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BigBang, one of the most successful and influential boy bands in South Korean K-pop, are renowned in their homeland and Japan with several hit singles in Southeast Asia and many regional music awards. Singers T.O.P., Taeyang, G-Dragon, Daesung and Seungri formed the group in 2006 under the auspices of music firm YG Entertainment. They have had 14 tracks on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 and 13 on the Japan Hot 100 since their debut album 'BigBang Vol. 1'.
They released 'Stand Up', 'Big Bang Special Edition', 'Always', 'Number 1' and 'Remember' in 2008, 'Big Show: 2009 Bigbang Concert Live Album' in 2009 and 'Great' in 2011. EP 'Tonight' went to number three on Billboard's World Albums Chart in 2011, the album 'Alive' reached number four in 2012 and 'Special Edition: Still Live' (2012) went to number three. Their biggest hits in South Korea and Japan include eight in the top ten in 2012 with 'Monster' and 'Blue' reaching number one on the Korea K-Pop Hot 100.
They toured internationally and performed in the closing ceremony of the 2014 Asian Games but the hectic pace of their career resulted in a lengthy break that ended with the release of their album 'MADE', which topped Billboard's World Albums Chart in 2016. With the singers all facing obligatory military service in South Korea, they performed in a YouTubeRed reality show titled 'Run, Big Bang Scout!' in 2017 and in 2018 they announced a hiatus as they released the farewell single 'Flower Road' which went to number two on the Billboard Korea K-Pop 100 and number ten in Japan.