6Q7I4HHVPEYKPUO4 Lynn

    Loving all this international attention :D

    And the worldwide tour isn't rumored, it's confirmed. If it wasn't, VIPs everywhere would be very disappointed lol :P

  • Sunny__jai

    OMG im from vancouver i gotta see this article in the news!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6BV26FXJMW6Q7I4HHVPEYKPUO4 Lynn

    I'm thinking "fantastic, baby" needs to be an official phrase and Big Bang gets all the credit :]

  • Sammi

    I love how BigBang is slowly taking over America without ever even promoting there. XD

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Maria-Kiryakova/589951251 Maria Kiryakova

    This is so awesome!!! We are everywhere!!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/silviteresa Silvi Teresa

    KPOP SENSATION.
    i ♥ how BB is called.
    WOW, Fantastic Baby~ :D

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1456195064 Iona Meehan

    The World Will know about them!!

  • daydeeb

    I feel so unbearably smug and happy to be a BIGBANG fan

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=549574649 Joana Aizpuru

    omg TOP looks scary on that picture XD

  • DianeRi

    WAHH I LIVE IN VANCOUVER BUT I WENT TO TAIWAN BEFORE THIS ARTICLE CAME OUT D: RIGHT WHEN I GET HOME IM RIPPING THIS OUT AND PUTTING IT ON MY WALL~
    Wow, i can't believe MY HOME TOWN did an article on MY FAVORITE SINGERS.

  • http://twitter.com/ELF1VIP1CASSIE Anwar

    i am soo proud of Big Bang, i am sure they will keep getting bigger and bigger.

  • pary16

    HELL YEEAHHHH
    BB IS GETTING FAAAMOUUUSSSERRR <3333

  • Rimikioko1997

    Yeah
    I'm so proud of VIP
    Big Bang 5ting^^

  • http://twitter.com/blizzystorm Franchesca

    wooooh~~ 

    I'm getting all excited because of all the attention they are getting from all over the world! >___<

  • bigbangfanUS

    BIGBANG gets covered worldwide <333 im superrrr proud ^^!

  • sailat

    eeep!!! omg.omg.omg!! It would be awesome if Toronto Sun did a feature on them. oh wells, still!! kzhskfhzkfhdfkh

  • LoveTabi

    ASDFGHJKL, our kings are international <333

  • linunrata

    I'm so glad about the reviews that give BB worldwide recognition...

    but one thing- I never see BigBang as a boy band, BigBang is a fantastic music group that has 5 young talented men!

  • CanadianVIP

    that awesome moment when your from Vancouver and you read this and then you start spazing to your family about it and about how awesome Big Bang is :')

  • http://twitter.com/JonasLikeABoss Jiyong is asdjkgh;f

    proud.

  • http://profiles.google.com/simone.halo Simone La

    world domination :)  

  • http://twitter.com/JustShamz ShamZ

    yep thats our BIG BANNNGGG! <3

  • http://twitter.com/adri_adrienne ♛Adriana 아드리아나♛

    Our boys are 5 talented musicians rather than a boy band
    Tabi and YB's face in the pic kkk Dae is so awww !

  • bigbangfosho

    "If you haven’t yet heard of K-pop sensation Big Bang, an ultra-stylized five-piece boy band from South Korea, chances are you will hear about them a whole lot more in the near future." HAHHAHA SO TRUE.

    VIPs are going to be the biggest army in the world~~one that fights with love xD so happy with all this international love. Hopefully, YG and Big Bang actually know about the exposure they are receiving. They should read BBU articles to get more foreign news.

  • http://tamaraaa.tumblr.com/ Tamara Tran

    Boy bands may be long gone in America, but Big Bang is gonna change all of that! ;)

  • Kedoz

    watch out world - they're coming!! BB is all set to change what you call music!

  • steephh

    YUHH VANCOUVER X BIG BANG! <3

  • http://bigbangand2ne1.tumblr.com/ AYE♥BB4EVR♛♛♛♛♛

    GOSH the LIST OF COUNTRIES!!! PLEASE!!!!!! HWAITING~!!!!!!!

  • http://twitter.com/MsRomanticPunch aFah03

    thats so dope!

  • Sheiry

    "Fantastic Baby has garnered over eight million views on YouTube since it was released just 10 days ago."
    Someone tell them about Blue please ;D <3

  • http://twitter.com/JasmineRaeMarie Jasmine Rae

    YES YES YES MY CITY RECOGNIZES THEIR AMAZINGNESS!!!

  • Joy_24bruna

    BIGBANG no.1 boyband in the whole world.

  • VIP_Nerd

    WOW!!!! Fantastic Baby!!! Always follow up wow now with a fantastic baby

  • http://twitter.com/sanctuary1718 julie anne e. pascua

    "The boy band genre may be slowly fading in North America, but over in Asia, one act is blowing up all over the place." --> even them knows WHO THIS ONE ACT IS >:) MY BIGBANG. VIPs' BIGBANG :"> ♥