Big Bang (BigBang album)

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Big Bang
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Studio album by
BigBang
ReleasedAugust 19, 2009
Recorded2009
Genre
Length36:26
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
Label Universal J
Producer
BigBang chronology
Remember
(2008)		Big Bang
(2009)		 Tonight
(2011)
Singles from Big Bang
  1. "My Heaven"
    Released: June 24, 2009
  2. "Gara Gara Go!! (Gotta Gotta Go!!)"
    Released: July 8, 2009
  3. "Bringing You Love"
    Released: August 19, 2009

Big Bang (also known as 1st Japanese Album) is the second Japanese studio album by South Korean boy band BigBang, and was released on August 19, 2009. [1] [2]

Contents

Production

Production of the album started from the release of the group's first Japanese single, "My Heaven", [3] in June 2009. [4] The song enjoyed mild success; afterwards, the group's second single was released, "ガラガラ GO!!" [5] [6] (Gara Gara Go!!), and approximately a month later, the single had sold over 30,000 copies. [4] BigBang finished recording the album by the end of July. The song "Love Club" is the only track sung entirely in English.

Commercial performance

Big Bang debuted on the daily Oricon charts at number 2 [1] with over 12,000 copies being sold on the first day. [7] The album went on to chart at number 3 on the weekly Oricon charts. [1]

Track listing

Big Bang – Standard edition [2]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Intro"   0:53
2."Gara Gara Go!! (Gotta Gotta Go!!)" (ガラガラ Go!!)BIG-RON / Shion / Ricci / YUG JAPANJimmy ThornfeldtJimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi Moupondo, G-Dragon3:20
3."Bringing You Love" G-Dragon Jimmy ThornfeldtJimmy Thornfeldt3:24
4."My Heaven"G-Dragon, Shoko Fujibayashi, KomuG-Dragon, Daishi Dance G-Dragon, Daishi Dance3:54
5."Stay"Shoko FujibayashiJimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi MoupondoJimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi Moupondo3:40
6."Top of the World"ShikataJimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi MoupondoJimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi Moupondo3:01
7."Follow Me"Steve IJimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi MoupondoJimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi Moupondo3:32
8."Baby Baby" (Japanese)Emi K.LynnG-Dragon, Brave BrothersBrave Brothers3:53
9."Emotion"G-Dragon, KomuJimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi Moupondo, PerryJimmy Thornfeldt, Mohombi Moupondo, Perry3:20
10."Love Club"Rina MoonG-Dragon, Perry, Teddy Teddy3:34
11."Always" (Japanese)Rina MoonTeddy, PerryTeddy3:55
Total length:36:26
CD+DVD Edition – DVD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."My Heaven" (Music Video) 
2."Gara Gara Go!! (Gotta Gotta Go!!)" (Music Video) 
3."Album making" 
Big Bang + Live Tracks – Repackage (bonus tracks)
No.TitleLength
1."Gara Gara Go!! (Gotta Gotta Go!!)" (Live at Electric Love Tour 2010) 
2."Top of The World" (Live at Electric Love Tour 2010) 
3."Follow Me" (Live at Electric Love Tour 2010) 
4."My Heaven" (Live at Electric Love Tour 2010) 

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [8] Gold67,285 [9]

Release history

RegionDateEditionFormatLabel
Japan [10] August 19, 2009Big Bang CD, digital download Universal Music Japan
CD+DVD (limited edition)
Taiwan [11] August 28, 2009CD+DVDUniversal Music Taiwan
Japan [12] March 31, 2010Big Bang + Live Tracks Double Album Universal Music Japan

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Big Bang Doing Well in Japan". Korea Times . August 26, 2009. Archived from the original on August 31, 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
  2. 1 2 ＢＩＧＢＡＮＧ（初回限定盤）/ＢＩＧＢＡＮＧ (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
  3. ↑ "＜BIG BANG＞の日本デビュー作 初日にオリコン4位" (in Japanese). WOW! Korea. June 25, 2009. Archived from the original on July 29, 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
  4. 1 2 "BIGBANG『日本のファンに会える！ドキドキするけど楽しみ！！』" (in Japanese). Oricon. June 24, 2009. Archived from the original on August 23, 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
  5. ↑ "「おひとりさま」主題歌など人気急上昇BIGBANGの魅力をたっぷりと". RBB Today (in Japanese). November 6, 2009. Archived from the original on 12 November 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
  6. ↑ "BIGBANG、代々木で8千人が「ガラガラ GO!!」". Barks (in Japanese). July 10, 2009. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
  7. ↑ "BIGBANGのアルバム2作が初日TOP10入り" (in Japanese). Oricon. August 20, 2009. Archived from the original on August 27, 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Japanese album certifications – Big Bang – Big Bang" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.Select 2010年11月 on the drop-down menu
  9. ↑ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年11月 [November 2010 Certified Works List] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
  10. ↑ "BIGBANG - Bigbang (CD)" (in Korean). Melon. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  11. ↑ "【BIGBANG】CD+DVD初回盤" (in Chinese). Universal Music Taiwan. Archived from the original on October 4, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  12. ↑ "BIGBANG+ライブ・トラックス" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Archived from the original on July 10, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
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